Superstar (UK TV series)
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| Genre | Reality |
| Created by | Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| Presented by | Amanda Holden |
| Judges |
Andrew Lloyd Webber Melanie Chisholm Jason Donovan Dawn French David Grindrod |
| Composer(s) | Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Peter Davey |
| Location(s) | Various cities (auditions) Osea Island (Superstar Island) The Fountain Studios (live shows) |
| Running time | 60–90 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company(s) | ITV Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Picture format | 16:9 (HDTV) |
| Original release | 7 July – 25 July 2012 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria? (2006) Any Dream Will Do (2007) I'd Do Anything (2008) Over the Rainbow (2010) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Superstar was a UK talent search, looking for the lead role in the production Jesus Christ Superstar. The series started on 7 July 2012 on ITV and was presented by Amanda Holden.
In the final, on 25 July 2012, 31-year-old Ben Forster was chosen as Jesus to perform the role in the UK arena tour starting in September 2012.
The Nationwide auditions began in March 2012 visiting London, Dublin, Belfast, Manchester, Glasgow and Cardiff. The judges are Andrew Lloyd Webber, Melanie Chisholm, Jason Donovan and David Grindrod. Host Amanda Holden was on hand for the auditionees.
Grindrod judged the nationwide auditions and was joined by Donovan and Chilsholm at the 'Callback' round held at the O2 Academy in Brixton, London. Over 100 contestants were invited to the 'Callback' round in London. Lloyd Webber watched all the performances from a balcony at the side of the stage.
The final 41 contestants are invited to 'Superstar Island' (Osea Island in Essex) for a week of training. Jonathan Ansell is a notable contestant who failed to pass this stage of the show.
The final 30 contestants were invited to Lloyd Webber's villa in Majorca. After 10 were eliminated on arrival, the remaining contestants performed again in front of Lloyd Webber.
The next day, the contestants travelled back to Great Britain via coach (with the journey taking 25 hours) and performed a final time in front of the panel, with an accompanying band onstage, for a place in the live shows.
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