The first season of The Sing-Off premiered on December 14, 2009. The show featured eight a cappella groups performing popular songs live. The winner's prize was $100,000 and a Sony Music recording contract. Nick Lachey hosted, while Ben Folds of Ben Folds Five, Shawn Stockman from Boyz II Men and Nicole Scherzinger from The Pussycat Dolls were judges. The show ran for 4 episodes, concluding on December 21, 2009 with a live finale. The group Nota won the title.
Groups Contestant School Finish Number of membersNota San Juan, Puerto Rico NA The BeelzebubsMedford, Massachusetts Tufts University Voices of Lee Cleveland, Tennessee Lee University The SoCals Los Angeles, California University of Southern California MAXX Factor Baltimore, Maryland NA BYU NoteworthyProvo, Utah Brigham Young University Solo Omaha, Nebraska NA Face Boulder, Colorado NA
Elimination table Legend EliminatedLast safeSafeThirdRunner-up Winner
Date:12/1412/1512/16 (A) 12/16 (B) 12/21 Place GroupResult1Nota1st (1)1st3rd2ndWinner2Beelzebubs1st (2)2nd1st1stRunner-Up3Voices of Lee3rd (1)3rd2nd3rdThird Place4The SoCals2nd (2)4th4thEliminated5Maxx Factor3rd (2)5thEliminated6Noteworthy2nd (1)Eliminated7SoloEliminated (2)8FaceEliminated (1)
Performances
Episode 1 (December 14, 2009) Group performance: "Under Pressure" by Queen/David Bowie
+ A summary of the groups' performances on the first live show, along with the results. Group Order Song Result Nota 1 "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz Safe Voices of Lee 2 "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield Last safe Face 3 "Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi Eliminated Noteworthy 4 "Think" by Aretha Franklin Safe Beelzebubs 5 "Magical Mystery Tour" by The Beatles Safe Maxx Factor 6 "Dancing Queen" by ABBA Last safe The SoCals 7 "Somebody To Love" by Queen Safe Solo 8 "Whatcha Say" by Jason Derülo Eliminated Swan songs Face 1 "Home" by Daughtry Solo 2 "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor
Episode 2 (December 15, 2009) Theme: Big Hits (first song) and Guilty Pleasures (second song)
+ A summary of the groups' performances on the second live show, along with the results. Group Order First song Order Second song Result Beelzebubs 1 "Right Round" by Flo Rida 7 "Come Sail Away" by Styx Safe Noteworthy 2 "Viva la Vida" by Coldplay 8 "Hold On" by Wilson Phillips Eliminated Voices of Lee 3 "No One" by Alicia Keys 9 "Freedom! '90" by George Michael Safe Nota 4 "Down" by Jay Sean 10 "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees Safe The SoCals 5 "Already Gone" by Kelly Clarkson 11 "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" by Starship Safe Maxx Factor 6 "Love Story" by Taylor Swift 12 "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse Last safe Swan song Noteworthy 1 "Happy Ending" by Mika
Episode 3 (December 16, 2009) Theme: Superstar Medleys (first round), Judges' Request (second round) Group performance: "Mr. Blue Sky" by Electric Light Orchestra
+ A summary of the groups' performances on the third live show, along with the results. Group Order Song Result Nota 1 A medley of The Jackson 5: "I Want You Back", "I'll Be There" & "ABC" Safe Beelzebubs 2 A medley of The Who: "Behind Blue Eyes", "Who Are You", & "Baba O'Riley" Safe Maxx Factor 3 A medley of The Beach Boys: "God Only Knows", "Wouldn't It Be Nice" & "Good Vibrations" Eliminated The SoCals 4 A medley of Journey: "Any Way You Want It", "Open Arms" & "Don't Stop Believin'" Last safe Voices of Lee 5 A medley of The Beatles: "Paperback Writer", "Oh! Darling" & "All You Need is Love" Safe Nota 6 "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel Safe Beelzebubs 7 "Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond Safe The SoCals 8 "Hazy Shade of Winter" by Simon & Garfunkel Eliminated Voices of Lee 9 "Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson Last safe Swan songs Maxx Factor 1 "Leaving on a Jet Plane" by John Denver The SoCals 2 "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake
Episode 4 (December 21, 2009) Group performance: "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" by U2 Guest performance: Medley of Hits by Boyz II Men
+ A summary of the groups' performances on the final live show, along with the results. Group Order First song Order Second song Result Voices of Lee1 "Stand by Me" by Ben E. King4 "Pocket Full of Sunshine" by Natasha Bedingfield (with Natasha Bedingfield)Third Place Beelzebubs2 "Where is the Love?" by The Black Eyed Peas5 "You Don't Own Me" by Lesley Gore (with Nicole Scherzinger)Second Place Nota3 "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers6 "The Tracks of My Tears" by The Miracles (with Smokey Robinson)Winner Nota, Beelzebubs, Voices of Lee 7 "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" by Darlene Love (with Nick Lachey) 8 "Drive" by Bobby McFerrin (with Bobby McFerrin) Nota, Beelzebubs 9 "Why Can't We Be Friends?" by War (with Ben Folds) Swan songs Voices of Lee 1 "So Long, Farewell" from The Sound of MusicThird Place Beelzebubs 2 "We Gotta Get out of This Place" by The AnimalsSecond Place Victory song Nota "Down" by Jay Sean (with Jay Sean)Winner
Ratings Episode Number Airdate Rating/Share(18-49) Viewers(millions) Rank(Night) 1 December 14, 2009 2.3/6 6.9 2 2 December 15, 2009 2.6/7 6.9 2 3 December 16, 2009 2.2/6 6.5 3 4 December 21, 2009 2.3/7 7.2 2
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