Glee Club (TV series)
Sport/Comic Relief Does Glee Club is a British television programme aired on BBC One and CBBC. Presented by Sam & Mark and Naomi Wilkinson, the first contest aired between 14 and 18 March 2011, and was won by Soulmates. The second series was aired between 12 and 23 March 2012, and was won by The Real Deal. The third series aired between 4 and 15 March 2013 and was won by Resonate. The fourth series was aired between 10 and 21 March 2014 and was won by Musicality.
| Glee Club | |
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| Also known as | Sport/Comic Relief Does Glee Club |
| Directed by | Pati Marr[1] |
| Presented by | |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 35 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Chris Hulme[2] |
| Running time | 30–60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One CBBC |
| Original release | 14 March 2011 – 21 March 2014 |
Format
Series 1
In the first series, the glee clubs had to perform songs in different categories. There were three heats, a semi-final and a final.
Series 2
In the second series there were eight heats. In the first round the three groups took turns to perform part of the same song as an ensemble (but all on the stage at the same time) with points being deducted for any featured vocals. The second round featured the groups taking it in turns to perform a song of their choice, but this time allowing solo/featured vocals with points being awarded. The final round saw the glee clubs taking to the stage individually and performing their "survival song".
Series 3–
The third series onwards carried largely the same format as the first two series. There were five heats as opposed to eight, and there were only two rounds (with the second round featured in the second round scrapped). The third series onwards showed the selection process for the heats. Guest judges were also featured in this segment.
Throughout the heats, the judges score the clubs on vocal ability, creativity and performance and their combined score all together determined who wins the heat. The top 5 ranked groups out of all the heats were chosen to go to the live semifinals - whether or not the groups won the heat. The heat winners are awarded with medals. Promotional clips for Sport/Comic Relief are often shown in between each segment as the judges are verifying the scores. In earlier series (series 1 and 2), the total is out of 270, 90 points awarded for each round. Since the third series, a total of 240 points are up for grabs, 120 per round.
The live semifinals featured a phone vote, allowing viewers to vote for their favorite group; however, the judges still scored the glee clubs in the event of a tiebreak. The semi finals consisted of one performance from the glee clubs. The top three groups were put through to the final, where the same rules applied. It usually consisted of a guest performance.
The show is filmed at the BBC Scotland studios.[3] Initial auditions take place in Glasgow, Manchester, London, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol and Newcastle in front of vocal coach John Modi.[4] These initial auditions are often featured but not fully televised. The top 24 glee clubs are picked by Modi to progress in the competition.
Judges and presenters
Carrie Grant, David Grant, and Sisco Gomez served as judges for the first two series. The judges' auditions in the third series featured Carrie and David Grant, vocal coach John Modi (who also took part in the heats from the third series) and guest judges Dionne Bromfield, Stacey Solomon, and Joe McElderry. Gomez did not feature in the judges' auditions for the third series, but joined the Grants and Modi from the heats onwards. The fourth series featured Bromfield, Kerry Ellis and Erin Boag as guest judges for the judges auditions.
The show was presented solely by Sam & Mark for the first two series. Naomi Wilkinson presented the judges' auditions for the third series and served as backstage presenter for the studio shows while Sam & Mark presented the main show.
Comic Relief Does Glee Club (series 1 - 2011)
Reception
| Show | Date | Viewers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heat 1 | 14 March | 976,000 | 6.22% |
| Heat 2 | 15 March | 910,000 | 5.78% |
| Heat 3 | 16 March | 885,000 | 5.65% |
| Semifinal | 17 March | 880,000 | 5.64% |
| Final | 18 March | 1,008,000 | 6.45% |
| Series average | 2011 | 931,000 | 5.94% |
Sport Relief Does Glee Club (series 2 - 2012)
Reception
| Show | Date | Viewers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heat 1 | 12 March | 258,000 | 2.44% |
| Heat 2 | 13 March | 212,000 | 1.91% |
| Heat 3 | 14 March | 189,000 | 1.74% |
| Heat 4 | 15 March | 244,000 | 2.33% |
| Heat 5 | 16 March | 227,000 | 1.92% |
| Heat 6 | 19 March | 255,000 | 2.34% |
| Heat 7 | 20 March | 183,000 | 1.83% |
| Heat 8 | 21 March | 195,000 | 1.95% |
| Semifinal | 22 March | 581,000[nb 1] | 5.68% |
| Final | 23 March | 1,223,000[nb 2] | 8.64% |
| Series average | 2012 | 357,000 | 3.07% |
Comic Relief Does Glee Club (Series 3 - 2013)
Judges' auditions
The guest judges for the judges' auditions were Dionne Bromfield, Joe McElderry, and Stacey Solomon.
