Pia Douwes, Jamai Loman, Richard Groenendijk and Carline Brouwer are the jury of Looking for Maria, the musical talent show of AVROTROS in which to a protagonist of The Sound of Music being searched. The ten candidates were also announced on Thursday.
All potential Maria’s already have experience in the musical profession, let the broadcaster know. They will compete for the lead in a knockout race The Sound of Music and are assessed weekly by the four-member jury, in which Douwes is the jury chairman.
She was also part of the jury in previous editions of Seeking… Then the role of jury chairman was fulfilled by Willem Nijholt. The viewer decides who has to compete in a so-called sing-off to avoid losing that episode.
Brouwer is the only unknown face on the jury. She is directing the new version of The Sound of Music. The presentation of the program is once again in the hands of Frits Sissing.
Looking for Zorro was the last program in a series seeking musical actors. In the Netherlands this started in 2007, when an actress was searched for who could play Evita (Eva Perón) in the musical of the same name. Brigitte Heitzer won the talent show that year. Noortje Herlaar was allowed to play Mary Poppins after the win and Freek Bartels won the talent show Looking for Joseph.
The candidates, from left to right Sylvia Boone (dark blue), Nandi van Beurden (red), Anouk van Laake (light green), Natascha Molly (orange / salmon), Sanne den Besten (dark green), presenter Frits Sissing, Jolijn Henneman ( purple), Renée de Gruijl (pink), Valerie Curlingford (light yellow), Tessa Sunniva (light blue) and Willemijn Maandag (light pink).
The candidates, from left to right Sylvia Boone (dark blue), Nandi van Beurden (red), Anouk van Laake (light green), Natascha Molly (orange / salmon), Sanne den Besten (dark green), presenter Frits Sissing, Jolijn Henneman ( purple), Renée de Gruijl (pink), Valerie Curlingford (light yellow), Tessa Sunniva (light blue) and Willemijn Maandag (light pink). Photo: AVROTROS
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