Op zoek naar Joseph
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Op zoek naar Joseph was a 2008
talent show
-themed television series produced by the AVRO
in the Netherlands
. It searched for a new, unknown lead to play Joseph in a 2009 Dutch
revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber
musical
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
.
The show was hosted by Frits Sissing, who announced Freek Bartels as the winner of the final public telephone vote on 26 October 2008.
It was the second Dutch talent show to be produced by the AVRO
/Willem Nijholt, after Op zoek naar Evita
. A third talent show, this time called Op zoek naar Mary Poppins
has since aired in full and Op zoek naar Zorro
will air in late 2010.
A similar format has been used as well in the United Kingdom
in 2007, with the show Any Dream Will Do
taking an unknown singer and placing the winner in the lead role for the 2007 performances in the West End
. On June 9, 2007, Lee Mead
was announced the winner of this show.
It is speculated that a Canadian Edition will be produced in the wake of Mirvish Production's Production of the same musical.
(Close Every Door)" together with the remaining Josephs as his grand exit song, symbolically handing back his dreamcoat.
There were some variations from this format:
. This can not be combined with a possible role in Joseph and the Amazing Techicolor Dreamcoat, but making a voluntary exit was necessary. The AVRO then brought back the two dropouts Robbert van den Bergh and Hein Gerrits. Tommie Christiaan would later auditon for Op zoek naar Zorro
two years later, which he went on to win.
Week One
Week Two
Week Three
Week Four
Week Five
Week Six
Week Seven
Week Eight
The bottom two were Roy van Iersel and Robbert van der Bergh. In the sing-off, they had to sing the Carousel
song "You'll Never Walk Alone
". Willem Nijholt chose to save Roy and send Robbert home.
Week Two (14 September 2008)
The bottom two were Hein Gerrits and Adriaan Kroonenberg. In the sing-off, they had to sing the Aida
song "Ergens in de sterren (Written in the Stars)". Nijholt chose to save Hein and send Adriaan home.
Week Three (21 September 2008)
In the first show, the bottom two were Hein Gerrits and Baer Jonkers. In the sing-off, they had to sing the song "The Impossible Dream
" from Man of La Mancha
. Nijholt chose to save Baer and send Hein home.
In the second show, the bottom two were Remko Harms and Robin van den Akker. In the sing-off, they had to sing "Laat Me" by Ramses Shaffy
. Robin was saved by Nijholt and Remko was sent home.
Week Four (28 September 2008)
The bottom two were Baer Jonkers and Robin van den Akker. In the sing-off, they had to sing the Evita song "Hoog vloog je, te hoog (High Flying Adored)". Nijholt chose to save Robin and send Baer home.
Week Five (5 October 2008)
The bottom two were Amir Vahidi and John Vooijs. In the sing-off, they had to sing "Zij gelooft in mij" by André Hazes
. Nijholt chose to save John and send Amir home.
Week Six (12 October 2008)
The bottom two were Robin van den Akker and Mathijs Pater. In the sing-off, they had to sing Nick and Simon's "Pak maar m'n hand". Nijholt chose to save Robin and send Mathijs home.
Week Seven (19 October 2008)
The bottom two were Robin van den Akker and Roy van Iersel. In the sing-off, they had to sing "Telkens weer" by Willeke Alberti
. Nijholt chose to save Roy and send Robin home.
Week Eight (26 October 2008)
First to go out and finishing in third place was Roy van Iersel. John Vooijs was the second to be voted out of the final, confirming Freek Bartels as the winner of the competition.
, Brigitte Heitzer, were the stars of a one-off Christmas Day special to air on AVRO, entitled Kerst met Joseph en Evita (Christmas with Joseph and Evita).
2008 in television
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talent show
Talent show
A talent show is an event where participants perform their talent or talents of acting, singing, dancing, acrobatics, drumming, martial arts, playing an instrument, and other activities to showcase a unique form of talent, sometimes for a reward, trophy or prize...
-themed television series produced by the AVRO
AVRO (broadcaster)
AVRO is a Dutch public broadcasting association operating within the framework of the Nederlandse Publieke Omroep system.-Television programmes:* Andermans veren...
in the Netherlands
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...