Show 1
| Act | Performance | Guest judge | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| M.A.D | "Shackles (Praise You)" | Joe McElderry | Through to heats |
| Triple Threat | "Under Pressure/"No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)" | Stacey Solomon | Eliminated |
| The Sweets | "She Said" | Dionne Bromfield | Through to heats |
| Encore | "Picking Up the Pieces" | Joe McElderry | Through to heats |
| Fly Beat | "I've Got the Music in Me" | Dionne Bromfield | Eliminated |
| Resonate | "Emotion" | Joe McElderry | Through to heats |
| Blue Note | "Wildest Moments" | Stacey Solomon | Eliminated |
| Raveheart | "Wings" | Stacey Solomon | Through to heats |
Show 2
| Act | Performance | Guest judge | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excellar8 | "We Are Young" | Stacey Solomon | Through to heats |
| Fresh | "Don't Stop Movin'" | Joe McElderry | Eliminated |
| Impact | "Perfect" | Dionne Bromfield | Through to heats |
| True To Your Skool | "Will You Be There" | Joe McElderry | Eliminated |
| Musicality | "Joyful, Joyful" | Joe McElderry | Through to heats |
| New Creation | "Picking Up the Pieces" | Dionne Bromfield | Through to heats |
| 6 String | "Count on Me" | Dionne Bromfield | Eliminated |
| Diva 8 | "Some Nights" | Joe McElderry | Through to heats |
Show 3
| Act | Performance | Guest judge | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Peppermints | "Tears in Heaven"/"Wings" | Stacey Solomon | Through to heats |
| Activ8 | "Domino" | Joe McElderry | Eliminated |
| Allsorts | "Stereo Hearts"/"LaserLight | Dionne Bromfield | Through to heats |
| Bittersweet | "Material Girl" | Joe McElderry | Through to heats |
| Domino | "Blame It on the Boogie" | Joe McElderry | Eliminated |
| Figure of Eight | "Hold On" | Joe McElderry | Through to heats |
| Gr8 Expectations | "Pinball Wizard" | Dionne Bromfield | Eliminated |
| LS8 | "The Time Warp" | Joe McElderry | Through to heats |
Studio Heats
| Key | Eliminated |
Heat winners |
Semi-finalists |
Heat winners and semi-finalists |
|---|
Heat one
| Act | First performance | Second performance | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excellar8 | "Troublemaker" | "Diamonds" | 165 |
| LS8 | "It's Oh So Quiet" | 177 | |
| Diva8 | "Waterfalls" | 154 |
Heat two
| Act | First performance | Second performance | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musicality | "The Climb" | "Proud Mary" | 173 |
| New Creation | "Wide Awake" | — | |
| Encore | "You Bring Me Joy" | 144 |
Heat three
| Act | First performance | Second performance | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raveheart | "Call My Name" | "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" | 191 |
| The Peppermints | "Swagger Jagger" | — | |
| Figure of Eight | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | 144 |
Heat four
| Act | First performance | Second performance | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sweets | "Live While We're Young" | "Payphone" | — |
| Impact | "Stand By Me" | — | |
| M.A.D | "I Knew You Were Trouble" | 183 |
Heat five
| Act | First performance | Second performance | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resonate | "Wings" | "Run" | 179 |
| Bittersweet | "The Promise" | 178 | |
| Allsorts | "Joyful, Joyful" | — |
Semi-final
| Key | Eliminated |
Finalists |
|---|
- Performance: Nina Nesbitt – "Stay Out"
| Act | Performance | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bittersweet | "Broken Heels" | Eliminated |
| Resonate | "Beneath Your Beautiful" | Finalists |
| M.A.D | "River Deep – Mountain High" | Eliminated |
| LS8 | "Kids in America" | Finalists |
| Raveheart | "Jump (for My Love)" | Finalists |
Final
| Key | Winners |
|---|
- Performance: Alexandra Burke – "Elephant"
| Act | Performance | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Resonate | "I Dreamed a Dream" | Winners |
| LS8 | "Forget You" | Runners-up |
| Raveheart | "E.T"/"DNA" | Runners-up |
Reception
| Show | Date | Viewers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judges' auditions 1 | 4 March | 213,000 | 1.9% |
| Judges' auditions 2 | 5 March | 244,000 | 2.2% |
| Judges' auditions 3 | 6 March | 278,000 | 2.2% |
| Heat 1 | 7 March | 259,000 | 2.1% |
| Heat 2 | 8 March | 241,000 | 2.0% |
| Heat 3 | 11 March | 202,000 | 1.6% |
| Heat 4 | 12 March | 231,000 | 1.9% |
| Heat 5 | 13 March | 218,000 | 1.9% |
| Semifinal | 14 March | 964,000[nb 3] | 8.8%[nb 4] |
| Final | 15 March | 1,180,000[nb 5] | 10.1%[nb 6] |
| Series average | 2013 | 403,000 | 3.5% |
Sport Relief Does Glee Club (Series 4 - 2014)
Judges' auditions
The guest judges for the judges' auditions were Dionne Bromfield, Kerry Ellis and Erin Boag.
