# Let It Shine (2017 TV series)

Let It Shine is a British reality television music competition to find young men to star in The Band, a new stage musical featuring the songs of Take That. It aired in January and February 2017 on BBC One. In 2018, the BBC announced that Let It Shine has been cancelled after one series.
The show was presented by Graham Norton and Mel Giedroyc, with Gary Barlow, Dannii Minogue and Martin Kemp serving as judges throughout the series. Amber Riley was the guest judge for the auditions, followed by Lulu for the group round. Ricki Lake was the guest judge for the first live show, Ashley Roberts for the semi-final and Peter Kay for the final.
The show was won by the band Five to Five, who won the part as the band in the new musical The Band, which began touring in September 2017.

## Production

The show's title comes from Take That's 2007 single "Shine". Amber Riley, Lulu, Ricki Lake, Ashley Roberts and Peter Kay acted as guest judges of the competition, respectively. Busted, Beverley Knight, Melanie C, Olly Murs and Kaiser Chiefs performed with the contestants split into groups as part of the second round of the competition, which was filmed at Dock10, MediaCityUK in November 2016.

## Format

There are three stages to the competition:
   * "The Starway" (auditions)
   * "The Collaborations" (group stage)
   * "The Battle of the Bands" (live shows)

## The Starway

The judges each have 5 stars and each contestant is scored out of 20 stars; in order to proceed onto the next round they needed 15 stars.

### Episode 1 (7 January)

| Act | Order | Age | Song | Stars |
| Clinton Elvis | 1 | 23 | "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" | 16 |
| Deaglan Arthurs | 2 | 18 | "New York, New York" | 18 |
| Jamie-Ryan Taylor | 3 | 21 | "Last Request" | 11 |
| Jazzie Mattis | 4 | 24 | "Uptown Funk" | 17 |
| Tyler Jack Smith | 5 | 19 | "You Are So Beautiful" | 17 |
| Hector Mitchell-Turner | 6 | 21 | "You Get What You Give" | 11 |
| Zak Robinson | 7 | 17 | "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" | 14 |
| Bobby Foord | 8 | 16 | "7 Days" | 11 |
| Nicky Price | 9 | 17 | "Say Something" | 20 |
| Nick Carsberg | 10 | 17 | "Dance with Me Tonight" | 16 |
| Wayne Thurtell | 11 | 25 | "My Girl" | 11 |
| Jason Brock | 12 | 30 | "Run to You" | 20 |

### Episode 2 (14 January)

| Act | Order | Age | Song | Stars |
| Jonnie Halliwell | 1 | 25 | "Reet Petite" | 20 |
| Dylan Reid | 2 | 20 | "Roar" | 16 |
| Lee Stinchcombe | 3 | 35 | "The Power of Love" | 8 |
| Samm Hewitt | 4 | 23 | "Dear Darlin'" | 12 |
| Keith Branic | 5 | 16 | "Treasure" | 15 |
| Ciaran O'Brien | 6 | 16 | "Dancing On My Own" | 15 |
| Craig Webb | 7 | 27 | "Jealous" | 18 |
| Damien Kivlehan | 8 | 26 | "You Give Love a Bad Name" | 16 |
| Curtis T Johns | 9 | 23 | "Put Your Records On" | 19 |
| Julius Wright | 10 | 20 | "All Night Long (All Night)" | 16 |
| Jamie Corner | 11 | 24 | "Johnny B. Goode" | 17 |
| Scott Sutcliffe | 12 | 23 | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" | 14 |
| Huw Roberts | 13 | 16 | "Don't Look Back in Anger" | 16 |
| Harry Neale | 14 | 26 | "Beggin'" | 16 |

### Episode 3 (21 January)

| Act | Order | Age | Song | Stars |
| Jordan Harvey | 1 | 24 | "Blame It on Me" | 18 |
| AJ Bentley | 2 | 21 | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" | 18 |
| Dion McGrath | 3 | 23 | "All About You" | 13 |
| Matt Thorpe | 4 | 30 | "If I Ain't Got You" | 20 |
| Dan Budd | 5 | 27 | "No Regrets" | 16 |
| Elijah Holloway | 6 | 18 | "Greased Lightnin'" | 11 |
| Mark Angels | 7 | 21 | "Mirrors" | 17 |
| Harry Brown | 8 | 17 | "Love Yourself" | 17 |
| Jordan Charles | 9 | 24 | "Pompeii" | 15 |
| Danny Colligan | 10 | 23 | "Stitches" | 15 |
| Kyle Passmore | 11 | 27 | "You Give Me Something | 19 |
| Josh Bailey | 12 | 17 | "Jealous" | 19 |
| Matt Knight | 13 | 27 | "Wake Me Up" | 16 |
| Tayler Davis | 14 | 21 | "Faith" | 14 |
| Hercules Smith | 15 | 33 | "Iris" | 16 |

