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It Takes Two
Presented byGrant Denyer
Terasa Livingstone (Season 1)
Kate Ritchie (Season 2)
Erika Heynatz (Season 3)
Opening theme"It Takes Two" by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes30
Production
Running timeapprox 90 to 120 minutes per episode
(including commercials)
Original release
NetworkSeven Network
Release28 May 2006 (2006-05-28) –
22 April 2008 (2008-04-22)

It Takes Two was an Australian music talent show, which ran for three seasons from May 2006 to April 2008.[1] It was based on the original UK programme Just the Two of Us.

Concept

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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

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Regular judges
Music director
Guest judge
Co-hosts

Season One (2006)

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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
on 6 August
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
on 6 August
Mark Furze Home 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
on 30 July
Kate Ritchie Troy Cassar-Daley Swing "Route 66" by Sammy Davis, Jr. Eliminated 7th
on 23 July
Richard Champion Former AFL player Wendy Matthews – "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News Eliminated 6th
on 16 July
Simon Reeve Television presenter Paulini Curuenavuli Ballad "Reminiscing" by Little River Band Eliminated 5th
on 9 July
Michael Bevan Cricketer Jade MacRae – "With or Without You" by U2 Eliminated 4th
on 2 July
Kate Fischer Model & actress Dave Gleeson Rock & Roll "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley Eliminated 3rd
on 25 June
Judy Nunn Actress & author Glenn Shorrock Musicals "Luck Be a Lady" from Guys and Dolls Eliminated 2nd
on 18 June
Richard Zachariah Journalist & television presenter Karen Knowles Rock "Gloria" by Van Morrison Eliminated 1st
on 4 June

Judges' scores

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Scorecard
Red numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week.
Green numbers 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/David 26
P 		30
M 		31
R&R 		34
N1 		30
B 		32
C 		34
R 		73
S, R&B 		73
PR, D 		112
FA, SL, J
Sarah/Guy 25
P 		28
M 		26
R&R 		27
N1 		30
D 		28
C 		33
S 		68
R, B 		61
PR, R&B 		101
FA, SL, J
Mark/Rachael 30
P 		23
M 		28
R&R 		32
N1 		31
B 		35
D 		33
R 		71
S, R&B 		64
PR, C
Kate/Troy 24
P 		26
M 		30
R&B 		27
N1 		24
B 		36
R&R 		35
R 		66
C, SW
Richard/Wendy 29
P 		23
M 		21
R&B 		25
N1 		25
D 		32
R&R 		28
C
Simon/Paulini 25
S 		30
R 		29
R&B 		22
N1 		30
D 		25
B
Michael/Jade 25
S 		23
R 		28
R&B 		24
N1 		29
C
Kate/Dave 20
S 		22
R 		24
R&R 		22
N1
Judy/Glenn 27
P 		27
M 		23
R&B
Richard/Karen 16
S 		18
R

Erika Heynatz and her partner David Hobson were eventually declared the winners, defeating Sarah Ryan and her partner, Guy Sebastian.

Average chart

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This chart is based on the celebrities averages and not their place in the competition.

Rank by
average 		Competition
finish 		Couple Total Number of
performances 		Average
1 1 Erika & David 475 14 33.9
2 2 Sarah & Guy 427 14 30.5
3 4 Kate & Troy 269 9 29.9
4 3 Mark & Rachael 314 11 28.5
5 6 Simon & Paulini 161 6 26.8
6 5 Richard & Wendy 183 8 26.1
7 7 Michael & Jade 129 5 25.8
8 9 Judy & Glenn 77 3 25.7
9 8 Kate & David 88 4 22.0
10 10 Richard & Karen 34 2 17.0

Season summary

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Season Two (2007)

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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
on 10 July
Jo Stanley Radio broadcaster Anthony Callea Rock 'n' Roll
Professional Hit 		"Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry
"The Prayer" by Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli 		Runners-up
on 10 July
Mimi Macpherson Environmentalist & television presenter David Hobson Swing
Movies 		"My Baby Just Cares for Me" by Nina Simone
"Hanky Panky" by Madonna 		Eliminated 8th
on 3 July
Ernie Dingo The Great Outdoors presenter Rachael Beck Rock "Solid Rock" by Goanna Eliminated 7th
on 26 June
Daniel Kowalski Former Olympic swimmer Kate Ceberano The 80s "Walking on Sunshine" by Eddy Grant Eliminated 6th
on 19 June
Bob Morley Home and Away & The 100 actor Jade MacRae 70s & 80s "Hold the Line" by Toto Eliminated 5th
on 12 June
Julia Zemiro Comedian & television presenter Dave Gleeson Rock & Roll "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley Eliminated 4th
on 5 June
Russell Gilbert Comedian Wendy Matthews Number One Hits "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry Eliminated 3rd
on 29 May
Krystal Forscutt Zoo Weekly columnist & model Troy Cassar-Daley Ballad "Heaven" by Bryan Adams Eliminated 2nd
on 22 May
Lochie Daddo Actor & television presenter Paulini Curuenavuli Swing "Come Fly with Me" by Frank Sinatra Eliminated 1st
on 15 May

