Let It Shine (2017)

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Season 6 of the BBC West End Casting Show
title Let it shine
Website
Episodes 10 of 30-105 min.
Country of production United Kingdom
First broadcast January 7, 2017 - February 25, 2017 on BBC One
◀ S05: Superstar
(casting for Jesus Christ Superstar )
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Jurors:

Let It Shine was a television music competition with the aim of finding and training five previously undiscovered potential leading men for a new West End musical. It was the sixth broadcast in a series of West End casting shows on the BBC . It began broadcasting on BBC One on January 7, 2017 .

The winner of the casting show was the boy band Five to Five , which was put together there ; they began theater rehearsals immediately after the broadcast and have been a touring ensemble on various stages in England since September 2017 and then for at least one season in London's West End in the leading roles of new jukebox musicals The Band by Take Thats Gary Barlow OBE and Tim Firth .

background

Previous seasons

Before Let It Shine , the BBC broadcast five more seasons of the West End Casting Show format, each time leading actors were sought for the staging of a musical in London's West End (theater district in the center of the English capital):

title

The show's title is taken from Take Thats single "Shine" (2007). The expression literally means “Let it shine”, in a sense “Show what you can!” / “Don't hide your talents” and is comparable to the German idiom of biblical origin “ Don't put your light under a bushel ”.

Announcement and Marketing

With a self-deprecating appearance, Barlow first drew media attention to his new musical and the start of the application period for Let It Shine in the spring of 2016 : On May 30, 2016, a public holiday in the United Kingdom, he was hiding under a fan mask of his own face the lively Cabot Circus shopping center in Bristol and sat on the public wing, which is accessible to all passers-by. After a few introductory chords, he took off his mask and after singing several take-that songs, he took time for autographs and photos with several hundred astonished passers-by. A large number of cell phone videos of the surprise appearance appeared on the Internet on the same day and various newspapers became aware of the event. It was not until June 17, 2016 that the BBC published another video on its YouTube channel with recordings of the surprise concert and short interview excerpts with Barlow as well as the announcement of his new show.

During an appearance on Alan Carr's talk show Chatty Man in December 2016, Barlow, Minogue and Kemp confirmed the BBC show would air on January 7, 2017, in competition with the concurrent premiere of The Voice UK's sixth season on ITV . A Sneek peak (short excerpt) of an applicant's audition was also shown, which was then used to explain the format and selection rounds of the casting.

The season was also broadcast on Australian television via the BBC's international subsidiary, BBC UKTV , from January 22, 2017.

musical

The jukebox musical entitled The Band was written by dramaturge Tim Firth ( The Girls - West End 2016/17) and composer Gary Barlow ( Finding Neverland - Broadway 2015/16; The Girls ). As in jukebox musicals (e.g. Mamma Mia ! , I've never been to New York ), the plot is constructed around existing songs by an artist, here Barlow's band Take That . However, it is independent of the real history of the band, in the application process it was expressly stated that no doppelgangers or imitators of the original band members would be sought.

format

The show was presented by Mel Giedroyc and Graham Norton , the latter had previously hosted four more of the West End casting shows. Main judges were Gary Barlow , Dannii Minogue and Martin Kemp. They were supported by various guest judges, who each accompanied a section of the selection process: Amber Riley was present on the first programs in which the applicants auditioned individually; followed by Lulu , who sat at the judges' table in the group round. Ricki Lake was present for the first live show, she was replaced in the semifinals by Ashley Roberts , in the final Peter Kay was there. Backstage, Take Thats Mark Owen and Howard Donald also provided advice and assistance to the candidates in most of the episodes . The program was developed and produced by Gary Barlow, Executive Producer ( executive producer ) was Andrew Cartmell. Guy Freeman was responsible for editing and BBC Studios was the sole production company . The ten episodes of the season were broadcast in a 16: 9 aspect ratio and with lengths between 30 and 105 minutes and formed the Saturday evening program of their main channel BBC One between January 7 and February 25, 2017 .

The competition was held in three rounds:

  1. The Starway ( Auditions )
  2. The Collaborations (group round)
  3. The Battle of the Bands (live shows)

Busted , Beverley Knight , Melanie C , Olly Murs and Kaiser Chiefs worked in round two of the selection process with one of the groups formed there and performed together with them, this was recorded in November 2016 at MediaCityUK in Salford .

