| Genre: | Talent show |
| Based On: | Tu cara me suena |
| Director: | Nick Harris Julian Smith |
| Presenter: | Alesha Dixon Paddy McGuinness |
| Judges: | Emma Bunton Julian Clary Various guest judges |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 6 |
| Executive Producer: | Nic McNeilis David Staite |
| Runtime: | 75 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Company: | Initial |
| Channel: | ITV |
| Related: | Your Face Sounds Familiar Stars in Their Eyes |
Your Face Sounds Familiar is a British talent show based on the Spanish series of the same name (a more formal translation would be "Your Face Looks Familiar" however the chosen title achieved a unique and relevant play on words). The show began on 29 June 2013 on ITV and ended on 3 August 2013. The show was co-presented by Alesha Dixon and Paddy McGuinness, whilst the judging panel consisted of Emma Bunton, Julian Clary, and a different guest judge in each episode. Guest judges included Cilla Black, Donny Osmond, Denise van Outen, Kian Egan, and Peter Andre.[1] [2]
The show involved six celebrities (actors, television personalities and sportsmen) portraying various iconic singers each week to win £10,000 for their chosen charity. The winner of the series was actress Natalie Anderson; she received the £50,000 grand prize for her charity.
On 3 August 2013, Anderson was announced as the series winner.[3] She also won Week 2, 3 and 5 of the competition (as Britney Spears, Kate Bush, and Bonnie Tyler, respectively) collecting £10,000 for each of those weeks. In total, she won £80,000 for her chosen charity over the six weeks. The other weekly winners were Cheryl Fergison, who won the first week as Dusty Springfield and Matt Johnson, winner of the fourth week as Freddie Mercury. Both received £10,000 for their charities.
The show challenged celebrities to perform as different iconic music artists every week, which were chosen by the show's "Randomiser". They were then judged by the panel of celebrity judges including Emma Bunton and Julian Clary. Each week, one celebrity guest judge joined Bunton and Clary to make up the complete judging panel. During the series, the celebrities were trained by vocal coach Yvie Burnett. Each celebrity became transformed into a different singer each week, and performed an iconic song and dance routine well known by that particular singer. The 'randomiser' could choose any older or younger artist available in the machine, or even a singer of the opposite sex (except in week one), or a deceased singer, but it picked three out and the contestant then pressed the button to 'spin' the randomiser which selects their next singer.
The contestants were awarded points from the judges (and each other) based on their singing and dance routines. 15p from each viewer public vote was split equally between six chosen charities.
Judges award their points (up to 10 each, making a possible grand total of 30) to the contestants, while the contestants had to give 5 points to a fellow contestant of their choice (these are known as "Bonus" points) after all have performed. The total score of each contestant was then counted by summing the points from judges and contestant's voting with the points from the televoting.
Whoever was at the top of the leaderboard at the end of the each show, after the combination of the judges' and public votes, received a £10,000 cash prize for a charity of their choice and a further £50,000 grand prize for the "series champion" in the final week.
| Show | Original air date | Weekly guest judge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 June 2013 | Donny Osmond | |
| 2 | 6 July 2013 | Cilla Black | |
| 3 | 13 July 2013 | Peter Andre | |
| 4 | 20 July 2013 | Denise van Outen | |
| 5 | 27 July 2013 | Kian Egan |
On 13 June 2013, the contestant line-up was revealed.[4] The six celebrities that took part were Denise Lewis, Matt Johnson, Alexander Armstrong, Cheryl Fergison, Natalie Anderson and Bobby Davro.[5]
| Contestant | Famous for | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Rank by average | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Former Emmerdale actress | 27 | 35 | 39 | 29 | 38 | bgcolor=FF8C00 | Winner | 168 | 33.6 | 1 | |
| Former EastEnders actress | 38 | 22 | 48 | 28 | 23 | Runner-up | 159 | 31.8 | 2 | ||
| Alexander Armstrong | Presenter of Pointless | 26 | 27 | 21 | 34 | 40 | Runner-up | 148 | 29.6 | 3 | |
| TV presenter | 22 | 24 | 25 | bgcolor=gold | 35 | 24 | Runner-up | 130 | 26 | 6 | |
| Bobby Davro | Comedian and actor | 24 | 39 | 27 | 25 | 28 | X | 143 | 28.6 | 4 | |
| Denise Lewis | Former track and field sprinter | 33 | 28 | 21 | 29 | 30 | X | 141 | 28.2 | 5 | |
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indicate the lowest-scoring contestant(s) that week
indicate the highest-scoring contestant that week
| Celebrity | Performing as | Song | Points (judges and contestants) | Total | Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunton | Osmond | Bonus | ||||||||
| 1 | Denise Lewis | Tina Turner | "Nutbush City Limits" | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 33 | Runner-up | |
| 2 | Natalie Anderson | Katy Perry | "California Gurls" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 27 | Not in Top 3 | |
| 3 | Alexander Armstrong | "Ring of Fire" | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 26 | Runner-up | ||
| 4 | Bobby Davro | Tom Jones | "Sex Bomb" | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 24 | Not in Top 3 | |
| 5 | Cheryl Fergison | Dusty Springfield | "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 38 | Winner | |
| 6 | Matt Johnson | Jon Bon Jovi of Bon Jovi | "Livin' on a Prayer" | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 22 | Not in Top 3 | |
