Hey!!
Well I was just watching the final of DWTS, and they mentioned a new show called "It takes two" which basically translates to Singing with the stars.....
New Idea has a bit of info:
http://www.newidea.com.au/display.cfm?obje...35F3C2C9665D4C5
What do you guys think about this? I think it'll depend on who is on it....
But they did say Paulini from Australian Idol will be one of the coaches, and that Michael Bevan the cricketer is one of the contestants.
Laura xx

It should be interesting to watch !!

Allyce

xxxxx

hmm could be interesting.. sounds a bit like idol

I remember reading about a show like that from America's VH1... I think it was called 'But Can They Sing?'
Depending on who they convince to be on it it could be good.

Haha I heard about that on Dancing with the Stars! Should be good ... if there are some good celebs

Sounds good, anything to do wit music... I'm there

LMAO!!! ok dancing witht the stars was lame but coz its singing.. soudns interesting! haha!

That's cool!! Pauliniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii rox!

it still sounds lame i'd rather watch big brother anyday

Sounds good

i LOVE big bro!!! of course BB is better

it should be good as long as someone puts darryl somers out of his misery

that wood be relly kool

I read the press release by Channel Seven (it's available at its corporate website, sevencorporate.com.au) which said it was based on a BBC format and the Aussie version will be co-produced by BBC Worldwide and Seven.

It'll be interesting to see who's on the show.

The UK version was pretty good.... but then again they do have more well known singers over there...so im not sure how the aussie version will go

I think itll b pretty stupid........music isnt just a walk in the park

^^ yeah thats very true....it would be awesome if Delta was one of the coaches but I imagine she has better things to do!!
Laura xx

Hey Laura
This show sounds good, although I did like the idea of Dancing With The Pets

i'm interested to see how well it goes

We had that over here - lets hope you get better presenters than we did!!!

Love Kate xxx

Guy Sebastian is also a coach. Erika Heynatz and Kate Ritchie have both signed up! Go Kate!

^^ how do u know that??
Laura xx

^^oh yeah Khali i read that

Ahhhh hahaha! I love Kate Ritchie! But oh my goodness ... I remember she was at the 95 Carols (or sometime round then) singing with Tempany Deckart and Katrina Warren ... and no offense... but she was woeful!! Probably the nerves and everything haha ... But GO KATE!
Can't wait to hear who else they have!!

OMG i still have the Carols 1995 on tape!!!!

Haha!! We have 92 til 05 ... but was Kate and that on 95?!

According to today's Herald Sun, Seven has signed up most of the contestants for It Takes Two, and there are few familiar faces too (apart from Kate Ritchie already mentioned)
The show will start in two weeks' time. Next Sunday Seven will show a special British interview with Prince Charles and his sons William and Harry

Stars sing up storm
By FIONA BYRNE

THE lure of spending more time in Melbourne with her rugby League-playing boyfriend, Chris Walker, was enough of an incentive for silver Logie winner Kate Ritchie to sign on to Channel 7's new celebrity singing series.
The show, It Takes Two, will be filmed live in Melbourne and will go to air from Sunday, May 28.
Ritchie and Walker, who made a glam couple on the red carpet at the Logies on Sunday, have been dating for several years. The pair have been juggling a long-distance relationship this year, with Walker based in Melbourne playing for the Storm and Ritchie filming Home and Away in Sydney.
It Takes Two however will bridge the gap between the couple.
"We are (very happy) and to be honest this is a fantastic opportunity because it means I will be spending a bit more time in Melbourne with him," Ritchie said.
"It (the long-distance relationship) has been so much easier than we expected.
"He is (playing) in Sydney a lot of the time. It actually has worked out surprisingly well."
Ritchie said signing on to It Takes Two did not mean she was looking to move out of Summer Bay.
Ritchie will be joined by serial reality TV contestant Kate Fischer, cricketer Michael Bevan, former Foxtel host Erika Heynatz and media identity Richard Zachariah as confirmed celebrity singers.
Home and Away's Judy Nunn (now a best-selling author) is understood to be ready to sing up a storm. Other celebrity singers believed to be attached to the show are former swimmer Sarah Ryan, Simon Reeve and former Brisbane Lions player Richard Champion.
Australian Idol graduates Paulini Curuenavuli and Guy Sebastian will be joined by songbird Wendy Matthews, accomplished stage performer Rachael Beck and country star Troy Cassar-Daley as part of the team of professional performers guiding the celebrities.
Former Little River band frontman Glenn Shorrock is also believed to be involved as a talent shaper, as is Dave Gleeson of Screaming Jets fame. Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock guru Ross Wilson is understood to have been approached to be a judge, although it is not known if he has accepted.

Champion is well known in the AFL for his singing and last year reached the semi-finals of Channel Nine Footy Show Screamers singing contest (won by Melbourne's Russell Robertson).

Thanks for posting that article johnson. Interesting!

Thanks for posting Johnson! Unfortunately though that list of celebs doesn't look too appealing to me! ... but I am wondering who will work with Troy Cassar-Daley haha!!

