Almost Never is a British musical drama series that premiered on CBBC on 15 January 2019. The series details the experiences of two fictional bands, the Wonderland and Girls Here First, following their appearance on the fictional music competition series The Spotlight. [1] Almost Never stars Nathaniel Dass, Harry Still, Oakley Orchard, Mya-Lecia Naylor, Miriam Nyarko, Lola Moxom, Lilly Stanion, Kimberly Wyatt, Tillie Amartey, Tyra Richardson and Aston Merrygold. [2] [3] The series features numerous songs in each episode, with both cover versions of popular songs and original music written by cast and crew members of the series.
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Almost Never |
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Almost Never 2 |
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Almost Never 3 |
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Song | Performer(s) | Original performer(s) | Songwriter(s) | Series | Ref. |
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"Accidentally on Purpose" | The Wonderland | Original song | Calle Lehmann Nevin Sastry Ruxley | 3 | [7] |
"Almost Never Did" | The Wonderland | Original song | Savan Kotecha Carl Fark Kristian Lundin | 1 | [8] |
"Almost Never Did (Acoustic)" | The Wonderland | Original song | Savan Kotecha Carl Fark Kristian Lundin | 2 | [9] |
"Best Fake Smile" | The Wonderland | James Bay | Iain Archer James Bay | 1 | [10] |
"Boogie Wonderland" | Girls Here First | Earth, Wind & Fire | Allee Willis Jon Lind | 1 | [11] |
"Burn" | The Wonderland | Ellie Goulding | Ryan Tedder Ellie Goulding Greg Kurstin Noel Zancanella Brent Kutzle | 1 | [12] |
"Cake by the Ocean" | The Wonderland | DNCE | Joseph Jonas Justin Tranter Mattias Larsson Robin Fredriksson | 3 | [13] |
"Classic" | The Wonderland | Original song | Anthony Watts Daniel Silberstein Nevin Sastry | 3 | [14] |
"Dancing in the Moonlight" | The Wonderland | King Harvest | Sherman Kelly | 3 | [15] |
"Don't Be So Hard on Yourself" | The Wonderland | Jess Glynne | Tom Barnes Jessica Glynne Wayne Hector Peter Kelleher Ben Kohn | 1 | [16] |
"Don't Call Me Up" | The Wonderland | Mabel | Mabel McVey Camille Purcell Steve Mac | 2 | [17] |
"Friends" | The Wonderland | Justin Bieber and BloodPop | Justin Bieber Michael Tucker Justin Tranter Julia Michaels | 3 | [18] |
"For Life" | Nathaniel Dass | Original song | Harry Still Nathaniel Dass Oakley Orchard | 3 | [19] |
"Good Time" | Girls Here First The Wonderland | Original song | Oakley Orchard | 3 | [20] |
"Happier" | The Wonderland | Marshmello and Bastille | Christopher Comstock Dan Smith Steve Mac | 3 | [21] |
"Ho Hey" | The Wonderland | The Lumineers | Wesley Schultz Jeremy Fraites | 1 | [22] |
"I Know You" | The Wonderland | Craig David | Craig David Dan Smith Fraser Thorneycroft-Smith Helen "Carmen Reece" Culver | 1 | [23] |
"I'm In Trouble" | Girls Here First | Original song | 411 Music Group | 2 | [24] |
"I Like You" | Lola Moxom | Original song | Lola Moxom Shaun Barrett | 3 | [25] |
"Love Machine" | Emily Atack | Girls Aloud | Miranda Cooper Brian Higgins Tim Powell Nick Coler Lisa Cowling Myra Boyle Shawn Lee | 2 | [26] |
"Lullaby" | The Wonderland | Sigala and Paloma Faith | Bruce Fielder Jessica Glynne Janée Bennett Andrew Bullimore Paloma Faith Joshua Record | 2 | [27] |
"Moves Like Jagger" | The Wonderland | Maroon 5 | Adam Levine Benny Blanco Ammar Malik Shellback | 1 | [28] |
"Never Really Over" | The Wonderland | Katy Perry | Katy Perry Gino Barletta Hayley Warner Anton Zaslavski Leah Haywood Daniel James Dagny Norvoll Sandvik Michelle Buzz Jason Gill | 2 | [29] |
"No One" | The Wonderland | Jess Glynne | Janée Bennett Jessica Glynne Tobias Gad | 2 | [30] |
"Only Comes Out at Night" | Girls Here First | Original song | Ethan Roberts Lauren Dyson | 2 | [31] |
"Only One" | The Wonderland | Original song | Anthony Pavel Daniel Silberstein Nevin Sastry | 2 | [32] |
"Perfect Strangers" | The Wonderland | Jonas Blue featuring JP Cooper | Guy James Robin John Paul Cooper Alex Smith | 1 | [33] |
"Pressure" | Lola Moxom | Original song | Lola Moxom Rob Kelly | 3 | [34] |
"Riptide" | The Wonderland | Vance Joy | James Keogh | 1 | [35] |
"The Sound" | The Wonderland | The 1975 | George Daniel Matthew Healy Adam Hann Ross MacDonald | 2 | [36] |
"Stitches" | The Wonderland | Shawn Mendes | Danny Parker Teddy Geiger | 1 | [37] |
"Still Waiting" | The Wonderland | Original song | Anthony Pavel Daniel Silverstein Nevin Sastry | 2 | [38] |
"Superheroes" | The Wonderland | The Script | Danny O'Donoghue Mark Sheehan | 1 | [39] |
"Superstar" | The Wonderland | Christine Milton | Remee Joe Belmaati Mich Hansen | 2 | [40] |
"Sway" | The Wonderland | Original song | Anthony Watts Daniel Silberstein Nevin Sastry | 3 | [41] |
"There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" | The Wonderland | Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes Teddy Geiger Geoff Warburton Scott Harris | 2 | [42] |
"This is Sick" | The Wonderland | Original song | Simon Wilcox Nevin Sastry | 3 | [43] |
"You and Me Song" | The Wonderland | The Wannadies | Christina Äsa Wiksten Fredrik Schönfeldt Gunnar Bror Karlsson Pär Anders Wiksten Stefan Rolf Schönfeldt | 2 | [44] |
"Youngblood" | The Wonderland | 5 Seconds of Summer | Calum Hood Ali Tamposi Andrew Watt Ashton Irwin Luke Hemmings Louis Bell | 1 | [45] |
"When the Snow Falls" | Girls Here First The Wonderland | Original song | Anthony Pavel Daniel Silberstein Nevin Sastry | 2 | [46] |
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