The performers were announced today in anticipation of the series’ premiere, Saturday, January 17 (8:00-9:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network, with an all-new tournament featuring a surprising twist that involves last season’s memorable winners.

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The one-hour series hosted by Arsenio Hall features live, tournament-style competitions in three categories -- adult singer, junior singer and young dancer. Voting will be done by a panel of celebrity judges who will determine the winners and ultimately the $100,000 grand prize winner in each category.

The kicker for this new tournament is the "Winners’ Circle," which will include three memorable Star Search performers in each category from last season, specifically, adult singers Freedom Bremner, Vickie Natale, and Jake Simpson; junior singers David Archuleta, Molly Bouchard and Mark Mejia, and young dancers Jon Cruz, Candace & Brandon and Tempo & Legend. In every show the winner of round one will be able to "call out" a member of the "Winners’ Circle," and the winner of that challenge will go on to be in the "Winners’ Circle" in the next episode.

The performers are as follows:

Adult Singers

Name: Josh Strickland
Age: 21
Hometown: Charleston, South Carolina

Name: Nadia Turner
Age: 26
Hometown: New York

Junior Singers

Name: Spensha Baker
Age: 10
Hometown: Killeen, Texas

Name: Alexa Melo
Age: 8
Hometown: Boston

Young Dancer

Name: Jules "Lady Jules" Urich
Age: 27
Hometown: Boulder, Colorado

Group: "All That"
Name: Delohn Collins, 23, Franklin, Ohio, Michael Curtis, 28, Paris, Kentucky and Brian Staggs, 24, Carlisle, Ohio