Ik hou van Holland is a Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 game show

Game show

A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...

, presented by Linda de Mol

Linda de Mol

Linda Margaretha de Mol , known as Linda de Mol, is a Dutch actress and television presenter in the Netherlands and in Germany. She is the sister of Endemol founder John de Mol...

. It is aired on Saturday nights on RTL4. The show tests famous Dutch people on their knowledge of the Netherlands.

Format

The series is divided in two teams. The captains of the two teams are Jeroen van Koningsbrugge and Guus Meeuwis

Guus Meeuwis

Gustaaf Stephanus Modestus "Guus" Meeuwis is a Dutch singer and songwriter. As part of the band Vagant, he scored several hits in the Netherlands and Flanders during the '90s and first decade of the 2000s.-Biography:...

. Formerly, Beau van Erven Dorens (season 1-3) and Peter Heerschop (season 4-6) served as team captains. Every episode there are new celebrity team members.

The goal is to win as many points as possible. The contestants can do that by answering questions about Dutch culture and spelling relatively difficult Dutch words right, among other challenges.

Play rounds

The important rounds are (in order to play):

• TV questions
• Guessing a song's title and performer
  • Mr. Hoi Chi Cheung (season 4&6)
  • Songs with pictures (since season 4)
  • Translating (since season 5)
• What we know about the country (season 2-3)
• What does he ask? (season 4)
• "In Holland staat een huis" (± "There's a house in Holland", after the Dutch children's song) (only during the Koninginnedag
  Koninginnedag
  Koninginnedag or Queen's Day is a national holiday in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Celebrated on 30 April , Koninginnedag is Queen Beatrix's official birthday. Though Queen Beatrix was born on 31 January, the holiday is observed on 30 April as it was the birthday of her mother and...
  
  -special of 2009)
• Dutch language
  • Spell a word
  • Guessing a difficult Dutch word (season 1-4)
  • Gossiping (since season 5)
• What shall we eat? (season 1)
• Guessing well-known Dutchman/Dutchwoman
• The lists
• Dutchman of the year (only during the New Year's Eve of 2008)
• Sports and news questions (RTL fragments during the 'Viert 20 jaar RTL' special & Sinterklaas fragments during the Sinterklaas special of 2009) (only sports questions: season 1-3)
• Final (spin the wheel: since season 2)