### Episode 4 (28 January)

| Act | Order | Age | Song | Stars |
| Callum Howells | 1 | 17 | "You'll Be Back" | 16 |
| Scott Macaulay | 2 | 18 | "Laura" | 19 |
| Luke Stanley | 3 | 27 | "All of Me" | 15 |
| Travis Kerry | 4 | 19 | "Feel So Close" | 11 |
| Alexis Gerred | 5 | 27 | "Come Together" | 18 |
| Robert Evans | 6 | 20 | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" | 12 |
| Andrew Mott | 7 | 22 | "More Than Words" | 12 |
| Kieran McManus | 8 | 18 | "Little Things" | 12 |
| Sam Glen | 9 | 23 | "Torn" | 16 |
| Connor Cunningham | 10 | 21 | "Brown Eyed Girl" | 15 |
| Ryan Butterworth | 11 | 21 | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For | 16 |
| Sario Solomon | 12 | 19 | "Tainted Love" | 16 |
| Anthony Sahota | 13 | 22 | "Ordinary People" | 16 |
| Liam Holmes | 14 | 27 | "Let's Get It On" | 13 |
| Conor McLoughlin | 15 | 20 | "Your Song" | 17 |
| Yazdan Qafouri | 16 | 17 | "Ain't No Sunshine" | 15 |
| Jimmy Haggar | 17 | 19 | "That's Life" | 13 |
| Veeraj Lutchman | 18 | 37 | "Take Me to Church" | 16 |
| Jack Hinton | 19 | 22 | "Viva Forever" | 15 |
| Bradley Johnson | 20 | 19 | "Bring Him Home" | 20 |

## The Collaborations

After the episode, a clip was made available on BBC iPlayer which revealed the new names of the bands. Group 1 was named Five to Five, Group 2 was named Iron Sun, Group 3 was named Neon Panda, Group 4 was named Drive and Group 5 was named Nightfall.

### Episode 5 (4 February)

* Guest judge: Lulu
* Group performance: "Kidz"/ "Hangin' Tough"/ "When Will I Be Famous?"/ "Sing"

#### Group 1

* Collaboration with Olly Murs
| Artist | Song | Results |
| AJ Bentley | "Troublemaker"/ "Unpredictable" /"Heart Skips a Beat"/ "Wrapped Up" | Safe |
| Connor Cunningham | "Troublemaker"/ "Unpredictable" /"Heart Skips a Beat"/ "Wrapped Up" | Eliminated |
| Curtis T Johns | "Troublemaker"/ "Unpredictable" /"Heart Skips a Beat"/ "Wrapped Up" | Safe |
| Nick Carsberg | "Troublemaker"/ "Unpredictable" /"Heart Skips a Beat"/ "Wrapped Up" | Safe |
| Sario Solomon | "Troublemaker"/ "Unpredictable" /"Heart Skips a Beat"/ "Wrapped Up" | Safe |
| Scott Macaulay | "Troublemaker"/ "Unpredictable" /"Heart Skips a Beat"/ "Wrapped Up" | Eliminated |
| Tyler Jack Smith | "Troublemaker"/ "Unpredictable" /"Heart Skips a Beat"/ "Wrapped Up" | Eliminated |
| Yazdan Qafouri | "Troublemaker"/ "Unpredictable" /"Heart Skips a Beat"/ "Wrapped Up" | Safe |

#### Group 2

* Collaboration with Beverley Knight
| Artist | Song | Results |
| Alexis Gerred | "Twist and Shout"/ "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" /"Hold On, I'm Coming" | Safe |
| Clinton Elvis | "Twist and Shout"/ "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" /"Hold On, I'm Coming" | Safe |
| Damien Kivlehan | "Twist and Shout"/ "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" /"Hold On, I'm Coming" | Eliminated |
| Dylan Reid | "Twist and Shout"/ "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" /"Hold On, I'm Coming" | Eliminated |
| Harry Brown | "Twist and Shout"/ "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" /"Hold On, I'm Coming" | Safe |
| Jordan Harvey | "Twist and Shout"/ "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" /"Hold On, I'm Coming" | Safe |
| Matt Knight | "Twist and Shout"/ "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" /"Hold On, I'm Coming" | Safe |
| Veeraj Lutchman | "Twist and Shout"/ "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" /"Hold On, I'm Coming" | Eliminated |

