Netflix's 'Building the Band' official winning group's name revealed. You won't believe the prize they received
Building the Band
' has officially concluded with the release of its final three episodes on Wednesday, July 23. The Netflix's experimental music competition show also named its first winning group.
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.
Who won 'Building the Band?'
In the Episode 10 finale, girl group
3Quency
won the celebrity judges' favor and earned the title of winners for "Building The Band" Season 1. The group, comprising Nori Moore, Wennely Quezada and Brianna Mazzola, took home the $500,000 prize, reports USA Today.
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"They have proven to us that they are ready. (They are) a band that has shown so much growth, the band that pulled out all the stops tonight," Nicole Scherzinger said.
The unique Netflix competition saw many musicians competing in this offbeat take on music reality shows. In the end, three groups were left standing. SZN4, the only mixed-gender group in the lineup, Iconyx, a boy band, and 3QUENCY, a girl group, faced off in the final episode.
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But first, the 3QUENCY had to perform and prove themselves in front of host AJ McLean, mentor and judge Nicole Scherzinger, and guest judges Kelly Rowland and the late Liam Payne.
The show marked the former One Direction singer's final television appearance before his death. The question is that what happened in the final 'Building the Band' episodes and which band was crowned the winner.
Who was eliminated first on 'Building the Band'?
At the end of Episode 7, Siren Society and Midnight 'Til Morning landed in the bottom two. As revealed in the following episode, Midnight 'Til Morning was spared and allowed to continue in the competition, according to Today.
However, after another round of performances, Midnight 'Til Morning once again found themselves at risk—this time alongside Sweet Seduction. Ultimately, the girl group was eliminated.
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By the close of Episode 9, following yet another performance, two more bands faced elimination: Midnight 'Til Morning and Soulidified. This time, it was Midnight 'Til Morning who were sent home.
After being saved, judge Nick Payne suggested Soulidified consider changing their name to something more streamlined. By Episode 10, the four-member boy band reemerged with a new name—Iconyx. They advanced to the finale alongside 3Quency and SZN4.
The final episode featured two performance rounds. At the end, the judges chose to save only two groups: 3Quency and SZN4. Calling it a 'really hard' decision, Scherzinger said the group they chose has 'proven that they are ready.'
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'A band that has shown so much growth, the band that pulled out all the stops tonight,' she continued, before announcing the winner of 'Building the Band.' At the end, it was 3Quency who came out on top.
The show ended with a tribute to Payne, with the words, 'In loving memory of Liam Payne.' It then showed the singer singing One Direction's 'What Makes You Beautiful' with the audience.
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