Season 1

#	Datum	Team	BN'er (20ers)	BN'er (30ers)	BN'er (40+ers)
1	(8 March 2008)	Team Jeroen	Kim-Lian van der Meij	Winston Gerschtanowitz	Wilfred Genee
		Team Beau	Viviënne van den Assem	Richard Witschge Richard Witschge Richard Peter Witschge is a retired Dutch footballer. He could appear as either a left or a defensive midfielder.In an 18-year professional career, he played mainly for Ajax, but also represented, amongst other teams, Barcelona...	Jan Vayne Jan Vayne Jan Vayne is a Dutch pianist.For his 4th birthday he got his first piano lessons, and he was winning competitions by the age of 10. In 1990 he obtained a soloists diploma from a conservatorium. Jan Vayne has released several CDs, and has performed many concerts...
2	(15 March 2008)	Team Jeroen	Nicolette van Dam Nicolette van Dam Nicolette van Dam is a Dutch actress.-Biography:Van Dam was born in Amsterdam in 1984. After finishing high school at the havo level at the age of 18, Van Dam went to study at HBO. She didn't finish her study—instead, she was discovered and became a model...	Erik Hulzebosch Erik Hulzebosch Erik Hulzebosch is a Dutch marathon speed skater, inline speed skater and part-time singer and blogger at his own website.Born in Ane, Gramsbergen Hulzebosch started as a cyclo-cross cyclist. In marathon speed skating he won several races on both artificial and nature track races, making his debut...	Robert ten Brink Robert ten Brink Robert ten Brink is a Dutch presenter and actor.He won the Golden TeleVizier-Ring in 1993 for All you need is love reality-TV.In 1997, he was chosen as Holland's most popular personality....
		Team Beau	Jamai Loman Jamai Loman Jamai Johannes Loman was the winner of the first series of Idols the Dutch variant on Pop Idol, pop singer and Dutch musical artist.-Biography:...	Koert-Jan de Bruijn	Monique Klemann
3	(22 March 2008)	Team Jeroen	Dominique van Hulst Dominique van Hulst Dominique Rijpma van Hulst is a Dutch singer known by her stage name Do . She is best known for singing the vocals of DJ Sammy's worldwide top 10 hit in 2002-2003, "Heaven", a cover of the 1980s hit by Bryan Adams....	Katja Schuurman Katja Schuurman Katja Römer-Schuurman is a Dutch actress, singer, television personality and occasional VJ.-Youth:Katja grew up in Bunnik as the eldest daughter of a Dutch father and a Chinese-Surinamese mother; she has one younger sister, Birgit, who is an actress as well.-The 1990s:Schuurman made her acting...	Raymond van de Klundert
		Team Beau	Rick Brandsteder	Sophie Hilbrand	Angela Groothuizen Angela Groothuizen Angela Groothuizen is a Dutch singer, artist and television personality.-Biography:Groothuizen rose to fame as a member of the Dutch Dance/Pop girl group Dolly Dots, which achieved popularity inside and outside the Netherlands, and scored hits between 1979 and 1988...
4	(29 March 2008)	Team Jeroen	Valerio Zeno	Frans Bauer Frans Bauer Frans Bauer is a Dutch singer of "het levenslied" .-Biography:From an early age, Frans Bauer was determined to become a singer. His great idols are Julio Iglesias, Elvis Presley and Koos Alberts...	Irene Moors Irene Moors Irene Moors is a Dutch TV personality, singer, and host.-Career:Her career took off in 1989 with RTL 4's Telekids, co-starring Carlo Boszhard, turning them both into TV icons of the Netherlands....
		Team Beau	Gregory Sedoc Gregory Sedoc Gregory Sedoc is a Dutch hurdler.He reached his first international final at the 2007 European Indoor Championships in 60 metres hurdles, and won the event, equalling his personal best time of 7.63 seconds which was established in the previous rounds and beating fellow-countryman Marcel van der...	Wolter Kroes	Wilma Nanninga
5	(5 April 2008)	Team Jeroen	Thomas Berge Thomas Berge Thomas Berge, pseudonym of Chiel Ottink , is a Dutch singer.-Biography:Thomas Berge released his first single at the age of twelve. The album, Mijn Luchtballon, sold 800,000 promotional copies and was distributed by Neckermann. His stage name was chosen with the German music market in mind...	Wendy van Dijk Wendy van Dijk Wendy van Dijk is a Dutch actress and presenter.In 2006 she was candidate in Dancing On Ice.In the 2006/2007 season she presented X Factor...	Anita Meyer Anita Meyer Anita Meyer , born in Rotterdam 29 October 1954, is a Dutch singer. One of her most notable songs is "Why Tell Me Why" that charted for 14 weeks and topped the Dutch singles list for six weeks in 1981.- Albums :...
		Team Beau	Agnes van de Ven	Frank de Boer Frank de Boer Franciscus "Frank" de Boer is a Dutch former professional footballer, and the younger twin brother of Ronald de Boer. Since 6 December 2010 he is the Manager of AFC Ajax.-Club career:...	Manuela Kemp
6	(12 April 2008)	Team Jeroen	Sita Vermeulen	Edsilia Rombley Edsilia Rombley Edsilia Francisca Rombley is a Dutch singer. She participated in the Soundmixshow in 1996. She represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest twice, in 1998 and 2007.-Biography:...	Jack Spijkerman
		Team Beau	Victoria Koblenko Victoria Koblenko Victoria Koblenko is a Dutch actress, presenter and columnist of Ukrainian descent.-Biography:...	Ruben Nicolai	Jan Keizer Jan Keizer (singer) Jan Keizer is a Dutch singer and composer. He was the male lead vocal of the disbanded Dutch popband BZN.-Career:...
7	(19 April 2008)	Team Jeroen	Yes-R Yes-R Yesser Roshdy better known by his stage name Yes-R , is Dutch rapper and television presenter of Moroccan-Egyptian origin. Before going solo, he was part of the Dutch hip hop formation D-Men...	Bridget Maasland Bridget Maasland Bridget Maasland is a Dutch VJ and television presenter and producer.She worked as a model and appeared on the catwalk in fashionshows for children. Her debut on television was a commercial for fruit as a healthy alternative to candy.Later, Maasland became a professional model, working in Barcelona...	Lenette van Dongen
		Team Beau	Jim Bakkum Jim Bakkum Jimmy "Jim" Johannes Bakkum is a Dutch singer, actor, stage actor and television personality. Rising to nationwide fame after becoming runner-up in the first season of Dutch singing competition series Idols, he has released five albums and made a career in musicals and film...	Peter van der Vorst	Ellen van Langen Ellen van Langen Ellen Gezina Maria van Langen is a former Dutch middle distance runner. Van Langen has a degree in economics at the University of Amsterdam. Before she started running, she played football....