. It searched for a new, unknown lead to play Joseph in a 2009 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...
revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an English composer of musical theatre.Lloyd Webber has achieved great popular success in musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of...
musical
Musical theatre
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story is based on the "coat of many colors" story of Joseph from the Hebrew Bible's Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice musical to be performed publicly...
.
The show was hosted by Frits Sissing, who announced Freek Bartels as the winner of the final public telephone vote on 26 October 2008.
It was the second Dutch talent show to be produced by the AVRO
AVRO (broadcaster)
AVRO is a Dutch public broadcasting association operating within the framework of the Nederlandse Publieke Omroep system.-Television programmes:* Andermans veren...
/Willem Nijholt, after Op zoek naar Evita
Op zoek naar Evita
Op zoek naar Evita was a 2007 talent show-themed television series produced by the AVRO in the Netherlands. It documented the search for a new, undiscovered musical theatre performer to play the role of Eva Peron in the 2008 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Evita.The show was hosted by Frits Sissing...
. A third talent show, this time called Op zoek naar Mary Poppins
Op zoek naar Mary Poppins
Op zoek naar Mary Poppins was a 2009 talent show-themed television series produced by the AVRO in the Netherlands and broadcast on AVRO.It premiered in late August 2009...
has since aired in full and Op zoek naar Zorro
Op zoek naar Zorro
Op zoek naar Zorro is a Dutch television talent series broadcast on AVRO from late 2010 until early 2011. It will document the search for a new, undiscovered musical theatre performer to play the role of Zorro in the forthcoming stage production of Zorro...
will air in late 2010.
A similar format has been used as well in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in 2007, with the show Any Dream Will Do
Any Dream Will Do (TV series)
Any Dream Will Do, often known as 'Joseph', was a 2007 talent show-themed television series produced by the BBC in the United Kingdom. It searched for a new, unknown lead to play Joseph in a West End revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.The show...
taking an unknown singer and placing the winner in the lead role for the 2007 performances in the West End
West End theatre
West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...
. On June 9, 2007, Lee Mead
Lee Mead
Lee Stephen Mead is an English musical theatre actor, best known for winning the title role in the 2007 West End revival of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat through the BBC reality TV casting show Any Dream Will Do...
was announced the winner of this show.
It is speculated that a Canadian Edition will be produced in the wake of Mirvish Production's Production of the same musical.
Expert panel
An expert panel provided advice to the contestants throughout the series, and provided comments during the live shows. The panel was made up of:- Pia DouwesPia DouwesPia 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...
, (musical theatre actress who is very successful in Europe) - Erwin van Lambaarts (managing director of Joop van den EndeJoop van den EndeJohannes "Joop" Adrianus van den Ende is a Dutch media tycoon, theatrical producer, co-founder of Endemol and founder/owner of Stage Entertainment....
theatre) - Paul de LeeuwPaul de LeeuwPaul Henri de Leeuw is a Dutch television comedian, singer and actor.De Leeuw gained national fame in the late eighties and early nineties with television shows for broadcasting company VARA...
(television comedian, actor and singer) - Willem Nijholt, head judge and actor and singer.
Studio finals
Every week, a Joseph was eliminated from the competition. The public got a chance to vote for their favourite Joseph by calling in after all the finalists' solo performances. The two Josephs with the least votes in a given week performed a sing-off in front of Nijholt, who then decided which contestant to keep, based upon how well he felt that contender would fill the Joseph role. The eliminated Joseph then performed "Arme Jozef (Poor, Poor Joseph)\Sluit alle deurenClose Every Door
"Close Every Door" is a song from the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is the penultimate song of the first act of the musical, sung by Joseph while imprisoned for his supposed relationship with Potiphar's wife. In addition to voicing...
(Close Every Door)" together with the remaining Josephs as his grand exit song, symbolically handing back his dreamcoat.
There were some variations from this format:
- Week three: In a double elimination, two Josephs were voted off the series.
- Week five: With only six finalists remaining, the Josephs were announced in sets of three and performed in a trioTrio (music)Trio is generally used in any of the following ways:* A group of three musicians playing the same or different musical instrument.* The performance of a piece of music by three people.* The contrasting section of a piece in ternary form...
as well as their individual performances.
- Week seven: The semi-final was held on 19 October 2008, in which the remaining four Josephs competed for the three remaining spots in the final. At the end of the show, the three finalists were announced: Freek Bartels, John Vooijs and Roy van Iersel.