The expert panel

The judges group is known as the Expert Panel at the West End Casting Shows . In terms of composition, the aim is to achieve a combination of the key decision-makers in (musical) theater, i. H. Guarantee producers, directors and composers, as well as experienced actors as mentors for the applicants. Therefore, the jury grouping for this seventh season looks like this:

  • Gary Barlow (born 1971) - composer and producer; also 35 years of own stage experience as a pianist and singer - all episodes
  • Martin Kemp (born 1961) - actor, musician (bassist) and director; 45 years of professional experience (stage and television) - all episodes
  • Dannii Minogue (* 1971) - actress, singer, model; 38 years of professional experience (stage and television) - all episodes
  • Amber Riley (* 1986) - Leading Lady (actress / singer); 15 years of professional experience (stage and television) - first round
  • Lulu (born 1948) - singer, actress; 53 years of professional experience (stage and television) - second round
  • Ricki Lake (* 1968) - actress, producer, presenter; 30 years of professional experience (film and television) - quarter-finals
  • Ashley Roberts (born 1981) - choreographer, Triple Threat (singer / actress / dancer), model; 16 years of work experience - semi-finals
  • Peter Kay (* 1973) - stand-up comedian and actor; 21 years of professional experience (stage, film and television) - final

In contrast to the previous seasons of the West End casting shows, the search was not for a single leading man or a leading couple, but for a group of five leading men with equal rights who should form a boy band together. Establishing such group dynamics and even friendship among five previously unfamiliar young men and maintaining it for many months - with constant living together in a confined space and at least eight appearances per week - brings with it separate difficulties. Another criterion for the selection of judges was therefore the stage experience in a band, which is given with Barlow ( Take That since 1989), Kemp ( Spandau Ballet since 1976) and Roberts ( The Pussycat Dolls 2003-2010).

  • Gary Barlow

  • Martin Kemp

  • Danii Minogue

  • Graham Norton

  • Mel Giedroyc

  • Amber Riley

  • Lulu

  • Peter Kay

course

Round 1: The Starway

Each jury member awarded up to five stars after each appearance, in the style of traditional newspaper reviews. Each participant could receive up to 20 stars in this way, for entry into the second round of the selection process the achievement of at least 15 stars was a prerequisite. No member of the jury was informed of each other's judgment in advance, and there was no consultation phase. The Starway (dt. Sternenweg ) designated a connecting web between the main stage and a small increase with the judge table. The first 14 stars lit up on this jetty, and after his performance the respective singer stood on the 15th star in the front part of the main stage, accompanied by Graham Norton. The remaining five stars were distributed behind the applicant on the main stage. After the appearance, there was initially a short constructive feedback from one or more jurors on the respective appearance, mostly linked to suggestions for future improvement. Afterwards the awarded stars were lit one after the other, only afterwards the individual ratings were displayed at the place of the respective judge.

Note: After the song titles, the name of the singer of the most famous versions is given in brackets for better classification. This is not infrequently different from the composer of the corresponding piece.

