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Superstar
2012
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{{Infobox television
| show_name = Superstar
| image = [[File:SuperstarITV.jpg|250px]]
| genre = [[Reality television|Reality]]
| creator = [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]
| presenter = [[Amanda Holden]]
| judges = [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]<br>[[Melanie Chisholm]]<br>[[Jason Donovan]]<br>[[Dawn French]]<br>[[David Grindrod]]
| composer = Andrew Lloyd Webber
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 1
| num_episodes = 12
| executive_producer = Peter Davey
| location = Various cities <small>(auditions)</small><br>[[Osea Island]] <small>(Superstar Island)</small><br>[[The Fountain Studios]] <small>(live shows)</small>
| runtime = 60–90 minutes (inc. adverts)
| company = [[ITV Studios]]
| channel = [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]
| picture_format = [[16:9]] ([[High-definition television|HDTV]])
| first_aired = {{start date|2012|7|7|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2012|7|25|df=yes}}
| followed_by          = ''[[Let It Shine (2017 TV series)|Let it Shine]]''
| related = ''[[How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria?]]'' (2006)<br>''[[Any Dream Will Do (TV series)|Any Dream Will Do]]'' (2007)<br>''[[I'd Do Anything (BBC TV series)|I'd Do Anything]]'' (2008)<br>''[[Over the Rainbow (2010 TV series)|Over the Rainbow]]'' (2010)
| website = http://www.itv.com/superstar
}}

'''''Superstar''''' was a UK talent search, looking for the lead role in the production ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]''. The series started on 7 July 2012 on [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] and was presented by [[Amanda Holden]].

In the final, on 25 July 2012, 31-year-old [[Ben Forster (actor)|Ben Forster]] was chosen as [[Jesus]] to perform the role in the UK arena tour starting in September 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s207/superstar/news/a395358/ben-forster-crowned-as-jesus-in-itvs-superstar.html |title=Ben Forster crowned as Jesus in ITV's 'Superstar' |publisher=Digital Spy |date=25 July 2012}}</ref>


==The Team==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Role !! Team
|-
|Presenter || [[Amanda Holden]] (Replaced [[Graham Norton]])
|-
|rowspan="4"|The Panel || [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]  
|-
|[[Jason Donovan]] (Replaced [[John Partridge (actor)|John Partridge]])
|-
|[[Dawn French]] (Replaced [[Sheila Hancock]])
|-
|[[Melanie Chisholm]] (Replaced [[Charlotte Church]])
|-
|Casting Team || [[David Grindrod]]<br>Anne Vosser
|-
|Vocal Coach || [[Yvie Burnett]]
|}

==Format==

===Nationwide auditions===
The Nationwide auditions began in March 2012 visiting [[London]], [[Dublin]], [[Belfast]], [[Manchester]], [[Glasgow]] and [[Cardiff]]. The judges are [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]], [[Melanie Chisholm]], [[Jason Donovan]] and [[David Grindrod]]. Host [[Amanda Holden]] was on hand for the auditionees.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.itv.com/superstar/the-panel-and-host-announced/ |title=The panel and host announced |publisher=itv.com |date=May 2012 |accessdate=23 May 2012}}</ref>

Grindrod judged the nationwide auditions and was joined by Donovan and Chisholm at the 'Callback' round held at the [[Brixton Academy|O2 Academy]] in Brixton, London. Over 100 contestants were invited to the 'Callback' round in London. Lloyd Webber watched all the performances from a [[balcony]] at the side of the stage.

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}}

===Superstar Island===
The final 41 contestants are invited to 'Superstar Island' ([[Osea Island]] in [[Essex]]) for a week of training. [[Jonathan Ansell]] is a notable contestant who failed to pass this stage of the show.<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s207/superstar/news/a392077/x-factor-g4-singer-auditions-for-lord-lloyd-webbers-superstar.html X Factor G4 singer auditions for Lord Lloyd Webber's 'Superstar' - Superstar News - Reality TV - Digital Spy]</ref>

===Final rounds===
The final 30 contestants were invited to Lloyd Webber's villa in [[Majorca]]. After 10 were eliminated on arrival, the remaining contestants performed again in front of Lloyd Webber.

