It Takes Two was an Australian music talent show, which ran for three seasons from May 2006 to April 2008. It was based on the original UK programme Just the Two of Us.
Concept The show paired celebrities with professional singers who each week competed against each other in a sing-off to impress a panel of judges and ultimately the viewing public in order to survive potential elimination.
Through both telephone and SMS voting, viewers voted for the duo they thought should remain in the competition. Judges' scores were also taken into account and were combined with the viewer votes when determining which duos stayed and went each week. In all cases, the home viewers always had the final say.
The show was originally referred to in the media as Singing with the Stars, partly because of the similarity in concept to Dancing with the Stars.
Grant Denyer hosted It Takes Two between 2006 and 2008 with a various of female co-hosts such as Terasa Livingstone, Kate Ritchie and the most recent host from the 2008 season Erika Heynatz.
Every season finale ended with all contestants, judges and hosts singing the show's theme song "It Takes Two", originally performed by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston, and the studio audience and home viewers were encouraged to join in the singing too. By the end of 2008, Seven Network announced that they had no plans for a fourth season.
On air
Regular judges Marina Prior James Valentine Ross Wilson Amanda Pelman
Music director Chong Lim
Guest judge Daryl Braithwaite (Guest judge in season 2) Dannii Minogue (Guest judge in season 3)
Co-hosts Erika Heynatz (2008) Kate Ritchie (2007) Terasa Livingstone (2006)
Season One (2006) The first season premiered on Sunday 28 May 2006 and concluded on Sunday 6 August 2006. It featured the following celebrities:
Celebrity Occupation Professional singer Genre/s eliminated on Song/s eliminated on Placing Erika Heynatz Model & television presenter David Hobson – – Winners Sarah Ryan Former Olympic swimmer Guy Sebastian R&B Pop song "I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5 "Angels Brought Me Here" by Guy Sebastian Runners-up Mark FurzeHome and Away cast members Rachael Beck Swing Musical "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" by Frankie Valli "Beauty and the Beast" by Peabo Bryson and Celine Dion Eliminated 8th Kate Ritchie Troy Cassar-Daley Swing "Route 66" by Sammy Davis, Jr. Eliminated 7th Richard Champion Former AFL player Wendy Matthews – "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News Eliminated 6th Simon Reeve Television presenter Paulini Curuenavuli Ballad "Reminiscing" by Little River Band Eliminated 5th Michael Bevan Cricketer Jade MacRae –"With or Without You" by U2 Eliminated 4th Kate Fischer Model & actress Dave Gleeson Rock & Roll "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley Eliminated 3rd Judy Nunn Actress & author Glenn Shorrock Musicals "Luck Be a Lady" from Guys and Dolls Eliminated 2nd Richard Zachariah Journalist & television presenter Karen Knowles Rock "Gloria" by Van Morrison Eliminated 1st
Judges' scores Scorecard indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week. indicate the couples with the highest score for each week. indicates the couples eliminated that week indicates the winning couple. indicates the runner-up couple
EP = Episode S = Swing, P = Pop, R = Rock, M = Movies/Musicals, R&R = Rock & Roll, N1 = Number Ones, B = Ballad, D = Disco, C = Country, PR = Professional Hit, R&B = R&B, FA = Fast, SL = Slow, J = Journey.
Couple EP 1 EP 2 EP 3 EP 4 EP 5 EP 6 EP 7 EP 8 EP 9 EP 10 Erika/David26P30M31R&R34N130B32C34R73S, R&B73PR, D112FA, SL, JSarah/Guy25P28M26R&R27N130D28C33S68R, B61PR, R&B101FA, SL, J Mark/Rachael30P23M28R&R32N131B35D33R71S, R&B64PR, C Kate/Troy24P26M30R&B27N124B36R&R35R66C, SW Richard/Wendy29P23M21R&B25N125D32R&R28C Simon/Paulini25S30R29R&B22N130D25B Michael/Jade25S23R28R&B24N129C Kate/Dave20S22R24R&R22N1 Judy/Glenn27P27M 23R&B Richard/Karen16S18R
Erika Heynatz and her partner David Hobson were eventually declared the winners, defeating Sarah Ryan and her partner, Guy Sebastian.
