| Popstar to Operastar | |
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| Series 2 | |
| Broadcast from | 4 June 2011–10 July 2011 |
| Judges | Rolando Villazón Katherine Jenkins Vanessa-Mae Simon Callow Alfie Boe (Week 5) |
| Presenter(s) | Myleene Klass |
| Broadcaster | ITV |
| Winner: Joe McElderry |
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| Origin | South Shields, England |
| Runner-up | |
| Cheryl Baker | |
| Chronology | |
| ◄ 2011 | |
The second UK series of Popstar to Operastar began on 4 June 2011, with eight celebrities in competition to become an opera singer, after acheving success as a popstar. The judges were confirmed; with Rolando Villazón and Katherine Jenkins and two new judges Vanessa-Mae and Simon Callow, who took over the places of Meat Loaf and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen. Myleene Klass returned as the presenter taking on sole presenting duties as Alan Titchmarsh did not return.
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On 4 August 2010 Group Finance Manager, Ian Griffiths, confirmed at ITV's Interim Results Meeting that Popstar to Operastar had been recommissioned for a second series.[1]
On 12 May 2011, Digital Spy revealed the full line-up for series 2: X Factor winner 2009 Joe McElderry, Ultravox frontman Midge Ure, Toploader's Joe Washbourn, Erasure's Andy Bell, Bucks Fizz's Cheryl Baker, The Pussycat Dolls' Melody Thornton, Steps' Claire Richards and US soul singer Jocelyn Brown.[2]
In the same article it was confirmed that Myleene Klass would present Series 2 alone. Meat Loaf and Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen would be replaced as judges by Simon Callow and Vanessa Mae.[2]
The second series aired on Sundays at 8pm. It began Sunday 5th of June, 2011, finishing its run on Sunday 10th of July, 2011.
The results came with no particular order.
| Popstar | Solo/Group/Band | Status |
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| Midge Ure |
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Eliminated (Week 1) |
| Jocelyn Brown |
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Eliminated (Week 2) |
| Melody Thornton |
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Eliminated (Week 3) |
| Andy Bell |
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Eliminated (Week 4) |
| Joseph Washbourn |
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Eliminated (Week 5) |
| Claire Richards |
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Third Place (Week 5) |
| Cheryl Baker |
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| Joe McElderry |
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Colour key:
| N/A | Indicates that the celebrity was immune from the vote (did not perform) |
| Contestant was safe. | |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe McElderry | 1st 63.2% |
N/A | 1st 60.8% |
1st 62.7% |
1st 58.2% |
Winner 77.1% |
| Cheryl Baker | 2nd 29.1% |
N/A | 3rd 13.0% |
2nd 18.2% |
2nd 19.2% |
Runner-Up 22.9% |
| Claire Richards | N/A | 1st 54.5% |
2nd 14.0% |
3rd 7.7% |
3rd 18.7% |
Third Place (Week 5) |
| Joseph Washbourn | N/A | 3rd 13.2% |
5th 3.5% |
4th 6.3% |
4th 4.0% |
Eliminated (Week 5) |
| Andy Bell | N/A | 2nd 21.6% |
4th 6.6% |
5th 5.1% |
Eliminated (Week 4) |
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| Melody Thornton | 4th 2.1% |
N/A | 6th 2.2% |
Eliminated (Week 3) |
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| Jocelyn Brown | N/A | 4th 10.7% |
Eliminated (Week 2) |
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| Midge Ure | 3rd 5.7% |
Eliminated (Week 1) |
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| Bottom two | Midge Ure Melody Thornton |
Jocelyn Brown Joseph Washbourn |
Joseph Washbourn Melody Thornton |
Andy Bell Joseph Washbourn |
No judges' vote: public votes alone decide who is eliminated and who ultimately wins | |
| Simon's vote to save | Melody Thornton | Jocelyn Brown | Joseph Washbourn | Joseph Washbourn | ||
| Vanessa's vote to save | Midge Ure | Joseph Washbourn | Melody Thornton | Joseph Washbourn | ||
| Rolando's vote to save | Midge Ure | Joseph Washbourn1 | Joseph Washbourn | Joseph Washbourn 1 | ||
| Katherine's vote to save | Melody Thornton1 2 | Joseph Washbourn | Joseph Washbourn1 | Joseph Washbourn | ||
| Eliminated | Midge Ure 2 of 4 votes Deadlock |
Jocelyn Brown 1 of 4 votes Majority |
Melody Thornton 1 of 4 votes Majority |
Andy Bell 0 of 4 votes Majority |
Joseph Washbourn 4.0% to save |
Cheryl Baker 22.9% to win |
| Claire Richards 18.7% to save |
Joe McElderry 77.1% to win |
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1 Indicates that the casting vote would lie with that judge if the panel reached a split decision.
2 Indicates that the casting vote was required as the panel failed to reach a majority decision
Voting percentages are from ITV.com
Performances
Did not perform (immune for week 1)
Bottom two
Voting Results Rolando Villazón and Vanessa-Mae saved Midge Ure. Simon Callow and Katherine Jenkins saved Melody Thornton.
Guest Performers
Performances
Did not perform (immune for week 2)
Bottom two
Voting Results Only Simon Callow voted to save Jocelyn Brown, with remaining three judges saving Joseph Washbourn
Guest Performers
Performances
Bottom two
Voting Results Only Vanessa-Mae voted to save Melody Thornton, with remaining three judges saving Joseph Washbourn
Guest Performers
Performances
Bottom two
Guest Performers
Performances
Result
Guest Performers
Note: Rolando Villazon was absent as a judge in this episode because of a concert he had in Switzerland. Therefore, Opera tenor, Alfie Boe filled in for him.
Performances
Result
Guest Performers
Viewing figures taken from BARB- British Audience Research Board.
After the show, Joe McElderry signed a record deal with label Decca, and it was announced he was to release an album of classics, to expose his operatic voice. The album was titled 'Classic' and it was released in August 2011 and charted at no.2, the highest chart position for an album Joe has ever released.
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