▁as ▁the ▁only ▁judge ▁from ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁seasons . ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Dean ▁Del anno it ▁won ▁over ▁Est her ▁S els , ▁making ▁him ▁the ▁third ▁male ▁contest ant ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁show . ▁His ▁album ▁managed ▁to ▁top ▁the ▁F lem ish ▁charts ▁and ▁his ▁debut - single ▁placed ▁ 2 nd . ▁However ▁like ▁Fr ansen , ▁he ▁failed ▁to ▁achieve ▁any ▁significant ▁success ▁after ▁his ▁debut . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁he ▁te amed ▁up ▁with ▁later ▁winner ▁Kevin ▁and ▁final ist ▁Dennis ▁to ▁form ▁ 3 m 8 s . ▁ ▁Season ▁ 4 ▁ ▁Season ▁ 4 ▁started ▁air ing ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁W aut ers ▁brothers ▁were ▁hosting ▁their ▁ 4 th ▁season ▁and ▁Jean ▁Bla ute ▁remained ▁as ▁the ▁sole ▁original ▁judge ▁se ated ▁next ▁to ▁three ▁first tim ers ▁on ▁the ▁panel . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁kick - off ▁the ▁internet ▁users ▁had ▁to ▁choose ▁their ▁favour ite ▁among ▁the ▁online - app lic ants ▁who ▁automatically ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 5 . ▁As ▁an ▁innov ation , ▁the ▁jud ges - save ▁rule ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁jud ging ▁panel ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁save ▁an ▁elimin ated ▁contest ant . ▁The ▁save - could ▁only ▁be ▁used ▁once ▁in ▁the ▁season . ▁The ▁season ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁Kevin ▁Kay ir ang wa . ▁Following ▁his ▁victory ▁he ▁scored ▁three ▁hits