The Voice of Holland season 9

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The Voice of Holland
Season 9
Hosted byMartijn Krabbé
Wendy van Dijk
Jamai Loman (backstage)
CoachesLil Kleine
Anouk
Ali B
Waylon
WinnerDennis Van Aarssen
Winning coachWaylon
Runner-upNavarone
Release
Original networkRTL4
Original release2 November 2018 (2018-11-02) –
22 February 2019 (2019-02-22)
Season chronology
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Season 8
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Season 10

The ninth season of the Dutch reality singing competition The Voice of Holland premiered on 2 November 2018 on RTL4. Hosts Martijn Krabbé, Wendy van Dijk, and Jamai Loman as well as three season 8 coaches, Waylon, and Ali B and Anouk all returned, while Sanne Hans was replaced with Lil Kleine.[1]

Dennis Van Aarssen won the competition from team Waylon and Waylon became the winning mentor for the second time.

Coaches and hosts[edit]

The Voice of Holland season 9 coaches

During the Grand Finale of season 8 broadcast on February 16, 2018, it was announced that Sanne Hans would not be returning to the show for the ninth season and would be replaced by rapper Lil Kleine.[2] Waylon, Ali B and Anouk returned as coaches while Martijn Krabbé, Wendy van Dijk, and Jamai Loman all returned as hosts.

Teams[edit]

Color key
Coaches Top 59 Artists
Lil' Kleine
Quido Van de Graaf Kimberly Fransens Talita Blijd Nika Pantovic Sophie van der Stok
Mentissa Aziza Collin Hoeve Veerle Barbé Natascha Bessez Norah Gaanderse
LAURA Ginger Mariëlle Flens Luigiano Paals Chevelly Cooman
Raffie van Maren
Anouk
Navarone Mikki van Wijk Irene Dings Cleo Vlogman Mannus ter Avest
Sanne Veltman Jelle Glasbergen Jackie Lou Sanne de Winter Iris Noëlle
Ruben Anthony Jet Van Der Steen Billy Maluw Sterre Tuijl Lyall Silié
Ali B
Menno Aben Sarah-Jane Debrah Jade Zoë Livay Béla Becht
Niels Hereijgers Owen Playfair Evelien van Buren Hard2Get Maya Shanti
Kevin Storm Walter De Kok Wytse Visser Amy Mielatz JoHaLee
Olorun Earl Scott
Waylon
Dennis Van Aarssen Patricia Van Haastrecht Bryan B Sanne De Winter Sascha van den Kerckhove
Raigny Jozephia Jade PraiZe Luminize Talita Blijd Hard2Get
Jackie Lou Xerxes Naseri Yentl Pool M'lissa Nate James
Note: Italicized and capitalized names are stolen contestants (names struck through within former teams).

Blind auditions[edit]

Color key
   Coach hit his/her "I WANT YOU" button
     Artist defaulted to this coach's team
     Artist elected to join this coach's team
     Artist eliminated with no coach pressing his or her "I WANT YOU" button

Episode 1 (November 2)[edit]

Order Artist Age Song Coaches' and contestants' choices
Lil' Kleine Anouk Ali B Waylon
1 Dennis van Aarssen 24 "That's Life"
2 Jade PraiZe 28 "Love Runs Out"
3 Ewald Gomes 27 "Ain't Nobody"
4 Navarone N/A "Whole Lotta Love"
5 Chevelly Cooman 17 "Ben"
6 Ginger 25 "Papa" (original song)/ "Treur Niet"
7 Anniek Lassche 29 "Jerusalem"
8 Maya Shanti 21 "Friends"
9 Evelien van Buren 17 "Dear Future Husband"
10 Talita Blijd 27 "Rise"
11 Menno Aben 18 "Make It Rain"

Episode 2 (November 9)[edit]

Order Artist Age Song Coaches' and contestants' choices
Lil' Kleine Anouk Ali B Waylon
1 Sarah-Jane 32 "Nothing Compares 2 U"
2 Ruben Anthony 40 "Another Day"
3 Sanne Veltman 16 "Happier"
4 Robert Lissone 34 "I'm Still Standing"
5 Natascha Bessez 30 "Finesse"
6 Sanne de Winter 34 "All I Ask"
7 Hard2Get N/A "Treat You Better"
8 Bo Neeleman 27 "Dance With Somebody"
9 Quido van de Graaf 27 "Wat Is Dan Liefde"
10 Nikki Wennekes 27 "How Come You Don't Call Me"
11 Xerxes Naseri 24 "Margherita"
12 Patricia van Haastrecht 29 "Rise Up"

