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Joey Fatone to host "Singing Bee" |
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Written by Cristina Kinon, MCT
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Thursday, 28 June 2007 |
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 Joey Fatone's song-lyrics game show for NBC, "Singing Bee," isn't on the air yet, but he's already stirring it up with rival Wayne Brady, who hosts a similar program for Fox.
"I actually called him up and said, 'So I hear you're kind of doing a similar show,'" Fatone said Wednesday as he prepped for the first taping. "He said, 'Yeah, it's similar,' and I said, 'Ours is better.'"
"Singing Bee," like Fox's "Don't Forget the Lyrics," asks contestants to recall the words to pop songs. "What's really cool about this game is you have a chance to win the final $50,000, but it's also really easy to at least get $5,000, $10,000, $15,000," said Fatone. "If you're pretty good with lyrics, you're able to rock and roll with it."
For his part, Fatone joked that he's just there to "make fun of everyone."
"My role is just to keep it moving," he said. "Obviously I have a musical background, so that kind of helps. Although, thank goodness, you won't really be watching me sing. But I try to help them out if they mess up."
Fatone, who hails from the group 'N Sync, high-stepped into America's heart this year, placing second on ABC's hit show "Dancing With the Stars."
"(NBC) told me I sucked on 'Dancing With the Stars," and then they said, 'How about doing this show?'" quipped Fatone. "I've worked with them before. I hosted a show called 'Fame,' and then obviously doing 'Dancing' doesn't suck - it gives you a boost.
"Basically, I had a meeting with them, sat down with a bunch of other people and talked about possibly hosting this show," he said. "I was definitely interested, and literally the next day I got the call."
While Fatone's "Dancing" fans needn't worry about a scheduling conflict, he said NBC has worked it out so he can fulfill his hosting duties and continue on the "Dancing With the Stars" tour.
And there's good news for 'N Sync fans: Fatone said he's "sure" the producers of "Singing Bee" will toss one of the group's hits into the lyrical mix. | Only registered users can write comments.
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