Hosts Mel B. and Joey Fatone get to work starting on June 29 at 9 PM
LOS ANGELES, June 4 -- TLC offers the most unique way to
get to know your co-workers when hosts Joey Fatone (*NSYNC) and Mel B.
(Spice Girls) search for singers in the least likely of places -- the
workplace! THE SINGING OFFICE goes searching for America's most surprising
talent when it premieres Sunday, June 29 at 9 PM ET/PT.
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Each week, Joey and Mel will ambush an office, hold an impromptu
audition in front of the employee's co-workers and recruit a team of the
five best singers. Then, it's off to boot camp where Mel and Joey help
their teams prepare for their time in the spotlight by coaching them on
both their performance and their vocals. Following boot camp, it's time to
shine when the teams head to the stage for a choreographed sing-off to earn
a spot in the finale and a chance to win the grand prize -- $50,000.
"It's been great getting people to show off their singing talents and
giving them a chance to live out their dreams on stage. You can tell
they're loving this unexpected opportunity," said Joey. Added Mel, "It's
been a blast -- we have found some amazing singers right there on the job.
I think we've uncovered some real talent and it's been amazing giving
everyday people a chance of a lifetime!"
THE OFFICES
In each hour-long episode, TLC follows as Mel and Joey each surprise a
workplace with the goal of putting together a five-person team to learn a
singing routine, complete with dance moves and costumes. Then it's Joey's
office vs. Mel's office for a chance to compete in the finale. Each of the
one-on-one competitions is judged by the studio audience; the finale,
between the eight winning teams, is judged by renowned chart-topping
singers Taylor Dayne and Jon Secada, and award-winning choreographer Travis
Payne.
Joey's teams
-- Allen Edwards
-- Hows Grocery
-- LA Zoo
-- Prudential Realty
-- Pupil Transportation Cooperative
-- Robbins Brothers Jewelers
-- Sit N' Sleep
-- St. Regis Hotel
Mel B.'s teams
-- 1-800 Dentist
-- Aquarium of the Pacific
-- Galpin Motors
-- Horrace Mann Elementary
-- Jet Blue Airlines
-- SPCALA
-- Westinghouse Digital
-- White House Restaurant
"THE SINGING OFFICE is an exciting adventure for these workplaces, and
for the viewers. It's all about bringing coworkers together in ways that
work can never do. Imagine the boss singing and dancing with the
receptionist, or the delivery driver hitting high notes with the COO,"
explained Brent Zacky, VP of Programming at TLC. "We think this series will
make people think twice about the individuals they work with -- do you
really know what hidden talents are in your office?"
THE SINGING OFFICE is produced by Scott Sternberg Productions;
executive producer is Scott Sternberg, producers Joey Fatone, Joe
Mulvihill, Melanie Brown and Stephen Belafonte.
GET IN THE ACT
TLC is supporting the series premiere with a 10-market radio promotion
that invites DJs and listeners alike to participate in singing competitions
after a week of virtual "auditions" on-air or online. Daily finalists will
win an iKaraoke and compete at station-hosted events where the grand-prize
winner in each market will score an HDTV/Karaoke Home Theater.
ATLANTA B98.5 FM vs. Kiss 104.1
BALTIMORE WWMX 106.5
BOSTON WKLB 102.5
CHICAGO WKSC 103.5
CLEVELAND Q104
DETROIT Q95.5 vs. 100.3
LOS ANGELES KOST 103.5
LOS ANGELES KHHT 92.3
NEW YORK z100
PHILADELPHIA My 106.1
WASHINGTON DC WRQX 107.3
About TLC
TLC's innovative docu-series and reality-based programming include
favorites, What Not to Wear, Jon & Kate Plus 8, Little People Big World, LA
Ink and Ten Years Younger. The channel introduced Miss America Reality
Check in 2007, which helped drive the Miss America Pageant to its highest
rating in years.
TLC defined home design with Trading Spaces and continues to reinvent
the genre with Date My House and Your Place or Mine?. TLC's daytime lineup
includes the Emmy Award-winning A Baby Story as well as Take Home Chef,
featuring one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men, Curtis Stone. The channel
is available in more than 96 million homes in the US, nearly 8 million
homes in Canada and through the website at http://www.tlc.com. TLC is part of
Discovery Communications, which is owned by Discovery Holding Co. (Nasdaq:
DISCA, DISCB), Advance/Newhouse Communications and John S. Hendricks,
Discovery's founder and chairman.
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