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 Making Your Mind Up 2006
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The songs and performers
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Antony Costa performing Beautiful Thing
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of multi-million selling boy-band, Blue, and now a successful solo
artist in his own right, Antony Costa has firmly established himself
on the musical map.
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After selling more than 12 million records worldwide with
Blue, and a stint in the jungle, Antony has launched his solo career
with yet another hit single, Do You Ever Think Of Me.
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Being no stranger
to European chart success, Antony is looking forward to the challenge
of riding high in Europe once again! Ìý
Kym Marsh performing Whisper My Name
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At the start of
2001 Kym Marsh was an unknown singer from Wigan. A year on
Kym had undergone a meteoric rise to fame with Hear'Say after winning
ITV's talent contest Popstars.
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Hear'Say shot straight to
the top of the charts with their first single Pure
and Simple,
which sold more than 500,000 copies in its first week.
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A
hit album and a sold-out 36 date nationwide tour
followed before Kym decided to go it alone.
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By the end of 2003, Kym had racked up two solo hit
singles and an album. In 2004 Kym took to the boards, starring in
the West End production of Saturday Night Fever to rave reviews.
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Displaying further
strings to her bow, Kym has since played roles in Â鶹ԼÅÄ's
Holby City and Doctors, as well a stint as a panellist
on ITV's Loose
Women. Kym now has her sights firmly set on Europe...
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Goran
Kay performing Play Your Game
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This time last year,
Goran Kay's main concern was to pass his end of year exams
at university. Twelve months later, he has put his studies
on hold to dedicate himself to his musical career.
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Having grown up
in a musical household, Goran's
passion for music goes back to a very young age. He learned
to play the piano aged seven, started singing at the age of ten and
wrote his first song at 13.
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A few years ago, Goran's introduction to composer/producer Hugo de Chaire
gave him his first major commercial break. They have forged
a close collaboration and have since written a song for G4's second album.
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For the first time in his professional career, Goran
Kay will be leaving his songwriter's pen at home to grab the microphone
in a bid to win the hearts and minds of not
only the British public but also the whole of Europe.
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Four Story performing Hand On My Heart
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Ben Ofoedu, Rodney Williams, Tony Thompson and Mark
Brightman are Four Story - an all male vocal group whose soulful
tones, extraordinary vocal range and four part harmonies combine
to create a unique style.
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Ben has been involved in the music industry
for a number of years, working under various guises and different
genres, most notably as the lead vocalist with Phats and
Small in the Nineties.
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Ben had nurtured the idea of creating a soulful vocal
harmony group and suggested the idea to record label boss and manager
Steve Long (Mis-teeq).
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Finding the other members of the group proved an
easy and natural process. Ben had been singing with Rodney,
Tony and Mark for some years and knew they would compliment Four
Story's sound.
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Four Story
spent last year in the studio recording
their debut and hope to hit Eurovision highs with their debut single
Hand On My Heart.
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Daz Sampson performing Teenage Life
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Daz Sampson started his music career as a mobile DJ
but first found fame as the MC, songwriter and ideas man in Bus
Stop.
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Bus Stop's debut single Kung Fu Fighting featuring
Carl Douglas sold 250,000 copies in the UK and was a major international
hit. Ìý
Bus Stop had four hit singles in the UK and released
two albums internationally before splitting.
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Daz formed the duo
Rikki & Daz with John
Matthews, their single Rhinestone
Cowboy (Giddy Up Giddy Up) featured a new vocal from country
music legend Glen Campbell and reached number 12 in the
UK.
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Next up was a return to dance music – Daz was playing the video game Grand
Theft Auto: Vice City when he heard Out Of Touch by Hall & Oates on the
soundtrack.
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Within hours, his production partner Paul Keenan
had knocked up a demo sampling Out Of Touch,
and they formed Uniting Nations. The single sold well over 100,000
singles in the UK, and was a pan-European hit.
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There followed further
Uniting Nations hit singles and an album that showcases Daz's
ability to write original smash hooks of his own.
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Their reputation
as one of the UK's leading commercial dance acts was sealed
when Smash Hits readers and T4 viewers voted them Best Dance Act
at the last ever Pollwinners Party in 2005.
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But, through it all, Daz
yearned to get back to making pop music, and Daz's greatest
ambition was to bring home the Eurovision crown to Britain.
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With that
in mind he co-wrote Teenage Life with long-term collaborator John
Matthews.
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Daz says: "This might sound funny to some
people but performing on Making Your Mind Up
for the chance to represent the UK in Eurovision is in
the pinnacle of my ten years in the music industry.
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"I never get nervous about anything but I'm nervous
about this."
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City Chix performing All About You
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Jade Lezar and Laura McMonagle, stars of Â鶹ԼÅÄ Scotland's hit soap River
City,
are City Chix!
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Jade and Laura first met at the Live and Loud
Stage School in Glasgow after Jade won a free place
at the school in a local radio station competition. Ìý
Jade went on to star in the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Scotland children's
series Stacey
Stone.
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The girls renewed their friendship after meeting up on the set of River City,
after Laura secured the role
of Zoe, following in the steps of
Jade who was already starring in
the hit soap as Alana.
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Both Jade and Laura have been singing at local gigs,
including Spirit
Aid for
the Tsunami appeal.
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