Category: TV Ent
Date: 26.02.2005
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Al Murray was voted out of Comic Relief Does Fame Academy on 91Èȱ¬ ONE tonight (Saturday 26 February) - the first celebrity to go.
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Viewers voted to save 10 celebrity students.
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The judges - opera singer and Strictly Come Dancing
star Lesley Garrett; Head Teacher at the Academy, Richard
Park; and theatre choreographer and Stictly Come Dancing judge
Craig Revel Horwood - then voted to save Jenny Éclair.
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The celebrities then had to vote for either Jon Culshaw or Al Murray to stay in - and Jon Culshaw was successful.
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More than £33,000 was raised from the voting on tonight's show. At least 15p from every vote goes to Comic Relief.
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The next show is at 8.00pm on Wednesday (2 March) on 91Èȱ¬ ONE - and then nightly until Red Nose Night on 11 March.
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The songs performed on tonight's show were:
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Kim Medcalf - You Can't Hurry Love;
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Nick Knowles -
You've Lost That Loving Feeling;
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Edith Bowman - Hanging On The Telephone;
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Jon Culshaw -
Feel;
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Gina Yashere -
Crazy In Love;
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Adrian Edmondson -
Tainted Love;
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Konnie Huq - Genie In A Bottle;
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Chris Colquhon -
Hey Ya;
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Jenny Éclair - If My Friends Could See Me Now;
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Reggie Yates - Mr Boombastic;
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Dawn Steele - Leave Right Now;
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Al Murray -
Stuck In The Middle With You;
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Debra Stephenson - Young Hearts Run Free.
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Afterwards, Al Murray was asked about being voted out.
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He said: "I'm not bothered at all, it's fine by me!"
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Who do you want to win? "Jenny Éclair - it'll
be priceless, the relentless torture!"
