RTL 4 is a Dutch free TV channel; it is the most-watched commercial station in the country, popular especially with those aged between 20 and 49. RTL 4 is a general entertainment channel with infotainment, television drama, talk shows, game shows, news and talent shows. It is owned by RTL Nederland, a subsidiary of RTL Group. The station has three sister TV channels: RTL 5, RTL 7 and RTL 8, and four thematic TV channels: RTL Z, RTL Lounge, RTL Crime and RTL Telekids.
X Factor was a Dutch television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. It was shown Friday evenings on the RTL4 Network in the Netherlands. The show aired between 2006 and 2013 and was produced by Blue Circle. The "X Factor" of the title refers to the undefinable "something" that makes for star quality.
Sharon Kips is the winner of the first edition of the Dutch X Factor, 24 February 2007. She was praised highly throughout the show, with high compliments from three of Holland's music experts Henk Temming, Marianne van Wijnkoop and Henkjan Smits. She beat contestants such as X6, Richy and Anja to become the eventual winner in February 2007. Her first single Heartbreak Away reached #1 in the Dutch Top 40 in the first week. In 2010 she auditioned as a "mystery"-kandidate for the Dutch version of Popstars and got through to the liveshows. In the liveshows she was one of the favorites. She placed third overall.
Petula Louise "Patty" Brard is a Dutch singer, television personality, actress and entrepreneur, most notable for being a former member of the girl group Luv'. For five decades, she has often hit the headlines of the tabloid press.
VriendenLoterij Miljonairs is a Dutch game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show is hosted by Robert ten Brink. In 2011 the show was hosted by Jeroen van der Boom. The main goal of the game is to win €1 Million by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. It has been shown from 6 February 1999. From 6 February 1999 to 18 February 2006, it was shown on SBS6, and from 4 March 2006 to 24 May 2008, it was shown on RTL 4. In 2011 it returned on SBS 6.
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.
The Voice of Holland was the second season of the Dutch reality singing competition, created by media tycoon John de Mol and the first sophomore season ever of the show's format. It was aired from September 2011 to January 2012 on RTL4.
The second season of So You Think You Can Dance in the Benelux aired in fall of 2009. It followed an initial production in the Netherlands in 2008, with the second season now expanding in scope to include Belgium. Dutch channel RTL4 continued to broadcast the show in the Netherlands, while Belgian station VTM was the Flemish broadcaster. With the departure of the first season's host, singer EliZe, the presentation duties for the show fell to new co-hosts An Lemmens and Dennis Weening, who have remained with the production for its subsequent three seasons. The second season premiered on September 1, 2009 and concluded eight weeks later on November 29, with Belgian Els Smekens announced winner in a live finale. Smekens won a choice of dance school opportunities in the U.S., a cash prize of €20,000, and a dance solo in the musical Hairspray.
The fourth season of So You Think You Can Dance, the Dutch-Belgian dance competition based on the format of the American show by the same name, premiered in fall of 2011. Dan Karaty, Euvgenia Parakhina, Jan Kooijman, and Marco Gerrits all returned as judges marking the first time in the series' history that the judging panel remained unchanged. An Lemmens and Dennis Weening returned to co-host for a third season.
The Voice Kids is a Dutch television program produced by Talpa Productions and is broadcast on RTL 4. It is based on The Voice of Holland. Participation is only open to children between the ages of eight and fourteen.
Holland's Got Talent is the Dutch version of the Got Talent series, which was created by Simon Cowell, who also created the series The X Factor. The first season began broadcasting in March 2008 on SBS6.
The eighth season of the Dutch talent show Holland's Got Talent began on 8 April 2016 and concluded on 3 June 2016.
Humberto Tan-A-Kiam, better known as Humberto Tan, is a Dutch radio and television presenter, sports journalist and writer of Surinamese descent.
Holland's Got Talent 2019 is the tenth season of Holland's Got Talent and is broadcast on RTL 4 between 5 January 2019 to March 2019 presenter for this season is Humberto Tan the judges are Dan Karaty, Chantal Janzen, Angela Groothuizen and Paul de Leeuw replaced Gordon Heuckeroth on the judging panel.
Winston Ronald Gerschtanowitz is a Dutch presenter and actor.
Ruben Nicolai is a Dutch television presenter and comedian. He is known as one of the comedians in the television show De Lama's together with Tijl Beckand, Ruben van der Meer and Jeroen van Koningsbrugge. He has also presented many television shows, including Lego Masters and The Masked Singer.
I Can See Your Voice is a Dutch television mystery music game show series based on the South Korean programme of the same title. It premiered on RTL 4 on 29 October 2020, and has been aired for five seasons.
The first season of the Dutch television mystery music game show I Can See Your Voice was initially scheduled to premiere on RTL 4 on 8 May 2020, but it was later moved to 29 October 2020.
Lucille Martine Werner is a Dutch television presenter and politician. She is best known for hosting close to 2,000 episodes of the word game show Lingo in the years 2005–14.
This is a list of events that took place in 2021 related to television in the Netherlands.
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