My Camp Rock
My Camp Rock is a singing competition based on the Disney Channel Original Movie "Camp Rock" and its sequel, "". Two series have been broadcast in the United Kingdom, and two editions in 2009 and 2010 in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway as "My Camp Rock Scandinavia". 2010 saw the launching of the Benelux version of the show in Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg. British version. 2009: "My Camp Rock". "My Camp Rock" , the first season, was aired on Disney Channel UK from April 3, 2009, to April 25, 2009. The first promo aired to promote the show aired in  March 2009. It was a singing competition that invited UK viewers to log online and make a video of themselves singing "This Is Me, and "We Rock" as a group, a duet or a solo, with entries posted from 19 December 2008, until the closing date, 11 February 2009. The competition was open to children aged 8 to 16. The best 8 entries were picked to participate in the TV show, and to attend a 4-day intensive Camp Rock-style singing and dancing workshop. The four judges whittled the 8 acts down to 4 to compete in the "Final  Jam", which was held at the Riverside Studios on April 24, 2009, where a viewer vote decided the winner. The winner was Holly Hull, 14 from Camberley, Surrey. The prize was for her to have a professional recording, release and music video of her version of "This is Me", a song from the series. The eight finalists had the opportunity to demonstrate their musical talent to the panel of judges through a range of music based activities and also some physical activities. Guidance was provided to help the finalists prepare for the final audition. The finalists were filmed throughout the  Boot Camp and the press were also at Boot Camp to interview the Boot Camp Finalists and publicise the competition. The show premiered on 3 April 2009 on Disney Channel UK at 5:35pm and was hosted by JK and Joel. It started with the hosts, the Camp Rockers, vocal coach Zoe Tyler and choreographer Gary Lloyd introducing themselves. First the Camp Rockers each sang on their own in front of Zoe, Gary, JK and Joel .They then had a vocal and dance lesson. In the end the adults threw a welcome party for the Camp Rockers. Episodes. The songs Zoe  Tyler chose for the contestants: A new episode was shown on 10 April 2009, again at 5:35 pm. It showed the contestants training for the Camp Jam, and some others being told what their song is, and it was announced that the Camp Jam would be on 17 April 2009, and that there would be four judges. The contestants' friends and family were there, and the best four contestants would go through to the Final Show, on April 25, 2009, where a viewer vote would decide the winner of My Camp Rock. The "Camp Jam" was on 17 April 2009 , again at 5:35 pm. It started with the contestants practicing/preparing for the "Camp Jam". First the contestants performed, and the judges decided which four finalists they should put through to the final. The four judges were: Zoe Tyler, Craig David, Martin Morales, and Gary Lloyd. The 4 Final Acts were: The "Final Jam" was broadcast live on 24 April 2009, again at 5:35 pm, at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, London, where the four finalists battled it out to become the winner of My Camp Rock. There was a viewer vote from 6pm to 6:20pm, Disney Channel for  viewers to log onto www.disneychannel.co.uk and vote for who they want to win the show. The Results Show was on 25 April 2009 at 10:30 am. The Saturdays performed their song "Up" and Demi Lovato performed their single, "La La Land," and also presented the trophy to the winner. The winner was 14-year-old Holly Hull. 2010: "My Camp Rock 2". My Camp Rock 2 premiered on Friday 13 August 2010 at 5.35pm. The series was presented by Sarah Jane Crawford and Nigel Clarke. The trainers, John Modi and Beth Honan set the finalists tasks to do each week , which were chosen to help the finalists develop their performance skills. The tasks are detailed in the episode summaries below. The final episode of the series aired on Friday 10 September 2010. In this episode the public voted for Shannon Saunders to win My Camp Rock 2 and have her version of a song from the series professionally recorded and released along with a music video. Finalists. There were 4 finalists: In this episode, the 4 finalists were introduced and set a task by John Modie to go busking in Covent Garden. Beth Honan surprised the finalists during dance training  when she arranged for dance group Flawless to come to the studio and help the finalists learn the dance routine to the song "Fire". In this episode, the finalists were given their songs that they would have to perform in the final, which John Modi picked to suit their individual styles. Leanne was given 'Can't Back Down,' Parisa was given 'It's Not Too Late,' Shannon Saunders was given 'Introducing Me,' and Ryan was given 'Heart and Soul.' They were also given parts of the song "It's On" to perform as a group. Beth Honan helped the finalists  to develop their dance skills by getting them to perform their parts of "It's On" with each other. John Modi also gave the finalists a task of performing their songs at the International Youth Arts Festival in Kingston. The finalists were given individual coaching beforehand by pop star Simon Webbe, who went to the Youth Arts Festival with the finalists to give them support. In this episode, Beth Honan gave the finalists individual tuition to give them more confidence to be able to perform their individual songs in front of the cameras. John Modi set the finalists their first  individual tasks, Leanne was set the task of climbing a climbing wall to help her to overcome a fear of heights and give her more confidence, Shannon was set the task of working on a fruit and vegetables stall in a market to giver her confidence of performing in front of a crowd and stop her being shy. Parisa was set the task of trying to sell perfume and aftershave to the public in a city centre street to help to build her confidence and be able to connect with the audience better and Ryan was sent to visit a  martial arts sensei to help him to build his confidence. The finalists were also shown being told about their next task, which was to perform individual "gigs" in their home town in front of their friends and families. In this episode, the finalists performed individual gigs in their home towns in front of their friends and families. The finalists were also shown arriving at the venue for the My Camp Rock 2 final, Koko. This double length episode, which aired on Friday 10 September 2010, was the final episode of My Camp Rock 2 where the finalists performed their final  songs of the competition. The public voted the winner of the competition to be 16 year old Shannon Saunders who performed the song 'Introducing Me'. The singer from Wiltshire, England is a self-taught guitarist and pianist. Her prize was to have her version of a song from the series professionally recorded and released together with a music video. This was followed by recording the song "I See the Light" for the British version of the Disney film "Tangled". 'This was a series of 5-minute shorts featuring the finalists of My Camp Rock 2 with extras such as "sneak  peeks" of performances, interviews, training and tasks the finalists were set. Scandinavian version. 2009: "My Camp Rock Scandinavia". A joint Scandinavian series of the format was broadcast in Sweden, Denmark and Norway via the Disney Channel Scandinavia in 2009 and presented by Lebanese-Swedish singer and presenter Eric Saade. The series was won by Swedish Shenie Fogo who performed the song "Here I Am". 2010: "My Camp Rock 2 Scandinavia". A follow-up series was broadcast in 2010. The winner in the second and final season was the 13-year-old Swedish candidate Vendela Hollström singing "Its Not Too Late . Another song Fire" by Swedish Ola Svensson, Danish Mohamed Ali and Norwegian Endre Nordvik became well known after it was adopted as the theme song for "My Camp Rock 2". Benelux version. 2010: "My Rock Camp Benelux". "My Rock Camp" was also broadcast jointly for Benelux countries Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg in 2010. The winners were Cheyenne & Mayleen. Spanish version. 2009: "My Camp Rock Spain". Winner: Lucía Gil (10, Madrid) 2010: "My Camp Rock 2 Spain". Winner: Ana Mena (14, Málaga) French version. 2009: "My Camp Rock France". Winners: Cynthia (15, Arles) & Félix (16, Meaux) They sang the French  version of "We Rock". 2010: "My Camp Rock 2 France". Winners: Nicolas (15, Pau) & Noémie (16, Paris) They sang the French version of "It's On"