ABC to Debut Musical Spinoff Series of ‘The Bachelor’.
‘The Bachelor’ franchise is set to expand this year with the addition of ‘The Bachelor: Listen to Your Heart.’.
There is no word yet whether Chris Harrison will also host this series.
According to ABC, the show is a cross between ‘The Bachelor’ and ‘A Star Is Born.’.
[The series will] capture what we all know: love, emotion and music are intertwined.
How people find each other through songwriting and singing is the thrust of the show.
, ABC Entertainment President Karen Burke, via ‘Hollywood Reporter’.
All of the show’s contestants, 20 single men and women, will have lives and careers rooted in music.
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The dates on the show will be music-based and once paired, couples will face “musical challenges.” .
The contestants will even have to perform in front of guest judges, which ABC claims will be some of the “biggest names” in the music industry.
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Pairs who “reveal their love and devotion to one another” through their performances will progress in the competition until only one couple stands.
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‘The Bachelor: Listen to Your Heart’ will premiere on April 13 at 8 p.m.
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