TV4 is a Swedish free-to-air television network owned by TV4 AB, a subsidiary of the Bonnier Broadcasting Group. It started broadcasting by satellite in 1990 and, since 1992, on terrestrial television. In 1994, TV4 became the largest channel and remained so for a number of years. The two channels of Sveriges Television (SVT) lost more and more viewers for a couple of years. After making schedule changes in 2001, SVT1 had practically the same numbers of viewers as TV4. From 2004 to 2019, the TV4 Group was a fully active member of the European Broadcasting Union.
The participation of France in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest first began in Lillehammer, Norway, at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004. France Télévisions a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) were responsible for the selection process of their participation. The only representative to participate for the nation was Thomas Pontier with the song "Si on voulait bien", which finished in sixth place out of eighteen participating entries, achieving a score of seventy-eight points. France withdrew from competing in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest after 2004, and made their return to the contest in 2018, 14 years after. Their best result to date was achieved in 2018 when Angélina finished in second place with the song "Jamais sans toi".
Edsilia Francisca Rombley is a Dutch singer and television presenter. She began her career in 1995, as a member of the Dutch girl group Dignity. Rombley began her solo career in 1996, after winning the Dutch talent show Soundmixshow, later winning the European Soundmix Show as well the following year.
The European Soundmix Show was an imitation talent competition held yearly from 1996 to 1999, with two special shows in 2001 and 2002.
The European Soundmix Show 1997 was the second European Soundmix Show.
The Stars in Their Eyes European Championships 2002 was the second and last special European Soundmix Show.
The Stars in Euro Eyes 2001 was the first special European Soundmix Show.
The European Soundmix Show 1996 was the first European Soundmix Show.
The European Soundmix Show 1999 was the fourth European Soundmix Show.
Soundmixshow is the Dutch talent show; it was hosted by Henny Huisman, as a live-vocals version of the Playback Show. It has since been sold to other countries, notably as the European Soundmix Show.
Absolom was a Belgian dance project produced by Christophe Chantzis and DJ Jimmy Goldschmitz. The group was popular in Europe by the end of the 1990s. For remixer and main-producer Chantzis the project was his first major effort in the Belgian dance scene. Vocals were done by Pascale Feront who gained some attention by entering the final of The Soundmix Show. A live-act was put together, consisting of singer Pascal Feront, two professional female dancers and Christophe Chantzis on keyboard. He also supplied the additional vocals on some singles.
Mariette Hansson, sometimes credited as MaryJet or simply Mariette, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. Hansson participated in Sikta mot stjärnorna (Swedish pre-selection for European Soundmix Show) in 1999 imitating singer Amanda Marshall. She is perhaps best known for participating in Idol 2009 which was broadcast on TV4. A year later, Hansson was announced as "homo of the year" at the QX Gaygala in Stockholm.
Bianca Shomburg is a German singer, best known for her participation in the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest.
Henrik Åberg, is a Swedish singer who won TV4's Sikta mot stjärnorna in 1995, imitating Elvis Presley performing the song "Blue Hawaii", and scoring chart successes in Sweden.
Sikta mot stjärnorna is a Swedish singing talent show that was broadcast on TV4 between 1994 until 2002. The show featured people acting and imitating their favorite singers/bands performances. From the 1996 season and forward the show worked as the Swedish pre-selection for the European final called European Soundmix Show. Several of Sweden's most known singers performed on the show before launching their singing careers.
This is a list of German television related events from 1995.
This is a list of German television related events from 1996.
This is a list of German television related events from 1997.
Margit Bakken is a Norwegian musician and songwriter. She is one of the most established blues musicians in Norway, and often performs with Rita Engedalen as the duo Women in Blues. She has performed as a singer since the age of 8. In 1997, she was a contestant in the Norwegian version of the musical television show European Soundmix Show, where she was one of the finalists. Her debut album, On The Other Side, was released in 2009. In 2012, she released her second album, Women in Blues, with Rita Engedalen.
This article lists some of the events that took place in the Netherlands in 1999.
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