Idols (Denmark TV series)
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Idols: Ærlig Jagt. Ægte Talent. is the Danish version of the worldwide TV format Pop Idol
which is broadcast on TV3
Danmark.
& Copenhagen
. The best 30 contestants were chosen to perform in 3 groups of 10 in front of the Danish TV audience, the 3 contestants with the most votes per group advanced & one wildcard being chosen to the Top 10.
Filipino born Christian Mendoza
won the first season over Mirza Radonjica with a 57% gain of the total vote.
in production with production lasting no more than 3 months.
Rikke Emma Niebuhr
from Aarhus won with 65% of the total vote over Louise Baltzer Jensen from Frederiksværk
.
Season two of Idols Denmark is often cited as the most unsuccessful of all Idol seasons with confirmed sources listing that not even 1,000 people had bothered to turn up to the auditions again in Aarhus & Copenhagen. Rikke was also denied her promised contract with BMG
Denmark, though her debut single Get There sold moderately well.
Finalist Kasper Ehlers would later join series two of The X Factor
, where he was part of first runners-up Alien Beat Club
.
Pop Idol
Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted on ITV on 6 October 2001. The show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast - one in 2001-02 and a second in 2003...
which is broadcast on TV3
TV3 (Denmark)
TV3 Denmark is a Danish television station.TV3 is one of the channels owned by the Viasat Corporation. The sister channel is TV3+. The channels shows a lot of American and British shows, such as: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, NCIS, Las Vegas, Bones, Two And A Half Men, Prison Break, American Idol...
Danmark.
Season one
In mid 2003, auditions were held in AarhusAarhus
Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...
& Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
. The best 30 contestants were chosen to perform in 3 groups of 10 in front of the Danish TV audience, the 3 contestants with the most votes per group advanced & one wildcard being chosen to the Top 10.
Filipino born Christian Mendoza
Christian Mendoza
Christian Mendoza is a singer who rose to popularity as the winner of Idols Denmark, the Danish version of Pop Idol...
won the first season over Mirza Radonjica with a 57% gain of the total vote.
Finals elimination chart
| Date | Theme | Bottom Three | ||
| October 22 | Film Songs | Claus Kruuse | Kaspar Ehlers Alien Beat Club Alien Beat Club are a Danish pop/R&B group, best known as second-place winners on Series 2 of The X Factor. Its members - Kasper Spring Ehlers, Marcel Mark Gbekle, Patricia Namakula Mbabazi and Stephanie Lykkehøj Gudmundsen - had originally auditioned as solo artistes at the beginning of the... |
Dorthe K. Hansen |
| October 29 | Disco / 70s | Emil Uhldahl | Kaspar Ehlers (2) | Dorthe K. Hansen (2) |
| November 5 | 80s | Michael Friis Holm | Kaspar Ehlers (3) | Dorthe K. Hansen (3) |
| Date | Theme | Bottom Two | ||
| November 12 | Danish Songs | Michael Christensen Michael Christensen Michael Klitgaard Christensen is a professional Danish racecar driver.-Karting:Christensen had a very successful karting career, winning the 2004 Nordic ICA Junior Championship. The following year he gathered both Nordic and European titles in ICA Junior class... |
Christian Mendoza Christian Mendoza Christian Mendoza is a singer who rose to popularity as the winner of Idols Denmark, the Danish version of Pop Idol... |
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| November 19 | Motown | Lærke Blendstrup | Kaspar Ehlers (4) | |
| November 26 | Big Band | Thomas Kunak Andersen | Dorthe K. Hansen (4) | |
| December 3 | Christmas / Beatles | Dorthe K. Hansen (5) | ||
| December 10 | Love Songs | Kaspar Ehlers (5) | ||
| December 17 | Grand Finale | Mirza Radonjica | Christian Mendoza Christian Mendoza Christian Mendoza is a singer who rose to popularity as the winner of Idols Denmark, the Danish version of Pop Idol... |
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Season two
Season two has the record for shortest Idol programIdol series
The British talent search television series Pop Idol has spawned spin-offs in 42 territories, in what is now referred to as the "Idols" format, as described by FremantleMedia...
in production with production lasting no more than 3 months.
Rikke Emma Niebuhr
Rikke Emma Niebuhr
Rikke Emma Niebuhr is a singer who rose to popularity as the winner of Idols Denmark 2, the Danish version of Pop Idol...
from Aarhus won with 65% of the total vote over Louise Baltzer Jensen from Frederiksværk
Frederiksværk
Frederiksværk is a town with a population of 12,257 in Halsnæs Municipality on Zealand in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark.-History:A French cannon founder, Peyrembert, received permission to build a cannon factory here...
.
Season two of Idols Denmark is often cited as the most unsuccessful of all Idol seasons with confirmed sources listing that not even 1,000 people had bothered to turn up to the auditions again in Aarhus & Copenhagen. Rikke was also denied her promised contract with BMG
BMG
Bertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
Denmark, though her debut single Get There sold moderately well.
Finalist Kasper Ehlers would later join series two of The X Factor
X Factor (Denmark)
X Factor is the Danish version of The X Factor, a show originating in the United Kingdom and is created by talent show judge and record and TV producer Simon Cowell.-Series summary: "Under 25 boys" or "Under 25s" category "Under 25 girls" category...
