It Takes Two (Australian TV series)
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It Takes Two was an Australian music talent show, which ran for three seasons from May 2006 to April 2008.[1] It was based on the original UK programme Just the Two of Us.
Concept
The show paired celebrities with professional singers who each week competed against each other in a sing-off to impress a panel of judges and ultimately the viewing public in order to survive potential elimination.
Through both telephone and SMS voting, viewers voted for the duo they thought should remain in the competition. Judges' scores were also taken into account and were combined with the viewer votes when determining which duos stayed and went each week. In all cases, the home viewers always had the final say.
The show was originally referred to in the media as Singing with the Stars, partly because of the similarity in concept to Dancing with the Stars.
Grant Denyer hosted It Takes Two between 2006 and 2008 with a various of female co-hosts such as Terasa Livingstone, Kate Ritchie and the most recent host from the 2008 season Erika Heynatz.
Every season finale ended with all contestants, judges and hosts singing the show's theme song "It Takes Two", originally performed by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston, and the studio audience and home viewers were encouraged to join in the singing too. By the end of 2008, Seven Network announced that they had no plans for a fourth season.
On air
Regular judges
- Marina Prior
- James Valentine
- Ross Wilson
- Amanda Pelman
Music director
Guest judge
- Daryl Braithwaite (Guest judge in season 2)
- Dannii Minogue (Guest judge in season 3)
Co-hosts
- Erika Heynatz (2008)
- Kate Ritchie (2007)
- Terasa Livingstone (2006)
Season One (2006)
The first season premiered on Sunday 28 May 2006 and concluded on Sunday 6 August 2006. It featured the following celebrities:
| Celebrity | Occupation | Professional singer | Genre/s eliminated on | Song/s eliminated on | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erika Heynatz | Model & television presenter | David Hobson | – | – | Winners on 6 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Sarah Ryan | Former Olympic swimmer | Guy Sebastian | R&B
Pop song |
"I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5 | Runners-up on 6 AugustScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Mark Furze | Home and Away cast members | Rachael Beck | Swing
Musical |
"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" by Frankie Valli
"Beauty and the Beast" by Peabo Bryson and Celine Dion |
Eliminated 8th on 30 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Kate Ritchie | Troy Cassar-Daley | Swing | "Route 66" by Sammy Davis, Jr. | Eliminated 7th on 23 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| Richard Champion | Former AFL player | Wendy Matthews | – | "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News | Eliminated 6th on 16 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Simon Reeve | Television presenter | Paulini Curuenavuli | Ballad | "Reminiscing" by Little River Band | Eliminated 5th on 9 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Michael Bevan | Cricketer | Jade MacRae | – | "With or Without You" by U2 | Eliminated 4th on 2 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Kate Fischer | Model & actress | Dave Gleeson | Rock & Roll | "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley | Eliminated 3rd on 25 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Judy Nunn | Actress & author | Glenn Shorrock | Musicals | "Luck Be a Lady" from Guys and Dolls | Eliminated 2nd on 18 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Richard Zachariah | Journalist & television presenter | Karen Knowles | Rock | "Gloria" by Van Morrison | Eliminated 1st on 4 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Judges' scores
- Scorecard
- <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />Red numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week.
- <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week.
- <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> indicates the couples eliminated that week
- <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> indicates the winning couple.
- <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> indicates the runner-up couple
EP = Episode
S = Swing, P = Pop, R = Rock, M = Movies/Musicals, R&R = Rock & Roll, N1 = Number Ones, B = Ballad, D = Disco, C = Country, PR = Professional Hit, R&B = R&B, FA = Fast, SL = Slow, J = Journey.
