European Soundmix Show

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 chosen 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

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

Competitions

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

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 Tammy Eckhart Alanis Morissette 6
6 Portugal Jessi Leal Kate Bush 6
8 Denmark Claus Nielsen John Lennon 3

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 Sinéad 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 The Cranberries 2

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 Silvia Moen Sarah Brightman  ?
3 Poland Marcin Szaniawski Jamiroquai  ?
 ? Portugal Ricardo Sousa & Sandra Godinho Meat Loaf  ?
 ? Spain ? George Michael  ?

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 Oroir Celine Dion 70
2  Netherlands Sylvana Djoemat Patti Labelle 56
2  United Kingdom Gary Mullen Freddie Mercury 56
4  Portugal Nádia Sousa Edith Piaf 36
5  Norway Benedikte Narum Joni Mitchell 32
6  Sweden Katja Nord and Camilla Löwenberg ABBA 18
7  Germany Marco Neumann Marti Pellow 16
8  Hungary Péter Kovács Tom Jones 6
8  Italy Matteo Tarolla Ricky Martin 6
10  Spain Ivonne, Patricia and Carol Ballinas The Supremes 4

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 Michael Bormann Bon Jovi 58
10  Portugal ? Shania Twain 51

See also