# Holland's Got Talent season 3

The third season of the Dutch talent show Holland's Got Talent was broadcast from July 9, 2010, to September 10, 2010, on RTL 4.
This was the first season to be broadcast on RTL 4 (previous seasons were broadcast on SBS6) and therefore it had a different presenter and two new judging panel members. The presenter was Robert ten Brink, who replaced Gerard Joling from the previous years. After it was announced that Holland's Got Talent was going to RTL 4 and that Patricia Paay was staying on the panel as a judge, there was much speculation about who would be the other panelists. Names such as Albert Verlinde, Paay's ex-husband Adam Curry and Jacques d'Ancona were mentioned. Paay immediately made it clear that he did not want to work with d'Ancona, since he allegedly made indecent comments about Paay. It was eventually announced that the two other panellists alongside Paay were Gordon Heuckeroth and Dan Karaty. Karaty, having been a judge on the Dutch version of So You Think You Can Dance seemed a perfect fit for the role.
There was also a rivalry between Holland's Got Talent and the SBS6 talent show Popstars, (on which Patricia Paay had previously been a member of the panel) both being broadcast at the same time. However, the HGT judges and presenter Robert ten Brink made sure not to talk negatively about the rival show when asked about it in the media. Former judging panel member Henkjan Smits did congratulate RTL 4 after having a well received and highly viewed final for the show on September 10.
The first live show was broadcast on August 13, 2010. After much speculation from the media (including De Telegraaf), the show was eventually won by Martin Hurkens. Gordon told him that he could place himself next to Paul Potts and Susan Boyle (famous winners of the British counterpart of the show, Britain's Got Talent).

## Auditions

The auditions took place in May and June and were all held in one theatre. During the auditions, 64 acts were deemed live show worthy, however this was exactly double what could actually go through. The judges then deliberated which 32 acts could go through to the live shows. Since the judges couldn't decide on their outcome, seven acts were made to audition a second time, and as a result of this, three more acts made it into the final 32.

## Semi-finals

The act with the most votes earns a place in the final. From the two acts that come second and third, the judges will choose one more that will also go to the final. Each judge has their own vote that they can cast on one of the two acts.

### Semi-finalists

| Participant | Age(s) | Genre | Act | Semi-Final | Result |
| Adonis | | Acrobatics | Acrogymnastics | 2 | Semi-finalist |
| Angelique Vanackere | 35 | Music | Opera singer | 1 | Finalist |
| A-tif en Suggest | 24-24 | Music | Hip-hop singers/rappers | 1 | Semi-finalist |
| Bart Juwett | | Entertainment | Ventriloquist | 2 | Semi-finalist |
| Bas Olde Bijvank & Harald Wiersema | | Music | Singing duo | 3 | Semi-finalist |
| Break Kidz | 9-14 | Dance | Breakdancers | 3 | Third Place |
| Christina Noordberger | 29 | Music | Musical singer | 4 | Semi-finalist |
| Crazy Violist | 14 | Music | Hip-hop violinist | 1 | Semi-finalist |
| Delano Vossen Houten | 19 | Music | Pianist | 4 | Semi-finalist |
| Dez | | Entertainment | BMX-stunts | 4 | Semi-finalist |
| Drumband Heelsum | | Music | Drum band | 2 | Semi-finalist |
| Elastic Double | 23/20 | Dance | Poppin and Lockin | 2 | Runner-up |
| Elke Rouwmaat | 29 | Music | Singer | 3 | Semi-finalist |
| Farid Rislani | | Music | Singer | 2 | Semi-finalist |
| Harrie Harrewar | | Entertainment | Duck Entertainer | 3 | Semi-finalist |
| 155 - Eenvijfvijf (Ill Skill Squad) | | Entertainment/dance | Comedy dancers | 1 | Semi-finalist |
| Jaqueline & Alex Glijn | 32/42 | Dance | Ballroom in a wheelchair | 2 | Finalist |
| Kim | 9 | Music | Singer | 1 | Finalist |
| Leanne Trienekens en Marieke Trienekens-Pellens | 8/36 | Dance | Riverdance | 1 | Finalist |
| Lera Razankova & Erik Feis | 10/11 | Dance | Ballroom | 3 | Semi-finalist |
| Martin Hurkens | 57 | Music | Opera singer | 4 | Winner |
| Megan Roele | 14 | Music | Singer | 2 | Semi-finalist |
| Michaël Betrian | 14 | Acrobatics | Diabolo | 4 | Semi-finalist |
| Miss Flora Gattina | | Dance | Pole dancer | 4 | Finalist |
| Patricia Mulder | 39 | Music | Jazz singer | 3 | Finalist |
| Rebecca en Lotte | 31 | Entertainment | Dog Tricks | 1 | Semi-finalist |
| Sanne Croese | 22 | Dance | Belly dancer | 3 | Semi-finalist |
| Sim'Ran | 23–24 | Music | R&B girl group | 4 | Semi-finalist |
| Sniggy & Santios | 24/26 | Music | Beatboxers | 2 | Semi-finalist |
| Street4OnE | | Dance | Hip-hop dancers | 3 | Semi-finalist |
| Team Unleashed | | Entertainment | Freerunners | 4 | Semi-finalist |
| X Vibe | | Dance | Hip-hop dancers | 1 | Semi-finalist |

