Clash of the Choirs

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The format was developed by Friday TV from an idea from the Swedish singer and choir leader Caroline af Ugglas.[2] Seven seasons of the Swedish version, Körslaget (Driving Style), have been broadcast on TV4 in 2008–2013.

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.[3] 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.

The miniseries aired right as most American primetime broadcast television series had run out of new episodes mainly due to the Writers Guild of America strike.[4][5] Airing the week before Christmas song choices reflected a spiritual tone with one critic speculating that Patti LaBelle's choir was sure to win unless “it’s all a little too much ‘church’ for America”.[6]

NBC announced its 2008–2009 schedule on April 2, 2008, and it also confirmed that Clash of the Choirs would not return for another season.[7] A similar group a cappella competition, The Sing-Off, took place in December 2009 with Nick Lachey hosting.

Teams and results

Celebrity Hometown Team's hometown charity Finish
  Nick Lachey Cincinnati, Ohio Children's Hospital of Cincinnati Winners
  Patti LaBelle Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lift Our Voices (cancer screenings for African-Americans) 2nd Place
  Blake Shelton Ada, Oklahoma Project Rebuild (disaster relief), Army MWR 3rd Place
  Michael Bolton New Haven, Connecticut Domestic Violence Services of New Haven 4th Place
  Kelly Rowland Houston, Texas Bread of Life (services for homeless people) 5th Place

Format

Choir members were selected in open auditions held in each city with the celebrity officiating. After the top twenty singers from each city were selected, they were sent to New York for rehearsals before the live performances began on 17 December 2007.

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Each choir performs, under the direction of their celebrity, and then receives comments from the other competing celebrities. The series has been criticized for not having any real tension or the reality show bite of actual judges.[9] The elimination decision is a public vote by phone and online. The choir with the lowest vote total is eliminated the following night. (In 2007, only the first two nights had eliminations, leading to a "final three.")

As noted, the top prize was a $250,000 donation to the hometown charity.

Season 1

Song list

Each choir performed as part of a multi-choir medley format as well as songs for the finale night of the show (20 December). Of the songs listed below only those performed the first three nights were considered towards the final vote. On the third show (19 December), choirs performed three songs each: one as selected by the producers, then a Christmas carol, then a song in which the celebrity became the lead singer.

Reception

Clash was the top rated show on 19 December and had a viewership of 8.3 million (2.4/7) and "remained steady in adults 18-49" according to Nielsen Media Research.[10][11] The title sequence created by Framework Studio won a Telly Award[12]

U.S. Nielsen Ratings

Episode Number Episode Rating Share Rating/Share
(18-49) 		Viewers
(millions) 		Rank
(Overall)
1 "Episode 1" 5.4 7 2.5/7 8.13 TBA
2 "Episode 2" 5.2 8 2.4/8 7.73 TBA
3 "Episode 3" 5.4 9 2.4/7 8.23 TBA
4 "Episode 4" 5.6 9 2.3/7 8.06 TBA

International versions

Country Title Host Network First Aired
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia[13] Battle of the Choirs David Koch Seven Network May 2008
File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia[14] Oh Happy Day Eduard Farelo TV3 September 21, 2013
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China[15][16] Mengxiang Hechangtuan 梦想合唱团 Sa Beining 撒贝宁 CCTV-1 2011
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark[17] AllStars Lisbeth Østergaard TV2 2008
File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia[18] Laululahing Tarmo Leinatamm etv 2008
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland[19] Kuorosota Kristiina Komulainen Nelonen 2009
File:Flag of France.svg France[20] La Bataille des Chorales Benjamin Castaldi TF1 2009
File:Flag of Galicia.svg Galicia[21] Oh Happy Day Rodrigo Vázquez TVG 2015
File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Harb Al-Karasi
حرب الكراسي 		Khaled Nour Channel 1 Jordan 2020
File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia[22] Koru Kari Lauris Reiniks (2008; 2009; 2013) Dainis Grūbe (2025) TV3 2008, 2009, 2013, 2025
File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania[23] Chorų karai Vytautas Šapranauskas & Jurgita Jurkutė TV3 January 16, 2010
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Korenslag Henny Huisman (2007;2008/09)
Mark Dik (2010/11) 		NPO 1 (2007)
NPO 2 (08/09, 10/11) 		May 24, 2007
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway[24] Det store korslaget Øyvind Mund TV2 2009
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland[25] Bitwa na głosy Hubert Urbański & Piotr Kędzierski TVP 2 2011
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Битва хopов Valery Meladze Rossiya 1 September 16, 2012
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa[26] Clash of the Choirs South Africa Bonang Matheba DStv January 27, 2013
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain[27] La Batalla de los Coros Josep Lobató Cuatro 2008
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden[28] Körslaget Gry Forssell TV4 March 29, 2008
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland[29] Kampf der Chöre Sven Epiney SF 1 2010
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey[30] Korolar Çarpışıyor Behzat Uighur Show TV 2009
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Битва хорів Yuriy Horbunov 1+1 November 10, 2013
File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Hợp ca tranh tài Nguyên Khang VTV3 February 24, 2012

Production

Clash of the Choirs was produced by BBC Worldwide America, also responsible for the ABC hit series Dancing with the Stars. The format is distributed by Friday TV, which is owned by the Scandinavian production company Metronome Film & Television.

The first and third episodes were two hours in length. The second was one hour long, and the finale was also initially scheduled to be an hour. However, on 20 December 2007, NBC announced it would expand the finale from one to two hours.[31]

Clash of the Choirs now airs on The Gospel Music Channel (GMC).

Sponsors

On the first episode, GE pledged $250,000 to the Disabled American Veterans. This was announced just before the performance of the Shelton choir, which features two soldiers from the Army base at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. T-Mobile was another sponsor of the miniseries.

See also

References

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