Sing If You Can | |
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Genre | Game show |
Presented by | Keith Lemon Stacey Solomon |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
Production company | RDF Television |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 16 April – 21 May 2011 |
Sing If You Can is a British game show broadcast on ITV. It features celebrities attempting to sing in front of a live studio audience whilst various attempts are made to disrupt their performances. It is presented by Keith Lemon and Stacey Solomon, though originally Vernon Kay was scheduled to host, but he felt that it would be better hosted by a comedian. The show was sponsored by Argos, supporting the charity Teenage Cancer Trust. [1] [2]
Six celebrities are divided into two teams, each with a captain. After the celebrity has performed, a three-person judging panel views their thoughts. After all six celebrities have performed, the audience vote to decide which team wins. The losing team captain is dropped into a tank of water, and the winning team then perform a final song on a spinning stage. The amount of money to be donated to charity increases as the stage spins, and the longer the celebrities stay on the stage, the more money they win. The show raised money for the Teenage Cancer Trust.
Red team – Team Gabriella | Jodie Prenger (Captain) | Brendan Cole | Brigitte Nielsen |
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Blue team – Team Troy | Zoe Birkett (Captain) | Jonathan Ansell | Andrew Stone |
Song | Contestant(s) | Distraction |
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"Back to Black" | Brigitte Nielsen Zoe Birkett | Knife Throwing |
"Rescue Me" | Jodie Prenger | Snakes |
"Ave Maria" | Jonathan Ansell | Balloons Popping |
"Born to Be Wild" | Andrew Stone Brendan Cole | Various Shaking Floors Gunge and Feathers |
"Firework" | Jonathan Ansell | No Distraction |
"Only Girl (In the World)" | Brigitte Nielsen | No Distraction |
"Walking on Sunshine" | Jodie Prenger Brigitte Nielsen Brendan Cole | Spinning Stage |
Red team – Team Mash | Ricky Groves (Captain) | Brenda Edwards | Sheila Ferguson |
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Blue team – Team Bangers | Gemma Merna (Captain) | Shaun Williamson | Matt Stevens |
Song | Contestant(s) | Distraction |
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"I'm Still Standing" | Matt Stevens | Children Morris Dancers Gymnasts Rugby Team on a Bouncy Castle |
"Don't Leave Me This Way" | Shaun Williamson Ricky Groves | Waxing |
"Respect" | Brenda Edwards | Bike Stunts |
"One Way Or Another" | Gemma Merna Sheila Ferguson | Feet in: Yesterdays Breakfast Clawed Frogs Blood Worms Crabs Freezing Slush Sewer Maggots Snapping Crayfish |
"Just Dance" | Brenda Edwards | No Distraction |
"Bad Romance" | Shaun Williamson | No Distraction |
"I Predict A Riot" | Gemma Merna Shaun Williamson Matt Stevens | Spinning Stage |
Red team – Team Darth Vadar | Rodney Marsh (Captain) | Lisa Maxwell | Mikey Graham |
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Blue team – Team Luke Skywalker | Darren Gough (Captain) | Ray Quinn | Camilla Kerslake |
Song | Contestant(s) | Distraction |
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"Do You Love Me" | Darren Gough Mikey Graham | Dance routine in inflatable costumes |
"The Only Way Is Up" | Lisa Maxwell | Dressed as a fox dropped in bins with feathers paint etc. |
"Parklife" | Rodney Marsh Ray Quinn | Join a dog show |
"Stay" | Camilla Kerslake | Different weather (rain, wind etc.) |
"Toxic" | Lisa Maxwell | No Distraction |
"She Said" | Ray Quinn | No Distraction |
"Valerie" | Darren Gough Ray Quinn Camilla Kerslake | Spinning Stage |
Red team – Team He-Man | Toyah Willcox (Captain) | Sian Reeves | Ben Richards |
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Blue team – Team Skeletor | Faye Tozer (Captain) | Sinitta | Jedward |
Song | Contestant(s) | Distraction |
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"Fight for This Love" | Faye Tozer Toyah Willcox | Shaolin stunts |
"Mercy" | Ben Richards Jedward | Electrocution gunge |
"Rehab" | Sian Reeves | Drinking disgusting cocktails (Pig nipple lamb brain, etc.) |
"Everyday I Love You Less and Less" | Sinitta | Different weather (whilst sitting in a car because she had broken her ankle) |
"Grenade" | Ben Richards | No distractions |
"Tik Tok" | Faye Tozer Jedward as Backing Dancers | No distractions |
"I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" | Faye Tozer Jedward* | Spinning stage |
(*Sinitta could not participate as she had broken her ankle)
Red team – Team Posh | Tricia Penrose (Captain) | Chesney Hawkes | Martin Bayfield |
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Blue team – Team Scary | Craig Doyle (Captain) | Leanne Jones | Roxanne Pallett |
Song | Contestant(s) | Distraction |
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"All Time Low" | Roxanne Pallett | Walk of fear |
"Dizzy" | Tricia Penrose Leanne Jones | Spinning wheels |
"Faith" | Craig Doyle Martin Bayfield | Disgusting cocktails |
"Fire" | Chesney Hawkes | Erupting volcano |
"Angels" | Martin Bayfield | No distraction |
"Buttons" | Roxanne Pallett | No distraction |
"Roll With It" | Tricia Penrose Martin Bayfield Chesney Hawkes | Spinning stage |
Red team – Team Gabriella | Brigitte Nielsen (Captain) | Brendan Cole | Jodie Prenger |
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Blue team – Team Luke Skywalker | Darren Gough (Captain) | Ray Quinn | Camilla Kerslake |
Song | Contestant(s) | Distraction |
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"Sex on Fire" | Ray Quinn | Snakes |
"Don't Stop Me Now" | Jodie Prenger Camilla Kerslake | Break dancers |
"Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" | Brendan Cole | Different weather |
"House of Fun" | Brigitte Nielson Darren Gough | Dogs |
"Rolling in the Deep" | Jodie Prenger | No distraction |
"Closer" | Camilla Kerslake | No distraction |
"Is This the Way to Amarillo" | Darren Gough Ray Quinn Camilla Kerslake | Spinning stage |
"Son of a Preacher Man" | Stacey Solomon | Bike stunts |
Reviews have been mainly negative. The Guardian TV critic Grace Dent was scathing about the show, calling it "the worst TV programme ever made". [3] Daily Mirror columnist Kevin O'Sullivan called it "gormless garbage" and "mind-numbingly banal". [4]
Most international versions of Twist and Shout,Sing If You Can, and Killer Karaoke which are sent and licensed by Zodiak Rights (now Banijay).