Episode 1 (January 7th)
Applicants sequence Age song rating
Clinton Elvis 1 23 "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" ( Jackie Wilson ) 16
Deaglan Arthurs 2 18th " (Theme from) New York, New York " ( Liza Minnelli ; Frank Sinatra ) 18th
Jamie-Ryan Taylor 3 21st "Last Request" ( Paolo Nutini ) 11
Jazzie Mattis 4th 24 " Uptown Funk " ( Mark Ronson ) 17th
Tyler Jack Smith 5 19th "You Are So Beautiful" ( Joe Cocker ) 17th
Hector Mitchell-Turner 6th 21st "You Get What You Give" ( New Radicals ) 11
Zak Robinson 7th 17th " (Sittin 'On) The Dock of the Bay " ( Otis Redding ) 14th
Bobby Foord 8th 16 "7 Days" ( Craig David ) 11
Nicky Price 9 17th "Say Something" ( A Great Big World ) 20th
Nick Carsberg 10 17th "Dance with Me Tonight" ( Olly Murs ) 16
Wayne Thurtell 11 25th " My Girl " ( The Temptations ) 11
Jason Brock 12 30th "Run to You" ( Whitney Houston ) 20th
Episode 2 (January 14th)
Applicants sequence Age song rating
Jonnie Halliwell 1 25th "Reet Petite" ( Jackie Wilson ) 20th
Dylan Reid 2 20th " Roar " ( Katy Perry ) 16
Lee Stinchcombe 3 35 " The Power of Love " ( Huey Lewis & the News in Back to the Future ) 8th
Samm Hewitt 4th 23 "Dear Darlin '" ( Olly Murs ) 12
Keith Branic 5 16 "Treasure" ( Bruno Mars ) 15th
Ciaran O'Brien 6th 16 "Dancing On My Own" ( Robyn ) 15th
Craig Webb 7th 27 "Jealous" ( Nick Jonas ) 18th
Damien Kivlehan 8th 26th "You Give Love a Bad Name" ( Bon Jovi ) 16
Curtis T Johns 9 23 " Put Your Records On " ( Corinne Bailey Rae ) 19th
Julius Wright 10 20th " All Night Long (All Night) " ( Lionel Richie ) 16
Jamie Corner 11 24 " Johnny B. Goode " ( Chuck Berry , Johnnie Johnson ) 17th
Scott Sutcliffe 12 23 " Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) " ( Phil Collins ) 14th
Huw Roberts 13 16 " Don't Look Back in Anger " ( Oasis ) 16
Harry Neale 14th 26th "Beggin '" ( The Four Seasons ) 16
Episode 3 (January 21)
Applicants sequence Age song rating
Jordan Harvey 1 24 "Blame It on Me" ( George Ezra ) 18th
AJ Bentley 2 21st "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" ( Stevie Wonder ) 18th
Dion Magrath 3 23 "All About You" ( McFly ) 13
Matt Thorpe 4th 30th " If I Ain't Got You " ( Alicia Keys ) 20th
Dan Budd 5 27 "No Regrets" ( Robbie Williams ) 16
Elijah Holloway 6th 18th "Greased Lightnin '" ( Grease , John Travolta ) 11
Mark Angels 7th 21st " Mirrors " ( Justin Timberlake ) 17th
Harry Brown 8th 17th "Love Yourself" ( Justin Bieber ) 17th
Jordan Charles 9 24 "Pompeii" ( Bastille ) 15th
Danny Colligan 10 23 "Stitches" 15th
Kyle Passmore 11 27 "You Give Me Something" 19th
Josh Bailey 12 17th "Jealous" ( labyrinth ) 19th
Matt Knight 13 27 "Wake Me Up" ( Avicii ) 16
Tayler Davis 14th 21st "Faith" ( George Michael ) 14th
Hercules Smith 15th 33 "Iris" ( Goo Goo Dolls ; Ronan Keating ) 16
Episode 4 (January 28th)
Applicants sequence Age song rating
Callum Howells 1 17th "You'll Be Back" 16
Scott Macaulay 2 18th "Laura" ( Scissor Sisters ) 19th
Luke Stanley 3 27 "All of Me" ( John Legend ) 15th
Travis Kerry 4th 19th " Feel So Close " ( Calvin Harris ) 11
Alexis Gerred 5 27 " Come Together " ( The Beatles ) 18th
Robert Evans 6th 20th " Can You Feel the Love Tonight " ( The Lion King , Elton John ) 12
Andrew Mott 7th 22nd " More Than Words " (Extreme) 12
Kieran McManus 8th 18th "Little Things" ( One Direction ) 12
Sam Glen 9 23 "Torn" ( Ednaswap ) 16
Connor Cunningham 10 21st " Brown Eyed Girl " ( Van Morrison ) 15th
Ryan Butterworth 11 21st " I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For " ( U2 ) 16
Sario Solomon 12 19th " Tainted Love " ( Soft Cell ) 16
Anthony Sahota 13 22nd "Ordinary People" ( John Legend ) 16
Liam Holmes 14th 27 " Let's Get It On " 13
Conor McLoughlin 15th 20th " Your Song " ( Elton John ) 17th
Yazdan Qafouri 16 17th " Ain't No Sunshine " ( Bill Withers ) 15th
Jimmy Haggar 17th 19th "That's Life" ( Marian Montgomery ; Frank Sinatra ) 13
Veeraj Lutchman 18th 37 " Take Me to Church " ( Hozier ) 16
Jack Hinton 19th 22nd " Viva Forever " ( Spice Girls ) 15th
Bradley Johnson 20th 19th "Bring Him Home" ( Les Misérables : Jean Valjean) 20th

Round 2: The Collaborations

After the broadcast, a short clip was published on the BBC iPlayer in which the individual groups were each given a boyband name. Group 1 was christened “Five to Five”, Group 2 “Iron Sun”, Group 3 “Neon Panda”, Group 4 was named “Drive” and Group 5 was named “Nightfall”. Each boy group prepared a set together, then the individual performances within the groups were rated; three members were eliminated from each of the eight-member groups in this episode.

