Let It Shine (2017 TV series)
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| Let It Shine | |
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| Created by | Gary Barlow |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Andrew Cartmell |
| Producer | Gary Barlow |
| Production location | Dock10[1] |
| Editor | Guy Freeman |
| Running time | 30–105 minutes |
| Production company | BBC Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 7 January – 25 February 2017 |
Let It Shine was 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.[2] It aired in January and February 2017 on BBC One.[3] 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.[4] Amber Riley was the guest judge for the auditions,[5] followed by Lulu for the group round.[6] Ricki Lake was the guest judge for the first live show,[citation needed] Ashley Roberts for the semi-final[7] 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.
Production[edit]
The show's title comes from Take That's 2007 single "Shine".[8] Amber Riley, Lulu, Ricki Lake, Ashley Roberts and Peter Kay acted as guest judges of the competition, respectively.[9] Busted, Beverley Knight, Melanie C, Olly Murs and Kaiser Chiefs performed with the contestants split into groups as part of the second round of the competition, which was filmed at Dock10, MediaCityUK in November 2016.[10]
Format[edit]
There are three stages to the competition:[11]
- "The Starway" (auditions)
- "The Collaborations" (group stage)
- "The Battle of the Bands" (live shows)
The Starway[edit]
The judges each have 5 stars and each contestant is scored out of 20 stars; in order to proceed onto the next round they needed 15 stars.
Episode 1 (7 January)[edit]
| Act[12] | Order | Age | Song | Stars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Elvis | 1 | 23 | "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" |   | 16 |
| Deaglan Arthurs | 2 | 18 | "New York, New York" | | 18 |
| Jamie-Ryan Taylor | 3 | 21 | "Last Request" | | 11 |
| Jazzie Mattis | 4 | 24 | "Uptown Funk" | | 17 |
| Tyler Jack Smith | 5 | 19 | "You Are So Beautiful" | | 17 |
| Hector Mitchell-Turner | 6 | 21 | "You Get What You Give" | | 11 |
| Zak Robinson | 7 | 17 | "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" | | 14 |
| Bobby Foord | 8 | 16 | "7 Days" | | 11 |
| Nicky Price | 9 | 17 | "Say Something" | | 20 |
| Nick Carsberg | 10 | 17 | "Dance with Me Tonight" | | 16 |
| Wayne Thurtell | 11 | 25 | "My Girl" | | 11 |
| Jason Brock | 12 | 30 | "Run to You" | | 20 |
Episode 2 (14 January)[edit]
| Act[13] | Order | Age | Song | Stars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonnie Halliwell | 1 | 25 | "Reet Petite" | | 20 |
| Dylan Reid | 2 | 20 | "Roar" | | 16 |
| Lee Stinchcombe | 3 | 35 | "The Power of Love" | | 8 |
| Samm Hewitt | 4 | 23 | "Dear Darlin'" | | 12 |
| Keith Branic | 5 | 16 | "Treasure" | | 15 |
| Ciaran O'Brien | 6 | 16 | "Dancing On My Own" | | 15 |
| Craig Webb | 7 | 27 | "Jealous" | | 18 |
| Damien Kivlehan | 8 | 26 | "You Give Love a Bad Name" | | 16 |
| Curtis T Johns | 9 | 23 | "Put Your Records On" | | 19 |
| Julius Wright | 10 | 20 | "All Night Long (All Night)" | | 16 |
| Jamie Corner | 11 | 24 | "Johnny B. Goode" | | 17 |
| Scott Sutcliffe | 12 | 23 | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" | | 14 |
| Huw Roberts | 13 | 16 | "Don't Look Back in Anger" | | 16 |
| Harry Neale | 14 | 26 | "Beggin'" | | 16 |
Episode 3 (21 January)[edit]
| Act[14] | Order | Age | Song | Stars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Harvey | 1 | 24 | "Blame It on Me" | | 18 |
| AJ Bentley | 2 | 21 | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" | | 18 |
| Dion McGrath | 3 | 23 | "All About You" | | 13 |
| Matt Thorpe | 4 | 30 | "If I Ain't Got You" | | 20 |
| Dan Budd | 5 | 27 | "No Regrets" | | 16 |
| Elijah Holloway | 6 | 18 | "Greased Lightnin'" | | 11 |
| Mark Angels | 7 | 21 | "Mirrors" | | 17 |
| Harry Brown | 8 | 17 | "Love Yourself" | | 17 |
| Jordan Charles | 9 | 24 | "Pompeii" | | 15 |
| Danny Colligan | 10 | 23 | "Stitches" | | 15 |
| Kyle Passmore | 11 | 27 | "You Give Me Something | | 19 |
| Josh Bailey | 12 | 17 | "Jealous" | | 19 |
| Matt Knight | 13 | 27 | "Wake Me Up" | | 16 |
| Tayler Davis | 14 | 21 | "Faith" | | 14 |
| Hercules Smith | 15 | 33 | "Iris" | | 16 |
Episode 4 (28 January)[edit]
| Act[15] | Order | Age | Song | Stars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Howells | 1 | 17 | "You'll Be Back" | | 16 |
| Scott Macaulay | 2 | 18 | "Laura" | | 19 |
| Luke Stanley | 3 | 27 | "All of Me" | | 15 |
| Travis Kerry | 4 | 19 | "Feel So Close" | | 11 |
| Alexis Gerred | 5 | 27 | "Come Together" | | 18 |
| Robert Evans | 6 | 20 | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" | | 12 |
| Andrew Mott | 7 | 22 | "More Than Words" | | 12 |
| Kieran McManus | 8 | 18 | "Little Things" | | 12 |
| Sam Glen | 9 | 23 | "Torn" | | 16 |
| Connor Cunningham | 10 | 21 | "Brown Eyed Girl" | | 15 |
| Ryan Butterworth | 11 | 21 | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For | | 16 |
| Sario Solomon | 12 | 19 | "Tainted Love" | | 16 |
| Anthony Sahota | 13 | 22 | "Ordinary People" | | 16 |
| Liam Holmes | 14 | 27 | "Let's Get It On" | | 13 |
| Conor McLoughlin | 15 | 20 | "Your Song" | | 17 |
| Yazdan Qafouri | 16 | 17 | "Ain't No Sunshine" | | 15 |
| Jimmy Haggar | 17 | 19 | "That's Life" | | |