The Best Singers (series)


The Best Singers, created and owned by FTV Rights B.V., is a reality television series that has been broadcast under various names in a number of European countries. The original format is produced in the Netherlands by FTV Productions B.V. and broadcast on NPO1 by public broadcaster AVROTROS. The series was originally called De beste zangers van Nederland, now it is called Beste Zangers. The format has been applied under various names in various countries.
After its highly successful launch in the Netherlands in 2009, Sweden launched its Swedish series starting 2010 called Så mycket bättre. In Denmark the show is called Toppen af Poppen, airing two seasons the first year. Norway has started its own show in 2012 as Hver gang vi møtes. The Finnish series was launched also in 2012 under the title Vain elämää. Ever since the show has been licensed in France, China, Estonia and most recently it launched very successfully in Germany on VOX. The Spanish adaptation, titled A mi manera, premiered in 2016 on laSexta. In 2020 the series started its local version in Switzerland.
Similar shows are planned in United Kingdom, Brazil, Australia, U.S.A., Italy and Russia.

Format

In each episode in any give series, a number of well-known local performers would be picked and in each episode, one singer would be centrally focused as the remaining artists sing songs by that specific artist. The original artist reflects on the "adaptions" of his/her songs done by the other participants. The final episode is usually consecrated to duets and a revisit to favorite performances during the season.

International versions