Ali B op volle toeren


Ali B op volle toeren, abbreviated as ABOVT, is a Dutch television program broadcast on the Dutch television station TROS with Ali B, a well known Moroccan-Dutch rapper as host. Five seasons of the show have been aired between January 2011 and December 2016.
The program has been popular and some of the interpretations have appeared on the Dutch Single Top 100 and Dutch Top 40 as hits in their own right. The format has been adapted in a number of countries. Op volle toeren is in reference to an earlier very popular Dutch music program broadcast on TROS in the 1970s and 1980s.

Format

In each broadcast, Ali B couples with a fellow singer artist that changes in each episode. Usually each season is made up of 8 episodes. The guest artist chooses from his or her repertoire one of his own earlier hits, for the purpose of making a contemporary hip hop / urban "remake" / or cover version of the song by another invitee artist, usually a rapper / hip hop artist and vice versa.
Partaking artists are encouraged to use their own style giving the hit a real new twist. At the end of each episode, the artists would get together with Ali B to perform the new interpretations. Ali B often ends up participating in parts of the renditions, and so does falsetto-voiced producer Brownie Dutch. The artists would exchange opinions about the new revived versions of each other. The format has proved to be able to create crossover hits between traditional Dutch songs and urban hip hop music.

Franchise

The format of ABOVT has been sold to eight countries, including Belgium, Germany, Portugal, Ukraine and Switzerland. Cover My Song, was the series broadcast on German VOX channel hosted by German hip hop artist Dennis Lisk also known by his stage name Denyo. In addition, a Tuvalu producer launched a truly international variant called Cover Me in which artists from different countries came together to cover each other's hits. In the autumn of 2012, the a Flemish version, named In De Mix was launched with Brahim Attaeb as host.
The various series titles include:
CountryLocal nameHostNetworkAir DateSeries
completed
BelgiumIn de mixBrahimEénSeason 1
1
GermanyCover My SongDennis LiskVOXSeason 1
1
NetherlandsAli B op volle toerenAli BTROSSeason 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
4

Seasons

Season 1

Season 2

Due to huge popularity, the program returned for a second season. Also to create further interest, in season 2, and after the broadcast of each episode of the season, the website Sterren.nl would post a video of the hip hop song from the show. The clips were prepared by Teemong.
Episode
Date of broadcastArtistChosen hitRemake song
114 December 2011Armand"Ben ik te min""Straattaal 2011"
114 December 2011Nina"Straattaal""Ben ik te min 2011"
221 December 2011Corry Konings"Huilen is voor jou te laat""Zoveel stress 2011"
221 December 2011Kempi"Zoveel stress""Maar is huilen nu voor mij te laat?"
328 December 2011Rob de Nijs"Het werd zomer""Luie rappers"
328 December 2011Hef"Luie mannen""Hoe kan ik"
44 January 2012Imca Marina"Viva España""Leef dat feest elke dag"
44 January 2012Brace"Vraag jezelf eens af""Viva la vida"
511 January 2012George Baker"Una paloma blanca""Tijdmachine 2012"
511 January 2012Dio"Tijdmachine""Una Paloma Blanca 2012"
618 January 2012Margriet Eshuijs"House for Sale""Daar ben je dan"
618 January 2012RB Djan"Hier ben ik dan""Dit keer is het anders"
725 January 2012Ronnie Tober"Rozen voor Sandra""Er is niemand zoals jij"
725 January 2012Priester"Geen 1""Rozen voor Sandra 2012"
81 February 2012Liesbeth List"Pastorale""Ik pluk de dag"
81 February 2012Sticky Steez"Spaanse vlieg""Pastorale 2012"

Season 3

Awards

In March 2011, Ali B op volle toeren won the Positive Young Media Award, specifically given to ventures that create positive role models for young people through the media. The jury mentioned the show's ability to bring together old and new Dutch cultures in a perfect match, in their citations for awarding the prize.
In May 2011, the Dutch show also received an honorable mention during presentation of the Zilveren Nipkowschijf awards event. In 2012, the Dutch show was nominated for the "Gouden Televizier-Ring", but the award eventually went to The Voice of Holland
Other versions have also won awards. Very notably the German version of the show Cover My Song was awarded the 2012 Deutscher Fernsehpreis, the main German Television Awards in the category "docutainment".

CDs / DVDs

The interpretations from the first season of the program were released in CD form in 2011. On iTunes, a further track "Meisje luister" by Willeke Alberti featuring Ali B was also made available. Ali B can be downloaded
All episodes were also released on a double DVD containing all eight episodes, with the CD provided as additional bonus for the DVD buyers.
Track list
  1. "De troubadour 2011" – Keizer & Ali B
  2. "De clown 2011" – Fresku & Ali B
  3. "Telkens weer 2011" – Kleine Viezerik & Ali B''
  4. "Vaders" – Negativ & Ali B
  5. "Bonnie" – Darryl & Ali B feat. Brownie Dutch
  6. "Rosamunde 2011" – Yes-R & Ali B feat. Brownie Dutch
  7. "Brandend hart" – Gio & Ali B
  8. "'t Is voorbij" – Winne & Ali B feat. Brownie Dutch
  9. "Spijt" – Lenny Kuhr
  10. "Hé man" – Ben Cramer
  11. "Luister meisje" – Willeke Alberti
  12. "Eeyeeyoo 2011" – Bonnie St. Claire
  13. "Ik ben niet meer van jou" – Dennie Christian
  14. "32 jaar later" – Henny Vrienten
  15. "Meisje luister" – Willeke Alberti feat. Ali B