Op zoek naar Mary Poppins

Op zoek naar Mary Poppins (Looking for Mary Poppins) was a 2009 talent show-themed television series produced by the AVRO in the Netherlands and broadcast on AVRO. It premiered in late August 2009. The show searched for a new, unknown lead to play Mary Poppins in a Dutch production of the Dutch musical Mary Poppins.

Op zoek naar Mary Poppins
StarringFrits Sissing
(Host)
Pia Douwes
(Judge)
Erwin van Lambaart
(Judge)
Thom Hoffman
(Judge)
Country of originNetherlands
No. of series1
No. of episodes9
Production
Producer(s)Eyeworks
Release
Original networkAVRO
Original release29 November 2009 – 24 January 2010
Chronology
Preceded byOp zoek naar Joseph
Followed byOp zoek naar Zorro
External links
Website

The show was hosted by Frits Sissing with Willem Nijholt again overseeing the programme.

In the final, on 24 January, Noortje Herlaar was announced as the winner of the series.

Format

Expert panel

To assess and train the potential Marys and judge them during the live shows, an expert panel was chosen. The panel will include:

  • Willem Nijholt – actor and singer.
  • Thom Hoffman – actor and photographer
  • Erwin van Lambaart – managing director of Joop van den Ende theatre
  • Pia Douwes – musical theatre actress who is very successful in Europe

Weekly format

The show opens with a group number by the Marys. Each Mary then performs a song, with feedback provided by the panel and Nijholt. The public votes for the contestant they wish to keep in the show. After the results of the public vote have been processed, the two Marys with the fewest votes enter a "sing-off". Nijholt then chooses which Mary from the "sing-off" to save each week. The eliminated Mary has her umbrella and coat stripped off by the surviving Mary and then takes the lead in their sing-out medley of "Een klein schepje suiker (A Spoonful of Sugar)" and "Alles kan (Anything Can Happen)".

Finalists

Eleven potential Marys made it through the audition rounds and performed during the live shows.

Finalist Age & Date of Birth * Coat colour Status
Eefje Thomassen 27 (6 June 1982) Light pink Eliminated 1st in week 1
Suzanne de Heij 28 (27 March 1981) Lilac Eliminated 2nd in week 1
Bente van den Brand 26 (8 November 1983) Orange Eliminated 3rd in week 2
Angenita van der Mee 22 (26 April 1987) Dark pink Eliminated 4th in week 3
Simone Breukink 22 (9 November 1987) Light yellow Eliminated 5th in week 4
Carmen Danen 21 (9 April 1988) Red Eliminated 6th in week 5
Willemijn de Vries 24 (28 July 1985) Dark blue Eliminated 7th in week 6
Irene Borst 26 (7 November 1983) Green Eliminated 8th in week 7
Rosalie de Jong 24 (15 March 1985) Purple Third place
Sophie Veldhuizen 26 (6 March 1983) Light blue Second place
Noortje Herlaar 24 (22 April 1985) Yellow Winner
Results summary
Place Contestant Show 1 Show 2 Show 3 Show 4 Show 5 Show 6 Show 7 Show 8
Part 1 Part 2 Part 1 Part 2
1 Noortje Winner
2 Sophie Second place
3 Rosalie Bottom 2 Bottom 2 Third place
4 Irene Bottom 2 Bottom 2 Bottom 2 Bottom 2 Eliminated 8th
5 Willemijn Bottom 2 Bottom 2 Bottom 2 Eliminated 7th
6 Carmen Bottom 2 Bottom 2 Eliminated 6th
7 Simone Bottom 2 Eliminated 5th
8 Angenita Bottom 2 Bottom 2 Eliminated 4th
9 Bente Bottom 2 Eliminated 3rd
10 Suzanne Bottom 2 Eliminated 2nd
11 Eefje Bottom 2 Eliminated 1st

Live shows

Week one (6 December)

Eefje was the first Mary to be eliminated in the Results show on Sunday followed by Suzanne who was the second Mary to be eliminated.