Oh god, pretty crappy list... god help the Aus public.

I think Jade McReae is also ding it ...the teaching that is

how great are they!! i tape them as well i think we have 1989 gosh knows why we still keep them! haha



haha yeah me either that counttry dude?! gosh....



yeah she is... shes on the ad on TV

i'll be watching... should be interesting ... woot my 700th post

LibbyBuff xoxo

it is certainly a show that has never been done before so it could be a success who knows

haha 89! ... we kept them cause we've been in them ... The funniest part about watching them though is seeing the wiggles change! haha ... from their green wiggle to blue ... then they get better costumes, more characters etc! haha!

And yeah ... the country dude ... could be interesting ...

And Jade McRae?? ... no offense ... but the singing coaches aren't really what I would think were qualified to teach haha - some of them aren't the best themselves!! ...

Simon Reeve is already a fairly decent singer....he sings all the time on Sunrise...I thought the idea was using people who had never performed before...like DWTS...the list looks pretty crappy!!
Laura xx

Sounds ok.

Channel Seven has announced that It Takes Two will start on Sunday, May 28, at 6.30pm with a 2-hour special.

Ahhh thanks Johnson!

And Laura - I think it's like never performed professionally I guess ...

haha sounds good

Thanks.

hmm i dunno if i'll watch it... all the 'celebs' are a bit haha!

Yeah seen the ad for it and it looks like it could be a really good show like Dancing With The Stars

- Robert

Sounds pretty good. I hope it's better than DWTS though.

If it clashes with BB, I'll just have to tape it.

I just saw the ad for it and there appears to be more than listed in the article Johnson posted before! The only one I really noticed though was Mark Furze (Ric on Home & Away!) Should be good!!

Two more articles:

Dance star on a high with new show
By Scott Ellis
The Sun-Herald, May 21, 2006

DANCING With The Stars winner Grant Denyer has been named the host of Seven's newest reality/celebrity outing, It Takes Two.
The Sunrise weather reporter will host Dancing With The Stars' vocal counterpart, in which celebrities paired with professional singers compete against each other.
"It's another step up obviously and I'm really looking forward to getting under way," Denyer said.
"There's something magical to be involved in the highest rating television show in Australia and anything that is going to come close to that will be so special.
"It Takes Two is just a terrific return to family value variety television.
"It's got music, it's got drama, it has costumes, it has humour.
"I just think it's a piece in the television pie that's been missing for a long time."
A sports journalist at Prime Television and Channel Ten before joining Seven in 2003, Denyer is a rising racing car driver and will compete with the - Johnson Racing team in V8 Supercars at Bathurst this year.
Seven fast-tracked Denyer into the hosting role after viewer polls during the run of Dancing With The Stars showed he had quickly become one of the most recognised and popular faces on screen.
Celebrities and singers named to compete in It Takes Two include cricketer Michael Bevan, models Erika Heynatz and Kate Fischer, AFL player Richard Champion, and singers Troy Cassar-Daly and Guy Sebastian.
"This is my first chance to host a massive project by myself," Denyer said.
"A career can go as quickly as it comes. If you don't maximise your opportunities then someone else will come along and take them, so it's all about doing the best you can with what you've got."
It Takes Two is scheduled to go to air each Sunday at 6.30pm from next week.

Wilson adds new string to his bow
by FIONA BYRNE
Sunday Herald Sun, May 21, 2006

DADDY Cool and Mondo Rock frontman Ross Wilson is adding TV star to his extensive resume.
Wilson, who is part of the recently announced Countdown Tour, has signed as a judge for Channel Seven celebrity singing series It Takes Two.
Wilson will be joined on the judging panel by stage star Marina Prior, promoter and talent manager Amanda Pelman and James Valentine.
The panel has issued a warning to contestants they will not be sitting on the fence when it comes to judging performances.
"Judgment is opinion -- everybody has an opinion," Pelman said. "I intend to tell it like it is."
Celebrated stage star Prior said she hoped the show would uncover some hidden talents among the celebrity performers.
"I think there might be some great talent out there that we did not know existed," Prior said.
"It will be great to take people out of their comfort zone."
Wilson, who has written some of Australia's classic rock and pop tunes with Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock, said he decided to sign on to It Takes Two to encourage talent rather than to knock people for taking a risk.
"There will be whole schools of fish out of water on this show," Wilson said.

yeah I saw it some author is going to be on it ... and I wouldnt be suprised if the ANTM host was on it, in an ep she sang to the girls

Well the show has just started here! I thought Simon and Paulini were really good. And since Paulini is my fave singer out of all those on the show, I'm picking those two as my favourite to win. hehe Anyone else watching it?
Laura xx

Haha I'm watching! Not sure who I'm going for yet! ... Paulini & Simon were great! As was the guy who was just on .. the basketballer dude with Wendy Matthews haha!
As a Home & Away fan though - Kate Ritchie & Mark Furze will be up there! Haha Kate Ritchie was cute dancing around - but she was soo nervous! Still yet to see Mark!!