Show one
| Act | Performance | Guest judge | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| VoxBox | "Joyful, Joyful" | Dionne Bromfield | Through to heats |
| Encore | "Falling" | Dionne Bromfield | Through to heats |
| Miss Chief | "Revolting Children/When I Grow Up" | Kerry Ellis | Through to heats |
| Triple Threat | "Mirrors"/"Man in the Mirror" | Erin Boag | Eliminated |
| MT13 | "Wings" | Kerry Ellis | Through to heats |
| Rococo | "Some Nights" | Dionne Bromfield | Eliminated |
| Swing and Jazz | "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" | Kerry Ellis | Eliminated |
| The Peppermints | "Titanium"/"Wannabe" | Dionne Bromfield | Through to heats |
Show two
| Act | Performance | Guest judge | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hi'Jinx | "I Love It" | Erin Boag | Through to heats |
| Figure8 | "Starships" | Dionne Bromfield | Eliminated |
| #BOOM! | "Wings" | Erin Boag | Through to heats |
| Harmonee | "Super Trouper" | Kerry Ellis | Eliminated |
| React | "Some Nights" | Erin Boag | Through to heats |
| Inferno | "Naughty" | Kerry Ellis | Through to heats |
| All Sorts | "Sweet Georgia Brown" | Erin Boag | Eliminated |
| Musicality | "Mr. Blue Sky" | Dionne Bromfield | Through to heats |
Show three
| Act | Performance | Guest judge | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Gleeks | "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" | Kerry Ellis | Through to heats |
| A-List | "Price Tag" | Erin Boag | Through to heats |
| Roar Mania | "Roar" | Dionne Bromfield | Eliminated |
| Abstract | "I Will Survive" | Erin Boag | Through to heats |
| Tenacity^1 | "Mirrors" | Dionne Bromfield | Eliminated |
| Unity 7 | "Shake It Out" | Erin Boag | Through to heats |
| Young Vibe | "Mercy" | Dionne Bromfield | Eliminated |
| BuSKerS | "Next To Me" | Dionne Bromfield | Through to heats |
1 Tenacity were unable to progress to the heats, so Unity 7 took their place.
Studio Heats
| Key | Eliminated |
Heat winners |
Semi-finalists |
Heat winners and semi-finalists |
|---|
Heat one
| Act | First performance | Second performance | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hi'Jinx | "Story of My Life" | "Call Me Maybe" | 142 |
| Voxbox | "Man in the Mirror" | 165 | |
| The Gleeks | "We Go Together" | 170 |
Heat two
| Act | First performance | Second performance | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Chief | "Roar" | "Price Tag" | 64^2 |
| Inferno | "Hard Knock Life" | 153 | |
| Unity 7 | "Love Story" | 163 |
Heat three
| Act | First performance | Second performance | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| BuSKerS | "Applause" | "Seasons of Love" | 49^2 |
| The Peppermints | "Move" | 70^2 | |
| A-List | "Reach Out I'll Be There" | 176 |
Heat four
| Act | First performance | Second performance | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| MT13 | "Mirrors" | "I Want You Back" | 174 |
| Encore | "It's My Party" | 66^2 | |
| Abstract | "You Keep Me Hanging On" | 172 |
Heat five
| Act | First performance | Second performance | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musicality | "Pompeii" | "Somewhere Only We Know" | 194 |
| React | "Treasure" | 77^2 | |
| #BOOM! | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" | 173 |
2 Score after round 1.
Semi-final
| Key | Eliminated |
Finalists |
|---|
- Performance: Foxes – "Let Go for Tonight"
| Act | Performance | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Abstract | "Halo" | Eliminated |
| MT13 | "Rather Be" | Finalists |
| #BOOM! | "I Won't Give Up" | Eliminated |
| A-List | "Dynamite" | Finalists |
| Musicality | "Strong" | Finalists |
Final
| Key | Winners |
|---|
- Performance: Neon Jungle – "Welcome to the Jungle"
| Act | Performance | Status |
|---|---|---|
| MT13 | "Lost in Music" | Runners-up |
| A-List | "A Thousand Years" | Runners-up |
| Musicality | "Impossible" | Winners |
Footnotes
- 216,000 viewers on CBBC, 365,000 on BBC One.
- 403,000 viewers on CBBC, 820,000 viewers on BBC One
- 179,000 viewers on CBBC and 786,000 viewers on BBC One
- 1.6% share on CBBC and 7.2% share on BBC One
- 244,000 viewers on CBBC and 937,000 viewers on BBC One.
- 2.1% share on CBBC and 8% share on BBC One.
References
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- "Bishopbriggs Academy - BBC Sports Relief does Glee Club!". Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- "BBC - CBBC - be on a show". Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