, where he was part of first runners-up Alien Beat Club
Alien Beat Club
Alien Beat Club are a Danish pop/R&B group, best known as second-place winners on Series 2 of The X Factor. Its members - Kasper Spring Ehlers, Marcel Mark Gbekle, Patricia Namakula Mbabazi and Stephanie Lykkehøj Gudmundsen - had originally auditioned as solo artistes at the beginning of the...
.
Finals elimination chart
| Date | Theme | Bottom Three | ||
| October 12 | My Idol | Nadia Malm Hansen | Jacob | Simon Søndergaard |
| Date | Theme | Bottom Two | ||
| October 19 | R'n'B Hits | Theis Andersen | Julia | |
| October 26 | Latin Songs | Julia (2) | Rikke Emma Niebuhr Rikke Emma Niebuhr Rikke Emma Niebuhr is a singer who rose to popularity as the winner of Idols Denmark 2, the Danish version of Pop Idol... |
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| November 2 | Rock Songs | Louise Baltzer Jensen | Rikke Emma Niebuhr (2) | |
| November 9 | Judges choice | Simon Søndergaard (2) | Søren Fruergaard | |
| November 16 | Grand Finale | Louise Baltzer Jensen(2) | Rikke Emma Niebuhr Rikke Emma Niebuhr Rikke Emma Niebuhr is a singer who rose to popularity as the winner of Idols Denmark 2, the Danish version of Pop Idol... (3) |
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Jury
- Thomas BlachmanThomas BlachmanThomas Blachman is a Danish jazz musician, composer and five times Danish Music Awards-winner.In his home country he is best known as a judge in the Danish version of the TV show "X Factor".- External links :...
- an acclaimed jazzJazzJazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
musician, composer and five times Grammy award-winner; Blachman has composed solo chamber music and for ballets and string quartets, and worked with leading artists such as Caroline HendersonCaroline HendersonCaroline Henderson is a Danish–Swedish pop and jazz singer. She moved to Copenhagen from Sweden in 1983 and spent her youth singing in various jazz bands. Her breakthrough was in 1989 as part of pop group Ray Dee Ohh...
, Maya Albana, RemeeRemeeRemee is a Danish producer, composer and song writer.-Career:Throughout his career Remee has written more than 60 hits around the world and has sold over 25 million records...
& Al Agami. - Kjeld Wennick - a musician, manager and publisher; the founder of Mega RecordsMega RecordsMega Records was a Nashville, Tennessee-based music label that released albums by bands such as Apollo 100 and country and western singer Sammi Smith, as early as the early 1970s...
in 1983 which had global success with the groups Ace of BaseAce of BaseAce of Base is a pop band based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Its original lineup consisted of Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg, and three siblings, Jonas "Joker" Berggren, Malin "Linn" Berggren and Jenny Berggren...
& Modern TalkingModern TalkingModern Talking was a German dance pop duo consisting of Thomas Anders and Dieter Bohlen. Their music has often been classified as Europop. They have been referred to as Germany's most successful pop duo, and have had a number of hit singles, reaching the top 5 in many countries...
; also the founder of Capella Music International in 2002, which is dedicated to developing musical talent all over the world. - Henriette Blix - an artists manager and former director of Virgin RecordsVirgin RecordsVirgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
in Denmark, where she was responsible for releasing singles by the likes of Atomic KittenAtomic KittenAtomic Kitten were an English girl group from Liverpool, first established in 1997. Created by Andy McCluskey, the final line-up, and most commercially successful, consisted of Natasha Hamilton, Liz McClarnon, and Jenny Frost...
, George MichaelGeorge MichaelGeorge Michael is a British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who rose to fame in the 1980s when he formed the pop duo Wham! with his school friend, Andrew Ridgeley...
, Spice GirlsSpice GirlsThe Spice Girls were a British pop girl group formed in 1994. The group consisted of Victoria Beckham , Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell. They were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, "Wannabe" in 1996, which hit number-one in more than 30...
, The Rolling StonesThe Rolling StonesThe Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
& Lenny KravitzLenny KravitzLeonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and arranger, whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock, soul, R&B, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk and ballads...
. - Carsten Kroeyer - won four Grammy awards in the 1990s with the Danish chart-topping group The Nice DeviceThe Nice DeviceThe Nice Device was a four-piece, female-fronted Indie rock band from Detroit, Michigan formed in 2001. Their musical style is primarily edgy pop influenced indie rock with some electronic overtones...
, and is a songwriter and producer who has worked with international artists such as AppletonAppleton (music duo)Appleton were a Canadian musical duo comprising Natalie Appleton and her sister Nicole. The sisters were perhaps best known as members of the girl group All Saints.-Biography:...
, ErasureErasureErasure are an English synthpop duo, consisting of songwriter and keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell. Erasure entered the music scene in 1985 with their debut single "Who Needs Love Like That"...
, Victoria BeckhamVictoria BeckhamVictoria Caroline Beckham is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress, fashion designer and businesswoman. In the late 1990s, Beckham rose to fame with the all-female pop group Spice Girls and was dubbed Posh Spice by the July 1996 issue of the British pop music magazine Top of the Pops...
& Lisa Scott-LeeLisa Scott-LeeLisa Scott-Lee is a Welsh singer. She has worked as a songwriter and is a graduate of the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts stage school. Lisa is best known as one fifth of pop group Steps from 1997 until their split on Boxing Day 2001 and recently reformed in 2011. Scott Lee released her debut...
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