Season Three | |
Season 3, Episodes 11 | |
Aired | September 19, 2011 |
Host | Nick Lachey |
Judges |
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Information | |
Winners | Pentatonix |
Origin | Arlington, Texas |
Song | "Eye of the Tiger" |
Season Guide | |
previous "Season Two" |
next "Season Four" |
Season Three of the hit reality show The Sing-Off premiered on September 19th, 2011. Increasing the number of groups from 10 to 16, a new format was introduced over an 11-episode season. Several of the groups consisted of returning singers, while others made their debut on the third season. With Nick Lachey, Ben Folds, and Shawn Stockman all returning to host/judge, Sara Barielles replaced Nicole Scherzinger, leaving to judge The X Factor. Pentatonix won the recording contract and $200,000 on the the season finale, November 28, 2011.
Twists/Changes[]
- New Format: After being a holiday special the previous seasons, Season Three was expanded into a several-month long competiton, with 16 groups in total. Expanded into an 11-episode season, the groups faced more themes, challenges, and a larger prize.
- Bracket System: With the multitude of groups, they were split into two brackets for the first four weeks. Once each bracket was whittled down to 5 groups each, they merged into one bracket.
- New Judge: Singer/songwriter Sara Barielles replaced Nicole Scherzinger, who left due to her commitments of being a judge on the X-Factor.
- Larger Prize: The winner group's reward was increased from $100,000 to $200,000.
- Sing-Off Showdown: At the Top 8 and 4, the bottom two groups got one last chance to save themselves, in a sing-off. While at the Top 8, both groups sang the same song with different arrangements, the bottom groups at the Top 4 were asked to re-sing their best song.
Groups[]
Contestant | School | Status | # of Members | |
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N/A | Winner on November 28, 2011 |
5 | ||
Dartmouth College | Second Place on November 28, 2011 |
16 | ||
N/A | Third Place on November 28, 2011 |
8 | ||
Howard University | Eliminated 13th on November 21, 2011 |
10 | ||
Brigham Young University | Eliminated 12th on November 14, 2011 |
9 | ||
N/A | Eliminated 11th on November 7, 2011 |
8 | ||
University of Rochester | Eliminated 10th on October 31, 2011 |
15 | ||
N/A | Eliminated 9th on October 24, 2011 |
9 | ||
University of Delaware | Eliminated 8th on October 17, 2011 |
15 | ||
N/A | Eliminated 7th on October 17, 2011 |
5 | ||
N/A | Eliminated 6th on October 10, 2011 |
5 | ||
N/A | Eliminated 5th on October 3, 2011 |
9 | ||
Wilsonville High School | Eliminated 4th on September 26, 2011 |
16 | ||
N/A | Eliminated 3rd on September 26, 2011 |
9 | ||
N/A | Eliminated 2nd on September 19, 2011 |
5 | ||
N/A | Eliminated 1st on September 19, 2011 |
8 |
Episode guide[]
Episode | Air Date | Theme | Eliminated | Result | |
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Season Premiere: Part 1 | September 19, 2011 | Contestant's Choice | Fannin Family | Eliminated 1st on September 19, 2011 | |
The Cat's Pajamas | Eliminated 2nd on September 19, 2011 | ||||
Season Premiere: Part 2 | September 26, 2011 | Messiah's Men | Eliminated 3rd on September 26, 2011 | ||
Soul'd Out | Eliminated 4th on September 26, 2011 | ||||
Radio Hits and 60's Classics: Part 1 | October 3, 2011 | Radio Hits | 60's Classics | Kinfolk 9 | Eliminated 5th on October 3, 2011 |
Radio Hits and 60's Classics: Part 2 | October 10, 2011 | Sonos | Eliminated 6th on October 10, 2011 | ||
Top 10 Groups: Guilty Pleasure Music | October 17, 2011 | Guilty Pleasures | North Shore | Eliminated 7th on October 17, 2011 | |
The Deltones | Eliminated 8th on October 17, 2011 | ||||
Top 8 Groups: Hip-Hop Hits | October 24, 2011 | Hip-Hop | The Collective | Eliminated 9th on October 24, 2011 | |
Top 7 Groups: Superstar Medleys | October 31, 2011 | Superstar Medleys | The YellowJackets | Eliminated 10th on October 31, 2011 | |
Top 6 Groups: Rocking Out and Goin' Country | November 7, 2011 | Rock Classics | Country Hits | Delilah | Eliminated 11th on November 7, 2011 |
Top 5 Groups: The Rhythm and Blues Revue | November 14, 2011 | R&B Current Hits | R&B Classics | Vocal Point | Eliminated 12th on November 14, 2011 |
America Votes: Group Mastermixes | November 21, 2011 | Master Mix | Judge's Choice | Afro-Blue | Eliminated 13th on November 21, 2011 |
Live Finale: Top 3 Finalists | November 28, 2011 | Urban Method | 3rd Place on November 28, 2011 | ||
Dartmouth Aires | 2nd Place on November 28, 2011 | ||||
Pentatonix | Winner on November 28, 2011 |
Elimination Table[]
Format: | Two Brackets (🅰 & 🅱) | One Bracket | ||||||||||
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Contestant | Rank Episode |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Pentatonix | 1 | 2nd 🅰 | 3rd | 1st 🅱 | 1st 🅱 | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | Winner | ||
Dartmouth Aires | 2 | 1st 🅰 | 2nd | 3rd 🅰 | 2nd 🅰 | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | Sing-Off | Second Place | ||
Urban Method | 3 | 2nd 🅱 | 2nd | 2nd 🅱 | 3rd 🅱 | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | Third Place | ||
Afro-Blue | 4 | 2nd 🅰 | 4th | 4th 🅱 | 1st 🅰 | 5th | 5th | 4th | Eliminated | |||
Vocal Point | 5 | 1st 🅱 | 1st | 3rd 🅱 | 3rd 🅱 | 3rd | 4th | Eliminated | ||||
Delilah | 6 | 1st 🅰 | 5th | 4th 🅰 | 2nd 🅰 | 4th | Eliminated | |||||
The YellowJackets | 7 | 3rd 🅰 | 3rd | 3rd 🅰 | Sing-Off | Eliminated | ||||||
The Collective | 8 | 2nd 🅱 | 5th | 1st 🅰 | Eliminated | |||||||
The Deltones | 9 | 3rd 🅱 | 4th | Eliminated | ||||||||
North Shore | 10 | 1st 🅱 | 1st | Eliminated | ||||||||
Sonos | 11 | 3rd 🅰 | Eliminated | |||||||||
Kinfolk 9 | 12 | 3rd 🅱 | Eliminated | |||||||||
Messiah’s Men | 13 | Eliminated 🅱 | ||||||||||
Soul’d Out | 14 | Eliminated 🅰 | ||||||||||
The Cat’s Pajamas | 15 | Eliminated 🅱 | ||||||||||
Fannin Family | 16 | Eliminated 🅰 |