The fourth season of The Sing-Off premiered on December 9, 2013. The number of a cappella groups was decreased from sixteen back to ten, resulting in a new format. Nick Lachey stayed as host for the new season, with Ben Folds and Shawn Stockman returning as judges. New to the judges' table was Jewel, who replaces Sara Bareilles, who left after one season. Deke Sharon returned as music director and vocal producer. The music staff included Ed Boyer, Ben Bram, Rob Dietz, and Nick Girard. The program ran for seven episodes over the course of two weeks and concluded on December 23, 2013.
Though the show's status was unclear after the third season concluded in 2012, NBC announced in March 2013 that it would bring back the program as a special like the first two seasons.
A group was eliminated from the show each week in a new feature called the "Ultimate Sing-Off", where the two groups ranked lowest at the end of each show would compete by singing the same song. The groups took turns alternating verses, before ending the song singing together. Also unlike previous seasons, the winner was chosen by the judges instead of by the general public.
Competitors Group Finish Number of members WebsiteHome Free Minneapolis, Minnesota Ten Dallas, Texas Vocal RushOakland, California The Filharmonic Los Angeles, California AcoUstiKats Lexington, Kentucky VoicePlay Orlando, Florida Element New York, New York Street Corner Renaissance Los Angeles, California Calle Sol Aguadilla, Puerto Rico Princeton Footnotes Princeton, New Jersey
Elimination table Legend EliminatedSing-Off BattleLast safeSafeThird PlaceSecond Place Winner Date:December 9December 11December 12December 16December 18December 19December 23Place GroupResult1 Home Free 3rd width=10% 4th Safe 2nd Safe Winner2 Ten 2nd 1st Safe 3rd Sing-Off Second Place3 Vocal Rush 2nd Last safe Sing-Off 1st SafeThird Place4 The Filharmonic 1st 2nd Sing-Off Last safeEliminated5 AcoUstiKats 3rdSing-Off Safe Eliminated6 VoicePlay Sing-Off 3rd Safe Eliminated7 Element Last safe Last safe Eliminated8 Street Corner Renaissance 1st 5th Eliminated9 Calle Sol Last safe Eliminated10Princeton FootnotesSing-Off Eliminated
Performances
Episode 1 (December 9, 2013) Theme: Contestants' choice Group Performance: "Some Nights", "We Are Young", and "Carry On" by fun.
+ A summary of the groups' performances on the first episode, along with the results. Group Order Song Result Vocal Rush 1 "Bottom of the River" by Delta Rae Safe Home Free 2 "Cruise" by Florida Georgia Line Safe Princeton Footnotes 3 "I Knew You Were Trouble" by Taylor Swift Bottom Two Calle Sol 4 "Pon de Replay" by Rihanna Last Safe Street Corner Renaissance 5 "What Makes You Beautiful" by One Direction Safe Ten 6 "Tell Me Something Good" by Rufus and Chaka Khan Safe Element 7 "Burn" by Ellie Goulding Last safe VoicePlay 8 "Feel This Moment" by Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera Bottom Two The Filharmonic 9 "Treasure" by Bruno Mars Safe AcoUstiKats 10 "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell Williams Safe Ultimate Sing-Off Challenge Princeton Footnotes 1 "Bye Bye Bye" by 'N Sync Eliminated VoicePlay 2 Safe
Episode 2 (December 11, 2013) Theme: Party Anthems Group Performance: "Let's Get It Started" by The Black Eyed Peas, "Die Young" by Ke$ha and "Don't Stop the Music" by Rihanna.
+ A summary of the groups' performances on the second episode, along with the results. Group Order Song Result Vocal Rush 1 "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" by C+C Music Factory Last Safe Home Free 2 "Life Is a Highway" by Tom Cochrane Safe VoicePlay 3 "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry Safe Street Corner Renaissance 4 "Do You Love Me" by The Contours Safe Element 5 "Raise Your Glass" by P!nk Last Safe AcoUstiKats 6 "Hey Ya!" by OutKast Bottom Two Calle Sol 7 "Livin' la Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin Bottom Two Ten 8 "Hot in Herre" by Nelly Safe The Filharmonic 9 "This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan Safe Ultimate Sing-Off Challenge Calle Sol 1 "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" by Kelly Clarkson EliminatedAcoUstiKats 2 Safe
Episode 3 (December 12, 2013) Theme: #1 Hits Group Performance: "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel.
