Lift You Up

Lift You Up
GenreReality competition
Presented by
Judges
Country of originBelgium
Original languageDutch
No. of series1
No. of episodes9
Production
ProducerDPG Media
Running time100 minutes
Original release
Networkvtm
ReleaseJanuary 24 (2025-01-24) –
March 14, 2025 (2025-03-14)

Lift You Up is a Belgian reality talent show for the Flemish region of Belgium. It premiered on 24 January 2025 on VTM. The show only aired one season.

The show consists of three stages: understage, collabs and finals. The winner of the first original season was Anna Winkin.

The artists for the first season were Bart Peeters, Jasper Steverlinck, Laura Tesoro and Metejoor.

Format

The format consists of three phases: Understage, Collabs, and Finals. Contestants perform on a mechanized stage lift that physically rises based on audience voting.

Understage

Before auditing, contestants select their preferred artists. Only the selected artists can participate in that contestant's audition.

The audition begins with the contestant performing on a platform hidden beneath the main stage. The studio audience is split into four "fanzones," each representing a artist. Audience members vote electronically during the performance. If a contestant receives enough votes, the lift rises to the main stage. The contestant is then assigned to the team of the artist whose fanzone gave them the highest percentage of votes.

Each artist can use one "Supermatch" per season. This overrides the audience vote, automatically awards 100 points, raises the lift to the top, and forces the contestant onto that artist's team.

Collabs

In the "Collabs" round, artists join their contestants on stage to perform duets. These performances test the musical chemistry between the artist and the contestant. The fanzones vote on the collaborations, and the contestants with the lowest scores are eliminated to narrow down the teams.

Finals

In the finals, the remaining contestants debut an original single alongside their artist. The winner is determined by a final audience vote. The winning contestant receives a €15,000 cash prize, the official release of their collaborative single, and a spot as the opening act on their artist's upcoming tour.

Artists and presenters

Presenters
Artists

Artists

In May 2024, the artists were announced to be The Voice van Vlaanderen original coach, Jasper Steverlinck, previous Belgium's Got Talent judge, Bart Peeters, and The Voice Kids coaches, Laura Tesoro, and Metejoor.

Presenters

In August 2024, the presenters were announced. Longest serving coach of The Voice van Vlaanderen, Koen Wauters was the presenter of this season, he was joined by Studio Brussel radio presenter, Eva De Roo.

Artists and matches

Color key
  Winner
  Runner-up
  Third place
  Fourth place
Season Matches
1 Metejoor Jasper Steverlinck Laura Tesoro Bart Peeters
Katrien Madeline Anna Winkin Daan

Series overview

Lift You Up series overview
Season No. of episodes Originally aired Winner Runner-up Third place Fourth place Winning artist
First episode Last episode
1 9 January 24, 2025 March 14, 2025 Laura Tesoro & Anna Winkin Bart Peeters & Daan Metejoor & Katrien Jasper Steverlinck & Madeline Laura Tesoro

Season summary

Season 1 (2025)

The first season of Lift You Up aired from 24 January to 14 March 2025. Koen Wauters presented the season, as well as Eva De Roo. The artists for this season were Laura Tesoro, Metejoor, Bart Peeters and Jasper Steverlinck. The winner of this season was Anna Winkin, matched with Tesoro.

References

  1. 1 2 Luiken, Karen (15 March 2025). "Dit is de winnaar van 'Lift Me Up'". TAGMAG (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Anna en Laura Tesoro zijn de winnende match van Lift You Up". VTM GO (in Dutch). 14 March 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  3. ↑ De Leeneer, Dewy (24 January 2025). "ZIEN: zo werkt de nieuwe talentenshow 'Lift You Up' nu juist". Flair (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Van Houdt, Evi (5 February 2025). "PREVIEW: de eerste supermatch is een feit in 'Lift You Up'". Flair (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  5. 1 2 Luiken, Karen (10 May 2024). "VTM zoekt naar zangtalent voor nieuw programma". TAGMAG (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  6. ↑ Van Houdt, Evi (19 August 2024). "ZIEN: VTM pakt uit met verrassende host voor nieuwe talentenshow 'Lift You Up'". Flair (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Koen Wauters verrast met co-host voor show 'Lift You Up'" (19 August 2024). VTM GO (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  8. 1 2 Bedaux, Sebastiaan (19 January 2025). "Entertainment "Ik ben nu nog aan het nagenieten". StuBru-stem Eva De Roo presenteert samen met Koen Wauters de nieuwe shiny floor show 'Lift You Up'". De Zondag. Retrieved 20 May 2026.