The One and Only (TV series)
| The One and Only | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality |
| Presented by | Graham Norton |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original release | 5 January – 16 February 2008 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Contestant | Eliminated |
|---|---|
| Katy Setterfield (Dusty Springfield) | Winner |
| Anthony Adams (Frank Sinatra) | Week 6 |
| Moni Tivony (Lionel Richie) | Week 6 |
| Joanna Berns (Cher) | Week 6 |
| Tony Lewis (Robbie Williams) | Week 6 |
| Siam Hurlock (Diana Ross) | Week 5 |
| Simon Abbotts (Tom Jones) | Week 5 |
| Ed Hintze (Elton John) | Week 4 |
| Victoria Jones (Kylie Minogue) | Week 4 |
| Tara Stafford-Allen (Britney Spears) | Week 3 |
| Evelyne Brink (Madonna) | Week 2 |
| Greg Dorell (Rod Stewart) | Week 1 |
The One and Only was an entertainment talent contest made by the BBC. It was broadcast on BBC One and hosted by Graham Norton. The aim of the show was to find a musical tribute act to perform in a three-month stint in Las Vegas. Each week throughout January and February 2008 one of their number was lost after a public vote, and the other acts then chose who should go through based on their second performance. The Judges were David Grant and Carrie Grant. The show was won on 16 February 2008 by Katy Setterfield as Dusty Springfield.
The top twelve contestants were emulating one famous musician, both past and present. These musicians are Britney Spears, Cher, Diana Ross, Dusty Springfield, Elton John, Frank Sinatra, Kylie Minogue, Lionel Richie, Madonna, Robbie Williams, Rod Stewart, and Tom Jones. Each week the contestants performed a song by their idols, after which the public voted. The two contestants with the fewest votes then had to sing again in front of a panel of the safe contestants. These contestants then voted to save one of the bottom two performers, and the contestant with the least support from their fellow contestants was eliminated.
The top twelve contestants were chosen from thousands of potential contestants around the country to participate in a series of auditions, from which a top three for each tribute act was chosen. These final three contestants then went on to audition in front of a selection of "superfans" of their chosen tribute act, who chose the act who would go through to the final twelve. The final twelve contestants were:
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