The Sing-Off season 2

The second season of The Sing-Off began on December 6, 2010. The number of a cappella groups was increased from eight to ten, with all acts coming from the United States. Nick Lachey remained as host and the three judges, Ben Folds, Shawn Stockman and Nicole Scherzinger, also returned. Deke Sharon returned as music director and vocal producer. The music staff included Ed Boyer, Ben Bram, and Bill Hare. The program was broadcast for five nights in December with the finale on December 20. The season premiere averaged 8.5 million viewers. On the finale, the group Committed became the second champion of the show, beating Street Corner Symphony, The Backbeats and Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town.

The Sing-Off
Season 2
Hosted by	Nick Lachey
Judges	Ben Folds Shawn Stockman Nicole Scherzinger
Winner	Committed
Runner-up	Street Corner Symphony
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	December 6 (2010-12-06) – December 21, 2010 (2010-12-21)
Season chronology

This was Scherzinger's last season as a judge.

Groups

Contestant	School	Finish	Number of members
Committed Huntsville, Alabama	Oakwood University	Winner on December 20, 2010	6
Street Corner Symphony Nashville, Tennessee	N/A	Second Place on December 20, 2010	6
The Backbeats Los Angeles, California	UCLA/USC/BYU	Third Place on December 20, 2010	10
Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town Oakland, California	N/A	Eliminated 7th on December 20, 2010	6
On the Rocks Eugene, Oregon	University of Oregon	Eliminated 6th on December 15, 2010	15
Groove for Thought Seattle, Washington	N/A	Eliminated 5th on December 13, 2010	7
The Whiffenpoofs New Haven, Connecticut	Yale University	Eliminated 4th on December 8, 2010	12
Eleventh Hour Kettering, Ohio	Fairmont High School	Eliminated 3rd on December 8, 2010	7
Men of Note Cherry Hill, New Jersey	Cherry Hill High School West Alumni[1]	Eliminated 2nd on December 6, 2010	8
Pitch Slapped Boston, Massachusetts	Berklee College of Music	Eliminated 1st on December 6, 2010	12

Elimination table

Legend

Eliminated

Last safe

Safe

Third place

Second place

Winner

Date:		12/6	12/8	12/13	12/15 (A)	12/15 (B)	12/20
Place	Group	Result
1	Committed	1st (B)	1st (B)	3rd	1st	1st	Winner
2	Street Corner Symphony	4th (B)	2nd (A)	2nd	4th	2nd	Second Place
3	The Backbeats	2nd (B)	3rd (B)	4th	2nd	3rd	Third Place
4	Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town	1st (A)	1st (A)	1st	3rd	4th	Fourth Place
5	On the Rocks	3rd (A)	3rd (A)	5th	Eliminated
6	Groove for Thought	4th (A)	2nd (B)	Eliminated
7	The Whiffenpoofs	3rd (B)	Eliminated (B)
8	Eleventh Hour	2nd (A)	Eliminated (A)
9	Men of Note	Eliminated (B)
10	Pitch Slapped	Eliminated (A)

Call-out order

Nick Lachey's call-out order

Order	1	2	3	4		5
1	Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town	Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town	Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town	Committed	Committed	Committed
2	Eleventh Hour	Street Corner Symphony	Street Corner Symphony	The Backbeats	Street Corner Symphony	Street Corner Symphony
3	On the Rocks	On the Rocks	Committed	Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town	The Backbeats	The Backbeats
4	Groove for Thought	Committed	The Backbeats	Street Corner Symphony	Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town	Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town
5	Committed	Groove for Thought	On the Rocks	On the Rocks
6	The Backbeats	The Backbeats	Groove for Thought
7	The Whiffenpoofs	The Whiffenpoofs
8	Street Corner Symphony	Eleventh Hour
9	Men of Note
10	Pitch Slapped

  This group was eliminated.

• Unexpectedly, Committed, Street Corner Symphony, The Backbeats, and Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town were all sent to the finale. In fact, this is the first and currently only Sing-Off season to have all four groups make it to the season finale.

Performances

Episode 1 (December 6, 2010)

• Theme: Contestant's choice
• Group performance: "I've Got the Music in Me" by Kiki Dee

A summary of the groups' performances on the first live show, along with the results.

