Stars in Their Eyes

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Stars in Their Eyes is a British television talent show in which contestants impersonate famous singers in elaborate live performances.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British television series
music competition television series
talent show
basedOn original format developed by Granada Television
broadcastFormat pre-recorded show presented as if live
broadcastOn ITV1 NERFINISHED
catchphrase Tonight, Matthew, I'm going to be...
closingSequence reveal of audience vote winner
competitionStructure heats leading to a series final
countryOfBroadcast United Kingdom NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Granada Television NERFINISHED
feature contestants walk through a smoky door to appear as the impersonated star
grand final with series winners
studio audience voting
filmingLocation Granada Studios, Manchester NERFINISHED
firstAired 1990
format contestants impersonate famous singers
live musical performances
genre music television
talent show
hasCelebrityVersion Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes NERFINISHED
hasChildVersion Stars in Their Eyes Kids NERFINISHED
hasSpinOff Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes NERFINISHED
Stars in Their Eyes Kids NERFINISHED
influenced similar celebrity impersonation shows in other countries
lastAired 2006
notableElement use of professional make-up and costumes to transform contestants
notableFor popularization of the phrase "Tonight, Matthew" in British pop culture
numberOfEpisodes over 100
numberOfSeries 9
openingSequence interview with contestant before transformation
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork ITV NERFINISHED
originalRunEndYear 2006
originalRunStartYear 1990
presenter Cat Deeley NERFINISHED
Davina McCall NERFINISHED
Leslie Crowther NERFINISHED
Matthew Kelly NERFINISHED
Russell Grant NERFINISHED
productionCompany Granada Television NERFINISHED
rebootedAs Stars in Their Eyes (2015 revival) NERFINISHED
rebootYear 2015
selectionProcess contestants chosen through auditions
targetAudience family audience
theme musical impersonation of famous singers

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Granada plc producedProgramme Stars in Their Eyes
Granada Studios producedShow Stars in Their Eyes