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{{short description|Country music-centric reality television series}}
{{Infobox television
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| network = [[Country Music Television|CMT]]▼
| first_aired = {{start date|2008|1|25}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2009|3|7}}
▲| country =[[United States]]
▲| network = [[Country Music Television|CMT]]
| runtime = 1 hour including commercials ▼
▲| num_seasons=1
▲| num_episodes =7
▲| runtime= 1 hour including commercials
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[[File:Sheila E.jpg|alt=Sheila E. smiling|thumb|Prince protege [[Sheila E.]] won the third season, making her the only female winner of the show]]
'''''Gone Country''''' is an American celebrity [[reality television]] show in which contestants compete to become a [[country music]] singer.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.denverpost.com/2008/01/28/bobby-brown-goes-country-on-cmt-reality-show/ | title=Bobby Brown goes country on CMT reality show | date=28 January 2008 }}</ref> The winner gets a country single produced by host [[John Rich]], one-half of the country duo [[Big & Rich]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/278991623/ | title=Rich takes celebrities to country school | work=The Tennessean | date=January 21, 2008 | accessdate=April 16, 2022 | pages=D1}}</ref> It aired on [[Country Music Television|CMT]], with reruns on [[TV Land]], and [[VH1]]. On the first-season finale, Julio Iglesias Jr. was named the winner.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046312/iglesias-jr-triumphs-on-gone-country |title=Iglesias Jr. Triumphs On ''Gone Country'' |magazine=Billboard |access-date=2012-07-03}}</ref>
{{blockquote|''Gone Country'' uproots these seven musical celebrities and moves them into a Nashville mansion together to embark on a two-week adventure, hosted by singer-songwriter John Rich. Each celebrity will be paired up with some of Nashville's finest songwriters in an attempt to prepare them for a career in country music. In each episode, the cast competes against each other in challenges that will test them musically and physically to adapt to a country music lifestyle, both on and off the stage. At the end of the two weeks, the artist who is most prepared to impress a country audience, as determined by Rich, will record and release a song.
==Season 1 contestants==
*[[Bobby Brown]]
▲''Gone Country uproots these seven musical celebrities and moves them into a Nashville mansion together to embark on a two-week adventure, hosted by singer-songwriter John Rich. Each celebrity will be paired up with some of Nashville's finest songwriters in an attempt to prepare them for a career in country music. In each episode, the cast competes against each other in challenges that will test them musically and physically to adapt to a country music lifestyle, both on and off the stage. At the end of the two weeks, the artist who is most prepared to impress a country audience, as determined by Rich, will record and release a song.''<ref>[http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/gone-country/series_about.jhtml About the Series]</ref>
*[[Maureen McCormick]]
*[[Diana DeGarmo]]
*[[Julio Iglesias
*[[Sisqó]] –
*[[Dee Snider]] – lead singer of the 1980s heavy metal band [[Twisted Sister]].<ref>[http://www.deesnider.com/CMS/ DeeSnider.com - Home] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205021302/http://www.deesnider.com/CMS/ |date=February 5, 2008 }}</ref>
*[[Carnie Wilson]] – daughter of [[Beach Boys]] front man [[Brian Wilson]], Carnie Wilson was also a member of the pop band [[Wilson Phillips]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Wilson,_Carnie/ |title=Carnie Wilson Pictures, Biography, Discography, News, Ringtones, Videos |publisher=Starpulse.com |access-date=2012-07-03 |archive-date=2008-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080520014744/http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Wilson,_Carnie/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Season 2 contestants==
*[[Jermaine Jackson]] – a member of [[The Jackson 5]] alongside brothers [[Michael Jackson|Michael]], [[Marlon Jackson|Marlon]], [[Tito Jackson|Tito]] and [[Jackie Jackson|Jackie]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/shows/series/gone_country_2/castMember.jhtml?personalityId=10077 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080814045423/http://www.cmt.com/shows/series/gone_country_2/castMember.jhtml?personalityId=10077 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 14, 2008 |title=Gone Country 2 : Cast : John Rich Hosts : Celebrities Compete For New Country Music |publisher=CMT |access-date=2012-07-03}}</ref>
*[[Chris Kirkpatrick]] – member of the boy band [[*NSYNC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/shows/series/gone_country_2/castMember.jhtml?personalityId=10075 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080814044705/http://www.cmt.com/shows/series/gone_country_2/castMember.jhtml?personalityId=10075 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 14, 2008 |title=Gone Country 2 : Cast : John Rich Hosts : Celebrities Compete For New Country Music |publisher=CMT |access-date=2012-07-03}}</ref>