Group	Order	Song	Result
First half
Eleventh Hour	1	"Baby" by Justin Bieber	Safe
On the Rocks	2	"Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga	Safe
Groove for Thought	3	"I Wish" by Stevie Wonder	Last safe
Pitch Slapped	4	"Good Girls Go Bad" by Cobra Starship	Eliminated
Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town	5	"Save the Last Dance for Me" by The Drifters	Safe
Second half
The Whiffenpoofs	6	"Grace Kelly" by Mika	Safe
Men of Note	7	"The Longest Time" by Billy Joel	Eliminated
Street Corner Symphony	8	"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears	Last safe
The Backbeats	9	"If I Were A Boy" by Beyoncé	Safe
Committed	10	"This Love" by Maroon 5	Safe
Swan songs
Pitch Slapped	1	"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam
Men of Note	2	"Take a Bow" by Rihanna

Episode 2 (December 8, 2010)

• Theme: Songs from the past five years
• Group performance: "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon
• Guest performance: "I Gotta Feeling" by The Black Eyed Peas, performed by Nota

A summary of the groups' performances on the second live show, along with the results.

Group	Order	Song	Result
First half
On the Rocks	1	"Live Your Life" by T.I. and Rihanna	Last safe
Street Corner Symphony	2	"Hey Soul Sister" by Train	Safe
Eleventh Hour	3	"Just the Way You Are" by Bruno Mars	Eliminated
Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town	4	"Mercy" by Duffy	Safe
Second half
The Backbeats	5	"Breakeven" by The Script	Last safe
Committed	6	"Apologize" by OneRepublic	Safe
Groove for Thought	7	"Cooler Than Me" by Mike Posner	Safe
The Whiffenpoofs	8	"Haven't Met You Yet" by Michael Bublé	Eliminated
Swan songs
Eleventh Hour	1	"Leavin'" by Jesse McCartney
The Whiffenpoofs	2	"Home Sweet Home" by Mötley Crüe

Episode 3 (December 13, 2010)

• Theme: Rock songs (first round), guilty pleasure songs (second round)
• Group performance: "21 Guns" by Green Day

A summary of the groups' performances on the third live show, along with the results.

Group	Order	First song	Order	Second song	Result
The Backbeats	1	"You Give Love a Bad Name" by Bon Jovi	7	"Love Shack" by B52s	Safe
Street Corner Symphony	2	"Creep" by Radiohead	8	"Come On Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners	Safe
Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town	3	"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones	9	"Easy" by The Commodores	Safe
On the Rocks	4	"Pour Some Sugar On Me" by Def Leppard	10	"Kyrie" by Mr. Mister	Last Safe
Groove for Thought	5	"Changes" by David Bowie	11	"You Make My Dreams" by Hall & Oates	Eliminated
Committed	6	"Every Breath You Take" by The Police	12	"I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys	Safe
Swan song
Groove for Thought	1	"That's Life" by Frank Sinatra

Episode 4 (December 15, 2010)

• Theme: Medley of an iconic artist (first round), judges' choice (second round)
• Group performance: "With a Little Help from My Friends" by The Beatles

A summary of the groups' performances on the fourth live show, along with the results.

Group	Order	Song	Result
First half
On the Rocks	1	A medley of Elton John songs (The Bitch Is Back/Bennie and the Jets/Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me)	Eliminated
Committed	2	A medley of Usher songs (DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love/U Got It Bad/Love in This Club)	Safe
Street Corner Symphony	3	A medley of The Beatles songs (Eleanor Rigby/Help!/Hey Jude)	Last Safe
The Backbeats	4	A medley of Lady Gaga songs (Poker Face/Paparazzi/Just Dance)	Safe
Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town	5	A medley of Otis Redding songs ((Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay/Try a Little Tenderness/Respect)	Safe
Second half
Committed	6	"Let's Stay Together" by Al Green	Advanced to the Finale
Street Corner Symphony	7	"Down on the Corner" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Backbeats	8	"Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac
Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town	9	"House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals
Swan song
On the Rocks	1	"The Final Countdown" by Europe

Episode 5: Finale (December 20, 2010)

• Group performances: "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" by Jackie DeShannon and "What Christmas Means to Me" by Stevie Wonder, with Nick Lachey

A summary of the groups' performances on the fifth live show, along with the results.

Group	Order	Song	Result
Committed	1	"Motownphilly" with Boyz II Men	Winner
The Backbeats	2	"King of Anything" with Sara Bareilles	Third Place
Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town	3	"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" with Nicole Scherzinger	Fourth Place
Street Corner Symphony	4	"Gone" with Ben Folds	Second Place
The Backbeats Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town	5	"Long Road Home" with Sheryl Crow
Committed Street Corner Symphony	6	"Ain't No Sunshine" with Neil Diamond
The Backbeats	7	"Firework" by Katy Perry
Committed	8	"Hold My Hand" by Michael Jackson & Akon
Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town	9	"Love Train" by The O'Jays
Street Corner Symphony	10	"Fix You" by Coldplay
Swan songs
Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town	1	"Hit the Road Jack" by Ray Charles
The Backbeats	2	"Goodbye to You" by Scandal
Street Corner Symphony	3	"Drift Away" by Dobie Gray
Victory song
Committed	"We Are the Champions" by Queen

Ratings

Episode Number	Airdate	Rating	Share	Rating/share (18-49)	Viewers (millions)	Rank (time slot)	Rank (night)
1	December 6, 2010	5.1	8	2.8/7	8.57[2]	2[3]	6
2	December 8, 2010	4.5	7	2.7/7	7.64[4]	1	6
3	December 13, 2010	5.3	8	3.3/9	9.51[5]	2[6]	6
4	December 15, 2010	5.0	8	2.9/8	8.45[7]	2[8]	4
5	December 20, 2010	TBA	TBA	2.7/7	8.61[9]	1[10]	2

Post Sing-Off alumni

• The winning group, Committed, released their first album, Committed, which peaked at No. 171 on the US Billboard 200 chart, No. 31 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and No. 3 on the Top Heatseekers chart.^[11]
• Pitch Slapped member Ingrid Andress began a solo country music career in 2019.^[12]

Discography

The Sing-Off released two recordings of studio performances of participants.

The Sing Off: Harmonies For The Holidays (2010)

1. Pitch Slapped: "Joy to the World"
2. On the Rocks: "White Christmas"
3. The Backbeats: "O Holy Night"
4. Eleventh Hour: "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town"
5. Men of Note: "The First Noel"
6. The Whiffenpoofs: "God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen"
7. Committed: "Angels We Have Heard on High"
8. Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town: "Silent Night"
9. Groove for Thought: "We Three Kings"/"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"
10. Street Corner Symphony: "Auld Lang Syne"

The Sing-Off Season 2 Finalists: The Studio Sessions EP (2010)

1. Committed: "Apologize"
2. The Backbeats: "Landslide"
3. Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town: "Mercy"
4. Street Corner Symphony: "Creep"

References

1. Cherry Hill a capella group eliminated from NBC show | courierpostonline.com | Courier-Post
2. Monday Final Ratings: ‘Hawaii Five-0,’ ’90210,’ ’2.5 Men’ Adjusted Up; ‘Skating With The Stars,’ ‘Castle’ Down
3. TV Ratings Monday: ‘Sing Off’ Premiere Soars; ‘Castle’ Falls; ‘Hawaii Five-0′, ‘Mike & Molly’ Hit Series Lows
4. Wednesday Final Ratings: ‘Modern Family,’ ‘The Sing Off’ Adjusted Up; ‘The Middle’ Adjusted Down
5. Updated: Monday Final Ratings: ‘Hawaii Five-0,’ ‘Mike & Molly,’ ‘Rules of Engagement,’ ‘Two and a Half Men’ Adjusted Down
6. TV Ratings Monday: ‘Sing Off’ Sings Louder Than Mariah; ‘How I Met Your Mother’, Entire CBS Lineup Rises
7. Updated Wednesday Final Ratings: ‘Criminal Minds,’ ‘Human Target’ Adjusted Up
8. TV Ratings Wednesday: ‘Survivor,’ ‘Criminal Minds’ Pace CBS; ‘The Sing Off’ Tops ‘Hells Kitchen’ Finale; ‘Human Target’ Drops
9. Monday Final Ratings: ‘Perfect Couples,’ ‘Skating With The Stars,’ ‘Castle’ Adjusted Down
10. TV Ratings Monday: ‘Sing Off’ Finale Falls; ‘Perfect Couples’ Sneaks Past Viewers; ‘Million Dollar Money Drop’ = ‘Lie To Me’
11. https://www.billboard.com/artist/committed/chart-history/
12. Matt Collar. "Ingrid Andress biography". AllMusic. Retrieved October 20, 2019.

External links

• NBC official website
• Official website
• The Sing-Off at IMDb