Idool 2003 was the first season of the Belgian version of the Idol series. It was won by Peter Evrard, and followed by Idool 2004. The series was officially launched on 28 September 2002 by Belgian television network VTM. The hosts of the show are Koen & Kris Wauters of the group Clouseau. The jury members were Jean Blaute, Nina De Man, Jan Leyers & Bart Brusseleers.
About Auditions were held across Flanders in Antwerp, Ghent & Brussels where 100 candidates were chosen to advance to the theatre rounds in Brussels where they were cut to 50 contestants (five groups of ten) to perform live in a piano round semi final, two contestants from each semi final advanced to the liveshows with a studio audience. On 9 May 2003 Peter Evrard from Beerse won with runner up Natalia Druyts placing second. Finalist Carolin Vyncke, who was pregnant during the contest, named her daughter (who was born later that year) Nina, after jury member Nina De Man.
This season of Idool is also notable having produced so far 3 popular Belgian recording artists in the semi-finals:
Hadise Açıkgöz Udo Mechels – winner of The X Factor. Johan Waem – popularly known by his stage name, Danzel.
In 2006, the finalists of Idool 2003 are still enjoying success in their country compared to how quickly other countries' Idol competitors last in the music industry. As of July 2006, Peter, Danzel & Udo still have records in the Ultratop 50 singles chart with Wim & Brahim releasing their new CDs in the last month also. But non-of these can hold the massive success Natalia still has.
Several of the Idool 2003 contestants tried out on the Flemish-Belgian Pre-Selection for the Eurovision Song Contest to represent their country and although some of them came quite close, none of them really made it. However Hadise Açıkgöz, who did not made the top 50 but failed to advance to the final 10, represented Turkey in 2009 making her the second contestant from a very successful Idol show to do so, after Jessica Garlick who represented the United Kingdom after appearing in Pop Idol.
Finals Finalists Finalist Age * From Status Stéphanie Lambrechts 16 Kessel-LoEliminated 1st in Week 1 Tabitha Cycon 18 HasseltEliminated 2nd in Week 2 Caroline Vyncke 27 OstendEliminated 3rd in Week 3 Cindy Huysentruit 24 OudenaardeEliminated 4th in Week 4 Tom Olaerts 25 GenkEliminated 5th in Week 5 Chris D. Morton 24 GhentEliminated 6th in Week 6 Brahim Attaeb 19 TorhoutEliminated 7th in Week 7 Wim Soutaer 28 HalleEliminated 8th in Week 8 Natalia Druyts 22 GeelRunner-up Peter Evrard 28 Beerse Winner * as of the start of the season Heats and live shows Results summary + Legend Did Not Perform Female Male Top 50 Top 10 Winner SafeSafe FirstSafe LastEliminated
Stage:SemiFinalsWeek:02/0702/1402/2102/2803/0703/1403/2103/2804/0404/1104/1804/2505/0205/11PlaceContestantResult1Peter Evrard1st Winner2Natalia Druyts2ndRunner-Up3Wim Soutaer2ndBtm 3Btm 2Elim4Brahim Attaeb1stElim5Chris D Morton1stBtm 2Btm 2Elim6Tom Olaerts2ndElim7Cindy Huysentruit2ndBtm 2Btm 2Btm 3Elim8Caroline Vyncke2ndBtm 3Elim9Tabitha Cycon1stElim10Stéphanie Lambrechts1stElimSemi-Final 5Alexander MertensElimEvelien ScheerlinckFloor Van EgghenIris De RijckerIsabelle RossKim TolleneerUdo MechelsVeerle DauwenSemi-Final 4Anky De FranghElimBert FinautDimitri VantommeJohan WaemKim Van KuykLeentje Van KerckhovenLies VercruysseLiv GoethalsSemi-Final 3Dave BeijerElimElfie StrackxEva MaesLaura RamaekersLindsey Marie ClarePhilippe SysmansSarah-Marie BudtsSofie PlateauSemi-Final 2Andy HuylebroeckElimClaudia BertottoDavid HeymansHadise AçıkgözNatalie SchoonbaertPaco GarciaSandra PluysVicky CosijnsSemi-Final 1Astrid RoelantsElimJürgen CoppietersKristof Van Den BerghMarleen JanssensMichael PfeifferPeter StrackxSeverine DevadderSofie Vanlimbergen
