Let It Shine (2017 TV series) explained

Creator:Gary Barlow
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Num Series:1
Num Episodes:10
Executive Producer:Andrew Cartmell
Producer:Gary Barlow
Location:Dock10[1]
Editor:Guy Freeman
Runtime:30–105 minutes
Channel:BBC One
Company:BBC Studios

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.[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, 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

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

There are three stages to the competition:[11]

The Starway

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)

Act[12] OrderAgeSongStars
Clinton Elvis123"(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher"16
Deaglan Arthurs218"New York, New York"18
Jamie-Ryan Taylor321"Last Request"11
Jazzie Mattis424"Uptown Funk"17
Tyler Jack Smith 519"You Are So Beautiful"17
Hector Mitchell-Turner621"You Get What You Give"11
Zak Robinson717"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"14
Bobby Foord 816"7 Days"11
Nicky Price917"Say Something"20
Nick Carsberg1017"Dance with Me Tonight"16
Wayne Thurtell1125"My Girl"11
Jason Brock1230"Run to You"20

Episode 2 (14 January)

Act[13] OrderAgeSongStars
Jonnie Halliwell 125"Reet Petite"20
Dylan Reid220"Roar"16
Lee Stinchcombe 335"The Power of Love"8
Samm Hewitt 423"Dear Darlin'"12
Keith Branic 516"Treasure"15
Ciaran O'Brien616"Dancing On My Own"15
Craig Webb727"Jealous"18
Damien Kivlehan826"You Give Love a Bad Name"16
Curtis T Johns923"Put Your Records On"19
Julius Wright1020"All Night Long (All Night)"16
Jamie Corner1124"Johnny B. Goode"17
Scott Sutcliffe1223"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"14
Huw Roberts1316"Don't Look Back in Anger"16
Harry Neale1426"Beggin'"16

Episode 3 (21 January)

Act[14] OrderAgeSongStars
Jordan Harvey124"Blame It on Me"18
AJ Bentley221"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"18
Dion McGrath 323"All About You"13
Matt Thorpe430"If I Ain't Got You"20
Dan Budd527"No Regrets"16
Elijah Holloway618"Greased Lightnin'"11
Mark Angels721"Mirrors"17
Harry Brown817"Love Yourself"17
Jordan Charles924"Pompeii"15
Danny Colligan1023"Stitches"15
Kyle Passmore1127"You Give Me Something19
Josh Bailey1217"Jealous"19
Matt Knight1327"Wake Me Up"16
Tayler Davis1421"Faith"14
Hercules Smith1533"Iris"16

Episode 4 (28 January)

Act[15] OrderAgeSongStars
Callum Howells117"You'll Be Back"16
Scott Macaulay218"Laura"19
Luke Stanley327"All of Me"15
Travis Kerry419"Feel So Close"11
Alexis Gerred527"Come Together"18
Robert Evans620"Can You Feel the Love Tonight"12
Andrew Mott722"More Than Words"12
Kieran McManus818"Little Things"12
Sam Glen923"Torn"16
Connor Cunningham1021"Brown Eyed Girl"15
Ryan Butterworth1121"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For16
Sario Solomon1219"Tainted Love"16
Anthony Sahota1322"Ordinary People"16
Liam Holmes1427"Let's Get It On"13
Conor McLoughlin1520"Your Song"17
Yazdan Qafouri1617"Ain't No Sunshine"15
Jimmy Haggar1719"That's Life"13
Veeraj Lutchman1837"Take Me to Church"16
Jack Hinton1922"Viva Forever"15
Bradley Johnson2019"Bring Him Home"20

The Collaborations

After the episode, a clip was made available on BBC iPlayer which revealed the new names of the bands. Group 1 was named Five to Five, Group 2 was named Iron Sun, Group 3 was named Neon Panda, Group 4 was named Drive and Group 5 was named Nightfall.

