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	3
No. of episodes	16
Production
Running time	1 hour including commercials
Broadcast
Original channel	CMT
Original run	January 25, 2008 – Present
External links
Official website

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]

Contents 1 Season 1 Contestants 2 Season 2 Contestants 3 Season 3 Contestants 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Season 1 Contestants

• Bobby Brown - an R&B star of the late 1980s and early 90's, 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, brother of Enrique Iglesias, and a soulful dance-pop singer. (Winner) ^[6]
• Sisqó - 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]

[edit] Season 2 Contestants

• Jermaine Jackson - a member of The Jackson 5 alongside brothers Michael, Marlon, Tito and Jackie.^[10]
• Chris Kirkpatrick - member of the boy band *NSYNC.^[11]
• Sean Young - Appeared in movies such as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Fatal Instinct, Wall Street, No Way Out and Blade Runner.^[12]
• Mikalah Gordon - American Idol season 4 finalist^[13]
• Sebastian Bach - Former lead singer of Skid Row. (Winner)^[14]
• Lorenzo Lamas - played "Tom Chisum" in Grease and starred on Falcon Crest, Renegade and The Bold and the Beautiful.^[14]
• Irene Cara - played "Coco Hernandez" in the film Fame in 1980 and also is best known for the theme songs for both "Fame" and Flashdance.^[15] Left the show in episode 2 after Sean Young's drunken actions during the night.

[edit] Season 3 Contestants

• Tara Conner - Miss USA 2006^[16]
• Micky Dolenz - former Monkees singer and drummer^[16]
• George Clinton - funk master; leader of the band Parliament-Funkadelic^[16]
• Richard Grieco - 21 Jump Street actor^[16]
• Taylor Dayne - '80s pop star^[16]
• Sheila E - Drummer and singer (Winner)^[16]
• Justin Guarini - American Idol season 1 runner-up^[16]

[edit] See also

• Outsider's Inn, the 2008 reality series spin-off featuring McCormick, Brown and Wilson.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official homepage
• Gone Country at the Internet Movie Database
• Gone County at TV.com