Sing If You Can
Sing If You Can is a British game show broadcast on ITV. It features celebrities attempting to sing in front of a live studio audience whilst various attempts are made to disrupt their performances. It is presented by Keith Lemon and Stacey Solomon, though originally Vernon Kay was scheduled to host, but he felt that it would be better hosted by a comedian. The show was sponsored by Argos, supporting the charity Teenage Cancer Trust.
Format
Six celebrities are divided into two teams, each with a captain. After the celebrity has performed, a three-person judging panel views their thoughts. After all six celebrities have performed, the audience vote to decide which team wins. The losing team captain is dropped into a tank of water, and the winning team then perform a final song on a spinning stage. The amount of money to be donated to charity increases as the stage spins, and the longer the celebrities stay on the stage, the more money they win. The show raised money for the Teenage Cancer Trust.Episodes
Episode 1
;Judging panel| Red team – Team Gabriella | Jodie Prenger | Brendan Cole | Brigitte Nielsen |
| Blue team – Team Troy | Zoe Birkett | Jonathan Ansell | Andrew Stone |
| Song | Contestant | Distraction |
| "Back to Black" | Brigitte Nielsen Zoe Birkett | Knife Throwing |
| "Rescue Me" | Jodie Prenger | Snakes |
| "Ave Maria" | Jonathan Ansell | Balloons Popping |
| "Born to Be Wild" | Andrew Stone Brendan Cole | Various Shaking Floors Gunge and Feathers |
| "Firework" | Jonathan Ansell | No Distraction |
| "Only Girl (In the World)" | Brigitte Nielsen | No Distraction |
| "Walking on Sunshine" | Jodie Prenger Brigitte Nielsen Brendan Cole | Spinning Stage |
Episode 2
;Judging panel| Red team – Team Mash | Ricky Groves | Brenda Edwards | Sheila Ferguson |
| Blue team – Team Bangers | Gemma Merna | Shaun Williamson | Matt Stevens |
| Song | Contestant | Distraction |
| "I'm Still Standing" | Matt Stevens | Children Morris Dancers Gymnasts Rugby Team on a Bouncy Castle |
| "Don't Leave Me This Way" | Shaun Williamson Ricky Groves | Waxing |
| "Respect" | Brenda Edwards | Bike Stunts |
| "One Way Or Another" | Gemma Merna Sheila Ferguson | Feet in: Yesterdays Breakfast Clawed Frogs Blood Worms Crabs Freezing Slush Sewer Maggots Snapping Crayfish |
| "Just Dance" | Brenda Edwards | No Distraction |
| "Bad Romance" | Shaun Williamson | No Distraction |
| "I Predict A Riot" | Gemma Merna Shaun Williamson Matt Stevens | Spinning Stage |
Episode 3
;Judging panel| Red team – Team Darth Vadar | Rodney Marsh | Lisa Maxwell | Mikey Graham |
| Blue team – Team Luke Skywalker | Darren Gough | Ray Quinn | Camilla Kerslake |
| Song | Contestant | Distraction |
| "Do You Love Me" | Darren Gough Mikey Graham | Dance routine in inflatable costumes |
| "The Only Way Is Up" | Lisa Maxwell | Dressed as a fox dropped in bins with feathers paint etc. |
| "Parklife" | Rodney Marsh Ray Quinn | Join a dog show |
| "Stay" | Camilla Kerslake | Different weather |
| "Toxic" | Lisa Maxwell | No Distraction |
| "She Said" | Ray Quinn | No Distraction |
| "Valerie" | Darren Gough Ray Quinn Camilla Kerslake | Spinning Stage |
Episode 4
;Judging panel| Red team – Team He-Man | Toyah Willcox | Sian Reeves | Ben Richards |
| Blue team – Team Skeletor | Faye Tozer | Sinitta | Jedward |
| Song | Contestant | Distraction |
| "Fight for This Love" | Faye Tozer Toyah Willcox | Shaolin stunts |
| "Mercy" | Ben Richards Jedward | Electrocution gunge |
| "Rehab" | Sian Reeves | Drinking disgusting cocktails |
| "Everyday I Love You Less and Less" | Sinitta | Different weather |
| "Grenade" | Ben Richards | No distractions |
| "Tik Tok" | Faye Tozer Jedward as Backing Dancers | No distractions |
| "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" | Faye Tozer Jedward* | Spinning stage |
Episode 5
;Judging panel| Red team – Team Posh | Tricia Penrose | Chesney Hawkes | Martin Bayfield |
| Blue team – Team Scary | Craig Doyle | Leanne Jones | Roxanne Pallett |
| Song | Contestant | Distraction |
| "All Time Low" | Roxanne Pallett | Walk of fear |
| "Dizzy" | Tricia Penrose Leanne Jones | Spinning wheels |
| "Faith" | Craig Doyle Martin Bayfield | Disgusting cocktails |
| "Fire" | Chesney Hawkes | Erupting volcano |
| "Angels" | Martin Bayfield | No distraction |
| "Buttons" | Roxanne Pallett | No distraction |
| "Roll With It" | Tricia Penrose Martin Bayfield Chesney Hawkes | Spinning stage |
Episode 6 – The Finale
;Judging panel| Red team – Team Gabriella | Brigitte Nielsen | Brendan Cole | Jodie Prenger |
| Blue team – Team Luke Skywalker | Darren Gough | Ray Quinn | Camilla Kerslake |
| Song | Contestant | Distraction |
| "Sex on Fire" | Ray Quinn | Snakes |
| "Don't Stop Me Now" | Jodie Prenger Camilla Kerslake | Break dancers |
| "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" | Brendan Cole | Different weather |
| "House of Fun" | Brigitte Nielson Darren Gough | Dogs |
| "Rolling in the Deep" | Jodie Prenger | No distraction |
| "Closer" | Camilla Kerslake | No distraction |
| "Is This the Way to Amarillo" | Darren Gough Ray Quinn Camilla Kerslake | Spinning stage |
| "Son of a Preacher Man" | Stacey Solomon | Bike stunts |
Reception
Reviews have been mainly negative. The Guardian TV critic Grace Dent was scathing about the show, calling it "the worst TV programme ever made". Daily Mirror columnist Kevin O'Sullivan called it "gormless garbage" and "mind-numbingly banal".International versions
Most international versions of Twist and Shout, ''Sing If You Can, and Killer Karaoke'' which are sent and licensed by Zodiak Rights.| Country | Name | Hosts | Network | Date premiered |
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