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Popstars is a singing competition series in The Netherlands. The first series started on 22 August 2008. A second series was aired for 2009-2010 and third series aired in 2010-2011. The winners in season 1 were RED!

RED!

RED! was a Dutch pop group formed in the television program Popstars in its debut 2008 edition. The members were the three winning finalists of the program, namely Brandi Russell, Steffie Zoontjes and Deon Leon. They had come first, second and third respectively and were all declared winners.Brandi...

made up of the three finalist winners Brandi Russell, Steffie Zoontjes and Deon Leon. Wesley Klein

Wesley Klein

Wesley Klein is a Dutch singer. He was mainly known for his participation in the Dutch version of the talent show Popstars on SBS 6 in its second series in June 2009 and he won on January 29, 2010.Klein worked in construction until his talent was discovered by accident during a gig in a pub in 2005...

won in season 2 and Dean Saunders

Dean Saunders (singer)

Dean Saunders is a Dutch singer. On 22 January 2011, he won in 2011 the Dutch version of Popstars in its third season in 2010-2011.-Career:...

in season 3.

The precursor of these shows was the Dutch version of Popstars: The Rivals broadcast on RTL 4

RTL 4

RTL 4 is a commercial television station in the Netherlands. It is the most-watched commercial station in the country, popular especially with those aged between 20 and 49. The station has three sister tv channels: RTL 5, RTL 7 and RTL 8...

in 2004 hosted by Beau van Erven Dorens. The series was won by the boy band Men2B (male category) and girl band Raffish (female category). Both disbanded in 2006.

Summary

Season	Uear	Presentor	Jury	Winner(s)	Runner-up	Other competitors Final position (in order of elimination)
Season 1	2008	Nance Coolen Gerard Joling Gerard Joling Gerard Jan Joling is a Dutch singer and television presenter. Known for his high tenor voice, he rose to fame in the late 80's and released a string of singles including "Ticket to the Tropics", "Love is in your Eyes", and his biggest hit, "No more boleros", a song that reached the top 10 in...	Henkjan Smits Patricia Paay Patricia Paay Patricia Anglaia Margareth Paaij , best known as Patricia Paay, is a Dutch singer, radio host, glamour model and television personality. In the Netherlands, she is well known for her musical career, which spans over four decades... Maurice Wijnen	1. Brandi Russell 1. Steffie Zoontjes 1. Deon Leon forming the trio RED! RED! RED! was a Dutch pop group formed in the television program Popstars in its debut 2008 edition. The members were the three winning finalists of the program, namely Brandi Russell, Steffie Zoontjes and Deon Leon. They had come first, second and third respectively and were all declared winners.Brandi...	4. Norman Ramazan	10. Ruben Thurnim 9. Nathalie Mensinga 8. Naomi Reingoud 7. Rebecca Schouw 6. Floor Krijnen 5. Sidney McWood
Season 2	2009-2010	Nance Coolen Gerard Joling Gerard Joling Gerard Jan Joling is a Dutch singer and television presenter. Known for his high tenor voice, he rose to fame in the late 80's and released a string of singles including "Ticket to the Tropics", "Love is in your Eyes", and his biggest hit, "No more boleros", a song that reached the top 10 in...	Henkjan Smits Patricia Paay Patricia Paay Patricia Anglaia Margareth Paaij , best known as Patricia Paay, is a Dutch singer, radio host, glamour model and television personality. In the Netherlands, she is well known for her musical career, which spans over four decades... Maurice Wijnen	1. Wesley Klein Wesley Klein Wesley Klein is a Dutch singer. He was mainly known for his participation in the Dutch version of the talent show Popstars on SBS 6 in its second series in June 2009 and he won on January 29, 2010.Klein worked in construction until his talent was discovered by accident during a gig in a pub in 2005...	2. Kim Stolker	12. Michelle Komproe 12. Jeffrey Sabeel 12. Davy Oonincx 11. Xander Venema Xander (Dutch singer) Xander Venema performing under his mononym Xander is a Dutch singer who was part of the Dutch boyband 4 AM. He took part in Dutch series 2 of Popstars finishing 11th.-Beginnings:... 10. Emmily Lasut 9. Mandy Gruijters 8. Robin Zijlstra 7. Charlotte ten Brink 6. Bart Boonstra 5. Dewi Pechler 4. Joshua Newton 3. Kristel Roulaux
Season 3	2010-2011	Nance Coolen Gerard Joling Gerard Joling Gerard Jan Joling is a Dutch singer and television presenter. Known for his high tenor voice, he rose to fame in the late 80's and released a string of singles including "Ticket to the Tropics", "Love is in your Eyes", and his biggest hit, "No more boleros", a song that reached the top 10 in... Tooske Ragas	Henkjan Smits Marc-Marie Huijbregts Simone Walraven Maurice Wijnen	1. Dean Saunders Dean Saunders (singer) Dean Saunders is a Dutch singer. On 22 January 2011, he won in 2011 the Dutch version of Popstars in its third season in 2010-2011.-Career:...	2. Simone Nijssen	14. Valerie Van Krimpen 13. Samantha Jaine 12. Ephraim Beks 11. Rene Klein 10. Søren Jørgensen 6. Sam Lebens 6. Rody Valks 6. Bertha Verbeek 6. Angela Slagt 5. Carlijn Middelhof 4. Darien Solange Kastaneer 3. Sharon Kips Sharon Kips Sharon Kips is the winner of the first edition of X Factor , 24 February 2007. She was constantly praised highly throughout the show, with high compliments from three of Holland's music experts Henk Temming, Marianne van Wijnkoop and Henkjan Smits...