The show performances were:

Week two (13 December)

Bente was the third Mary to be eliminated in the Results show on Sunday

The show performances were:

Week three (20 December)

Angenita was the fourth Mary to be eliminated in the Results show on Sunday.

The show performances were:

Week four (27 December)

Simone was the fifth Mary to be eliminated in the Results show on Sunday

The show performances were:

Week five (3 January)

Carmen was the sixth Mary to be eliminated in the Results show on Sunday.

The show performances were:

  • Group performances:
  • Individual performances (in order of performance):
  • Jury's favourite Mary Poppins:
    • Erwin van Lambaart: Noortje
    • Pia Douwes: Irene (but revealed that her other favourite was Noortje, but was positive about Irene)
    • Thom Hoffman: Sophie
  • Sing-off:
    • Carmen and Willemijn were in the sing-off. They sang "Laat het op een zondag zijn (Tell Me on a Sunday)" (from the musical of the same name).
    • Willem Nijholt chose to save Willemijn and vote Carmen off.

Week six (10 January)

Week six was the quarter-final stage of the series.

Willemijn was the seventh Mary to be eliminated in the Results show on Sunday.

The show performances were:

  • Group performances:
  • Individual performances (in order of performance):
  • Round 1:
    • Willemijn: "Lief zijn voor mamma (When You're Good to Mama)" from the musical Chicago
    • Rosalie: "Zeur niet" from the musical Heerlijk duurt het langst
    • Irene: "Vincent (Dutch version)" by Don McLean
    • Sophie: "De nachten in Parijs" from the musical Irma la Douce
    • Noortje: "Zin in een feessie" from the musical De Stunt
  • Round 2:
  • Jury's favourite Mary Poppins:
    • Erwin van Lambaart: Noortje
    • Pia Douwes: Rosalie
    • Thom Hoffman: Noortje
  • Sing-off:
    • Willemijn and Irene were in the sing-off. They sang "Vluchten kan niet meer" (from the musical En nu naar bed).
    • Willem Nijholt chose to save Irene and vote Willemijn off.

Week seven (17 January)

Week seven was the semi-final stage of the series.

Irene was the eighth Mary to be eliminated in the Results show on Sunday – the last time Nijholt has any say in the vote.

The show performances were:

Week-eight (24 January)

Week eight was the final week of the show and the Grand-final when the winning Mary was revealed. Both shows aired live on Sunday with the main show and the Results show. The finalists were Noortje Herlaar, Rosalie de Jong and Sophie Veldhuizen. Noortje was the winner.

With all the decisions now being from the public vote, the voting lines opened at the start of Show One. At the end of Show One, the finalist with the lowest number of viewers votes, Rosalie was eliminated and therefore finished third. The voting lines then re-opened to vote for the series winner, with all the votes cast for the remaining two Marys carried over. Then in Show Two the final two Marys went head-to-head before the winner was announced as Noortje.

All eleven Mary finalists also performed. In Show two both Noortje and Sophie performed "Alles kan als jij het (Anything Can Happen)".

The show performances were:

  • Group performances:
    • Former Marys – "De winnaar krijgt de macht (The Winner Takes It All)" from the musical Mamma Mia!
    • Noortje, Rosalie & Sophie – "Als ik win (Brand New Day)" from the musical The Wiz
    • Noortje, Rosalie & Sophie – "Sing, Sing, Sing" by Louis Prima
    • Noortje & Sophie – "Tamelijk Voortreffelijk (Practically Perfect)"
  • Individual performances (in order of performance):
    • Show one
    • Show two
      • Sophie: "Alles kan (Anything Can Happen)"
      • Noortje: "Alles kan (Anything Can Happen)"
  • Show One third place
    • At the end of Show one, Rosalie was announced as finishing third.
  • Jury's verdict on who is Mary Poppins:
    • After Rosalie was eliminated from the final, the jury share their thoughts on who is Mary Poppins.
      • Erwin van Lambaart: Noortje
      • Pia Douwes: could not make a choice between Noortje and Sophie
      • Thom Hoffman: Sophie
      • Willem Nijholt: Noortje
  • The Final Vote

The final vote was then announced and it was revealed that the winner was Noortje Herlaar.

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