The Voice van Vlaanderen is a Belgian reality talent show. The 1st season of the Flemish version premiered on November 25, 2011 on the vtm television network.
The coaches for the debut seasons were Natalia Druyts, one of the most popular recording artists of Flandern and close runner-up of the first season of Idool, Koen Wauters, host and judge of several casting shows and band member of Clouseau, Jasper Steverlinck, who was topping the Flemish single charts with a cover of Life on Mars and Alex Callier from Flemish band Hooverphonic. The winner of this season was Glenn Claes from team Jasper.
Blind auditions Key
Episode 1: November 25, 2011 OrderContestantSongCoaches' and Contestants' ChoicesAlex CallierJasper SteverlinckKoen WautersNatalia Druyts 1Lien Vervoort"Nobody's Wife" — 2Joke Vincke"Use Somebody" — — — 3Bert Voordeckers"Girl, You'll be a woman soon" 4Maxine Eeckeloo"Someone Like You" 5Maureen Alberg"Proud Mary" — — — — 6Willem Coppenolle en Bart Barends"All Shook Up" — — — 7Inge Van Gaver"River Deep Mountain High" — — 8Jolien Teuwen"Mad About You" — — — — 9Thea Van Damme"Valerie" — — 10Glenn Claes"I Shot the Sheriff" 11Patricia Lalomia"Listen" — — — — 12Dirk Cassiers"Hard To Handle" 13Thomas Cassiers"Ordinary People" — — —
Episode 2: 2 December 2011 OrderContestantSongCoaches' and Contestants' ChoicesAlex CallierJasper SteverlinckKoen WautersNatalia Druyts 1Axelle Aerts"It's a man's, man's, man's world" 2Stephen Dhondt"Somebody To Love Me" — — — — 3Kizi Van Elschot"What Do You Want From Me" — 4Nikita Wilms"Total Eclipse of the Heart" — — — 5Marie Schoovaerts"Somewhere over the Rainbow" — — — 6Rene Paul Harris"Another Day" — — — 7Julia Hadian"Afscheid" — — — — 8Kris Ratiau"I Don't Want to Be" — — 9Mayken Hoessen"(What If God Was) One Of Us" — 10Caroline Van Gils"She Will Be Loved" — — — — 11Yass Smaali"The Lazy Song" — 12Gabriëla, Alexandra en Elisabeth Vinken"Hallelujah" —
Episode 3: 9 December 2011 OrderContestantSongCoaches' and Contestants' ChoicesAlex CallierJasper SteverlinckKoen WautersNatalia Druyts 1Eveline Billiau"In the arms of an angel" 2Nick Beernaert"A Kind of Magic" — 3Leila Minten"Save Tonight" — — — — 4Wen Bellens"Hurt" — — — 5Julia"Chasing Pavements" — — — — 6Wim Vandenberghe"Hallelujah" 7Iris Van Straten"Back to Black" — — 8Yvette Keijzers"Piece Of My Heart" — 9Zinno Luxem"The Edge of Glory" — — — — 10Stephanie Oclin"Nothing Compares" — 11Andries de Winter"The scientist" — — — — 12Stefaan de Winter"Summertime" — — — 13Sylvie Vasière"Lost" — — — — 14Ludovic Nyamabo"Ordinary People"
Episode 4: 16 December 2011 OrderContestantSongCoaches' and Contestants' ChoicesAlex CallierJasper SteverlinckKoen WautersNatalia Druyts 1Natalie Schoonbaert"Heavy Cross" — 2Vanessa Issa"You Can Reach Me" — — — — 3Tanguy Van Dooren"I need a Dollar" 4Suzy Verwaest"This world" — — 5Sofie D'Hondt"I Love U I Do" — — 6Steffi Oversteyns"Time After Time" — — — — 7Claudia Decaluwé"Have a little faith" — 8Astrid Wittevrongel"Big Girls Don't Cry" — 9Brent Redant"I've Got Dreams To Remember" — — — — 10Karen Melis"Make you Feel my Love" — — — 11Wendy Satyn"Girl" — — — — 12Katy Satyn"Man in the Mirror" — — — — 13Dimitri Verhoeven"Let's stay together" — 14Kris Struyven en Harry Hendrickx"Senza Catene" — — —
Episode 5: 23 December 2011 OrderContestantSongCoaches' and Contestants' ChoicesAlex CallierJasper SteverlinckKoen WautersNatalia Druyts 1Kate Desot"Hurt" — — — 2Kathleen Truyts"Hoeveel ik van je hou" — — — — 3Pistice Yoka Mpela"U Remind Me" 4Elisa Guarraci"The Edge Of Glory" — — — — 5Claudia Guarraci"I Just Want To Make Love To You" — — — 6Sonia Pelgrims"Help!" — — — — 7Zippora De Brauwer"You've Got The Love" — — 8Vincent Ceunen"Love You More" — 9Lize Colson"Sunrise" — — 10Wim Van Poucke"Wherever You Will Go" — — — 11Kim Leyers"Rolling In The Deep" — — — — 12Matthias Krüger"Fast Car" — 13Sammy Dumetier"Another Day" — — — — 14Dimitri Jambé"This Is The Last Time" — — — 15Eva Jacobs"If I Ain't Got You"
