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"Rod Stewart" is first "musical superstar" to be voted off The One And
Only.
The first tribute act to be voted off tonight's live ´óÏó´«Ã½ One show was Greg Dorrell after failing to convince the nation that he was The One And Only. Rod
Stewart.
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In the first live show of the series, hosted by Graham Norton, the 12 tribute acts were put
through their paces as they each sang a solo song, aiming to capture the
very essence of their musical superstar in front of a studio audience
including their friends and family and the Superfans who chose them.
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The two tribute acts with the least number of viewers' votes who found
themselves in the Superstar Sing-off, performing once again and fighting
for a place in next week's show, were Greg Dorrell as Rod Stewart and
Evelyne Brink as Madonna.
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After failing to persuade the audience at home to keep them in the show,
the final fate of Greg and Evelyne was left to their rival acts in the
Superstar Vote, where the ten tribute acts who were safe were asked to vote
for the act they wanted to keep in the contest.
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Eveylne won nine votes from tributes to Elton John, Frank Sinatra, Lionel
Richie, Robbie Williams, Britney Spears, Cher, Diana Ross, Dusty
Springfield and Kylie.
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With only one vote, from the Tom Jones tribute act, Greg was the loser, his
dreams of a three month performance contract in Vegas with the renowned Legends In Concert in tatters.
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Commenting on Greg's first performance as Rod Stewart, vocal coaches to the
stars Carrie and David Grant said –
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David: "All week Greg's been holding back and saying 'it's the audience.
the magic will happen when the audience is there'. We're here tonight, the
audience is here and for me the magic didn't happen."
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Carrie: "I do think you sound like Rod Stewart but I still think you've got
a long way to go match the energy that he exudes on stage."
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The 11 tributes acts who have survived and will be battling it out and
singing once again in next week's show are: Elton John (Ed Hintze), Frank
Sinatra (Anthony Adams), Lionel Richie (Moni Tivony,) Robbie Williams (Tony
Lewis), Tom Jones (Simon Abbotts), Britney Spears (Tara Stafford Allen),
Cher (Joanna Berns), Diana Ross (Siam Hurlock), Dusty Springfield (Katy
Setterfield), Kylie (Victoria Jones) and Madonna (Evelyne Brink).
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Notes to Editors
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The songs which the tribute acts performed in tonight's show were –
Kylie: I Should Be So Lucky
Frank Sinatra: Strangers In The Night
Cher: Strong Enough
Tom Jones: What's New Pussycat
Madonna: Material Girl
Rod Stewart: Do Ya Think I'm Sexy
Elton John: I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
Dusty Springfield: I Only Want To Be With You
Lionel Richie: Easy
Britney Spears: You Drive Me Crazy
Robbie Williams: Feel
Diana Ross: I'm Coming Out
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Also during the results show the 12 tribute acts all performed together
with a group rendition of The Beatles' With A Little Help From My
Friends.
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And there was a special guest performance by one of the all time
tribute bands Bjorn Again, who played a medley of Abba's hit songs, Dancing Queen and Take A Chance On Me.
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