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unusual facts about talent contest



Brendan Maclean

Maclean began presenting in 2007 after an interview with Zan Rowe which celebrated the stations unsigned artist competition, Unearthed.

Caroline Crawford

In 1963, at the age of about 13, she won a talent contest held by Detroit radio station WCHB, the prize for which was a contract with Motown Records.

Cristina Eustace

Cristina Eustace (born as Cristina Yasmin Rascón Meléndez on May 25, 1979 in the city of Chihuahua) is a Mexican singer better known for being the winner of the fifth season of Objetivo Fama, a Puerto Rican television singing talent contest in the form of a reality show, broadcast by Telefutura in USA and by Univision Puerto Rico.

Megan Washington discography

In November 2008, she and her backing band were announced as Triple J's Unearthed winners and performed at the Melbourne Big Day Out.

Triple J Magazine

It features presenters, the Triple J Hottest 100, Unearthed profiles, as well as reviews for music, DVDs and TV such as Rage and other ABC TV programs including digital channel ABC3.


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Carol Richards

At the start of her career in her early 20s, Carol Richards won a Bob Hope talent contest, moved to Hollywood and appeared on numerous TV shows

Chorley FM

In late 2008, Chorley FM worked in Conjunction with Search for a Star (Launched as a joint project with the Daily Star), a talent contest in partnership with Bobby Ball and Casey-Lee Jolleys.

Daniel Lewis Williams

After his voice changed, he appeared frequently in musicals and won the International Kiwanis Talent Contest in New York City at 17 for his performance of "Ol' Man River" from Show Boat.

J. B. Long

Long began recording African American groups after holding a local talent contest for black musicians at the nearby Old Central Warehouse in June 1934.

Kahlil Ashanti

He then enlisted in the United States Air Force, winning the 1993 Air Force Worldwide Talent Contest, after which he toured with the elite Air Force Entertainment troupe Tops In Blue in 1994 and 1995 as a comedian, dancer, and actor.

Lorenzo de Monteclaro

He was born with the name of Lorenzo Hernández en Cuencamé de Ceniceros, Durango, and sang for the first time on radio in the late 1950s on a Sunday talent contest called "Aficionados de los Ejidos" on XEDN (Torreón, Coahuila).

Maria Dallas

Maria Dallas (born Marina Devcich or Marina Devčić in Croatian, between of the 1940s and 1950s) was discovered at a talent contest in small town Morrinsville, New Zealand.

Marta Mirska

Under her cover name 'Marta', she entered and won a talent contest in Vilnius in 1940, after which she sang in the city at the popular nightclub Sztralla Artystów, as well as engagements in 1940-1941 with the orchestra of Ludwik Sempolinski and entertainer Janusz Minkiewicz's satirical cabaret "Ksantyp".

Once Upon a Christmas Song

"Once Upon a Christmas Song" was the second single by fictional character Geraldine McQueen from Britain's Got the Pop Factor..., a mock talent contest/comedy by British comedian Peter Kay who also plays Geraldine.

Outsiders Inn

Episode Two, titled "Pigeon Idol," was shot at Fiddler's Roost in Parrottsville, Tennessee on June 15, 2008, where the celebs judged a talent contest hosted by Ross Mathews from The Tonight Show.

Postman Pat: The Movie

The film, which will see Pat's rise to fame after entering a TV talent contest, will be directed by Mike Disa from a screenplay co-written by Kim Fuller and Annika Bluhm, the latter being the long-time producer of the Postman Pat television series.

Rappin' Granny

After a number of private performances in front of family members, Smallwood auditioned for the new talent contest co-created by famous music executive Simon Cowell.

Sukrit Wisetkaew

He was discovered on the third season of a Thai television talent contest The Star.

The Ravens

In early 1946, they decided to form a vocal group and recruited Leonard "Zeke" Puzey, who had recently won a talent contest at the Apollo Theater, and Henry Oliver "Ollie" Jones.

The Winner's Song

"The Winner's Song" is a single by fictional character Geraldine McQueen from Peter Kay's Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice, a spoof talent contest/comedy by British comedian Peter Kay, who also plays Geraldine.

Tracteur Jack

The duo joined forces in 2003 in order to compete in the provincial talent contest "Cégeps en Spectacle", where they won both the jury's and public vote's prizes in Hull, 2004.