The Sing-Off
Season 4
Hosted by	Nick Lachey
Judges	Ben Folds Shawn Stockman Jewel
Winner	Home Free
Runner-up	Ten
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	December 9 (2013-12-09) – December 23, 2013 (2013-12-23)
Season chronology
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The fourth season of The Sing-Off premiered on December 9, 2013. The number of a cappella groups was decreased from sixteen back to ten, resulting in a new format. Nick Lachey stayed as host for the new season, with Ben Folds and Shawn Stockman returning as judges. New to the judges' table was Jewel, who replaces Sara Bareilles, who left after one season. Deke Sharon returned as music director and vocal producer. The music staff included Ed Boyer, Ben Bram, Rob Dietz, and Nick Girard. The program ran for seven episodes over the course of two weeks and concluded on December 23, 2013.^[1]

Though the show's status was unclear after the third season concluded in 2012, NBC announced in March 2013 that it would bring back the program as a special like the first two seasons.^[2][3]

A group was eliminated from the show each week in a new feature called the "Ultimate Sing-Off", where the two groups ranked lowest at the end of each show would compete by singing the same song.^[4] The groups took turns alternating verses, before ending the song singing together.^[5] Also unlike previous seasons, the winner was chosen by the judges instead of by the general public.

Competitors

Group	Finish	Number of members	Website
Home Free Minneapolis, Minnesota	Winner on December 23, 2013	5
Ten Dallas, Texas	Second Place on December 23, 2013	10
Vocal Rush Oakland, California	Third Place on December 23, 2013	12
The Filharmonic Los Angeles, California	Eliminated 7th on December 19, 2013	6
AcoUstiKats Lexington, Kentucky	Eliminated 5 & 6th on December 18, 2013	12
VoicePlay Orlando, Florida	Eliminated 5 & 6th on December 18, 2013	6
Element New York, New York	Eliminated 4th on December 16, 2013	10
Street Corner Renaissance Los Angeles, California	Eliminated 3rd on December 12, 2013	5
Calle Sol Aguadilla, Puerto Rico	Eliminated 2nd on December 11, 2013	6
Princeton Footnotes Princeton, New Jersey	Eliminated 1st on December 9, 2013	13

Elimination table

Legend

Eliminated

Sing-Off Battle

Last safe

Safe

Third Place

Second Place

Winner

Date:		December 9		December 11	December 12	December 16	December 18	December 19	December 23
Place	Group	Result
1	Home Free	3rd	—	4th	—	1st	2nd	1st	Winner
2	Ten	—	2nd	1st	1st	—	3rd	Sing-Off	Second Place
3	Vocal Rush	2nd	—	Last safe	—	Sing-Off	1st	2nd	Third Place
4	The Filharmonic	—	1st	2nd	Sing-Off	—	Last safe	Eliminated
5	AcoUstiKats	—	3rd	Sing-Off	2nd	—	Eliminated
6	VoicePlay	—	Sing-Off	3rd	—	2nd	Eliminated
7	Element	—	Last safe	Last safe	—	Eliminated
8	Street Corner Renaissance	1st	—	5th	Eliminated
9	Calle Sol	Last safe	—	Eliminated
10	Princeton Footnotes	Sing-Off	Eliminated

Performances

Episode 1 (December 9, 2013)

• Theme: Contestants' choice
• Group Performance: "Some Nights", "We Are Young", and "Carry On" by fun.

A summary of the groups' performances on the first episode, along with the results.

Group	Order	Song	Result
First Half
Vocal Rush	1	"Bottom of the River" by Delta Rae	Safe
Home Free	2	"Cruise" by Florida Georgia Line	Safe
Princeton Footnotes	3	"I Knew You Were Trouble" by Taylor Swift	Bottom Two
Calle Sol	4	"Pon de Replay" by Rihanna	Last Safe
Street Corner Renaissance	5	"What Makes You Beautiful" by One Direction	Safe
Second Half
Ten	6	"Tell Me Something Good" by Rufus and Chaka Khan	Safe
Element	7	"Burn" by Ellie Goulding	Last safe
VoicePlay	8	"Feel This Moment" by Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera	Bottom Two
The Filharmonic	9	"Treasure" by Bruno Mars	Safe
AcoUstiKats	10	"Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell Williams	Safe
Ultimate Sing-Off Challenge
Princeton Footnotes	1	"Bye Bye Bye" by 'N Sync	Eliminated
VoicePlay	2		Safe

Episode 2 (December 11, 2013)

• Theme: Party Anthems
• Group Performance: "Let's Get It Started" by The Black Eyed Peas, "Die Young" by Ke$ha and "Don't Stop the Music" by Rihanna.

A summary of the groups' performances on the second episode, along with the results.

Group	Order	Song	Result
Vocal Rush	1	"Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" by C+C Music Factory	Last Safe
Home Free	2	"Life Is a Highway" by Tom Cochrane	Safe
VoicePlay	3	"Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry	Safe
Street Corner Renaissance	4	"Do You Love Me" by The Contours	Safe
Element	5	"Raise Your Glass" by P!nk	Last Safe
AcoUstiKats	6	"Hey Ya!" by OutKast	Bottom Two
Calle Sol	7	"Livin' la Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin	Bottom Two
Ten	8	"Hot in Herre" by Nelly	Safe
The Filharmonic	9	"This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan	Safe
Ultimate Sing-Off Challenge
Calle Sol	1	"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" by Kelly Clarkson	Eliminated
AcoUstiKats	2		Safe

Episode 3 (December 12, 2013)

• Theme: #1 Hits
• Group Performance: "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel.

A summary of the groups' performances on the third episode, along with the results.

Group	Order	Song	Result
Ten	1	"Chain of Fools" by Aretha Franklin	Safe
AcoUstiKats	2	"Amazed" by Lonestar	Safe
Street Corner Renaissance	3	"Forget You" by CeeLo Green	Bottom Two
The Filharmonic	4	"One More Night" by Maroon 5	Bottom Two
Ultimate Sing-Off Challenge
Street Corner Renaissance	1	"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam	Eliminated
The Filharmonic	2		Safe

Episode 4 (December 16, 2013)

• Theme: My Generation
• Group Performance: "My Generation" by The Who, "We Will Rock You" by Queen, and "It's Time" by Imagine Dragons.

A summary of the groups' performances on the fourth episode, along with the results.

Group	Order	Song	Result
Home Free	1	"Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash	Safe
VoicePlay	2	"Don't Speak" by No Doubt	Safe
Element	3	"You Keep Me Hangin' On" by The Supremes	Bottom Two
Vocal Rush	4	"Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler	Bottom Two
Ultimate Sing-Off Challenge
Element	1	"Survivor" by Destiny's Child	Eliminated
Vocal Rush	2		Safe

Episode 5 (December 18, 2013)

• Theme: Movie Night
• Group Performance: "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" from the film Dirty Dancing.
• In this episode every group competes in the Ultimate Sing-Off Challenge by default.

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