Gone Country (TV series)

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Gone County
Format	Reality / Game Show
Starring	Bobby Brown Maureen McCormick Diana DeGarmo Julio Iglesias, Jr. Sisqó Dee Snider Carnie Wilson
Judges	John Rich of Big & Rich
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	7
Production
Running time	1 hour including commercials
Broadcast
Original channel	CMT
Original airing	January 25, 2008
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Gone Country is an American celebrity reality television show in which contestants compete to become a country music singer. The winner gets a country single produced by John Rich. It aired on CMT, with reruns on TV Land, and VH1. On the first season finale, Julio Iglesias Jr. was named the winner.^[1]

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.^[2]

[edit] Contestants

Bobby Brown - an R&B star of the late 1980's and early 90's, former member of boy band New Edition.^[3]
Maureen McCormick - best known from her role as Marcia Brady from the hit television show The Brady Bunch.^[4]
Diana DeGarmo - American Idol season 3 runner-up and a Broadway actress^[5]
Julio Iglesias, Jr. - son of singer Julio Iglesias, and a soulful dance-pop singer.(Winner of Gone Country) ^[6]
Sisqó - former member of the R&B group Dru Hill. He is most widely known for his solo hit, the "Thong Song."^[7]
Dee Snider - lead singer of the 80's metal band Twisted Sister.^[8]
Carnie Wilson - daughter of Beach Boys front man Brian Wilson, Carnie Wilson was also a member of the pop band Wilson Phillips.^[9]