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The Singing Bee (Australian Game Show)
''The Singing Bee'' is an Australian game show which is based on the original The Singing Bee (American game show), American version of the same name. By combining karaoke singing with a spelling bee-style competition, contestants have to sing lyrics to songs without making a mistake or risk elimination. The show premiered on Sunday 7 October 2007 on the Nine Network, which ordered the production of an initial eight episodes. It was filmed at the Nine Network's GTV (Australia), GTV-9 studios at Richmond, Victoria. ''The Singing Bee'' followed the basic rules of the American version of the show but some rule changes have been made for the Australian version. On 22 March 2008, it was announced by the Nine Network that ''The Singing Bee'' would return for a second season, with filming set to take place after the 2008 Logies. Tim Campbell (actor), Tim Campbell took over as host from Joey Fatone. The season premiered on the Nine Network at 8.30pm on Thursday 10 July 2008. Host and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Fatone
Joseph Anthony Fatone Jr. (born January 28, 1977) is an American singer, dancer, actor, and television host. He is best known as a member of the boy band NSYNC, in which he sang baritone. The band has sold over 70 million records, becoming one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. In 2007, he came in second place on the ABC reality show ''Dancing with the Stars''. He was the host of the U.S. and Australian versions of '' The Singing Bee'', which aired on NBC in the United States. Fatone was the announcer for the game show ''Family Feud'' from 2010 to 2015. Fatone has hosted on Food Network's '' Rewrapped'', Game Show Network's ''Common Knowledge,'' Live Well Network's '' My Family Recipe Rocks'', '' The Price Is Right Live!'' at Bally's Las Vegas; and appeared as "Rabbit" on the first season of '' The Masked Singer'' in 2019. Early life and education Fatone was born in Brooklyn, New York City, to Joe and Phyllis Fatone. He has a brother, Steven, and a sister, Janine, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne
Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victoria (state), Victoria, and the second most-populous city in Australia, after Sydney. The city's name generally refers to a metropolitan area also known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of Local Government Areas of Victoria#Municipalities of Greater Melbourne, 31 local government areas. The name is also used to specifically refer to the local government area named City of Melbourne, whose area is centred on the Melbourne central business district and some immediate surrounds. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong Ranges, and the Macedon R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper ( ; born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Known for her distinctive image, featuring a variety of hair colors and eccentric clothing, and for her powerful four-octave vocal range;Jerome, Jim"She Wants to Have Fun" ''People (magazine), People'', September 17, 1984. Retrieved September 30, 2008. Lauper has sold over 50 million records worldwide. She has also been celebrated for her humanitarian work, particularly as an advocate for LGBTQ rights in the United States. Her debut studio album ''She's So Unusual'' (1983) was the first debut studio album by a female artist to achieve four top-five hits on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100—"Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper song), Time After Time", "She Bop", and "All Through the Night (Jules Shear song)#Cyndi_Lauper_version, All Through the Night"—and earned Lauper the Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Best New Artist award at the 27th Ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GTV-9
GTV is a commercial television station in Melbourne, Australia, owned by the Nine Network. The station is currently based at studios at 717 Bourke Street, Docklands. GTV-9 is the home of the Australian Open tennis coverage. History GTV-9 was amongst the first television stations to begin regular transmission in Australia. Test transmissions began on 27 September 1956, introduced by former 3DB radio announcer Geoff Corke, based at the Mount Dandenong transmitter, as the studios in Richmond were not yet ready. The station covered the 1956 Summer Olympics which Melbourne hosted., the 1956 Carols By Candlelight and the Davis Cup tennis as part of its test transmissions. The station was officially opened on 19 January 1957 by Victorian Governor Sir Dallas Brooks from the studios in Bendigo Street, Richmond. GTV-9 was the third television station to launch in Victoria after HSV-7 and ABV-2, on 19 January 1957. A clip from the ceremony has featured in a number of GTV-9 retros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temptation (Australian Game Show)
''Temptation'' was an Australian game show which premiered on the Nine Network on 30 May 2005 and aired at 7.00pm (5.30pm for most regionals). Hosted by Ed Phillips and Livinia Nixon, the show was a remake of ''Sale of the Century'', which aired on Nine in the same timeslot for more than twenty years between 1980 and 2001. ''Temptation'' had the same general format of its predecessor, but with several new features and a de-emphasis on the "shopping" aspects of the endgame. The show ran until 30 November 2007, when it was placed on hiatus by the network following strong competition from game show '' Deal or No Deal'' on the rival Seven Network; during the hiatus, Nine filled the timeslot with episodes of the American sitcom ''Two and a Half Men''. When Ed Phillips made an appearance on '' The NRL Footy Show'' he announced "maybe summer" would be the return of the show. This statement was accurate, as ''Temptation'' returned for a shortened fourth series from 1 December 2008 with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Current Affair (Australian TV Series)
''A Current Affair'' (or ''ACA'') is an Australian current affairs program airing weeknights and Saturday nights on the Nine Network. The program is currently hosted by Allison Langdon and Deborah Knight (Saturday). History 1970s ''A Current Affair'' was first broadcast on 22 November 1971, with Mike Willesee, screening on the Nine Network weeknights at 9:30pm, shifting to 7:00pm in 1972. For part of its early run, the comedian and actor Paul Hogan had a comic social commentary segment. Under Willesee, ACA was a Transmedia production for the Nine Network. When Willesee left Nine in 1974 to move to the rival 0–10 Network (now known as Network 10), journalist Mike Minehan took over presenting ''ACA''. Other hosts included Sue Smith, Kevin Sanders and Michael Schildberger. The original ''A Current Affair'' was cancelled on 28 April 1978 due to strong competition in the 7:00pm timeslot from ''Willesee at Seven'' on Seven Network and Graham Kennedy's '' Blankety Blanks'' on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Final Countdown (song)
"The Final Countdown" is a song by the Swedish rock band Europe, released in 1986. Written by their lead singer Joey Tempest, it was based on a keyboard riff he made in the early 1980s, with lyrics inspired by David Bowie's " Space Oddity". Originally intended only to be a concert opener, it is the first single and title track from the band's studio album of the same name. The music video by Nick Morris, made to promote the single, has received over 1.3 billion views on YouTube. The video features footage from the band's two concerts at Solnahallen in Solna, Sweden as well as extra footage of the sound checks and footage from Stockholm. The song "Pictures", from the 2017 album '' Walk the Earth'', is a sequel to "The Final Countdown". Origin and recording The song was based on a keyboard riff which Joey Tempest had written, as early as 1981 or 1982, with a Korg Polysix keyboard which he had borrowed from keyboardist Mic Michaeli. In 1985, bassist John Levén suggested ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Forget The Lyrics!
