Hit Me, Baby, One More Time (TV series)
Hit Me, Baby, One More Time is a television entertainment show first broadcast on the British television network ITV and later, as a new version, by NBC in the United States; both were presented by Vernon Kay.[2][3] During each programme, five former pop stars sing their biggest hit along with a cover version of a contemporary hit. Each week one winner is picked from each show by a phone vote (in the British version) or a studio-audience vote (in the American version), leading to the grand final when the overall winner can release a single featuring both songs (in the British version) or have $20,000 donated to a charity of their choice (in the American version). The show's title was derived from a line in the Britney Spears song "...Baby One More Time".
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Presented by | Vernon Kay[1] |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
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Original network | ITV (UK version) NBC (U.S. version) |
Original release | UK version 2 April – 22 May 2005 U.S. version 2 June 2005 – 30 June 2005 |
The show proved to be a summer hit for NBC hitting the top spot in the ratings on its first outing.
UK version
Week 1 (2 April)
Contestant | First song (their biggest hit) | Second song (contemporary hit) |
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Gloria Gaynor | "I Will Survive" | "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera |
Howard Jones | "What Is Love" | "White Flag" by Dido |
Honeyz | "Finally Found" | "How You Remind Me" by Nickelback |
Limahl | "Too Shy" | "This Love" by Maroon 5 |
Tiffany | "I Think We're Alone Now" | "Love Machine" by Girls Aloud |
The first week heat was won by Tiffany.
Week 2 (9 April)
Contestant | First song (their biggest hit) | Second song (contemporary hit) |
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Shakin' Stevens | "This Ole House" | "Trouble" by Pink |
Jaki Graham | "Set Me Free" | "Your Game" by Will Young |
Belinda Carlisle | "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" | "The Scientist" by Coldplay |
Haddaway | "What Is Love" | "Toxic" by Britney Spears |
Doctor and the Medics | "Spirit in the Sky" | "Let Me Entertain You" by Robbie Williams |
This heat was won by Shakin' Stevens.
Week 3 (14 April)
Contestant | First song (their biggest hit) | Second song (contemporary hit) |
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Baccara | "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" | "Hero" by Enrique Iglesias |
Mica Paris | "My One Temptation" | "Angels" by Robbie Williams |
Nick Heyward | "Fantastic Day" | "Crashed the Wedding" by Busted |
Carol Decker | "China in Your Hand" | "Superstar" by Jamelia |
The Pasadenas | "Tribute (Right On)" | "Leave Right Now" by Will Young |
This heat was won by Carol Decker.
Week 4 (21 April)
Contestant | First song (their biggest hit) | Second song (contemporary hit) |
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Sinitta | "So Macho" | "Single" by Natasha Bedingfield |
Hue and Cry | "Labour of Love" | "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé |
The Real Thing | "You to Me Are Everything" | "Cry Me a River" by Justin Timberlake |
Hazel O'Connor | "Will You" | "Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue |
China Black | "Searching" | "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" by The Darkness |
This heat was won by Hue and Cry.
Week 5 (28 April)
Contestant | First song (their biggest hit) | Second song (contemporary hit) |
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Jordan Knight | "Give It To You" | "Let Me Love You" by Mario |
Rozalla | "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)" | "Fly By II" by Blue |
Junior | "Mama Used to Say" | "Gotta Get Thru This" by Daniel Bedingfield |
Sabrina | "Boys (Summertime Love)" | "Hole in the Head" by Sugababes |
Shalamar | "A Night to Remember" | "Hey Ya!" by Outkast |
This heat was won by Shalamar.
Week 6 (7 May)
Contestant | First song (their biggest hit) | Second song (contemporary hit) |
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Chesney Hawkes | "The One and Only" | "She's the One" by Robbie Williams |
Kelly Marie | "Feels Like I'm in Love" | "Oops!... I Did It Again" by Britney Spears |
Nick Van Eede | "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" | "I Try" by Macy Gray |
Sybil | "When I'm Good and Ready" | "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" by Shania Twain |
Cleopatra | "Cleopatra's Theme" | "No Good Advice" by Girls Aloud |
This heat was won by Chesney Hawkes.
Week 7 (14 May)
Contestant | First song (their biggest hit) | Second song (contemporary hit) |
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911 | "Bodyshakin'" | "Don't Stop Movin'" by S Club 7 |
Nathan Moore | "The Harder I Try" | "Are You Ready for Love" by Elton John |
Princess | "Say I'm Your Number One" | "Slow" by Kylie Minogue |
Kenny Thomas | "Thinking About Your Love" | "Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones |
Ultra Naté | "Free" | "Some Girls" by Rachel Stevens |
This heat was won by 911.