Finalists
Ten potential Josephs made it through the auditions process to perform during the live shows. One contestant Tommie Christiaan has been offered a lead role in High School MusicalHigh School Musical
High School Musical is a 2006 American television film, first in the High School Musical film franchise. Upon its release on January 20, 2006, it became the most successful film that Disney Channel Original Movie ever produced, with a television sequel High School Musical 2 released in 2007 and...
. This can not be combined with a possible role in Joseph and the Amazing Techicolor Dreamcoat, but making a voluntary exit was necessary. The AVRO then brought back the two dropouts Robbert van den Bergh and Hein Gerrits. Tommie Christiaan would later auditon for Op zoek naar Zorro
Op zoek naar Zorro
Op zoek naar Zorro is a Dutch television talent series broadcast on AVRO from late 2010 until early 2011. It will document the search for a new, undiscovered musical theatre performer to play the role of Zorro in the forthcoming stage production of Zorro...
two years later, which he went on to win.
| Finalist | Age | Date of birth | Coat colour | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbert van den Bergh | 25 | March 10, 1983 | Pastel blue | Eliminated 1st in week 1 |
| Adriaan Korrnenberg | 25 | October 1, 1982 | Pink | Eliminated 2nd in week 2 |
| Hein Gerrits | 27 | May 9, 1981 | Lime green | Eliminated 3rd in week 3 |
| Remko Harms | 26 | November 5, 1981 | Dark green | Eliminated 4th in week 3 |
| Baer Jonkers | 24 | May 29, 1984 | Dark blue | Eliminated 5th in week 4 |
| Amir Vahidi | 18 | August 1, 1990 | Red | Eliminated 6th in week 5 |
| Mathijs Pater | 24 | January 17, 1984 | Light blue | Eliminated 7th in week 6 |
| Robin van den Akker | 29 | July 21, 1979 | Turquoise | Eliminated 8th in week 7 |
| Roy van Iersel | 21 | September 11, 1986 | Yellow | Third place |
| John Vooijs | 29 | March 26, 1979 | Purple | Second place |
| Freek Bartels | 21 | October 24, 1986 | Orange | Winner |
Performances
The following is in reverse chronological order by elimination date.- Freek Bartels
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- "You Raise Me Up
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(Close Every Door)"
- "Sluit Alle Deuren
- John Vooijs
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) - "Vleugels van mijn vlucht" (Paul de LeeuwPaul de LeeuwPaul Henri de Leeuw is a Dutch television comedian, singer and actor.De Leeuw gained national fame in the late eighties and early nineties with television shows for broadcasting company VARA...
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) - "Kon ik nog maar even bij je zijn" (GordonGordon HeuckerothCornelis Willem Heuckeroth is a Dutch performer and radio and television personality, better known by his nickname Gordon...
) - "One Song Glory" (from RentRent (musical)Rent is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème...
)- "Hocus Pocus" (from ChicagoChicago (musical)Chicago is a musical set in Prohibition-era Chicago. The music is by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the "celebrity criminal"...
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- "Hocus Pocus" (from Chicago
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)- "Nooit een acht" (Willem Nijholt)
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(Close Every Door)"
- "Sluit Alle Deuren
- Roy van Iersel
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) - "Alsof je bij me bent" (Nurlaila Karim)
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) - "Waar is de zon? (Where is the Sun?)" (Willeke AlbertiWilleke AlbertiWilleke Alberti is a Dutch singer and actress, the daughter of entertainer and singer Willy Alberti.-Biography:...
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)- "Lege Stoelen, Lege Tafels (Empty Chairs at Empty Tables)" (from Les MisérablesLes Misérables (musical)Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
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)- "Onbeschirjfelijk Mooi (Indiscribablely Beautiful)" (from CyranoCyrano (musical)Cyrano is a musical with a book and lyrics by Anthony Burgess and music by Michael J. Lewis.Based on Edmond Rostand's classic 1897 play of the same name, it focuses on a love triangle involving the large-nosed poetic Cyrano de Bergerac, his beautiful cousin Roxana, and his classically handsome but...
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- Mathijs Pater
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) - "Proud of Your Boy" (from Aladdin)
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(Ne me quitte pas)" (Jacques BrelJacques BrelJacques Brel was a Belgian singer-songwriter who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following in France initially, and later throughout the world. He was widely considered a master of the modern chanson...
