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  Fame Academy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fame Academy is the name of televised competition to search for and educate musical talents.
The television audience were allowed to vote their favorite contestant inside the Academy for a period of ten weeks as part of their musical education offered by the programme.
Comic Relief Does Fame Academy is a spin-off from the Fame Academy format featuring celebrities as students and where proceeds from phone votes are donated to Comic Relief.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fame_Academy   (2503 words)

  
 Fame Academy, News and Gossip from Fame Academy
The Fame Academy finalists, Alex, Alistair and Carolynne have come together to produce an Album of their favourite Fame Academy songs.
Fame Academy - The Finalists is available from amazon and perfectly captures the memorable performances from this summer's star performers.
Fame Academy presenter Patrick Keilty, then dramatically announced that the phone lines where closed, the public votes had been counted and that Alex Parks was the winner of Fame Academy.
www.popwinners.co.uk /fame-academy   (481 words)

  
 Fame Academy - UKGameshows
In the UK, Pop Idol had already aired one stupendously successful series, and anything Fame Academy brought to the table would be judged against Simon Cowell's show.
In spite of a weak format, and a studio set that was cold and uninviting, the first series of Fame Academy finally blossomed into a show worth watching in its final weeks.
Fame Academy was sometimes so painful to watch as to be difficult viewing, but produced more than its fair share of worthy talents.
www.ukgameshows.com /index.php/Fame_Academy   (972 words)

  
 Lemar Obika in Fame Academy
Carrie said: "There is no-one in the academy who interprets a song like Lemar." Richard said that Lemar was the best person to step up to the plate singing British soul in the last twenty years.
Later in the show he sang Lullaby, a song he co-wrote with Ainslie and which is on the Fame Academy album.
The Fame Academy Cameras caught Lemar leading Camilla off to an area not seen by cameras but with their microphones still on.
www.theinternetforum.co.uk /bbc/fame1lemar1.html   (457 words)

  
 Won Fame Academy 2003 found Swiftly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Fame Academy Live and Fame Academy 1 and Fame Academy 2003 Tour and Fame...
The three finalists Alex, Alistair and Carolynne competed for the Fame Academy crown on 4th...
It's the next expulsion from the Fame Academy tomorrow night and although Simone will be hoping for third...
www.movefm.co.uk /moveinfo/won_fame_academy_2003.html   (383 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | TV and Radio | David wins Fame Academy
The Glaswegian was nearly not a part of the Fame Academy at all, having only secured a place after one student dropped out through illness.
The Fame Academy album, featuring all 12 contestants, has already sold more than 50,000 copies, and the whole group will be heading off on tour in 2003.
Fame Academy has suffered from day one from poor ratings but they have swelled in recent weeks, rising to 6.3 million for the penultimate live showdown on Friday last week.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/2569749.stm   (605 words)

  
 Reality TV Links - Fame Academy
Fame Academy UK - Teachers, students, rules, message board and links.
Fame Academy Website - News, contestants, videos and links about the show.
The Fame Academy Supporters Club - Forum, chat, pictures, students, teachers, presenters and links about the show.
www.realitytvlinks.com /ukfameacademy.html   (241 words)

  
 Pop Idol & World Idol news and gossip
Fame Academy - The Finalists perfectly captures the memorable performances from this summer's star performers...more from amazon
All the students from Fame Academy have performed a classic Bee Gee's song for this cracking album.
The Fame Academy album, available from amazon, certainly throws up some unique combinations with Alex Parks singing the heartbreaking 'Words' and Peter Brame performing the classic 'Massachusetts'.
www.popwinners.co.uk   (476 words)

  
 Fame Academy Music at Shop Ireland
Fame Academy has introduced some fresh talent to the music scene, as the numerous other 'pop stars' competitions have.
It includes a mix of old songs, and new, covered aptly by the Fame Academy students, who are not afraid to let their personalities give the songs a unique edge.
Overall,if you were a fan of Fame Academy you will buy this but if you werent, then you may be surprised at just how good this sounds and the song Lullaby is well worth a listen alone.
www.shopireland.ie /music/reviews/B00007GX6O   (672 words)

  
 Fame Academy -Ainslie in Edinburgh
Luckily TV Executives like to milk an idea that works and at the moment you can't touch your remote control without some unknown hopeful singing, dancing and pouting their way out of the screen at you.
So if you're desperate for fame and adoration then jump on the bandwagon and apply for a TV talent contest.
Ainslie will be one of the 12 who will be put through their paces morning, noon and night in a bid to become a star.
www.myedinburgh.net /edinburgh/kids-ainslie.htm   (597 words)

