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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 7:10 pm
Dang lots of good singing tonight.
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 7:42 pm
Yikes, really didn't feel We Are the Champions by team LaBelle.
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 8:02 pm
Wow, that was a surprise, but they deserved it.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 8:41 pm
So, did team Labelle win it?
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Mack
Member
07-23-2002
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 8:49 pm
Nick's team won.
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Seattlemom
Member
05-10-2005
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 8:50 pm
Okay I was surprised I thought sure team Labelle would win by what everyone was saying but I was hopeing Nicks team would win and for a change the one I wanted to win WON YAYYYYYYYY
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Annieb43
Member
09-20-2005
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 8:55 pm
The program cut off on my dvr at 9 pm the show wasn't finished! Thanks for being here so I could find out who won. It bothered me so much that the host got names wrong every time! It was just a job to her it seemed to me. These people put their heart into singing every note. She could have taken some care to get to know them.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 9:13 pm
Nick Lachey appears to have some hidden talent. He's not just a 'pretty face'.
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Cricket
Member
08-05-2002
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 9:16 pm
YAY...YAY..YAHOO! I'm so glad Nick's team won. They were the best overall. I, too, really liked the Flight of the Bumblebee song last night. He picked voices that sounded very nice together. When Shelton said tonight he didn't pick people who would sound good together; he went for soloists, I thought...aha, that's why his choir didn't meld as well. I liked Nick's team's Christmas song tonight. They sounded so light. I love how much Nick puts of himself into everything he does. He's so real. All the coaches put a lot into their teams and for these people being strangers off the street, they are all to be congratulated. Regarding the host, I do believe sensational is her favorite word.
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Curlyq
Member
07-10-2002
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 9:16 pm
I hadn't really watched this show until tonight, but I have to agree that the host was really struggling not only with names but also just getting the words out at times and avoiding awkward moments. I was having Samantha Harris flashbacks. I also had the same thought Prisonero6 did about the hot pants. Strange choice. Loved the "Sing a Song" number. I also liked LaBelle's team, but I think the better choir won. I'm almost sorry I didn't watch every episode. I usually dislike singing contests, but it was nice to see groups that included all ages singing together.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 9:38 pm
I like that this was really quick hit on a reality show. Usually, they extend these out way too long. The timing was just right. Plus, good singing compared to some of the other 'singing' shows out there.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 10:25 pm
It was a quick show - wonder why the didnt drag it out - showing it all week was hard on my brain!! LOL - I did like how Nick used his choir, I really didnt think they would win as they didnt have as good of a hard luck story as some of the other choirs!! I loved Patti LaBelle - I loved her singing - but her choir just wasnt as good as team Nick's!! imo - did anyone else wonder if some of those younger solo choir members would be contacted by IDOL??? There were some awesome singers in the mix of choirs!!
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 11:26 pm
okay, I havent read anyone's posts yet. My local TV station cut to another station (always done on the Canadian stations jumping back n forth from USA programing) so I MISSED whom won!! anyways, I knew I could come here and find out LOL So, did we all bawl along with Team Rowland when the guy's deaf dad showed up?? Were we blubbering like crazy when the choir started signing during the song?? I was LOL as for the show, our TV guide only showed one hour was available and I was surprised when they started the second hour. No wonder the end was cut off LOL Anyways, once again I had to turn the sound off during Team Patti. My mom was horrified at the way We are the Champions was butchered. Oh well. I loved Team Lachey's performance today. The country singer's choir was not as good tonight. SO...now I go back and read all your comments! and see whom won!!
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 11:32 pm
YAY!! I thought that Nick Lachey showed true caring and emotion for his people. If that was acting, he should be in movies! It seemed completely legitimate to me. This mini-series was fun. I wouldnt mind seeing another reality type show with this format. Maybe a whole season's worth? so we could really get to know some of the people...but that probably isnt possible. Like Someone said during tonight's show, there is a mix of all kinds of working folks. Unlikely "real" people could get 2-6 months off to do a show.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 11:44 pm
I was surprised too, but happy enough.. I actually put in 10 votes for Lachey.. tried on my cell but it kept not going through.. maybe wrong carrier? Annieb.. the host was terrible, consistently terrible.. Anyway, color me surprised but happy. Team LaBelle.. too much shouting. Patti can get away with it on her own but a whole choir? And of course they ended up giving all the non winners $50,000 for their charity, which, as I said last night, could have been a lovely and sweet consolation but with the host constantly promoting it, was no surprise at all. Loved all the choirs singing Christmas songs at the beginning too.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 11:52 pm
I loved this series, all five groups and leaders went into this with heart and love and it was a marvellous opportunity for each choir member of each team. What is really nice is that each group came from their own city and thus should be able to stay in contact. I liked the age diversity too. The country singer was a bit too strung for me.. I guess he scripted all of his own jokes about being competitive but they didn't really come off for me. It was a total treat having Patti on and Nick Lachey was a great surprise to me in a very positive way. Hmm guess I wasn't paying enough attention with my eyes.. missed the hot pants..
