# The Sing-Off season 1

The first season of The Sing-Off premiered on December 14, 2009. The show featured eight a cappella groups performing popular songs live. The winner's prize was $100,000 and a Sony Music recording contract. Nick Lachey hosted, while Ben Folds of Ben Folds Five, Shawn Stockman from Boyz II Men and Nicole Scherzinger from The Pussycat Dolls were judges. The show ran for 4 episodes, concluding on December 21, 2009 with a live finale. The group Nota won the title.

## Groups

| Contestant | School | Finish | Number of members |
| Nota San Juan, Puerto Rico | NA | Winner | 6 |
| The Beelzebubs Medford, Massachusetts | Tufts University | Second Place | 12 |
| Voices of Lee Cleveland, Tennessee | Lee University | Third Place | 10 |
| The SoCals Los Angeles, California | University of Southern California | Eliminated Episode 3 | 8 |
| MAXX Factor Baltimore, Maryland | NA | Eliminated Episode 3 | 4 |
| BYU Noteworthy Provo, Utah | Brigham Young University | Eliminated Episode 2 | 9 |
| Solo Omaha, Nebraska | NA | Eliminated Episode 1 | 7 |
| Face Boulder, Colorado | NA | Eliminated Episode 1 | 6 |

## Elimination table

* Legend
| Eliminated | Last safe | Safe | Third | Runner-up | Winner |
| Date: | Date: | 12/14 | 12/15 | 12/16 (A) | 12/16 (B) | 12/21 |
| Place | Group | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1 | Nota | 1st (1) | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | Winner |
| 2 | Beelzebubs | 1st (2) | 2nd | 1st | 1st | Runner-Up |
| 3 | Voices of Lee | 3rd (1) | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | Third Place |
| 4 | The SoCals | 2nd (2) | 4th | 4th | Eliminated | |
| 5 | Maxx Factor | 3rd (2) | 5th | Eliminated | | |
| 6 | Noteworthy | 2nd (1) | Eliminated | | | |
| 7 | Solo | Eliminated (2) | | | | |
| 8 | Face | Eliminated (1) | | | | |

## Performances
### Episode 1 (December 14, 2009)

* Group performance: "Under Pressure" by Queen/David Bowie
A summary of the groups' performances on the first live show, along with the results. :
| Group | Order | Song | Result |
| First Half ||||
| Nota | 1 | "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz | Safe |
| Voices of Lee | 2 | "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield | Last safe |
| Face | 3 | "Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi | Eliminated |
| Noteworthy | 4 | "Think" by Aretha Franklin | Safe |
| Second Half ||||
| Beelzebubs | 5 | "Magical Mystery Tour" by The Beatles | Safe |
| Maxx Factor | 6 | "Dancing Queen" by ABBA | Last safe |
| The SoCals | 7 | "Somebody To Love" by Queen | Safe |
| Solo | 8 | "Whatcha Say" by Jason Derülo | Eliminated |
| Swan songs ||||
| Face | 1 | "Home" by Daughtry | "Home" by Daughtry |
| Solo | 2 | "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor | "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor |

### Episode 2 (December 15, 2009)

* Theme: Big Hits (first song) and Guilty Pleasures (second song)
A summary of the groups' performances on the second live show, along with the results. :
| Group | Order | First song | Order | Second song | Result |
| Beelzebubs | 1 | "Right Round" by Flo Rida | 7 | "Come Sail Away" by Styx | Safe |
| Noteworthy | 2 | "Viva la Vida" by Coldplay | 8 | "Hold On" by Wilson Phillips | Eliminated |
| Voices of Lee | 3 | "No One" by Alicia Keys | 9 | "Freedom! '90" by George Michael | Safe |
| Nota | 4 | "Down" by Jay Sean | 10 | "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees | Safe |
| The SoCals | 5 | "Already Gone" by Kelly Clarkson | 11 | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" by Starship | Safe |
| Maxx Factor | 6 | "Love Story" by Taylor Swift | 12 | "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse | Last safe |
| Swan song ||||||
| Noteworthy | 1 | "Happy Ending" by Mika | "Happy Ending" by Mika | "Happy Ending" by Mika | "Happy Ending" by Mika |

