Sing Your Face Off
Sing Your Face Off is a reality singing series that was aired on ABC during the 2013–14 American television season. It was based on both the Endemol format Your Face Sounds Familiar and an adaptation of the Spanish "Tu cara me suena," the latter of whose title translated as "Your face is familiar to me." The first season consisted of six episodes, with two episodes airing back-to-back over three weeks.[1] The first season premiered on May 31, 2014,[2] and concluded on June 14, 2014. No plans were known to have been formed for a second season. Actress and singer China Anne McClain won the first and only season.
| Sing Your Face Off | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality competition |
| Based on | Your Face Sounds Familiar |
| Presented by | John Barrowman |
| Judges |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Georgie Hurford-Jones |
| Camera setup | Multiple camera |
| Production company(s) | Endemol USA |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | 720p (HDTV) |
| Original release | May 31 – June 14, 2014 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Premise
In the context of the program's celebrity-oriented premise, for such a celebrity to "sing one's face off" meant to sing live, but also to do so as part of an impersonation of a prominent recording artist. (The Legends In Concert productions were organized along a similar premise, featuring "tribute artists" who looked and sounded like those to whom they paid tribute.)
The premise of the show had the celebrities spin the "face finder wheel" at the end of the previous show to determine as which artist they would sing their faces off, with the exception of week 1 when the celebrities were given their artist. They then spent the week practicing the song along with any other necessary practicing such as playing an instrument, choreography, etc. that went along with the performance. They also spent that week getting any necessary make-up formats, outfits, accessories, or such that they needed to look like the artist as whom they would perform.
They then performed the songs, as the artist, and were given an individual score by each of the judges. This score was ranged on a scale from 1 to 10, and the maximum possible total was 30 points. At the end of all the performances, the celebrities were each given the chance to give an extra three points to any one of the other celebrities. The judges's scores and the extra points given by the celebrities were then added together to determine the winner for each night's episodes.
The celebrities's rankings on the scoreboard at the end of that week determined the order in which the celebrities then spun the "face finder wheel" to determine the artist as whom they would perform the following week.
At the end of four weeks, the celebrity with the lowest combined scores of all their four performances was eliminated from the competition.
From Week 4 on, at the end of the week, the celebrity with the lowest total score for that week was eliminated until the list of celebrities was narrowed down to a list of "Final 3" performers. The Final 3 performers then performed one more time; after that performance, the judges voted on who they believed should be crowned the winner of Sing Your Face Off; the celebrity then needed two votes out of the three from the judges to win.
Cast
Contestants
| Celebrity | Notability (known for) |
|---|---|
| Sebastian Bach | Skid Row lead singer |
| Landry Fields | NBA small forward |
| Jon Lovitz | Comedian & actor |
| China Anne McClain | Actress and McClain lead singer |
| Lisa Rinna | Actress & television host |
Judges
Debbie Gibson and Darrell Hammond acted as judges on every episode, while the third judge varied with each episode.
Guest judges
| Week | Celebrity | Notability (known for) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Alan Grier | Film, television & Broadway actor |
| 2 | RuPaul | Television host & drag queen |
| 3 | Carnie Wilson | Wilson Phillips singer |
| 4 | Richard Simmons | Fitness entrepreneur |
| 5 | Tom Arnold | Comedic movie actor |
| 6 | Carmen Electra | Film & television actress |
Performances
| Celebrity | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Anne McClain | Rihanna | Tina Turner | Michael Jackson | Alicia Keys | James Brown | Whitney Houston |
| Lisa Rinna | Dolly Parton | Britney Spears | Katy Perry | Justin Bieber | Cyndi Lauper | Madonna |
| Landry Fields | Lionel Richie | Pitbull | Enrique Iglesias | Nicki Minaj | MC Hammer | Little Richard |
| Jon Lovitz | Elton John | Luciano Pavarotti | Billy Idol | Meat Loaf | Roy Orbison | Redfoo (Special Performance) |
| Sebastian Bach | Adam Levine | Lady Gaga | Willie Nelson | Freddie Mercury | -- | Sky Blu (Special Performance) |
Overall scores
- Red numbers indicate the singer whose score was lowest for that week.
- Green numbers indicate the singer whose score was highest for that week.
- indicates an eliminated singer.
- indicates an eliminated singer who was eliminated by Judges Choice.
- indicates the winning singer.
- indicates the runner-up singer.
- indicates the third-place singer.
| Singer | Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1+2+3+4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Anne McClain | 1 | 34 | 28 | 35 | 71 | 168 | 36 | 21 |
| Landry Fields | 2 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 58 | 145 | 31 | 02 |
| Lisa Rinna | 2 | 24 | 32 | 28 | 70 | 154 | 31 | 02 |
| Jon Lovitz | 4 | 24 | 38 | 31 | 47 | 140 | 30 | |
| Sebastian Bach | 5 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 56 | 140 | ||
- ^ Rather than give scores out of 30 for the contestants's performances, the judges each voted for who they thought deserved to win Sing Your Face Off. The celebrity then needed two out of three votes in order to win Sing Your Face Off.