+ A summary of the groups' performances on the third episode, along with the results. Group Order Song Result Ten 1 "Chain of Fools" by Aretha Franklin Safe AcoUstiKats 2 "Amazed" by Lonestar Safe Street Corner Renaissance 3 "Forget You" by CeeLo Green Bottom Two The Filharmonic 4 "One More Night" by Maroon 5 Bottom Two Ultimate Sing-Off Challenge Street Corner Renaissance 1 "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam Eliminated The Filharmonic 2 Safe
Episode 4 (December 16, 2013) Theme: My Generation Group Performance: "My Generation" by The Who, "We Will Rock You" by Queen, and "It's Time" by Imagine Dragons.
+ A summary of the groups' performances on the fourth episode, along with the results. Group Order Song Result Home Free 1 "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash Safe VoicePlay 2 "Don't Speak" by No Doubt Safe Element 3 "You Keep Me Hangin' On" by The Supremes Bottom Two Vocal Rush 4 "Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler Bottom Two Ultimate Sing-Off Challenge Element 1 "Survivor" by Destiny's Child Eliminated Vocal Rush 2 Safe
Episode 5 (December 18, 2013) Theme: Movie Night Group Performance: "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" from the film Dirty Dancing. In this episode every group competes in the Ultimate Sing-Off Challenge by default.
+ A summary of the groups' performances on the fifth episode, along with the results. Group Order Song Result Home Free 1 "Oh, Pretty Woman" from the film Pretty Woman (by Roy Orbison) rowspan="6" Vocal Rush 2 "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" from the film Against All Odds (by Phil Collins) AcoUstiKats 3 "Old Time Rock and Roll" from the film Risky Business (by Bob Seger) The Filharmonic 4 "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" from the film Armageddon (by Aerosmith) VoicePlay 5 "Don't You (Forget About Me)" from the film The Breakfast Club (by Simple Minds) Ten 6 "Skyfall" from the film Skyfall (by Adele) Ultimate Sing-Off Challenge AcoUstiKats 1 "Eye of the Tiger" from the film Rocky III (by Survivor) Eliminated VoicePlay 2 Eliminated Vocal Rush 1 "Fame" from the film Fame (by Irene Cara) Safe Ten 2 Safe Home Free 1 "I'm Alright" from the film Caddyshack (by Kenny Loggins) Safe The Filharmonic 2 Last Safe
Episode 6 (December 19, 2013) Theme: Judges' Choice Group Performance: "Shake It Out" by Florence and the Machine.
+ A summary of the groups' performances on the sixth episode, along with the results. Group Order Song Result The Filharmonic1"Baby I Need Your Loving" by The Four TopsBottom Two Ten2"Proud Mary" by Ike & Tina Turner (originally by Creedence Clearwater Revival)Bottom Two Home Free 3 "Colder Weather" by Zac Brown Band Safe Vocal Rush 4 "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)" by Fall Out Boy Safe Ultimate Sing-Off Challenge Ten 1 "Should I Stay or Should I Go" by The Clash Safe The Filharmonic2Eliminated
Episode 7 (December 23, 2013) Group Performance including all groups from Season 4: "Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson. Nick Lachey and Jewel sang "It Had to Be You" to each other at the beginning of the episode. Pentatonix (season 3 winners) performed "I Need Your Love" by Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding. 98 Degrees performed "I'll Be Home for Christmas"
+ A summary of the groups' performances on the seventh episode, along with the results. Group Order Collaboration Song Order Individual Song Result Ten 1 "Joyful, Joyful" from Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (with Shawn Stockman) 4 "Love on Top" by Beyonce Home Free 5 "Little Drummer Boy" (with Jewel) 2 "I Want Crazy" by Hunter Hayes Vocal Rush 3 "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" by David Bowie and Bing Crosby (with Ben Folds) 6 "Roar" by Katie Perry
Ratings Order Airdate Rating/Share(18-49) Viewers(millions) Rank(Timeslot) Rank(Night) 1 December 9, 2013 2.4/6 8.39 #1 #2 2 December 11, 20131.8/56.03#1#7 3 December 12, 20131.3/44.58#3#8 4 December 16, 20132.0/67.28#1#6 5 December 18, 20131.6/55.49#2#6 6 December 19, 20131.2/44.48#4#8 7 December 23, 20131.4/45.32#1#1
Contestants' appearances on other talent shows Jo Vinson of Element appeared on season three of The Sing-Off as a member of Delilah. VJ Rosales of The Filharmonic appeared on season three of The Voice, but he failed to turn a chair.
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