[ElProximo]

and once again I hate to say it but:

Nobody in the USA has ever heard of either celebrity. Has no idea. Never heard of them, do not recognize them from anything. This has zero 'news' factor to anyone in North America.
And they may be perfectly good judges but it is the same as telling you "Did you hear Jane Swanson is replacing Rebecca Greene on AGT this year??".
No.
You have no idea. Even if you see a picture you they don't look familiar.
You MAY vaguely remember some pop group 'Ladyappeal' and kinda recall that hit song if you hear it.
But you don't know anything about who Jane Swanson was.

okay carry on

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by ElProximo

and once again I hate to say it but:

Nobody in the USA has ever heard of either celebrity. Has no idea. Never heard of them, do not recognize them from anything. This has zero 'news' factor to anyone in North America.
And they may be perfectly good judges but it is the same as telling you "Did you hear Jane Swanson is replacing Rebecca Greene on AGT this year??".
No.
You have no idea. Even if you see a picture you they don't look familiar.
You MAY vaguely remember some pop group 'Ladyappeal' and kinda recall that hit song if you hear it.
But you don't know anything about who Jane Swanson was.

okay carry on

nobody in the US knows who Nicole Scherzinger, lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls, is? okay then

[ElProximo]

Originally Posted by Shaun

nobody in the US knows who Nicole Scherzinger, lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls, is? okay then

That is correct.
If you gave them a sort of preview/bio and explained there was a band 'The Pussycat Dolls' and then played their most memorable song (which nobody remembers) but it might trigger something like "hmm.. ya i think I remember them" or "Oh ya that song right i remember it now".

But nobody has a clue who she is.

This seems to surprise a lot of Brits but almost none of your common 'household name' celebrities are recognizable to USA audiences.
Not by name or face or their careers, movies, songs etc. As if total unknowns.

[Z]

Originally Posted by ElProximo

and once again I hate to say it but:

Nobody in the USA has ever heard of either celebrity. Has no idea. Never heard of them, do not recognize them from anything. This has zero 'news' factor to anyone in North America.
And they may be perfectly good judges but it is the same as telling you "Did you hear Jane Swanson is replacing Rebecca Greene on AGT this year??".
No.
You have no idea. Even if you see a picture you they don't look familiar.
You MAY vaguely remember some pop group 'Ladyappeal' and kinda recall that hit song if you hear it.
But you don't know anything about who Jane Swanson was.

okay carry on

If people don't know Nicole Scherzinger by name, they'd still probably figure out who she is if you said "the singer in the Pussycat Dolls" - they won several awards, both their albums were top 5 hits in the US, they had four top 10 hits in the US... She might not be an A-Lister but people still know who she is.