# 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

(ages stated at time of contest)
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Voted Off | Liveshow Theme |
| Joeri Fransen | 23 | Herentals | Winner | Grand Finale |
| Wouter De Clerck | 21 | Merksem | 12 December 2004 | Grand Finale |
| Sandrine Van Handenhoven | 20 | Sint-Niklaas | 5 December 2004 | Unplugged |
| Laura Ramaekers | 19 | Tongeren | 28 November 2004 | Rock Hits |
| Born Meirlaen | 24 | Latem | 21 November 2004 | Big Band |
| Maarten Cox | 19 | Neerpelt | 14 November 2004 | One Hit Wonders |
| Janina Van Caneghem | 21 | Leopoldsburg | 7 November 2004 | Film Songs |
| Laura D'Heedene | 19 | Honsem | 31 October 2004 | Dutch Songs |
| Sarah Cain | 23 | Hamont-Achel | 24 October 2004 | Disco Hits |
| Annelies Cappaert | 25 | Zedelgem | 17 October 2004 | My Idol |

### Finals Elimination Chart

| Safe | Safe First | Safe Last | Eliminated |
| Stage: | Stage: | Semi | Semi | Semi | Wild Card | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Week: | Week: | 09/19 | 09/26 | 10/03 | 10/10 | 10/17 | 10/24 | 10/31 | 11/07 | 11/14 | 11/21 | 11/28 | 12/05 | 12/12 |
| Place | Contestant | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1 | Joeri Fransen | 3rd | | | | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | | Btm 3 | | | | | Winner |
| 2 | Wouter De Clerck | | 3rd | | | | | Btm 3 | | Btm 2 | | Btm 2 | | Runner-Up |
| 3 | Sandrine Van Handenhoven | | | 3rd | | | | | | | | | Elim | |
| 4 | Laura Ramaekers | | | 2nd | | | Btm 2 | | | | Btm 2 | Elim | | |
| 5 | Born Meirlaen | 1st | | | | | | | Btm 2 | | Elim | | | |
| 6 | Maarten Cox | | | 1st | | | | | | Elim | | | | |
| 7 | Janina Van Caneghem | | Elim | | Saved | | | Btm 2 | Elim | | | | | |
| 8 | Laura D'Heedene | | 2nd | | | | | Elim | | | | | | |
| 9 | Sarah Cain | 2nd | | | | Btm 2 | Elim | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Annelies Cappaert | | 1st | | | Elim | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Sarah Cappaert | | | Elim | Elim | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Maï Nuyts | | Elim | | Elim | | | | | | | | | |
| Wild Card | Siham Ben Taleb | Elim | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 3 | Benny Willaert | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 3 | Björn Rotthier | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 3 | Eline Faes | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 3 | Pieter Leunens | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 3 | Valerie Mouton | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 3 | Wine Lauwers | | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 2 | Claude Quickels | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 2 | Davy Macquoi | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 2 | Isabelle Dumortier | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 2 | Melina Vissers | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 2 | Tim Driesen | | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 1 | Antoon Torfs | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 1 | Ingrid De Smedt | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 1 | Jessie Gobeyn | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 1 | Leslie Elst | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 1 | Robby Van Lent | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Semi- Final 1 | Sabine Van Campenhout | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Live show details
#### Heat 1 (19 September 2004)

| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Antoon Torfs | "Just the Two of Us" (Bill Withers) | Eliminated |
| Born Meirlaen | "This Love" (Maroon 5) | Advanced |
| Ingrid De Smedt | "I've Got the Music in Me" (Kiki Dee) | Eliminated |
| Jessie Gobeyn | "Out of Reach" (Gabrielle) | Eliminated |
| Joeri Fransen | "Lean on Me" (Bill Withers) | Advanced |
| Leslie Elst | "Rain Down on Me" (Kane) | Eliminated |
| Robby Van Lent | "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" (Barry White) | Eliminated |
| Sabine Van Campenhout | "The Rose" (Bette Midler) | Eliminated |
| Sarah Cain | "My Immortal" (Evanescence) | Advanced |
| Siham Ben Taleb | "I'll Be There" (The Jackson 5) | Eliminated |

