Sing If You Can

Sing If You Can is a British game show broadcast on ITV. It features celebrities attempting to sing in front of a live studio audience whilst various attempts are made to disrupt their performances. It is presented by Keith Lemon and Stacey Solomon, though originally Vernon Kay was scheduled to host, but he felt that it would be better hosted by a comedian. The show was sponsored by Argos, supporting the charity Teenage Cancer Trust.[1][2]

Sing If You Can
GenreGame show
Presented byKeith Lemon
Stacey Solomon
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companyRDF Television
DistributorBanijay
Release
Original networkITV
Picture format16:9
Original release16 April (2011-04-16) 
21 May 2011 (2011-05-21)

Format

Six celebrities are divided into two teams, each with a captain. After the celebrity has performed, a three-person judging panel views their thoughts. After all six celebrities have performed, the audience vote to decide which team wins. The losing team captain is dropped into a tank of water, and the winning team then perform a final song on a spinning stage. The amount of money to be donated to charity increases as the stage spins, and the longer the celebrities stay on the stage, the more money they win. The show raised money for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

Episodes

Episode 1

Judging panel
Red team – Team Gabriella Jodie Prenger
(Captain)
Brendan ColeBrigitte Nielsen
Blue team – Team Troy Zoe Birkett
(Captain)
Jonathan AnsellAndrew Stone
Song Contestant(s) Distraction
"Back to Black" Brigitte Nielsen
Zoe Birkett
Knife Throwing
"Rescue Me" Jodie Prenger Snakes
"Ave Maria" Jonathan Ansell Balloons Popping
"Born to Be Wild" Andrew Stone
Brendan Cole
Various Shaking Floors
Gunge and Feathers
"Firework" Jonathan Ansell No Distraction
"Only Girl (In the World)" Brigitte Nielsen No Distraction
"Walking on Sunshine" Jodie Prenger
Brigitte Nielsen
Brendan Cole
Spinning Stage

Episode 2

Judging panel
Red team – Team Mash Ricky Groves
(Captain)
Brenda EdwardsSheila Ferguson
Blue team – Team Bangers Gemma Merna
(Captain)
Shaun WilliamsonMatt Stevens
Song Contestant(s) Distraction
"I'm Still Standing" Matt Stevens Children
Morris Dancers
Gymnasts
Rugby Team on a Bouncy Castle
"Don't Leave Me This Way" Shaun Williamson
Ricky Groves
Waxing
"Respect" Brenda Edwards Bike Stunts
"One Way Or Another" Gemma Merna
Sheila Ferguson
Feet in: Yesterdays Breakfast
Clawed Frogs
Blood Worms
Crabs
Freezing Slush
Sewer Maggots
Snapping Crayfish
"Just Dance" Brenda Edwards No Distraction
"Bad Romance" Shaun Williamson No Distraction
"I Predict A Riot" Gemma Merna
Shaun Williamson
Matt Stevens
Spinning Stage

Episode 3

Judging panel
Red team – Team Darth Vadar Rodney Marsh
(Captain)
Lisa MaxwellMikey Graham
Blue team – Team Luke Skywalker Darren Gough
(Captain)
Ray QuinnCamilla Kerslake
Song Contestant(s) Distraction
"Do You Love Me" Darren Gough
Mikey Graham
Dance routine in inflatable costumes
"The Only Way Is Up" Lisa Maxwell Dressed as a fox
dropped in bins with feathers
paint etc.
"Parklife" Rodney Marsh
Ray Quinn
Join a dog show
"Stay" Camilla Kerslake Different weather
(rain, wind etc.)
"Toxic" Lisa Maxwell No Distraction
"She Said" Ray Quinn No Distraction
"Valerie" Darren Gough
Ray Quinn
Camilla Kerslake
Spinning Stage