Grand Final (21 May)
Contestant | Song (their biggest hit) |
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Tiffany | "I Think We're Alone Now" |
Shakin' Stevens | "This Ole House" |
Carol Decker | "China in Your Hand" |
Hue and Cry | "Labour of Love" |
Shalamar | "A Night to Remember" |
Chesney Hawkes | "The One and Only" |
911 | "Bodyshakin'" |
The final was won by Shakin' Stevens. A single was released with both "This Ole House" and a cover of "Trouble" by Pink, which got to number twenty in the UK Singles Chart in June 2005.
U.S. version
The American version of the show began taping on 1 June 2005 to air the following night, 2 June, on the NBC network. Winners were chosen by the studio audience and got a donation in their name to a charity of their choice.
1 -- Denotes artist who also appeared on the British version.
Week 1 (recorded 1 June; aired 2 June)
Contestant | First song (their biggest hit) | Second song (contemporary hit) |
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Loverboy | "Working for the Weekend" | "Hero" by Enrique Iglesias |
CeCe Peniston | "Finally" | "There You'll Be" by Faith Hill |
A Flock of Seagulls | "I Ran (So Far Away)" | "On the Way Down" by Ryan Cabrera |
Arrested Development | "Tennessee" | "Heaven" by Los Lonely Boys |
Tiffany1 | "I Think We're Alone Now" | "Breakaway" by Kelly Clarkson |
This heat was won by Arrested Development.
Week 2 (recorded 8 June; aired 9 June)
Contestant | First song (their biggest hit) | Second song (contemporary hit) |
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The Knack | "My Sharona" | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" by Jet |
Haddaway1 | "What Is Love" | "Toxic" by Britney Spears |
Tommy Tutone | "867-5309/Jenny" | "All the Small Things" by Blink-182 |
The Motels featuring Martha Davis | "Only the Lonely" | "Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones |
Vanilla Ice | "Ice Ice Baby" | "Survivor" by Destiny's Child |
This heat was won by Vanilla Ice.[4]
Week 3 (recorded 15 June; aired 16 June)
Contestant | First song (their biggest hit) | Second song (contemporary hit) |
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Wang Chung | "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" | "Hot in Herre" by Nelly |
Sophie B. Hawkins | "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" | "100 Years" by Five for Fighting |
Cameo | "Word Up!" | "1985" by Bowling for Soup |
Howard Jones1 | "No One Is to Blame" | "White Flag" by Dido |
Irene Cara | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | "I'm Outta Love" by Anastacia (performed with Cara's group Hot Caramel) |
This heat was won by Irene Cara. Howard Jones won the phone in vote.
Week 4 (recorded 22 June; aired 23 June)
Contestant | First song (their biggest hit) | Second song (contemporary hit) |
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Greg Kihn | "The Breakup Song" | "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day |
Club Nouveau | "Lean on Me" | "Thank You" by Dido |
Glass Tiger | "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" | "Everything You Want" by Vertical Horizon |
Billy Vera | "At This Moment" | "True" by Ryan Cabrera |
Thelma Houston | "Don't Leave Me This Way" | "Fallin'" by Alicia Keys |
This heat was won by Thelma Houston. Glass Tiger won the online vote.
Week 5 (recorded 29 June; aired 30 June)
Contestant | First song (their biggest hit) | Second song (contemporary hit) |
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Juice Newton | "Queen of Hearts" | "Pieces of Me" by Ashlee Simpson |
Animotion | "Obsession" | "Days Go By" by Dirty Vegas |
Shannon | "Let the Music Play" | "Foolish" by Ashanti |
P.M. Dawn | "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" | "Blurry" by Puddle of Mudd |
Missing Persons | "Words" | "Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue |
This heat was won by PM Dawn. Juice Newton won the online vote.
References
- Tara Merrin (2 June 2005). "CANOE - JAM! Television: Reality show gives '80s idols a 2nd chance". Jam.canoe.ca. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- "Granada sells Hit Me Baby to US NBC network". Broadcastnow.co.uk. 28 April 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- Owen Gibson, media correspondent (20 June 2005). "How Britain managed to dumb down American TV". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- Sawyer, Terry. "Hit Me Baby One More Time". PopMatters. Retrieved 25 March 2014.