Season 2

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| 1 || (8 November 2008) || Team Jeroen || Nick Schilder

Nick Schilder

Nicolaas 'Nick' Maria Schilder is a Dutch singer-songwriter. Together with Simon Keizer, he forms a duo called Nick & Simon.-Career:...

 || Danny de Munk

Danny de Munk

Dennis de Munk is a Dutch actor, singer, musical actor and former child star.De Munk started acting at the age of 12 as the leading role in the film Ciske de Rat , directed by Guido Pieters, starring Herman van Veen as teacher and Willeke van Ammelrooy as mother...

 || Frederique van der Wal

Frederique van der Wal

Frederique van der Wal is a Dutch model, best known for her appearances in Sports Illustrated, Cosmopolitan, and Victoria's Secret. Van der Wal grew up in the city of the Hague. She attended college in The Netherlands and earned a bachelor's degree in economics...

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| || || Team Beau || Simon Keizer

Simon Keizer

Simon Nicolaas Keizer is a Dutch singer-songwriter. Together with Nick Schilder, he forms a duo called Nick & Simon.-Biography:...

 || Daniëlle de Bruin || Tineke Schouten
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| 2 || (15 November 2008) || Team Jeroen || Jody Bernal || Rachel Hazes || Leco van Zadelhoff
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| || || Team Beau || Elise van der Horst

EliZe

-Singles:-Non-album appearances:Songs that feature EliZe or that she has sung but did not make the album cut:-External links:***...

 || Michael Boogerd

Michael Boogerd

Michael Boogerd is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the leaders of a generation of Dutch cyclists in the late 1990s and early 2000s, together with teammate Erik Dekker, even inspiring Dutch authors to write a book called "Michael & Erik" about this generation, and the...

 || Monique van de Ven

Monique van de Ven

Monica Maria Theresia "Monique" van de Ven is a Dutch actress and director.From 1973 until 1988 she was married to Dutch cinematographer and director Jan de Bont, with whom she lived in Los Angeles for a number of years. She is now married to actor and writer Edwin de Vries.Her film debut as an...

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| 3 || (22 November 2008) || Team Jeroen || Inge Dekker

Inge Dekker

Inge Dekker is a butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Netherlands, who won the bronze medal with the Dutch women's 4×100 m freestyle relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She did so alongside Inge de Bruijn, Marleen Veldhuis and Chantal Groot...

 || Alex Klaasen || Willeke Alberti

Willeke Alberti

Willeke Alberti is a Dutch singer and actress, the daughter of entertainer and singer Willy Alberti.-Biography:...

|-
| || || Team Beau|| Gigi Ravelli || Dennis van der Geest

Dennis van der Geest

Dennis van der Geest is a Dutch judoka, who won the bronze medal in the men's heavyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was born in Haarlem, Noord-Holland....

 || Bart Chabot
|-
| 4 || (29 November 2008) || Team Jeroen || Renate Verbaan || Jeroen Nieuwenhuizen || Mariska van Kolck
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| || Sinterklaas Thema || Team Beau || Levi van Kempen || Berget Lewis || Wilbert Gieske
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| 5 || (6 December 2008) || Team Jeroen || Maartje Paumen

Maartje Paumen

Maartje Paumen is a Dutch field hockey player, who plays as midfielder for Dutch club HC Den Bosch...

 || Xander de Buisonjé || Daphne Deckers

Daphne Deckers

Daphne Muriël Deckers is a Dutch model, host, writer and occasional actress.Deckers began her career as a model. Later, she also did a few acting jobs, notably in the James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies. In 1999, she co-presented the first series of Big Brother...

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| || || Team Beau || Ali B

Ali B

Ali B is a Dutch rapper of Moroccan descent. He has been noted as the first Moroccan-Dutch star in Dutch pop culture, "perhaps the most popular rapper in the Netherlands", and has performed together with Akon and Dutch artist Marco Borsato.-Personal life:Ali B married his then-manager Breghje,...

 || Annamarie Thomas

Annamarie Thomas

Annamarie Thomas is a former Dutch speed skater.-Biography:Thomas was an allround speed skater, but favored the shorter distances. The years 1995 and 1996 found her at her peak: in both those years she was Dutch allround champion as well as Dutch sprint champion and came in second at the European...

 || Chris Tates
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| 6 || (13 December 2008) || Team Jeroen || Nikkie Plessen || Jeroen van der Boom

Jeroen van der Boom

Jeroen van der Boom is a Dutch singer who rose to fame in 2007 with his #1 hit single Jij bent zo.-Biography:...

 || Lucia Rijker

Lucia Rijker

Lucia Rijker is a Dutch professional female boxer, kickboxer, and actress.Rijker has been dubbed by the press and opponents "The Most Dangerous Woman in the World". She can speak four languages and is a Buddhist, dedicating time daily to meditation and chanting...

