Lip Sync Battle UK

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| image = Lip Sync Battle.png

| genre = Reality competition

| presenter = Mel B
Professor Green

| based_on = Lip Sync Battle

| opentheme = "20th Century Boy" performed by T. Rex

| country = United Kingdom

| num_series = 2

| num_episodes = 15

| list_episodes =

| location = BBC Elstree Centre{{cite web |url=https://bbcstudioworks.com/news/lip-sync-battle-uk/ |title=Lip Sync Battle UK |publisher=BBC Studioworks |accessdate=19 December 2021}}

| runtime = 30 minutes (inc. adverts)

| company = Whizz Kid Entertainment (eOne)

| channel = Channel 5

| first_aired = {{start date|2016|1|8|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2018|4|7|df=y}}

}}

Lip Sync Battle UK is a British musical reality competition television series based on the American version of the same name. It premiered on Channel 5 on 8 January 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/jan/15/lip-sync-battle-uk-backstage|title=Lip Sync Battle with Mel B and Pro Green: 'It's not exactly like the American show'|work=The Guardian|accessdate=20 January 2016|date=15 January 2016|first=Luke|last=Hollan}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/35233397/lip-sync-battle-uk-will-be-just-as-good-as-us-version|title= Lip Sync Battle UK will be 'just as good' as US version|publisher=BBC|accessdate=20 January 2016|date=8 January 2016}} It is hosted by Mel B and Professor Green. The concept was introduced on the American chat show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, in which celebrities battle each other with lip sync performances. It has been used as a recurring segment on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon before being developed as a separate show.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-nbc-passed-jimmy-fallons-786992|title=How NBC Passed on Jimmy Fallon's 'Lip Sync Battle' and Gave Spike a Hit Show|last=Rose|first=Lacey|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=11 May 2015|date=8 May 2015}}

Production

Whizz Kid Entertainment, producers of the series, announced that the first series would consist of eight episodes.{{cite web|url=http://www.whizzkid.tv/index.php/component/k2/item/365-spanlip-sync-battle-uk-span-span-span.html|title=Lip Sync Battle UK|last=Entertainment|first=Whizz Kid|accessdate=11 May 2015|date=8 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330185022/http://whizzkid.tv/index.php/component/k2/item/365-spanlip-sync-battle-uk-span-span-span.html|archive-date=30 March 2016|url-status=dead}} However, upon broadcast, only six episodes were shown, with two episodes, Daisy Lowe vs Matt Richardson and Chris Ramsey vs Aston Merrygold, remaining unaired. On 7 November 2016 Channel 5 confirmed that a second series, comprising six episodes, plus an additional Christmas Special, had been ordered and would broadcast from January 2017.

Despite this, only four episodes aired, with episodes Robert Webb vs Sally Phillips and Joey Essex vs Louie Spence going unaired. In March 2018, the third run of episodes was broadcast by Channel 5; however, despite some listings referring to them as a third series, the four-episode run consisted of the four unaired episodes from the first two series.

Series overview

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| 1

| 8

| {{Start date|df=yes|2016|1|8}}

| {{End date|df=yes|2016|5|20}}

| 1.83

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| CS

| 1

| colspan="2"| {{Start date|df=yes|2016|12|20}}

| {{n/a|TBA}}

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| 2

| 6

| {{Start date|df=yes|2017|1|6}}

| {{End date|df=yes|2018|4|7}}

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Episodes

:''Winners are listed in bold

=Series 1 (2016)=

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|episodes =

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| EpisodeNumber = 1

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| RTitle = Alesha Dixon vs. David Walliams

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|1|8|df=y}}

| Viewers = 2.36

| ShortSummary =

Dixon:
"Shutdown" by Skepta
"Bad Blood" by Taylor Swift

Walliams:
"Work It" by Missy Elliott
"Hello" by Adele

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| EpisodeNumber = 2

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| RTitle = Jason Manford vs. Michelle Keegan

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|1|15|df=y}}

| Viewers = 2.35

| ShortSummary =

Manford:
"Forget You" by CeeLo Green
"Let It Go" by Idina Menzel

Keegan:
"Wannabe" by Spice Girls
"Sex on Fire" by Kings of Leon

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 3

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| RTitle = Rufus Hound vs. Jorgie Porter

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|1|22|df=y}}

| Viewers = 1.95

| ShortSummary =

Hound:
"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" by Jennifer Holliday
"Boom! Shake the Room" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

Porter:
"Talk Dirty" by Jason Derulo
"I'm a Slave 4 U" by Britney Spears

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 4

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| RTitle = Katherine Ryan vs. Kayvan Novak

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|1|29|df=y}}

| Viewers = 1.70

| ShortSummary =

Ryan:
"Pass Out" by Tinie Tempah
"Sorry" by Justin Bieber

Novak:
"Roll with It" by Oasis
"Faith" by George Michael

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 5

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| RTitle = Carol Vorderman vs. Martin Kemp

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|2|5|df=y}}

| Viewers = 1.58

| ShortSummary =

Vorderman:
"All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor
"Gold" by Spandau Ballet

Kemp:
"Best Song Ever" by One Direction
"Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 6

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| RTitle = Johnny Vegas vs. Vic Reeves

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|2|12|df=y}}

| Viewers = 1.05

| ShortSummary =

Vegas:
"Can't Feel My Face" by The Weeknd
"There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" by Eurythmics

Reeves:
"Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" by Daft Punk
"Israelites" by Desmond Dekker

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 7

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| RTitle = Chris Ramsey vs. Aston Merrygold

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|3|25|df=y}}

| Viewers =

| ShortSummary =

Ramsey:
"Ignition (Remix)" by R. Kelly
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" by John Parr

Merrygold:
"SexyBack" by Justin Timberlake
"Like A Virgin" by Madonna

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 8

| EpisodeNumber2 = 8

| RTitle = Daisy Lowe vs. Matt Richardson

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|5|20|df=y}}

| Viewers =

| ShortSummary =

Lowe:
"The Real Slim Shady" by Eminem
"Fever" by Peggy Lee

Richardson:
"Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi
"I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys

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=Christmas Special (2016)=

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|episodes =

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 8

| EpisodeNumber2 = –

| RTitle = Shane Richie vs. Jessie Wallace

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|12|20|df=y}}

| Viewers = 0.69

| ShortSummary =

Richie:
"Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl (as Kirsty MacColl)
"Low" by Flo Rida feat. T-Pain

Wallace:
"Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl (as Shane MacGowan)
"Get the Party Started" by Pink

Also featured a special guest appearance from Johnny Vegas.

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