Episode 6: 30 December 2011 OrderContestantSongCoaches' and Contestants' ChoicesAlex CallierJasper SteverlinckKoen WautersNatalia Druyts 1Charlotte Buyl"Mercy" — 2Karim Lequenne"Time After Time" — — — 3Yannie Willems"I Can't Stand the Rain" — — 4Kenny Belcastro"Nessun Dorma" — — 5Dorothy Wuyts"Diep in Mij" — — — — 6Eley Van Hemelrijck"Stand by My Woman" — — 7Silke Mastbooms"Right to be Wrong" — — — 8Els De Martelaere"I'm not so Tough" — — 9Kimberley Ceulemans"Angel" — — — 10Teresa Orlando"Sweet about Me" — — — 11Nathalie Hamelton"That Man" — — —
The Wildcards OrderContestantSongCoaches' ChoicesAlex CallierJasper SteverlinckKoen WautersNatalia Druyts 1Jodie Blommaert"To Make You Feel My Love" — — — 2Willem Storms"Creep" — — — 3Julia "Kristina" Hadian"Halo" — — — 4Wesley Meyendonck"Ain't no Sunshine" — — — 5Sarah Mulowayi"At Last" — — — 6Zinno Luxem"Drops of Jupiter" — — — 7Ziggy Venneman"Papillon" — — —
Battles Coaches begin narrowing down the playing field by training the contestants with the help of "trusted advisors". Each episode featured eight battles consisting two of pairings from within each team, and each battle concluding with the respective coach eliminating one of the two contestants; the six winners for each coach advanced to the live shows.
Alex CallierJasper SteverlinckKoen WautersNatalia Druyts Christa Jerome David Poltrock Vincent Pierins Bert Gielen
– Battle Winner
Episode 7: 6 January 2012 Order Coach Contestant Contestant Song 1 Koen Wauters Dirk Cassiers Sofie D'Hondt "Firework" 2 Jasper Steverlinck Zusjes Vinken Nick Beernaert "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" 3 Alex Callier Claudia Guarraci Thea Van Damme "Tainted Love" 4 Natalia Druyts Silke Mastbooms Willem Coppenolle en Bart Barends "Devil in Disguise" 5 Alex Callier Tanguy Van Dooren Kenny Belcastro "Miss Sarajevo" 6 Koen Wauters Wen Bellens Matthias Krüger "Broken Strings" 7 Natalia Druyts Sarah Mulowayi Julia "Kristina" Hadian "Survivor" 8 Jasper Steverlinck Mayken Hoessen Ziggy Venneman "Nine Crimes"
Episode 8: 13 January 2012 Order Coach Contestant Contestant Song 1 Natalia Druyts Claudia Decaluwé Yvette Keijzers "Dancing in the Street" 2 Jasper Steverlinck Maxine Eeckeloo Thomas Cassiers "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" 3 Natalia Druyts Axelle Aerts Kate Desot "Telephone" 4 Koen Wauters Stephanie Oclin Rene Paul Harris "Moves like Jagger" 5 Alex Callier Kimberley Ceulemans Jodie Blommaert "Why Don't You Do Right?" 6 Natalia Druyts Kris Struyven & Harry Hendrickx Dimitri Jambé "You're the Voice" 7 Jasper Steverlinck Glenn Claes Zinno Luxem "If You Let Me Stay" 8 Alex Callier Eveline Billiau Dimitri Verhoeven "Pack Up" 9 Koen Wauters Els De Martelaere Wesley Meyendonck "I Don't Want to Talk About It"
Episode 9: 20 January 2012 Order Coach Contestant Contestant Song 1 Natalia Druyts Inge Van Gaver Nikita Wilms "Sleeping in my Car" 2 Alex Callier Kris Ratiau Willem Storms "Wonderwall" 3 Natalia Druyts Yass Smaali Karim Lequenne "The Message" 4 Alex Callier Astrid Wittevrongel Teresa Orlando "Non non rien n'a changé" 5 Koen Wauters Kizi Van Elschot Wim Van Poucke "Beast of Burden" 6 Jasper Steverlinck Wim Vandenberghe Vincent Ceunen "Don't Dream It's Over" 7 Alex Callier Marie Schoovaerts Joke Vincke "Just Can't Get Enough" 8 Jasper Steverlinck Charlotte Buyl Suzy Verwaest "Toxic" 9 Koen Wauters Eva Jacobs Pistice Yoka Mpela "Ain't nothing like the real thing"
Episode 10: 27 January 2012 Order Coach Contestant Contestant Song 1 Koen Wauters Bert Voordeckers Nathalie Hamelton "The Lady is a Tramp" 2 Jasper Steverlinck Lize Colson Natalie Schoonbaert "Coming Around Again" 3 Natalia Druyts Ludovic Nyamabo Karen Melis "Easy Lover" 4 Jasper Steverlinck Zippora De Brauwer Lien Vervoort "It's My Life" 5 Koen Wauters Eley Van Hemelrijck Yannie Willems "As" 6 Alex Callier Iris Van Straten Stefaan de Winter "Video Games"
The Sing-off Each coach nominates 5 acts from their group to advance to the live shows. The 3 remaining acts per group will do a sing-off for the remaining live show spot.