The next day, the contestants travelled back to Great Britain via coach (with the journey taking 25 hours) and performed a final time in front of the panel, with an accompanying band onstage, for a place in the live shows.

===Live shows===
The Live show stages of the search were judged by [[Melanie Chisholm]], [[Jason Donovan]], [[Dawn French]] and [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]. The live shows were broadcast live from [[Fountain Studios]] in [[Wembley]] and took place over nine nights (excluding Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 July). The final was held on 25 July 2012.

The contestants perform on the first live show with the results of the public vote announced during the following night's show. The two contestants with the lowest votes competed in the Sing-Off to stay in the competition. After the performance, Lloyd Webber then decided which potential Jesus to keep in the contest. The saved Jesuses could be seen on the "Stairway to Heaven". The eliminated Jesus(es) then "walks into the light" and leaves the stage.

==Finalists==
{| class="wikitable"
! Finalist
! Age*
! From
! Status
|-
| Afnan Iftikhar
| align="center" | 23
| [[North Shields]]
| style="background:#ffdddd;" align="center"| Eliminated 1st on Night 1
|-
| Dirk Johnson
| align="center" | 24
| [[Scotland]]
| style="background:#ffdddd;" align="center"| Eliminated 2nd on Night 2
|-
| Tim Prottey-Jones
| align="center" | 32
| [[Birmingham]]
| style="background:#ffdddd;" align="center"| Eliminated 3rd on Night 4
|-
| Niall Sheehy
| align="center" | 31
| [[County Wicklow]]
| style="background:#ffdddd;" align="center"| Eliminated 4th on Night 5
|-
| Jon Moses
| align="center" | 28
| [[Newcastle upon Tyne]]
| style="background:#ffdddd;" align="center"| Eliminated 5th on Night 6
|-
| Jeff Anderson
| align="center" | 21
| [[Belfast]]
| style="background:#ffdddd;" align="center"| Eliminated 6th on Night 6
|-
| Nathan James
| align="center" | 23
| [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]]
| style="background:#ffdddd;" align="center"| Eliminated 7th on Night 7
|-
| David Hunter
| align="center" | 27
| [[Warrington]]
| style="background:#ffdddd;" align="center"| Eliminated 8th on Night 8
|-
| Roger Wright<ref>[http://www.unrealitytv.co.uk/superstar/superstar-finalists-meet-roger-wright/ Superstar Finalists: Meet Roger Wright Unreality TV]</ref>
| align="center" | 41
| [[London]]
| style="background:#ffdddd" align="center"| Eliminated 9th on Night 9
|-
| Rory Taylor
| align="center" | 24
| [[Wirral Peninsula|Wirral]]
| style="background:#ff9"| Runner-up
|-
| [[Ben Forster (actor)|Ben Forster]]
| align="center" | 31
| [[City of Sunderland|Sunderland]]
| style="background:lightgreen"| Winner
|}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> at time of competition

===Results summary===
;Colour key
{|
|-
|{{Color box|#87D3F8;|border=darkgray}}&nbsp;&ndash;||Contestant was in the bottom two and who was saved after the sing off
|-
|{{Color box|pink;|border=darkgray}}&nbsp;&ndash;||Contestant was eliminated after the sing off
|-
|{{Color box|lightgreen;|border=darkgray}}&nbsp;&ndash;||Contestant who received the most public votes 
|}
<!-- Please do not overuse colour in this table - especially to signify mentors and categories, as this has been established in the above table -->

