Kaz
07-02-2003, 01:12 PM
Story from Ananova
Will Young and Gareth Gates's chart success has prompted double the number of applications for the second series of Pop Idol.
Already 20,000 people have made their bid for stardom and show chiefs are hoping to give them all an audition.
About 10,000 applied for the first series, which has so far spawned three chart-topping acts.
As well as Will and Gareth, third placed Darius Danesh has also achieved a number one hit, while others from the show - Sarah Whatmore, Rosie Ribbons, Zoe Birkett and Rik Waller - have also had hits.
The series was a huge hit with viewers as more than 14 million people tuned in to see Will Young's victory over Gareth Gates a year ago on Sunday.
Programme-maker Thames TV said that wannabes had only until February 28 to send in applications for Pop Idol II.
A spokeswoman said: "Everyone who applied for the first series had an audition and we're hoping to do the same again. We will have to see if we can accommodate them all when the closing date passes."
Auditions will take place from the end of May through to July in Glasgow, Manchester and London.
The ITV1 show, which is due to go on air in late summer, will again be hosted by Ant and Dec.
The show has become a global phenomenon and made its creator, Simon Fuller, one of the wealthiest men in the media.
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Hmmmmm . . . . . . I'm not at all sure about having a Pop Idol 2. Surely the nation's Pop Idol has already been discovered - and what a star he is!! :love:).
The public's interest in these types of programmes also appears to be waning - far less watched Fame Academy and Popstars the Rivals.
And, as I've said before, all that's happening now is the same faces are appearing in all the programmes - undeterred from failure in previous shows. They should either forget the idea completely, or give it a few years until some fresh new talent has had time to emerge.
That's my view anyway! Do you agree? :spin2:
Will Young and Gareth Gates's chart success has prompted double the number of applications for the second series of Pop Idol.
Already 20,000 people have made their bid for stardom and show chiefs are hoping to give them all an audition.
About 10,000 applied for the first series, which has so far spawned three chart-topping acts.
As well as Will and Gareth, third placed Darius Danesh has also achieved a number one hit, while others from the show - Sarah Whatmore, Rosie Ribbons, Zoe Birkett and Rik Waller - have also had hits.
The series was a huge hit with viewers as more than 14 million people tuned in to see Will Young's victory over Gareth Gates a year ago on Sunday.
Programme-maker Thames TV said that wannabes had only until February 28 to send in applications for Pop Idol II.
A spokeswoman said: "Everyone who applied for the first series had an audition and we're hoping to do the same again. We will have to see if we can accommodate them all when the closing date passes."
Auditions will take place from the end of May through to July in Glasgow, Manchester and London.
The ITV1 show, which is due to go on air in late summer, will again be hosted by Ant and Dec.
The show has become a global phenomenon and made its creator, Simon Fuller, one of the wealthiest men in the media.
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Hmmmmm . . . . . . I'm not at all sure about having a Pop Idol 2. Surely the nation's Pop Idol has already been discovered - and what a star he is!! :love:).
The public's interest in these types of programmes also appears to be waning - far less watched Fame Academy and Popstars the Rivals.
And, as I've said before, all that's happening now is the same faces are appearing in all the programmes - undeterred from failure in previous shows. They should either forget the idea completely, or give it a few years until some fresh new talent has had time to emerge.
That's my view anyway! Do you agree? :spin2: