Building the Band
Netflix reality television series
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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.
| Building the Band | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Presented by | AJ McLean |
| Judges | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Running time | 53–54 minutes |
| Production company | Remarkable Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | July 9 – July 23, 2025 |
Format
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.
History
Netflix announced Building the Band in May 2024 and that Banijay UK subdivision Remarkable Entertainment would produce it.[1] 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.[2] Production took place that summer of 2024, with the final performances taped in late August in Manchester.[3] Payne died in October 2024; the show marked his final public appearance.[4] Episodes were broadcast in batches between July 9 and July 23, 2025;[5] the latter date also marked One Direction's 15th anniversary.[6]
The Booths
| Artist eligible to form a band | |
| Artist ineligible to form a band | |
| Artist was eliminated with less than 5 likes | |
| Artists formed a band |
Episode 1
| Order | Contestant | Age | Home State/Country | Song | Likes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donzell Taggart | 25 | Arkansas | "Jealous" | 20 |
| 2 | Alison Ogden | 24 | Maryland | "Dangerous Woman" | 16 |
| 3 | Katie Roeder | 23 | Massachusetts | "Unstoppable" | 18 |
| 4 | Chance Perez | 26 | California | "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" | 3 |
| 5 | Kevin Chung | 29 | Georgia | "Selfish" | 2 |
| 6 | Conor Smith | 22 | Australia | "Drivers License" | 5 |
| 7 | Jenna Dave | 19 | Nevada | "Too Little, Too Late" | 7 |
| 8 | Thomas Berberian | 20 | Brazil | "Lego House" | 14 |
| 9 | Autumn Stallia | 20 | Maryland | "Best Part" | 12 |
| 10 | Aaliyah Rose | 22 | Utah | "Tummy Hurts" | 28 |
| 11 | Max Wright | 20 | California | "Snooze" | 18 |
| 12 | Bri | 22 | New Jersey | "How Deep Is Your Love" | 26 |
| 13 | Nori Royale | 23 | Georgia | "Greedy" | 16 |
| 14 | Cameron Goode | 22 | Illinois | "Almost is Never Enough" | 15 |
| 15 | Landon Boyce | 20 | Utah | "Toxic" | 20 |
Episode 2
| Order | Contestant | Age | Home State/Country | Song | Likes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elise Kristine | 20 | Washington | "You Broke Me First" | 28 |
| 2 | Malik Heard | 27 | Texas | "Versace on the Floor" | 19 |
| 3 | Wennely Quezada | 24 | Missouri | "Water" | 21 |
| 4 | Hannah Alexandra | 22 | Florida | "Espresso" | 2 |
| 5 | Gabriella Lora | 25 | New York | "Lean On" | 2 |
| 6 | Noriella | 25 | New York | "The Door" | 16 |
| 7 | Shane Appell | 22 | New York | "Lose Control" | 19 |
| 8 | Bradley Rittmann | 22 | Massachusetts | "So Sick" | 12 |
| 9 | Shade Jenifer | 26 | Maryland | "Let Me Love You" | 10 |
| 10 | Nico May | 21 | Wisconsin | "Stick Season" | 12 |
| 11 | Cece Keating | 21 | Texas | "Rise Up" | 9 |
| 12 | Valerie 'Vibi' Borghesi | 27 | Canada | "Flowers" | 18 |
Episode 3
| Order | Contestant | Age | Home State/Country | Song | Likes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | Aaliyah, Cameron, Donzell & Katie[a] | "Too Sweet" | |||
| 1 | Zach Newbould | 21 | Massachusetts | "Beautiful Things" | 23 |
| 2 | Mandy Rose | 23 | Virginia | "What Was I Made For?" | N/A |
| 3 | Erica Padilla | 23 | Australia | "Motivation" | N/A |
| 4 | Haley Gosserand | 20 | Missouri | "Feather" | N/A |
| 5 | Maya Patel | 24 | Illinois | "Ain't Nobody" | 10 |
| 6 | Jenna Marquis | 20 | California | "Million Reasons" | 5 |
| 7 | Christian Kirk | 28 | North Carolina | "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" | 14 |
| 8 | Brianna Mazzola | 24 | Pennsylvania | "River" | 23 |
| Group 2 | Bradley, Landon, Malik, & Shade[a] | "Finesse" | |||
| 9 | Peter Carboni | 29 | Massachusetts | "Slow It Down" | N/A |
| 10 | Jermarcus Riggins | 26 | Florida | "I Can't Make You Love Me" | N/A |
| 11 | Mason Watts | 25 | Australia | "Breakeven" | N/A |
Episode 4
| Order | Contestant | Age | Home State/Country | Song | Likes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 3 | Brianna, Nori & Wennely[a] | "Levitating" | |||
| Group 4 | Conor, Mason, Shane & Zach[a] | "Higher Power" | |||
| Group 5 | Autumn, Erica, Jenna D. & Noriella[a] | "Want to Want Me" | |||
| 1 | Alexandra Starr | 29 | New York | Not featured[b] | N/A |
| 2 | Eric Who | 25 | South Carolina | N/A | |
| 3 | Ethan Pugh | 26 | New York | N/A | |
| 4 | Joey McGrew | 22 | Texas | N/A | |
| 5 | Karlee Tanaka | 21 | Hawaii | Not featured[b] | N/A |
| 6 | Pillow Prince | 26 | Illinois | Not featured[b] | 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.
Episode 5
After all six groups had been formed, Alexandra, Cece, Eric, Ethan, Joey, Mandy, Nico, Peter, Pillow, and Valerie (Vibi) were eliminated.
