10/19: Diana DeGarmo on CMT reality show with Bobby Brown
By: Rodney Ho | October 18, 2007, 8:44PM EST
CMT is producing a new reality show “Gone Country” in which non-country singers will live in a mansion and compete to see who could best adapt to becoming a country singer. The celebrities include our very own Diana DeGarmo, as well as former Atlantan Bobby Brown, ex-Wilson Phillips singer and “Surreal Life” alum Carnie Wilson, “Brady Bunch” and “Celebrity Fit Club” alum Maureen McCormick, Sisqo (“The Thong Song”), Julio Iglesias Jr. (“Hero”) and Dee Snider (Twisted Sister’s “We’re Not Gonna Take It”).

Production is currently underway in Nashville, according to CMT story, excerpted below.. The show is set to air over six episodes in January.

The celebrities will live in a Nashville mansion together and will compose songs with Nashville songwriters. In each episode, the cast will compete 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 two weeks, the artist who is most prepared to impress a country audience, as determined by [John] Rich [of Big & Rich], will record and release a song.

I called Brenda, Diana’s mom, and she didn’t seem to know much about it. (Brenda is no longer managing her daughter.) I’ll update this entry if I get any more details.

Seriously, Diana could do well in this competition, especially compared to her fellow castmates. She did sing Martina McBride’s “A Broken Wing” during country week season three, three years before Jordin Sparks did it. I thought she did a pretty good job, especially that long note at the end. Simon even said that this style suited her. But he added: “You’re not yet connecting with the audience properly.” Alas, she landed her in the bottom three after this performance. (Reminisce with the video below of Diana’s performance in 2004.)

well, now we know why brown refused to acknowledge the heart attack. what the hell is julio iglesias jr doing on this show? he isnt d-list yet...or is he?

sosgemini said:

Julio Jr is not as popular as Enrique, is he?

Janfriend said:

oh...okay...there's two of them...enrique sings "hero" though, right? that must be an error on the press persons part.

sosgemini said:

I didn't notice that. yeah, Enrique is the one who sings hero

From CMT: http://www.cmt.com/news/a...john.jhtml


John Rich of Big & Rich will give one of seven celebrities a chance at a country music career in the new CMT series, Gone Country. The cast includes Bobby Brown (New Edition), Carnie Wilson (Wilson Phillips), Dee Snider (Twisted Sister), Diana DeGarmo (American Idol), Julio Iglesias Jr., Maureen McCormick (The Brady Bunch) and Sisqo ("Thong Song"). The celebrities will live in a Nashville mansion together and will compose songs with Nashville songwriters. In each episode, the cast will compete 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 two weeks, the artist who is most prepared to impress a country audience, as determined by Rich, will record and release a song. Production is currently underway in Nashville. The six-episode series will premiere in January 2008.

so that's what happend to sisqo.

P2daP said:

He also had a baby with Samantha Mumba

hmmmmm did I hear a trainwreck?

crash


Why yes, yes I did!

bboy87 said:

These are truly the last days.

Oh. Hell. No. I don't really care about the rest of 'em, but why, Bobby? Why?

Lovesexy82 said:

Lol....he loved those camara's on his own show. They were scheduled 4 season 2 until Whitney filed 4 a divorce.

Graycap23 said:

Sisqo's gonna fit right in with his silver 'fro and gold thong.

How you go from having the number one song not that long ago to reality tv...jeezus...

JackieBlue said:

Ain't it the truth?

Warning to the cast - don't mention "sex moves" around Bobby.

Bobby B. and Country Music go together like R. Kelly and girls over age 17.

Bobby still don't get the message, do he? CRACK IS WACK, Bob!

Country singer...

ThePunisher said:

OMG! I am sooo there. This will be better than when Vanilla Ice was on Surreal Life!