Gone Country is an American celebrity reality television show in which contestants compete to become a country music singer. The winner gets a country single produced by John Rich. It aired on CMT, with reruns on TV Land, and VH1. On the first season finale, Julio Iglesias Jr. was named the winner.[1]
| Gone Country | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Bobby Brown Maureen McCormick Diana DeGarmo Julio Iglesias, Jr. Sisqó Dee Snider Carnie Wilson |
| Judges | John Rich of Big & Rich |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 1 hour including commercials |
| Original release | |
| Network | CMT |
| Release | January 25, 2008 |
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.[2]
Contestants
- Bobby Brown - an R&B star of the late 1980's and early 90's, former member of boy band New Edition.[3]
- Maureen McCormick - best known from her role as Marcia Brady from the hit television show The Brady Bunch.[4]
- Diana DeGarmo - American Idol season 3 runner-up and a Broadway actress[5]
- Julio Iglesias, Jr. - son of singer Julio Iglesias, and a soulful dance-pop singer.(Winner of Gone Country) [6]
- Sisqó - former member of the R&B group Dru Hill. He is most widely known for his solo hit, the "Thong Song."[7]
- Dee Snider - lead singer of the 80's rock band Twisted Sister.[8]
- Carnie Wilson - daughter of Beach Boys front man Brian Wilson, Carnie Wilson was also a member of the pop band Wilson Phillips.[9]
References
- ^ Iglesias Jr. Triumphs On 'Gone Country'
- ^ About the Series
- ^ http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/brown_bobby/bio.jhtml
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0566572/
- ^ http://www.americanidol.com/contestants/season3/diana_degarmo/
- ^ http://www.epiccenter.com/EpicCenter/custom/1077/frames.html
- ^ http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/sisqo/bio.jhtml
- ^ http://www.deesnider.com/CMS/
- ^ http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Wilson,_Carnie/
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