### Semi-final summary

    Buzzed out | Judges' vote | Advanced - Public Vote
    Advanced - Judges' Vote | Eliminated - Judges' Vote | Eliminated

#### Semi-final 1 (August 13, 2010)

| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Result |
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Heuckeroth | Paay | Karaty | Result |
| X Vibe | 1 | | | | Eliminated |
| Kim | 2 | | | | Advanced (Won Judges' Vote) |
| Crazy Violinist | 3 | | | | Eliminated |
| Rebecca and Lotte | 4 | | | | Eliminated |
| Leanne and Marieke | 5 | | | | Advanced (Won Judges' Vote) |
| A-tif and Suggest | 6 | | | | Eliminated |
| 155 - One Five Five (Ill Skill Squad) | 7 | | | | Eliminated |
| Angelique Vanackere | 8 | | | | Advanced (Won Public Vote) |
* The judges couldn't decide between the second and third place contestants. Paay decided with to choose Kim, and Karaty decided to choose Leanne and Marieke, (however only on the basis that he didn't have to make a decision). Gordon couldn't choose and decided in consultation with Paay and Karaty that both acts would move on.

#### Semi-final 2 (August 20, 2010)

| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Result |
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Heuckeroth | Paay | Karaty | Result |
| Drum band Heelsum | 1 | | | | Eliminated |
| Megan Roele | 2 | | | | Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote) |
| Sniggy & Santios | 3 | | | | Eliminated |
| Adonis | 4 | | | | Eliminated |
| Farid Rislani | 5 | | | | Eliminated |
| Jaqueline & Alex Glijn | 6 | | | | Advanced (Won Judges' Vote) |
| Elastic Double | 7 | | | | Advanced (Won Public Vote) |
| Bart Juwett | 8 | | | | Eliminated |

#### Semi-final 3 (August 27, 2010)

| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Result |
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Heuckeroth | Paay | Karaty | Result |
| Street4OnE | 1 | | | | Eliminated |
| Elke Rouwmaat | 2 | | | | Eliminated |
| Lera Razankova & Erik Feis | 3 | | | | Eliminated |
| Patricia Mulder | 4 | | | | Advanced (Won Judges' Vote) |
| Harrie Harrewar | 5 | | | | Eliminated |
| Sanne Croese | 6 | | | | Eliminated |
| Bas Olde Bijvank & Harald Wiersema | 7 | / | | | Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote) |
| Break Kidz | 8 | | | | Advanced (Won Public Vote) |

#### Semi-final 4 (September 3, 2010)

| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Result |
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Heuckeroth | Paay | Karaty | Result |
| Michael Betrian | 1 | | | | Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote) |
| Sim'Ran | 2 | | | | Eliminated |
| Team Unleashed | 3 | | | | Eliminated |
| This | 4 | | | | Eliminated |
| Christina Noordberger | 5 | | | | Eliminated |
| Delano Foxes Wooden | 6 | | | | Eliminated |
| Miss Flora Gattina | 7 | | | | Advanced (Won Judges' Vote) |
| Martin Hurkens | 8 | | | | Advanced (Won Public Vote) |

### Final (September 10, 2010)

* Guest performance: Los Angeles: The Voices
    Winner | Runner-up
| Finalist | Order | Result |
| Break Kidz | 1 | 3rd |
| Patricia Mulder | 2 | 8th |
| Miss Flora Gattina | 3 | 4th |
| Leanne and Marieke | 4 | 7th |
| Angelique Vanackere | 5 | 6th |
| Martin Hurkens | 6 | 1st |
| Jaqueline & Alex | 7 | 9th |
| Kim | 8 | 5th |
| Elastic Double | 9 | 2nd |

### Ratings

| Show | Date | Viewers | Weekly rank |
| Auditions 1 | July 9 | 1,007,000 | 4 |
| Auditions 2 | July 16 | 1,071,000 | 5 |
| Auditions 3 | July 23 | 1,274,000 | 2 |
| Auditions 4 | July 30 | 1,424,000 | 2 |
| Best of Auditions | August 6 | 1,396,000 | 2 |
| Semi-final 1 | August 13 | 1,744,000 | 2 |
| Semi-final 2 | August 20 | 1,424,000 | 2 |
| Semi-final 3 | August 27 | 1,830,000 | 2 |
| Semi-final 4 | September 3 | 1,904,000 | 2 |
| Final | September 10 | 2,588,000 | 1 |
| Season Average | 2010 | 1,566,000 | 2 |