Popstar to Operastar (UK series 2)
| Popstar to Operastar | |
|---|---|
| Series 2 | |
| Broadcast from | 4 June – 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 | |
The second UK series of Popstar to Operastar began on 4 June 2011, with eight celebrities in competition to become an opera singer, after achieving 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.
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.
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.
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.
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