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Cribsheet.(Forum)
This Saturday, the nation will be tuned into Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up 2006, as six hopefuls line up to win a place in the Eurovision final in Athens on May 21.
So, that's just Making Your Mind Up 2005 one year on isn't it? Actually, there's more to it than that.
This year, a certain Mr Richard Park (pictured)--formerly of Capital Radio, Fame Academy etc and now a multi-faceted consultant, who also acts as programme director for Emap's Magic group--has taken on the task of putting together this year's talent.
And what's the outcome?
Well, he has managed to dig out a range of different tunes, which will be performed by various people. There's Kym Marsh, formerly of Hear'say, Antony Costa, formerly of Blue and a star of I'm A Celebrity ... just a few months ago. In addition, a duo called the City Chix, who are stars of a BBC Scotland soap called River City, are giving it a crack, along with Daz Sampson, Goran Kay and Four Story.
And has it resulted in higher quality results?
Parky certainly believes so and he has managed to attract composers including Wayne Hector and John McLaughlin, so the signs are good. "My role has been to find the songs and to see if we can't do ...
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- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire October 18, 2002 700+ words
...the BBC's multi-million-pound Fame Academy would be an almighty God-sized disaster...really told you so. The ratings for Fame Academy are now shrivelling faster than Desmond...in the Queen Vic sits down to watch Fame Academy). The series has been greeted with...
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- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire April 22, 2003 700+ words
...the Big Brovaz are the latest act to be added to the bill at a concert in the city. Fame Academy winner David Sneddon and former Hear'Say member Kym Marsh are already lined up to play The Box Live. The concert, organised by cable TV music...
- Fame Academy fails to wow viewers.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire October 7, 2002 700+ words
...Daily Mail) THE BBC'S much hyped Fame Academy talent show has proved to be a turnoff...BBC has been pinning a lot of hope on Fame Academy being a huge success, but 4.6million...otherwise they will come under criticism.' Fame Academy charts the success of 12 pop hopefuls...
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- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire July 26, 2003 700+ words
...songbird Sinead Quinn by reaching the Fame Academy final. The 18-year-old Newtownabbey...to follow Sinead and make it to the Fame Academy final, but it's just flattering to...get into the [pounds sterling]35m Fame Academy mansion, Andrea will have to sing live...
- City's fame academy seeks stars of future.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire August 19, 2003 700+ words
...dancers, club and karaoke singers. Like Fame Academy and Pop Idol, would-be pop stars...not one of them. Students at BBC's Fame Academy are trained for 12 weeks in musical...personally a bit fed up with the Pop Idol and Fame Academy style programmes, but they do still...
- Fame Academy Top Of The Flops.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire November 9, 2002 700+ words
...inches in the Mail during her stint in Fame Academy and deservedly so. But you might be...of Jade stories. On the face of it, Fame Academy should have had Fleet Street drooling...simple as that. A cursory glance at the Fame Academy website reveals just how much money...
- BBC's latest talent show proves to be a turn-off: Fame Academy draws barely...
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire October 10, 2002 700+ words
...Ratings for their big budget talent show, Fame Academy, have been so bad that serious questions...not like being told what to watch. Fame Academy will certainly not win any prizes for...show last Friday was panned. Even the Fame Academy's "headmaster" - the pugnacious...
- 'Fame academy' students of note.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire October 16, 2003 700+ words
...jazz. Despite decreasing interest in Fame Academy - which saw ratings plummet during the...will be more all round performers. "Fame Academy and Pop Idol may not be as popular because...Music at the college. A spokeswoman for Fame Academy said: "Anything which encourages young...
- MEDIA CHOICE: Fame Academy.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Marketing September 18, 2003 700+ words
The scheduling of Fame Academy is a reminder of what Saturday night...She is the best judge on either Fame Academy or rival Pop Idol, offering informed...enough said. If we measured the Fame Academy audience with Kelvin MacKenzie...
