Reality
Gareth Malone searches for Britain's most entertaining amateur singing group, in a music contest with a difference - groups must sing a cappella.
Gareth Malone presents the search for the nation's best amateur a cappella group. Gareth mentors the first four groups before they face a live audience and some a cappella experts.
Gareth Malone hosts the a cappella singing contest. Gareth mentors some Salford students, a Midlands barbershop outfit, a Glasgow University choir and a Birmingham six-piece.
Gareth Malone hosts the a cappella singing contest. Gareth brings the six surviving groups together for the first time, to contend with intensive mentoring at the Performance Hub.
Gareth Malone hosts the a cappella singing contest. Gareth concludes his intensive training with more expert help and a new focus on performance technique.
Gareth Malone hosts the a cappella singing contest. The groups must combine killer vocals and choreography to create a video with the potential to become an internet hit.
Gareth Malone presents the final of the search for the nation's best amateur a cappella group. There is one more performance to go, but their last challenge has a fiendish twist.
Himself - Presenter
It Takes a Choir follows the dapper and charismatic British sensation Gareth Malone as he travels across the U.S. to unite an unexpected mix of characters through the spellbinding power of music. A true fish out of water, in both his environment and teaching style, Malone finds himself in the craziest situations with some of the biggest characters. Each episode culminates in a unified and powerful public performance from the choir in front of their family, friends and community.
Featuring the country's best a cappella groups performing popular songs like you've never heard them before. There's no lip-synching, backup bands or safety net. They'll be singing for America's vote, with the winner walking away with the ultimate prize - a Sony Music recording contract and $100,000.
Clash of the Choirs is a reality talent contest miniseries that debuted on NBC in the United States on December 17, 2007. There were four episodes scheduled in the “quick competition”. Maria Menounos is the host of the program, which was performed live from Stage One at Steiner Studios in Brooklyn, New York. The format was developed by Friday TV from an idea from the Swedish singer and choir leader Caroline af Ugglas. The format was a multi-city “bragging rights” competition between 20-person choirs assembled in the hometowns of the recording artists that support them. In the 2007 competition, the choirs competed for a cash prize of $250,000, backed in part by Sony Pictures in support of its upcoming movie release, First Sunday. The film, about petty criminals using a choir in a neighborhood church as part of their scheme, was released 11 January 2008, in the United States and Canada and throughout Europe in April 2008. The prize was in the form of a contribution to a charity active in the artist's hometown. The choir led by former 98° singer Nick Lachey won the 2007 competition, which was decided by public vote after four nights of live performances. Patti LaBelle's choir finished second, followed by Blake Shelton's, Michael Bolton's, and Kelly Rowland's. The remaining teams received $50,000 each of donations, courtesy of General Electric, parent company of network owner NBC Universal.
