European Soundmix Show Explained

Creator:	Joop van den Ende
Producer:	Endemol Entertainment (1996–1999) ITV Productions (2001–2002)
Presenter:	Linda de Mol (1996, 1999) Linda Evans (1997) Bobbie Eakes and Jeff Trachta (1998) Matthew Kelly (2001–2002)
Country:	Netherlands

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 point(s).

Participation

Listed are all the countries that have taken part in the competition, alongside the year in which they made their debut:

Year	Debuting countries
	Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Netherlands Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
	Hungary, Poland
	Ireland

Winners

Year	Date	Winner	Performer	Imitated Artist
	27 April	Germany		Celine Dion
	19 April	Netherlands		Oleta Adams
	25 April	Portugal		Michael Stipe (REM)
	22 May	Netherlands		Seal
	14 April	Belgium		Celine Dion
	2 November	Ireland		Tina Turner

Competitions

1996

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

Pos	Country	Performer	Imitated artist	Points
1	Germany			21
2	Portugal			18
2	Norway			18
4	Netherlands			13
5	Spain			12
6	Denmark			10
7	Italy			8
8	Sweden			4
9	Belgium			3
10	United Kingdom			2

1997

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

Pos	Country	Performer	Imitated artist	Points
1	Netherlands			22
2	Spain			17
3	Norway			15
4	Belgium			10
5	Sweden			9
6	Germany			6
6	Portugal			6
8	Denmark	Claus Nielsen		3

1998

The third European Soundmix Show was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 25 April 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		Michael Stipe (REM)	22
2	Poland			20
3	Norway			11
4	Netherlands			10
5	Sweden			8
5	Germany			8
7	Spain			7
8	Hungary			2

1999

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

Pos	Country	Performer	Imitated artist	Points
1	Netherlands			?
2	Belgium			?
?	Germany			?
?	Norway			?
3	Poland			?
?	Portugal			?
?	Spain			?

2001

The fifth European Soundmix Show was held in Manchester, the United Kingdom on 14 April 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			70
2	Netherlands			56
2	United Kingdom			56
4	Portugal			36
5	Norway			32
6	Sweden			18
7	Germany			16
8	Hungary	Péter Kovács		6
8	Italy			6
10	Spain			4

2002

The sixth European Soundmix Show was held in Manchester, the United Kingdom on 26 October and 2 November 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			89
2	Italy			81
3	Spain			80
3	Belgium			80
5	Netherlands			78
6	United Kingdom	Stewart Duff		73
7	Sweden			63
8	Norway			61
9	Germany	Michael Bormann		58
10	Portugal	Yolanda		51

See also

• Stars in Their Eyes