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Finalists Eleven contestants made it through the audition rounds and performed during the live shows. • at the start of the contest Results summary Live shows The live shows saw the finalists eliminated one by one following both individual and group performances. Once eliminated, the leaving contestant ended the program by leading a performance of "Adieu, vaarwel (So Long, Farewell)" from The Sound of Music with the remaining contestants. Week 1 (April 8, 2009) Following the first week of the competition, Dorien was the first Maria to be eliminated from the competition. The show performances were: • Group performances: • "How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?" (from the musical The Sound of Music) • "Don't Stop Me Now" (Queen) Sing-Off Week 2 (April 15, 2009) The show performances were: • Group performances: • "How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?" (from the musical The Sound of Music) • "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin) Sing-Off Week 3 (April 22, 2009) The show performances were: • Group performances: • "My Favorite Things" (from the musical The Sound of Music) • "Get the Party Started" (Pink) Sing-Off Week 4 (April 29, 2009) The show performances were: • Group performances: • "The Sound of Music" (from the musical The Sound of Music) • "Dreamgirls" (from the musical Dreamgirls) Sing-Off Week 5 (May 6, 2009) The show performances were: • Group performances: • "The Lonely Goatherd" (from the musical The Sound of Music) • "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell) • Sing-off: • Due to Marian van Klaveren's withdrawal, there was no sing-off that week. Week 6 (May 13, 2009) The show performances were: • Group performances: • "I Have Confidence" (from the musical The Sound of Music) • "Do-Re-Mi" (from the musical The Sound of Music) featuring the children, who will play as the Von Trapp children in the upcoming Flemish revival of The Sound of Music • "Cell Block Tango" (from the musical Chicago) • Sing-off: • Elisabeth Herman and Liv van Aelst were in the sing-off, and performed "De roos" by Ann Christy. • Albert Verlinde chose to save Liv and bid farewell to Elisabeth. Week 7 (May 20, 2009) In the quarter-final, the seventh Maria to be eliminated was Elke. The show performances were: • Group performances: • "Dingen waar ik zoveel van hou" (from the musical The Sound of Music) • "Don't Rain on My Parade" (from the musical Funny Girl) • Sing-off: • Elke Buyle and Liv van Aelst were in the sing-off, and performed "The Winner Takes It All" from the musical Mamma Mia. • Albert Verlinde chose to save Liv and bid farewell to Elke. Week 8 (May 27, 2009) In the semi-final, the eighth and final Maria to be eliminated was Katrien. The show performances were: • Group performances: • "De boer en de boerin" (from the musical The Sound of Music) • "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" (from the musical Hair) • Sing-off: • Fleur Brusselmans and Katrien Smets were in the sing-off, and performed "Let It Be " by The Beatles. • Albert Verlinde chose to save Fleur and bid farewell to Katrien. Week 9 (June 3, 2009) The show performances were: • Group performances: • Finalists and former Marias: "Kunnen we iets beginnen met Maria (How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?)" (from the musical The Sound of Music) • Deborah and Fleur: "Ik kan heel de wereld aan (I Have Confidence)" (from the musical The Sound of Music) • After being announced as the season winner, Deborah concluded the season with a performance of "De muziek van de hoogste bergen (The Sound of Music)". ==Netherlands==