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
|+Weekly results per contestant
|-
! rowspan="2" | Contestant
! rowspan="2" | Night 1
! rowspan="2" | Night 2
! colspan="2" | Night 3
! rowspan="2" | Night 5
! rowspan="2" | Night 6
! rowspan="2" | Night 7
! rowspan="2" | Night 8
! rowspan="2" | Final
|-
!Night 3
!Night 4
|-
! Ben Forster
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| style="background:lightgreen" | '''Winner'''<br />(night 9)
|-
! Rory Taylor 
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| style = "background:#87D3F8" | '''Bottom two'''
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| style = "background:#87D3F8" | '''Bottom two'''
| style="background:#ff9" | '''Runner-up'''<br />(night 9)
|-
! Roger Wright
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| style = "background:#87D3F8" | '''Bottom three'''
| style = "background:#87D3F8" | '''Bottom two'''
| '''Safe'''
| style = "background:pink" | '''Eliminated'''<br />(night 9)
|-
! David Hunter 
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| style = "background:#87D3F8" | '''Bottom two'''
| style = "background:#87D3F8" | '''Bottom two'''
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| style = "background:pink" | '''Eliminated''' || style="background:#FA8072" colspan="2" | ''Eliminated''<br />(night 8)
|-
! Nathan James 
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| style = "background:pink" | '''Eliminated''' || style = "background:#FA8072" colspan="3" | ''Eliminated''<br />(night 7)
|-
! Jeff Anderson
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| style = "background:pink" | '''Eliminated''' || style = "background:#FA8072" colspan="4" | ''Eliminated''<br />(night 6)
|-
! Jon Moses
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| style = "background:pink" | '''Eliminated''' || style = "background:#FA8072" colspan="5" | ''Eliminated''<br />(night 6)
|-
! Niall Sheehy
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| '''Safe'''
| style = "background:pink" | '''Eliminated''' || style = "background:#FA8072" colspan="6" | ''Eliminated''<br />(night 5)
|-
! Tim Prottey-Jones
| '''Safe'''
| style = "background:#87D3F8" | '''Bottom two'''
| style = "background:#87D3F8" | '''Bottom two'''
| style = "background:pink" | '''Eliminated''' || style = "background:#FA8072" colspan="7" | ''Eliminated''<br />(night 4)
|-
! Dirk Johnson 
| style = "background:#87D3F8" | '''Bottom two'''
| style = "background:pink" | '''Eliminated''' || style = "background:#FA8072" colspan="7" | ''Eliminated''<br />(night 2)
|-
! Afnan Iftikhar
| style = "background:pink" | '''Eliminated''' || style = "background:#FA8072" colspan="8" | ''Eliminated''<br />(night 1)
|}

==Live show details==

===Night 1 (15 July 2012)===
*'''Group performance:''' "[[Superstar (Jesus Christ Superstar song)|Superstar]]" <small>([[Andrew Lloyd Webber]])</small>
* Guest Judge
* [[Nicole Scherzinger]]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
|+ Contestants' performances on the first live show
! scope="col" | Contestant
! scope="col" | Order
! scope="col" | Song (artist)
! scope="col" | Result (Night 2)
|- 
! scope="row" | David Hunter
| 1
| "[[Forget You]]"
|Safe
|- style="background:lightblue;"
! scope="row" | Dirk Johnson
| 2  
| "[[Make You Feel My Love]]"
|Bottom two
|-
! scope="row" | Nathan James
| 3 
| "[[Sign Your Name]]" 
|Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Ben Forster
| 4 
| "[[Somebody That I Used to Know]]" 
|Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Niall Sheehy
| 5
| "[[Stay (Hurts song)|Stay]]" 
|Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Tim Prottey-Jones
| 6
| "[[Stone Cold Sober]]" 
|Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Roger Wright 
| 7
| "[[A Whiter Shade of Pale]]"
|Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Jon Moses
| 8
| "[[Since U Been Gone]]"
|Safe
|- style="background:pink;"
! scope="row" | Afnan Iftikhar
| 9
| "[[Next to Me (Emeli Sandé song)|Next to Me]]"
|Eliminated
|-
! scope="row" | Jeff Anderson
| 10
| "[[Red]]"
|Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Rory Taylor
| 11
| "[[Are You Gonna Go My Way]]"
|Safe
|}

*'''Sing-Off''' (Night 2): Afnan and Dirk were in the bottom two; they performed the song "[[Memory (Cats song)|Memory]]" from the musical ''[[Cats (musical)|Cats]]''. After the performance, Lloyd Webber chose to save '''Dirk'''.