Episode 5 (4 February)

Group 1

Artist! scope="col"
Song Results
AJ Bentley"Troublemaker"/ "Unpredictable" /"Heart Skips a Beat"/ "Wrapped Up" Safe
Connor CunninghamEliminated
Curtis T JohnsSafe
Nick CarsbergSafe
Sario SolomonSafe
Scott MacaulayEliminated
Tyler Jack SmithEliminated
Yazdan QafouriSafe

Group 2

Artist! scope="col"
Song Results
Alexis Gerred"Twist and Shout"/ "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" /"Hold On, I'm Coming"Safe
Clinton ElvisSafe
Damien KivlehanEliminated
Dylan ReidEliminated
Harry BrownSafe
Jordan Harvey Safe
Matt KnightSafe
Veeraj LutchmanEliminated

Group 3

Artist! scope="col"
Song Results
Anthony Sahota"Sleeping with the Light On"/ "On What You're On" /"Year 3000"Safe
Conor McLoughlinSafe
Craig WebbSafe
Dan BuddEliminated
Deaglan ArthursEliminated
Josh Bailey Safe
Luke StanleyEliminated
Matt ThorpeSafe

Group 4

Artist! scope="col"
Song Results
Jamie Corner"Ruby"/ "Hole In My Soul" /"I Predict a Riot"Safe
Jazzie MattisSafe
Jonnie HalliwellSafe
Jordan CharlesEliminated
Keith BranicEliminated
Mark AngelsSafe
Ryan ButterworthSafe
Sam GlenEliminated

Group 5

Artist! scope="col"
Song Results
Bradley Johnson"I Turn to You"/ "Anymore" /"When You're Gone"Safe
Danny ColliganSafe
Hercules SmithEliminated
Huw RobertsSafe
Jason BrockSafe
Julius WrightSafe
Kyle PassmoreEliminated
Nicky PriceEliminated

The Battle of the Bands

Live show details

Results summary

Result's colour key
  • Artist was part of the Band in bottom two
  • Artist was eliminated
  • Artist qualified for the band
    Artist! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:20%;"
    Week 1Week 2Week 3
    AJ BentleySafeSafebgcolor=lightgreenWinners
    (week 3)
    Curtis T JohnsSafeSafebgcolor=lightgreenWinners
    (week 3)
    Nick CarsbergSafeSafebgcolor=lightgreenWinners
    (week 3)
    Sario SolomonSafeSafebgcolor=lightgreenWinners
    (week 3)
    Yazdan QafouriSafeSafebgcolor=lightgreenWinners
    (week 3)
    Bradley JohnsonSafeSafebgcolor=#ff9Runners-up
    (week 3)
    Conor McLoughlinBottom twoBottom twobgcolor=#ff9Runners-up
    (week 3)
    Danny ColliganSafeSafebgcolor=#ff9Runners-up
    (week 3)
    Huw RobertsSafeSafebgcolor=#ff9Runners-up
    (week 3)
    Jason BrockSafeSafebgcolor=#ff9Runners-up
    (week 3)
    Jazzie MattisBottom twoBottom twobgcolor=#ff9Runners-up
    (week 3)
    Jonnie HalliwellBottom two Bottom twobgcolor=#ff9Runners-up
    (week 3)
    Julius WrightSafeSafebgcolor=#ff9Runners-up
    (week 3)
    Mark AngelsBottom twoBottom twobgcolor=#ff9Runners-up
    (week 3)
    Matt ThorpeBottom twoBottom twobgcolor=#ff9Runners-up
    (week 3)
    Alexis GerredSafeEliminated Eliminated
    (week 2)
    Clinton ElvisSafeEliminated Eliminated
    (week 2)
    Harry BrownSafeEliminated Eliminated
    (week 2)
    Jordan HarveySafeEliminated Eliminated
    (week 2)
    Matt KnightSafeEliminated Eliminated
    (week 2)
    Anthony SahotaEliminated Eliminated
    (week 1)
    Craig WebbEliminated Eliminated
    (week 1)
    Jamie CornerEliminated Eliminated
    (week 1)
    Josh BaileyEliminated Eliminated
    (week 1)
    Ryan ButterworthEliminated Eliminated
    (week 1)

    Week 1: Quarter final (11 February)

