The career of Tooske Ragas
Tooske Ragas graduated from high school in Zwolle in the eastern part of the Netherlands and went on to earn a degree in English Language and Literature from Utrecht University. She took her first steps into television as a VJ on music stations TMF and MTV. Tooske captured the hearts of a national viewing audience as the presenter of Idols on Dutch television station RLT4. She then gained international experience in Germany as the co-presenter of the hit Deutschland sucht den Superstar television show that attracted tens of millions of German, Austrian and Swiss viewers. Tooske successfully presented this hugely popular talent contest for two seasons live and in German. In her distinctively clear, charming and upbeat style she presents dozens of programmes on both public and commercial Dutch stations. They include large-scale live events such as the Dutch Musical Awards Gala, the Televizierring Gala (Dutch Television Awards Gala), Het Beste Idee van Nederland (The Netherlands’ best idea) and the Staatsloterij Oudejaarsfeest (Dutch National Lottery’s New Year’s Eve Celebration) broadcast. Both on television and events and congresses across the Netherlands, she excelsduring live shows and events.
Ambassador for War Child and singer in It Takes Two
2017 It takes two - RTL4
2017 Kili Challenge - Warchild
2016 Jij en ik - Warchild (EO)
2016 De Ludwigs (Nickelodeon)
2015 - 2016 Friends for Warchild (EO)
2015 In de ban van de Condor - bird watching competition (EO)
2015 Zo zijn we niet getrouwd (For better for worse) (EO)
2015 Van Hollandse Bodem - vegetable gardening contest (Dutch television station EO)
2013 Bloed, Zweet en Tranen - music contest (with co-host Jeroen van der Boom, SBS6)
2012 Klas van ’89 (Class of ’89) (SBS6)
2010 - 2013 Huizenjacht (Househunting) (SBS6)
2010 - 2013 Popstars (live shows season 3, SBS6)
2008 - 2012 Staatsloterij Oudejaarsfeest (The Dutch National Lottery’s New Year’s Eve Celebration) (SBS 6)
2008 - 2009 Wie ben ik? (Who am I?) (SBS6)
2008 - 2010 De nieuwe Uri Geller (The new Uri Geller) (SBS6)
2007 - 2010 Het beste idee van Nederland (The Netherlands’ best idea) (with Henkjan Smits on SBS6)
2006 Je wordt bedankt (Thanks a lot!) (SBS6)
2005 Gouden Televizierring Gala (Dutch Television Awards Gala) (AVRO)
2005 Junior Songfestival (AVRO)
2005 - 2007 Deutschland sucht den Superstar (the German version of Idols) (with co-host Marco Schreyl)
2004 - 2006 Host of John Kraaijkamp Musical Awards Gala (RTL4 and AVRO)
2003 Leading role as Constance in the Three Musketeers musical
2002 - 2004 Idols (RTL4)
1998 - 2002 VJ at television stations TMF and MTV