Season 1 (2008)

Participants and elimination table

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|bgcolor="pink"|Brandi Russell (26)
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|align="center" bgcolor="palegoldenrod"| 2
|bgcolor="pink"|Steffie Zoontjes (18)
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|bgcolor="cyan"|Deon Leon (18)
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|bgcolor="cyan"|Norman Ramazan (24)
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|bgcolor="cyan"|Sidney McWood (17)
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|align="center" bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|6
|bgcolor="pink"|Floor Krijnen (18)
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|bgcolor="Lightblue" align="center"|SO
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|align="center" bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|7
|bgcolor="pink"|Rebecca Schouw (27)
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|bgcolor="pink"|Naomi Reingoud (24)
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|align="center" bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|9
|bgcolor="pink"|Nathalie Mensinga (21)
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|align="center" bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|10
|bgcolor="cyan"|Ruben Thurnim (33)
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Season 2 (2009-2010)

Participants and elimination table:

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|align="center"|20/11
|align="center"|21/11
|align="center"|20/11
|align="center"|27/11
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|align="center"|11/12
|align="center"|18/12
|align="center"|1/1
|align="center"|15/1
|align="center"|22/1
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!Position
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|align="center" bgcolor="palegoldenrod"| 1
|bgcolor="cyan"|Wesley Klein

Wesley Klein

Xander (Dutch singer)

Xander Venema performing under his mononym Xander is a Dutch singer who was part of the Dutch boyband 4 AM. He took part in Dutch series 2 of Popstars finishing 11th.-Beginnings:...

(24)
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|bgcolor="cyan"|Davy Oonincx (19)
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|bgcolor="pink"|Michelle Komproe (20)
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Season 3 (2010-2011)

The schedules for season 3 were as follows:

9 Auditions: 9, 16, 23 and 30 July 2010, 6, 13, 20 and 27 August 2010 and 10 September 2010
6 Continued rounds: 17 and 24 September 2010, 1, 11, 18 and 25 October 2010
Top 25 solos: 1 November 2010
2 Selection liveshows 1: 8 and 15 November 2010
6 Liveshows: 22 and 29 November 2010, 6, 13, 20 and 27 December 2010

The hosts were Nancy Coolen

Nancy Coolen

Nancy Anna Francina Coolen, known as Nance is a Dutch TV host who was previously the lead-singer of a Eurodance group called Twenty 4 Seven....

(all rounds), Gerard Joling

Gerard Joling

Gerard Jan Joling is a Dutch singer and television presenter. Known for his high tenor voice, he rose to fame in the late 80's and released a string of singles including "Ticket to the Tropics", "Love is in your Eyes", and his biggest hit, "No more boleros", a song that reached the top 10 in...

(only during auditions) and Tooske Ragas (only during liveshows).

Participants: The winner of the third season was Dean Saunders

Dean Saunders (singer)

Dean Saunders is a Dutch singer. On 22 January 2011, he won in 2011 the Dutch version of Popstars in its third season in 2010-2011.-Career:...

, with Simone Nijssen as runner-up. Final classification:

1. Dean Saunders
Dean Saunders (singer)
Dean Saunders is a Dutch singer. On 22 January 2011, he won in 2011 the Dutch version of Popstars in its third season in 2010-2011.-Career:...

- winner
2. Simone Nijssen
3. Sharon Kips
Sharon Kips
Sharon Kips is the winner of the first edition of X Factor , 24 February 2007. She was constantly praised highly throughout the show, with high compliments from three of Holland's music experts Henk Temming, Marianne van Wijnkoop and Henkjan Smits...
4. Darien Solange Kastaneer
5. Carlijn Middelhof
6. Angela Slagt
6. Bertha Verbeek
6. Rody Valks
6. Sam Lebens
10. Søren Jørgensen
11. René Klein
12. Ephraim Beks
13. Samantha Klumper
14. Valerie Van Krimpen

Singles

|- align=center
|align=left|(RED!) Step Into the Light||19-12-2008||27-12-2008||tip2||-||#1 in de Single Top 100
|- align=center
|align=left|(RED!) Guilty||01-05-2009||-||||||
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|align=left|(RED!) Conga||11-07-2009||-||||||#42 in de Single Top 100
|- align=center
|align=left|(Wesley Klein

Wesley Klein

) You Raise Me Up
You Raise Me Up
"You Raise Me Up" was the debut single from Westlife's fifth studio album, Face To Face.This version is considered by many to be the most popular , of all the various versions of the same song. The single peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart, making it the band's 13th Number One. It was the first...

||29-01-2010||13-02-2010||4||11||#1 in de Single Top 100
|- align=center
|align=left|(Rebecca Schouw) All Your Talk||15-03-2010||-||||||#91 in de Single Top 100
|- align=center
|align=left|(Wesley Klein

Wesley Klein

) Een ongelofelijke droom||19-03-2010||03-04-2010||tip2||-||#2 in de Single Top 100
|- align=center
|align=left|(Dean Saunders

Dean Saunders (singer)

Dean Saunders is a Dutch singer. On 22 January 2011, he won in 2011 the Dutch version of Popstars in its third season in 2010-2011.-Career:...

) You and I Both
You and I Both
"You and I Both" is a song by Jason Mraz released as the third and final single from his debut album Waiting for My Rocket to Come.-Track listing:# "You and I Both" # "Common Pleasure" # "You and I Both"...

||22-01-2011||05-02-2011||22||4||#1 in de Single Top 100
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External links

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