Live show details Heat 1 (31 January 2003) Artist Song (original artists) ResultAstrid Roelants"Black Velvet" (Alannah Myles)EliminatedCindy Huisentruit"A Thousand Miles" (Vanessa Carlton)AdvancedJürgen Coppieters"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Elton John)EliminatedKristof Van Den Bergh"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (Elton John)EliminatedMarleen Janssens"Angels" (Robbie Williams)EliminatedMichael Pfeiffer"Nikita" (Elton John)EliminatedPieter Strackx"She's the One" (Robbie Williams)EliminatedSeverine Devadder"Stop!" (Sam Brown)EliminatedSofie Vanlimbergen"Fame" (Irene Cara)EliminatedStéphanie Lambrechts"La solitudine" (Laura Pausini)Advanced
Heat 2 (7 February 2003) Artist Song (original artists) ResultAndy Huylebroeck"His Eye Is on the Sparrow" (Lauryn Hill & Tanya Blount)EliminatedClaudia Bertotto"Foolish Games" (Jewel)EliminatedDavid Heymans"Knock on Wood" (Amii Stewart)EliminatedHadise Açıkgöz"Beautiful" (Christina Aguilera)EliminatedNathalie Schoonbaert"Do That to Me One More Time" (Captain & Tennille)EliminatedPaco Garcia"Kon ik maar even bij je zijn" (Gordon Heuckeroth)EliminatedSandra Pluys"Life Goes On" (LeAnn Rimes)EliminatedTabitha Cycon"All Cried Out" (Allure)AdvancedVicky Cosijns"Eternal Flame" (The Bangles)EliminatedWim Soutaer"Honesty" (Billy Joel)Advanced
Heat 3 (14 February 2003) Artist Song (original artists) ResultBrahim Attaeb"U Remind Me" (Usher)AdvancedDavid Beijer"Feel" (Robbie Williams)EliminatedElfie Strackx"What's Up" (4 Non Blondes)EliminatedEva Maes"Like the Way I Do" (Melissa Etheridge)EliminatedLaura Ramaekers"Love Is Alive" ()EliminatedLindsey Marie Clare"Stronger" ()EliminatedNatalia Druyts"When You Believe" (Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston)AdvancedPhilippe Sysmans"Respect" (Aretha Franklin)EliminatedSarah-Marie Budts"A Song for You" (Donny Hathaway)EliminatedSofie Plateau"Gold" ()Eliminated
Heat 4 (21 February 2003) Artist Song (original artists) ResultAnky De Frangh"Dream a Little Dream of Me" (Mama Cass)EliminatedBert Finaut"When Susannah Cries" (Espen Lind)EliminatedCaroline Vyncke"There You'll Be" (Faith Hill)AdvancedDimitri Van Tomme"When I Need You" (Leo Sayer)EliminatedJohan Waem"If Tomorrow Never Comes" (Ronan Keating)EliminatedKim Van Kuyk"Can't Fight the Moonlight" (LeAnn Rimes)EliminatedLeentje Van Kerckhoven"River Deep – Mountain High" (Tina Turner)EliminatedLies Vercruysse"Perfect" ()EliminatedLiv Goethals"Don't Know Why" (Norah Jones)EliminatedPeter Evrard"How You Remind Me" (Nickelback)Advanced
Heat 5 (28 February 2003) Artist Song (original artists) ResultAlexander Mertens"Wherever You Will Go" (The Calling)EliminatedChris Morton"Hello" (Lionel Richie)AdvancedEvelien Scheerlinck"From Sarah with Love" (Sarah Connor)EliminatedFloor Van Egghen"Colors of the Wind" (Vanessa Williams)EliminatedIris De Rijcker"Life on Mars" (David Bowie)EliminatedIsabelle Ross"Honey, I'm Home" (Shania Twain)EliminatedKim Tolleneer"Promise Me" (Beverley Craven)EliminatedTom Olaerts"The Best Is Yet to Come" (Novastar)AdvancedUdo Mechels"Only the Very Best" (Peter Kingsbery)EliminatedVeerle Dauwen"Wind Beneath My Wings" (Bette Midler)Eliminated
Live Show 1 (14 March 2003) Theme: My Idol ArtistSong (original artists)ResultBrahim Attaeb"No Diggity" (Blackstreet)SafeCaroline Vyncke"Bed of Roses" (Bon Jovi)SafeChris Morton"Every Breath You Take" (The Police)SafeCindy Huisentruit"I'm with You" (Avril Lavigne)Bottom twoNatalia Druyts"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (Whitney Houston)SafePeter Evrard"Lithium" (Nirvana)SafeStephanie Lambrechts"Waiting for Tonight" (Jennifer Lopez)EliminatedTabitha Cycon"Hero" (Mariah Carey)SafeTom Olaerts"Sweet Instigator" (Ozark Henry)SafeWim Soutaer"Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" (Train)Bottom three
