While FOX airs Flirty Dancing, that blends the dating and dancing genres, now ABC brings viewers a musical version of The Bachelor. The network announced the new series at the Television Critics Association tour in Los Angeles on Wednesday (Jan 8):
The power of love knows no bounds as ABC further expands its hit-making Bachelor franchise with an all-new Bachelor Nation series, The Bachelor: Listen to Your Heart, set to premiere Monday April 13 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT).
The Bachelor: Listen to Your Heart unites two of the most emotionally powerful forces in human life: music and love, as 20 single men and women embark on an incredible journey to find love through music. Singing well-known songs, both individually and as couples, they will look to form attractions through the melodies, find and reveal their feelings and ultimately, fall in love.
The eligible bachelors and bachelorettes will meet and explore their relationships while living together and going on Bachelor-style dates that focus on music. Once the couples commit to each other, it will be time to take their relationship to the next level. The harmony of the couples will be tested through musical challenges, including live performances judged by some of the biggest names in the music business. Ultimately, the couples whose performances reveal their love and devotion to one another will continue to be given a chance to further their relationships until only one couple is left standing.
Will American Idol alums make guest appearances on the new series? The show seems ripe with crossover possibilities. And how about Jed Wyatt, the Bachelorette aka country music wannabe? After Hannah Brown dumped him after learning he left behind a serious girlfriend to compete on the show, dude needs something to do!
