X Factor, the Belgian

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 version of the British

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...

 show The X Factor

The X Factor (TV series)

The X Factor is a television talent show franchise originating in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for Pop Idol. It is a singing competition, now held in various countries, which pits contestants against each other. These contestants are aspiring pop singers drawn from...

that was created by Simon Cowell

Simon Cowell

Simon Phillip Cowell is an English A&R executive, television producer, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is known in the United Kingdom and United States for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and American Idol...

. The new X Factor series was a postcursor to Idool 2003

Idool 2003

Idool 2003 was the first season of the Belgian version of the Idol series. It was won by Peter Evrard, and followed by Idool 2004. The series was officially launched on September 28 2002 by Belgian television network VTM. The hosts of the show are Koen & Kris Wauters of the group Clouseau...

/ 2004

Idool 2004

Idool 2004 was the second season of the Belgian version of the Idol series. It was won by Joeri Fransen, who could not follow the footsteps of former winner Peter Evrard and only release one album before he was dropped by his record company....

which features contestants & jury members from both seasons.

Series summary

"Under 25 boys" or "Under 25s" category

"Under 25 girls" category

"Over 25s" category

"Groups" category

Season	Air date	Winner		Third place		Judges	Winning mentor
	2005	Udo Mechels Udo Mechels Udo Mechels, born in Brussels on 10 May 1976, is a Belgian singer commonly known simply as Udo. He won the first season of the Belgian version of The X Factor in 2005.-Biography:...	The Cappaert Sisters	Ivan Vermeer	Koen Wauters Koen Wauters Koen Maria Gaston Wauters is a Flemish singer, active with the band Clouseau, television presenter, and occasionally actor and race car driver.-Biography:...	Jean Blaute  Kris Wauters Kris Wauters Kris Wauters is a Flemish artist, active with the band Clouseau combined with his brother Koen Wauters....   Liliane Saint-Pierre Liliane Saint-Pierre Liliane Saint Pierre is a Belgian singer of Dutch language.Saint Pierre was born in Molenstede, Flemish Brabant. She started her career in the 1960s when she was 13 years old and her great hit was We gotta stop sung in Dutch. She has sung several songs in English and Dutch. At that time she sang...	Kris Wauters Kris Wauters Kris Wauters is a Flemish artist, active with the band Clouseau combined with his brother Koen Wauters....
Two	2008	Dirk De Smet Dirk De Smet Dirk De Smet is a Flemish singer and saxophonist. He took part in the second series of the Belgian X Factor musical competition, winning the title on the final held on 17 December 2008 with 53% of the popular vote against the other finlaist Tom Dice.He released the winning single on 18 December...	Tom Eeckhout Tom Dice Tom Dice is a Belgian singer-songwriter, who finished second in the Flemish version of The X Factor in 2008. Dice represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 final on 29 May in Oslo. Tom Dice ended up in sixth, one of Flanders best placements ever in the contest...	Lester en Abdou	Hadise Hadise Hadise Açıkgöz , is a Belgian born Turkish singer of Circassian descent. Hadise's career began in 2004 with the release of her debut single "Sweat", which peaked at 19 on the Flanders chart. Hadise continued to release more successful singles, most notably the single "Milk Chocolate Girl"...	Kris Wauters Kris Wauters Kris Wauters is a Flemish artist, active with the band Clouseau combined with his brother Koen Wauters.... Do Do Do may refer to:*The verb "to do", which may serve as an auxiliary verb*Do or Dao, a political division in Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and ancient China*Dō , a number of spiritual, martial, or aesthetic disciplines... Maurice Engelen	Kris Wauters Kris Wauters Kris Wauters is a Flemish artist, active with the band Clouseau combined with his brother Koen Wauters....

Series 1 (2005)

The Belgian edition of X Factor started screening in late 2005 on vtm

VTM

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. The judges were Kris Wauters

Kris Wauters

Kris Wauters is a Flemish artist, active with the band Clouseau combined with his brother Koen Wauters....

, Jean Blaute and Liliane Saint-Pierre

Liliane Saint-Pierre

Liliane Saint Pierre is a Belgian singer of Dutch language.Saint Pierre was born in Molenstede, Flemish Brabant. She started her career in the 1960s when she was 13 years old and her great hit was We gotta stop sung in Dutch. She has sung several songs in English and Dutch. At that time she sang...

; the series was hosted by Koen Wauters

Koen Wauters

Koen Maria Gaston Wauters is a Flemish singer, active with the band Clouseau, television presenter, and occasionally actor and race car driver.-Biography:...

.

The winner of season one was Udo Mechels

Udo Mechels

Udo Mechels, born in Brussels on 10 May 1976, is a Belgian singer commonly known simply as Udo. He won the first season of the Belgian version of The X Factor in 2005.-Biography:...

 from Nossegem

Nossegem

Nossegem is a town located near Brussels, the capital of Belgium. It is part of Zaventem municipality, in the Flemish Brabant province.In 2005, the Nossegem Curve was opened, which connects Brussels Airport with the railway in the direction of Leuven....

 and the runner up was The Cappaert Sisters (Annelies & Sarah Cappaert) from Tongeren. Contestant Robin Danneels had to quit the show due to being hospitalized for his back pain. Therefore Ivann could return to sing in the contest.