''Don't Forget the Lyrics!'' is an international music game show. The original American show aired on Fox from July 11, 2007, to June 19, 2009, and after a year off the air, a third overall season, and first as a syndicated show, began on June 15, 2010, in daytime syndication and in primetime on VH1 and in primetime on MyNetworkTV on October 5, 2010. On March 24, 2011, the show was canceled. A new primetime version, hosted by Niecy Nash, debuted on FOX on May 23, 2022. The show has spun off to numerous countries outside America using different top prize or game format. The primary difference between ''Don't Forget the Lyrics!'' and other music-based game shows is that artistic talent (such as the ability to sing or dance in an aesthetically pleasing way) is irrelevant to the contestants' chances of winning. In the words of one of their commercials prior to the first airing, "You don't have to sing it well; you just have to sing it right". Gameplay Each game is played by a sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karaoke
is a type of interactive entertainment system usually offered in nightclubs and bars, where people sing along to pre-recorded accompaniment using a microphone. Its musical content is an instrumental rendition of a well-known popular song. In recent times, lyrics are typically displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol, changing colour, or music video images, to guide the singer. In Chinese-speaking countries and regions such as mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore, a karaoke box is called a KTV. The global karaoke market has been estimated to be worth nearly $10 billion. Karaoke's global popularity has been fueled by technological advancements, making it a staple of social gatherings and entertainment venues all over the world. The precursors of karaoke machines using cassette tapes made their first appearances in Japan and the Philippines in the 1970s. Commercial versions manufactured by Japanese companies using LaserDisc became available world ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Townsville Bulletin
The ''Townsville Bulletin'' is a daily newspaper published in Townsville, Queensland, Australia, formerly known as the ''Townsville Daily Bulletin''. It is the only daily paper that serves the northern Queensland region. The paper has a print edition, a subscription digital edition and a website. The newspaper is published by The North Queensland Newspaper Company Pty Ltd, which has been a subsidiary of News Limited since 1984.BHP Billiton Our World History Series: Townsville Bulletin 2013. News Limited is Australia's largest newspaper publisher and a subsidiary of associated with |
Herald Sun
The ''Herald Sun'' is a Conservatism, conservative daily tabloid newspaper based in Melbourne, Australia, published by The Herald and Weekly Times, a subsidiary of News Corp Australia, itself a subsidiary of the American Rupert Murdoch, Murdoch owned News Corp. The ''Herald Sun'' primarily serves Melbourne and the state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria and shares many articles with other News Corporation daily newspapers, especially those from Australia. It is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and southern New South Wales such as the Riverina and the South Coast (New South Wales), South Coast, and is available digitally through its website and apps. In 2017, the paper had a daily circulation of 350,000 from Monday to Friday. The ''Herald Sun'' newspaper is the product of a Mergers and acquisitions, merger in 1990 of two newspapers owned by The Herald and Weekly Times Limited: the morning tabloid ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Holmes
Lucy Anne Holmes is a British-born Australian performer, TV presenter, radio host, screenplay writer and director. She has studied a degree in Music Theatre and has since worked as a professional singer, actress and presenter, recording artist and backing vocalist. She has modelled for companies such as TDK, Rutherfords Jewellery, ME Bank and Shoe Sales. 100% Kylie Lucy stars as a Kylie Minogue impersonator in the international hit show, 100% Kylie. The show has toured across Australia, Dubai, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Fiji, New Zealand, Italy, Spain and Singapore. It is the longest running Kylie Tribute show in the world. Minogue herself has called the show the 'Best Kylie act' ever on Twitter. Holmes has also starred in TV adverts as Kylie, and has performed on many TV shows such as StarStruck, The Footy Show, Postcards, A Current Affair, Mornings with Kerri-Anne, The Morning Show and Battle of the Choirs. In 2008 Lucy appeared in an episode of Big Brother, appearing briefl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
