Comic Relief does Fame Academy
| Comic Relief Does Fame Academy |
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| Presented by |
Patrick Kielty Jake Humphrey Holly Willoughby (2003) Cat Deeley (2003–05) Claudia Winkleman (2003–05, 2007) Sophie McDonnell (2005) Dominic Wood (2007) Sarah Cawood (2007) Caroline Flack (2007) |
| Judges |
Richard Park Carrie Grant (2003) David Grant (2003) Lesley Garrett (2005–07) Craig Revel Horwood (2005–07) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Endemol, BBC |
| Running time | 60-120 mins |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One, BBC Three |
| Original release | 7 March 2003 – 16 March 2007 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Fame Academy |
| Followed by | Let's Dance for Comic Relief |
| External links | |
| www |
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Comic Relief Does Fame Academy is a spin-off of the original Fame Academy show where celebrities students sing as students of the Academy. The programme was launched in 2003 to help raise money for the charities supported by Comic Relief, with the final of the show occurring on Red Nose Day. Coverage of the show was widely shown on BBC One, BBC Three, BBC Prime and the CBBC Channel. The series returned in 2005 and again in March 2007. It was announced by the BBC that Cat Deeley would not return because she was hosting So You Think You Can Dance. However, Patrick Kielty returned with co-host and host of the former spin-off show Claudia Winkleman.
Each day, in the two weeks leading up to Comic Relief, the remaining students would perform a song of their choice, with guidance from vocal coaches Carrie Grant & David Grant, to a live national audience. The judges then gave their comments on each performance. After all of the students have sung their songs the voting lines opened for around two hours.
In the results show, the students are told who is safe from the sing-off for that day and the remaining three have to perform their song again. After this the judging panel choose which student they wish to save and return to the Academy. Of the remaining two left, the students then vote who they want to stay with them in the Academy and the remaining student is eliminated from the competition.
During their time at the Academy the students are given vocal lessons by Carrie Grant and husband David Grant, whilst Kevin Adams leads the dance classes. Richard Park is the "headmaster".
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