When Joseph Met Maria


When Joseph Met Maria was a television Christmas special featuring several 'Maria' and 'Joseph' finalists from Andrew Lloyd Webber's BBC talent searches How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? and Any Dream Will Do, including winners Connie Fisher and Lee Mead. It was aired on BBC One on 24 December 2007 and was presented by Graham Norton.
When Joseph Met Maria showed what several of the finalists were up to since taking part in the live shows. It also featured several performances from the selected finalists, as well as judges John Barrowman, who performed with the Marias, and Denise Van Outen, who performed with the Josephs. Also present were judges Bill Kenwright and Zoe Tyler.

Finalists

The finalists from each series present were:
Marias
ContestantOverall position
Connie Fisher1st
Helena Blackman2nd
Siobhan Dillon3rd
Aoife Mulholland4th
Abi Finley5th
Simona Armstrong7th

Josephs
ContestantOverall position
Lee Mead1st
Keith Jack2nd
Lewis Bradley3rd
Craig Chalmers5th
Daniel Boys6th
Rob McVeigh7th

Songs

SongPerformed by
The Sound of Music/How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?Connie Fisher and the Marias
Any Dream Will Do/Go, Go, Go JosephLee Mead and the Josephs
Shout (The [Isley Brothers song)|Shout]Connie Fisher and the Marias
The Boys Are Back in TownLee Mead and the Josephs
All I Want for [Christmas Is You (Mariah Carey song)|All I Want for Christmas Is You]The Marias
Santa Claus is Coming to TownThe Josephs
The Perfect YearConnie Fisher
If I Can DreamLee Mead
Baby, It's Cold OutsideJohn Barrowman and the Marias
Santa BabyDenise Van Outen and the Josephs
All I Ask of YouConnie Fisher and Lee Mead
White ChristmasAll

''Kerst Met Joseph en Evita''

A similar special, entitled Kerst Met Joseph en Evita was aired on Christmas Eve 2008, uniting several 'Evita' and 'Joseph' finalists from the Dutch versions, Op zoek naar Evita and Op zoek naar Joseph including winners Brigitte Heitzer and Freek Bartels.