Op zoek naar Evita
| Op zoek naar Evita | |
|---|---|
| Starring |
Frits Sissing (Host) Pia Douwes (Judge) Erwin van Lambaart (Judge) Peter van de Velde (Judge) |
| Country of origin | Netherlands |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Eyeworks |
| Release | |
| Original network | AVRO |
| Original release | August 19 - October 21, 2007 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by |
Op zoek naar Joseph (2008) Op zoek naar Mary Poppins (2009) |
| Website | |
Op zoek naar Evita (Looking for Evita) was a 2007 talent show-themed television series produced by the AVRO in the Netherlands. It documented the search for a new, undiscovered musical theatre performer to play the role of Eva Peron in the 2008 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Evita.
The show was hosted by Frits Sissing who announced Brigitte Heitzer as the winner of the final public telephone vote on 21 October 2007 and masterminded by Willem Nijholt.
It became the first of a series of the Dutch themed talent contests to be produced by the AVRO in collaboration with Willem Nijholt. Op zoek naar Joseph followed in 2008 to find a new male lead for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and in 2009 it will be followed by Op zoek naar Mary Poppins searching for a new lead to play Mary Poppins in a production of the musical Mary Poppins.
To assess and train the potential Evitas and judge them during the live shows, an expert panel was chosen. The panel included:
The final ten contestants competed in the live studio finals held on Sunday nights over eight weeks. Each week the contestants sang and performed during the live show, receiving comments from the judges following their performance. The public then got a chance to vote for their favourite Evita, and the two contestants with the least votes performed a sing-off in front of Nijholt, who then decided which Evita to keep in the contest. This was repeated with the top ten, the top nine, the top eight, the top seven, the top six, the top five and the top four.
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