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and perform the band's debut single during the finale. On August 24, 2017, it was announced on the live show that Brady Tutton, Chance Perez, Drew Ramos, Sergio Calderon, and Michael Conor were the new members of the boy band, In Real Life. They performed for the very first time their first single, "Eyes Closed".

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hosted the first series, with the

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serving as the "architects" who helped guide the contestants throughout the series.

Contestants

ABC released the list of the 30 contestants on June 9, 2017.

Progress chart

: Top 5 Winner : The group won the challenge. : The contestant was in the bottom two or three. : The contestant was eliminated.

Episodes

Contestants who appeared on other shows

* Chance Perez auditioned for season 11 of ''

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, and were heavily criticized by

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, ultimately not passing through the audition. Chance later appeared as the character Javier Garcia in ''

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. They were all eliminated during the Four Chair Challenge. Klaasen also appeared on season 15 of American Idol, making it to the top 50. * Andrew Bloom previously auditioned for Seasons 14 and 15 of ''American Idol''. * Zack Taylor previously auditioned for Season 14 of ''American Idol'' under the name Zack Kaltenbach, making it to the top 48. * Cameron Armstrong appeared on the third season of '' ''Ex on the Beach''. * Brady Tutton appeared as Brock on the American sitcom show ''

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References

External links

* * {{Summer Fun & Games 2017 American television series debuts 2017 American television series endings English-language television shows American Broadcasting Company original programming Television series by Matador Content 2010s American music television series Music competitions in the United States 2010s American reality television series