The Sing-Off Season 3

Synopsis

The third season of The Sing-Off premiered on September 19, 2011. The number of a cappella groups was increased from 10 to 16, resulting in a new format. The show created two brackets, with only half the groups performing each week for the first few weeks. Nick Lachey stayed as host for the new season, as did Ben Folds and Shawn Stockman as judges. New to the judges' table was Sara Bareilles, who replaces Nicole Scherzinger, who left after 2 seasons to become a judge on The X Factor. The program ran for 11 episodes, and was concluded on November 28, 2011 with Pentatonix winning the title.

Main Cast

Shawn Stockman

Himself - Judge

Age : 51 | Popularity : 3%

Ben Folds

Himself - Judge

Age : 57 | Popularity : 3%

Sara Bareilles

Herself - Judge

Age : 44 | Popularity : 5%

Nick Lachey

Himself - Host

Age : 50 | Popularity : 3%

Episodes

Episode 1

19 September 2011 - Season Premiere: Part 1

Eight of the 16 competing acapella groups perform as the competition kicks off. Sara Bareilles joins Ben Folds and Shawn Stockman on the judging panel.

Episode 2

26 September 2011 - Season Premiere: Part 2

Eight more groups perform together and separately. The groups include Messiah's Men, North Shore, Pentatonix, Sonos, Soul'd Out, The Collective, University of Delaware Deltones, Vocal Point

Episode 3

03 October 2011 - Radio Hits & 60's Classics: Part I

Theme: Radio Hits (first round), 60's Classics (second round) Group performance: "Somewhere Only We Know" by Keane

Episode 4

10 October 2011 - Radio Hits & 60's Classics: Part 2

Theme: Radio Hits (first round), 60's Classics (second round) Group performance: "Rhythm of Love" by Plain White T's

Episode 5

17 October 2011 - Top 10 Groups: Guilty Pleasure Music

Theme: Guilty pleasures Group performance: "All Night Long (All Night)" by Lionel Richie*

Episode 6

24 October 2011 - Top 8 Groups: Hip-Hop Hits

Group performance: "Nothin' on You" by B.o.B. featuring Bruno Mars

Episode 7

31 October 2011 - Top 7 Groups: Superstar Medleys

Group performance: Halloween medley of "This Is Halloween" by Danny Elfman, "Werewolves of London" by Warren Zevon and "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker, Jr.

Episode 8

07 November 2011 - Top 6 Groups: Rocking Out & Goin' Country

Theme: Rock classics (first round), Country hits (second round) Group performance: "Wake Up" by Arcade Fire

Episode 9

14 November 2011 - Top 5 Groups: The Rhythm & Blues Revue

The top five groups open the show with a medley of "I Feel Good" by James Brown, "ABC" by The Jackson 5 and "Crazy in Love" by Beyonce. Later they each perform their favorite R&B hits in an attempt to woo the judges for their votes. The group that remains standing at the end of the season receives the prize of $200,000 cash and a Sony Music recording contract. Nick Lachey hosts and Sara Bareilles, Ben Folds and Shawn Stockman serve as judges.

Episode 10

21 November 2011 - America Votes: Group Mastermixes

Theme: Master Mix (combining 2 songs from different artists) (first round), Judges' Choice (second round) Group performance: Master Mix: "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by The Verve, "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani, "Baba O'Riley" by The Who, and "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" by Katy Perry

Episode 11

28 November 2011 - Live Finale: Top 3 Finalists

The final three groups perform for the last time before finding out who America voted as the country’s best a capella group.

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Randy Jackson Joel Gallen
Department	Role	Name

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