In the late 80s and early to mid 90s he was the host of shows like
"Soundmixshow" in which people performed as their favorite artist (it
was the breakthrough for singers like
Marco Borsato and
Gerard Joling who
respectively performed
Billy Vera and
Don McLean) and "Miniplaybackshow" in
which children imitated their favorite artist. "Soundmixshow" can
practically be seen as the predecessor of Idols and similar shows. Both
"Soundmixshow" and "Miniplaybackshow" were hugely popular and lots of
people stayed at home on Saturday night (time of broadcast) to see it.