| Just the Two of Us | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality |
| Created by | Simon Cowell |
| Presented by | Tess Daly Vernon Kay |
| Judges | Trevor Nelson CeCe Sammy Stewart Copeland Lulu (2006) Tito Jackson (2007) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC One |
| Original run | 24 February 2006 – 7 January 2007 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Just the Two of Us is a British television reality singing contest hosted by Vernon Kay and Tess Daly. The first series of the BBC show saw eight celebrities team up with professional singers and sing each night in duets, with one pair being eliminated every night. After each performance they were judged by a panel of industry experts. The basic format of the show was first used in another BBC programme, Strictly Come Dancing.
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During the week-long run each day all the celebrities perform a duet with a professional singer. The judges then give comments on each performance. Once the contestants have returned to the "Green Room" (Backstage), the judges each then each give the couple a score from 1 to 10. The scores create a leaderboard which forms 50% of the final result, the other half comes from the public vote via telephone and text entries.
Once the scores and votes are combined to form the final leaderboard for that day's show, the two couples at the bottom compete in a final "Sing Off", where they perform their duet again. Once both couples have performed their song for the judging panel, the four judges decide on who deserves to stay and cast their votes. The couple with the most votes from the judges leaves the show that day.
So far there have been two series, the first won by Russell Watson and Sian Reeves and the second was won by Hannah Waterman and Marti Pellow.
Only four professionals have performed in both series - Natasha Hamilton, Alexander O'Neal, Jocelyn Brown and Beverly Knight.
The first series began on 24 February 2006 and ended on 5 March 2006.
| Celebrity | Professional | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Siân Reeves | Russell Watson [note 1] | Winners on 5 March |
| Mark Moraghan | Natasha Hamilton | Runner Ups on 5 March |
| Chris Fountain | Jo O'Meara | Eliminated on 4 March |
| Penny Smith | Curtis Stigers | Eliminated on 3 March |
| Nicky Campbell | Beverley Knight | Eliminated on 2 March |
| Matt Allwright | Jocelyn Brown | Eliminated on 26 February |
| Fiona Bruce | Alexander O'Neal | Eliminated on 25 February |
| Gaby Roslin | Martin Fry | Eliminated on 24 February |
The judges were:
Contestants received vocal coaching by Joshua Alamu.
The second series began on 2 January 2007 and ended on 7 January 2007.
| Celebrity | Professional | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah Waterman | Marti Pellow | Winners on 7 January |
| Brendan Cole | Beverley Knight | Second Place on 7 January |
| Mark Butcher | Sarah Brightman | Third Place on 7 January |
| John Bardon | Jocelyn Brown | Eliminated on 6 January |
| Julia Bradbury | Tony Christie | Eliminated on 5 January |
| Luke Bailey | Natasha Hamilton | Eliminated on 4 January |
| Janet Ellis | Alexander O'Neal | Eliminated on 3 January |
| Gregg Wallace | Carol Decker | Eliminated on 2 January |
Singer Russell Watson was originally supposed to be participating on the series with Hollyoaks actress, Loui Batley. However, after having had surgery to remove a tumour from his brain, he decided to pull out of the competition. Unlike last year, however, he was not replaced, so Batley was also dropped from the show.[1]
Jo O'Meara did not participate in the second series as she was taking part in Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brother UK at the time.
Contestants received vocal coaching by Joshua Alamu.
The judges were:
Bold scores indicate the highest for that week. Red indicates the lowest score. * indicates the couple was in the bottom two or three.
| Team | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah & Marti | 25 | 21* | 22 | 24+27=51 | 27+29=56* | 30 |
| Brendan & Beverley | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28+30=58 | 26+32=58 | 36 |
| Mark & Sarah | 26 | 29 | 19 | 30+28=58* | 35+29=64 | 34 |
| John & Jocelyn | 18 | 25 | 22* | 25+23=48* | 27+26=53* | Eliminated |
| Julia & Tony | 17* | 29 | 24* | 29+29=58* | Eliminated | |
| Luke & Natasha | 26 | 23* | 23* | Eliminated | ||
| Janet & Alexander | 21* | 23* | Eliminated | |||
| Gregg & Carol | 21* | Eliminated | ||||
These versions of the format are distributed by BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC.
| Country | Name | Channel | Hosts | Judges | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | It Takes Two | Seven Network | Grant Denyer Terasa Livingstone (2006) Kate Ritchie (2007) Erika Heynatz (2008) |
Marina Prior James Valentine Ross Wilson Amanda Pelman |
28 May 2006 – 22 April 2008 |
| Belgium | Just The Two Of Us | vtm | Staf Coppens Evi Hanssen |
Dirk Blanchart Hilde Norga Sofie Zaki |
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| China | |||||
| Croatia | Zvijezde pjevaju | HRT | Barbara Kolar Duško Čurlić |
Ksenija Erker Rajko Dujmić Martina Tomčić (2007-2009, 2011) Husein Hasanefendić (2007-2010) Vanna (2010-present) |
7 April 2007 - present |
| Estonia | Laulud tähtedega | TV3 | Marko Matvere (2008) Karin Rask (2008) Eda-Ines Etti (2010) Madis Milling (2010) |
Jaanus Nõgisto (2008) Anu Tali (2008) Jüri Makarov (2008) Mihkel Raud (2010) Maarja-Liis Ilus (2010) Peeter Rebane (2010) |
5 October 2008 - 16 May 2010 |
| Greece | Just The Two Of Us[2] | Mega Channel | Giorgos Kapoutzidis Doukissa Nomikou |
Stefanos Korkolis Kostas Tournas Athinais Nega Lydia Papaioannou |
17 October 2010 - present |
| Netherlands | Just The Two Of Us | Tien | Linda de Mol Gordon |
Cornald Maas Margriet Eshuijs Rob Stenders Esther Hart |
11 March 2007 – 30 April 2007 |
| Poland | Tylko nas dwoje | Polsat | Katarzyna Cichopek Mariusz Kałamaga |
Irena Santor Tomasz Karolak Dorota Rabczewska |
13 March 2010 – 15 May 2010 |
| Vietnam | Cặp đôi hoàn hảo | VTV3 | Thanh Ngọc Phan Anh |
Lê Hoàng Siu Black Lê Minh Sơn |
09 October 2011 – ongoing |