Live Show 2 (21 March 2003) Theme: 80s Hits ArtistSong (original artists)ResultBrahim Attaeb"Red Red Wine" (UB40)SafeCaroline Vyncke"If I Could Turn Back Time" (Cher)Bottom threeChris Morton"I Want to Break Free" (Queen)SafeCindy Huisentruit"Heaven" (Bryan Adams)Bottom twoNatalia Druyts"I'm So Excited" (The Pointer Sisters)SafePeter Evrard"If You Don't Know Me by Now" (Simply Red)SafeTabitha Cycon"The Way to Your Heart" (Soulsister)EliminatedTom Olaerts"Dance Little Sister" (Terence Trent D'Arby)SafeWim Soutaer"With or Without You" (U2)Safe
Live Show 3 (28 March 2003) Theme: Dutch Songs ArtistSong (original artists)ResultBrahim Attaeb"32 jaar (Sinds 1 dag of 2)" (Doe Maar)SafeCaroline Vyncke"Je hoeft niet naar huis vannacht" (Marco Borsato)EliminatedChris Morton"Papa" (Stef Bos)Bottom twoCindy Huisentruit"Onderweg" (Abel)Bottom threeNatalia Druyts"De roos" (Ann Christy)SafePeter Evrard"Van god los" (Monza)SafeTom Olaerts"Iedereen is van de wereld" (The Scene)SafeWim Soutaer"Afscheid" (Volumia!)Safe
Live Show 4 (4 April 2003) Theme: Film Songs ArtistSong (original artists)ResultBrahim Attaeb"My Girl" (The Temptations)SafeChris Morton"Ice Ice Baby" (Vanilla Ice)SafeCindy Huisentruit"Sweet Home Alabama" (Lynyrd Skynyrd)EliminatedNatalia Druyts"Think" (Aretha Franklin)SafePeter Evrard"Hero" (Chad Kroeger)SafeTom Olaerts"Kiss from a Rose" (Seal)SafeWim Soutaer"Iris" (Goo Goo Dolls)Bottom two
Live Show 5 (11 April 2003) Theme: Disco Fever ArtistSong (original artists)ResultBrahim Attaeb"Sexual Healing" (Marvin Gaye)SafeChris Morton"Easy" (Commodores)Bottom twoNatalia Druyts"Blame It on the Boogie" (The Jacksons)SafePeter Evrard"Don't Walk Away" (Electric Light Orchestra)SafeTom Olaerts"Let's Groove" (Earth, Wind & Fire)SafeWim Soutaer"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Marvin Gaye)Safe
Live Show 6 (18 April 2003) Theme: Big Band ArtistSong (original artists)ResultBrahim Attaeb"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" (Stevie Wonder)SafeChris Morton"Reet Petite" (Jackie Wilson)EliminatedNatalia Druyts"It's Oh So Quiet" (Björk)SafePeter Evrard"Almost Like Being in Love" (Frank Sinatra)SafeWim Soutaer"Mack the Knife" (Bobby Darin)Bottom two
Live Show 7 (25 April 2003) Theme: Latino Hits ArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songResultBrahim Attaeb"Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy" (Kid Creole and the Coconuts)"Maria Maria" (Santana)EliminatedNatalia Druyts"Conga" (Miami Sound Machine)"Hijo de la luna" (Loona)SafePeter Evrard"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Ricky Martin)"Se bastasse una canzone" (Eros Ramazzotti)SafeWim Soutaer"Hero" (Enrique Iglesias)"Rhythm Divine" (Enrique Iglesias)Bottom two
Live Show 8: Semi-final (2 May 2003) Theme: Judge's Choice ArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songResultNatalia Druyts"It's Raining Men" (The Weather Girls)"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Aretha Franklin)SafePeter Evrard"Rockin' in the Free World" (Neil Young)"Never Tear Us Apart" (INXS)SafeWim Soutaer"Blauw" (The Scene)"Love Is All Around" (Wet Wet Wet)Eliminated
Live final (9 May 2003) ArtistFirst songSecond songThird songResultNatalia Druyts"Think""Without You""For You"Runner-upPeter Evrard"Lithium""Have a Little Faith in Me""For You"Winner
References
External links Peter Evrards Website Natalias Website Wim Soutaers Website Brahims Website Tom Olaerts Website Tabitha Cycons Website Udos Website Danzels Website Hadises Website Twinsband (Astrid Roelants) Website