My Camp Rock
My Camp Rock is a singing competition based on the
British version
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Starring | Series 1: Disney Channel |
Release | 3 April 2009 10 September 2010 | –
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2009: My Camp Rock
My Camp Rock, the first season, aired on
The eight finalists had the opportunity to demonstrate their musical talent to the panel of judges through a range of music based activities and also some physical activities. Guidance was provided to help the finalists prepare for the final audition. The finalists were filmed throughout the Boot Camp and the press were also at Boot Camp to interview the Boot Camp Finalists and publicise the competition.
Finalists
- Jessica Hammond - 15 from Belfast
- Holly Hull - 14 from Camberley, Surrey
- DJ Ajayi - 14 from Solihull
- Reece Cook - 11 from Lowestoft, Suffolk
- Abby Timms and Lucy Jennings - 16/15 from Birmingham
- Alex Doyle, Jasmin Huysmans and Briony Morgan - 13/14/15 from Dublin
- Lillian Chan and Saachi Sen - Both 13 from Hampstead, London
- Georgina Blyth - 12 from Lutterworth, Leicestershire
Episodes
- Episode 1 - Friday 3 April 2009 at 5:35 pm
- Episode 2 - Friday 10 April 2009 at 5:35 pm
- Camp Jam - Friday 17 April 2009 at 5:35 pm
- Final Jam - Friday 24 April 2009 at 5:35 pm
- The Results Show - Saturday 25 April 2009 at 10:30 am
- The Winner's Music Video - Friday 1 May 2009 at 5:55 pm
- Episode 1
The show premiered on 3 April on
The songs Zoe Tyler chose for the contestants:
- Jessica Hammond - "Here I Am"
- Holly Hull - "Here I Am"
- DJ Ajayi - "Who Will I Be"
- Reece Cook - "Play My Music"
- Abby Timms and Lucy Jennings - "2 Stars"
- Alex Doyle, Jasmin Huysmans and Briony Morgan - "We Rock"
- Lillian Chan and Saachi Sen - "This Is Me"
- Georgina Blyth - "This Is Me"
- Episode 2
A new episode was shown on 10 April, again at 5:35 pm. It showed the contestants training for the Camp Jam, and some others being told what their song is, in addition that Camp Jam would be held on 17 April, and that there would be four judges. The contestants' friends and family were there, and the best four contestants would go through to the Final Show, on April 25, where a viewer vote would decide the winner of My Camp Rock.
- Camp Jam
The Camp Jam was on 17 April, again at 5:35 pm. It started with the contestants practicing/preparing for the Camp Jam. First the contestants performed, and the judges decided which four finalists they should put through to the final. The four judges were: Zoe Tyler, Craig David, Martin Morales, and Gary Lloyd.
The 4 Final Acts were:
- Reece Cook
- Abby Timms and Lucy Jennings
- Holly Hull
- Jessica Hammond
- Final Jam
The Final Jam was broadcast live on 24 April, again at 5:35 pm, at the
- The Results Show
The Results Show was on 25 April at 10:30 am. The Saturdays performed their song "Up" and Demi Lovato performed their single, "La La Land", and also presented the trophy to the winner.[3] The winner was 14-year-old Holly Hull.[4]
2010: My Camp Rock 2
My Camp Rock 2 premiered on 13 August 2010 at 5.35 pm. The series was presented by
Finalists
There were 4 finalists:
- Leanne Fotheringham
- Parisa Tarjomani[6]
- Shannon Saunders
- Ryan Hulme
Episodes
- Episode 1
In this episode, the 4 finalists were introduced and set a task by John Modie to go busking in
- Episode 2
In this episode, the finalists were given their songs that they would have to perform in the final, which John Modi picked to suit their individual styles. Leanne was given "Can't Back Down", Parisa was given "It's Not Too Late", Shannon Saunders was given "Introducing Me", and Ryan was given "Heart and Soul". They were also given parts of the Camp Rock 2 song "It's On" to perform as a group. Beth Honan helped the finalists to develop their dance skills by getting them to perform their parts of "It's On" with each other. John Modi also gave the finalists a task of performing their songs at the International Youth Arts Festival in Kingston. The finalists were given individual coaching beforehand by pop star Simon Webbe, who went to the Youth Arts Festival with the finalists to give them support.
- Episode 3
In this episode, Beth Honan gave the finalists individual tuition to give them more confidence to be able to perform their individual songs in front of the cameras. John Modi set the finalists their first individual tasks: Leanne was set the task of climbing a climbing wall to help her to overcome a fear of heights and give her more confidence, while Shannon was set the task of working on a fruit and vegetables stall in a market to giver her confidence of performing in front of a crowd and stop her being shy. Parisa was set the task of trying to sell perfume and aftershave to the public in a city centre street to help to build her confidence and be able to connect with the audience better and Ryan was sent to visit a martial arts sensei to help him to build his confidence. The finalists were also shown being told about their next task, which was to perform individual "gigs" in their home town in front of their friends and families.
- Episode 4
In this episode, the finalists performed individual gigs in their home towns in front of their friends and families. The finalists were also shown arriving at the venue for the My Camp Rock 2 final,
- Episode 5
This double length episode, which aired on Friday, 10 September, was the final episode of My Camp Rock 2 where the finalists performed their final songs of the competition. The public voted the winner of the competition to be 16 year old Shannon Saunders who performed the song "Introducing Me". The singer from Wiltshire, England is a self-taught guitarist and pianist. Her prize was to have her version of a song from the series professionally recorded and released together with a music video.[5] This was followed by recording the song "I See the Light" for the British version of the Disney film Tangled.[7]
- My Camp Rock 2 Extra Jam
This was a series of 5-minute shorts featuring the finalists of My Camp Rock 2 with extras such as "sneak peeks" of performances, interviews, training and tasks the finalists were set.
A joint Scandinavian series of the format was broadcast in
A follow-up series was broadcast in 2010. The winner in the second and final season was the 13-year-old Swedish candidate Vendela Hollström singing "Its Not Too Late". Another song "Fire" by Swedish Ola Svensson, Danish Mohamed Ali and Norwegian Endre Nordvik became well known after it was adopted as the theme song for My Camp Rock 2.
Benelux version
2010: My Rock Camp Benelux
My Rock Camp was also broadcast jointly for Benelux countries Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg in 2010. The winners were Cheyenne & Mayleen.
Spanish version
2009: My Camp Rock Spain
Winner: Lucía Gil (10, Madrid)[10]
2010: My Camp Rock 2 Spain
Winner: Ana Mena (14, Málaga)
French version
2009: My Camp Rock France
Winners: Cynthia (15, Arles) & Félix (16, Meaux)
They sang the French version of "We Rock".
2010: My Camp Rock 2 France
Winners: Nicolas (15, Pau) & Noémie (16, Paris)
They sang the French version of "It's On".
References
- ^ "Jessica drums up support for My Camp Rock final - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk". Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ^ "Photo gallery: the finale of the Disney talent show My Camp Rock". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ^ metrowebukmetro (2009-04-27). "Demi announces My Camp Rock winner". Metro. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ^ Morgan, Clive. "My Camp Rock: Disney Channel star Demi Lovato interview". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ^ a b "Wiltshire singing sensation wins top Disney talent show". Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ^ "Parisa in Camp Rock final". Kent live. 2010-08-13. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ^ "Teenager sings in Disney movie". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ^ "Eric Saade - Biography | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ^ "Scandipop.co.uk – Ola – 'Fire'". www.scandipop.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ^ "Lucia Gil @ kids'music". en.kidsmusic.info. Retrieved 2016-09-17.