Name	Category	Date of birth	Originating from	Eliminated on/Position
Udo Mechels Udo Mechels Udo Mechels, born in Brussels on 10 May 1976, is a Belgian singer commonly known simply as Udo. He won the first season of the Belgian version of The X Factor in 2005.-Biography:...	25+	10 May 1976	Nossegem Nossegem Nossegem is a town located near Brussels, the capital of Belgium. It is part of Zaventem municipality, in the Flemish Brabant province.In 2005, the Nossegem Curve was opened, which connects Brussels Airport with the railway in the direction of Leuven....	Winner
Sarah Cappaert (The Cappaert Sisters	Groups	24 July 1987	Zedelgem Zedelgem Zedelgem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Aartrijke, Loppem, Veldegem and Zedelgem proper. On January 1, 2006 Zedelgem had a total population of 21,835...	Finals
Annelies Cappaert (The Cappaert Sisters	Groups	10 September 1979	Zedelgem	Finals
Ivann (Ivan Vermeer)	16-24	16 June 1981	Wilrijk Wilrijk Wilrijk is a district of the municipality and city of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium. Wilrijk had been a separate municipality before January 1, 1983; the enlarged municipality of Antwerp was decentralized in 2000 and Wilrijk became one the city's nine districts.This suburb is also known...	Semi-finals
Paco Garcia	16-24	23 March 1982	Heusden Heusden Heusden is a municipality and a city in the South of the Netherlands. It is located between the cities Waalwijk and 's-Hertogenbosch.- Population centres :...	9th live show
Patrick & Carina	Groups		Tongeren	8th live show
Helena Fontyn	25+	23 September 1974	Hemiksem Hemiksem Hemiksem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Hemiksem proper. On January 1, 2010 Hemiksem had a total population of 10,166...	7th live show
Alexander Chiafele	16-24	8 April 1982	Turnhout	6th live show
Robin Daneels	25+	29 November 1978	Bruges Bruges Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country....	5th live show
Davy Lakomy	16-24	13 December 1987	As	4th live show
Three Cats	Groups			3rd live show
Véronique Flamand	25+	25 December 1972	Herentals Herentals Herentals is a city and municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the city of Herentals proper and the towns of Morkhoven and Noorderwijk. On January 1, 2006 Herentals had a total population of 26,071...	2nd live show
Rm'Ny	Groups			1st live show

Results table

Contestants' colour key:

– Kris Wauter's contestants (over 25s)

– Liliane Saint-Pierre's contestants (16–24s)

– Jean Blaute's contestants (groups)

– Bottom two

– Safe

		Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11
	Udo Mechels	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Winner (Week 11)
	The Cappaert Sisters	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Safe	Safe	Runner-up (Week 11)
	Ivann	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	3rd	Eliminated (Week 10)
	Paco Garcia	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	4th	Eliminated (Week 9)
	Patrick & Carina	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Safe	Bottom two	Bottom two	Bottom two	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 8)
	Helena Fontyn	Bottom two	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 7)
	Alexander Chiafele	Safe	Bottom two	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 6)
	Robin Daneels	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Withdrew (Week 5)
	Davy Lakomy	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 4)
	Three Cats	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 3)
	Véronique Flamand	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 2)
	Rm'Ny	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 1)
Withdrew		None				Robin Daneels	None
Bottom two		Helena Fontyn, Rm'Ny	Alexander Chiafele, Véronique Flamand	Patrick & Carina, Three Cats	Davy Lakomy, Helena Fontyn	Alexander Chiafele, Patrick & Carina	Helena Fontyn, Patrick & Carina	Helena Fontyn, Patrick & Carina	Patrick & Carina, The Cappaert Sisters	-	-	-
	Blaute's vote to eliminate	Helena Fontyn	Véronique Flamand	-	Davy Lakomy	Ivann	Alexander Chiafele	Helena Fontyn	-	-	-	-
	Saint-Pierre's vote to eliminate	Rm'Ny	Véronique Flamand	Three Cats	-	Patrick & Carina	Patrick & Carina	Helena Fontyn	Patrick & Carina
	Wauters' vote to eliminate	Rm'Ny	Alexander Chiafele	Three Cats	Davy Lakomy	Ivann	Alexander Chiafele	Patrick & Carina	Patrick & Carina
Eliminated		Rm'Ny 2 of 3 votes	Véronique Flamand 2 of 3 votes	Three Cats 2 of 2 votes	Davy Lakomy 2 of 2 votes	Ivann 2 of 3 votes	Alexander Chiafele 2 of 3 votes	Helena Fontyn 2 of 3 votes	Patrick & Carina 2 of 2 votes	Paco Garcia Bottom	Ivann Bottom	The Cappaert Sisters Runner-up
												Udo Mechels Winner

Series 2 (2008)

The show was hosted by Hadise

Hadise

Hadise Açıkgöz , is a Belgian born Turkish singer of Circassian descent. Hadise's career began in 2004 with the release of her debut single "Sweat", which peaked at 19 on the Flanders chart. Hadise continued to release more successful singles, most notably the single "Milk Chocolate Girl"...