Episode 3 (November 16)[edit]

Order Artist Age Song Coaches' and contestants' choices
Lil' Kleine Anouk Ali B Waylon
1 M'lissa 21 "Feel It Still"
2 JoHaLee 35 "Leef"
3 Sascha van den Kerckhove 19 "She's Out of My Life"
4 James Stefano 32 "When You Love Someone"
5 Amy Mielatz 23 "Thinking of You"
6 Imgracia Nunnely 31 "Betekenis"
7 Cleo Vlogman 22 "Fine China
8 Kimberly Fransens 26 "My Heart Will Go On"
9 Moor Park N/A "Use Somebody"
10 Mariëlle Flens 24 "Ik Voel Me Zo Verdomd Alleen"
11 Sophie van der Stok 25 "At Last"

Episode 4 (November 23)[edit]

Order Artist Age Song Coaches' and contestants' choices
Lil' Kleine Anouk Ali B Waylon
1 Yentl Pool 31 "The Winner Takes It All"
2 Béla Becht 25 "How Will I Know"
3 Nika Pantovic 27 "Yesterday"
4 Romy de Proost 19 "Havana"
5 Luminize N/A "Lady Marmalade"
6 Earl Scott 34 "Versace on the Floor"
7 Nathalie Blue 18 "Friends"
8 Raigny Jozephia 23 "Parijs"
9 Keje 23 "Kid K"
10 Billy Maluw 34 "A Change Is Gonna Come"
11 Iris Noëlle 22 "Piece By Piece"

Episode 5 (November 30)[edit]

Order Artist Age Song Coaches' and contestants' choices
Lil' Kleine Anouk Ali B Waylon
1 Jet van der Steen 16 "Turning Tables"
2 LAURA 23 "Komt Wel Goed Schatje" (original song)
3 Niels Hereijgers 35 "Leave a Light On"
4 Kim Sandee 26 "Wolves"
5 Owen Playfair 20 "Human Nature"
6 Victoria Nicol 33 "Licence to Kill"
7 Zoë Livay 18 "Hometown Glory"
8 Jackie Lou 21 "Imagine"
9 Debrah Jade 27 "If I Ain't Got You"
10 Mattanja Joy Bradley 37 "Wake Me Up!"
11 Sterre Tuijl 21 "Jessie"
12 Lyall Silié 19 "Lay Me Down"

Episode 6 (December 7)[edit]

Order Artist Age Song Coaches' and contestants' choices
Lil' Kleine Anouk Ali B Waylon
1 Bryan B 50 "When a Man Loves a Woman"
2 Mikki van Wijk 16 "In The Name Of Love"
3 Henri Groenewold 50 "Terug Naar Jou" (original song)/"Back to Black"
4 Olorun N/A "Leun Op Mij"
5 Raffie van Maren 19 "This Town"
6 Romy Lammerts 16 "Too Good at Goodbyes"
7 Collin Hoeve 34 "#Addicted" (original song)
8 Luigiano Paals 25 "Scared to Be Lonely"
9 Gabriëlle van den Broek 24 "Ciao Adios"
10 Walter de Kok 29 "Viva La Vida"
11 Irene Dings 16 "Wings"

Episode 7 (December 14)[edit]

Order Artist Age Song Coaches' and contestants' choices
Lil' Kleine Anouk Ali B Waylon
1 Veerle Barbé 23 "Unchain My Heart"
2 Nate James 38 "Issues"
3 Megan Roele 22 "Big Yellow Taxi"
4 Mentissa Aziza 19 "Perfect"
5 Mannus ter Avest 18 "Sorry"
6 Goldie Kedde 22 "Altijd Wel Iemand"
7 Wytse Visser 25 "Stuck in the Middle with You"
8 Jelle Glasbergen 22 "Dancing On My Own"
9 Sharon Buitenhuis 22 "Love You More"
10 Norah Gaanderse 25 "A Woman's Worth"
11 Kevin Storm 26 "Unknown (To You)"

The Battle Rounds[edit]

The non-stop steal is implemented again in this season. For this round, Anouk, Ali B, and Lil' Kleine switched chair positions to Lil' Kleine, Anouk, and Ali B, respectively.

