VTM or Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij is the main commercial television station in Flanders and forms part of a network of channels owned by DPG Media.
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 28 September 2002 by Belgian television network VTM. The hosts of the show are Koen & Kris Wauters of the group Clouseau. The jury members were Jean Blaute, Nina De Man, Jan Leyers & Bart Brusseleers.
X Factor was the Flemish version of the British show The X Factor, created by Simon Cowell. The new X Factor series was a successor to Idool which features contestants & jury members from both seasons.
Koen Maria Gaston Wauters is a Flemish singer, active with the band Clouseau, television presenter, and occasionally actor and race car driver.
Idool is the Belgian version of the Idol series. The series was launched in late 2002 by Belgian television network vtm. The contestants are first narrowed down to 100 contestants, and then down to 30-50 through several auditions and tests by a panel of judges. From this point on, the viewers decide who are in and who are out, and the judges limit themselves to commenting. TV viewers being what they are, the votes are based not solely on the singer's vocal performance, but also on his or her looks, clothes, entertainment value, and other factors.
The Voice of Holland, also known by its acronym TVOH, is a Dutch reality TV singing competition that became a global TV format franchise, created by media tycoon John de Mol and musician Roel van Velzen in the Netherlands and airs on RTL 4. For the first nine seasons, The Voice of Holland was hosted by Martijn Krabbé and Wendy van Dijk. Starting from the tenth season (2019–2020), Wendy van Dijk was replaced by Chantal Janzen.
The Voice van Vlaanderen is a Belgian reality singing competition for the Flemish part of Belgium. It is part of the franchise that started in the Netherlands as The Voice of Holland. It kicked off on November 25, 2011 on VTM, shortly before the francophone Belgian variant The Voice Belgique went on air. As of 2022, the show has aired for eight seasons.
The Voice Belgique is a Francophone Belgian reality television singing competition. The TV show is part of the international "Voice" franchise that started in the Netherlands as The Voice of Holland. It kicked off on December 20, 2011, one month after its Flemish Belgian counterpart, The Voice van Vlaanderen went on air. It is currently airing on La Une from RTBF network.
The Voice van Vlaanderen is a Belgian reality talent show. The 1st season of the Flemish version premiered on November 25, 2011 on the vtm television network.
The Voice van Vlaanderen is a Belgian reality talent show. The third season of the Flemish version premiered on 7 February 2014 on the vtm television network. The season's finale was on 23 May 2014
Bent Van Looy is a Belgian-Flemish musician, singer and songwriter. He has been the frontman and singer for Das Pop, the Belgian band he founded in Ghent in 1994 together with schoolfriends Reinhard Vanbergen, Niek Meul and Lieven Moors. He was also the drummer of Soulwax, a project of the Dewaele brothers. Van Looy recorded solo albums, presented on TV and radio, and is a painter.
Jasper Steverlinck is a Belgian Flemish singer and guitarist for Ghent-based Arid.
This is a list of Belgian television related events from 2013.
The Voice Kids is a Dutch-language Belgian music talent show for aspiring singers aged 8 to 15, based on the concept of the show The Voice van Vlaanderen. The first broadcast took place on 5 September 2014 on VTM. The winners of the seven seasons have been: Mentissa Aziza, Jens Dolleslagers, Katarina Pohlodkova, Jade De Rijcke, Gala Aliaj, Karista Khan, and Sikudhani Wangui Mbugua.
The Voice Senior is a Dutch talent-search television program produced by Talpa Productions which is broadcast on RTL 4. The show is based on the concept of The Voice of Holland and The Voice Kids, both of which were also created by John de Mol. However, participants must be older than sixty.
The Voice Senior is a Belgian reality singing competition for the Flemish part of Belgium, and which is part of the franchise that started in the Netherlands as The Voice of Holland. It kicked off in 2018 on VTM, shortly before the francophone Belgian variant The Voice Belgique went on air.
The Masked Singer is a Belgian reality singing competition television series based on the Masked Singer franchise which originated from the South Korean version of the show King of Mask Singer. It premiered on VTM on 18 September 2020, and is hosted by Niels Destadsbader. The winner of the first series was Sandra Kim. The winner of the second series was Camille Dhont.
Sean Dhondt is a Belgian musician and presenter. He became known as the singer of the Belgian pop punk group Nailpin from 2001 until 2009 and as a video jockey on channels TMF and JIM. He has also been the lead vocalist of the Manoeuvres (2014–2019) and a presenter on VTM and Qmusic.
The Dutch-language version of the Belgian television mystery music game show I Can See Your Voice premiered the inaugural first season on VTM on 26 March 2022.
The eighth season of The Voice van Vlaanderen premiered on September 30, 2022 on the VTM television network. It was announced in March 2022 that the show's eighth season would be returning in the second half of the year. Natalia Druyts and Koen Wauters returned for their seventh and eighth season, respectively. Jan Paternoster and Mathieu Terryn, who both founded a band of their own where they serve as a vocalist, joined the show as coaches for the first time, replacing Tourist LeMC and Niels Destadsbader. Meanwhile, Laura Tesoro returned for her second season as a coach of the Comeback Stage.
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