When Joseph Met Maria

When Joseph Met Maria
Genre	Music special
Presented by	Graham Norton
Judges	Andrew Lloyd Webber John Barrowman Denise Van Outen Bill Kenwright Zoe Tyler
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	1
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	24 December 2007 (2007-12-24)
Related
How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? Any Dream Will Do

When Joseph Met Maria was a television Christmas special featuring several 'Maria' and 'Joseph' finalists from Andrew Lloyd Webber's BBC talent searches How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? (2006) and Any Dream Will Do (2007), including winners Connie Fisher and Lee Mead. It was aired on BBC One on 24 December 2007 and was presented by Graham Norton.[1]

When Joseph Met Maria showed what several of the finalists were up to since taking part in the live shows. It also featured several performances from the selected finalists, as well as judges John Barrowman, who performed with the Marias, and Denise Van Outen, who performed with the Josephs. Also present were judges Bill Kenwright and Zoe Tyler.

Finalists

The finalists from each series present were:

Marias

Contestant	Overall position
Connie Fisher	1st
Helena Blackman	2nd
Siobhan Dillon	3rd
Aoife Mulholland	4th
Abi Finley	5th
Simona Armstrong	7th

Josephs

Contestant	Overall position
Lee Mead	1st
Keith Jack	2nd
Lewis Bradley	3rd
Craig Chalmers	5th
Daniel Boys	6th
Rob McVeigh	7th

Songs

Song	Performed by
The Sound of Music/How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?	Connie Fisher and the Marias
Any Dream Will Do/Go, Go, Go Joseph	Lee Mead and the Josephs
Shout	Connie Fisher and the Marias
The Boys Are Back in Town	Lee Mead and the Josephs
All I Want for Christmas Is You	The Marias
Santa Claus is Coming to Town	The Josephs
The Perfect Year	Connie Fisher
If I Can Dream	Lee Mead
Baby, It's Cold Outside	John Barrowman and the Marias
Santa Baby	Denise Van Outen and the Josephs
All I Ask of You	Connie Fisher and Lee Mead
White Christmas	All (including Andrew Lloyd Webber, Zoe Tyler and Bill Kenwright)

Kerst Met Joseph en Evita

A similar special, entitled Kerst Met Joseph en Evita (Christmas with Joseph and Evita) was aired on Christmas Eve 2008, uniting several 'Evita' and 'Joseph' finalists from the Dutch versions, Op zoek naar Evita and Op zoek naar Joseph including winners Brigitte Heitzer and Freek Bartels.

References

1. "Television | Movies | Reviews | Recaps | What's On | www.whattowatch.com". Whattowatch.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2021.

External links

• When Joseph Met Maria at BBC Online