updateShe had to get her brain cracked because Tania Kross could be in anotherepisode of it last night Secret Duets but don’t stand up: who was that ladybehind the wall with those sporty legs? “She didn’t win the medals forsinging,” commented presenter Jamai Loman dryly, as 927,000 people saw.
In the singing show, famous artists duet with someone they can’t see. Usingthe voice and some hints, they have to guess who is on the other side of athick wall. That can be a professional singer, but also a celebrity who is notknown to be able to sing.
It was Tania Kross’s turn to guess who she was singing a duet with. The operasinger had to make do with a few hints in advance: seven gold medals, jellyand a sword. “Oh man. Another greatness”, she sighed. For the rest of thepanel, consisting of Gerard Joling, Romy Monteiro and Dave von Raven, it wasclear: this had to be an athlete. “Inge de Bruijn?” suggested Jolingcautiously.
Once on stage, both Kross and the seated panelists were given a brief previewof the performance. Kross sang along with the mystery guest What a wonderfulworld from Louis Armstrong. The short show didn’t provide much clarity,except that it might be an older lady. Monteiro could not imagine that itwould be an older lady. “The legs… they are not necessarily older legs,” themusical star thought aloud. And, Joling explained, those ‘incredibly highheels’ could very well be the cause of that shaky voice. It was also a greatmystery to Von Raven. “Sporty legs, let me say that anyway.”
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The mysterious guest in Secret Duets © RTL
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It was still a mystery to the panel and so more had to be sung. Kross and thelady with the sporty legs started the number again, meanwhile some chairs wereremoved so that the mystery guest became a little more visible. But thatdidn’t seem to help either. Dave von Raven therefore asked for a new hint frompresenter Jamai. “Life is full ups and downs ”, were his words. That wasthe moment that a bell started ringing at Joling. ,,Aha! I know right. But Ican’t imagine she is.” Monteiro and Von Raven also thought they were on theright track.
To find out if the panel was right, the duet was sung for the last time. Krossracked her brain, but an answer never occurred to her. ,,I don’t know. So Ireally don’t recognize the voice.” To make things easier for her, Joling wasallowed to give a hint. “Of course you are always on Curaçao. You don’t seeeverything. If you switch on Dutch television in the afternoon, it is stillvery early with us. And then she can actually always be seen.” Monteiro added:“Yes, this is a concept.”
Then a penny dropped with the opera singer. ,,Oh, oh, oh! Is it the lady from_The Netherlands in motion_? Olga Commander?” Loud applause followed, becauseshe was right. ,,I did not expect this. How nice this!” exclaimed Kross. The64-year-old Commander confessed afterwards that he found it ‘terribly scary’,but could count on a big compliment from Kross. “You are a fantastic example.”