So You Wanna Be a Popstar (Dutch TV series)

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So You Wanna Be a Popstar
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In Studio 22 at the Mediapark during the first live broadcast of the latest SBS 6 program.
Starring Gerard Joling (host)
Nance Coolen (host)
Country of originNetherlands
Production
Production company Eyeworks
Release
Original network SBS 6
Original release2007 (2007)

So You Wanna Be a Popstar is a Dutch celebrity karaoke reality series that pits celebrities against each other in front of a judging panel. It's based on the New Zealand format Popstars .

The finalists

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