Let It Shine (2017)

Genre

reality television

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 10 episodes

Rated

U

Rating

2.2 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Young men compete in a singing competition to earn a spot in a new stage musical featuring songs by Take That. The show is hosted by Graham Norton and Mel Giedroyc, with judges including Gary Barlow and Dannii Minogue.

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What happens

Let It Shine is a British reality television music competition to find young men to star in The Band, a new stage musical featuring the songs of Take That. It aired in January and February 2017 on BBC One. In 2018, the BBC announced that Let It Shine has been cancelled after one series. The show was presented by Graham Norton and Mel Giedroyc, with Gary Barlow, Dannii Minogue and Martin Kemp serving as judges throughout the series. Amber Riley was the guest judge for the auditions, followed by Lulu for the group round. Ricki Lake was the guest judge for the first live show, Ashley Roberts for the semi-final and Peter Kay for the final. The show was won by the band Five to Five, who won the part as the band in the new musical The Band, which began touring in September 2017. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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