) - "Chim Chim Cher-eeChim Chim Cher-ee"Chim Chim Cher-ee" is a song from Mary Poppins, the 1964 musical motion picture. It was originally sung by Dick Van Dyke and Julie Andrews. "Chim Chim Cher-ee" is also featured prominently in the award winning Cameron Mackintosh/Disney stage musical of the same name which premiered in London at...
" (from Mary PoppinsMary Poppins (musical)Mary Poppins is a Walt Disney Theatrical musical based on the similarly titled series of children's books by P. L. Travers and the Disney 1964 film. The West End production opened in December 2004 and received two Olivier Awards, one for Best Actress in a Musical and the other for Best Theatre...
)- "CopacabanaCopacabana (song)"Copacabana", also known as "Copacabana ", is a 1978 song which was sung by Barry Manilow and written by Jack Feldman, Barry Manilow, and Bruce Sussman.-Song information:...
" (from CopacabanaCopacabana (musical)Copacabana is a TV-musical, stage musical, and nightclub show written by Barry Manilow, based on the song of the same name. The show toured the United States and, as of 2006, became available to license to performing companies and schools for the first time....
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- "Copacabana
- Amir Vahidi
- "Your SongYour Song"Your Song" is a ballad composed and performed by English musician Elton John with lyrics by his long-time collaborator Bernie Taupin. It appeared on John's self-titled second album in 1970....
" (from Moulin Rouge) - "Ik leef niet meer voor jou" (Marco BorsatoMarco BorsatoMarco Borsato is a Dutch singer. He started performing in Italian before switching to Dutch in 1994. He is married to Leontine Ruiters and has three children.-Biography:...
) - "All I Care About is Love" (from ChicagoChicago (musical)Chicago is a musical set in Prohibition-era Chicago. The music is by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the "celebrity criminal"...
) - "Ik vroeg te veel" (from Joe de Musical)
- "Terug naar toenJourney to the Past"Journey to the Past" is a song written by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty for the 1997 animated film Anastasia. The song was originally recorded by actress Liz Callaway to be included in the film and was later re-recorded by singer Aaliyah as an pop-R&B single to promote the soundtrack.The pop...
(Journey to the Past)" (from AnastasiaAnastasia (1997 film)Anastasia is a 1997 American animated musical film produced and directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman. It was the first feature film to be released by Fox Animation Studios....
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- Baer Jonkers
- "MariaMaria (1956 song)"Maria" is a song from the Broadway musical West Side Story, sung by the lead character Tony. The music was written by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The song was published in 1956....
" (from West Side Story) - "Mack the KnifeMack the Knife"Mack the Knife" or "The Ballad of Mack the Knife", originally "Die Moritat von Mackie Messer", is a song composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their music drama Die Dreigroschenoper, or, as it is known in English, The Threepenny Opera. It premiered in Berlin in 1928 at the...
" (from The Threepenny OperaThe Threepenny OperaThe Threepenny Opera is a musical by German dramatist Bertolt Brecht and composer Kurt Weill, in collaboration with translator Elisabeth Hauptmann and set designer Caspar Neher. It was adapted from an 18th-century English ballad opera, John Gay's The Beggar's Opera, and offers a Marxist critique...
) - "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm YoursSigned, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" is a soul single by American musician Stevie Wonder, recorded for Motown's Tamla label. Released in June 1970, the song spent six weeks at number one on the U.S. R&B chart and peaked at number three on the U.S. Pop chart...
" (Stevie WonderStevie WonderStevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
) - "Alles is liefde" (BLØFBløfBLØF is an award-winning four-piece Dutch rock band from Vlissingen, Zeeland, the Netherlands, which has become popular regionally and internationally for its music, its frequent collaborations with bands from other parts of the world, willingness to incorporate other genres into their "sound", and...
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- Remko Harms
- "Waarom God (Why God Why)" (from Miss SaigonMiss SaigonMiss Saigon is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr.. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly, and similarly tells the tragic tale of a doomed romance involving an Asian woman abandoned by her American lover...
) - "It's Not UnusualIt's Not Unusual"It's Not Unusual" is a song written by Les Reed and Gordon Mills, first recorded by a then-unknown Tom Jones after having first been offered to Sandie Shaw. Jones recorded what was intended to be a demo for Shaw, but when she heard it she was so impressed with Jones' delivery that she declined the...
