''Rock the Cradle'' is an MTV reality show in which the offspring of
R&B,
pop, and rock stars from the 1980s and 1990s vie in a six-week singing competition. The show debuted on April 3, 2008, and ended on May 8 of the same year.
Personnel
The show was hosted by
Ryan Devlin
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...
, and there was a panel of four judges composed of
The Go-Go's
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lead vocalist
Belinda Carlisle
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Raised in ...
, choreographer
Jamie King
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Early career
King started his career in entertainment as a dancer. He appeared on ...
, celebrity
fashion stylist
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June Ambrose
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, and
entertainment attorney
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/
personal manager
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Larry Rudolph
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Career
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, who was also one of the executive producers.
Brian Friedman
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Friedman has created the choreography for many popular music artists – such as Britney Spears, Cher, Beyoncé Knowles, and Mariah Carey – as well as for music ...
substituted for an absent King in the fourth week.
Scoring and elimination
Judges rated performances each week, and the highest-scoring contestant earned
immunity
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* Immunity (medical), resistance of an organism to infection or disease
* ''Immunity'' (journal), a scientific journal published by Cell Press
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* Immune system
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* Radiofrequence immunity desc ...
from elimination for the following week. Elimination was determined by popular vote via toll-free telephone calls and text messaging. No immunity was granted for week five's performances, so all three finalists were subject to the popular vote and elimination to determine the winner.
Contestants
The following contestants were featured:
Rock the Cradle Cast Bios from mtv.com
Results
The following list is presented in the order in which the contestants performed.
: The contestant earned immunity
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* Immunity (medical), resistance of an organism to infection or disease
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* Immune system
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for next week's elimination.
: The contestant was eliminated.
: The contestant won the competition.
:Bold: The contestant had the highest score for that week.
:''Italics'': The contestant had the lowest score for that week.
Items
*Chloe Rose Lattanzi
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Biography Personal life
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was the only contestant whose familial connection was her mother rather than her father.
*Episode 2 introduced a fifth score screen representing the singer's total score, which was not present in Episode 1.
*The show was conceived as an eight-week contest, but due to lower-than-expected ratings, an announcement in Episode 3 declared that subsequent episodes would have double eliminations, reducing the total number of broadcast shows to six. The Finale was moved from Las Vegas
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, Nevada
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to Los Angeles.
*After winning the immunity
Immunity may refer to:
Medicine
* Immunity (medical), resistance of an organism to infection or disease
* ''Immunity'' (journal), a scientific journal published by Cell Press
Biology
* Immune system
Engineering
* Radiofrequence immunity desc ...
spot for Episode 2, Jesse Blaze Snider attempted to reject his second immunity on Episode 3. Producers forced him to accept the untouchable chair, ejecting Crosby Loggins for his earlier performance.
*A'Keiba Burrell-Hammer's parent is a rapper rather than a singer.
References
http://www.bizzyblondesentertainment.com – Show's Creators
External links
Official Website
IAmOnMTV.com's Rock the Cradle page
RockBandLounge.com: Backstage at Rock the Cradle
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2000s American reality television series
2008 American television series debuts
2008 American television series endings
MTV original programming
Singing talent shows