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The Sing-Off season 2
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| The Sing-Off | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
| Hosted by | Nick Lachey |
| Judges | Ben Folds Shawn Stockman Nicole Scherzinger |
| Winner | Committed |
| Runner-up | Street Corner Symphony |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | December 6 – December 21, 2010 |
| Season chronology | |
The second season of The Sing-Off began on December 6, 2010. The number of a cappella groups was increased from eight to ten, with all acts coming from the United States. Nick Lachey remained as host and the three judges, Ben Folds, Shawn Stockman and Nicole Scherzinger, also returned. Deke Sharon returned as music director and vocal producer. The music staff included Ed Boyer, Ben Bram, and Bill Hare. The program was broadcast for five nights in December with the finale on December 20. The season premiere averaged 8.5 million viewers. On the finale, the group Committed became the second champion of the show, beating Street Corner Symphony, The Backbeats and Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town.
This was Scherzinger's last season as a judge.
Groups
| Contestant | School | Finish | Number of members |
|---|---|---|---|
| Committed Huntsville, Alabama |
Oakwood University | Winner on December 20, 2010 |
6
|
| Street Corner Symphony Nashville, Tennessee |
N/A | Second Place on December 20, 2010 |
6
|
| The Backbeats Los Angeles, California |
UCLA/USC/BYU | Third Place on December 20, 2010 |
10
|
| Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town Oakland, California |
N/A | Eliminated 7th on December 20, 2010 |
6
|
| On the Rocks Eugene, Oregon |
University of Oregon | Eliminated 6th on December 15, 2010 |
15
|
| Groove for Thought Seattle, Washington |
N/A | Eliminated 5th on December 13, 2010 |
7
|
| The Whiffenpoofs New Haven, Connecticut |
Yale University | Eliminated 4th on December 8, 2010 |
12
|
| Eleventh Hour Kettering, Ohio |
Fairmont High School | Eliminated 3rd on December 8, 2010 |
7
|
| Men of Note Cherry Hill, New Jersey |
Cherry Hill High School West Alumni[1] | Eliminated 2nd on December 6, 2010 |
8
|
| Pitch Slapped Boston, Massachusetts |
Berklee College of Music | Eliminated 1st on December 6, 2010 |
12
|
Elimination table
| Legend |
| Eliminated | Last safe | Safe | Third place | Second place | Winner |
| Date: | 12/6 | 12/8 | 12/13 | 12/15 (A) | 12/15 (B) | 12/20 | |
| Place | Group | Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Committed | 1st (B) | 1st (B) | 3rd | 1st | 1st | Winner |
| 2 | Street Corner Symphony | 4th (B) | 2nd (A) | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | Second Place |
| 3 | The Backbeats | 2nd (B) | 3rd (B) | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | Third Place |
| 4 | Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | 1st (A) | 1st (A) | 1st | 3rd | 4th | Fourth Place |
| 5 | On the Rocks | 3rd (A) | 3rd (A) | 5th | Eliminated | ||
| 6 | Groove for Thought | 4th (A) | 2nd (B) | Eliminated | |||
| 7 | The Whiffenpoofs | 3rd (B) | Eliminated (B) | ||||
| 8 | Eleventh Hour | 2nd (A) | Eliminated (A) | ||||
| 9 | Men of Note | Eliminated (B) | |||||
| 10 | Pitch Slapped | Eliminated (A) | |||||
Call-out order
| Order | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | Committed | Committed | Committed |
| 2 | Eleventh Hour | Street Corner Symphony | Street Corner Symphony | The Backbeats | Street Corner Symphony | Street Corner Symphony |
| 3 | On the Rocks | On the Rocks | Committed | Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | The Backbeats | The Backbeats |
| 4 | Groove for Thought | Committed | The Backbeats | Street Corner Symphony | Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town |
| 5 | Committed | Groove for Thought | On the Rocks | On the Rocks | ||
| 6 | The Backbeats | The Backbeats | Groove for Thought | |||
| 7 | The Whiffenpoofs | The Whiffenpoofs | ||||
| 8 | Street Corner Symphony | Eleventh Hour | ||||
| 9 | Men of Note | |||||
| 10 | Pitch Slapped | |||||
- This group was eliminated.
- Unexpectedly, Committed, Street Corner Symphony, The Backbeats, and Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town were all sent to the finale. In fact, this is the first and currently only Sing-Off season to have all four groups make it to the season finale.
Performances
Episode 1 (December 6, 2010)
- Theme: Contestant's choice
- Group performance: "I've Got the Music in Me" by Kiki Dee
| Group | Order | Song | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First half
| |||||
| Eleventh Hour | 1 | "Baby" by Justin Bieber | Safe | ||
| On the Rocks | 2 | "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga | Safe | ||
| Groove for Thought | 3 | "I Wish" by Stevie Wonder | Last safe | ||
| Pitch Slapped | 4 | "Good Girls Go Bad" by Cobra Starship | Eliminated | ||
| Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | 5 | "Save the Last Dance for Me" by The Drifters | Safe | ||
Second half
| |||||
| The Whiffenpoofs | 6 | "Grace Kelly" by Mika | Safe | ||
| Men of Note | 7 | "The Longest Time" by Billy Joel | Eliminated | ||
| Street Corner Symphony | 8 | "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears | Last safe | ||
| The Backbeats | 9 | "If I Were A Boy" by Beyoncé | Safe | ||
| Committed | 10 | "This Love" by Maroon 5 | Safe | ||
| Swan songs | |||||
| Pitch Slapped | 1 | "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam | |||
| Men of Note | 2 | "Take a Bow" by Rihanna | |||
Episode 2 (December 8, 2010)
- Theme: Songs from the past five years
- Group performance: "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon
- Guest performance: "I Gotta Feeling" by The Black Eyed Peas, performed by Nota
| Group | Order | Song | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First half
| |||||
| On the Rocks | 1 | "Live Your Life" by T.I. and Rihanna | Last safe | ||
| Street Corner Symphony | 2 | "Hey Soul Sister" by Train | Safe | ||
| Eleventh Hour | 3 | "Just the Way You Are" by Bruno Mars | Eliminated | ||
| Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town | 4 | "Mercy" by Duffy | Safe | ||
Second half
| |||||
| The Backbeats | 5 | "Breakeven" by The Script | Last safe | ||
| Committed | 6 | "Apologize" by OneRepublic | Safe | ||
| Groove for Thought | 7 | "Cooler Than Me" by Mike Posner | Safe | ||
| The Whiffenpoofs | 8 | "Haven't Met You Yet" by Michael Bublé | Eliminated | ||
| Swan songs | |||||
| Eleventh Hour | 1 | "Leavin'" by Jesse McCartney | |||
| The Whiffenpoofs | 2 | "Home Sweet Home" by Mötley Crüe | |||
Episode 3 (December 13, 2010)
- Theme: Rock songs (first round), guilty pleasure songs (second round)
- Group performance: "21 Guns" by Green Day