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''The Singing Bee'' is an Australian game show which is based on the original American version of the same name. By combining karaoke singing with a spelling bee-style competition, contestants have to sing lyrics to songs without making a mistake or risk being eliminated immediately. The show premiered on Sunday 7 October 2007 on the Nine Network, which has ordered the production of an initial eight episodes.〔(Nine hopes Singing Bee hums nicely ) Retrieved on 31 July 2007.〕 Its recording location is in Richmond, Victoria at the Nine Network's GTV-9 studios. ''The Singing Bee'' will follow the basic rules of the American version of the show but some rule changes have been made for the Australian version. On 22 March 2008, it was announced by the Nine Network that ''The Singing Bee'' is going back into production for a second season, with filming set to take place after the 2008 logies. Tim Campbell took over as host from Joey Fatone. The new season premiered on the Nine Network at 8.30pm on Thursday 10 July 2008. The Nine Network has confirmed that ''The Singing Bee'' would return in 2009. ==Host and singers== Former 'N Sync singer and host of the original US version of the show, Joey Fatone was announced on 24 September 2007 as the host of the Australian version (probably because there were many 'N Sync fans in Australia) and is currently in Melbourne for the show.〔(NSync star for Nine show ) Retrieved on 24 September 2007.〕 It was originally announced that it would be hosted by Australian musician David Campbell but due to other commitments, he was unavailable to host the show. Other media outlets have mentioned that personalities which were being considered for host included Kate Ceberano, Jon Stevens, Michael Falzon, Toby Allen and Rob Mills.〔(Kate Ceberano nine's next target? ) Retrieved on 4 September 2007.〕〔(Channel Nine smash hit new series The Singing Bee ) Retrieved on 14 July 2007.〕 The Nine Network is currently in the process of auditioning people for the series in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane and is currently asking for audience members.〔(Contestant call for The Singing Bee ) Retrieved on 14 August 2007.〕 Out of the four regular singers featured on the show, Rob Mills and Andrew De Silva have been announced as two of them. Lucy Holmes, former host of The Mint is also a regular on the show.〔(Paris' ex faces new reality ) Herald Sun 25 September 2007. Retrieved on 27 September 2007.〕 The 2008 & 2010 season was hosted by Tim Campbell. Singers in the house band for Season 2 include Nilusha Baeder, Lucy Holmes, Kelly Wolfgramm, Andrew De Silva and Judd Field. The house band is headed up by Dorian West. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Singing Bee (Australian game show)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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