===Night 2 (16 July 2012)===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
|+ Contestants' performances on the second live show
! scope="col" | Contestant
! scope="col" | Order
! scope="col" | Song (artist)
! scope="col" | Result (Night 3)
|- 
! scope="row" |Ben Forster
|1
|"[[She Said (Plan B song)|She Said]]" 
|Safe
|- style="background:lightblue;"
! scope="row" |Tim Prottey-Jones
|2
|"[[The First Cut Is the Deepest]]"
|Bottom two
|-
! scope="row" |Rory Taylor
|3
|"[[Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)]]"
|Safe
|-
! scope="row" |Nathan James
|4
|"[[Dedication to My Ex (Miss That)|Dedication to My Ex]]" 
|Safe
|-
! scope="row" |Roger Wright
|5
|"[[Part of Me (Katy Perry song)|Part of Me]]" 
|Safe
|- style="background:pink;"
! scope="row" |Dirk Johnson
|6
|"[[Titanium (song)|Titanium]]"
|Eliminated
|-
! scope="row" |Jeff Anderson
|7
|"[[Mr Brightside]]" 
|Safe
|-
! scope="row" |Niall Sheehy
|8
|"[[The Man Who Can't Be Moved]]" 
|Safe
|-
! scope="row" |Jon Moses
|9
|"[[I Can't Make You Love Me]]" 
|Safe
|-
! scope="row" |David Hunter
|10
|"[[Nothing's Real But Love]]" 
|Safe
|}

*'''Sing-Off''' (Night 3): Tim and Dirk were in the bottom two; they performed the song "[[Hurt (Christina Aguilera song)|Hurt]]" by [[Christina Aguilera]]. After the performance, Lloyd Webber chose to save '''Tim'''.

===Night 3 (17 July 2012)===
*'''Group performance:''' "[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]" <small>([[The Beatles]])</small>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
|+ Contestants' performances on the third live show
! scope="col" | Contestant
! scope="col" | Order
! scope="col" | Song (artist)
! scope="col" | Result (Night 4)
|- 
! scope="row" |Roger Wright
|1
|"[[More Than Words]]"
|Safe
|-
! scope="row" |Nathan James
|2
|"[[To Be With You]]"
|Safe
|-
! scope="row" |Rory Taylor
|3
|"[[Dakota (song)|Dakota]]"
|Safe
|-
! scope="row" |Jon Moses
|4
|"[[I Want To Know What Love Is]]"
|Safe
|- style="background:lightblue;"
! scope="row" |David Hunter
|5
|"[[You've Got The Love]]" 
|Bottom two
|-
! scope="row" |Ben Forster
|6
|"[[Everybody Hurts]]"
|Safe
|- style="background:pink;"
! scope="row" |Tim Prottey-Jones
|7
|"[[Time Is Running Out (Muse song)|Time Is Running Out]]"
|Eliminated
|-
! scope="row" |Jeff Anderson
|8
|"[[How You Remind Me]]"
|Safe
|-
! scope="row" |Niall Sheehy
|9
|"[[Dirty Diana]]" 
|Safe
|}

*'''Sing-Off''' (Night 4): David and Tim were in the bottom two; they performed "[[The Long and Winding Road]]" by [[The Beatles]]. Before the performance, Lloyd Webber decided not to eliminate either of them until he had seen the solo performances they had prepared for the night. They both performed on Night 4 with the elimination at the end of the show.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://superstar.itv.com/news/article/read_andrew-decrees-all-must-sing-for-surival_item_100138.htm | title=Andrew decreed that Tim should leave the competition | publisher= Superstar | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721084433/http://superstar.itv.com/news/article/read_andrew-decrees-all-must-sing-for-surival_item_100138.htm | archivedate=21 July 2012}}</ref> Lloyd Webber chose to save '''David'''.