Color key:
       Artist won the Battle and advanced to the Knockout Rounds
       Artist lost the Battle and was stolen by another coach, but was later switched with another artist and eliminated
       Artist lost the Battle but was stolen by another coach and advanced to the Knockout Rounds
       Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated
Episode Coach Order Winner Song Loser 'Steal' result
Anouk Ali B Lil Kleine Waylon
Episode 8
(December 21)
Ali B 1 Sarah-Jane "Crazy" Kevin Storm
Lil Kleine 2 Kimberly Fransens "God is a Woman" Natascha Bessez
Anouk 3 Mannus ter Avest "Seven Nation Army" Ruben Anthony
Waylon 4 Sascha van den Kerckhove "Too Good at Goodbyes" M'lissa
Ali B 5 Zoë Livay "The Middle" Maya Shanti
Lil Kleine 6 Nika Pantovic "Skin" Raffie van Maren
Waylon 7 Patricia van Haastrecht "It's All Coming Back To Me Now" Talita Blijd
Episode 9
(December 28)
Anouk 1 Mikki Van Wijk "One" Lyall Silié
Waylon 2 Jade PraiZe "Blank Space" Yentl Pool
Lil Kleine 3 Sophie Van der Stok "When I Was Your Man" Luigiano Paals
Ali B 4 Owen Playfair "Am I Wrong" Olorun
Anouk 5 Jelle Glasbergen "Eenzaam Zonder Jou" Iris Noëlle
Lil Kleine 6 Mentissa Aziza "Stuck" Chevelly Cooman
Waylon 7 Raigny Jozephia "Never Nooit Meer" Xerxes Naseri
Ali B 8 Menno Aben "What About Us" Earl Scott
Episode 10
(January 4)
Waylon 1 Luminize "Runaway Baby" Hard2Get
Anouk 2 Sanne Veltman "Can't Fight the Moonlight" Sterre Tuijl
Ali B 3 Debrah Jade "No Tears Left To Cry" Amy Mielatz
Anouk 4 Cleo Vlogman "Attention" Billy Maluw
Lil Kleine 5 Quido Van De Graaf "Kleine Jongen" Ginger
Mariëlle Flens
Ali B 6 Evelien van Buren "Wat Zou Je Doen" JoHaLee
Waylon 7 Bryan B "I Knew You Were Waiting For Me" Nate James
Episode 11
(January 11)
Waylon 1 Dennis van Aarssen "The Lady Is a Tramp" Jackie Lou
Lil Kleine 2 Veerle Barbé "Fighter" Norah Gaanderse
Ali B 3 Niels Hereijgers "Youngblood" Wytse Visser
Anouk 4 Irene Dings "You Know I'm No Good" Jet van der Steen
Lil Kleine 5 Collin Hoeve "Hurt Somebody" LAURA
Ali B 6 Béla Becht "Kiss From A Rose" Walter De Kok
Anouk 7 Navarone "Respect" Sanne de Winter

The Knockouts[edit]

