Gone Country is an American celebrity reality television show in which contestants compete to become a country music singer.[1] The winner gets a country single produced by host John Rich, one-half of the country duo Big & Rich.[2] It aired on CMT, with reruns on TV Land, and VH1. On the first-season finale, Julio Iglesias Jr. was named the winner.[3]
Gone Country uproots these seven musical celebrities and moves them into a Nashville mansion together to embark on a two-week adventure, hosted by singer-songwriter John Rich. Each celebrity will be paired up with some of Nashville's finest songwriters in an attempt to prepare them for a career in country music. In each episode, the cast competes against each other in challenges that will test them musically and physically to adapt to a country music lifestyle, both on and off the stage. At the end of the two weeks, the artist who is most prepared to impress a country audience, as determined by Rich, will record and release a song.[4]
Irene Cara – played "Coco Hernandez" in the film Fame in 1980 and also is best known for the theme songs for both "Fame" and Flashdance.[17] Left the show in episode 2 after Sean Young's drunken actions during the night.
Outsiders Inn, the 2008 reality television series spin-off featuring McCormick, Brown, and Wilson.
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^Maureen McCormick
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^Sisqó | View the Music Artists Biography Online | VH1.com
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^"Gone Country 2 : Cast : John Rich Hosts : Celebrities Compete For New Country Music". CMT. Archived from the original on August 8, 2008. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
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^"Gone Country 2 : Cast : John Rich Hosts : Celebrities Compete For New Country Music". CMT. Archived from the original on August 14, 2008. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
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