===Night 4 (18 July 2012)===
*'''Group performance:''' "[[Viva la Vida]]" <small>([[Coldplay]])</small>
*'''Guest performance:''' "[[Ruby (Kaiser Chiefs song)|Ruby]]" <small>([[Kaiser Chiefs]])</small>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
|+ Contestants' performances on the fourth live show
! scope="col" | Contestant
! scope="col" | Order
! scope="col" | Song (artist)
! scope="col" | Result (Night 5)
|- 
! scope="row" | Niall Sheehy
| 1
| "[[One (U2 song)|One]]"
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Rory Taylor
| 2
| "[[Roxanne (song)|Roxanne]]"
| Safe
|- - style="background:lightblue;"
! scope="row" | David Hunter
| 3
| "[[One Day Like This]]"
| Bottom two
|-
! scope="row" | Ben Forster
| 4
| "[[This Love (Maroon 5 song)|This Love]]" 
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Jon Moses
| 5
| "[[I Won't Let You Go (James Morrison song)|I Won't Let You Go]]" 
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Nathan James
| 6
| "[[How to Save a Life]]"
| Safe
|- 
! scope="row" | Roger Wright
| 7
| "[[Here I Go Again]]"
| Safe
|- style="background:pink;"
! scope="row" | Tim Prottey-Jones
| 8
| "[[Dream On (Aerosmith song)|Dream On]]" 
| Eliminated (Night 4)
|-
! scope="row" | Jeff Anderson
| 9
| "[[Kiss from a Rose]]"
| Safe
|}

===Night 5 (19 July 2012)===
*'''Group performance:''' "[[Livin' on a Prayer]]" <small>([[Bon Jovi]])</small>
*'''Guest performance:''' "Baby Come Home" <small>([[Scissor Sisters]])</small>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
|+ Contestants' performances on the fifth live show
! scope="col" | Contestant
! scope="col" | Order
! scope="col" | Song (artist)
! scope="col" | Result 
|- 
! scope="row" |Jeff Anderson
|1
|"[[(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction]]"
|Safe
|-
! scope="row" |David Hunter
|2
|"[[Nothing Compares 2 U]]" 
|Safe
|- style="background:lightblue;"
! scope="row" |Rory Taylor
|3
|"[[Fix You]]"
|Bottom two
|-
! scope="row" |Nathan James
|4
|"[[Ain't No Sunshine]]"
|Safe
|-
! scope="row" |Ben Forster
|5
|"[[Fast Car]]"
|Safe
|- style="background:pink;"
! scope="row" |Niall Sheehy
|6
|"[[Wherever You Will Go]]" 
|Eliminated
|-
! scope="row" |Jon Moses
|7
|"[[Feel (Robbie Williams song)|Feel]]" 
|Safe
|-
! scope="row" |Roger Wright
|8
|"[[Rolling in the Deep]]" 
|Safe
|}

*'''Sing-Off''': Rory and Niall were in the bottom two; they performed "[[Alone (Heart song)|Alone]]" by [[Heart (band)|Heart]]. After the performance, Lloyd Webber chose to save '''Rory'''.

===Night 6 (20 July 2012)===
*'''Group performance:''' "[[Pinball Wizard]]" <small>([[The Who]])</small>
*'''Guest performance:''' "[[30 Minute Love Affair]]" <small>([[Paloma Faith]])</small>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
|+ Contestants' performances on the sixth live show
! scope="col" | Contestant
! scope="col" | Order
! scope="col" | Song (artist)
! scope="col" | Result 
|- style="background:pink;"
! scope="row" |Jon Moses
|1
|"[[I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For]]"
|Eliminated
|- style="background:pink;"
! scope="row" |Jeff Anderson
|2
|"[[Whole Lotta Love]]" 
|Eliminated
|- style="background:lightblue;"
! scope="row" |Roger Wright
|3
|"[[Feeling Good]]" 
|Bottom three
|-
! scope="row" |Ben Forster
|4
|"[[Cold as Ice (Foreigner song)|Cold As Ice]]"
|Safe
|-
! scope="row" |Rory Taylor
|5
|"[[Silenced by the Night]]"
|Safe
|- 
! scope="row" |David Hunter
|6
|"[[Apologize (OneRepublic song)|Apologize]]"
|Safe
|-
! scope="row" |Nathan James
|7
|"[[Sweet Child o' Mine]]"
|Safe
|}

