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| Format | Talent show |
| Created by | Joop van den Ende Henny Huisman |
| Developed by | Granada Television (1990–2006) ITV Productions (2006) |
| Presented by | Leslie Crowther (1990–1992) Russ Abbot (Elvis special) Matthew Kelly (1993–2004) Davina McCall (celebrity specials) Cat Deeley (2004–2006) |
| Narrated by | Andrew Brittain Peter Dickson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 16 (main series) 4 (junior series) |
| No. of episodes | 166 (main series) 33 (junior series) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30mins (inc. adverts) (1990–1991) 45mins (inc. adverts) (1992–2006) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV |
| Picture format | 4:3 (1990–2000) 16:9 (2001–2006) |
| Original run | 21 July 1990 – 23 December 2006 |
Stars in Their Eyes was a British television talent show that ran on Saturdays nights from 21 July 1990 until 23 December 2006 in which contestants impersonate showbiz stars. It was made by Granada Television (later ITV Studios) for ITV, based on Joop van den Ende's Dutch format, Soundmixshow.
It remains one of the UK's most successful shows attracting around 13 million viewers for the live grand final at the end of each series. It has one of the most memorable catchphrases in TV history: 'Tonight (presenter name), I'm going to be...' and was named most popular entertainment show at the National Television Awards in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000.
The most impersonated stars are Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard, Cher, George Michael, Celine Dion, Kylie Minogue and Madonna.
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Overview [edit]
Stars in Their Eyes is a talent show where contestants get the chance to appear and sing live, as a famous singer. The show is most importantly a 'soundalike' show, but they are also dressed up to look as close as possible to the singer they are impersonating, often with wigs and heavy makeup.
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Heats [edit]
The contestants appear firstly as themselves, talking briefly to the host about their lives and giving clues as to who they are going to be performing as, finishing with the now famous catchphrase 'Tonight [presenter name] I'm going to be...' The contestants then disappear through the equally famous doors, and reappear as the famous singer they are going to impersonate (The word 'singer' could be used loosely as in 1997 Julian Clary who is not known for his vocal skills was impersonated on the show by Steve Edward).
At the end of the show, the studio audience vote for their favourite, and the winner is announced. The winners from each show in the series return for the grand final to perform once more.
Grand Final (1990-1992) [edit]
In the original Leslie Crowther version, the grand finals were pre-recorded and the winner of the whole series was voted for by the studio audience.
Grand Final (1993-2005) [edit]
When Matthew Kelly took over, the grand finals were broadcast live and the winner of the whole series was voted for by the viewing public through the phone lines. The winner was announced later on that same evening in a separate broadcast.
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Champions [edit]
Original series [edit]
- Series 1 - Maxine Barrie as Shirley Bassey
- Series 2 - Bernard Wenton as Nat "King" Cole
- Series 3 - Amanda Normansell as Patsy Cline
- Series 4 - Jacquii Cann as Alison Moyet
- Series 5 - John Finch as Marti Pellow
- Series 6 - Lee Griffiths as Bobby Darin
- Series 7 - Paul Doody as Marti Pellow
- Series 8 - Faye Dempsey as Olivia Newton-John
- Series 9 - Jason Searle as Neil Diamond
- Series 10 - Ian Moor as Chris De Burgh (also won Champion of Champions)
- Series 11 - Garry Mullen as Freddie Mercury
- Series 12 - Nicola Kirsch as Maria Callas
- Series 13 - Emma Wilkinson as Dusty Springfield
- Series 14 - Stewart Duff as Elvis Presley
- Series 15 - Charles Ngandwe as Paul Robeson
- Series 16 - Gordon Hendricks as Elvis Presley
Junior series [edit]
- Series 1 - Charlotte Geffen as Eva Cassidy
- Series 2 - Laura Jenkins as Connie Francis
- Series 3 - Paul Cowperthwaite as Michael Jackson
- Series 4 - Christopher Napier as George Formby
Overseas Format [edit]
New Zealand: In 2008, a New Zealand version of Stars in Their Eyes began screening on TVNZ, TV ONE The show, hosted by former children's television presenter and game show host Simon Barnett, is filmed in Auckland and produced by Imagination TV. Season One winner was Deryn Trainer singing Billy Joel's "Piano Man". A second series began screening on TV ONE on 28 April 2009
Italy: A show with the same format shows on Canale 5, called Sei un mito ("You are a myth").
Portugal: A version of the show ran through from 1993 to 2000 SIC, called Chuva de Estrelas (literally "Rain of Stars", but actually a wordplay with "Star shower", another coloquial expression for meteor showers).
Sweden: The formate was translated to Swedish television by TV4 with the name Sikta mot stjänorna ("Aim for the stars")
External links [edit]
- Stars in Their Eyes at itv.com
- Stars in Their Eyes at the Internet Movie Database
- Stars in Their Eyes at BFI
- Stars in Their Eyes Kids at BFI
- Stars in Their Eyes at UKGameshows.com
- Nick McCullock as Neil Diamond
- Kev Moore's site
- Asa Elliott's Site, As appeared as Bobby Vee in 2004
- "Stars in their Eyes" TVNZ
- Gary Mullen as Freddie Mercury - One Night Of Queen