Sing Off # Coach Contestant Song Sing Off 1 Natalia Druyts Inge Van Gaver "River Deep Mountain High" Yvette Keijzers "Piece Of My Heart" Kris Struyven en Harry Hendrickx "Senza Catene" Sing Off 2 Jasper Steverlinck Charlotte Buyl "Mercy" Lize Colson "Sunrise" Zippora De Brauwer "You've Got The Love" Sing Off 3 Koen Wauters Stephanie Oclin "Nothing Compares" Wim Van Poucke "Wherever You Will Go" Matthias Krüger "Fast Car" Sing Off 4 Alex Callier Thea Van Damme "Valerie" Joke Vincke "Use Somebody" Astrid Wittevrongel "Big Girls Don't Cry"
Live shows — Contestant was in the bottom and immediately eliminated by the coach — Contestant was in the bottom and saved after the Sing-Off by the coach — Contestant was in the bottom and eliminated after the Sing-Off by the coach
Episode 11: 3 February 2012 Order Coach Contestant Song Result1Jasper SteverlinckWim Vandenberghe"Big Love"Eliminated2Koen WautersEley Van Hemelrijck"Señorita"Eliminated3Jasper SteverlinckZusjes Vinken"Bang Bang"Public Vote4Koen WautersBert Voordeckers"White Room"Public Vote5Jasper SteverlinckMayken Hoessen"You and Your Sister"The Sing Off6Koen WautersEls De Martelaere"Brass in Pocket"Eliminated7Jasper SteverlinckMaxine Eeckeloo"I Can't Make You Love Me"Jasper's Vote8Koen WautersPistice Yoka Mpela"It Girl"The Sing Off9Jasper SteverlinckCharlotte Buyl"I Follow Rivers"Eliminated10Koen WautersDirk Cassiers"Make You Feel My Love"Public Vote11Jasper SteverlinckGlenn Claes"I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man"Public Vote12Koen WautersStephanie Oclin"Weak"Koen's Vote
Episode 12: 10 February 2012 Order Coach Contestant Song Result1Alex CallierEveline Billiau"Heaven"Public Vote2Natalia DruytsKris Struyven & Harry Hendrickx"Caruso"Public Vote3Alex CallierWillem Storms"Hey Ya!"Eliminated4Natalia DruytsAxelle Aerts"Domino"Eliminated5Alex CallierJodie Blommaert"Anyone Who Had a Heart"The Sing Off6Natalia DruytsSarah Mulowayi"I Want You Back"Eliminated7Alex CallierJoke Vincke"Like a Virgin"Alex' Vote8Natalia DruytsYass Smaali"The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"The Sing Off9Alex CallierIris Van Straten"The River"Public Vote10Natalia DruytsSilke Mastbooms"American Boy"Public Vote11Alex CallierTanguy Van Dooren"On a Mission"Eliminated12Natalia DruytsLudovic Nyamabo"Work It Out"Natalia's Vote
Episode 13: 17 February 2012 Order Coach Contestant Song Result1Koen WautersPistice Yoka Mpela"Let's Stay Together"Eliminated2Jasper SteverlinckGlenn Claes"The Sound of Silence"Public Vote3Koen WautersDirk Cassiers"Boogie Down"Public Vote4Jasper SteverlinckZusjes Vinken"Bad Things"Eliminated5Koen WautersStephanie Oclin"When a Man Loves a Woman"Koen's Vote6Jasper SteverlinckMayken Hoessen"What I Am"Jasper's Vote7Koen WautersBert Voordeckers"Touch Me"Koen' Vote8Jasper SteverlinckMaxine Eeckeloo"Dancing in the Dark"Jasper's Vote
Episode 14: 23 February 2012 Order Coach Contestant Song Result1Natalia DruytsKris Struyven en Harry Hendrickx"Under Pressure"Eliminated2Alex CallierIris Van Straten"Hurt"Alex' Vote3Natalia DruytsLudovic Nyamabo"Lovely Day"Natalia's Vote4Alex CallierJoke Vincke"Heartbeats"Alex' Vote5Natalia DruytsYass Smaali"When I Get You Alone"Natalia's Vote6Alex CallierJodie Blommaert"Handbags and Gladrags"Eliminated7Natalia DruytsSilke Mastbooms"Ain’t It Funny"Public Vote8Alex CallierEveline Billiau"Unfinished Sympathy"Public Vote
Episode 15: 2 March 2012