European Soundmix Show

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European Soundmix Show
Format	Talent show
Created by	Joop van den Ende
Presented by	Linda de Mol (1996, 1999); Linda Evans (1997); Bobbie Eakes and Jeff Trachta (1998); Matthew Kelly (2001-2002)
Country of origin	Netherlands
Production
Producer(s)	Endemol Entertainment, ITV Productions
Broadcast
Original run	1996 – 2002

The European Soundmix Show was an imitation talent competition held yearly from 1996 to 1999, with two special shows in 2001 and 2002.

The show was an international version of Joop van den Ende's "Henny Huisman Soundmixshow", which was aired on Dutch television the first time in 1985.

Various European countries competed with one participant each imitating a famous artist, and most often, the participant was the winner of the national competition the same or the previous year. Some participants were, however, chosen internally by the national television company, without any pre-selection.

The winner was chosed by a jury vote. Every country sent two jury members (except for 1996 when it was only one member), which together awarded their top-4 countries 5, 3, 2 and 1 points.

Contents 1 Winners 2 Competitions 2.1 1996 2.2 1997 2.3 1998 2.4 1999 2.5 2001 2.6 2002 3 See also

[edit] Winners

Year	Country	Performer	Imitated Artist
1996	Germany	Bianca Shomburg	Celine Dion
1997	Netherlands	Edsilia Rombley	Oleta Adams
1998	Portugal	Carlos Bruno	Michael Stipe (R.E.M.)
1999	Netherlands	Cherwin Muringen	Seal
2001	Belgium	Sonny O' Brien	Celine Dion
2002	Ireland	Rebecca O'Connor	Tina Turner

[edit] Competitions

[edit] 1996

The first European Soundmix Show was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on April 27, 1996. It was produced by Endemol and the host of the show was Linda de Mol.

Pos	Country	Performer	Imitated Artist	Points
1	Germany	Bianca Shomburg	Celine Dion	21
2	Portugal	Rui Faria Santos	Elton John	18
2	Norway	Christina Undhjem	Whitney Houston	18
4	Netherlands	Arno Kolenbrander	Simon Bowman	13
5	Spain	Silvia, Laura & Patricia Ugarte	The Andrews Sisters	12
6	Denmark	Gry Trampedach	Sanne Salomonsen	10
7	Italy	Walter Lamberti, Tony Ingui, Tony Buongrazio, Valentino Brandi, Giuseppe Galizia	Take That	8
8	Sweden	Henrik Åberg	Elvis Presley	4
9	Belgium	Marianne van Eynde	Tina Turner	3
10	United Kingdom	Terry Nash	Meat Loaf	2

[edit] 1997

The second European Soundmix Show was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on April 19, 1997. It was produced by Endemol and the host of the show was Linda Evans.

Pos	Country	Performer	Imitated Artist	Points
1	Netherlands	Edsilia Rombley	Oleta Adams	22
2	Spain	Xavier Garriga	Ray Charles	17
3	Norway	Kjell Inge Torgersen	Sting	15
4	Belgium	Jaan de Köninnck	Guns N' Roses	10
5	Sweden	Robert Randquist	Julio Iglesias	9
6	Germany	Tami Eckhart	Alanis Morissette	6
6	Portugal	Jessi Leal	Kate Bush	6
8	Denmark	Claus Nielsen	John Lennon	3

[edit] 1998

The third European Soundmix Show was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on April 25, 1998. It was produced by Endemol and the hosts of the show were Bobbie Eakes and Jeff Trachta.

Pos	Country	Performer	Imitated Artist	Points
1	Portugal	Carlos Bruno	Michael Stipe (R.E.M.)	22
2	Poland	Magdalena Piwowarczyk	Sinead O'Connor	20
3	Norway	Toril Moe	Celine Dion	11
4	Netherlands	Mary Ann Morales	Lea Salonga	10
5	Sweden	Cecilia Karlsson	Dolly Parton	8
5	Germany	Kirstin Hesse	Madonna	8
7	Spain	José Luis Enguane	Louis Armstrong	7
8	Hungary	Timia Kasai	Cranberries	2

[edit] 1999

The fourth European Soundmix Show was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on May 22, 1999. It was produced by Endemol and the host of the show was Linda de Mol.

Pos	Country	Performer	Imitated Artist	Points
1	Netherlands	Cherwin Muringen	Seal	?
2	Belgium	C-Stone & Roeland Vandersloten	Bono	?
?	Germany	Mia Aegerter	Natalie Imbruglia	?
?	Norway	Helene Skjelkvåle Moen	Sarah Brightman	?
?	Poland	?	Jamiroquai	?
?	Portugal	Ricardo Sousa & Sandra Godinho	Meat Loaf	?
?	Spain	?	George Michael	?

[edit] 2001

The fifth European Soundmix Show was held in Manchester, the United Kingdom on April 14, 2001. The show was called "Stars in Euro Eyes 2001", and was made mainly for the British television audience. It was produced by ITV Productions, and the presenter was Matthew Kelly.

Pos	Country	Performer	Imitated Artist	Points
1	Belgium	Sonny O' Brien	Celine Dion	70
2	Netherlands	?	Patti Labelle	56
2	United Kingdom	Gary Mullen	Freddie Mercury	56
4	Portugal	Nádia Sousa	Edith Piaf	36
5	Norway	?	Joni Mitchell	32
6	Sweden	Katja and Camilla	ABBA	18
7	Germany	?	Marti Pellow	16
8	Hungary	Péter Kovács	Tom Jones	6
8	Italy	?	Ricky Martin	6
10	Spain	?	Three Degrees	4

[edit] 2002

The sixth European Soundmix Show was held in Manchester, the United Kingdom on October 26 and November 2, 2002. The show was called "Stars in Their Eyes European Championships 2002", and was made mainly for the British television audience. It was produced by ITV Productions, and the host was Matthew Kelly.

Pos	Country	Performer	Imitated Artist	Points
1	Ireland	Rebecca O'Connor	Tina Turner	89
2	Italy	Walter, Davide and Pasquale Egiziano	Bee Gees	81
3	Spain	Connie Lynch	Bonnie Tyler	80
3	Belgium	?	Julio Iglesias	80
5	Netherlands	?	Mary J Blige	78
6	United Kingdom	Stewart Duff	Elvis Presley	73
7	Sweden	Mirna Tutnjevic	Britney Spears	63
8	Norway	Ronny Inderberg	Garth Brooks	61
9	Germany	?	Bon Jovi	58
10	Portugal	?	Shania Twain	51

[edit] See also

• Stars in Their Eyes