Glee Club (TV series)

*Glee Club*
Glee Club
Genre	Talent show
Presented by	Sam & Mark
Starring	Naomi Wilkinson (2013)
Judges	Carrie Grant; David Grant; Sisco Gomez; John Modi (2013–14)
Voices of	Alan Dedicoat
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	4
No. of episodes	35
Production
Running time	30–60 minutes
Production company	BBC Scotland
Original release
Network	BBC One (2011); CBBC (2012–14)
Release	14 March 2011 –; 21 March 2014

Glee Club is a British television programme that first aired on BBC One in 2011 and then on CBBC from 2012 to 2014 and is hosted by Sam & Mark.

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 & 4

The third and fourth series 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. Initial auditions take place in Glasgow, Manchester, London, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol and Newcastle in front of vocal coach John Modi. 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.

Episode guide

Series 1 (2011)

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Series 2 (2012)

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Series 3 (2013)

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

Heats

Key	Eliminated	Heat winners	Semi-finalists	Heat winners and semi-finalists

Heat 1

Act	First performance	Second performance	Score
Excellar8	"Troublemaker"	"Diamonds"	165
LS8		"It's Oh So Quiet"	177
Diva8		"Waterfalls"	154

Heat 2

Act	First performance	Second performance	Score
Musicality	"The Climb"	"Proud Mary"	173
New Creation		"Wide Awake"	—
Encore		"You Bring Me Joy"	144

Heat 3

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 4

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 5

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

Series 4 (2014)