### Episode 3 (December 16, 2009)

* Theme: Superstar Medleys (first round), Judges' Request (second round)
* Group performance: "Mr. Blue Sky" by Electric Light Orchestra
A summary of the groups' performances on the third live show, along with the results. :
| Group | Order | Song | Result |
| First Half ||||
| Nota | 1 | A medley of The Jackson 5: "I Want You Back", "I'll Be There" & "ABC" | Safe |
| Beelzebubs | 2 | A medley of The Who: "Behind Blue Eyes", "Who Are You", & "Baba O'Riley" | Safe |
| Maxx Factor | 3 | A medley of The Beach Boys: "God Only Knows", "Wouldn't It Be Nice" & "Good Vibrations" | Eliminated |
| The SoCals | 4 | A medley of Journey: "Any Way You Want It", "Open Arms" & "Don't Stop Believin'" | Last safe |
| Voices of Lee | 5 | A medley of The Beatles: "Paperback Writer", "Oh! Darling" & "All You Need is Love" | Safe |
| Second Half ||||
| Nota | 6 | "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel | Safe |
| Beelzebubs | 7 | "Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond | Safe |
| The SoCals | 8 | "Hazy Shade of Winter" by Simon & Garfunkel | Eliminated |
| Voices of Lee | 9 | "Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson | Last safe |
| Swan songs ||||
| Maxx Factor | 1 | "Leaving on a Jet Plane" by John Denver | "Leaving on a Jet Plane" by John Denver |
| The SoCals | 2 | "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake | "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake |

### Episode 4 (December 21, 2009)

* Group performance: "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" by U2
* Guest performance: Medley of Hits by Boyz II Men
A summary of the groups' performances on the final live show, along with the results. :
| Group | Order | First song | Order | Second song | Result |
| Voices of Lee | 1 | "Stand by Me" by Ben E. King | 4 | "Pocket Full of Sunshine" by Natasha Bedingfield (with Natasha Bedingfield) | Third Place |
| Beelzebubs | 2 | "Where is the Love?" by The Black Eyed Peas | 5 | "You Don't Own Me" by Lesley Gore (with Nicole Scherzinger) | Second Place |
| Nota | 3 | "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers | 6 | "The Tracks of My Tears" by The Miracles (with Smokey Robinson) | Winner |
| Nota, Beelzebubs, Voices of Lee | 7 | "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" by Darlene Love (with Nick Lachey) | "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" by Darlene Love (with Nick Lachey) | "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" by Darlene Love (with Nick Lachey) | "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" by Darlene Love (with Nick Lachey) |
| Nota, Beelzebubs, Voices of Lee | 8 | "Drive" by Bobby McFerrin (with Bobby McFerrin) | "Drive" by Bobby McFerrin (with Bobby McFerrin) | "Drive" by Bobby McFerrin (with Bobby McFerrin) | "Drive" by Bobby McFerrin (with Bobby McFerrin) |
| Nota, Beelzebubs | 9 | "Why Can't We Be Friends?" by War (with Ben Folds) | "Why Can't We Be Friends?" by War (with Ben Folds) | "Why Can't We Be Friends?" by War (with Ben Folds) | "Why Can't We Be Friends?" by War (with Ben Folds) |
| Swan songs ||||||
| Voices of Lee | 1 | "So Long, Farewell" from The Sound of Music | "So Long, Farewell" from The Sound of Music | "So Long, Farewell" from The Sound of Music | Third Place |
| Beelzebubs | 2 | "We Gotta Get out of This Place" by The Animals | "We Gotta Get out of This Place" by The Animals | "We Gotta Get out of This Place" by The Animals | Second Place |
| Victory song ||||||
| Nota | "Down" by Jay Sean (with Jay Sean) | "Down" by Jay Sean (with Jay Sean) | "Down" by Jay Sean (with Jay Sean) | "Down" by Jay Sean (with Jay Sean) | Winner |

## Ratings

| Episode Number | Airdate | Rating/Share (18-49) | Viewers (millions) | Rank (Night) |
| 1 | December 14, 2009 | 2.3/6 | 6.9 | 2 |
| 2 | December 15, 2009 | 2.6/7 | 6.9 | 2 |
| 3 | December 16, 2009 | 2.2/6 | 6.5 | 3 |
| 4 | December 21, 2009 | 2.3/7 | 7.2 | 2 |