Gone Country (TV series)

Gone Country
JudgesJohn Rich of Big & Rich
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes16
Production
Running time1 hour including commercials
Original release
NetworkCMT
ReleaseJanuary 25, 2008 (2008-01-25) –
March 7, 2009 (2009-03-07)
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Sheila E. smiling
Prince protege Sheila E. won the third season, making her the only female winner of the show

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]

  1. ^ "Bobby Brown goes country on CMT reality show". 28 January 2008.
  2. ^ "Rich takes celebrities to country school". The Tennessean. January 21, 2008. pp. D1. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Iglesias Jr. Triumphs On Gone Country". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  4. ^ "About the Series". CMT. Archived from the original on January 16, 2008. Retrieved 2012-07-03.