{"id":7779,"date":"2014-08-09T13:33:30","date_gmt":"2014-08-09T12:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/?p=7779"},"modified":"2014-08-09T13:36:24","modified_gmt":"2014-08-09T12:36:24","slug":"steve-dorset-wins-big-after-singing-american-pie-on-the-singer-takes-it-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/7779\/steve-dorset-wins-big-after-singing-american-pie-on-the-singer-takes-it-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Dorset wins big after singing American Pie on The Singer Takes It All"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Steve Dorset wins the second episode of Allan Carr\u2019s singing game show \u2018The Singer Takes IT All\u2019 with his rendition of American Pie by Don Mclean.<\/p>\n<p>According to McLean (as posted on his website), this song was originally inspired by the death of Buddy Holly. &#8220;The Day The Music Died&#8221; is February 3, 1959, when Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper were killed in a plane crash after a concert.<\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old drama teacher from Surrey, stayed in the gold zone for 69 seconds beating all his rivals to get the chance to sing again for the opportunity to win the \u00a315,000 maximum cash prize.<\/p>\n<p>For his final performance Steve was asked to sing \u2018Poker Face\u2019 by Lady Gaga chosen from a short list of six songs. Steve\u2019s performance was judged a hit by the voting public, and he was rewarded with the maximum prize of \u00a315,000.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2014\/08\/steve.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2014\/08\/steve.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"steve\" width=\"570\" height=\"310\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7781\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2014\/08\/steve.png 570w, http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2014\/08\/steve-300x163.png 300w, http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2014\/08\/steve-200x110.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-0466605792016836\";\n\/* auditions 300x250, created 9\/6\/10 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"7469702309\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/7779\/steve-dorset-wins-big-after-singing-american-pie-on-the-singer-takes-it-all\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 1805371;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steve Dorset wins the second episode of Allan Carr\u2019s singing game show \u2018The Singer Takes IT All\u2019 with his rendition of American Pie by Don Mclean. 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