##### 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)

| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Annelies Cappaert | "Somebody to Love" (Queen) | Advanced |
| Claude Quikels | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (Elton John) | Eliminated |
| Davy Macquoi | "Another Day" (Buckshot LeFonque) | Eliminated |
| Isabelle Dumortier | "Un-Break My Heart" (Toni Braxton) | Eliminated |
| Janina Van Caneghem | "Inseparable" (Natalie Cole) | Eliminated |
| Laura D'Heedene | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Aretha Franklin) | Advanced |
| Mai Nuyts | "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" (Alicia Keys) | Eliminated |
| Melina Vissers | "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (Otis Redding) | Eliminated |
| Tim Driesen | "Breathe Easy" (Blue) | Eliminated |
| Wouter De Clerck | "Jessie" (Joshua Kadison) | Advanced |

##### 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)

| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Benny Willaert | "When the Lights Go Down" (Novastar) | Eliminated |
| Björn Rotthier | "Somewhere Only We Know" (Keane) | Eliminated |
| Eline Faes | "The One" (Shakira) | Eliminated |
| Laura Ramaekers | "If I Ain't Got You" (Alicia Keys) | Advanced |
| Maarten Cox | "She's Always a Woman" (Billy Joel) | Advanced |
| Pieter Erasmus Leumens | "Don't You Know" (The Scabs) | Eliminated |
| Sandrine Van Handenhoven | "Impossible" (Christina Aguilera) | Advanced |
| Sarah Cappaert | "Perfect Day" (Lou Reed) | Eliminated |
| Valerie Mouton | "I Will Survive" (Gloria Gaynor) | Eliminated |
| Wine Lauwers | "Walk Away" (Christina Aguilera) | Eliminated |

##### 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)

| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Janina Van Caneghem | "Beautiful" (Christina Aguilera) | Advanced |
| Maï Nuyts | "I'm Outta Love" (Anastacia) | Eliminated |
| Sarah Cappaert | "I'm Like a Bird" (Nelly Furtado) | Eliminated |
| Siham Ben Taleb | "Heaven" (Bryan Adams) | Eliminated |

##### Notes

* Janina Van Caneghem received most votes, and completed the top 10.

#### Live Show 1 (17 October 2004)

Theme: My Idol
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Annelies Cappaert | "Left Outside Alone" (Anastacia) | Eliminated |
| Born Meirlaen | "Man in the Mirror" (Michael Jackson) | Safe |
| Janina Van Caneghem | "One Moment in Time" (Whitney Houston) | Safe |
| Joeri Fransen | "If I Had a Rocket Launcher" (Bruce Cockburn) | Bottom three |
| Laura D'Heedene | "Nobody's Wife" (Anouk) | Safe |
| Laura Ramaekers | "You Had Me" (Joss Stone) | Safe |
| Maarten Cox | "I'll Be There for You" (The Rembrandts) | Safe |
| Sandrine Van Handenhoven | "I'm Every Woman" (Chaka Khan) | Safe |
| Sarah Cain | "Piece of My Heart" (Janis Joplin) | Bottom two |
| Wouter De Clerck | "Walking in Memphis" (Marc Cohn) | Safe |

#### Live Show 2 (24 October 2004)

Theme: Disco Hits
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Born Meirlaen | "Señorita" (Justin Timberlake) | Safe |
| Janina Van Caneghem | "Disco Inferno" (The Trammps) | Safe |
| Joeri Fransen | "All Night Long (All Night)" (Lionel Richie) | Bottom three |
| Laura D'Heedene | "We Are Family" (Sister Sledge) | Safe |
| Laura Ramaekers | "Hot Stuff" (Donna Summer) | Bottom two |
| Maarten Cox | "Sex Bomb" (Tom Jones) | Safe |
| Sandrine Van Handenhoven | "Lola's Theme" (The Shapeshifters) | Safe |
| Sarah Cain | "Never Can Say Goodbye" (Gloria Gaynor) | Eliminated |
| Wouter De Clerck | "Fresh" (Kool & the Gang) | Safe |

