Popstar to Operastar series 1

Popstar to Operastar
Series 1
Hosted byMyleene Klass (ITV1)
Alan Titchmarsh
JudgesRolando Villazón
Katherine Jenkins
Meat Loaf
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
WinnerDarius Campbell
Runner-upBernie Nolan
Release
Original networkITV
Original release15 January (2010-01-15) –
19 February 2010 (2010-02-19)
Series chronology
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Series 2

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.

Popstars

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

Results summary

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

Episodes

Voting percentages are from ITV.com.[1]

  Most Public Votes
  Eliminated
  Bottom two

Week 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

  • Alex James - Eliminated on judges tied, lowest viewer votes
  • Vanessa White

Voting Results Rolando Villazón and Katherine Jenkins saved Vanessa. Meat Loaf and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen saved Alex.

Guest Performers

Week 2

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

  • Vanessa White - Eliminated on judges tied, lowest viewer votes
  • Jimmy Osmond

Guest Performer

Week 3

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

  • Jimmy Osmond - Eliminated by judges
  • Danny Jones

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

Week 4

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

  • Danny Jones - Eliminated by public votes after judges were dead-locked
  • Marcella Detroit

Voting Results Meat Loaf and Katherine Jenkins saved Marcella Detroit. Rolando Villazón and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen saved Danny Jones.

Guests Performers

Week 5 (Semi Final)

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

  • Kym Marsh - Eliminated
  • Marcella Detroit - 3rd Place

Both Eliminated by public votes

Guest Performers

Week 6 (Final)

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
Final Result
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]

Ratings

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

References

  1. ^ ITGV.com
  2. ^ Simpson, Oli (19 February 2010). "Darius wins Popstar To Operastar". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB)". BARB.

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