Popstars (Dutch TV series)
| Popstars | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality, talent show |
| Judges | Henkjan Smits Maurice Wijnen Simone Walraven Marc-Marie Huijbregts |
| Voices of | Nance Coolen (all rounds) Gerard Joling (auditions) Tooske Ragas (liveshows) |
| Country of origin | Netherlands |
| Original language | Dutch |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS6 |
| Release | 22 August 2008 |
Popstars was a singing competition series in the Netherlands. The first season started on 22 August 2008. A second season was aired for 2009-2010 and third season aired in 2010-2011. The winners in season 1 were RED! made up of the three finalist winners Brandi Russell, Steffie Zoontjes and Deon Leon. Wesley Klein won in season 2 and Dean Saunders in season 3.
The precursor of these shows was the Dutch version of Popstars: The Rivals broadcast on RTL 4 in 2004 hosted by Beau van Erven Dorens. The series was won by the boy band Men2B (male category) and girl band Raffish (female category). Both disbanded in 2006.