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What 2006 Andrew Lloyd Webber-run British reality TV show took its title from the refrain of a 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein song, which is a pretty unkind song to sing at someone's wedding?

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The British reality TV show launched by Andrew Lloyd Webber in 2006 is named 'How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?' based on the Rodgers and Hammerstein song from The Sound of Music.

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The 2006 Andrew Lloyd Webber-run British reality TV show that took its title from the refrain of a 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein song is called 'How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?' from the song in The Sound of Music. This reality show was launched to find a new star to play Maria von Trapp in the West End revival of the musical.

The lyrics from which the title is derived are, ironically, a less-than-flattering description of the character Maria, making it a somewhat humorous choice for a wedding song. The reference to unkind lyrics for a wedding likely alludes to the judgmental tone taken by the nuns while describing Maria's free-spirited nature within the song.