    BandOrderSongResults
    Iron Sun1"Shut Up and Dance"Safe
    Drive2"Everybody Get Up"/ "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"Bottom two
    Nightfall3"The Scientist"Safe
    Neon Panda4"Marry You"Bottom two
    Five to Five5"MMMBop"Safe
    Sing-off
    Drive1"A Million Love Songs"
    Neon Panda2"Greatest Day"

    Week 2: Semi-final (18 February)

    BandOrderSongResults
    Five to Five1"Tell Her About It"Safe
    Iron Sun2"Born This Way"Bottom two
    Drive3"Girls on Film"Bottom two
    Nightfall4"Without You"Safe
    Sing-off
    Iron Sun1"The Long and Winding Road"
    Drive2"Something"

    Week 3: Final (25 February)

    BandOrderFirst songOrderSecond songResult
    Nightfall 1"Footloose"4"End of the Road"Runners-up
    Five to Five2"You Can't Stop the Beat"5"Wrecking Ball"Winners
    Drive3"Grease"6"Thinking Out Loud"Runners-up

    Promotion

    During an appearance on in December, Barlow, Minogue and Kemp confirmed the show's launch date as 7 January 2017, the same date as The Voice UKs sixth series' premiere on ITV;[16] and also showed a sneak-peek of one of the auditionees, and revealed the series' format and stages.

    Broadcast

    Internationally, the series began airing in Australia on BBC UKTV from 22 January 2017.[17]

    Ratings

    All ratings are sourced from BARB.[18]

    EpisodeAir dateViewers
    (millions)    		BBC One
    weekly ranking    		Viewing share
    The Starway 17 January7.131029.9%
    The Starway 214 January6.001426.7%
    The Starway 321 January5.831425.9%
    The Starway 428 January5.082023.6%
    The Collaborations4 February5.251723.9%
    Battle of the Bands 111 February5.101623.4%
    Battle of the Bands Results 14.302518.0%
    Battle of the Bands 218 February4.802122.5%
    Battle of the Bands Results 24.272618.0%
    Battle of the Bands 325 February4.611819.7%
    Series average20175.24

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Let It Shine - The search begins at dock10 . . 5 September 2021.
    2. News: When does Let it Shine start on BBC One? Who are the judges? Who's presenting it? What's the prize?. Taylor. Frances. 29 December 2016. Radio Times. 30 December 2016.
    3. News: Gary Barlow wanted Nicole Scherzinger for Let It Shine. 10 December 2016. The List. 13 December 2016.
    4. News: First look at Let It Shine judges shows Gary Barlow's new talent show is already looking slick. Walker. Danny. 20 September 2016. Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. 13 December 2016.
    5. Web site: Dannii Minogue, Martin Kemp and Amber Riley join panel for Gary Barlow's Let It Shine. Kirsty. McCormack. 14 September 2016. Daily Express. Northern & Shell.
    6. Web site: Let It Shine confirm another big name as guest judge. Danny. Walker. 13 November 2016. Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror.
    7. Web site: Ashley Roberts confirmed as guest judge for Let It Shine. Radio Times.
    8. News: BBC One and Gary Barlow unite for new Saturday night series Let It Shine - Media Centre. 17 June 2016. BBC Online. 13 December 2016.
    9. Web site: Lulu confirmed as second guest judge for BBC One's brand new entertainment show Let It Shine. BBC Media Centre.
    10. Web site: 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 Centre.
    11. Web site: BBC - The Format - Media Centre.
    12. Web site: Episode 1 . BBC . 28 January 2017.
    13. Web site: Episode 2 . BBC . 28 January 2017.
    14. Web site: Episode 3 . BBC . 28 January 2017.
    15. Web site: Episode 4 . BBC . 28 January 2017.
    16. Web site: Let It Shine v The Voice UK: BBC and ITV do battle again on Saturday nights. 28 December 2016. TellyMix.
    17. Web site: Airdate: Let it Shine . 10 January 2017. 13 January 2017. TV Tonight. David. Knox.
    18. Web site: Weekly top 30 programmes - BARB. www.barb.co.uk.

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