| Couple | EP 1 | EP 2 | EP 3 | EP 4 | EP 5 | EP 6 | EP 7 | EP 8 | EP 9 | EP 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erika/David | 26 P |
30 M |
31 R&R |
34 N1 |
30 B |
32 C |
34 R |
73 S, R&B |
73 PR, D |
112 FA, SL, J |
| Sarah/Guy | 25 P |
28 M |
26 R&R |
27 N1 |
30 D |
28 C |
33 S |
68 R, B |
61 PR, R&B |
101 FA, SL, J |
| Mark/Rachael | 30 P |
23 M |
28 R&R |
32 N1 |
31 B |
35 D |
33 R |
71 S, R&B |
64 PR, C | |
| Kate/Troy | 24 P |
26 M |
30 R&B |
27 N1 |
24 B |
36 R&R |
35 R |
66 C, SW | ||
| Richard/Wendy | 29 P |
23 M |
21 R&B |
25 N1 |
25 D |
32 R&R |
28 C | |||
| Simon/Paulini | 25 S |
30 R |
29 R&B |
22 N1 |
30 D |
25 B | ||||
| Michael/Jade | 25 S |
23 R |
28 R&B |
24 N1 |
29 C | |||||
| Kate/Dave | 20 S |
22 R |
24 R&R |
22 N1 | ||||||
| Judy/Glenn | 27 P |
27 M |
23 R&B | |||||||
| Richard/Karen | 16 S |
18 R |
Erika Heynatz and her partner David Hobson were eventually declared the winners, defeating Sarah Ryan and her partner, Guy Sebastian.
Average chart
This chart is based on the celebrities averages and not their place in the competition.
| Rank by average |
Competition finish |
Couple | Total | Number of performances |
Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Erika & David | 475 | 14 | 33.9 |
| 2 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Sarah & Guy | 427 | 14 | 30.5 |
| 3 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Kate & Troy | 269 | 9 | 29.9 |
| 4 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Mark & Rachael | 314 | 11 | 28.5 |
| 5 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Simon & Paulini | 161 | 6 | 26.8 |
| 6 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Richard & Wendy | 183 | 8 | 26.1 |
| 7 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Michael & Jade | 129 | 5 | 25.8 |
| 8 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Judy & Glenn | 77 | 3 | 25.7 |
| 9 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Kate & David | 88 | 4 | 22.0 |
| 10 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Richard & Karen | 34 | 2 | 17.0 |
Season summary
- There was no episode broadcast on 11 June due to the Seven Network's coverage of a rugby union international between Australia and England, therefore there were no contestant eliminations for that week.
- On 23 July, Larry Emdur was the fill-in host for Grant Denyer. This was due to Denyer's commitments in the second tier of the V8 Supercars series.
- Nick Lachey was a special guest in the grand finale on 6 August, who performed "What's Left of Me".
Season Two (2007)
The second season premiered on Tuesday, 8 May 2007 and concluded on Tuesday, 10 July 2007. It featured the following celebrities:
| Celebrity | Occupation | Professional singer | Genre/s eliminated on | Song/s eliminated on | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jolene Anderson | All Saints actress | David Campbell | – | – | Winners on 10 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Jo Stanley | Radio broadcaster | Anthony Callea | Rock 'n' Roll Professional Hit |
"Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry "The Prayer" by Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli |
Runners-up on 10 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Mimi Macpherson | Environmentalist & television presenter | David Hobson | Swing Movies |
"My Baby Just Cares for Me" by Nina Simone "Hanky Panky" by Madonna |
Eliminated 8th on 3 JulyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Ernie Dingo | The Great Outdoors presenter | Rachael Beck | Rock | "Solid Rock" by Goanna | Eliminated 7th on 26 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Daniel Kowalski | Former Olympic swimmer | Kate Ceberano | The 80s | "Walking on Sunshine" by Eddy Grant | Eliminated 6th on 19 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Bob Morley | Home and Away & The 100 actor | Jade MacRae | 70s & 80s | "Hold the Line" by Toto | Eliminated 5th on 12 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Julia Zemiro | Comedian & television presenter | Dave Gleeson | Rock & Roll | "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley | Eliminated 4th on 5 JuneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Russell Gilbert | Comedian | Wendy Matthews | Number One Hits | "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry | Eliminated 3rd on 29 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Krystal Forscutt | Zoo Weekly columnist & model | Troy Cassar-Daley | Ballad | "Heaven" by Bryan Adams | Eliminated 2nd on 22 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Lochie Daddo | Actor & television presenter | Paulini Curuenavuli | Swing | "Come Fly with Me" by Frank Sinatra | Eliminated 1st on 15 MayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Judges' scores
| Celebrity/Singing partners | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 61 | Week 7 | Week 82 | Week 92 | Week 103 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jolene Anderson/David Campbell | 32 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 45 | 40 | 78 | 75 | 115 |
| Jo Stanley/Anthony Callea | 30 | 28 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 40 | 28 | 63 | 74 | 105 |
| Mimi Macpherson/David Hobson | 28 | 19 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 35 | 28 | 61 | 69 | |
| Ernie Dingo/Rachael Beck | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 37 | 33 | 61 | ||
| Daniel Kowalski/Kate Ceberano | 20 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 28 | 40 | 31 | |||
| Bobby Morley/Jade MacRae | 26 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 37 | ||||
| Julia Zemiro/Dave Gleeson | 22 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 31 | |||||
| Russell Gilbert/Wendy Matthews | 27 | 31 | 31 | 27 | ||||||
| Krystal Forscutt/Troy Cassar-Daley | 23 | 30 | 26 | |||||||
| Lochie Daddo/Paulini Curuenavuli | 22 | 20 |
1Week 6 featured a guest judge (Daryl Braithwaite), and scores were out of 50.
2Contestants in weeks 8 & 9 performed two songs, resulting with two scores out of 40, and added to out of 80.
3Contestants in the grand finale performed three songs, with three scores out of 40, and added out of 120.
Average chart
This chart is based on the celebrities averages and not their place in the competition.
| Rank by average |
Competition finish |
Couple | Total | Number of performances |
Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Jolene & David | 512 | 14 | 36.6 |
| 2 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Jo & Anthony | 456 | 14 | 32.3 |
| 3 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Russell & Wendy | 116 | 4 | 29.0 |
| 4 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Daniel & Kate | 202 | 7 | 28.9 |
| 5 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Julia & David | 141 | 5 | 28.2 |
| 6 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Ernie & Rachael | 253 | 9 | 28.1 |
| 7 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Mimi & David | 306 | 11 | 27.8 |
| 8 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Bobby & Jade | 164 | 6 | 27.3 |
| 9 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Krystal & Troy | 79 | 3 | 26.3 |
| 10 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Lochie & Paulini | 42 | 2 | 21.0 |
Season summary
- It was reported that celebrities Laura Csortan and Candice Falzon also auditioned, but were turned down for a "lack of basic singing ability".[2]
- Kate Ritchie, a contestant in season one, also replaced Terasa Livingstone as co-host for this season.
- New singing partners included Anthony Callea, David Campbell and Kate Ceberano, replacing Guy Sebastian, Glenn Shorrock and Karen Knowles.
- On 15 May, Larry Emdur was the fill-in host for Grant Denyer. In this episode, Kate Ritchie made a comment that when he was the host last time, she got voted out from last season.
- On 12 June, the show featured a guest judge, Daryl Braithwaite.
- On 26 June, the show featured a special guest, Canadian singer Michael Bublé who sang a few songs from his new album, Call Me Irresponsible.
Season Three (2008)
The third and final season of It Takes Two commenced on Tuesday, 12 February 2008 and concluded on Tuesday, 22 April 2008. Erika Heynatz, winner of the show's first season was the new co-host alongside Grant Denyer. Here's all the celebrities featured in the final season:
| Celebrity | Occupation | Professional singer | Genre/s eliminated on | Song/s eliminated on | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julia Morris | Television presenter | David Hobson | – | – | Winners on 22 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Russell Robertson | AFL player | Kate Ceberano | Fast Slow Journey |
"Can't Buy Me Love" by The Beatles "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" by Elton John "Home" by Michael Bublé |
Runner Up on 22 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Virginia Gay | All Saints actress | Ian Moss | Rock Professional Hit |
"One" by U2 "Tucker's Daughter" by Ian Moss |
Eliminated 8th on 15 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Paul O'Brien | Home and Away actor | Jade MacRae | Swing | "Mack the Knife" by Bobby Darin | Eliminated 7th on 8 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Candice Falzon | Ironwoman | Anthony Callea | Rock | "Hook Me Up" by The Veronicas | Eliminated 6th on 1 AprilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Sara Groen | Seven News weather presenter | Adam Harvey | Disco | "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" by Barry White | Eliminated 5th on 25 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Chloe Maxwell | Television presenter | David Campbell | 80s | "Crazy For You" by Madonna | Eliminated 4th on 11 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Scott Draper | Professional tennis player & golfer | Ricki-Lee Coulter | Ballad | "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" by Michael Bolton | Eliminated 3rd on 4 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Mark Wilson | Dancing with the Stars judge | Rachael Beck | Country | "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton | Eliminated 2nd on 26 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| John Mangos | Sky News Australia anchor | Wendy Matthews | Pop | "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" by Stevie Wonder | Eliminated 1st on 19 FebruaryScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Judges' scores