*'''Sing-Off''': Jon, Jeff and Roger were in the bottom three; they performed the song "Could We Start Again Please?" from the musical ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]''. After the performance, Lloyd Webber chose to save '''Roger'''.

===Night 7 (23 July 2012)===
*'''Group performance:''' "[[We Are Young]]" <small>([[Fun (band)|fun.]])</small>
*'''Guest performance:''' "[[Greatest Day (Take That song)|Greatest Day]]" <small>([[Gary Barlow]], featuring Final 5)</small>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
|+ Contestants' performances on the seventh live show
! scope="col" | Contestant
! scope="col" | Order
! scope="col" | Song (artist)
! scope="col" | Result 
|- style="background:pink;"
! scope="row" |Nathan James
|1
|"[[Born This Way (song)|Born This Way]]"
|Eliminated
|-style="background:lightblue;"
! scope="row" |Roger Wright
|2
|"[[Handbags and Gladrags]]"
|Bottom two
|-
! scope="row" |David Hunter
|3
|"[[Too Close (Alex Clare song)|Too Close]]"
|Safe
|-
! scope="row" |Rory Taylor
|4
|"[[Under Pressure]]"
|Safe
|-
! scope="row" |Ben Forster
|5
|"[[It Must Have Been Love]]"
|Safe
|- 
|}

*'''Sing-Off''': Nathan and Roger were in the bottom two; they performed the song "Love Changes Everything" from the musical ''[[Aspects of Love]]''. After the performance, Lloyd Webber chose to save '''Roger'''.

===Night 8: Semi-final (24 July 2012)===
*'''Group performance:''' "[[What's the Buzz]]" <small>([[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] and [[Tim Rice]])</small>
*'''Guest performance:''' [[Habanera (aria)|"Habanera"]] <small>([[Katherine Jenkins]])</small>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
|+ Contestants' performances on the eighth live show
! scope="col"| Contestant
! scope="col"| Order
! scope="col"| Song (artist)
! scope="col"| Result 
|- style="background:lightblue;"
! scope="row" | Rory Taylor
| 1
| "[[In the Air Tonight]]"
| Bottom two
|-
! scope="row" | Ben Forster
| 2
| "[[Run (Snow Patrol song)|Run]]"
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Roger Wright
| 3
| "[[Hard to Handle (song)|Hard to Handle]]"
| Safe
|- style="background:pink;"
! scope="row" | David Hunter
| 4
| "[[I Try]]"
| Eliminated
|}

* '''Sing-Off''': Rory and David were in the bottom two; they performed "[[No Matter What (Boyzone song)|No Matter What]]" from the musical ''[[Whistle Down the Wind (musical)|Whistle Down the Wind]]'' by Lloyd Webber and [[Jim Steinman]], famously covered by [[Boyzone]]. After the performance, Lloyd Webber chose to save '''Rory'''.

===Night 9: Final (25 July 2012)===
*'''Group performances:''' "Hosanna" and "Gethsemane" <small>([[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] and [[Tim Rice]])</small>
*'''Guest performance:''' "[[I Don't Know How to Love Him]]" <small>([[Melanie Chisholm]], featuring [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]])</small>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
|+ Contestants' performances on the ninth live show
! scope="col" | Contestant
! scope="col" | Order
! scope="col" | Song (artist)
! scope="col" | Result 
|- style="background:lightgreen;"
! scope="row" | Ben Forster
| 1
| "[[Who Wants to Live Forever]]" 
| Winner
|-style="background:#ff9;"
! scope="row" | Rory Taylor
| 2
| "[[I Don't Want to Miss a Thing]]"
| Runner-up
|- style = "background:pink" 
! scope="row" | Roger Wright
| 3
| "[[Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me]]"
| Eliminated
|}

