European Soundmix Show

The European Soundmix Show was an imitation talent competition held yearly from 1996 to 1999, with two special shows in 2001 and 2002.

European Soundmix Show
Created byJoop van den Ende
Presented byLinda de Mol (1996, 1999)
Linda Evans (1997)
Bobbie Eakes and Jeff Trachta (1998)
Matthew Kelly (2001–2002)
Country of originNetherlands
Production
ProducersEndemol Entertainment (1996–1999)
ITV Productions (2001–2002)
Original release
Release1996 (1996) –
2002 (2002)

The show was an international version of Joop van den Ende's "Henny Huisman Soundmixshow", which was aired on Dutch television the first time in 1985.

Various European countries competed with one participant each imitating a famous artist, and most often, the participant was the winner of the national competition the same or the previous year. Some participants were, however, chosen internally by the national television company, without any pre-selection.

The winner was chosen by a jury vote. Every country sent two jury members (except for 1996 when it was only one member), which together awarded their top-4 countries 5, 3, 2 and 1 point(s).[citation needed]

Participation

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Listed are all the countries that have taken part in the competition, alongside the year in which they made their debut:

Year Debuting countries
1996 Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Netherlands
Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
1998 Hungary, Poland
2002 Ireland

Winners

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Year Date Winner Performer Imitated Artist
1996 27 April Germany Bianca Shomburg Celine Dion
1997 19 April Netherlands Edsilia Rombley Oleta Adams
1998 25 April Portugal Carlos Bruno Michael Stipe (REM)
1999 22 May Netherlands Cherwin Muringen Seal
2001 14 April Belgium Sonny O' Brien Celine Dion
2002 2 November Ireland Rebecca O'Connor Tina Turner

Competitions

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1996

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The first European Soundmix Show was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 27 April 1996. It was produced by Endemol and the host of the show was Linda de Mol.

Pos Country Performer Imitated artist Points
1 Germany Bianca Shomburg Celine Dion 21
2 Portugal Rui Faria Santos Elton John 18
2 Norway Christina Undhjem Whitney Houston 18
4 Netherlands Arno Kolenbrander Simon Bowman 13
5 Spain Silvia, Laura & Patricia Ugarte The Andrews Sisters 12
6 Denmark Gry Trampedach Sanne Salomonsen 10
7 Italy Walter Lamberti, Tony Ingui, Tony Buongrazio, Valentino Brandi, Giuseppe Galizia Take That 8
8 Sweden Henrik Åberg Elvis Presley 4
9 Belgium Marianne van Eynde Tina Turner 3
10 United Kingdom Terry Nash Meat Loaf 2

1997

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The second European Soundmix Show was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 19 April 1997. It was produced by Endemol and the host of the show was Linda Evans.

Pos Country Performer Imitated artist Points
1 Netherlands Edsilia Rombley Oleta Adams 22
2 Spain Xavier Garriga Ray Charles 17
3 Norway Kjell Inge Torgersen Sting 15
4 Belgium Jaan de Köninnck Guns N' Roses 10
5 Sweden Robert Randquist Julio Iglesias 9
6 Germany Tammy Eckhart Alanis Morissette 6
6 Portugal Jessi Leal Kate Bush 6
8 Denmark Claus Nielsen John Lennon 3

1998

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The third European Soundmix Show was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 25 April 1998. It was produced by Endemol and the hosts of the show were Bobbie Eakes and Jeff Trachta.

Pos Country Performer Imitated artist Points
1 Portugal Carlos Bruno Michael Stipe (REM) 22
2 Poland Magdalena Piwowarczyk Sinéad O'Connor 20
3 Norway Toril Moe Celine Dion 11
4 Netherlands Mary Ann Morales Lea Salonga 10
5 Sweden Cecilia Karlsson Dolly Parton 8
5 Germany Kirstin Hesse Madonna 8
7 Spain José Luis Enguane Louis Armstrong 7
8 Hungary Timia Kasai The Cranberries 2

1999

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The fourth European Soundmix Show was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 22 May 1999. It was produced by Endemol and the host of the show was Linda de Mol.

Pos Country Performer Imitated artist Points
1 Netherlands Cherwin Muringen Seal ?
2 Belgium C-Stone & Roeland Vandersloten Bono ?
? Germany Mia Aegerter Natalie Imbruglia ?
? Norway Helene Silvia Moen Sarah Brightman ?
3 Poland Marcin Szaniawski Jamiroquai ?
? Portugal Ricardo Sousa & Sandra Godinho Meat Loaf ?
? Spain Lluis Masclans George Michael ?

2001

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The fifth European Soundmix Show was held in Manchester, the United Kingdom on 14 April 2001. The show was called Stars in Euro Eyes 2001, and was made mainly for the British television audience. It was produced by ITV Productions, and the presenter was Matthew Kelly.

Pos Country Performer Imitated artist Points
1 Belgium Sonny Oroir Celine Dion 70
2 Netherlands Sylvana Djoemat Patti LaBelle 56
2 United Kingdom Gary Mullen Freddie Mercury 56
4 Portugal Nádia Sousa Edith Piaf 36
5 Norway Benedikte Narum Joni Mitchell 32
6 Sweden Katja Nord and Camilla Löwenberg ABBA 18
7 Germany Marco Neumann Marti Pellow 16
8 Hungary Péter Kovács Tom Jones 6
8 Italy Matteo Tarolla Ricky Martin 6
10 Spain Ivonne, Patricia and Carol Ballinas The Supremes 4

2002

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The sixth European Soundmix Show was held in Manchester, the United Kingdom on 26 October and 2 November 2002. The show was called Stars in Their Eyes European Championships 2002, and was made mainly for the British television audience. It was produced by ITV Productions, and the host was Matthew Kelly.

Pos Country Performer Imitated artist Points
1 Ireland Rebecca O'Connor Tina Turner 89
2 Italy Walter, Davide and Pasquale Egiziano Bee Gees 81
3 Spain Connie Lynch Bonnie Tyler 80
3 Belgium Fernando Espeso Calvo Julio Iglesias 80
5 Netherlands Shanella James Mary J. Blige 78
6 United Kingdom Stewart Duff Elvis Presley 73
7 Sweden Mirna Tutnjevic Britney Spears 63
8 Norway Ronny Inderberg Garth Brooks 61
9 Germany Michael Bormann Bon Jovi 58
10 Portugal Yolanda Shania Twain 51

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References

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