- Notes
First Looks
| Episode | Order | Band | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 5 | 1 | Autumn, Erica, Jenna D. & Noriella | "Love Yourself" |
| 2 | Conor, Mason, Shane & Zach | "Ocean Eyes" | |
| Episode 6 | 3 | Aaliyah, Cameron, Donzell & Katie | "Somebody That I Used To Know" |
| 4 | Brianna, Nori & Wennely | "Kill Bill" | |
| 5 | Bradley, Landon, Malik & Shade | "U Remind Me" | |
| 6 | Alison, Elise & Haley | "I Want It That Way" |
- Notes
The Showcases
| 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.
- Band 4, Conor, Mason, Shane & Zach, formed the group Midnight 'Til Morning.
- Band 5, Autumn, Erica, Jenna D. & Noriella, formed the group Siren Society.
- Band 6, Alison, Elise & Haley, formed the group Sweet Seduction.
Episode 7
| Order | Band | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweet Seduction | "Emotions" | Safe |
| 2 | Midnight 'Til Morning | "Iris" | Bottom two |
| 3 | Siren Society | "Don't Cha" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Soulidified | "Sure Thing" | Safe |
| 5 | 3Quency | "Made for Me" | Safe |
| 6 | SZN4 | "Sweet Love" | Safe |
Episode 8
| Order | Band | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SZN4 | "Believer" | Safe |
| 2 | Sweet Seduction | "Ghost" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Soulidified | "Can We Talk" | Safe |
| 4 | Midnight 'Til Morning | "The Reason" | Bottom two |
| 5 | 3Quency | "Bad Guy" | Safe |
Episode 9
| Order | Band | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SZN4 | "Bust Your Windows" | Safe |
| 2 | Midnight 'Til Morning | "Circles" | Eliminated |
| 3 | 3Quency | "Have You Ever?" | Safe |
| 4 | Soulidified | "Saturn" | Bottom two |
Episode 10
| Order | Band | Song | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3Quency | "Have Mercy" | 5 | "Always Be My Baby" | Winners |
| 2 | ICONYX | "Bye Bye Bye" | N/A already eliminated |
Third place | |
| 3 | SZN4 | "Human" | 4 | "Blinding Lights" | Runner-up |
Elimination chart
Although the show was advertised with 50 contestants, only 44 were revealed to the public.
| Winner | Bottom two | |||||||
| Runner-up | Formed a group | |||||||
| Third place | Did not perform | |||||||
| Eliminated |
| Artists | Bands | Episodes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4[a] | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Brianna Mazzola | 3Quency | Safe | Group | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winners | |||
| Nori Royale | Safe | ||||||||||
| Wennely Quezada | Safe | ||||||||||
| Aaliyah Rose | SZN4 | Safe | Group | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-up | |||
| Cameron Goode | Safe | ||||||||||
| Donzell Taggart | Safe | ||||||||||
| Katie Roeder | Safe | ||||||||||
| Bradley Rittmann | ICONYX (Soulidified) | Safe | Group | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two |
Third place | |||
| Landon Boyce | Safe | ||||||||||
| Malik Heard | Safe | ||||||||||
| Shade | Safe | ||||||||||
| Conor Smith | Midnight 'Til Morning | Safe | Group | Safe | Bottom two |
Bottom two |
Eliminated | ||||
| Mason Watts | Safe | ||||||||||
| Shane Appell | Safe | ||||||||||
| Zach Newbould | Safe | ||||||||||
| Alison Ogden | Sweet Seduction | Safe | Group | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | |||||
| Elise Kristine | Safe | ||||||||||
| Haley Gosserand | Safe | ||||||||||
| Autumn Stallia | Siren Society | Safe | Group | Safe | Eliminated | ||||||
| Erica Padilla | Safe | ||||||||||
| Jenna Dave | Safe | ||||||||||
| Noriella | Safe | ||||||||||
| Alexandra Starr | Safe[a] | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Cece Keating | Safe | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Eric Who | Safe[a] | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Ethan Pugh | Safe[a] | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Joey McGrew | Safe[a] | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Mandy Rose | Safe | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Nico May | Safe | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Peter Carboni | Safe | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Pillow Prince | Safe[a] | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Valerie Borgeshi | Safe | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Christian Kirk | Safe | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Jenna Marquis | Safe | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Jermarcus Riggins | Safe | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Karlee Tanaka | Eliminated | ||||||||||
| Max Wright | Safe | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Maya Patel | Safe | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Thomas Berberian | Safe | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Bri | Safe | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Gabriella Lora | Eliminated | ||||||||||
| Hannah Alexandra | Eliminated | ||||||||||
| Kevin Chung | Eliminated | ||||||||||
| Chance Perez | Eliminated | ||||||||||
- Notes
- During this round, the solo performances of Alexandra, Eric, Ethan, Joey, Karlee and Pillow were not featured.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Pinky Promise" | July 9, 2025 |
| 2 | "Locked In" | July 9, 2025 |
| 3 | "The Magic Number" | July 9, 2025 |
| 4 | "I Always Get What I Want" | July 9, 2025 |
| 5 | "The First Look" | July 16, 2025 |
| 6 | "Breaking the Band" | July 16, 2025 |
| 7 | "The Showcase" | July 16, 2025 |
| 8 | "The Big Stage" | July 23, 2025 |
| 9 | "The Pressure is On" | July 23, 2025 |
| 10 | "The Finals" | July 23, 2025 |