. Dirk De Smet

Dirk De Smet

Dirk De Smet is a Flemish singer and saxophonist. He took part in the second series of the Belgian X Factor musical competition, winning the title on the final held on 17 December 2008 with 53% of the popular vote against the other finlaist Tom Dice.He released the winning single on 18 December...

 won the title with Tom Dice

Tom Dice

Tom Dice is a Belgian singer-songwriter, who finished second in the Flemish version of The X Factor in 2008. Dice represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 final on 29 May in Oslo. Tom Dice ended up in sixth, one of Flanders best placements ever in the contest...

 (who competed under his real name Eeckhout) as runner-up.

Key:

– Winner

– Runners-up

– Eliminated

Category (Mentor)	| Acts
Over 25s (Kris Wauters)	Andy De Koker	Dirk De Smet Dirk De Smet Dirk De Smet is a Flemish singer and saxophonist. He took part in the second series of the Belgian X Factor musical competition, winning the title on the final held on 17 December 2008 with 53% of the popular vote against the other finlaist Tom Dice.He released the winning single on 18 December...	Elien Rossen	Jurgen De Jaegher
Groups (Do)	Lady-Like	Lester en Abdou	Mathieu & Guillaume Engels	Miss Behave
Under 25s (Maurice Engelen Praga Khan Praga Khan is a Belgian techno musician, primarily in the new beat style.-Overview:Praga Khan is one of the pioneers of the new beat / acid house / rave sound, and has contributed to the theatrical scene with his musical collaborations in The Next Dimension and Code Red.In the late 1980s, he... )	Karim Lequenne	Rodwan Balkaïd	Stefanie Schaekers	Tom Eeckhout Tom Dice Tom Dice is a Belgian singer-songwriter, who finished second in the Flemish version of The X Factor in 2008. Dice represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 final on 29 May in Oslo. Tom Dice ended up in sixth, one of Flanders best placements ever in the contest...

Results table

Contestants' colour key:

– Kris Wauter's contestants (over 25s)

– Maurice Engelen's contestants (16–24s)

– Do's contestants (groups)

– Bottom two

– Safe

		Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11
	Dirk De Smet	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Winner (Week 11)
	Tom Eeckhout	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Runner-up (Week 11)
	Lester & Abdou	Bottom two	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Safe	3rd	Eliminated (Week 10)
	Mathieu & Guillaume Engels	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Safe	4th	Eliminated (Week 9)
	Karim Lequenne	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 8)
	Elien Roosen	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Bottom two	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 7)
	Lady-Like	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 6)
	Jurgen De Jaegher	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 5)
	Stefanie Schaekers	Safe	Bottom two	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 4)
	Rodwan Balkaïd	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 3)
	Miss Behave	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 2)
	Andy De Koker	Bottom two	Eliminated (Week 1)
Bottom two		Andy De Kocker, Lester & Abdou	Miss Behave, Stefanie Schaekers	Karim Lequenne, Rodwan Balkaïd	Lester & Abdou, Stephanie Schaekers	Elien Roosen, Jurgen De Jaegher	Elien Roosen, Lady Like	Elien Roosen, Mathieu & Guillaume Engels	Karim Lequenne, Lester & Abdou	-	-	-
	Do's vote to eliminate	Andy De Koker	Stefanie Schaekers	Karim Lequenne	Stefanie Schaekers	Elien Roosen	Elien Roosen	Elien Roosen	Karim Lequenne	-	-	-
	Engelen's vote to eliminate	Andy De Koker	Miss Behave	Rodwan Balkaïd	Lester & Abou	Jurgen De Jaegher	Lady Like	Elien Roosen	Lester & Abou
	Wauters' vote to eliminate	Lester en Abdou	Miss Behave	Rodwan Balkaïd	Stefanie Schaekers	Jurgen De Jaegher	Lady Like	Mathieu & Guillaume Engels	Karim Lequenne
Eliminated		Andy De Koker 2 of 3 votes	Miss Behave 2 of 3 votes	Rodwan Balkaïd 2 of 3 votes	Stefanie Schaekers 2 of 3 votes	Jurgen De Jaegher 2 of 3 votes	Lady Like 2 of 3 votes	Elien Roosen 2 of 3 votes	Karim Lequenne 2 of 3 votes	Mathieu & Guillaume Engels Bottom	Lester & Abdou Bottom	Tom Eeckhout Runner-up
												Dirk De Smet Winner