We had seen the original format of "SOUNDMIXSHOW" in the Netherlands and the quality of the singers was exceptional. When we started pre-producing our version in 1993, we wondered if there were singers in Portugal as good as the Dutch contestants. On the first day of auditions, we were all nervous... until the first candidate arrived. She chose a Whitney Houston song and as soon as she started singing... all our doubts disappeared. RAIN OF STARS was going to be a success... and it was!