#### Live Show 3 (31 October 2004)

Theme: Dutch Songs
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Born Meirlaen | "Leef" (Mozaïek) | Safe |
| Janina Van Caneghem | "Dag vreemde man" (Ann Christy) | Bottom two |
| Joeri Fransen | "Geen toeval" (Marco Borsato) | Safe |
| Laura D'Heedene | "Meisjes aan de macht" (Yasmine) | Eliminated |
| Laura Ramaekers | "Ik zie" (Xander de Buisonjé) | Safe |
| Maarten Cox | "Laat ons een bloem" (Louis Neefs) | Safe |
| Sandrine Van Handenhoven | "Heb ik ooit gezegd" (Clouseau) | Safe |
| Wouter De Clerck | "Je hoeft niet naar huis vannacht" (Marco Borsato) | Bottom three |

#### Live Show 4 (7 November 2004)

Theme: Film Songs
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Born Meirlaen | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (U2) | Bottom two |
| Janina Van Caneghem | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" (Irene Cara) | Eliminated |
| Joeri Fransen | "Everybody's Talkin'" (Harry Nilsson) | Bottom three |
| Laura Ramaekers | "I Believe I Can Fly" (R. Kelly) | Safe |
| Maarten Cox | "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (The Righteous Brothers) | Safe |
| Sandrine Van Handenhoven | "Work It Out" (Beyoncé) | Safe |
| Wouter De Clerck | "Footloose" (Kenny Loggins) | Safe |

#### Live Show 5 (14 November 2004)

Theme: One Hit Wonders
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Born Meirlaen | "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (Deep Blue Something) | Safe |
| Joeri Fransen | "Lovin' Whiskey" (Rory Block) | Safe |
| Laura Ramaekers | "Crush" (Jennifer Paige) | Safe |
| Maarten Cox | "Wonderful Life" (Black) | Eliminated |
| Sandrine Van Handenhoven | "I Love Your Smile" (Shanice) | Safe |
| Wouter De Clerck | "You" (Ten Sharp) | Bottom two |
| Born Meirlaen & Sandrine Van Handenhoven | "It Takes Two" (Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston) | N/A |
| Joeri Fransen & Wouter De Clerck | "Dancing in the Street" (Mick Jagger & David Bowie) | N/A |
| Laura Ramaekers & Maarten Cox | "Up Where We Belong" (Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes) | N/A |

#### Live Show 6 (21 November 2004)

Theme: Big Band
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Born Meirlaen | "Beyond the Sea" (Bobby Darin) | Eliminated |
| Joeri Fransen | "Feeling Good" (Nina Simone) | Safe |
| Laura Ramaekers | "Big Spender" (Shirley Bassey) | Bottom two |
| Sandrine Van Handenhoven | "Me and Mr. Jones" (Billy Paul) | Safe |
| Wouter De Clerck | "Fever" (Peggy Lee) | Safe |

#### Live Show 7 (28 November 2004)

Theme: Rock Hits
| Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Result |
| Joeri Fransen | "Black" (Pearl Jam) | "Clocks" (Coldplay) | Safe |
| Laura Ramaekers | "Bitch" (Meredith Brooks) | "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (Cat Stevens) | Eliminated |
| Sandrine Van Handenhoven | "Get the Party Started" (Pink) | "Pieces of Me" (Ashlee Simpson) | Safe |
| Wouter De Clerck | "Are You Gonna Go My Way" (Lenny Kravitz) | "Born in the U.S.A." (Bruce Springsteen) | Bottom two |

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

Theme: Unplugged
| Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Result |
| Joeri Fransen | "Out of Time" (Chris Farlowe) | "Wicked Game" (Chris Isaak) | Safe |
| Sandrine Van Handenhoven | "Emotions" (Mariah Carey) | "Mad About You" (Hooverphonic) | Eliminated |
| Wouter De Clerck | "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Marvin Gaye) | "Layla" (Derek and the Dominos) | Safe |

#### Live final (12 December 2004)

| Artist | First song | Second song | Third song | Result |
| Joeri Fransen | "Everybody's Talkin'" | "Georgia on My Mind" | "Ya Bout To Find Out" | Winner |
| Wouter De Clerck | "Walking in Memphis" | "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" | "Ya Bout To Find Out" | Runner-up |