Episode 4

Judging panel
Red team – Team He-Man Toyah Willcox
(Captain)
Sian ReevesBen Richards
Blue team – Team Skeletor Faye Tozer
(Captain)
SinittaJedward
Song Contestant(s) Distraction
"Fight for This Love" Faye Tozer
Toyah Willcox
Shaolin stunts
"Mercy" Ben Richards
Jedward
Electrocution
gunge
"Rehab" Sian Reeves Drinking disgusting
cocktails
(Pig nipple
lamb brain, etc.)
"Everyday I Love You Less and Less" Sinitta Different weather
(whilst sitting in a car
because she had broken her ankle)
"Grenade" Ben Richards No distractions
"Tik Tok" Faye Tozer
Jedward as
Backing Dancers
No distractions
"I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" Faye Tozer
Jedward*
Spinning stage

(*Sinitta could not participate as she had broken her ankle)

Episode 5

Judging panel
Red team – Team Posh Tricia Penrose
(Captain)
Chesney HawkesMartin Bayfield
Blue team – Team Scary Craig Doyle
(Captain)
Leanne JonesRoxanne Pallett
Song Contestant(s) Distraction
"All Time Low" Roxanne Pallett Walk of fear
"Dizzy" Tricia Penrose
Leanne Jones
Spinning wheels
"Faith" Craig Doyle
Martin Bayfield
Disgusting cocktails
"Fire" Chesney Hawkes Erupting volcano
"Angels" Martin Bayfield No distraction
"Buttons" Roxanne Pallett No distraction
"Roll With It" Tricia Penrose
Martin Bayfield
Chesney Hawkes
Spinning stage

Episode 6 – The Finale

Judging panel
Red team – Team Gabriella Brigitte Nielsen
(Captain)
Brendan ColeJodie Prenger
Blue team – Team Luke Skywalker Darren Gough
(Captain)
Ray QuinnCamilla Kerslake
Song Contestant(s) Distraction
"Sex on Fire" Ray Quinn Snakes
"Don't Stop Me Now" Jodie Prenger
Camilla Kerslake
Break dancers
"Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" Brendan Cole Different weather
"House of Fun" Brigitte Nielson
Darren Gough
Dogs
"Rolling in the Deep" Jodie Prenger No distraction
"Closer" Camilla Kerslake No distraction
"Is This the Way to Amarillo" Darren Gough
Ray Quinn
Camilla Kerslake
Spinning stage
"Son of a Preacher Man" Stacey Solomon Bike stunts

Reception

Reviews have been mainly negative. The Guardian TV critic Grace Dent was scathing about the show, calling it "the worst TV programme ever made".[3] Daily Mirror columnist Kevin O'Sullivan called it "gormless garbage" and "mind-numbingly banal".[4]

International versions

Most international versions of Twist and Shout, Sing If You Can, and Killer Karaoke.