" (Tom JonesTom Jones (singer)Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records...
) - "Van Haar Te Houden (If I Can't Love Her)" (from Beauty and the BeastBeauty and the Beast (musical)Beauty and the Beast is a musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice and a book by Linda Woolverton, based on the 1991 Disney film of the same name. Seven new songs were written for the stage musical...
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- Hein Gerrits
- "Toen ik je zag" (Hero)
- "Working My Way Back to YouWorking My Way Back To You"Working My Way Back to You" is the debut single from Irish Boyband Boyzone. It was released in May 1994. The song reached #3 on the Irish Singles Chart. It is one of the few songs to feature Mikey Graham on lead vocals. The band recorded two versions the song, one of which was a collaboration with...
" (The Spinners) - "RadeloosTragedy (song)"Tragedy" is a song recorded by the Bee Gees, included on their 1979 album Spirits Having Flown. The single reached number one in the UK in February 1979 and repeated the feat the following month on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100...
(First and Last\Tragedy)" (from Saturday Night FeverSaturday Night Fever (musical)This is an article about the stage musical. For the article on the 1977 film, see Saturday Night FeverSaturday Night Fever is a musical with a book by Nan Knighton and music and lyrics by the Bee Gees.Based on Nik Cohn's 1975 New York Magazine article "Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night" and...
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- Adriaan Kroonenberg
- "Vlieg Met Me MeeA Whole New World"A Whole New World" is the Oscar winning featured pop single from the soundtrack to the 1992 Disney film Aladdin. It was composed by Alan Menken with lyrics by Tim Rice. The song is a ballad between the primary characters Aladdin and Jasmine about the new world they are going to discover together....
(A Whole New World)" (from Aladdin) - "On the Street Where You LiveOn the Street Where You Live"On the Street Where You Live" is a song with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner from the 1956 Broadway musical My Fair Lady. It is sung in the musical by the character Freddy Eynsford-Hill, who was portrayed by John Michael King in the original production...
" (from My Fair LadyMy Fair LadyMy Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe...
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- Robbert van den Bergh
- "Walking on SunshineWalking on Sunshine (song)"Walking on Sunshine" is a song written by Kimberley Rew for Katrina and the Waves' 1983 eponymous debut full-length album. The re-recorded version was at first released on the band's 1985 self-titled album as the album's second single and reached No. 4 in Australia, No. 9 in the United States,...
" (Katrina and the WavesKatrina and the WavesKatrina and the Waves was an English pop rock band, best known for their 1985 hit "Walking on Sunshine" and their 1997 Eurovision Song Contest victory with the song "Love Shine a Light".-Pre-history: The Waves and Mama's Cookin' :...
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Group performances
Each week the show was opened by a group performance, with a second group song being performed after all the solo performances.Week One
- "Go, Go, Go Joseph"
- "Help!Help! (song)"Help!" is a song by The Beatles that served as the title song for both the 1965 film and its soundtrack album. It was also released as a single, and was number one for three weeks in both the United States and the United Kingdom....
" (The BeatlesThe BeatlesThe Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
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Week Two
- "Livin La Vida Loca" (Ricky MartinRicky MartinEnrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...
) - "Luck Be a Lady" (from Guys & Dolls)
Week Three
- "Ladies Choice" (Zac EfronZac EfronZachary David Alexander "Zac" Efron is an American actor. He began acting professionally in the early 2000s and became known with his lead roles in the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical, the WB series Summerland, and the 2007 film version of the Broadway musical Hairspray...
) - "Total Eclipse of the HeartTotal Eclipse of the Heart"Total Eclipse of the Heart" is a song written and produced by Jim Steinman and recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler for her fifth studio album, Faster Than the Speed of Night...
" (Bonnie TylerBonnie TylerBonnie Tyler is a Welsh singer, most notable for her hits in the 1970s and 1980s including "It's a Heartache", "Holding Out for a Hero" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart".-Early life:...
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Week Four
- "Greased LightningGreased LightningGreased Lightning is a 1977 American biographical film, starring Richard Pryor, Beau Bridges, and Pam Grier, and directed by Michael Schultz. Greased Lightning is a film loosely based on the true life story of Wendell Scott, the first African American stock car racing champion in the United States...