==The Arena Tour==
The tour traveled across the country from 21 September until 21 October 2012 and toured in the following venues: London [[The O2 Arena (London)|O2 Arena]], Glasgow [[Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre|SECC]], [[Newcastle Metro Radio Arena]], [[Manchester Arena]], [[Motorpoint Arena Cardiff]], [[National Indoor Arena]] Birmingham, [[Belfast Odyssey]], [[The O2 (Dublin)|The O2 Dublin]], [[Echo Arena Liverpool]], Nottingham Capital FM and [[Motorpoint Arena Sheffield]].<ref>[http://jesuschristsuperstar.seetickets.com/Tour/JESUS-CHRIST-SUPERSTAR/ Jesus Christ Superstar Tickets]</ref> Joining Forster was comedian [[Tim Minchin]] as [[Judas Iscariot]], Melanie Chisholm as [[Mary Magdalene]], [[BBC Radio 1]] DJ [[Chris Moyles]] as King Herod, [[Alexander Hanson (actor)|Alexander Hanson]] as [[Pontius Pilate]], Pete Gallagher as Caiaphas, Gerard Bentall as Annas, Michael Pickering as Peter, and Giovanni Spano as Simon Zealotes.

The tour resumed in March 2013 in Australia with Forster, Minchin, and Chisholm reprising their respective roles. Australian TV personality [[Andrew O'Keefe]] played the role of King Herod for the Australian leg of the tour, with New Zealand born [[Jon Stevens]] (who played Judas in the 1992 Australian arena tour and the 1994 theatre production) playing Pilate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jesus Christ Superstar songs shine with Tim Minchin, Melanie C|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/stage/jesus-christ-superstar-songs-shine-with-tim-minchin-melanie-c/story-fn9d344c-1226654954771|publisher=The Australian|accessdate=1 June 2013|author=DEBORAH JONES|date=1 June 2013}}</ref> ''Superstar'' runner-up Rory Taylor appeared as Simon Zealotes.

The North American tour was to commence on 9 June starting in New Orleans, with stops including Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, and more before ending in Philadelphia on 17 August. This leg of the tour was to feature Forster reprising his role as Jesus, [[Brandon Boyd]] of rock band [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]] as Judas, [[Destiny's Child]] singer [[Michelle Williams (singer)|Michelle Williams]] as Mary Magdalene, former [['N Sync]] singer [[JC Chasez]] as Pilate, and former [[Sex Pistols]] and [[Public Image Ltd]] lead singer [[John Lydon]] as King Herod.<ref>http://www.jesuschristsuperstar.com/north-america-arena-spectacular/</ref> On 30 May 2014, the tour was canceled, mostly due to poor ticket sales.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/01/arts/music/anger-for-jesus-christ-superstar-cast-and-a-black-eye-for-its-promoter.html</ref>

==Reception==

Official ratings are supplied by the UK Programme Ratings website, [[BARB]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/weekreports.cfm?report=weeklyterrestrial&RequestTimeout=500|date=|accessdate=|publisher=[[BARB]]|title=Weekly Viewing Summary (see relevant week)}}</ref>