Color key
  – Contestant was eliminated, either immediately (indicated by a "—" in the "Switched with" column) or switched with another contestant
  – Contestant was not switched out and advanced to the Live Shows
Artists' performances
Episode Coach Order Artist Song Result Switched with
Episode 12
(January 18)
Anouk
1
Irene Dings "My Immortal" Advanced
2
Mannus Ter Avest "Be Alright" Elimiminated
3
Mikki Van Wijk "Lief Zoals Je Bent" Advanced
4
Sanne Veltman "Valerie" Eliminated
5
Jelle Glasbergen "Make It Rain" Eliminated Mannus Ter Avest
6
Jackie Lou "Proud Mary" Eliminated
7
Cleo Vlogman "Strong" Eliminated
8
Navarone "Chandelier" Advanced Jelle Glasbergen
Ali B
1
Hard2Get "Shape of You" / "Energie" Eliminated
2
Debrah Jade "Clown" Advanced
3
Niels Hereijgers "Counting Stars" Eliminated
4
Béla Becht "Time After Time" Eliminated Niels Hereijgers
5
Zoë Livay "Verleden Tijd" Eliminated [3]
6
Sarah-Jane "Say Something" Advanced Béla Becht
7
Owen Playfair "Treasure" Eliminated
8
Menno Aben "All My Friends" Advanced Hard2Get
9
Evelien Van Buren "Hero" Eliminated
Episode 13
(January 25)
Lil Kleine
1
Kimberly Fransens "Without You" Advanced
2
Collin Hoeve "Butterfly" Eliminated
3
Talita Blijd "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" Advanced
4
Veerle Barbé "I Would Stay" Eliminated
5
Nika Pantovic "Shotgun" Eliminated Collin Hoeve
6
Mentissa Aziza "Beneath Your Beautiful" Eliminated
7
Sophie Van Der Stok "Let's Hear It for the Boy" Eliminated
8
Quido Van De Graaf "Het Is Over" Advanced Nika Pantovic
Waylon
1
Luminize "Hotter than Hell" Eliminated
2
Sascha Van Der Kerckhove "Altijd Wel Iemand" Eliminated
3
Dennis Van Aarsen "Mr. Bojangles" Advanced
4
Jade PraiZe "In My Blood" Eliminated
5
Sanne De Winter "Leave the Light On" Eliminated Sascha Van Den Kerckhove
6
Raigny Jozephia "Liever Dan Lief" Eliminated Luminize
7
Patricia Van Haastrecht "Bleeding Love" Advanced Raigny Jozephia
8
Bryan B "Wake Me Up!" Advanced Sanne De Winter

The Live Shows[edit]

Color key
  – Artist had one of the six lowest scores and was eliminated
  – Artist's score was among the top six, advancing them to the next Live round
  – Artist was voted through by the public vote after having one of the lowest scores

Week 1: Top 12 (February 1)[edit]

Order Coach Artist Song Coaches' scores Public vote score Total score Result
Anouk Ali B Lil Kleine Waylon Average score
1 Ali B Menno Aben "It Will Rain" 8.0 7.5 7.0 7.5 7.50 6.69 14.19 Advanced
2 Waylon Bryan B "Relight My Fire" 7.5 7.0 7.0 7.5 7.25 6.24 13.49 Eliminated
3 Anouk Irene Dings "Another Love" 7.5 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.63 6.39 14.02 Advanced
4 Lil Kleine Talita Blijd "Like I Can" 6.5 7.5 8.0 8.0 7.50 6.66 14.16 Eliminated
5 Waylon Dennis Van Aarsen "Lost" 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.5 8.13 8.64 16.77 Advanced
6 Ali B Debrah Jade "Say My Name" 8.5 8.5 7.0 8.5 8.13 5.67 13.80 Eliminated
7 Lil Kleine Quido Van De Graaf "Ik Meen 'T" 8.5 7.0 10.0 7.5 8.25 8.02 16.27 Advanced
8 Anouk Navarone "Somebody To Love" 9.0 9.0 8.5 8.0 8.63 8.51 17.14 Advanced
9 Lil Kleine Kimberly Fransens "Afscheid" 9.0 8.0 8.5 9.0 8.63 8.26 16.89 Advanced
10 Anouk Mikki Van Wijk "I Kissed A Girl" 8.0 7.5 7.0 8.5 7.75 7.03 14.78 Advanced
11 Ali B Sarah-Jane "Don't Let Go (Love)" 8.5 9.5 8.5 7.5 8.50 8.34 16.84 Advanced
12 Waylon Patricia Van Haastrecht "This Is Me" 8.0 10.0 8.5 10.0 9.13 8.93 18.06 Advanced
Non-competition performances
Order Performer Song
1 Little Mix, Debrah Jade & Kimberly "Woman Like Me"
2 Little Mix "Think About Us"
3 Sanne De Winter "I'll Never Love Again"

Week 2: Top 9 (February 8)[edit]

