Hit Me, Baby, One More Time is a television entertainment show first broadcast on the British television network ITV and later, as a new version, by NBC in the United States; both were presented by Vernon Kay. During each programme, five former pop stars sing their biggest hit along with a cover version of a contemporary hit. Each week one winner is picked from each show by a phone vote (in the British version) or a studio-audience vote (in the American version), leading to the grand final when the overall winner can release a single featuring both songs (in the British version) or have $20,000 donated to a charity of their choice (in the American version). The show's title was derived from a line in the Britney Spears song "...Baby One More Time".
The show proved to be a summer hit for NBC, hitting the top spot in the ratings on its first outing. Despite its success, the show was cancelled.
UK version
Week 1 (2 April)
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! style="width:150px;"| Contestant || style="width:300px;"| First song (their biggest hit) || style="width:300px;"| Second song (contemporary hit)
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| Gloria Gaynor || "I Will Survive" || "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera
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| Howard Jones || "What Is Love?" || "White Flag" by Dido
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| Honeyz || "Finally Found" || "How You Remind Me" by Nickelback
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| Limahl|| "Too Shy" || "This Love" by Maroon 5
|- style="background:gold;"
| Tiffany || "I Think We're Alone Now" || "Love Machine" by Girls Aloud
|}
The first week heat was won by Tiffany.
Week 2 (9 April)
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! style="width:150px;"| Contestant || style="width:300px;"| First song (their biggest hit) || style="width:300px;"| Second song (contemporary hit)
|- style="background:gold;"
| Shakin' Stevens || "This Ole House" || "Trouble" by Pink
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| Jaki Graham || "Set Me Free" || "Your Game" by Will Young
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| Belinda Carlisle || "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" || "The Scientist" by Coldplay
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| Haddaway || "What Is Love" || "Toxic" by Britney Spears
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| Doctor and the Medics || "Spirit in the Sky" || "Let Me Entertain You" by Robbie Williams
|}
This heat was won by Shakin' Stevens.
Week 3 (14 April)
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! style="width:150px;"| Contestant || style="width:300px;"| First song (their biggest hit) || style="width:300px;"| Second song (contemporary hit)
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| Baccara || "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" || "Hero" by Enrique Iglesias
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| Mica Paris|| "My One Temptation" || "Angels" by Robbie Williams
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| Nick Heyward || "Fantastic Day" || "Crashed the Wedding" by Busted
|- style="background:gold;"
| Carol Decker || "China in Your Hand" || "Superstar" by Jamelia
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| The Pasadenas || "Tribute (Right On)" || "Leave Right Now" by Will Young
|}
This heat was won by Carol Decker.
Week 4 (21 April)
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! style="width:150px;"| Contestant || style="width:300px;"| First song (their biggest hit) || style="width:300px;"| Second song (contemporary hit)
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| Sinitta || "So Macho" || "Single" by Natasha Bedingfield
|- style="background:gold;"
| Hue and Cry || "Labour of Love" || "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé
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| The Real Thing || "You to Me Are Everything" || "Cry Me a River" by Justin Timberlake
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| Hazel O'Connor || "Will You?" || "Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue
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| China Black || "Searching" || "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" by The Darkness
|}
This heat was won by Hue and Cry.
Week 5 (28 April)
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! style="width:150px;"| Contestant || style="width:300px;"| First song (their biggest hit) || style="width:300px;"| Second song (contemporary hit)
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| Jordan Knight || "Give It to You" || "Let Me Love You" by Mario
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| Rozalla || "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)" || "Fly By II" by Blue
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| Junior || "Mama Used to Say" || "Gotta Get Thru This" by Daniel Bedingfield
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| Sabrina || "Boys (Summertime Love)" || "Hole in the Head" by Sugababes
|- style="background:gold;"
| Shalamar || "A Night to Remember" || "Hey Ya!" by Outkast
|}
This heat was won by Shalamar.
Week 6 (7 May)
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! style="width:150px;"| Contestant || style="width:300px;"| First song (their biggest hit) || style="width:300px;"| Second song (contemporary hit)
|- style="background:gold;"
| Chesney Hawkes || "The One and Only" || "She's the One" by Robbie Williams
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| Kelly Marie || "Feels Like I'm in Love" || "Oops!... I Did It Again" by Britney Spears
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| Nick Van Eede || "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" || "I Try" by Macy Gray
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| Sybil || "When I'm Good and Ready" || "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" by Shania Twain
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| Cleopatra || "Cleopatra's Theme" || "No Good Advice" by Girls Aloud
|}
This heat was won by Chesney Hawkes.