Country | Name | Hosts | Network | Date premiered |
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Arab World [5] | Killer Karaoke غني لو تقدر | Ahmed El-Fishawy Cynthia Khalifeh | AlHayat 1 MTV Lebanon Abu Dhabi TV | 26 March 2014 (Hayat 1) 30 March 2014 (MTV) 27 March 2014 (Abu Dhabi TV) |
Argentina | Canta si Puedes | José María Listorti | Canal 13 | 18 January 2016 |
Brazil [6] | Cante se Puder | Patrícia Abravanel Márcio Ballas | SBT | 18 January 2012 |
Cambodia | Killer Karaoke Cambodia | Chea Vibol Sun Visal | Hang Meas HDTV | 19 September 2015 |
Chile | Killer Karaoke | Cristián Sánchez Sergio Freire | Chilevisión | 10 October 2013 |
Colombia | Karaoke Asesino | Sebastián Villalobos | RCN | 23 May 2015 |
Czech Republic | Killer Karaoke | ? | TV Barrandov | 2013 |
Ecuador [7] | Canta si Puedes | Fabrizzio Ferretti Erika Vélez | Ecuavisa | 24 March 2013 |
France | Chante Si Tu Peux | Bruno Guillon | Virgin 17 | 2009 |
Germany | Sing! Wenn du kannst | Sonja Zietlow | RTL II | 19 April 2011 |
Hungary | Killer Karaoke | ? | TV2 | 2016 |
India | Twist and Shout | ? | StarPlus | 2009 |
Y this Kolaveri (Tamil) | RJ Balaji | Zee Tamizh | 14 December 2013 | |
Killerr Karaoke Atka Toh Latkah [8] (Hindi) | Krushna Abhishek | &TV | 7 March 2015 | |
Indonesia | Twist and Shout | Okky Lukman | TPI | 2009 |
Killer Karaoke Indonesia [9] | Raffi Ahmad | antv | 27 October 2018 | |
Italy | Scanzonissima | Gigi & Ross | Rai 2 | 16 May 2018 |
Kazakhstan | Караоке Киллер | Daulet Bijanov | NTK-TV | 2014 |
Lithuania [10] | Dainuok, jei gali | Algis Ramanauskas Rimantė Kulvinskytė | LNK | 25 September 2011 |
Lebanon | Twist & Shout | ? | LBC | 2009 |
Mexico [11] | Karaoke, Canta y No Te Rajes | Carlos Trillo | Televisa | 2 September 2013 |
Mongolia | Killer Karaoke | Sodkhuu Urtnasan | Central Television | 17 September 2023 |
Netherlands | Killer Karaoke | Dennis Weening Jan Kooijman | RTL5 | 2013 |
Norway | Killer Karaoke | Anders Hoff Øyvind Rafto | TVNorge | 12 September 2013 |
Peru | Canta si Puedes | Raúl Romero | América Televisión | 31 August 2011 |
Philippines | Twist And Shout (original format) [12] | Gary Valenciano Martin Nievera | ABS-CBN | 3 July 2010 |
Killer Karaoke Pinoy Naman | Michael V. Erika Padilla | TV5 | 16 November 2013 | |
Poland | Kilerskie karaoke | Krzysztof Jankowski "Jankes" [a] | Eska TV [13] | 7 October 2012 |
Portugal | Cante... Se Puder | César Mourão Andreia Rodrigues | SIC | 28 July 2013 |
Russia | Караоке Киллер | Maxim Golopolosov | Ю | 18 March 2013 |
Romania | Killer Karaoke | Ștefan Stan | Prima TV | 2013 |
Spain | Canta si puedes | Óscar Martínez | Antena 3 | 2009 |
Killer Karaoke | Patricia Conde Florentino Fernández | Cuatro | 5 November 2014 | |
Thailand | Killer Karaoke Thailand ขอร้อง อย่าหยุดร้อง | Chakrit Yamnam Ball Chernyim | Modernine TV | 5 August 2013 |
Sing If You Can ร้องห้ามเลิก | Pisanu Nimsakul Sakuntala Teinpairoj | Channel 7HD | 1 February 2020 | |
Turkey | Twist & Shout | ? | ATV | 2009 |
İmkansız Karaoke | İrfan Kangı | Fox | 1 January 2013 | |
Ukraine | Спiвай, якщо зможеш | Sergey Pritula and Masha Efrosinina (2011) DZIDZIO and Alyena Musienko (2013) | Novyi Kanal | 2011 2 September 2013 |
United States | Killer Karaoke | Steve-O (2012) Mark McGrath (2014) | truTV | 23 November 2012 2 February 2014 |
Vietnam | Tôi dám hát | Tùng Leo | SCTV2 | 26 June 2013 |
Đố ai hát được | Phạm Anh Khoa | VTV3 | 29 December 2013 | |
Ai dám hát | Ngô Kiến Huy | HTV7 | 4 June 2014 |
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