Order Coach Artist Song Coaches' scores Public vote score Total score Result
Anouk Ali B Lil Kleine Waylon Average score
1 Ali B Sarah Jane "Say My Name" 7.5 9.0 9.0 8.0 8.38 6.67 15.05 Eliminated
2 Anouk Mikki Van Wijk "Als Ze Er Niet Is" 8.5 7.5 8.0 9.0 8.25 7.24 15.49 Advanced
3 Waylon Dennis Van Aarsen "Modern World" 8.5 9.0 10.0 9.0 9.13 9.03 18.16 Advanced
4 Anouk Irene Dings "Don't Leave Me Alone" 8.5 7.0 8.5 9.0 8.25 6.83 15.08 Eliminated
5 Lil Kleine Quido Van De Graaf "Waarom Nou Jij" 7.0 8.5 10.0 8.5 8.50 7.19 15.69 Advanced
6 Anouk Navarone "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" 8.5 9.0 8.0 10.0 8.88 8.99 17.87 Advanced
7 Waylon Patricia Van Haastrecht "Sorry" 8.5 9.0 10.0 10.0 9.38 8.61 17.99 Advanced
8 Ali B Menno Aben "In My Blood" 7.0 8.5 8.0 8.5 8.00 7.51 15.51 Advanced
9 Lil Kleine Kimberly Fransens "Kon Ik Maar Even Bij Je Zijn" 8.0 8.0 9.0 8.0 8.25 7.06 15.31 Eliminated
Non-competition performances
Order Performer Song
1 Tom Walker, Menno And Merijn "Leave a Light On"
2 Maan, Tabitha, Bizzey and KKA "Hij Is Van Mij"

Week 3: Semi-Final - Top 6 (February 15)[edit]

Just like previous seasons, this week, after all six artists have performed their first songs, one was eliminated based on the ongoing public vote. A second artist was then eliminated after the top 5's second performances regardless of their teams, leaving four artists advanced to the finale. With the elimination of Quido, Lil Kleine had no more acts left on his team to compete.

Order Coach Artist 1st Song Result Order 2nd Song Result
1 Waylon Dennis van Aarssen "New York, New York" Public's Vote 9 "She" Public's Vote
2 Anouk Mikki van Wijk "Be The One" Public's Vote 7 "Omarm Me" Eliminated
3 Ali B Menno Aben "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" Public's Vote 8 "Story of My Life" Public's Vote
4 Anouk Navarone "Beat It" Public's Vote 10 "Iris" Public's Vote
5 Lil Kleine Quido van de Graaf "Uit M'n Bol" Eliminated N/A (Already eliminated)
6 Waylon Patricia van Haastrecht "If I Could Turn Back Time" Public's Vote 11 "Titanium" Public's Vote

Week 4: Final (February 22)[edit]

Coach Artist Order Reprise song Order Duet song Order Single Result
Ali B Menno Aben 1 "Make It Rain" 8 "Before I Go"
(with Guy Sebastian)
N/A (Already Eliminated) Fourth Place
Waylon Dennis Van Aarssen 7 "That's Life" 2 "You Give Me Something"
(with James Morrison)
10 "Modern World" Winner
Anouk Navarone 3 "Whole Lotta Love" 6 "Master Blaster (Jammin')"
(with Shirma Rouse)
9 "Perfect Design"
(Original Song)
Runner-up
Waylon Patricia van Haastrecht 5 "Rise Up" 4 "Shallow"
(with Waylon)
11 "I Will Go"
(Original Song)
Third Place
Non-competition performances
Order Performer Song
1 The Top 4 "Freedom! '90"
2 Ava Max "Sweet but Psycho"

Elimination Chart[edit]

Overall[edit]

Color key
Artist's info
Result details
Live show results per week
Artist Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Finals
Round 1 Round 2
Dennis Van Aarsen Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner
Navarone Safe Safe Safe Safe Runner-up
Patricia Van Haastrecht Safe Safe Safe Safe 3rd Place
Menno Aben Safe Safe Safe Safe 4th Place
Mikki van Wijk Safe Safe Safe Eliminated
Quido van de Graaf Safe Safe Eliminated
Kimberly Fransens Safe Eliminated
Irene Dings Safe Eliminated
Sarah-Jane Safe Eliminated
Debrah Jade Eliminated
Talita Blijd Eliminated
Bryan B Eliminated

Team[edit]