The points were then given out as follows:[6]
| Celebrity | Performing as[7] | Song | Points (judges and contestants) | Total | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunton | Black | Bonus | |||||||
| 1 | Matt Johnson | "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 24 | Not in Top 3 | |
| 2 | Johnny Rotten of Sex Pistols | "Pretty Vacant" | 8 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 27 | Runner-up | |
| 3 | Cheryl Fergison | "Left Outside Alone" | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 22 | Not in Top 3 | |
| 4 | Denise Lewis | Lenny Kravitz | "Are You Gonna Go My Way" | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 28 | Not in Top 3 |
| 5 | Natalie Anderson | Britney Spears | "Toxic" | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 35 | Winner |
| 6 | Bobby Davro | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 34 | Runner-up | |
The points were then given out as follows:[6]
| Celebrity | Performing as | Song | Points (judges and contestants) | Total | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunton | Andre | Bonus | |||||||
| 1 | "Copacabana" | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 21 | Not in Top 3 | ||
| 2 | Denise Lewis | "Starships" | 7 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 21 | Not in Top 3 | |
| 3 | Matt Johnson | Elvis Presley | "Heartbreak Hotel" / "Blue Suede Shoes" / "Hound Dog" | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 25 | Runner-up |
| 4 | Bobby Davro | Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath | "Paranoid" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 27 | Not in Top 3 |
| 5 | Natalie Anderson | Kate Bush | "Wuthering Heights" | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 39 | Winner |
| 6 | Cheryl Fergison | Meat Loaf | "Bat Out of Hell" | 9 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 48 | Runner-up |
| Celebrity | Performing as | Song | Points (judges and contestants) | Total | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunton | van Outen | Bonus | |||||||
| 1 | "Baby" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 | Runner-up | ||
| 2 | Matt Johnson | "Don't Stop Me Now" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 35 | Winner | |
| 3 | Bobby Davro | Tammy Wynette | "Stand by Your Man" | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 25 | Not in Top 3 |
| 4 | Cheryl Fergison | Lulu | "Shout" | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 28 | Runner-up |
| 5 | Alexander Armstrong | Morrissey of The Smiths | "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 34 | Not in Top 3 |
| 6 | Denise Lewis | Beyoncé | "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 29 | Not in Top 3 |
| Celebrity | Performing as | Song | Points (judges and contestants) | Total | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonus | |||||||||
| 1 | Paul McCartney of The Beatles | "I Want to Hold Your Hand" | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 28 | Eliminated | |
| 2 | "I Will Survive" | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 30 | Eliminated | ||
| 3 | "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 24 | Runner-up | ||
| 4 | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 38 | Winner | ||
| 5 | "Nessun dorma" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | Runner-up | ||
| 6 | "Material Girl" | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 23 | Not in Top 3 | ||
In this episode, the eliminated celebrities (Bobby Davro and Denise Lewis) performed as Mary J Blige and George Michael in a special duet.
| 1 | Cher | "The Shoop Shoop Song" | Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adele | "Someone Like You" | |||
| 2 | "Born in the USA" | Runner-up | ||
| Robbie Williams | "Let Me Entertain You" | |||
| 3 | Natalie Anderson | "Domino" | Winner | |
| Mariah Carey | "Without You" | |||
| 4 | Alexander Armstrong | "I Dreamed a Dream" | Runner-up | |
| Frank Sinatra | "Fly Me to the Moon" |
On 3 June 2013, singer and presenter Emma Bunton was announced as a judge on the show, of this she said "I love Saturday night television. Your Face Sounds Familiar is a great family show and what I love about the whole thing is the celebrities will have to deal with a great big production." She added "Being nasty is not fun - viewers are sick of people not being very nice to each other. It is about enjoying the acts. I am going to be fair. I know what it feels like to be in an audition and I want to pick up on the positive side."
On the same day, entertainer and comedian Julian Clary was announced as another judge on the show.
On each episode Bunton and Clary are joined by a guest judge who makes up the third judge on the panel. These have included Donny Osmond, Cilla Black, Peter Andre, Denise van Outen and Kian Egan.
On 3 June 2013, it was announced that Alesha Dixon and Paddy McGuinness would present the six episodes in the first series.[8] Of this, Dixon said, "This show is going to be a lot of fun. I can't wait to see their transformations and spectacular performances. I know that Paddy [McGuinness] and I are going to have our work cut out keeping them all in line!", whilst McGuinness said, "To be given a live show on Saturday night TV is a massive honour. Hairbrushes at the ready, for a proper good old Saturday night sing along. It's an honour to be in the same company as Ant & Dec, Dermot O'Leary and lest we not forget, Russ Abbot."[8]
Several sources announced prior to the show, that if McGuinness had to leave at any time (due to his wife Christine being in labour with twins), Stephen Mulhern would take over as the co-presenter on the show. However, this didn't need to happen.[9]