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== Host == | == Host == | ||
- | Jane | + | [[Jane McDonald]] |
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+ | == Co-hosts == | ||
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+ | Judges: Barbara Windsor and Nigel Martin-Smith | ||
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+ | Voiceover: [[Mitch Johnson]] | ||
== Broadcast == | == Broadcast == | ||
- | Mentorn for | + | Mentorn Barraclough Carey for BBC One, 26 June 1999 to 20 October 2001 (pilot + 24 episodes in 2 series + 1 special) |
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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
- | Jane | + | Jane McDonald surprises nominated people in their everyday lives, telling them that they're going to sing on television. After a week of practice, they do their piece and a panel of judges gives comment. After everybody has sung, the judges decide who the winner is, er, and that's it. Oh, and Jane McDonald sings. |
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- | Famously the discoverer of one Joss Stone. | + | Famously the discoverer of one Joss Stone who won one-off special ''Junior Star For a Night''. Another act in the same show, Alexandra Burke, became the 2008 winner of [[The X Factor]]. |
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+ | <div class="image">[[File:Starforanight junior.jpg]]''Publicity photo for the Junior one-off with Alexandra Burke pictured at the bottom right.''</div> | ||
One of the contestants was former [[Take Your Pick]] hostess Sasha Lawrence, as a singing act. | One of the contestants was former [[Take Your Pick]] hostess Sasha Lawrence, as a singing act. | ||
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+ | == Web links == | ||
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+ | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_for_a_Night Wikipedia entry] | ||
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+ | == Pictures == | ||
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+ | <div class="image">[[Image:Starforanight janemacdonald.jpg]]''The ego-elevating moment of the whole thing - reminding us why Jane was presenting this show.''</div> | ||
[[Category:Variety]] | [[Category:Variety]] | ||
[[Category:Mentorn Productions]] | [[Category:Mentorn Productions]] |
Current revision as of 15:04, 9 December 2023
Contents |
Host
Co-hosts
Judges: Barbara Windsor and Nigel Martin-Smith
Voiceover: Mitch Johnson
Broadcast
Mentorn Barraclough Carey for BBC One, 26 June 1999 to 20 October 2001 (pilot + 24 episodes in 2 series + 1 special)
Synopsis
Jane McDonald surprises nominated people in their everyday lives, telling them that they're going to sing on television. After a week of practice, they do their piece and a panel of judges gives comment. After everybody has sung, the judges decide who the winner is, er, and that's it. Oh, and Jane McDonald sings.
Inventor
Based on a Canadian format.
Trivia
Famously the discoverer of one Joss Stone who won one-off special Junior Star For a Night. Another act in the same show, Alexandra Burke, became the 2008 winner of The X Factor.
One of the contestants was former Take Your Pick hostess Sasha Lawrence, as a singing act.