Episode 5 (February 4th)
  • Guest judge: Lulu
  • Group performance: "Kidz" / "Hangin 'Tough" / "When Will I Be Famous?" / "Sing"

Group 1

actor song rating
AJ Bentley "Troublemaker" / "Unpredictable" / " Heart Skips a Beat " / "Wrapped Up" Further
Connor Cunningham Eliminated
Curtis T Johns Further
Nick Carsberg Further
Sario Solomon Further
Scott Macaulay Eliminated
Tyler Jack Smith Eliminated
Yazdan Qafouri Further

Group 2

actor song rating
Alexis Gerred " Twist and Shout " / " I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) " / "Hold On, I'm Coming" Further
Clinton Elvis Further
Damien Kivlehan Eliminated
Dylan Reid Eliminated
Harry Brown Further
Jordan Harvey Further
Matt Knight Further
Veeraj Lutchman Eliminated

Group 3

actor song rating
Anthony Sahota "Sleeping with the Light On" / "On What You're On" / "Year 3000" Further
Conor McLoughlin Further
Craig Webb Further
Dan Budd Eliminated
Deaglan Arthurs Eliminated
Josh Bailey Further
Luke Stanley Eliminated
Matt Thorpe Further

Group 4

actor song rating
Jamie Corner "Ruby" / "Hole In My Soul" / "I Predict a Riot" Further
Jazzie Mattis Further
Jonnie Halliwell Further
Jordan Charles Eliminated
Keith Branic Eliminated
Mark Angels Further
Ryan Butterworth Further
Sam Glen Eliminated
  • Callum Howells and Harry Neale were originally part of Group 4 but dropped out of the competition and were replaced by Keith Branic and Jordan Charles.

Group 5

actor song rating
Bradley Johnson "I Turn to You" / "Anymore" / "When You're Gone" Further
Danny Colligan Further
Hercules Smith Eliminated
Huw Roberts Further
Jason Brock Further
Julius Wright Further
Kyle Passmore Eliminated
Nicky Price Eliminated

Round 3: The Battle of the Bands (live shows)

Although already named boy groups of five members each emerged from round 2 (the number required for the musical), the individual performances of the group members were also evaluated in the three recalls of the third round. As a result, the compositions of the boy groups changed several times. The boy group name was taken over, from whose previous line-up most members progressed.

week 1
Quarter Finals (February 11)
tape sequence song rating
Iron Sun 1 Shut Up and Dance Further
Drive 2 Everybody Get Up / " I Love Rock 'n' Roll " Last 2: jump off
Nightfall 3 " The Scientist " Further
Neon panda 4th " Marry You " Last 2: jump off
Five to five 5 MMMBop Further
Sing-off (stinging)
Drive 1 A Million Love Songs
Neon panda 2 Greatest Day
  • Mark Angels, Jazzie Mattis, Matt Thorpe, Jonnie Halliwell and Conor McLoughlin were brought into the semifinals by the jurors. Since three of five members of Drive and two of five members of Neon Panda made it to the next round, these five actors moved into the semifinals as a drive .
  • Anthony Sahota, Craig Webb, Jamie Corner, Josh Bailey and Ryan Butterworth were eliminated from the competition in the quarterfinals and the application process.
Week 2
Semi-finals (February 18)
tape sequence song rating
Five to five 1 Tell Her About It Further
Iron Sun 2 Born This Way Last 2: jump off
Drive 3 Girls on Film Last 2: jump off
Nightfall 4th Without you Further
Sing-off (stinging)
Iron Sun 1 The Long and Winding Road
Drive 2 Something
  • Mark Angels, Matt Thorpe, Jonnie Halliwell, Conor McLoughlin and Jazzie Mattis were brought into the final by the judges and moved in there as a drive .
  • Alexis Gerred, Clinton Elvis, Harry Brown, Jordan Harvey and Matt Knight were eliminated from the casting show in the semifinals and thus from the application process.
Week 3
Final (February 25)
tape sequence First song sequence Second song Result
Nightfall 1 Footloose 4th End of the road Runner-up
Five to five 2 You can't stop the beat 5 wrecking ball winner
Drive 3 Grease Is the Word 6th Thinking Out Loud Runner-up

