Last Choir Standing
| Last Choir Standing | |
|---|---|
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| Presented by | Myleene Klass Nick Knowles |
| Judges | Russell Watson Sharon D. Clarke Suzi Digby |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30–90mins |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One, BBC HD |
Last Choir Standing is a 2008 talent show-themed television series produced by the BBC in the United Kingdom which will broadcast on BBC One in July 2008. The show will see choirs competing each week to be the last choir standing.[1] The programme was initially to be called 'Choir Wars'[2]
Format
The show will air each Saturday evening and will be presented by Myleene Klass and Nick Knowles[3] with a panel of music experts consisting of singer Russell Watson, actress and singer Sharon D. Clarke as well as conductor Suzi Digby[4] in a weekly competition to be crowned "The nation's favourite choir".
Sixty choirs sang at the audition stage,[5] from which the panel voted for 27 choirs to be called back to the next round.[6] These 27 choirs then sang at the BBC studio in front of a live audience and the judges decided which 15 choirs should go through to the studio heats. Then six choirs will be chosen to sing on the live weekly shows. Each week the panel and the public will vote for which choir they want to save.[1]
The format is very similar to Welsh show Cor Cymru (Choir of Wales). Both shows have even featured many of the same Welsh choirs in competition with each other. The Sun's TV Guide today announced that Last Choir Standing has been commisioned for the Saturday Prime Time Slot next summer, BBC says they were very happy with the ratings and wants it to re air.
Auditions
Around 1,000 choirs entered the competition, with sixty choirs being invited to the auditions which took place on 10 May, 2008 at Cadogan Hall in London with choirs from all over the United Kingdom competing to reach the next round.[7][8] Each choir performed two songs in front of the three judges. To get through to the next stage the choir needed two of the judges to put them through.[5]
Choirs
Choirs known to have competed at Cadogan Hall include
- ACM Gospel Choir[9][10]
- A Handbag of Harmonies, a female choir from Chester[11][8][7]
- The Alleycats, a mixed a cappella group from St Andrews[10]
- Amabile Girls Choir audition[9][10]
- Bournemouth Gospel Choir[10]
- The Brigette Thomas Girls in Harmony Choir[9][10]
- The Brighton Gay Men's Chorus
- Cadenza, a mixed a cappella group from Cambridge[10]
- Common Room Choir[9]
- Cosmicorus[10]
- Dreemz[10]
- Ecclesbourne School Choir[10]
- Filey Fisherman's Choir[10]
- Hear Me Now[12]
- Hereford Police Choir from Hereford[9]
- JMTZ[12]
- Last Minute, a male a cappella group from Oxford[12]
- Les Sirenes[9]
- Llymkids[9]
- Nelson Civic Ladies Choir [13]
- Only Men Aloud[12]
- Open Arts Community Choir[12]
- Pugin Singers[9]
- Revelation[12]
- Sense of Sound[12]
- Vocal Works Gospel Choir from Bath, Somerset[9]
- Ysgol Glanaethwy[12]
The following choirs made it to the call-backs but did NOT make it through to the heats : [13]
- Balham SDA
- Basingstoke Ladies
- Cadenza
- Cantata
- Cantus Firmus
- Craigie Community Choir
- Ecclesbourne School Chamber Choir
- Kitsch In Sync
- Lifted
- Nelson Civic Ladies
- Pegasus
- Singing For Pleasure
The following 15 choirs made it to the call-backs, then also on to the heats: [14]
- ACM Gospel Choir
- Alleycats
- City of Bath Male Choir
- City of Brighton Gay Men's Chorus
- Common Room Choir
- Dreemz
- Handbag of Harmonies
- Hear Me Now!
- Hereford Police Male Choir
- Last Minute
- Only Men Aloud
- Open Arts Community Choir
- Revelation
- Sense of Sound
- Ysgol Glanaethwy
The Final 6 Choirs
The following 6 choirs made it through to the live finals:
- Sense of Sound
- City of Bath Male Choir
- ACM Gospel Choir
- Only Men Aloud
- Revelation
- Ysgol Glanaethwy
Final 6 Show
| Order | Choir | Song | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ysgol Glanaethwy | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | Safe |
| 2 | Revelation | "Fields of Gold" | In Clash of the Choirs |
| 3 | ACM Gospel Choir | "September" | Safe |
| 4 | City of Bath Male Choirs | "Desperado" | Safe |
| 5 | Sense of Sound | "Smiley Faces" | In Clash of the Choirs |
| 6 | Only Men Aloud! | "Don't Rain on My Parade" | Safe |
- The Clash of the Choirs
Both choirs had to sing again for the judges, with a new performance :
- Sense of Sound - "Gabriel" (Lamb)
- Revelation - "Lovely Day" (Bill Withers)
Judges' vote (to save):
- Sharon - Revelation
- Suzi - Sense of Sound
- Russell - Revelation
Final 5 Show
| Order | Choir | First Song | Order | Second Song | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bath Male Choir | "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" | 6 | "What a Wonderful World" | In Clash of the Choirs |
| 2 | ACM Gospel Choir | "Stand By Me" | 7 | "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" | Safe |
| 3 | Revelation | "Higher Love" | 8 | "Flying Without Wings" | In Clash of the Choirs |
| 4 | Only Men Aloud! | "When You Say Nothing At All" | 9 | "Goldfinger" | Safe |
| 5 | Ysgol Glanaethwy | "O Fortuna" (Carmina Burana) | 10 | "I Want You Back" | Safe |
- The Clash of the Choirs
Both choirs had to sing again for the judges, with a new performance :
- Bath Male Choir - "Something"
- Revelation - "Love The One You're With"
Judges vote:
- Sharon - Revelation
- Suzi - Revelation
- Russell - Revelation
Final 4 Show
ACM Gospel Choir left the competition after losing out in the head-to-head.
Final 3 Show (Semi-Final)
ACM Gospel Choir left the competition after losing out in the head-to-head. Left in the competition are :
- Only Men Aloud
- Revelation
- Ysgol Glanaethwy
Guests
- 19th July Cortes performing Nessun Dorma
- 27th July Libera performing Orinoco Flow
- 3rd August Jonathan Ansell performing Barcelona [15]
References
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"Expert judges join the team". BBC. 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
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"Choirs on song at Cadogan". BBC. 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
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Henwood, Jo (2008-05-16). "We're still standing". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
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Green, Michael (2008-05-13). "Chester women's choir through to finals of BBC TV series". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
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"Last Choir Standing - video 1". BBC. 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
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"News". A Handbag of Harmonies. 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
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- 10th August Blake performing Up Where We Belong
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