#### Group 3

* Collaboration with Busted
| Artist | Song | Results |
| Anthony Sahota | "Sleeping with the Light On"/ "On What You're On" /"Year 3000" | Safe |
| Conor McLoughlin | "Sleeping with the Light On"/ "On What You're On" /"Year 3000" | Safe |
| Craig Webb | "Sleeping with the Light On"/ "On What You're On" /"Year 3000" | Safe |
| Dan Budd | "Sleeping with the Light On"/ "On What You're On" /"Year 3000" | Eliminated |
| Deaglan Arthurs | "Sleeping with the Light On"/ "On What You're On" /"Year 3000" | Eliminated |
| Josh Bailey | "Sleeping with the Light On"/ "On What You're On" /"Year 3000" | Safe |
| Luke Stanley | "Sleeping with the Light On"/ "On What You're On" /"Year 3000" | Eliminated |
| Matt Thorpe | "Sleeping with the Light On"/ "On What You're On" /"Year 3000" | Safe |

#### Group 4

* Collaboration with Kaiser Chiefs
| Artist | Song | Results |
| Jamie Corner | "Ruby"/ "Hole In My Soul" /"I Predict a Riot" | Safe |
| Jazzie Mattis | "Ruby"/ "Hole In My Soul" /"I Predict a Riot" | Safe |
| Jonnie Halliwell | "Ruby"/ "Hole In My Soul" /"I Predict a Riot" | Safe |
| Jordan Charles | "Ruby"/ "Hole In My Soul" /"I Predict a Riot" | Eliminated |
| Keith Branic | "Ruby"/ "Hole In My Soul" /"I Predict a Riot" | Eliminated |
| Mark Angels | "Ruby"/ "Hole In My Soul" /"I Predict a Riot" | Safe |
| Ryan Butterworth | "Ruby"/ "Hole In My Soul" /"I Predict a Riot" | Safe |
| Sam Glen | "Ruby"/ "Hole In My Soul" /"I Predict a Riot" | Eliminated |
* Originally Callum Howells & Harry Neale were part of Group 4 but decided to withdraw from the competition, they were replaced by reserves Keith Branic & Jordan Charles.

#### Group 5

* Collaboration with Melanie C
| Artist | Song | Results |
| Bradley Johnson | "I Turn to You"/ "Anymore" /"When You're Gone" | Safe |
| Danny Colligan | "I Turn to You"/ "Anymore" /"When You're Gone" | Safe |
| Hercules Smith | "I Turn to You"/ "Anymore" /"When You're Gone" | Eliminated |
| Huw Roberts | "I Turn to You"/ "Anymore" /"When You're Gone" | Safe |
| Jason Brock | "I Turn to You"/ "Anymore" /"When You're Gone" | Safe |
| Julius Wright | "I Turn to You"/ "Anymore" /"When You're Gone" | Safe |
| Kyle Passmore | "I Turn to You"/ "Anymore" /"When You're Gone" | Eliminated |
| Nicky Price | "I Turn to You"/ "Anymore" /"When You're Gone" | Eliminated |

## The Battle of the Bands
### Live show details
#### Results summary
##### Result's colour key

    Artist was part of the Band in bottom two
    Artist was eliminated
    Artist qualified for the band
Weekly results per artist :
| Artist | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 |
| AJ Bentley | Safe | Safe | Winners (week 3) |
| Curtis T Johns | Safe | Safe | Winners (week 3) |
| Nick Carsberg | Safe | Safe | Winners (week 3) |
| Sario Solomon | Safe | Safe | Winners (week 3) |
| Yazdan Qafouri | Safe | Safe | Winners (week 3) |
| Bradley Johnson | Safe | Safe | Runners-up (week 3) |
| Conor McLoughlin | Bottom two | Bottom two | Runners-up (week 3) |
| Danny Colligan | Safe | Safe | Runners-up (week 3) |
| Huw Roberts | Safe | Safe | Runners-up (week 3) |
| Jason Brock | Safe | Safe | Runners-up (week 3) |
| Jazzie Mattis | Bottom two | Bottom two | Runners-up (week 3) |
| Jonnie Halliwell | Bottom two | Bottom two | Runners-up (week 3) |
| Julius Wright | Safe | Safe | Runners-up (week 3) |
| Mark Angels | Bottom two | Bottom two | Runners-up (week 3) |
| Matt Thorpe | Bottom two | Bottom two | Runners-up (week 3) |
| Alexis Gerred | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 2) |
| Clinton Elvis | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 2) |
| Harry Brown | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 2) |
| Jordan Harvey | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 2) |
| Matt Knight | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 2) |
| Anthony Sahota | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) |
| Craig Webb | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) |
| Jamie Corner | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) |
| Josh Bailey | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) |
| Ryan Butterworth | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 1) | Eliminated (week 1) |

