▁European - wide ▁success ▁under ▁his ▁stage ▁name ▁Dan zel . ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁managed ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁top ▁ 5 0 ▁but ▁were ▁not ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁view ers ▁to ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁ 1 0 . ▁ ▁Season ▁ 2 ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁season ▁started ▁exactly ▁one ▁year ▁after ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁season , ▁but ▁the ▁high ▁expect ations ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁former ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁format ▁could ▁not ▁have ▁been ▁ful filled . ▁W inner ▁Jo eri ▁Fr ansen ▁only ▁recorded ▁one ▁album ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁dropped ▁by ▁his ▁record ▁company . ▁Second ▁runner - up ▁Sand r ine ▁Van ▁Hand en h oven ▁almost ▁presented ▁her ▁country ▁in ▁the ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁host ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁Big ▁Bro ther ▁version . ▁Ann el ies ▁C appa ert , ▁who ▁placed ▁ 1 0 th , ▁and ▁her ▁sister ▁Sarah ▁C appa ert , ▁who ▁made ▁the ▁top ▁ 3 0 , ▁later ▁participated ▁on ▁X - F actor ▁as ▁The ▁C appa ert ▁Sister s ▁where ▁they ▁placed ▁second ▁behind ▁Id ool ▁ 2 0 0 3 - sem if inal ist ▁U do ▁Me ch els . ▁ ▁Season ▁ 3 ▁ ▁After ▁an ▁absence ▁for ▁three ▁years , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁first ▁F lem ish ▁season ▁of ▁X ▁F actor ▁was ▁a ired ▁on ▁V TM , ▁the ▁show ▁returned ▁with ▁the ▁W aut ers ▁as ▁a ▁host . ▁Jean ▁Bla ute ▁remained