" (from GreaseGrease (musical)Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School , follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love,...
) - "Beat ItBeat It"Beat It" is a song written and performed by American recording artist Michael Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones . It is the third single from the singer's sixth solo album, Thriller . Eddie Van Halen was hired to add the song's distinctive overdriven guitar solo, but was prevented by his...
" (Michael JacksonMichael JacksonMichael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
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Week Five
- "Een Voor Allen, Allen Voor Een (All For One, One For All)" (from 3 Musketiers3 Musketiers3 Musketiers is a Dutch musical, also known as 3 Musketiere , 3 Musketeers and A 3 Testőr written by Ferdi Bolland and Rob Bolland. The story is based on Alexandre Dumas, père's novel The Three Musketeers...
) - Freek, John and Mathijs: "Zomer een dag" (Willeke AlbertiWilleke AlbertiWilleke Alberti is a Dutch singer and actress, the daughter of entertainer and singer Willy Alberti.-Biography:...
) - Roy, Robin and Amir: "Zing, Vecht, Huil, Bid, Lach, Werk En Bewonder" (Ramses ShaffyRamses ShaffyRamses Shaffy was a Dutch singer and actor. He became popular during the 1960s. His most famous songs include Zing, vecht, huil, bid, lach, werk en bewonder , We zullen doorgaan , Pastorale, Sammy and Laat me...
) - "Moeder, ik wil bij de revue" (Wim SonneveldWim SonneveldWillem 'Wim' Sonneveld was a Dutch cabaret artist and singer. Together with Toon Hermans and Wim Kan, he is considered to be one of the 'Great Three' of Dutch cabaret. Sonneveld is generally viewed as a Dutch cultural icon for his work and legacy in theatre, musicals and music...
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Week Six
- "I'm Still StandingI'm Still Standing"I'm Still Standing" is a song on English pop rock performer Elton John's 1983 album, Too Low for Zero. He sings about making a comeback despite problems in daily life. The video, directed by Russell Mulcahy, was shot in Cannes and Nice on the Côte d'Azur in France and features the colours of the...
" (Elton JohnElton JohnSir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
) - "Don't Stop Me NowDon't Stop Me Now"Don't Stop Me Now" is a song by English rock group Queen, featured on their 1978 album Jazz. Written by vocalist Freddie Mercury, it was recorded in August/September 1978 at Super Bear Studios in Berre-les-Alpes , France, and is the twelfth track on the album.Musically, the song is based around...
" (from We Will Rock YouWe Will Rock You (musical)We Will Rock You is a jukebox musical, based on the songs of Queen and named after their hit single of the same name. The musical was written by British comedian and author Ben Elton in collaboration with Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor...
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Week Seven
- "I Just Can't Wait To Be KingI Just Can't Wait to Be King"I Just Can't Wait to Be King" is a stylistic musical number from Disney's popular 1994 animated film, The Lion King."I Just Can't Wait to Be King" is a large contrast from the film's non-musical segments, as emphasized by the number's usage of lively colors and sounds...
" (from The Lion KingThe Lion KingThe Lion King is a 1994 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 32nd feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series...
) - "Elephant Love Medley" (from Moulin Rouge) with Brigitte Heitzer
Week Eight
- All Josephs: "Kop, Op, Nou Jozef (Go, Go, Go Joseph)\Geef Mij Mijn Dromenjas (Give Me My Coloured Coat)"
- Freek, John and Roy: "Do You Love MeDo You Love Me"Do You Love Me" is a 1962 hit single recorded by The Contours for Motown's Gordy Records label. Written and produced by Motown CEO Berry Gordy, Jr., "Do You Love Me?" was the Contours' only Top 40 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. Notably, the record achieved this feat...
" (The ContoursThe ContoursThe Contours were one of the early African-American soul singing groups signed to Motown Records.The group is best known for its Billboard Top 10 hit, "Do You Love Me," a million-selling song that peaked twice in the Top 20....
) - Freek and John: "Mijn Beste Vriend (My Own Best Friend)" (from ChicagoChicago (musical)Chicago is a musical set in Prohibition-era Chicago. The music is by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the "celebrity criminal"...
