Idool 2004


Idool 2004 was the second season of the Flemish version of the Idol series. It was won by Joeri Fransen, who could not follow the footsteps of former winner Peter Evrard and only release one album before he was dropped by his record company.
However, second runner-up Sandrine Van Handenhoven, who was a longtime favorite throughout the season above the winner and the runner-up, enjoyed an ongoing success as a singer as well as the host of the Flemish Big Brother programme and therefore is now considered as the unofficial winner of Idool 2005 as she almost represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2008, coming in close 2nd in the national final.
Laura Ramaekers has already been a semifinalist on Idool 2003.

Finals

Finalists

ContestantAgeHometownVoted OffLiveshow Theme
Joeri Fransen23HerentalsWinnerGrand Finale
Wouter De Clerck21Merksem12 December 2004Grand Finale
Sandrine Van Handenhoven20Sint-Niklaas5 December 2004Unplugged
Laura Ramaekers19Tongeren28 November 2004Rock Hits
Born Meirlaen24Latem21 November 2004Big Band
Maarten Cox19Neerpelt14 November 2004One Hit Wonders
Janina Van Caneghem21Leopoldsburg7 November 2004Film Songs
Laura D'Heedene19Honsem31 October 2004Dutch Songs
Sarah Cain23Hamont-Achel24 October 2004Disco Hits
Annelies Cappaert25Zedelgem17 October 2004My Idol

Finals Elimination Chart

SafeSafe FirstSafe LastEliminated

Live show details

Heat 1 (19 September 2004)

;Notes
  • Born Meirlaen, Sarah Cain and Joeri Fransen advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other 7 contestants were eliminated.
  • Siham Ben Taleb returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the Wildcard Round.

Heat 2 (26 September 2004)

;Notes
  • Annelies Cappaert, Laura D'Heedene and Wouter De Clerck advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other 7 contestants were eliminated.
  • Janina Van Caneghem and Mai Nuyts returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the Wildcard Round.

Heat 3 (3 October 2004)

;Notes
  • Maarten Cox, Laura Ramaekers and Sandrine Van Handenhoven advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other 7 contestants were eliminated.
  • Sarah Cappaert returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the Wildcard Round.

Wildcard round (10 October 2004)

;Notes
  • Janina Van Caneghem received most votes, and completed the top 10.

Live Show 1 (17 October 2004)

Theme: My Idol
ArtistSong Result
Annelies Cappaert"Left Outside Alone" Eliminated
Born Meirlaen"Man in the Mirror" Safe
Janina Van Caneghem"One Moment in Time" Safe
Joeri Fransen"If I Had a Rocket Launcher" Bottom three
Laura D'Heedene"Nobody's Wife" Safe
Laura Ramaekers"You Had Me" Safe
Maarten Cox"I'll Be There for You" Safe
Sandrine Van Handenhoven"I'm Every Woman" Safe
Sarah Cain"Piece of My Heart" Bottom two
Wouter De Clerck"Walking in Memphis" Safe

Live Show 2 (24 October 2004)

Theme: Disco Hits
ArtistSong Result
Born Meirlaen"Señorita" Safe
Janina Van Caneghem"Disco Inferno" Safe
Joeri Fransen"All Night Long (All Night)" Bottom three
Laura D'Heedene"We Are Family" Safe
Laura Ramaekers"Hot Stuff" Bottom two
Maarten Cox"Sex Bomb" Safe
Sandrine Van Handenhoven"Lola's Theme" Safe
Sarah Cain"Never Can Say Goodbye" Eliminated
Wouter De Clerck"Fresh" Safe

Live Show 3 (31 October 2004)

Theme: Dutch Songs
ArtistSong Result
Born Meirlaen"Leef" Safe
Janina Van Caneghem"Dag vreemde man" Bottom two
Joeri Fransen"Geen toeval" Safe
Laura D'Heedene"Meisjes aan de macht" Eliminated
Laura Ramaekers"Ik zie" Safe
Maarten Cox"Laat ons een bloem" Safe
Sandrine Van Handenhoven"Heb ik ooit gezegd" Safe
Wouter De Clerck"Je hoeft niet naar huis vannacht" Bottom three

Live Show 4 (7 November 2004)

Theme: Film Songs
ArtistSong Result
Born Meirlaen"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" Bottom two
Janina Van Caneghem"Flashdance... What a Feeling" Eliminated
Joeri Fransen"Everybody's Talkin'" Bottom three
Laura Ramaekers"I Believe I Can Fly" Safe
Maarten Cox"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" Safe
Sandrine Van Handenhoven"Work It Out" Safe
Wouter De Clerck"Footloose" Safe

Live Show 5 (14 November 2004)

Theme: One Hit Wonders
ArtistSong Result
Born Meirlaen"Breakfast at Tiffany's" Safe
Joeri Fransen"Lovin' Whiskey" Safe
Laura Ramaekers"Crush" Safe
Maarten Cox"Wonderful Life" Eliminated
Sandrine Van Handenhoven"I Love Your Smile" Safe
Wouter De Clerck"You" Bottom two
Born Meirlaen & Sandrine Van Handenhoven"It Takes Two" N/A
Joeri Fransen & Wouter De Clerck"Dancing in the Street" N/A
Laura Ramaekers & Maarten Cox"Up Where We Belong" N/A

Live Show 6 (21 November 2004)

Theme: Big Band
ArtistSong Result
Born Meirlaen"Beyond the Sea" Eliminated
Joeri Fransen"Feeling Good" Safe
Laura Ramaekers"Big Spender" Bottom two
Sandrine Van Handenhoven"Me and Mr. Jones" Safe
Wouter De Clerck"Fever" Safe

Live Show 7 (28 November 2004)

Theme: Rock Hits
ArtistFirst song Second songResult
Joeri Fransen"Black" "Clocks" Safe
Laura Ramaekers"Bitch" "The First Cut Is the Deepest" Eliminated
Sandrine Van Handenhoven"Get the Party Started" "Pieces of Me" Safe
Wouter De Clerck"Are You Gonna Go My Way" "Born in the U.S.A." Bottom two

Live Show 8: Semi-final (5 December 2004)

Theme: Unplugged
ArtistFirst song Second songResult
Joeri Fransen"Out of Time" "Wicked Game" Safe
Sandrine Van Handenhoven"Emotions" "Mad About You" Eliminated
Wouter De Clerck"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" "Layla" Safe