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| || || Team Beau || Sascha Visser || Anouk Smulders || Frits Sissing
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| 7 || (31 December 2008) || Team Jeroen || Marlies Dekkers

Marlies Dekkers

Marlies Dekkers is a Dutch fashion designer known for her lingerie line Undressed.-Biography:Marlies Dekkers was born in Oosterhout, the Netherlands. She studied at the Art school in Breda, from which she graduated cum laude in 1991...

 || Gordon

Gordon Heuckeroth

Cornelis Willem Heuckeroth is a Dutch performer and radio and television personality, better known by his nickname Gordon...

 || Wendy van Dijk

Wendy van Dijk

Wendy van Dijk is a Dutch actress and presenter.In 2006 she was candidate in Dancing On Ice.In the 2006/2007 season she presented X Factor...

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Season 3

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| 1 || 7 March 2009 || Team Jeroen || Nicolette Kluijver || Inge de Bruijn

Inge de Bruijn

Inge de Bruijn is a Dutch former swimmer. She was a four-time Olympic champion and a former world record holder.-Biography:De Bruijn was born in Barendrecht, South Holland, and tried several sports before settling with swimming....

 || Marc Dik || 1.522.000
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| || || Team Beau || Marly van der Velden || John Williams || Marijke Helwegen ||
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| 2 || 14 March 2009 || Team Jeroen || Brigitte Heitzer || Roel van Velzen || Anita Witzier || 1.723.000
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| || || Team Beau || Ron Link

Ron Link

Ron Link may refer to:* Ron Link * Ron Link...

 || Deborah Gravenstijn

Deborah Gravenstijn

Dibora Monick Olga "Deborah" Gravenstijn is a Dutch judoka and First Lieutenant in the Royal Netherlands Air Force...

 || Eric van Tijn

Eric van Tijn

Eric Job van Tijn is a Dutch music producer and judge on the Dutch versions of the music competitions Idols and X Factor....

 ||
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| 3 || 21 March 2009 || Team Jeroen || Joey van der Velden || Froukje de Both || Pia Douwes

Pia Douwes

Pia Douwes is a Dutch musical theatre actress who is extremly successful in Europe.- Biography :Douwes was born in Amsterdam, North Holland as Petronella Irene Allegonda Douwes, to an arts dealer and a social worker and the grandniece of Doris Day...

 || 1.741.000
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| || || Team Beau || Jan Smit || Cystine Carreon || Joop Braakhekke ||
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| 4 || 4 April 2009 || Team Jeroen || Kim Feenstra

Kim Feenstra

Kim Feenstra is a Dutch model of Indonesian descent. She was named the winning contestant of Cycle 2 of Holland's Next Top Model...

 || Christophe Haddad || Bartina Koeman || 1.602.000
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| || || Team Beau || Monique Smit || Gerard Ekdom

Gerard Ekdom

Gerard Ekdom is a radio-dj at the Dutch radio station 3FM. Since September 2001 until September 2010 he hosted the show Arbeidsvitaminen each weekday from 10:00 until 12:00 am...

 || Ronald Koeman

Ronald Koeman

Ronald Koeman is a former Dutch footballer, and the current manager of Feyenoord. He is the younger brother of former Feyenoord coach Erwin Koeman and the son of former Dutch international Martin Koeman...

 ||
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| 5 || 11 April 2009 || Team Jeroen || Frans Frederiks || Quinty Trustfull || Jochem van Gelder || 1.626.000
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| || || Team Beau || Bart Zeilstra

Baas B

Bart Zeilstra better known by his stage name Baas B is a Dutch rapper and singing who was a founding member of Dutch rap formation D-Men and between 2004 and 2009, a member of the Dutch hip hop duo Lange Frans & Baas B both formed with his childhood friend Frans Frederiks better known as Lange...

 || Fatima Moreiro de Melo || Nelli Cooman

Nelli Cooman

Cornelli Antoinette Hariëtte Cooman is a former Dutch athlete of Surinamese origin. She was World Champion twice, six times European Champion and nineteen times national Champion of the Netherlands....

