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.
Participants and elimination table
Participants and elimination table:
The schedules for season 3 were as follows:
The hosts were Nancy Coolen (all rounds), Gerard Joling (only during auditions) and Tooske Ragas (only during liveshows).
Participants: The winner of the third season was Dean Saunders, with Simone Nijssen as runner-up. Final classification: