Popstar to Operastar series 1
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Popstar to Operastar was a British television music competition to find new singing talent in Opera. The show began on 15 January 2010 and finished on 19 February 2010. The show has eight popstars which took part within the competition battled each other learning opera. The judges were Rolando Villazón, Katherine Jenkins, Meat Loaf and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen. The winner of the show was Darius Campbell and with the runner-up being Bernie Nolan.
Popstar to Operastar | |
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Series 1 | |
Hosted by | Myleene Klass (ITV1) Alan Titchmarsh |
Judges | Rolando Villazón Katherine Jenkins Meat Loaf Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen |
Winner | Darius Campbell |
Runner-up | Bernie Nolan |
Release | |
Original network | ITV |
Original release | 15 January – 19 February 2010 |
Series chronology |
Popstar | Solo/Group/Band | Status |
---|---|---|
Alex James | Blur (Bass guitarist) | Eliminated 1st on 15 January 2010 |
Vanessa White | The Saturdays | Eliminated 2nd on 22 January 2010 |
Jimmy Osmond | The Osmonds | Eliminated 3rd on 29 January 2010 |
Danny Jones | McFly | Eliminated 4th on 5 February 2010 |
Kym Marsh | Soloist/Hear'Say | Eliminated 5th on 12 February 2010 |
Marcella Detroit | Shakespears Sister | Third place on 12 February 2010 |
Bernie Nolan | The Nolans | Runner-up on 19 February 2010 |
Darius Campbell | Soloist | Winner on 19 February 2010 |
Colour key:
– | Contestant was in the bottom two and had to sing again in the final showdown |
– | Contestant was in the bottom two and was immediately eliminated (no judges' vote) |
– | Contestant received the most public votes |
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Darius Campbell | 1st 26.4% |
2nd 21.4% |
3rd 15.3% |
2nd 24.0% |
2nd 20.9% |
Winner 50.1% |
Bernie Nolan | 2nd 23.9% |
1st 24.0% |
1st 32.7% |
1st 25.3% |
1st 47.8% |
Runner up 49.9% |
Marcella Detroit | 5th 9.9% |
4th 13.1 |
2nd 16.9% |
4th 15.1% |
3rd 17.8% |
Third place (Week 5) |
Kym Marsh | 3rd 12.1 |
3rd 19.0% |
4th 13.3% |
2nd 24.0% |
4th 13.5% |
Eliminated (Week 5) |
Danny Jones | 4th 10.2% |
5th 10.7% |
5th 11.5% |
5th 11.6% |
Eliminated (Week 4) | |
Jimmy Osmond | 6th 8.3% |
6th 8.2% |
6th 10.4% |
Eliminated (Week 3) | ||
Vanessa White | 7th 4.7% |
7th 3.7% |
Eliminated (Week 2) | |||
Alex James | 8th 4.6% |
Eliminated (Week 1) | ||||
Bottom two | Alex James, Vanessa White |
Jimmy Osmond, Vanessa White |
Danny Jones, Jimmy Osmond |
Danny Jones, Marcella Detroit |
No judges' vote: public votes alone decide who is eliminated and who ultimately wins | |
Meat Loaf's vote to save | Alex James | Jimmy Osmond | Danny Jones | Marcella Detroit | ||
Jenkins' vote to save | Vanessa White | Jimmy Osmond | Danny Jones | Marcella Detroit | ||
Villazón's vote to save | Vanessa White | Vanessa White | Danny Jones | Danny Jones | ||
Llewelyn-Bowen's vote to save | Alex James | Vanessa White | Danny Jones | Danny Jones | ||
Eliminated | Alex James 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
Vanessa White 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
Jimmy Osmond 0 of 4 votes Majority |
Danny Jones 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
Kym Marsh 13.5% to save |
Bernie Nolan 49.9% to win |
Marcella Detroit 17.8% to save |
Darius Campbell 50.1% to win | |||||
Voting percentages are from ITV.com.[1]
Performances
Order | Artist | Song | Results |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jimmy Osmond | "’O sole mio" | Safe (8.3%) |
2 | Kym Marsh | "Si Un Jour" | Safe (12.1%) |
3 | Alex James | "Largo al factotum" from The Barber of Seville | Eliminated (4.6%) |
4 | Marcella Detroit | "Casta diva" from Norma | Safe (9.9%) |
5 | Danny Jones | "La donna è mobile" from Rigoletto | Safe (10.2%) |
6 | Vanessa White | "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi | Bottom two (4.7%) |
7 | Darius Campbell | "Nessun dorma" from Turandot | Safe (26.4%) |
8 | Bernie Nolan | "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (The Barcarole) from The Tales of Hoffmann | Safe (23.9%) |
Bottom two
Voting Results Rolando Villazón and Katherine Jenkins saved Vanessa. Meat Loaf and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen saved Alex.
Guest Performers
Performances
Order | Artist | Song | Results |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jimmy Osmond | "Volare" | Bottom two (8.2%) |
2 | Kym Marsh | "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" ("Brindisi") from La traviata | Safe (19.0%) |
3 | Marcella Detroit | "Un bel dì vedremo" from Madama Butterfly | Safe (13.1%) |
4 | Danny Jones | "Caruso" | Safe (10.7%) |
5 | Vanessa White | "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess | Eliminated (3.7%) |
6 | Darius Campbell | "Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre" ("Toreador Song") from Carmen | Safe (21.4%) |
7 | Bernie Nolan | "Parla più piano" (Italian version of "Speak Softly, Love") from The Godfather | Safe (24.0%) |
Bottom two
Guest Performer
Performances
Order | Artist | Song | Results |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kym Marsh | "Habanera" from Carmen | Safe (13.3%) |
2 | Jimmy Osmond | "Amor ti vieta" (Love Forbids You) from Fedora | Eliminated (10.4%) |
3 | Marcella Detroit | "Second Queen of the Night aria" from The Magic Flute | Safe (16.9%) |
4 | Danny Jones | "Con te partirò" ("Time to Say Goodbye") | Bottom two (11.5%) |
5 | Darius Campbell | "Granada" | Safe (15.3%) |
6 | Bernie Nolan | "Voi che sapete" ("You Ladies Who Know What Love Is") from The Marriage of Figaro | Safe (32.7%) |
Bottom two
Voting Results Three judges voted to save Danny Jones. Since a majority of votes were cast one way Katherine Jenkins did not vote, but stated that she also would have voted for Jones to stay.
Guest Performer
Performances
Order | Artist | Song | Results |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Bernie Nolan | "Les Filles de Cadix" by Delibes | Safe (25.3%) |
2 | Danny Jones | "Funiculì, Funiculà" by Peppino Turco | Eliminated (11.6%) |
3 | Kym Marsh | "Nella Fantasia", music by Ennio Morricone | Safe (24.0%) |
4 | Darius Campbell | "Non più andrai" ("No More Gallivanting") from Marriage of Figaro by Mozart | Safe (24.0%) |
5 | Marcella Detroit | "Ave maria" by Schubert | Bottom two (15.1%) |
Bottom two
Voting Results Meat Loaf and Katherine Jenkins saved Marcella Detroit. Rolando Villazón and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen saved Danny Jones.
Guests Performers
Performances
Order | Artist | Song | Results |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kym Marsh | "Pie Jesu" from Gabriel Fauré's Requiem Mass | Eliminated (13.5%) |
2 | Darius Campbell | "Fin ch'han dal vino" from Don Giovanni | Safe (20.9%) |
3 | Marcella Detroit | "Mein Herr Marquis" ("Laughing Song") by Johann Strauss | 3rd Place (17.8%) |
4 | Bernie Nolan | "Je veux vivre" from Roméo et Juliette | Safe (47.8%) |
Bottom two
Both Eliminated by public votes
Guest Performers
Performances
Order | Artist | Song |
---|---|---|
1 | Darius Campbell | "Non piú andrai" ("No More Gallivanting") from Marriage of Figaro by Mozart |
2 | Bernie Nolan | "Les Filles de Cadix" by Delibes |
3 | Darius Campbell & Rolando Villazón | "The Impossible Dream" from Man of La Mancha |
4 | Bernie Nolan & Katherine Jenkins | "Somewhere" from West Side Story |
5 | Darius Campbell, Bernie Nolan, Rolando Villazón & Katherine Jenkins | "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" ("Brindisi") from La traviata |
Popstar | Result |
---|---|
Bernie Nolan | Runner-Up (49.9%) |
Darius Campbell | Winner (50.1%) |
Darius Campbell was declared the winner with 50.1% of the public votes and closed the show with a rendition of Non piú andrai.[2]
Episode Viewing figures from Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB).[3]
Episode No. | Airdate | Total Viewers | ITV1 Weekly Ranking |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 15 January 2010 | 4,290,000 | 28 |
2 | 22 January 2010 | 3,900,000 | 30 |
3 | 29 January 2010 | 3,690,000 | 28 |
4 | 5 February 2010 | 4,010,000 | 25 |
5 | 12 February 2010 | 4,660,000 | 20 |
6 | 19 February 2010 | 4,330,000 | 22 |
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