Week 7 (14 May)
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! style="width:150px;"| Contestant || style="width:300px;"| First song (their biggest hit) || style="width:300px;"| Second song (contemporary hit)
|- style="background:gold;"
| 911 || "Bodyshakin'" || "Don't Stop Movin" by S Club 7
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| Nathan Moore || "The Harder I Try" || "Are You Ready for Love" by Elton John
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| Princess || "Say I'm Your Number One" || "Slow" by Kylie Minogue
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| Kenny Thomas || "Thinking About Your Love" || "Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones
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| Ultra Naté || "Free" || "Some Girls" by Rachel Stevens
|}
This heat was won by 911.
Grand Final (21 May)
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! style="width:150px;"| Contestant || style="width:300px;"| Song (their biggest hit)
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| Tiffany || "I Think We're Alone Now"
|- style="background:gold;"
| Shakin' Stevens || "This Ole House"
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| Carol Decker || "China in Your Hand"
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| Hue and Cry || "Labour of Love"
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| Shalamar || "A Night to Remember"
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| Chesney Hawkes || "The One and Only"
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| 911 || "Bodyshakin'"
|}
The final was won by Shakin' Stevens. A single was released with both "This Ole House" and a cover of "Trouble" by Pink, which got to number twenty in the UK singles chart in June 2005.
U.S. version
The American version of the show began taping on 1 June 2005 to air the following night, 2 June, on the NBC network. Winners were chosen by the studio audience and got a donation in their name to a charity of their choice.
<sup>1</sup> Denotes artist who also appeared on the British version.
Week 1 (recorded 1 June; aired 2 June)
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! style="width:150px;"| Contestant || style="width:300px;"| First song (their biggest hit) || style="width:300px;"| Second song (contemporary hit)
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| Loverboy || "Working for the Weekend" || "Hero" by Enrique Iglesias
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| CeCe Peniston || "Finally" || "There You'll Be" by Faith Hill
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| A Flock of Seagulls || "I Ran (So Far Away)" || "On the Way Down" by Ryan Cabrera
|- style="background:gold;"
| Arrested Development || "Tennessee" || "Heaven" by Los Lonely Boys
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| Tiffany<sup>1</sup> || "I Think We're Alone Now" || "Breakaway" by Kelly Clarkson
|}
This heat was won by Arrested Development.
Week 2 (recorded 8 June; aired 9 June)
{| class="wikitable"
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! style="width:150px;"| Contestant || style="width:300px;"| First song (their biggest hit) || style="width:300px;"| Second song (contemporary hit)
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| The Knack || "My Sharona" || "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" by Jet
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| Haddaway<sup>1</sup> || "What Is Love" || "Toxic" by Britney Spears
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| Tommy Tutone || "867-5309/Jenny" || "All the Small Things" by Blink-182
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| The Motels featuring Martha Davis || "Only the Lonely" || "Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones
|- style="background:gold;"
| Vanilla Ice || "Ice Ice Baby" || "Survivor" by Destiny's Child
|}
This heat was won by Vanilla Ice.
Week 3 (recorded 15 June; aired 16 June)
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! style="width:150px;"| Contestant || style="width:300px;"| First song (their biggest hit) || style="width:300px;"| Second song (contemporary hit)
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| Wang Chung || "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" || "Hot in Herre" by Nelly
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| Sophie B. Hawkins || "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" || "100 Years" by Five for Fighting
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| Cameo || "Word Up!" || "1985" by Bowling for Soup
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| Howard Jones<sup>1</sup> || "No One Is to Blame" || "White Flag" by Dido
|- style="background:gold;"
| Irene Cara || "Flashdance... What a Feeling" || "I'm Outta Love" by Anastacia (performed with Cara's group Hot Caramel)
|}
This heat was won by Irene Cara. Howard Jones won the phone in vote.
Week 4 (recorded 22 June; aired 23 June)
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! style="width:150px;"| Contestant || style="width:300px;"| First song (their biggest hit) || style="width:300px;"| Second song (contemporary hit)
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| Greg Kihn || "The Breakup Song" || "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day
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| Club Nouveau || "Lean on Me" || "Thank You" by Dido
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| Glass Tiger || "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" || "Everything You Want" by Vertical Horizon
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| Billy Vera || "At This Moment" || "True" by Ryan Cabrera
|- style="background:gold;"
| Thelma Houston || "Don't Leave Me This Way" || "Fallin'" by Alicia Keys
|}
This heat was won by Thelma Houston. Glass Tiger won the online vote.
Week 5 (recorded 29 June; aired 30 June)
{| class="wikitable"
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! style="width:150px;"| Contestant || style="width:300px;"| First song (their biggest hit) || style="width:300px;"| Second song (contemporary hit)
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| Juice Newton || "Queen of Hearts" || "Pieces of Me" by Ashlee Simpson
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| Animotion || "Obsession" || "Days Go By" by Dirty Vegas
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| Shannon || "Let the Music Play" || "Foolish" by Ashanti
|- style="background:gold;"
| P.M. Dawn || "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" || "Blurry" by Puddle of Mudd
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| Missing Persons || "Words" || "Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue
|}
This heat was won by P.M. Dawn. Juice Newton won the online vote.