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Eliminations
Week One (7 September 2008)The bottom two were Roy van Iersel and Robbert van der Bergh. In the sing-off, they had to sing the Carousel
Carousel (musical)
Carousel is the second stage musical by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II . The work premiered in 1945 and was adapted from Ferenc Molnár's 1909 play Liliom, transplanting its Budapest setting to the Maine coastline...
song "You'll Never Walk Alone
You'll Never Walk Alone (song)
"You'll Never Walk Alone" is a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel.In the musical, in the second act, Nettie Fowler, the cousin of the female protagonist Julie Jordan, sings "You'll Never Walk Alone" to comfort and encourage Julie when her husband, Billy Bigelow, the...
". Willem Nijholt chose to save Roy and send Robbert home.
Week Two (14 September 2008)
The bottom two were Hein Gerrits and Adriaan Kroonenberg. In the sing-off, they had to sing the Aida
Aida (musical)
Aida is a musical with music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls, and David Henry Hwang, and produced by Walt Disney Theatrical....
song "Ergens in de sterren (Written in the Stars)". Nijholt chose to save Hein and send Adriaan home.
Week Three (21 September 2008)
In the first show, the bottom two were Hein Gerrits and Baer Jonkers. In the sing-off, they had to sing the song "The Impossible Dream
The Impossible Dream
The Impossible Dream is the debut album from The X Factor UK series 2 runner-up Andy Abraham. It was released on 20 March 2006 and entered the UK Album Chart on 26 March 2006 at #2 selling 176,689 copies in its first week.-Track listing:...
" from Man of La Mancha
Man of La Mancha
Man of La Mancha is a musical with a book by Dale Wasserman, lyrics by Joe Darion and music by Mitch Leigh. It is adapted from Wasserman's non-musical 1959 teleplay I, Don Quixote, which was in turn inspired by Miguel de Cervantes's seventeenth century masterpiece Don Quixote...
. Nijholt chose to save Baer and send Hein home.
In the second show, the bottom two were Remko Harms and Robin van den Akker. In the sing-off, they had to sing "Laat Me" by Ramses Shaffy
Ramses Shaffy
Ramses Shaffy was a Dutch singer and actor. He became popular during the 1960s. His most famous songs include Zing, vecht, huil, bid, lach, werk en bewonder , We zullen doorgaan , Pastorale, Sammy and Laat me...
. Robin was saved by Nijholt and Remko was sent home.
Week Four (28 September 2008)
The bottom two were Baer Jonkers and Robin van den Akker. In the sing-off, they had to sing the Evita song "Hoog vloog je, te hoog (High Flying Adored)". Nijholt chose to save Robin and send Baer home.
Week Five (5 October 2008)
The bottom two were Amir Vahidi and John Vooijs. In the sing-off, they had to sing "Zij gelooft in mij" by André Hazes
André Hazes
André Gerardus Hazes was a Dutch singer in a genre called levenslied which is a form of emotional folk music about everyday life sung in the Dutch language. André Hazes was one of the most successful singers in this genre...
. Nijholt chose to save John and send Amir home.
Week Six (12 October 2008)
The bottom two were Robin van den Akker and Mathijs Pater. In the sing-off, they had to sing Nick and Simon's "Pak maar m'n hand". Nijholt chose to save Robin and send Mathijs home.
Week Seven (19 October 2008)
The bottom two were Robin van den Akker and Roy van Iersel. In the sing-off, they had to sing "Telkens weer" by Willeke Alberti
Willeke Alberti
Willeke Alberti is a Dutch singer and actress, the daughter of entertainer and singer Willy Alberti.-Biography:...
. Nijholt chose to save Roy and send Robin home.
Week Eight (26 October 2008)
First to go out and finishing in third place was Roy van Iersel. John Vooijs was the second to be voted out of the final, confirming Freek Bartels as the winner of the competition.
After the series
Freek Bartels, along with the winner of the previous Nijholt reality show Op zoek naar EvitaOp zoek naar Evita
Op zoek naar Evita was a 2007 talent show-themed television series produced by the AVRO in the Netherlands. It documented the search for a new, undiscovered musical theatre performer to play the role of Eva Peron in the 2008 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Evita.The show was hosted by Frits Sissing...
, Brigitte Heitzer, were the stars of a one-off Christmas Day special to air on AVRO, entitled Kerst met Joseph en Evita (Christmas with Joseph and Evita).