It was an action-packed first live show for Let It Shine tonight (February 11), with more pop hits than a Glee binge-watch session.

Well first of all, Martin Kemp kicked the night off with an epic battle-of-the-bands Pitch Perfect-style riff-off, which was so packed full of classics, we couldn't even count them.

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The first band to take to the stage were Iron Sun performing Walk the Moon's 'Shut up and Dance' complete with mic stand dance routines.

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Drive were up next with a mashup of Five's 'Everybody Get up and 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll' by Joan Jett.

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Nightfall took to the stage next with Coldplay's famous ballad 'The Scientist'.

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Neon Panda - clearly with the biggest audience support of the night - took to the stage to sing Bruno Mars' lively 'I Think I Want to Marry You'.

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Closing the first live show were Five to Five with Hanson's pop classic 'MMMBop'.

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Let it Shine is back next Saturday (February 18) at 6.50pm on BBC One.


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Tasha is a freelance writer for with a particular interest in the representation of women in film and TV. After graduating with a Literature degree then journalism qualifications with News Associates a few years further back than she’d like to admit, Tasha began her freelance career.  She’s worked as a writer, editor and commissioning editor for a number of publications including Digital Spy. She is also a theatre critic. LinkedIn