Old and young, soloists and groups, dancers, animal tamers, magicians, jugglers, singers – everyone was eager to show that they deserve the “Wanns de eppes kanns” title. At the first round of auditions on 6 and 7 February in the RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg studios, 160 candidates set out to convince the judges that they are the country’s best entertainers. In the end, only the ten top talents from the preliminary rounds were selected to prove their talent one last time during a live show at 18:00 on Sunday, 11 April.
Not only did the finalists have to convince the jury of three – consisting of Sylvia Camarda, Pierre Dillenburg and Gast Waltzing – but above all, they needed to win over the TV viewers at home in front of their living-room screens. The audience alone decided who is “Luxembourg’s Top Talent” by texting in their votes – and the decision was a close one.
Sylvia Camarda, Sarah Meyer and Pierre Dillenburg
The winner of Wanns de Eppes kanns 2010 is the singer Sarah Meyer, who garnered 13.96 per cent of votes, ahead of Beatboxer Ivan Spasojevic (12.04 per cent) and the singing duo Luana Panetta and Larissa Gomes, who came in third with 11.89 per cent. 18-year-old Sarah Meyer and her soulful voice had come to the audience’s attention early on during the auditions. During the finale, her rendition of the ballad Quand on a que de l’amour by Jacques Brel captivated the audience and actually brought tears to the judges’ eyes.