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Building the Band
Building the Band is an American reality television singing competition that aired on Netflix in July 2025. The program format sees 50 artists form six groups through a selection process, which leads to eliminations until one group is selected as the winner and earning a $500,000 prize.
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Building the Band
Promotional poster
AJ McLean
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Nicole Scherzinger
Liam Payne
Kelly Rowland
United States
English
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10
Simon Crossley
Clara Elliot
Alison Holloway
Cat Lawson
Katrina Morrison
53–54 minutes
Remarkable Entertainment
Netflix
July 9 (2025-07-09) –July 23, 2025 (2025-07-23)
Building the Band is an American reality television singing competition that aired on Netflix in July 2025. The program format sees 50 artists form six groups through a selection process, which leads to eliminations until one group is selected as the winner and earning a $500,000 prize.
In the first round, all 50 artists sang a solo performance to the rest of the contestants while in pods, unable to see one another. Each artist was able to send 10 "likes" to performers who they wanted to see in a band alongside them. Artists who received fewer than five likes or had only been liked by performers who had been eliminated or formed a band without them, were eliminated. At the end of the round, six bands formed, each containing three to five members, who met for the first time during subsequent performances; these then competed in showcases, with each eliminating a band.
Netflix announced Building the Band in May 2024 and that Banijay UK subdivision Remarkable Entertainment would produce it. They announced its host and judges, AJ McLean, Liam Payne, Kelly Rowland, and Nicole Scherzinger, that August; the four had previously been members of the Backstreet Boys, One Direction, Destiny's Child, and the Pussycat Dolls. Production took place that summer of 2024, with the final performances taped in late August in Manchester. Payne died in October 2024; the show marked his final public appearance. Episodes were broadcast in batches between July 9 and July 23, 2025; the latter date also marked One Direction's 15th anniversary.
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Artist eligible to form a band
Artist ineligible to form a band
Artist was eliminated with less than 5 likes
Artists formed a band
Order
Contestant
Age
Home State/Country
Song
Likes
Donzell Taggart
25
Arkansas
"Jealous"
20
Alison Ogden
24
Maryland
"Dangerous Woman"
16
Katie Roeder
23
Massachusetts
"Unstoppable"
18
Chance Perez
26
California
"There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back"
3
Kevin Chung
29
Georgia
"Selfish"
2
Conor Smith
22
Australia
"Drivers License"
5
Jenna Dave
19
Nevada
"Too Little, Too Late"
7
Thomas Berberian
20
Brazil
"Lego House"
14
Autumn Stallia
20
Maryland
"Best Part"
12
Aaliyah Rose
22
Utah
"Tummy Hurts"
28
Max Wright
20
California
"Snooze"
18
Bri
22
New Jersey
"How Deep Is Your Love"
26
Nori Royale
23
Georgia
"Greedy"
16
Cameron Goode
22
Illinois
"Almost is Never Enough"
15
Landon Boyce
20
Utah
"Toxic"
20
Order
Contestant
Age
Home State/Country
Song
Likes
Elise Kristine
20
Washington
"You Broke Me First"
28
Malik Heard
27
Texas
"Versace on the Floor"
19
Wennely Quezada
24
Missouri
"Water"
21
Hannah Alexandra
22
Florida
"Espresso"
2
Gabriella Lora
25
New York
"Lean On"
2
Noriella
25
New York
"The Door"
16
Shane Appell
22
New York
"Lose Control"
19
Bradley Rittmann
22
Massachusetts
"So Sick"
12
Shade Jenifer
26
Maryland
"Let Me Love You"
10
Nico May
21
Wisconsin
"Stick Season"
12
Cece Keating
21
Texas
"Rise Up"
9
Valerie 'Vibi' Borghesi
27
Canada
"Flowers"
18
Order
Contestant
Age
Home State/Country
Song
Likes
Aaliyah, Cameron, Donzell & Katie
"Too Sweet"
Zach Newbould
21
Massachusetts
"Beautiful Things"
23
Mandy Rose
23
Virginia
"What Was I Made For?"
N/A
Erica Padilla
23
Australia
"Motivation"
N/A
Haley Gosserand
20
Missouri
"Feather"
N/A
Maya Patel
24
Illinois
"Ain't Nobody"
10
Jenna Marquis
20
California
"Million Reasons"
5
Christian Kirk
28
North Carolina
"We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"
14
Brianna Mazzola
24
Pennsylvania
"River"
23
Bradley, Landon, Malik, & Shade
"Finesse"
Peter Carboni
29
Massachusetts
"Slow It Down"
N/A
Jermarcus Riggins
26
Florida
"I Can't Make You Love Me"
N/A
Mason Watts
25
Australia
"Breakeven"
N/A
Order
Contestant
Age
Home State/Country
Song
Likes
Brianna, Nori & Wennely
"Levitating"
Conor, Mason, Shane & Zach
"Higher Power"
Autumn, Erica, Jenna D. & Noriella
"Want to Want Me"
Alexandra Starr
29
New York
Not featured
N/A
Eric Who
25
South Carolina
N/A
Ethan Pugh
26
New York
N/A
Joey McGrew
22
Texas
N/A
Karlee Tanaka
21
Hawaii
Not featured
N/A
Pillow Prince
26
Illinois
Not featured
N/A
After five groups had been formed, Bri, Christian, Jenna M., Jermarcus, Karlee, Max, Maya, and Thomas were eliminated due to lack of remaining connections.
Order
Contestant
Age
Home State/Country
Song
Likes
Alison, Elise & Haley
"Into You"
After all six groups had been formed, Alexandra, Cece, Eric, Ethan, Joey, Mandy, Nico, Peter, Pillow, and Valerie (Vibi) were eliminated.
Notes
Episode
Order
Band
Song
Autumn, Erica, Jenna D. & Noriella
"Love Yourself"
Conor, Mason, Shane & Zach
"Ocean Eyes"
Aaliyah, Cameron, Donzell & Katie
"Somebody That I Used To Know"
Brianna, Nori & Wennely
"Kill Bill"
Bradley, Landon, Malik & Shade
"U Remind Me"
Alison, Elise & Haley
"I Want It That Way"
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The Judges advanced The Band in the competition
The Band was eliminated
Band Names:
Band 1, Aaliyah, Cameron, Donzell & Katie, formed the group SZN4.
Band 2, Bradley, Landon, Malik & Shade, formed the group Soulidified; in episode 10 they changed their name to ICONYX.
Band 3, Brianna, Nori & Wennely, formed the group 3Quency.
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