0 0 2 ▁by ▁Belg ian ▁television ▁network ▁v tm . ▁The ▁contest ants ▁are ▁first ▁narrow ed ▁down ▁to ▁ 1 0 0 ▁contest ants , ▁and ▁then ▁down ▁to ▁ 3 0 - 5 0 ▁through ▁several ▁aud itions ▁and ▁tests ▁by ▁a ▁panel ▁of ▁jud ges . ▁From ▁this ▁point ▁on , ▁the ▁view ers ▁decide ▁who ▁are ▁in ▁and ▁who ▁are ▁out , ▁and ▁the ▁jud ges ▁limit ▁themselves ▁to ▁comment ing . ▁TV ▁view ers ▁being ▁what ▁they ▁are , ▁the ▁votes ▁are ▁based ▁not ▁sole ly ▁on ▁the ▁sing ers ▁vocal ▁performance , ▁but ▁also ▁on ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁looks , ▁clothes , ▁entertain ment ▁value , ▁and ▁other ▁factors . ▁ ▁In ▁difference ▁to ▁the ▁versions ▁from ▁other ▁countries ▁of ▁the ▁franch ise , ▁several ▁contest ants ▁achieved ▁on - going ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁music ▁industry , ▁most ▁not ably ▁Natal ia ▁Dru y ts , ▁runner - up ▁from ▁season ▁one , ▁who ▁managed ▁to ▁sell ▁over ▁ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁albums , ▁and ▁over ▁ 1 ▁million ▁concert ▁tick ets ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁in ▁Fland ers ; ▁and ▁Had ise ▁A ç ı kg ö z , ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁even ▁make ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁in ▁Season ▁ 1 ▁but ▁never theless ▁became ▁a ▁career ▁music ian ▁who ▁represented ▁Turkey ▁in ▁the ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁placing ▁ 4 th . ▁In