Vote for the Girls of Holland

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Vote for the Girls of Holland
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Created by Ava Zinn
Developed by Ava Zinn
Presented by Claudia von Taylor
Country of origin Netherlands The Netherlands
Template:Country data Belgium Belgium
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 6
Production company(s) Aeverine Zinn Holdings
Broadcast
Original run 5 November 2010 (2010-11-05) – Present
Chronology
Related shows Vote for the Girls USA
Vote for the Girls UK

Vote for the Girls Holland is a Dutch internet web site created by American entrepreneur Ava Zinn based on the American site of the same name. Based on the original US site, and an addition to the Vote for the Girls franchise, web series programs are produced by Zinn's company Aeverine Zinn Holdings. Vote for the Girls is a website devoted for voting for only female contestants, based on the original US website.

The site launched nearly six months after the American version premiered on 5 November 2010, and like the American counterpart, Vote for the Girls of Holland was devoted to voting for the female contestants on the television programmes The X Factor, The Voice of Holland.


As with the American version of Vote for the Girls (VFTG), fans of the site were encouraged to "only vote for female contestants". According to the American version of site, the purpose is "to support voting for the entertaining contestants who the producers would love to see win on American Idol" in order to make it a "real good show." Smaller campaigns, known as make-up competitions, include So You Think You Can Dance.

As of 2015, the Dutch adaptation, along with the Australian version (Vote for the Girls Australia) is only one of two franchises to have been undefeated and in addition to the Australian adaptation, is one of only four franchises that has not declared a "loss" -- the others are Rösta för Flickorna (the Sweden version of VFTG) and Vota Femminili (the Italy version of VFTG) as the Italy and Swedish versions used the "Moderator's Save," which is now used on many adaptations of VFTG, in addition to make-up competitions.


History[edit]

In 2008, Ava Zinn began watching American Idol (based on the original UK Pop Idol) and seeing the eliminations of female contestants from the seventh through the latter part of the ninth season, Zinn realized that she decided to do something about keeping female contestants on American Idol and eventually discovered discovered that Vote for the Worst essentially ruined American Idol. VFTG USA's first two seasons of American Idol were massively successful, but while fell short when the winner of American Idol was announced. Zinn wished to launch a new site which she would own the rights to. In 2010, following the elimination of Siobahn Magnus, Vote for the Girls, created by Zinn with no involvement from Vote for the Worst creator Dave Della Terza. The format was sold to other countries.



Format[edit]

The Dutch version of Vote for the Girls follows the format of the American version.

In all competitions, fans of the site were expected to vote only for female contestants (including male-female duos, predominately and all girl groups) en masse with the Vote for the Girls moderators and to host Claudia von Taylor's high expectations to vote off the male contestants. Von Taylor demands that all males be eliminated at the earliest possible without regard to criticism and/or public backlash (meaning that fans of the site must vote for all remaining female contestants each week), introducing the possibility of an all-female finale or all-female final two.

As with the American version, Von Taylor desires to complete every competition with a Vote for the Girls "victory", but performances by the male counterparts will cause her to call off the competition, if not end the competition with a Vote for the Girls "loss" or end the competition if there are no female contestants left in the competition, and discipline the entire moderator panelists should a male contestant wins the competition with a "Punishment for Failure". Once the competition ends with either a victory or a loss (in the event should the Moderators' Save is not used), Von Taylor determines which moderator(s) (if not all) is the wining moderator(s) for the "VFTG Victory" or the losing moderator(s) for the "VFTG Loss".

Like Ava Zinn in the United States, Von Taylor is free to ignore these rules if she sees fit and has frequently disciplined moderators during the competitions if a moderator's supported performance is abysmal, or may override the provided picks with her own selection. There have been times where VFTG moderators resigned for medical reasons or they may leave on their own free will; though the latter is not encouraged, their wishes are ultimately honoured.[citation needed] Additionally, Von Taylor has the power to override the basic format of the site.

Twists[edit]

After Vote for the Girls[edit]

Series overview[edit]

Co-hosts and moderators[edit]

Moderators

Key:      Previous      Current

Moderators Seasons
Purple team
Pink team
Male Moderator Crew
Moderator picks and supported contestants


Production[edit]

Opening theme/Theme Song[edit]

Broadcasting[edit]

Seasons[edit]

To date, six seasons have been broadcast, as summarized below.


Key
(VFTG Pick Name) Indicates a Vote for the Girls Victory (finale only)
(VFTG Pick Name) Indicates a Vote for the Girls Make-Up Victory (finale only)
(VFTG Pick Name) Indicates a Vote for the Girls Victory after last male contestant's elimination
VFTG Loss Indicates a Vote for the Girls Loss after last female contestant's elimination
VFTG Loss Indicates a Vote for the Girls Loss (finale)
Moderators' Save Indicates a Moderators' Save to veto a Vote for the Girls loss

References[edit]

External Links[edit]

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