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Charlie Burtner
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Stars is the debut studio album by English musical theatre group Collabro.The album
consists of selections from musical theatre and film as well as cover versions of two pop
songs.It was released through Syco Music and Sony Music on 15 August 2014.Although
receiving some critical reviews from publications such as AllMusic and Renowned for
Sound, both of which have argued that the album starts off strong yet grows weaker in
subsequent tracks, the release has been a commercial success.It debuted at number 1 on the
UK Albums Chart, knocking off the multi-week hold on the chart by x by Ed
Sheeran.Examples of songs performed by Collabro in the album include "Bring Him Home"
(from Les Misérables), "Let It Go" (from Frozen), and "Somewhere" (from West Side
Story).The work has picked up mixed critical reviews, with AllMusic for example running a
review that opined that the group needed more time to develop.However, the album has
received a great deal of success such as in terms of international sales; in terms of the U.S.,
for instance, it reached #15 in the Top Heatseekers chart published by Billboard.==
Background ==
Collabro won the eighth series of Britain's Got Talent on 8 June 2014.After they won, it was
announced that they had signed to show judge Simon Cowell's record label Syco Music and
would be releasing their debut studio album Stars in August 2014.It was also announced
that they, along with show runner-up Lucy Kay, would go on tour together in 2015.In an
interview with Digital Spy, the band explained that the nature of being a musical theatre act
means they don't consider their new album a collection of cover versions.Jamie Lambert
said, "I mean, people say it's covers, but they're not really, If you cover someone else's song,
a pop song, that's a cover; we're not covering musical theatre songs, we're actually
performing them – that's the difference.Because otherwise, anyone who'd ever sang musical
theatre would be doing a cover of someone else and that's not the case.You know, with
musical theatre you take on a character so I think that that's our argument with it.We're not
doing covers, we're a musical theatre band, we're performing roles, and that's the
difference."He also said, "And I don't think there'll be a backlash, I genuinely think we have
a very dedicated fan base, it's an amazing sound, and I really hope everyone loves it."==
Critical reception ==
Stars has received mixed to negative reviews from several critics in various
publications.Criticism was mainly focused on the fact that the album's nature of having
covers without any new, original songs made it sound reminiscent of 'karaoke'.For example,
Renowned for Sound gave a somewhat negative review that awarded the album two and a
half stars out of five.The website's critic praised the beginning of the album but also argued,
"Collabro’s drive for timely perfection result in covers that are charmless compared to the
originals."The publication Young Post awarded the album three stars out of five, stating that
the band members "sometimes try too hard" while still praising their maturity on the track
"Bring Him Home" (a song from the musical Les Misérables).In addition, Allmusic published
a mixed though mostly supportive review by critic Timothy Monger that also cited "Bring
Him Home" as well as "Stars" as highlights of the album.He remarked that the group
appeared "at their strongest here as musical thespians" in terms of song choice, and he felt
that the "familiar" sounding work revealed that Collabro needed time to "develop off-
camera".== Chart performance ==
On 24 August 2014, Stars debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, ending Ed
Sheeran's eight-week run at number one with his album x.It sold 49,749 copies in its first
week.It dropped down three places to number four the following week, staying in the top 10
for four weeks.As of March 2017, Stars has sold 209,516 copies in the UK.Stars has received
a considerable amount of international success as well.In the U.S., it reached #15 in the Top
Heatseekers chart published by Billboard.== Track listing ==
== Charts and certifications ==
== Release history ==
== References ==

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camera".== Chart performance ==

Heatseekers chart published by Billboard.== Track listing ==

== Charts and certifications ==

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