Idols 5 Explained

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Judges:Martijn Krabbé
Jamai Loman
Eva Simons
Ronald Molendijk
Host:Lieke van Lexmond
Ruben Nicolai
Winner:Nina den Hartog
Runner Up:Kimberly Fransens
Network:RTL4

Idols 5 is the fifth season of the Dutch version of Idols hosted by Ruben Nicolai and Lieke van Lexmond and held in 2016.

Summaries

Contestants

(ages stated are at time of contest)

ContestantAgeFromOutcome
Amber Thijssen20Eindhoven, North BrabantEliminated in Liveshow 1
Rowen Aida Ben Rabaa26Amsterdam, North Holland
Jeffrey Saabeel29Rotterdam, South HollandEliminated in Liveshow 2
Thijs Roseboom24Ede, Gelderland
Tom de Visser21Uden, North BrabantEliminated in Liveshow 3
Steve Langreder17Benningbroek, North Holland
Kimberly Fransens23Amsterdam, North HollandRunner-up
Nina den Hartog18Bergambacht, South HollandWinner

Liveshow Themes

Judges

Elimination chart

+ Legend
MalesFemalesTop 20Top 8Winner
SafeEliminated
Stage:SemifinalsLiveshows
Week:04/511/518/525/51/68/6
PlaceContestantResult
1Nina den HartogSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeWinner
2Kimberly FransensSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeRunner-Up
3 Steve LangrederSafeSafeSafeSafeElim
4 Tom De VisserSafeSafeSafeBottom 3
5 Thijs RoseboomSafeSafeSafeElim
6 Jeffrey SaabeelSafeSafeBottom 3
7Rowen Aida Ben RabaaSafeSafeElim
8Amber ThijssenSafeSafe
9–10Yoran de Bont SafeElim
Jeroen van WaardenSafe
11–20Bob CoenenElim
Thysa de Bruijn
Johnny Dauphin
Aisha Echteld
Laura Guldemond
Michelle Hoogendoorn
Guillaume Van de Leuv
Dennis Den Otter
Jessica Paczkowska
Zoë Love Smith

Finals

Live show details

Live Show 1 (18 May 2016)

Theme: This is me

ArtistSong (original artist)Result
Thijs Roseboom "Cake by the Ocean" (DNCE)Safe
Amber Thijssen"Pillowtalk" (Zayn)Eliminated
Jeffrey Saabeel"Wil Je Bij Me Zijn (El Perdón)" (Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias)Bottom three
Kimberly Fransens "Stone Cold" (Demi Lovato)Safe
Tom de Visser "Don't Look Down" (Martin Garrix feat. Usher)Safe
Rowen Aida Ben Rabaa"Can't Rely on You" (Paloma Faith)Eliminated
Nina den Hartog "It Will Rain" (Bruno Mars)Safe
Steve Langreder"Best I Ever Had" (Gavin DeGraw)Safe

Live Show 2 (25 May 2016)

Theme: Heroes

ArtistFirst song (original artist)Second song (original artist)Result
Steve Langreder"Bang Bang" (Jessie J feat. Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande)"Strong" (London Grammar)Safe
Tom de Visser"Broken Strings" (James Morrison and Nelly Furtado)"I Won't Give Up" (Jason Mraz)Bottom three
Nina den Hartog"Someone like You" (Adele)"Faded" (Alan Walker)Safe
Thijs Roseboom"Daughters" (John Mayer)"A Sky Full of Stars" (Coldplay)Eliminated
Kimberly Fransens"Billie Jean" (Michael Jackson)"Elastic Heart" (Sia)Safe
Jeffrey Saabeel"Ik leef niet meer voor jou" (Marco Borsato)Eliminated

Note that Jeffrey was eliminated after the first round of performances and thus only performed one song.

Live Show 3: Semi-final (1 June 2016)

ArtistFirst song (original artist)Second song (original artist)Result
Kimberly Fransens"Shotgun" (Yellow Claw feat. Rochelle Perts)"Dangerous Woman" (Ariana Grande)Safe
Steve Langreder"King" (Years & Years)"Titanium" (David Guetta feat. Sia)Eliminated
Nina den Hartog"Somewhere Only We Know" (Lily Allen; original by Keane)"Rocketeer" (Far East Movement feat. Ryan Tedder)Safe
Tom de Visser"Lean On" (Major Lazer and DJ Snake)"Fast Car" (Jonas Blue feat. Dakota; original by Tracy Chapman)Eliminated

Live final (8 June 2016)

ArtistFirst song (original artist)Second song (original artist)Third song (original artist)Result
Kimberly Fransens"Love on Top" (Beyoncé)"When You Believe" (Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston)"How Bad!" (Kimberley Fransens)Runner-up
Nina den Hartog"Addicted to You" (Avicii)"Lucky" (Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat)"Lights Go Out" (Nina den Hartog)Winner