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| 6 || 18 April 2009 || Team Jeroen || Hind Laroussi

Hind Laroussi

Hind Laroussi Tahiri , known professionally as Hind, is a Dutch singer.-Biography:Hind Laroussi Tahiri was born on December 3, 1984 in Gouda, Netherlands. She has a Moroccan father and a Dutch mother....

 || Johnny de Mol

Johnny de Mol

John Carel de Mol , known as Johnny de Mol, is a Dutch actor and presenter. He is the son of John de Mol and Willeke Alberti.-Filmography:*Oysters at Nam Kee's *Boy Ecury...

 || Lucille Werner || 1.442.000
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| || || Team Beau || Yuri van Gelder

Yuri van Gelder

Yuri van Gelder is a Dutch gymnast, whose best discipline is the rings. His nickname is "Lord of the rings".Born in Waalwijk, Netherlands, Van Gelder took the gold in the men's rings at the 2005 European Championships held in Debrecen, Hungary. He became world champion in the same discipline at...

 || Sander Janson || Caroline Tensen ||
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| 7 || 29 April 2009 || Team Jeroen || Martijn Krabbé

Martijn Krabbé

Martijn Joop Krabbé is a Dutch radio- and TV-presenter.- Biography :As son of actor, director, painter and writer Jeroen Krabbé, he started his career in Dutch media as 19 year old in the Dutch TV-programme "Popformule"...

 || Caroline Tensen || Ron Brandsteder || 1.501.000
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| || Koninginnedag || Team Beau || Rick Brandsteder || Winston Gerschtanowitz || Wendy van Dijk

Wendy van Dijk

Wendy van Dijk is a Dutch actress and presenter.In 2006 she was candidate in Dancing On Ice.In the 2006/2007 season she presented X Factor...

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Season 4

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| 1 || 24 October 2009 || Team Jeroen || Jan de Hoop || Frits Barend || Victor Reinier || 2.232.000
|-
| || 20 Jaar RTL || Team Irene

Irene Moors

Irene Moors is a Dutch TV personality, singer, and host.-Career:Her career took off in 1989 with RTL 4's Telekids, co-starring Carlo Boszhard, turning them both into TV icons of the Netherlands....

 || Loretta Schrijver

Loretta Schrijver

Loretta Maxine Schrijver is a Dutch television host.Schrijver started working for television after finishing her studies History and Translation Science, after which she became a famous television personality. She was a news anchor for RTL News since 1989, alongside Jeroen Pauw among others...

 || Leontine Borsato || Babette van Veen ||
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| 2 || 31 October 2009 || Team Jeroen || Teun Kuilboer || Mirella van Markus || Tanja Jess || 2.183.000
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| || || Team Peter || Tommie Christiaan || Helga van Leur || George Baker ||
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| 3 || 7 November 2009 || Team Jeroen || Epke Zonderland

Epke Zonderland

Epke Jan Zonderland is a Dutch gymnast. He started exercising gymnastics at the age of four. He has two brothers and one sister who are also international gymnasts....

 || Vivian Slingerland || Rudolph van Veen || 2.044.000
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| || || Team Peter || Ireen Wüst

Ireen Wüst

Ireen Wüst is a Dutch long track allround speed skater. At the age of 19, on February 12, 2006, Wüst won the gold medal in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games 3000-meter event...

 || Remy Bonjasky

Remy Bonjasky

Remy "The Flying Gentleman" Bonjasky is a Dutch super heavyweight kickboxer of Surinamese descent. He is a three-time K-1 World Grand Prix champion, who has won the title in 2003, 2004, and 2008...

 || Heleen van Royen ||
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| 4 || 14 November 2009 || Team Jeroen || ? || Gert-Jan Mulder

Brainpower

Gertjan Mulder, professionally known as Brainpower, is a bi-lingual rapper, who writes, records and performs in both the English as well as the Dutch language. The Dutch audience mainly knows him as a Dutch language rapper. He was born in Belgium and grew up in the Netherlands. He started making...

 || Simone Kleinsma

Simone Kleinsma

Simone Kleinsma is an award winning musical theatre actress in the Netherlands.-Personal life:On June 5, 1990, Simone married Guus Verstraete, a Dutch television director...

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| || || Team Peter || ? || ? || Tatjana Simic ||
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