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Friday, December 21, 2007 - 3:57 am
I only saw shorts.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, December 21, 2007 - 4:51 am
Yea for team Lachay and boo to Tracy Morgan who didn't know how to pronounce his name! I think Nick's team did the best at being a 'choir'. His last song truly was many voices singing as one. I got kind of tired of all the Patti worship. I think everyone including Miss Labelle thougth she was the for sure winner! I also cried like a baby during team Rowland's song.
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Angelicfairies2
Member
07-19-2004
| Friday, December 21, 2007 - 6:26 am
I agree with Texannie..I kept telling my hubby that Patti's going to win no doubt about it!! Needless to say I was VERY suprised when Nick one. (YAY)
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Pixieduster
Member
09-27-2004
| Friday, December 21, 2007 - 7:19 am
Go Nick!!!! And hoooorrrrraaaayyyyy for Cincinnati!!!! They did a phenomenal job, and I love that we got to see such a sweet sentimental side of Nick. I love that he can be buff and macho, but him tearing up just made me melt. Our hometown boy!!!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, December 21, 2007 - 7:34 am
oh..when he was too choked up to speak..that just killed me. that seemed much more genuine to me that Miss Labelle's reactions.
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Mack
Member
07-23-2002
| Friday, December 21, 2007 - 7:58 am
Considering Miss LaBelle exited in the background while all the choirs were up that at the end I'd say she had a case of the jaws about not winning. She came over as having a bit of attitude.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, December 21, 2007 - 8:11 am
thought just occured to me...Patti very casually tossed out there that her choir would be joining her in her nye performance, which i thought was pretty cool. wonder if they still will now?
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Angelicfairies2
Member
07-19-2004
| Friday, December 21, 2007 - 8:23 am
Mack, she ducked out??? INTRESTING
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, December 21, 2007 - 8:52 am
LaBelle politely asserts Philly really won Patti LaBelle sounded politely miffed shortly after Philly finished second on last night's finale of Clash of the Choirs. After initially asserting, "It was a ripoff -- somebody stole it from me," she backed off a bit. But only a bit. Michael Bolton and Kelly Rowland, who also led choirs in the competition, told LaBelle her Philadelphia choir should have won, she said. "Michael, he’s in here cheering me now." Whether it was the Curse of Billy Penn's hat, or a case of a Midwestern pop star outpolling an Eastern diva, Philadelphia came up short last night on NBC. America's votes tallied in favor of Nick Lachey's Cincinnati singers, who hummed and buzzed "Flight of the Bumblebee" Wednesday night. They won $250,000 for the Children's Hospital of Cincinnati. Patti LaBelle's Philadelphia troupe, which impressed viewers for three nights straight with its impassioned performances and vocal gymnastics, was runnerup, winning $50,000 for the University of Pennsylvania ’s Abramson Cancer Center and its With Our Voices outreach program. Mostly, though, the ever-pleasant Patti preferred to sound a positive note. Would she demand a rematch? "Tomorrow, I'm going to say congratulations to my boy," she said. "I'm still a winner, you know what I mean? I'm not taking anything away from Nick Lachey ... I'm 63, he's about 2. ... It's called Clash of the Choirs, not Clash of the Popularity," she said. Also winning $50,000 were Blake Shelton's Oklahomans, Bolton's New Haven, Connecticut yankees, and Rowland's Houstonians. LaBelle's group did Philly proud, rising from a squad of amateurs to a national stage, and, as LaBelle announced last night, a spot in her New Year's Eve show at Caesars Atlantic City. The Phillies also invited them to sing at a game in March, she said in the phone interview after the show.. As recounted on film clips last night, her singers survived auditions in which LaBelle sometimes hid under her wide-brimmed hat, fanning herself to keep from laughing, But under LaBelle’s “boot camp” tutelage, these strangers turned into a professional-sounding ensemble whose intensity reflected their leader’s. The cause was personal not only for LaBelle, who lost four sisters to cancer, but to one of the Philly singers, Rachael Sutliff, a survivor of stage-four non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The series was rollercoaster quick by network standards, launched and landed in just four nights. And it was an emotional ride for many contestants. After singing lead on “I’ll Stand by You” Tuesday night, a choked-up J'onett DeVeaubray of Philadelpha said that ever since she was a little girl, she dreamed of having LaBelle as a mentor. “This is the most blessed experience I have ever had!” said another woman after her turn to sing lead vocals last night. “Philadelpha, P-A, it has been an honor!” LaBelle gave at least a half-dozen voices a solo shot, without worrying who had pop-star looks. She had hoped people would "vote for what they hear, not what they see, because that's prejudice." "I didn’t know they could sing lead like that, but they killed it," she said. Team LaBelle also showed chutzpah befitting a diva, when they dared to sing “We Are the Champions” before the results were announced.. Reality didn't live up to those lyrics, though, as Jessica Simpson's ex got to celebrate as the cameras faded off the Philly flock. "I am very very happy because this is going to make me even a stronger woman," LaBelle said afterward. "... I’m blessed. This didn’t make me a loser. It made me a winner." LaBelle_politely_asserts_Philly_really_won.
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