===Ratings===
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
! Episode
! Air date
! Timeslot
! Overnight ratings<br>(millions)
! Official ratings<br>(millions)
! Weekly rank
|-
! Auditions
| style="text-align:center" | 7 July
| style="text-align:center" | 19:25
| style="text-align:center" | '''3.04'''<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s207/superstar/news/a392312/andrew-lloyd-webbers-superstar-launches-with-32m-on-itv1.html |title=Andrew Lloyd Webber's Superstar launches with 3.2m on ITV1 |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |date=9 July 2012}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | '''3.03'''
| style="text-align:center" | #18
|-
! Superstar Island
| style="text-align:center" | 8 July
| style="text-align:center" | 20:00
| style="text-align:center" | '''3.11'''<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a392324/andy-murrays-tearful-wimbledon-final-defeat-serves-up-169m-peak.html |title=Andy Murray's tearful Wimbledon final defeat serves up 16.9m peak |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |date=9 July 2012}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | '''3.16'''
| style="text-align:center" | #16
|-
! The Final 30
| style="text-align:center" | 14 July
| style="text-align:center" | 20:00
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.89'''<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s149/big-brother/news/a393409/big-brother-slumps-to-870000-on-saturday-night.html |title=Big Brother slumps to 870,000 on Saturday night |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |date=15 July 2012}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.95'''
| style="text-align:center" | #29
|-
! Live show 1
| style="text-align:center" | 15 July
| style="text-align:center" | 20:00
| style="text-align:center" | '''3.08'''<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a393494/family-guy-rockets-to-12m-on-bbc-three-after-shrek-boost.html |title='Family Guy' rockets to 1.2m on BBC Three after 'Shrek' boost |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |date=16 July 2012}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.99'''
| style="text-align:center" | #27
|-
! Live show 2
| style="text-align:center" | 16 July
| style="text-align:center" | 21:00
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.83'''<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s207/superstar/news/a393714/superstar-first-live-show-stumbles-along-with-29m.html |title='Superstar' first live show stumbles along with 2.9m |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |date=17 July 2012}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.81'''
| style="text-align:center" | #26
|-
! Live show 3
| style="text-align:center" | 17 July
| style="text-align:center" | 21:00
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.37'''<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s207/superstar/news/a393904/bbc-twos-line-of-duty-beats-itvs-struggling-superstar.html |title=BBC Two's 'Line of Duty' beats ITV's struggling 'Superstar' |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |date=18 July 2012}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | '''Under 2.66'''
| style="text-align:center" | Outside Top 30
|-
! Live show 4
| style="text-align:center" | 18 July
| style="text-align:center" | 21:00
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.69'''<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a394571/24-hours-in-a-and-e-tops-9pm-slot-for-channel-4.html |title='24 Hours in A and E' tops 9pm slot for Channel 4 |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |date=22 July 2012}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.67'''
| style="text-align:center" | #29
|-
! Live show 5
| style="text-align:center" | 19 July
| style="text-align:center" | 21:00
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.90'''<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a394574/dynamo-continues-to-perform-strongly-for-watch.html |title=Dynamo continues to perform strongly for Watch |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |date=22 July 2012}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.83'''
| style="text-align:center" | #25
|-
! Live show 6
| style="text-align:center" | 20 July
| style="text-align:center" | 21:00
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.64'''<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a394578/olympics-fever-boosts-bbc-three-ratings.html |title=Olympics fever boosts BBC Three ratings |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |date=22 July 2012}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.66'''
| style="text-align:center" | #30
|-
! Live show 7
| style="text-align:center" | 23 July
| style="text-align:center" | 21:00
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.59'''<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a394921/absolutely-fabulous-olympics-special-grabs-56-million.html |title='Absolutely Fabulous' Olympics special grabs 5.6 million |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |date=24 July 2012}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.49'''
| style="text-align:center" | #22
|-
! Semi-final
| style="text-align:center" | 24 July
| style="text-align:center" | 21:00
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.54'''<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a395276/superstar-latest-episode-attracts-more-than-25-million.html |title='Superstar' latest episode attracts more than 2.5 million |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |date=25 July 2012}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.54'''
| style="text-align:center" | #21
|-
! Final
| style="text-align:center" | 25 July
| style="text-align:center" | 21:00
| style="text-align:center" | '''3.17'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s207/superstar/news/a395479/superstar-soars-to-series-high-for-ben-forsters-finale-win.html |title='Superstar' soars to series high for Ben Forster's finale win |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |date=26 July 2012}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | '''3.11'''
| style="text-align:center" | #13
|-
! '''Series average''' || 2012 || N/A || 2.82 || 2.82 || N/A
|}

==References==
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