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The Singing Bee (2007)

The Singing Bee poster
Genre
reality
Country
Australia
Length
4 seasons, 29 episodes
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Contestants sing popular songs from memory without making lyric mistakes. The game show combines karaoke and spelling bee style elimination.

lightheartedcompetitivefunupbeatplayfulaudience-participation

What happens

The Singing Bee is an Australian game show which is based on the original American version of the same name. By combining karaoke singing with a spelling bee-style competition, contestants have to sing lyrics to songs without making a mistake or risk elimination. The show premiered on Sunday 7 October 2007 on the Nine Network, which ordered the production of an initial eight episodes. It was filmed at the Nine Network's GTV-9 studios at Richmond, Victoria. The Singing Bee followed the basic rules of the American version of the show but some rule changes have been made for the Australian version. On 22 March 2008, it was announced by the Nine Network that The Singing Bee would return for a second season, with filming set to take place after the 2008 Logies. Tim Campbell took over as host from Joey Fatone. The season premiered on the Nine Network at 8.30pm on Thursday 10 July 2008. Melbourne radio host Craig Huggins was the announcer and voice over on both seasons. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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