European Soundmix Show


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, which together awarded their top-4 countries 5, 3, 2 and 1 point.

Participation

Listed are all the countries that have taken part in the competition, alongside the year in which they made their debut:
YearDebuting countries
1996Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Netherlands
Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
1998Hungary, Poland
2002Ireland

Winners

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.
PosCountryPerformerImitated artistPoints
1GermanyBianca ShomburgCeline Dion21
2PortugalRui Faria SantosElton John18
2NorwayChristina UndhjemWhitney Houston18
4NetherlandsArno KolenbranderSimon Bowman13
5SpainSilvia, Laura & Patricia UgarteThe Andrews Sisters12
6DenmarkGry TrampedachSanne Salomonsen10
7ItalyWalter Lamberti, Tony Ingui, Tony Buongrazio, Valentino Brandi, Giuseppe GaliziaTake That8
8SwedenHenrik ÅbergElvis Presley4
9BelgiumMarianne van EyndeTina Turner3
10United KingdomTerry NashMeat Loaf2

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.
PosCountryPerformerImitated artistPoints
1NetherlandsEdsilia RombleyOleta Adams22
2SpainXavier GarrigaRay Charles17
3NorwayKjell Inge TorgersenSting15
4BelgiumJaan de KöninnckGuns N' Roses10
5SwedenRobert RandquistJulio Iglesias9
6GermanyTammy EckhartAlanis Morissette6
6PortugalJessi LealKate Bush6
8DenmarkClaus NielsenJohn Lennon3

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.
PosCountryPerformerImitated artistPoints
1PortugalCarlos BrunoMichael Stipe 22
2PolandMagdalena PiwowarczykSinéad O'Connor20
3NorwayToril MoeCeline Dion11
4NetherlandsMary Ann MoralesLea Salonga10
5SwedenCecilia KarlssonDolly Parton8
5GermanyKirstin HesseMadonna8
7SpainJosé Luis EnguaneLouis Armstrong7
8HungaryTimia KasaiThe Cranberries2

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.
PosCountryPerformerImitated artistPoints
1NetherlandsCherwin MuringenSeal?
2BelgiumC-Stone & Roeland VanderslotenBono?
?GermanyMia AegerterNatalie Imbruglia?
?NorwayHelene Silvia MoenSarah Brightman?
3PolandMarcin SzaniawskiJamiroquai?
?PortugalRicardo Sousa & Sandra GodinhoMeat Loaf?
?SpainLluis MasclansGeorge Michael?

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.
PosCountryPerformerImitated artistPoints
1BelgiumSonny OroirCeline Dion70
2NetherlandsSylvana DjoematPatti Labelle56
2United KingdomGary MullenFreddie Mercury56
4PortugalNádia SousaEdith Piaf36
5NorwayBenedikte NarumJoni Mitchell32
6SwedenKatja Nord and Camilla LöwenbergABBA18
7GermanyMarco NeumannMarti Pellow16
8HungaryPéter KovácsTom Jones6
8ItalyMatteo TarollaRicky Martin6
10SpainIvonne, Patricia and Carol BallinasThe Supremes4

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.
PosCountryPerformerImitated artistPoints
1IrelandRebecca O'ConnorTina Turner89
2ItalyWalter, Davide and Pasquale EgizianoBee Gees81
3SpainConnie LynchBonnie Tyler80
3BelgiumFernando Espeso CalvoJulio Iglesias80
5NetherlandsShanella JamesMary J. Blige78
6United KingdomStewart DuffElvis Presley73
7SwedenMirna TutnjevicBritney Spears63
8NorwayRonny InderbergGarth Brooks61
9GermanyMichael BormannBon Jovi58
10PortugalYolandaShania Twain51