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2344:26 July 2008
2313:19 July 2008
2296:12 July 2008
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1067:It's My Life
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798:Alleycats: "
768:Judy Garland
731:Love Machine
729:Alleycats: "
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516:Last Minute
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107:Running time
48:Nick Knowles
40:Presented by
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3104:Digital Spy
3082:Digital Spy
3060:Digital Spy
3042:Digital Spy
3024:Digital Spy
3006:Digital Spy
2988:Digital Spy
2970:Digital Spy
2952:Digital Spy
2931:Digital Spy
2913:Digital Spy
2888:Digital Spy
2375:Knockouts 2
2341:Knockouts 1
2279:5 July 2008
2241:BBC Radio 3
2226:Celine Dion
2107:Cwm Rhondda
2065:All choirs:
1843:All choirs:
1805:The Beatles
1659:Higher Love
1651:Ben E. King
1645:Stand by Me
1603:All choirs:
1487:Eva Cassidy
1421:All choirs:
1274:Labi Siffre
1196:The Beatles
1184:All choirs:
935:All choirs:
872:The Beatles
850:Marvin Gaye
836:The Hollies
778:The Beatles
765:Eva Cassidy
737:Girls Aloud
675:All choirs:
601:Revelation
525:and London
316:Gary Barlow
180:talent show
94:of episodes
3163:Categories
3149:BBC Online
2558:References
2474:semi-final
2443:Knockout 4
2409:Knockout 3
2264:(millions)
2156:Funny Girl
2077:Elton John
1855:Dreamgirls
1834:Semi-final
1763:John Barry
1757:Goldfinger
1609:One Vision
1594:Knockout 2
1573:Lovely Day
1544:Funny Girl
1412:Knockout 1
1288:Bob Marley
1035:Perry Como
1002:Spider-Man
991:Spider-Man
893:Lean on Me
858:Diana Ross
822:The Zutons
461:Birmingham
445:Shropshire
413:St Andrews
345:Balham SDA
307:Suzi Digby
234:Choir Wars
215:Suzi Digby
161:2008-08-30
151:2008-07-05
102:Production
66:Suzi Digby
2893:31 August
2867:31 August
2838:31 August
2812:31 August
2786:31 August
2760:31 August
2734:31 August
2708:31 August
2682:31 August
2611:31 August
2191:Take That
2177:Carl Orff
2165:O Fortuna
2121:(various)
2091:Take That
2046:Take That
1979:Foreigner
1799:Something
1699:Carl Orff
1687:O Fortuna
1509:Desperado
1495:September
1363:I Believe
1059:Take That
1047:(various)
1043:Danny Boy
983:Mary Mary
969:Tom Jones
877:Dreemz: "
868:Let It Be
842:Dreemz: "
753:Dreemz: "
749:(various)
687:Take That
592:Guildford
556:Liverpool
330:Take That
320:Take That
275:Côr Cymru
110:30–90mins
83:of series
2052:outside
1745:Westlife
1727:Al Green
1356:R. Kelly
1296:Downtown
1282:One Love
1109:Westlife
1099:The Rose
1073:Bon Jovi
810:Medley"
507:Hereford
429:Brighton
393:Members
182:-themed
2537:Average
2522:Results
2491:Results
2460:Results
2426:Results
2392:Results
2358:Results
2327:Results
2248:Ratings
2239:and at
2211:Chicago
1218:Eternal
999:, from
808:Valerie
800:Freedom
703:Adiemus
647:Cardiff
540:Belfast
492:London
477:Chester
454:Dreemz
399:Status
377:Pegasus
356:Cantata
352:Cadenza
192:BBC One
159: (
155: –
149: (
144:Release
134:BBC One
130:Network
2639:3 June
2585:3 June
2581:. 2008
2531:24.9%
2517:28.7%
2500:21.6%
2486:25.0%
2469:23.9%
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