Color key
Artist's info
Result details
Live show results per week
Artist Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Finals
Round 1 Round 2
Navarone Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced Runner-up
Mikki van Wijk Advanced Advanced Advanced Eliminated
Irene Dings Advanced Eliminated
Menno Aben Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced Fourth Place
Sarah-Jane Advanced Eliminated
Debrah Jade Eliminated
Quido van de Graaf Advanced Advanced Eliminated
Kimberly Fransens Advanced Eliminated
Talita Blijd Eliminated
Dennis Van Aarsen Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced Winner
Patricia Van Haastrecht Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced Third Place
Bryan B Eliminated

Artists' appearances in other media[edit]

  • Chevelly Cooman auditioned for The voice of Holland season 8, but no chairs turned.
  • Sanne Veltman participated in the sixth season of The Voice Kids. She made it until the Sing-Off round.
  • Quido van de Graaf was a contestant of Bloed, Zweet en Tranen.
  • Sascha van den Kerckhove was a contestant of Dutch Idols season 5.
  • Amy Mielatz was a contestant of Dutch Idols season 6.
  • Kimberly Fransens auditioned for The voice of Holland season 2. She became a member of team Angela Groothuizen and she was eliminated in The Battle Rounds. She also participated in the fifth season of Dutch Idols and she finished runner-up.
  • Nathalie Blue auditioned for the eighth season of Holland's Got Talent.
  • Billy Maluw participated in The voice of Holland season 1. He became a member of team Nick & Simon and he was eliminated in The Battle Rounds.
  • Niels Hereijgers auditioned for The voice of Holland season 8, but no chairs turned.
  • Bryan B auditioned for The voice of Holland season 2, but no chairs turned. He also participated in Dutch TV series 'The Winner Is' and he won the show.
  • Jamal Bijnoe, part of Olorun, placed third in Dutch X Factor season 2.
  • Raffie van Maren auditioned for the first season of The Voice Kids, but no chairs turned.
  • Luigiano Paals was a contestant in Dutch X Factor season 2 and British X Factor season 8.
  • Irene Dings participated in the second season of The Voice Kids as part of team Nick & Simon and finished runner-up.
  • Nate James participated in The Voice UK season 2, where he became part of team Jessie J. He was eliminated during The Battle Rounds.
  • Mentissa Aziza was announced the winner of Belgian Flemish version of The Voice Kids season one.
  • Mannus ter Avest participated twice in The Voice Kids: in the first season in 2012 and in the fifth season in 2015. In both seasons, he was eliminated during The Battle Rounds.
  • Wytse Visser participated in De beste singer-songwriter van Nederland season 3. He also participated in Belgian TV programme The Band, where he reached the final round.

Ratings[edit]

Episode Airdate Total Total with late watching
The Blind Auditions 1 November 2, 2018 1.946.000 2.319.000
The Blind Auditions 2 November 9, 2018 2.003.000 2.348.000
The Blind Auditions 3 November 16, 2018 1.660.000 1.951.000
The Blind Auditions 4 November 23, 2018 1.781.000 2.108.000
The Blind Auditions 5 November 30, 2018 1.972.000 2.289.000
The Blind Auditions 6 December 7, 2018 2.012.000 2.268.000
The Blind Auditions 7 December 14, 2018 1.744.000 1.958.000
The Battles 1 December 21, 2018 1.599.000 1.854.000
The Battles 2 December 28, 2018 1.719.000 1.964.000
The Battles 3 January 4, 2019 2.006.000 2.253.000
The Battles 4 January 11, 2019 2.020.000 2.286.000
The Knockouts 1 January 18, 2019 1.789.000 2.071.000
The Knockouts 2 January 25, 2019 2.010.000 2.183.000
Top 12 February 1, 2019 1.986.000 2.255.000
Top 9 February 8, 2019 2.031.000 2.254.000
Semifinals February 15, 2019 1.620.000
Finals February 22, 2019 2.213.000

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lil' Kleine is de nieuwe coach in The Voice of Holland" (in Dutch). Televizier.nl. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  2. ^ "Lil Kleine zal Sanne Hans vervangen voor seizoen 9 van The Voice Of Holland".
  3. ^ Ali B decided to give Zoë Livay two options: choose one of the chairs or choose for a contract at Ali's label. She chose the second