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22.07.03

TV ENTERTAINMENT

The Fame Academy 25

"You choose them. We'll teach them."

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Fame Academy today (Tuesday 22 July 2003) revealed the 25 hopefuls who will battle it out to win one of 13 student Academy places.

Cat Deeley and Patrick Kielty will introduce seven of the hopefuls on Saturday - Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ ONE, 6.30pm - who will each sing live for four Academy places.

It is up to the viewers to vote for their favourites and decide who will make the grade.

Vital statistics on the first seven students competing for an Academy place are:

Alistair Griffin: 25, from Whitby, indie songwriter and busker;

Carolynne Good: 22, from Leeds, funky, rocky vocalist and songwriter;

Daniel O'Shea: 20, from York, plays guitar and writes indie-folk songs;

Gary Phelan: 20, from Newcastle, a guitar songwriter who loves rock;

Katie Green: 20, from London, pop, rock singer and pianist;

LaDonna Harley-Peters: 22, from Birmingham, gospel, RnB, jazzy singer;

Louise Griffiths: 25, from Hertfordshire, a pop singer-songwriter.

Exclusive footage of the auditions will help viewers make their choice along with expert opinions from panellists Richard Park (Head Teacher), Carrie and David Grant (Vocal Coaches) and international superstar Robin Gibb from the Bee Gees.

Carrie Grant said: "All 25 hopefuls have already been through so much to come this far but nothing will have prepared them for their live performance to the nation.

"It's a true test of their musical ability, not to mention their nerve."

Live auditions continue on Wednesday 30 July - Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ ONE at 8.00pm - when six hopefuls compete for three Academy places.

These are:

Andrea Magee: 18, from County Antrim;

Audley Anderson: 31, from Surrey;

James Fox: 27, from Cardiff;

Peter Brame: 23, from Essex;

Renata Wilson: 19, from Peterborough;

Terence Surin: 20, from London.

On 2 August a further group of six will sing live for a further three Academy places:

Alex Parks: 18, from Cornwall;

Nicole Davis: 23, from Essex;

Paris Campbell-Edwards: 23, from London;

Ryan Fletcher: 20, from Glasgow;

Sally Dawson: 26, from Yorkshire;

Simone Stewart: 26, from Middlesex.

On 6 August three hopefuls will win the last places at the Academy.

The final 13 students will then enter the Academy and begin their gruelling training and the weekly challenges of probation and singing for survival.

They will be chosen from:

Barry McKeever: 25, from County Armagh;

Janee Bennett: 21, from Greater Manchester;

Lorna Grant: 20, from West Lothian;

Mark Vallance: 25, from Birmingham;

Nathan Thomas: 24, from Hertford;

Nick Hall: 29, from Birmingham.

The ultimate Fame Academy winner will win contract with the UK's leading record label Polydor, the company behind international selling-artists Eminem, 50 Cent, Sting, Ian Brown, Sophie Ellis Bextor and Ms Dynamite.

They will also land a show business lifestyle for a year, which includes a luxury flat, a car, a recording session at Abbey Road studios, a luxury holiday for two, a personal stylist and VIP tickets to some of the yearΒ’s biggest events.

Fame Academy is broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ ONE, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ THREE, CΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔi.

Fame Academy is an Initial Production (part of Endemol UK).

Notes to Editors

Fame Academy series 2 press pack (15.07.03)

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