  
 Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland): Scotland's Fame Academy; EXCLUSIVE: From a footballer to a farmer they're the students ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Scotland's Fame Academy; EXCLUSIVE: From a footballer to a farmer they're the students who want to be the next Robert Carlyle or Daniella Nardini.(Features)
This is the Class of 2003 from the Royal Scottish Academy of Muisc and Drama - the real Fame Academy.
The Academy has been filling Britain's theatres, TV shows and films with top Scottish talent for more than 150 years.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:99670269&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (231 words)

  
 Circle of Fear: The FanListing for Comic Relief Does Fame Academy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Fame Academy is a BBC reality TV programme that takes a group of potentially talented young singers/songwriters, puts them into an academy together and gives them top class voice and dance coaching.
The singer Lemar Obika is a graduate of the Academy.
For the purposes of Comic Relief, the Academy has been re-opened for two condensed celebrity versions: one in 2003 and another in 2005.
fame.enamoured.co.uk /index.php?about   (243 words)

  
 Comic Relief Fame Academy found Swiftly
Fame Academy website, News, gossip and pictures about the students and teachers of Fame Academy...
Fame Academy raised £1.3 million for Comic Relief...
It was the grand finale of Comic Relief Does Fame Academy on Red Nose Live 05 and when...
www.movefm.co.uk /moveinfo/comic_relief_fame_academy.html   (371 words)

  
 BBC New Talent - Fame Academy Bursary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Fame Academy Bursary was set up with the money raised from the public's telephone voting during the TV series.
The Fame Academy Education Bursary funds students to the tune of £37,500 for three years while they pursue careers in music.
In conjunction with the BBC Fame Academy Bursary, Leeds College of Music is offering young singers and songwriters the chance to take those first steps to stardom.
www.bbc.co.uk /fameacademy/bursary   (332 words)

  
 Debbie Allen brings fame to academy in Culver City   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Just as "Fame" was about a school that turned around the lives of its students, the Debbie Allen Dance Academy is meant to be a haven for young people to find motivation.
While Allen believes that many of her students have potential to be professional dancers, the Academy is not simply a training ground for the entertainment industry.
The focus of the Academy is completely on the students, a fact that is noticeable in Allen's interactions with her pupils, all of whom she knows by name.
www.dailybruin.ucla.edu /news/articles.asp?id=3408   (869 words)

  
 The Fame Academy Show
The students will be working toward winning the top prize of a £1m recording contract and the life of a superstar...
They put the students through their paces, give them expert advice, comment on their performances and decide who will be on probation..
The Fame Academy, situated atop Highgate Hill, is a £35 million mansion fitted out with 49 cameras and 84 microphones.
www.geocities.com /thefameacademyshow/show.html   (326 words)

  
 Ubisoft announces Fame Academy - PC News at GameSpot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Based on the popular reality TV show of the same name, the Fame Academy games will challenge players to guide their chosen characters to stardom via a number of music-themed challenges.
The PC version of Fame Academy is described as a life and concert simulation game, and it will require players to manage the winner of the Fame Academy TV show as they strive for international superstardom.
Fame Academy for the PC is currently scheduled for release in the UK in October, while the PS2 version will follow in November.
www.gamespot.com /pc/strategy/fameacademy/news_6075693.html   (420 words)

  
 I'm nervous, thirsty and a little scared. . . welcome to Fame Academy auditions - Evening Times   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
They wanted a shot at impressing the judges for Fame Academy, the TV talent contest won in December by Paisley's David Sneddon, left.
They had come from across Scotland, others from Ireland, all in a frenzied pilgrimage to Fame Academy, the mecca of TV stardom.
Like one big streetfest, the fringe of the Fame Academy auditions bustled with more life than the actual show.
www.eveningtimes.co.uk /lo/features/7007481.html   (806 words)

  
 Project Fame Begins
From what I could work out the situation with the show is this: at the Project Fame Academy there are six teachers and a principal who will take the contestants who get into The Academy through their singing, dancing and performance paces - preparing them for their weekly performances for us.
Then The Academy staff choose three they definitely want in The Academy and the two of the five who have nowhere to go are put forward for the public.
As for those chosen to go into The Academy - I thought Tracey-Lee was not good enough to be admitted, because on my TV set she was singing completely out of tune.
www.tashitagg.com /tv/project.asp   (1085 words)