#### Week 1: Quarter final (11 February)

* Guest judge: Ricki Lake
* Group performance: "This Is How We Do It"/ "Hot in Herre"/ "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty"/ "Eye of the Tiger"/ "What Makes You Beautiful"/ "Treasure"/ "Hey Ya!"/ "No Diggity"
* Guest performance: Jersey Boys ("Sherry"/ "Big Girls Don't Cry"/ "Walk Like a Man"/ "Beggin'"/ "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)")
| Band | Order | Song | Results |
| Iron Sun | 1 | "Shut Up and Dance" | Safe |
| Drive | 2 | "Everybody Get Up"/ "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" | Bottom two |
| Nightfall | 3 | "The Scientist" | Safe |
| Neon Panda | 4 | "Marry You" | Bottom two |
| Five to Five | 5 | "MMMBop" | Safe |
| Sing-off ||||
| Drive | 1 | "A Million Love Songs" | "A Million Love Songs" |
| Neon Panda | 2 | "Greatest Day" | "Greatest Day" |
* Mark Angels, Jazzie Mattis, Matt Thorpe, Jonnie Halliwell & Conor McLoughlin were saved by the judges and through to Semi-final. As Drive had 3 of the 5 members saved and Neon Panda only had 2 of the 5 the saved artist would continue as Drive.
* Anthony Sahota, Craig Webb, Jamie Corner, Josh Bailey & Ryan Butterworth were not saved and therefore were eliminated from the competition.

#### Week 2: Semi-final (18 February)

* Guest judge: Ashley Roberts
* Group performance: "It Only Takes a Minute"/ "Could It Be Magic"/ "Relight My Fire"/ "Pray"/ "Shine" (with Take That)
* Guest performance: Motown: The Musical: ("Do You Love Me"/ "Dancing in the Street")
| Band | Order | Song | Results |
| Five to Five | 1 | "Tell Her About It" | Safe |
| Iron Sun | 2 | "Born This Way" | Bottom two |
| Drive | 3 | "Girls on Film" | Bottom two |
| Nightfall | 4 | "Without You" | Safe |
| Sing-off ||||
| Iron Sun | 1 | "The Long and Winding Road" | "The Long and Winding Road" |
| Drive | 2 | "Something" | "Something" |
* Mark Angels, Matt Thorpe, Jonnie Halliwell, Conor McLoughlin & Jazzie Mattis were saved by the judges and through to Final and continue as Drive.
* Alexis Gerred, Clinton Elvis, Harry Brown, Jordan Harvey and Matt Knight were not saved and therefore were eliminated from the competition.

#### Week 3: Final (25 February)

* Guest judge: Peter Kay
* Theme: Musical classic & pop number
* Guest performance: Michael Ball & Alfie Boe: ("Les Misérables Medley") and Take That with Robbie Williams: ("The Flood")
| Band | Order | First song | Order | Second song | Result |
| Nightfall | 1 | "Footloose" | 4 | "End of the Road" | Runners-up |
| Five to Five | 2 | "You Can't Stop the Beat" | 5 | "Wrecking Ball" | Winners |
| Drive | 3 | "Grease" | 6 | "Thinking Out Loud" | Runners-up |
* Winning group: Five to Five (Yazdan Qafouri, Curtis T Johns, Nick Carsberg, Sario Solomon, AJ Bentley)

## Promotion

During an appearance on Alan Carr: Chatty Man in December, Barlow, Minogue and Kemp confirmed the show's launch date as 7 January 2017, the same date as The Voice UK's sixth series' premiere on ITV; and also showed a sneak-peek of one of the auditionees, and revealed the series' format and stages.

## Broadcast

Internationally, the series began airing in Australia on BBC UKTV from 22 January 2017.

## Ratings

All ratings are sourced from BARB.
| Episode | Air date | Viewers (millions) | BBC One weekly ranking | Viewing share |
| The Starway 1 | 7 January | 7.13 | 10 | 29.9% |
| The Starway 2 | 14 January | 6.00 | 14 | 26.7% |
| The Starway 3 | 21 January | 5.83 | 14 | 25.9% |
| The Starway 4 | 28 January | 5.08 | 20 | 23.6% |
| The Collaborations | 4 February | 5.25 | 17 | 23.9% |
| Battle of the Bands 1 | 11 February | 5.10 | 16 | 23.4% |
| Battle of the Bands Results 1 | 11 February | 4.30 | 25 | 18.0% |
| Battle of the Bands 2 | 18 February | 4.80 | 21 | 22.5% |
| Battle of the Bands Results 2 | 18 February | 4.27 | 26 | 18.0% |
| Battle of the Bands 3 | 25 February | 4.61 | 18 | 19.7% |
| Series average | 2017 | 5.24 | — | — |