*[[Sean Young]] – Appeared in movies such as ''[[Ace Ventura: Pet Detective]]'', ''[[Fatal Instinct]]'', ''[[Wall Street]]'', ''[[No Way Out (1987 film)|No Way Out]]'' and ''[[Blade Runner]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/shows/series/gone_country_2/castMember.jhtml?personalityId=10080 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080814045434/http://www.cmt.com/shows/series/gone_country_2/castMember.jhtml?personalityId=10080 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 14, 2008 |title=Gone Country 2 : Cast : John Rich Hosts : Celebrities Compete For New Country Music |publisher=CMT |access-date=2012-07-03}}</ref>
*[[Mikalah Gordon]] – ''[[American Idol]]'' season 4 finalist<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/shows/series/gone_country_2/castMember.jhtml?personalityId=10079 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080808210533/http://www.cmt.com/shows/series/gone_country_2/castMember.jhtml?personalityId=10079 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 8, 2008 |title=Gone Country 2 : Cast : John Rich Hosts : Celebrities Compete For New Country Music |publisher=CMT |access-date=2012-07-03}}</ref>
*[[Sebastian Bach]] – Former lead singer of the glam metal band [[Skid Row (American band)|Skid Row]]. (Winner)<ref name="Country Music Television">{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/shows/series/gone_country_2/castMember.jhtml?personalityId=10081 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080803164858/http://www.cmt.com/shows/series/gone_country_2/castMember.jhtml?personalityId=10081 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 3, 2008 |title=Gone Country 2 : Cast : John Rich Hosts : Celebrities Compete For New Country Music |publisher=CMT |access-date=2012-07-03}}</ref>
*[[Lorenzo Lamas]] – played "Tom Chisum" in ''[[Grease (film)|Grease]]'' and starred on ''[[Falcon Crest]]'', ''[[Renegade (TV series)|Renegade]]'' and ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]''.<ref name="Country Music Television"/>
*[[Irene Cara]] – played "Coco Hernandez" in the film ''[[Fame (1980 film)|Fame]]'' in 1980 and also is best known for the theme songs for both "Fame" and ''[[Flashdance]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/shows/series/gone_country_2/castMember.jhtml?personalityId=10076 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080814043458/http://www.cmt.com/shows/series/gone_country_2/castMember.jhtml?personalityId=10076 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 14, 2008 |title=Gone Country 2 : Cast : John Rich Hosts : Celebrities Compete For New Country Music |publisher=CMT |access-date=2012-07-03}}</ref> Left the show in episode 2 after Sean Young's drunken actions during the night.
==Season 3 contestants==
*[[Tara Conner]] – Miss USA 2006<ref name="people.com">{{cite web|last=Finan |first=Eileen |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20238563,00.html |title=PEOPLE Preview: Latest Gone Country 3 Cast - TV News |work=People.com |date=2008-11-06 |access-date=2012-07-03}}</ref>
▲*[[Bobby Brown]] - an R&B star of the late 1980's and early 90's, former member of [[boy band]] [[New Edition]]. (rumored winner).<ref>http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/brown_bobby/bio.jhtml</ref>
*[[Micky Dolenz]] – former [[Monkees]] singer and drummer<ref name="people.com"/>
▲*[[Maureen McCormick]] - best known from her role as Marcia Brady from the hit television show The Brady Bunch.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0566572/</ref>
*[[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]] – funk master; leader of the band [[Parliament-Funkadelic]]<ref name="people.com"/>
▲*[[Diana DeGarmo]] - American Idol season 3 runner-up and a Broadway actress<ref>http://www.americanidol.com/contestants/season3/diana_degarmo/</ref>
*[[Richard Grieco]] – ''[[21 Jump Street]]'' actor<ref name="people.com"/>
▲*[[Julio Iglesias, Jr.]] - son of singer [[Julio Iglesias]], and a soulful dance-pop singer.(winner of Gone Country) <ref>http://www.epiccenter.com/EpicCenter/custom/1077/frames.html</ref>
*[[Taylor Dayne]] – 1980s pop star<ref name="people.com"/>
▲*[[Sisqó]] - former member of the R&B group [[Dru Hill]]. He is most widely known for his solo hit, the "[[Thong Song]]."<ref>http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/sisqo/bio.jhtml</ref>
*[[Sheila E.]] – Drummer and singer (Winner)<ref name="people.com"/>
*[[Justin Guarini]] – ''[[American Idol]]'' season 1 runner-up<ref name="people.com"/>
==See also==
*''[[Outsiders Inn]]'', the 2008 reality television series spin-off featuring McCormick, Brown, and Wilson.
==References==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080103163359/http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/gone-country/series.jhtml Official homepage]
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