  
 AINSLIE & the fame academy students --
The 12 students that enter the Fame Academty are Ainslie, Ashley, Camilla, Chris, Katie, Lemar, Malachi, Marli, Naomi, Nigel, Pippa and Sinead.
Every student is aloud to perform at the live showdown this week apart from Naomi as her voice to posing problems for the nineteen year old, she will have to just sit out and watch this week.
Camilla leaves the Academy this week as David was kept in by the public and Katie was saved 5-3 by the Academy students.
www.freewebs.com /ainslieandstudents/theacademy.htm   (1685 words)

  
 The Radio Academy - Hall of Fame   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
With his dry wit and relaxed style, John Peel gave valuable exposure to acts outside the mainstream and outlasted his peers to become the longest-serving presenter on BBC Radio 1.
The Radio Academy is not responsible for the content of external websites.
John Peel collecting his award at the Hall of Fame induction event in December 2003.
www.radioacademy.org /halloffame/peel_j/index.shtml   (407 words)

  
 Fame Academy: Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
So, where was I? Oh yes - the format is similar to Fame Academy in that a core group of contestants will be chosen who will join a musical academy and battle it out for a final prize which includes a recording contract, other prize bits and pieces and fame.
The audience will decide who leaves the academy each week, and the contestants themselves also cast a vote the way they do in the UK version.
To have true, lasting fame comes when you do something because you believe in it completely as opposed to only doing it because of the way it makes you look.
www.tashitagg.com /tv/fameafrica.asp   (930 words)

  
 Fame Academy Merchandise & News - CD, book, David's Album, Poster 's, singles, music and the uncut video
Fame academy Books, Poster's, Music, Cd's and the uncut video, Fame Academy 2 CD, when they come out!!
Fame Academy - the hit TV show of the year -Presented by Cat Deeley and Patrick Kielty, and features 12 'students' aged between 18 and 35, who have all been chosen to develop their existing musical talent.
This book will feature exclusive interviews, photos and all the details of the show that every fan will want - this is the one and only exclusive book published to tie in with the TV show.
www.names2be.com /fameacadamy.html   (444 words)

  
 Sinead gets Fame - Yahoo! UK & Ireland News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Fame Academy finalist and eventual runner up Sinead Quinn has predictably been snapped up by a major record company.
The Irish singer, who got her place in the Academy via a public vote in the first show, has signed to Mercury Records for a reported £1million.
"During Sinead's time in the Academy, her tutors were impressed with her raw vocal talent, songwriting and musicianship, a spokesman for the label told The Sun.
www.dotmusic.com /news/December2002/news27722.asp   (315 words)

  
 Flop music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Children's Express finds out what their peers think of the music industry and whether the death of plastic pop means a future for real music.
As for singers and bands miming on stage, it shows that they're there not to perform to their fans, they're simply there to advertise their image.
Even the finalists of perhaps the most popular show Pop Idol are feeling the effects of quick fame and just as rapid fade.
www.childrens-express.org /dynamic/PUBLIC/flop_music_261002.htm   (800 words)

  
 The Alex Parks Appreciation Pages   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
For those with short memories she was the winner of Fame Academy in 2003 and is therefore easy to knock purely on the grounds that she’s come from a TV talent show.
Remember, such a relaunch in the summer will have to be absolutely right, and with the right material in order to make people remember Alex from her Fame Academy win nearly two years ago.
Since winning the second series of the BBC's Fame Academy series, Alex has already started to carve out a serious recording career, scoring intially with a Top 3 hit with her debut releases Maybe That's What It Takes, and debut album Introduction.
www.alexparksonline.com   (1295 words)

  
 Fame Academy
Fame Academy winner David has told the Daily Record that he will quit singing.
He told the paper he had become disenchanted with the music industry and said that the majority of chart music was rubbish.
Fame Academy Live toured the UK and Ireland from 3rd April to 20th April - reuniting all the Fame Academy students in a series of live concerts.
www.theinternetforum.co.uk /bbc/fame1.html   (304 words)

  
 Fame Academy Links
This show described as a mix of Big Brother, Pop Idol and Fame will give contestants the chance to start a career in their chosen field within the entertainment industry.
BBC 8/25/05 Lemar: From Fame Academy to fame
Digital Spy 3/6/05 'Fame Academy's' Park under fire for hand gesture
www.sirlinksalot.net /fameacademy.html   (252 words)

  
 Freeserve - fame academy's treble whammy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
After battling with their consciences, the Fame Academy teachers have decided to put Katie on probation for the fifth time in a row.
The tutors were initially reluctant to put Katie on probation with one saying it would be "a massive blow to her confidence" but felt they were left with no choice.
The third probationer will be revealed live on BBC One after Fame Academy on Thursday evening after a public vote.
www.freeserve.com /entertainment/specialreport/000CCC15-F592-1DAB-866A80C344F8FFFF.htm   (298 words)

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