Roel van Velzen is the creator of the crucial element in the format of The Voice of Holland, namely the rotating seats. Has he become a multi-millionaire because of that television idea?
Apart from Big Brother, it is the greatest success in the career of John de Mol: the talent show infected in our country The Voice of Holland. Initially, both RTL and SBS did not want the program at all, because it would contain too few original elements. The then RTL boss Erland Galjaard sent John back to the drawing table.
Million euros
In the end, coach of the first hour, Roel van Velzen, came up with the element with the rotating seats. And that is precisely what The Voice has been sold about the whole world. John owes that megahit to Roel. Has he rewarded the singer for that? Has he become a multi -millionaire of that?
Mark Koster, a connoisseur in the field of things around John de Mol, states that Roel has been kicked off with a tip. “He got 1 million for that,” he says in the podcast The Media Week.
“So little!”
His co-host Tina Nijkamp, who once rejected The Voice as SBS 6 boss, is shocked. “I think that’s so little. 1 million but?”
Mark confirms: “Exactly. At least, we never heard it out of his mouth. I have approached him ever, but he never wanted to confirm it. He had no interest in the format.”
Tina: “No, how weird.”
Insane
Mark states that Roel has arranged this very badly. “During the sale … The Voice was sold with the De Mol company to ITV, also for a insane amount, and of course that Van Velzen wanted to join that.”
Tina: “Yes, of course. He didn’t arrange that properly. I think that is stupid.”
Mark: “He didn’t arrange that properly, no.”
Stupid
Tina finds it unbelievable that Roel has been so unwise during the negotiations with MediaAmaljardair John. “I think that is stupid of him. I think that is stupid from Van Velzen. Of course John de Mol would rather not give anything away, we understand that, otherwise you will not become a billionaire either.”
Mark concludes: “That is a painful episode from this thing.”