CountryNameHostsNetworkDate premiered
Arab World[5] Killer Karaoke غني لو تقدر Ahmad Fishawi
Cynthia Khalifeh
AlHayat 1
MTV Lebanon
Abu Dhabi TV
26 March 2014 (Hayat 1)
30 March 2014 (MTV)
27 March 2014 (Abu Dhabi TV)
 Algeria Ghenni Non Stop Mohamed Bounoughaz Echorouk TV 27 May 2017
 Argentina Canta si Puedes José María Listorti Canal 13 18 January 2016
 Brazil[6] Cante se Puder Patrícia Abravanel
Márcio Ballas
SBT 18 January 2012
 Cambodia Killer Karaoke Cambodia Chea Vibol
Sun Visal
Hang Meas HDTV 19 September 2015
 Chile Killer Karaoke Cristián Sánchez
Sergio Freire
Chilevisión 10 October 2013
 Colombia Karaoke Asesino Sebastián Villalobos RCN 23 May 2015
 Ecuador[7] Canta si Puedes Fabrizzio Ferretti
Erika Vélez
Ecuavisa 24 March 2013
 Germany Sing! Wenn du kannst Sonja Zietlow RTL II 19 April 2011
 India Twist and Shout ??? StarPlus 2009
Y this Kolaveri (Tamil) RJ Balaji Zee Tamizh 14 December 2013
Killerr Karaoke Atka Toh Latkah[8] (Hindi) Krushna Abhishek &TV 7 March 2015
 Indonesia Twist and Shout Okky Lukman TPI 2009
Killer Karaoke Indonesia[9] Raffi Ahmad antv 27 October 2018
 Italy Scanzonissima Gigi & Ross Rai 2 16 May 2018
 Lithuania[10] Dainuok, jei gali Algis Ramanauskas
Rimantė Kulvinskytė
LNK 25 September 2011
 Mexico[11] Karaoke, Canta y No Te Rajes Carlos Trillo Televisa 2 September 2013
 Netherlands Killer Karaoke ? RTL5 2013
 Norway Killer Karaoke Anders Hoff
Øyvind Rafto
TVNorge 12 September 2013
 Peru Canta si Puedes Raúl Romero América Televisión 31 August 2011
 Philippines Twist And Shout (original format)[12] Gary Valenciano
Martin Nievera
ABS-CBN 3 July 2010
Killer Karaoke Pinoy Naman Michael V. TV5 14 September 2013
 Poland Kilerskie Karaoke Krzysztof Jankowski Eska TV 7 October 2012
 Portugal Cante... Se Puder César Mourão
Andreia Rodrigues
SIC 28 July 2013
 Russia Караоке Киллер Maxim Golopolosov Ю 18 March 2013
Пой (если сможешь) Vyacheslav Manucharov
Julia Kovalchuk
Pyatnica! December 2013
 Spain Killer Karaoke Patricia Conde
Florentino Fernández
Cuatro 5 November 2014
 Thailand Killer Karaoke Thailand ขอร้อง อย่าหยุดร้อง Chakrit Yamnam
Ball Chernyim
Modernine TV 5 August 2013
Sing if you Can ร้องห้ามเลิก
Pisanu Nimsakul
Sakuntala Teinpairoj
Channel 7HD 1 February 2020
 Ukraine Спiвай, якщо зможеш DZIDZIO
Alyena Musienko
Novij Kanal 2 September 2013
 USA Killer Karaoke Steve-O (2012)
Mark McGrath (2014)
truTV 23 November 2012
2 February 2014
 Vietnam Tôi dám hát Tùng Leo YanTV 26 June 2013
Đố ai hát được Phạm Anh Khoa VTV 29 December 2013
Ai dám hát Ngô Kiến Huy HTV 4 June 2014
Notes
  1. ^ In India, the Tamil show Y this Kolaveri is loosely based on Killer Karaoke/Sing If You Can, as it deals with participants having to sing while avoiding challenging situations. Unlike its American counterpart, the obstacles in this show are far less severe and are restricted to conditions like "standing on a two-tonne block of ice" and "walking blindfolded through a cactus maze".[13][14]
  2. ^ In Indonesia and Portugal, both Indonesian and Portuguese versions is based on Killer Karaoke, this Banijay's show is in collaboration with Fremantle productions.

References

  1. Millar, Paul (30 March 2011). "Keith Lemon replaces Kay on Sing If You Can". Digital Spy. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  2. "Keith Lemon replaces Vernon Kay on Sing If You Can". stv.tv. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  3. Dent, Grace (23 April 2011). "Grace Dent's TV OD: Sing If You Can". The Guardian. London.
  4. "Sing If You Can... The Worst Programme Of The Year". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  5. "Alhayah TV - الآن على الحياة اكبر برنامج مسابقات غنائية... - Facebook". facebook.com.
  6. ADTV - Audiência de Tv. "SBT exibe avant-premiére do "Cante se Puder" neste domingo". audienciadetv.blogspot.com.
  7. Archived 29 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  8. "Killerr Karaoke Atka Toh Latkah". &TV (AndTV). Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  9. "Killer Karaoke Indonesia (@killerkaraokeid) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  10. Archived 6 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  11. Archived 14 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  12. "Twist & Shout In Australia And Asia With Zodiak Entertainment - UK Broadcast News | 30/03/2009". www.4rfv.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  13. Sundar, Mrinalini (27 December 2013). "Being Balaji". Indulge. The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  14. "Why this Kolaveri - a TVshow". The Times of India. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
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