- ^ Since both Darrell Hammond and Debbie Gibson voted for China Anne McClain to win, China had the majority of the votes to win Sing Your Face Off, and Carmen Electra's vote was thus never revealed, leaving both Lisa Rinna and Landry Fields as runners-up.
Weekly scores and songs
Week 1
- Running order
| Celebrity | Score | Extra Points | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Lovitz | 24 (9, 8, 7) | 0 | "Bennie and the Jets"-Elton John |
| Landry Fields | 25 (9, 8, 8) | 3 (Lisa) | "Dancing on the Ceiling"-Lionel Richie |
| China Anne McClain | 28 (10, 9, 9) | 6 (Sebastian and Jon) | "Diamonds"-Rihanna |
| Sebastian Bach | 24 (9, 7, 8) | 6 (China and Landry) | "Moves like Jagger"-Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera |
| Lisa Rinna | 24 (9, 8, 7) | 0 | "9 to 5"-Dolly Parton |
Week 2
- Running order
| Celebrity | Score | Extra Points | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| China Anne McClain | 28 (9, 9, 10) | 0 | "Proud Mary"-Tina Turner |
| Lisa Rinna | 26 (8, 9, 9) | 6 (Jon and Landry) | "...Baby One More Time"-Britney Spears |
| Jon Lovitz | 29 (10, 10, 9) | 9 (China, Lisa, and Sebastian) | "La donna è mobile"-Luciano Pavarotti |
| Landry Fields | 28 (9, 9, 10) | 0 | "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)"-Pitbull |
| Sebastian Bach | 26 (9, 9, 8) | 0 | "Bad Romance"-Lady Gaga |
Week 3
- Running order
| Celebrity | Score | Extra Points | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landry Fields | 25 (8, 8, 9) | 6 (China and Jon) | "Hero"-Enrique Iglesias |
| Lisa Rinna | 28 (9, 9, 10) | 0 | "Hot N Cold"-Katy Perry |
| China Anne McClain | 29 (10, 9, 10) | 6 (Landry and Lisa) | "Rockin' Robin"-Michael Jackson |
| Sebastian Bach | 28 (9, 10, 9) | 0 | "Always on My Mind"-Willie Nelson |
| Jon Lovitz | 28 (9, 9, 10) | 3 (Sebastian) | "Rebel Yell"-Billy Idol |
Week 4
- Running order
| Celebrity | Score | Extra Points | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Bach | 50 (17, 16, 17) | 6 (Jon) | "We Are the Champions"-Queen |
| Landry Fields | 58 (19, 19, 20) | 0 | "Starships"-Nicki Minaj |
| Jon Lovitz | 47 (16, 15, 16) | 0 | "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)"-Meat Loaf |
| Lisa Rinna | 58 (20, 19, 19) | 12 (Landry and China) | "Baby"-Justin Bieber |
| China Anne McClain | 59 (20, 19, 20) | 12 (Sebastian and Lisa) | "Girl on Fire"-Alicia Keys |
- Week 4 was a "Double Points" week, where the judges individually scored each singer out of a 20 instead of the previous 10 and the celebrities could give another celebrity 6 extra points rather than the previous 3.
Week 5
- Running order
| Celebrity | Score | Extra Points | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| China Anne McClain | 30 (10, 10, 10) | 6 (Lisa and Landry) | "Living in America"-James Brown |
| Lisa Rinna | 28 (9, 10, 9) | 3 (Jon) | "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"-Cyndi Lauper |
| Jon Lovitz | 30 (10, 10, 10) | 0 | "Oh, Pretty Woman"-Roy Orbison |
| Landry Fields | 28 (9, 10, 9) | 3 (China) | "U Can't Touch This"-MC Hammer |
Week 6
- Running order
| Celebrity | Number of Judges Votes to Win | Music |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa Rinna | 0 | "Material Girl"-Madonna |
| Landry Fields | 0 | "Tutti Frutti"-Little Richard |
| China Anne McClain | 2 (Darrell and Debbie) | "The Greatest Love of All"-Whitney Houston |
| Special Performances | Music | |
| Jon Lovitz & Sebastian Bach | "Sexy and I Know It" -LMFAO | |
| Debbie Gibson & Darrell Hammond | "I Got You Babe"-Sonny & Cher | |
Revival possibilities
In June 2014, Debbie Gibson, one of the judges, lent her support to efforts to renew Sing Your Face Off for a second season. However, ABC has not announced any plans for a second season.
References
- Goldberg, Leslie (April 29, 2013). "ABC Orders Celebrity Competition 'Sing Your Face Off'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- Andreeva, Nellie (April 4, 2014). "ABC Tweaks Summer Schedule, Slots 'Sing Your Face Off' On Saturday". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 11, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2014.