Soundmixshow is a Dutch talent show in which participants can sing a song by a professional artist live. It aired from 17 November 1985 to 27 April 2002 and was hosted by Henny Huisman. The format has since been sold to other countries, which resulted in the creation of an international version titled the European Soundmix Show.
Series overview[]
| Year | Network | Winning performer | Song and original artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | KRO | Glenda Peters | "One Day I'll Fly Away" by Randy Crawford |
| 1986 | Gina De Wit | "Desperado" by Linda Ronstadt | |
| Frank Ashton | "Don't Go Down To Reno" by Tony Christie | ||
| 1987 | Peter Douglas | "New York, New York" by Frank Sinatra | |
| 1988 | Jos Van den Brom | "Leaving on a Jet Plane" by John Denver | |
| 1989 | Carina Bos | "Hurt" by Timi Yuro | |
| 1990 | RTL 4 | Marco Borsato | "At This Moment" by Billy Vera |
| 1991 | Jorge Castro | "Caruso" by Luciano Pavarotti | |
| 1992 | Nhelly Dela Rosa | "This Is My Life" by Shirley Bassey | |
| 1993 | Ellen Fransz | "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston | |
| 1994 | Glennis Grace | "One Moment in Time" by Whitney Houston | |
| 1995 | Arno Kolenbrander | "Why, God, Why?" by Simon Bowman (from Miss Saigon) | |
| 1996 | Edsilia Rombley | "I Just Had to Hear Your Voice" by Oleta Adams | |
| 1997 | Mary Ann Morales | "The Movie in My Mind" by Lea Salonga (from Miss Saigon) | |
| 1998 | Cherwin Muringen | "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal | |
| 1999 | Erna Hemming | "Spente le Stelle" by Emma Shapplin | |
| 2000 | Bart Schwertman | "Gethsemane (I Only Want to Say)" by Ian Gillan (from Jesus Christ Superstar) | |
| 2001 | Mary Amora | "River Deep – Mountain High" by Ike & Tina Turner | |
| 2002 | Valerie Dwarkasing | "Fallin'" by Alicia Keys |
International versions[]
Original version[]
| Country | Title | Channel | Host(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | StarStruck | Nine Network | Larry Emdur, Catriona Rowntree |
| Belgium (Dutch) | VTM soundmixshow | VTM | Bart Kaëll, Kürt Rogiers |
| De Nieuwe Soundmixshow | VT4 | Jo De Poorter | |
| Belgium (French) | Star ce soir | RTL-TVI | Frédéric Herbays |
| Denmark | Stjerneskud | TV3 | Anders Frandsen |
| Germany | Mini Playback Show | RTL Television | Marijke Amado, Jasmin Wagner |
| Soundmix Show | Linda de Mol | ||
| Greece | Soundmix Show | Alpha TV | Natalia Germanou, Nikos Moutsinas |
| Hungary | Kifutó | TV2 | András Csonka |
| Italy | Re per una notte | Italia 1 | Gigi Sabani |
| Momenti di gloria | Canale 5 | Mike Bongiorno | |
| Sei un mito | Roberta Capua | ||
| È nata una stella gemella | Lorella Cuccarini | ||
| New Zealand | Stars in Their Eyes | TV One | Simon Barnett |
| Norway | Med blikket mot stjernene | TV3 | Ragnar Otnes |
| Stjerner i sikte | TV 2 | Jahn Teigen | |
| Poland | Zostań gwiazdą | TVN | Krzysztof Ibisz |
| Portugal | Chuva de Estrelas | SIC | Catarina Furtado, José Nuno Martins, Bárbara Guimarães |
| Spain | Lluvia de estrellas | Antena 3 | Bertín Osborne |
| La 1 | Sonia Ferrer | ||
| Sweden | Sikta mot stjärnorna | TV4 | Lasse Holm, Agneta Sjödin, Pernilla Wahlgren |
| United Kingdom | Stars in Their Eyes | ITV | Leslie Crowther, Russ Abbot, Matthew Kelly, Davina McCall, Cat Deeley, Harry Hill |
Kids version[]
| Country | Title | Channel | Host(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | Småstjärnorna | TV4 | Agneta Sjödin, Martin Timell, Pernilla Wahlgren |
| United Kingdom | Stars in Their Eyes: Kids | ITV | Matthew Kelly, Cat Deeley |
European Soundmix Show[]
The European Soundmix Show was the international version of Soundmixshow held annually in Amsterdam, Netherlands from 1996 to 1999, with two special shows held in Manchester, United Kingdom in 2001 and 2002.
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 point(s).
Competition overview[]
| Year | Date(s) | Title | Venue | Host(s) | Winning country | Winning performer | Artist imitated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | April 27 | European Soundmix Show | Endemol Studios, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Linda de Mol | Germany | Bianca Shomburg | Celine Dion |
| 1997 | April 19 | Linda Evans | Netherlands | Edsilia Rombley | Oleta Adams | ||
| 1998 | April 25 | Bobbie Eakes, Jeff Trachta | Portugal | Carlos Bruno | Michael Stipe of R.E.M. | ||
| 1999 | May 22 | Linda de Mol | Netherlands | Cherwin Muringen | Seal | ||
| 2001 | April 14 | Stars in Euro Eyes | Granada Studios, Manchester, England, United Kingdom | Matthew Kelly | Belgium | Sonny Oroir | Celine Dion |
| 2002 | October 26 & November 2 | Stars in Their Eyes European Championships | Ireland | Rebecca O'Connor | Tina Turner |