Average chart This chart is based on the celebrities averages and not their place in the competition. Rank byaverageCompetitionfinishCoupleTotalNumber ofperformancesAverage1 Erika & David 475 14 33.92 Sarah & Guy 427 14 30.53 Kate & Troy 269 9 29.94 Mark & Rachael 314 11 28.55 Simon & Paulini 161 6 26.86 Richard & Wendy 183 8 26.17 Michael & Jade 129 5 25.88 Judy & Glenn 77 3 25.79 Kate & David 88 4 22.010 Richard & Karen 34 2 17.0
Season summary
There was no episode broadcast on 11 June due to the Seven Network's coverage of a rugby union international between Australia and England, therefore there were no contestant eliminations for that week. On 23 July, Larry Emdur was the fill-in host for Grant Denyer. This was due to Denyer's commitments in the second tier of the V8 Supercars series. Nick Lachey was a special guest in the grand finale on 6 August, who performed "What's Left of Me".
Season Two (2007) The second season premiered on Tuesday, 8 May 2007 and concluded on Tuesday, 10 July 2007. It featured the following celebrities:
Celebrity Occupation Professional singer Genre/s eliminated on Song/s eliminated on Placing Jolene Anderson All Saints actress David Campbell – – Winners Jo Stanley Radio broadcaster Anthony Callea Rock 'n' RollProfessional Hit "Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry"The Prayer" by Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli Runners-up Mimi Macpherson Environmentalist & television presenter David Hobson SwingMovies "My Baby Just Cares for Me" by Nina Simone"Hanky Panky" by Madonna Eliminated 8th Ernie Dingo The Great Outdoors presenter Rachael Beck Rock "Solid Rock" by Goanna Eliminated 7th Daniel Kowalski Former Olympic swimmer Kate Ceberano The 80s "Walking on Sunshine" by Eddy Grant Eliminated 6th Bob Morley Home and Away & The 100 actor Jade MacRae 70s & 80s "Hold the Line" by Toto Eliminated 5th Julia Zemiro Comedian & television presenter Dave Gleeson Rock & Roll "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley Eliminated 4th Russell Gilbert Comedian Wendy Matthews Number One Hits "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry Eliminated 3rd Krystal Forscutt Zoo Weekly columnist & model Troy Cassar-Daley Ballad "Heaven" by Bryan Adams Eliminated 2nd Lochie Daddo Actor & television presenter Paulini Curuenavuli Swing "Come Fly with Me" by Frank Sinatra Eliminated 1st
Judges' scores
Celebrity/Singing partners Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 61 Week 7 Week 82 Week 92 Week 103 Jolene Anderson/David Campbell 32 30 33 36 37 45 40 78 75 115 Jo Stanley/Anthony Callea 30 28 33 30 33 40 28 63 74 105 Mimi Macpherson/David Hobson 28 19 26 23 24 35 28 61 69 Ernie Dingo/Rachael Beck 26 26 28 27 22 37 33 61 Daniel Kowalski/Kate Ceberano 20 28 30 33 28 40 31 Bobby Morley/Jade MacRae 26 26 24 30 28 37 Julia Zemiro/Dave Gleeson 22 27 28 33 31 Russell Gilbert/Wendy Matthews 27 31 31 27 Krystal Forscutt/Troy Cassar-Daley 23 30 26 Lochie Daddo/Paulini Curuenavuli 22 20
1Week 6 featured a guest judge (Daryl Braithwaite), and scores were out of 50. 2Contestants in weeks 8 & 9 performed two songs, resulting with two scores out of 40, and added to out of 80. 3Contestants in the grand finale performed three songs, with three scores out of 40, and added out of 120.
Average chart This chart is based on the celebrities averages and not their place in the competition. Rank byaverageCompetitionfinishCoupleTotalNumber ofperformancesAverage1 Jolene & David 512 14 36.62 Jo & Anthony 456 14 32.33 Russell & Wendy 116 4 29.04 Daniel & Kate 202 7 28.95 Julia & David 141 5 28.26 Ernie & Rachael 253 9 28.17 Mimi & David 306 11 27.88 Bobby & Jade 164 6 27.39 Krystal & Troy 79 3 26.310 Lochie & Paulini 42 2 21.0
Season summary It was reported that celebrities Laura Csortan and Candice Falzon also auditioned, but were turned down for a "lack of basic singing ability".Krystal's on a high note Kate Ritchie, a contestant in season one, also replaced Terasa Livingstone as co-host for this season. New singing partners included Anthony Callea, David Campbell and Kate Ceberano, replacing Guy Sebastian, Glenn Shorrock and Karen Knowles. On 15 May, Larry Emdur was the fill-in host for Grant Denyer. In this episode, Kate Ritchie made a comment that when he was the host last time, she got voted out from last season. On 12 June, the show featured a guest judge, Daryl Braithwaite. On 26 June, the show featured a special guest, Canadian singer Michael Bublé who sang a few songs from his new album, Call Me Irresponsible.
