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SZN4 was the only mix-gendered group on Season 1 of Building the Band. Aaliyah Rose, Cameron Goode, Donzell Taggart, and Katie Roeder formed the first band of the season and impressed mentor and lead judge Nicole Scherzinger from their very first performance. Throughout the season, the group was heavily favored to win the whole competition. They made it all the way to the final 2 against girl group 3Quency, and after both bands’ final performances, Scherzinger, Liam Payne, and Kelly Rowland decided the winner. 3Quency ended up winning the competition, which meant SZN4 finished in second place. This was all filmed a year ago, though, so where does the group stand now? Scroll down for the latest! Is SZN4 still together? Yes, SZN4 is still together and committed to making it work as a group. In fact, coming in second place “kind of put this fuel underneath us,” Rose told Tudum. “We were like,...

Building the Band has officially concluded with the release of its final three episodes on Wednesday, July 23. At the end of the finale, judges Nicole Scherzinger, Liam Payne, and Kelly Rowland were tasked with deciding on one band to win the competition and take home $500,000. Heading into Episode 10, there were three bands left: SZN4, a mixed group, 3Quency, a girl group, and Iconyx (previously named Soulidified), a boy band. Each band performed in front of their biggest audience yet. The judges deliberated and decided that Iconyx would be the first eliminated, leaving just SZN4 and 3Quency left. Both bands gave one last performance, with the judges once again in control of who would finish as the winner and who would be named runner-up. In the end, it was the ladies of 3Quency who won the whole show. That meant SZN4 came in second place. ...

Full Circle Fame Netflix’s newest binge-worthy reality series, ‘Building the Band’, is making waves- and not just for its format. A spiritual successor to the boy band boom of the early 2010s, the show tries to recreate the accidental lightning-in-a-bottle that gave us One Direction, but with a twist: it’s curated by the contestants themselves, not producers or celebrity judges. It’s a modern take on an old formula, an intentional attempt to recreate the kind of moment when Simon Cowell and Nicole Scherzinger saw potential in five solo auditioners and formed a global phenomenon. The presence of the late Liam Payne as a mentor adds emotional weight and legacy to the series. Shot before his tragic accident, his return alongside Scherzinger feels like a farewell, a tribute, and a baton-passing all at once. The series even opens with a quiet dedication to the One Direction star- making...

Former The Masked Singer panelist Nicole Scherzinger's new show, Building the Band, has finally announced its contestants ahead of its July 9 premiere on Netflix. Building the Band featureshost Aj McLean and judges Nicole, Kelly Rowland, and the late Liam Payne. The show's contestants will form bands by coming together by meeting in booths without seeing each other beforehand.

Former The Masked Singer panelist Nicole Scherzinger's new show, Building the Band, has finally announced its contestants ahead of its July 9 premiere on Netflix.

In an Instagram post, Netflix announced the 44 contestants who'll be competing in Building the Band(last names provided by CBS19 News). They include Aaliyah Rose; Alison Ogden; Brianna Mazzola; and Chance Perez.

In addition, Conor Smith; Nori Royale; Shade Jenifer; Wennely Quezada; and Zach are in the Building the Band cast.

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