| Celebrity/Singing partners[3] | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 51 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 82 | Week 92 | Week 103 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julia Morris/David Hobson | 29 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 38 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 69 | 117 |
| Russell Robertson/Kate Ceberano | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 70 | 72 | 109 |
| Virginia Gay/Ian Moss | 35 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 38 | 75 | 69 | |
| Paul O'Brien/Jade MacRae | 22 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 30 | 59 | ||
| Candice Falzon/Anthony Callea | 24 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 29 | 28 | |||
| Sara Groen/Adam Harvey | 30 | 27 | 23 | 30 | 27 | 31 | ||||
| Chloe Maxwell/David Campbell | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 28 | |||||
| Scott Draper/Ricki-Lee Coulter | 28 | 31 | 30 | 27 | ||||||
| Mark Wilson/Rachael Beck | 27 | 31 | 22 | |||||||
| John Mangos/Wendy Matthews | 21 | 24 |
1Week 5 featured a guest judge (Dannii Minogue), and scores were still out of 40. She replaced Ross Wilson for the week, as he was unable to attend.
2Contestants in weeks 8 & 9 performed two songs, resulting with two scores out of 40, and added to out of 80.
3Contestants in the grand finale will perform three songs, with three scores out of 40, and added out of 120.
Average chart
This chart is based on the celebrities averages and not their place in the competition.
| Rank by average |
Competition finish |
Couple | Total | Number of performances |
Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Julia & David | 487 | 14 | 34.8 |
| 2 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Russell & Kate | 485 | 14 | 34.6 |
| 3 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Virginia & Ian | 379 | 11 | 34.5 |
| 4 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Chloe & David | 147 | 5 | 29.4 |
| 5 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Scott & Ricki Lee | 116 | 4 | 29.0 |
| 6 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Candice & Anthony | 199 | 7 | 28.4 |
| 7 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Sara & Adam | 168 | 6 | 28.0 |
| 8 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Mark & Rachael | 80 | 3 | 26.7 |
| 9 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Paul & Jade | 219 | 9 | 24.3 |
| 10 | Script error: No such module "sort". | John & Wendy | 45 | 2 | 22.5 |
Season summary
- Despite being turned down for a lack of basic singing ability in Season 2, ironwoman Candice Falzon is one of the contestants in Season 3.
- New singing partners in this season are Ricki-Lee Coulter, Ian Moss and Adam Harvey, replacing Paulini Curuenavuli, Dave Gleeson and Troy Cassar-Daley.
- Kate Ritchie declined to return for the third season of the show.[4]
- Scott Draper, Mark Wilson, Julia Morris, John Mangos, and Russell Robertson appeared on the Deal or No Deal – It Takes Two special, which also aired on the Seven Network during the week of 3 February 2008.
- On 18 March 2008, a countdown special of It Takes Two aired for one hour highlighting each singing duos journey the final six have had throughout their stint in Season 3. Hence, no live performances were aired, therefore no contestant was eliminated that week.
- Dannii Minogue performed her version of disco track Xanadu (Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra song) on an episode of this season.
Ratings
Season 1 was a hit for the Seven Network, providing them with solid numbers post 7:30 pm, where on a Sunday; Seven had little success up against the Nine Network's 60 Minutes, and Big Brother and Australian Idol on Network Ten.
Season 2 moved to a new night and time in 2007: 7:30 pm Tuesdays, airing in the slot usually occupied by the highly successful Dancing with the Stars. The premiere ranked third for the night, averaging 1.5 million viewers, behind Seven's news programming and ahead of a special extended edition of Nine's 20 to 1 episode "Great Movie One-Liners".[5] The show managed to stay in the top 3 of the rating, and proved to be very successful for the Seven Network.
In Season 3, with only one season of Dancing with the Stars to air later in 2008, It Takes Two was moved to February, however retained the highly successful timeslot of 7:30 pm on Tuesdays.
References
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