Judges' scores

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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

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This chart is based on the celebrities averages and not their place in the competition.

Rank by
average 		Competition
finish 		Couple Total Number of
performances 		Average
1 1 Jolene & David 512 14 36.6
2 2 Jo & Anthony 456 14 32.3
3 8 Russell & Wendy 116 4 29.0
4 5 Daniel & Kate 202 7 28.9
5 7 Julia & David 141 5 28.2
6 4 Ernie & Rachael 253 9 28.1
7 3 Mimi & David 306 11 27.8
8 6 Bobby & Jade 164 6 27.3
9 9 Krystal & Troy 79 3 26.3
10 10 Lochie & Paulini 42 2 21.0

Season summary

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Season Three (2008)

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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
on 22 April
Russell Robertson AFL player Kate Ceberano Fast
Slow
Journey 		"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
on 22 April
Virginia Gay All Saints actress Ian Moss Rock
Professional Hit 		"One" by U2
"Tucker's Daughter" by Ian Moss 		Eliminated 8th
on 15 April
Paul O'Brien Home and Away actor Jade MacRae Swing "Mack the Knife" by Bobby Darin Eliminated 7th
on 8 April
Candice Falzon Ironwoman Anthony Callea Rock "Hook Me Up" by The Veronicas Eliminated 6th
on 1 April
Sara Groen Seven News weather presenter Adam Harvey Disco "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" by Barry White Eliminated 5th
on 25 March
Chloe Maxwell Television presenter David Campbell 80s "Crazy For You" by Madonna Eliminated 4th
on 11 March
Scott Draper Professional tennis player & golfer Ricki-Lee Coulter Ballad "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" by Michael Bolton Eliminated 3rd
on 4 March
Mark Wilson Dancing with the Stars judge Rachael Beck Country "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton Eliminated 2nd
on 26 February
John Mangos Sky News Australia anchor Wendy Matthews Pop "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" by Stevie Wonder Eliminated 1st
on 19 February

Judges' scores

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Celebrity/Singing partners[3] 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 69 117
Russell Robertson/Kate Ceberano 31 32 33 33 36 36 33 70 72 109
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

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This chart is based on the celebrities averages and not their place in the competition.

Rank by
average 		Competition
finish 		Couple Total Number of
performances 		Average
1 1 Julia & David 487 14 34.8
2 2 Russell & Kate 485 14 34.6
3 3 Virginia & Ian 379 11 34.5
4 7 Chloe & David 147 5 29.4
5 8 Scott & Ricki Lee 116 4 29.0
6 5 Candice & Anthony 199 7 28.4
7 6 Sara & Adam 168 6 28.0
8 9 Mark & Rachael 80 3 26.7
9 4 Paul & Jade 219 9 24.3
10 10 John & Wendy 45 2 22.5

Season summary

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Ratings

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Season 1 was a hit for the Seven Network, providing them with solid numbers post 7:30 pm, where on a Sunday; Seven had little success up against the Nine Network's 60 Minutes, and Big Brother and Australian Idol on Network Ten.

Season 2 moved to a new night and time in 2007: 7:30 pm Tuesdays, airing in the slot usually occupied by the highly successful Dancing with the Stars. The premiere ranked third for the night, averaging 1.5 million viewers, behind Seven's news programming and ahead of a special extended edition of Nine's 20 to 1 episode "Great Movie One-Liners".[5] The show managed to stay in the top 3 of the rating, and proved to be very successful for the Seven Network.

In Season 3, with only one season of Dancing with the Stars to air later in 2008, It Takes Two was moved to February, however retained the highly successful timeslot of 7:30 pm on Tuesdays.

References

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  1. ^ It takes Two at IMDb
  2. ^ Krystal's on a high note Archived 3 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Scoreboard by week Archived 13 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Kate Ritchie's decline to return to It Takes Two Archived 27 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Seven - Daily Ratings Report". 14 August 2007. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007.
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