Season Three (2008) The third and final season of It Takes Two commenced on Tuesday, 12 February 2008 and concluded on Tuesday, 22 April 2008. Erika Heynatz, winner of the show's first season was the new co-host alongside Grant Denyer. Here's all the celebrities featured in the final season:
Celebrity Occupation Professional singer Genre/s eliminated on Song/s eliminated on Placing Julia Morris Television presenter David Hobson – – Winners Russell Robertson AFL player Kate Ceberano FastSlowJourney "Can't Buy Me Love" by The Beatles"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" by Elton John"Home" by Michael Bublé Runner Up Virginia Gay All Saints actress Ian Moss RockProfessional Hit "One" by U2"Tucker's Daughter" by Ian Moss Eliminated 8th Paul O'Brien Home and Away actor Jade MacRae Swing "Mack the Knife" by Bobby Darin Eliminated 7th Candice Falzon Ironwoman Anthony Callea Rock "Hook Me Up" by The Veronicas Eliminated 6th Sara GroenSeven News weather presenter Adam Harvey Disco "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" by Barry White Eliminated 5th Chloe Maxwell Television presenter David Campbell 80s "Crazy For You" by Madonna Eliminated 4th Scott Draper Professional tennis player & golfer Ricki-Lee Coulter Ballad "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" by Michael Bolton Eliminated 3rd Mark Wilson Dancing with the Stars judge Rachael Beck Country "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton Eliminated 2nd John Mangos Sky News Australia anchor Wendy Matthews Pop "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" by Stevie Wonder Eliminated 1st
Judges' scores
Celebrity/Singing partnersScoreboard by week Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 51 Week 6 Week 7 Week 82 Week 92 Week 103 Julia Morris/David Hobson 29 32 35 33 38 32 35 67 69117 Russell Robertson/Kate Ceberano 31 32 33 33 36 36 33 70 72109 Virginia Gay/Ian Moss 35 32 34 31 32 33 38 75 69 Paul O'Brien/Jade MacRae 22 25 19 22 23 19 30 59 Candice Falzon/Anthony Callea 24 28 28 29 33 29 28 Sara Groen/Adam Harvey 30 27 23 30 27 31 Chloe Maxwell/David Campbell 29 29 29 32 28 Scott Draper/Ricki-Lee Coulter 28 31 30 27 Mark Wilson/Rachael Beck 27 31 22 John Mangos/Wendy Matthews 21 24
1Week 5 featured a guest judge (Dannii Minogue), and scores were still out of 40. She replaced Ross Wilson for the week, as he was unable to attend. 2Contestants in weeks 8 & 9 performed two songs, resulting with two scores out of 40, and added to out of 80. 3Contestants in the grand finale will perform three songs, with three scores out of 40, and added out of 120.
Average chart This chart is based on the celebrities averages and not their place in the competition. Rank byaverageCompetitionfinishCoupleTotalNumber ofperformancesAverage1 Julia & David 487 14 34.82 Russell & Kate 485 14 34.63 Virginia & Ian 379 11 34.54 Chloe & David 147 5 29.45 Scott & Ricki Lee 116 4 29.06 Candice & Anthony 199 7 28.47 Sara & Adam 168 6 28.08 Mark & Rachael 80 3 26.79 Paul & Jade 219 9 24.310 John & Wendy 45 2 22.5
Season summary
Despite being turned down for a lack of basic singing ability in Season 2, ironwoman Candice Falzon is one of the contestants in Season 3. New singing partners in this season are Ricki-Lee Coulter, Ian Moss and Adam Harvey, replacing Paulini Curuenavuli, Dave Gleeson and Troy Cassar-Daley. Kate Ritchie declined to return for the third season of the show.Kate Ritchie's decline to return to It Takes Two