Summary of results

Weekly results for each performer
Boy band (last) actor week 1 Week 2 Week 3
Five to five AJ Bentley Further Further Winner
(Week 3)
Curtis T Johns Further Further Winner
(Week 3)
Nick Carsberg Further Further Winner
(Week 3)
Sario Solomon Further Further Winner
(Week 3)
Yazdan Qafouri Further Further Winner
(Week 3)
Nightfall Bradley Johnson Further Further Runner-up
(Week 3)
Danny Colligan Further Further Runner-up
(Week 3)
Huw Roberts Further Further Runner-up
(Week 3)
Jason Brock Further Further Runner-up
(Week 3)
Julius Wright Further Further Runner-up
(Week 3)
Drive Conor McLoughlin Last 2: jump off Last 2: jump off Runner-up
(Week 3)
Jazzie Mattis Last 2: jump off Last 2: jump off Runner-up
(Week 3)
Jonnie Halliwell Last 2: jump off Last 2: jump off Runner-up
(Week 3)
Mark Angels Last 2: jump off Last 2: jump off Runner-up
(Week 3)
Matt Thorpe Last 2: jump off Last 2: jump off Runner-up
(Week 3)
Iron Sun Alexis Gerred Further Eliminated Eliminated
(week 2)
Clinton Elvis Further Eliminated Eliminated
(week 2)
Harry Brown Further Eliminated Eliminated
(week 2)
Jordan Harvey Further Eliminated Eliminated
(week 2)
Matt Knight Further Eliminated Eliminated
(week 2)
Neon panda Anthony Sahota Eliminated Eliminated
(week 1)
Craig Webb Eliminated Eliminated
(week 1)
Jamie Corner Eliminated Eliminated
(week 1)
Josh Bailey Eliminated Eliminated
(week 1)
Ryan Butterworth Eliminated Eliminated
(week 1)

Audience ratings

episode Broadcast date Viewers
in millions 		BBC One
weekly ranking 		Audience share
The Starway 1 January 7th 7.13 10 29.9%
The Starway 2 January 14th 6.00 14th 26.7%
The Starway 3 21th January 5.83 14th 25.9%
The Starway 4 January 28th 5.08 20th 23.6%
The Collaborations February 4th 5.25 17th 23.9%
Battle of the Bands 1 February 11th 5.10 16 23.4%
Battle of the Bands Results 1 4.30 25th 18.0%
Battle of the Bands 2 February 18 4.80 21st 22.5%
Battle of the Bands Results 2 4.27 26th 18.0%
Battle of the Bands 3 February 25 4.61 18th 19.7%
Series average 2017 5.24 16 23.16%

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gary Barlow wanted Nicole Scherzinger for Let It Shine . In: The List , December 10, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016. 
  2. ↑ BBC One and Gary Barlow unite for new Saturday night series Let It Shine - Media Center , BBC Online . June 17, 2016. Accessed December 13, 2016. 
  3. ^ Let It Shine v The Voice UK: BBC and ITV do battle again on Saturday nights . TellyMix. December 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ David Knox: Airdate: Let it Shine . In: TV Tonight . January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  5. ↑ a b Frances Taylor: When does Let it Shine start on BBC One? Who are the judges? Who's presenting it? What's the prize? . In: Radio Times , December 29, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016. 
  6. ↑ Danny Walker: First look at Let It Shine judges shows Gary Barlow's new talent show is already looking slick . In: Daily Mirror , Trinity Mirror , September 20, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016. 
  7. ↑ Kirsty McCormack: Dannii Minogue, Martin Kemp and Amber Riley join panel for Gary Barlow's Let It Shine . In: Daily Express . Northern & Shell . September 14, 2016.
  8. ^ Danny Walker: Let It Shine confirm another big name as guest judge . In: Daily Mirror . Trinity Mirror . November 13, 2016.
  9. ↑ Lulu confirmed as second guest judge for BBC One's brand new entertainment show Let It Shine . BBC Media Center.
  10. ^ Chat show host and actress Ricki Lake joined Let It Shine for one show . In: The Sun . News UK. 16th February 2017.
  11. ↑ Ashley Roberts confirmed as guest judge for Let It Shine . Radio Times.
  12. ^ BBC - The Format - Media Center .
  13. ↑ Busted, Beverley Knight, Melanie C, Olly Murs and Kaiser Chiefs to perform with the Let It Shine hopefuls in a unique format reveal . BBC Media Center.
  14. ↑ Episode 1 . BBC. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  15. ↑ Episode 2 . BBC. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  16. ↑ Episode 3 . BBC. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  17. ↑ Episode 4 . BBC. Retrieved January 28, 2017.