**The actors from “#LikeMe” will be singing their Dutch hits in English from now on. They do so now that the Ketnet series about teenagers at a secondary school is being shown in more than 10 countries. Their voices are re-recorded and sung by others in the different languages, but for the English version they were allowed to do the singing themselves. Find out how that sounds in this article.**
The first season of “#LikeMe”, about Caro and her friends at a high school, aired in 2019. The unique thing about the series is that the young actors cover two well-known Dutch songs in each episode. The formula caught on immediately. Young people discovered forgotten gems from the past, and their parents or grandparents could enjoy the songs from their youth with them.
The success was overwhelming. Concert series were held to sold-out Lotto Arenas, the experiential exhibition Smile#LikeMe attracted more than 35,000 visitors and the albums are number 1 on the Ultratop list year after year.
Meanwhile, “#LikeMe” is also a hit abroad. The series can already be seen in more than 10 countries, including Denmark, Germany and France. In those countries, the dialogue and singing parts of the Flemish actors are always dubbed into another language.
For the English version of the songs, auditions were held in which the original Flemish actors also participated. With success: because their voices suited their characters best, they themselves were selected to cover their own Dutch songs in English.
For most of the actors, it took some adjusting. Singing in English requires a different approach. But it does give most of the songs a more international feel.
It comes down to the fact that the Flemish actors had to dub themselves. The songs they had previously sung in Dutch, they now had to redo in English. “Afscheid nemen niet bestaat” by Marco Borsato, for example, was translated as “I will always be near you”.
**Third season**
Meanwhile, the first images of the new, third season of “#LikeMe” have been released. It will start on Wednesday 12 January 2022. A fourth and final season will follow a year later.
The formula remains the same: each episode will feature two classics. Among others, “Dansen voor jou” by Isabelle A and “Laat me” by Ramses Shaffy will soon get a facelift.
The cast remains largely the same, but will be expanded with a few new faces, such as Lotte De Clerck (“Junior Eurosong”, “The Voice of Flanders”), Emanoel Nascimento Borges (“Panna”) and MNM DJ and Familie actor Aaron Blommaert.
There are also a few newcomers among the adults, including Frank Focketyn (“Het Eiland”, “Vaneigens”,…) and Saar-Niragire De Groof (“Leef”, “Red Light”, “Cold Courage”).
At the start of the new season Caro and Vince are a couple, but not everything goes according to plan.
Because of the tightening of the corona measures, the planned concerts of #LikeMe on 26 and 27 December in the Sportpaleis are postponed. They will be rescheduled for 9 and 10 April 2022. Ticket holders will be contacted by e-mail and updates will be posted on Ketnetvoorouders.be.
As a consolation for the fans, the cast of “#Likeme” will perform one more time this year, but then without an audience. That performance will be broadcasted on Eén on New Year’s Day, and later on Ketnet.
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**The actors from “#LikeMe” will be singing their Dutch hits in English from now on. They do so now that the Ketnet series about teenagers at a secondary school is being shown in more than 10 countries. Their voices are re-recorded and sung by others in the different languages, but for the English version they were allowed to do the singing themselves. Find out how that sounds in this article.**
The first season of “#LikeMe”, about Caro and her friends at a high school, aired in 2019. The unique thing about the series is that the young actors cover two well-known Dutch songs in each episode. The formula caught on immediately. Young people discovered forgotten gems from the past, and their parents or grandparents could enjoy the songs from their youth with them.
The success was overwhelming. Concert series were held to sold-out Lotto Arenas, the experiential exhibition Smile#LikeMe attracted more than 35,000 visitors and the albums are number 1 on the Ultratop list year after year.
Meanwhile, “#LikeMe” is also a hit abroad. The series can already be seen in more than 10 countries, including Denmark, Germany and France. In those countries, the dialogue and singing parts of the Flemish actors are always dubbed into another language.
For the English version of the songs, auditions were held in which the original Flemish actors also participated. With success: because their voices suited their characters best, they themselves were selected to cover their own Dutch songs in English.
For most of the actors, it took some adjusting. Singing in English requires a different approach. But it does give most of the songs a more international feel.
It comes down to the fact that the Flemish actors had to dub themselves. The songs they had previously sung in Dutch, they now had to redo in English. “Afscheid nemen niet bestaat” by Marco Borsato, for example, was translated as “I will always be near you”.
**Third season**
Meanwhile, the first images of the new, third season of “#LikeMe” have been released. It will start on Wednesday 12 January 2022. A fourth and final season will follow a year later.
The formula remains the same: each episode will feature two classics. Among others, “Dansen voor jou” by Isabelle A and “Laat me” by Ramses Shaffy will soon get a facelift.
The cast remains largely the same, but will be expanded with a few new faces, such as Lotte De Clerck (“Junior Eurosong”, “The Voice of Flanders”), Emanoel Nascimento Borges (“Panna”) and MNM DJ and Familie actor Aaron Blommaert.
There are also a few newcomers among the adults, including Frank Focketyn (“Het Eiland”, “Vaneigens”,…) and Saar-Niragire De Groof (“Leef”, “Red Light”, “Cold Courage”).
At the start of the new season Caro and Vince are a couple, but not everything goes according to plan.
Because of the tightening of the corona measures, the planned concerts of #LikeMe on 26 and 27 December in the Sportpaleis are postponed. They will be rescheduled for 9 and 10 April 2022. Ticket holders will be contacted by e-mail and updates will be posted on Ketnetvoorouders.be.
As a consolation for the fans, the cast of “#Likeme” will perform one more time this year, but then without an audience. That performance will be broadcasted on Eén on New Year’s Day, and later on Ketnet.
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