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Post by SoCrazyInLoveWithGUY on Jun 2, 2004 22:24:51 GMT 10
Dicko in firing line June 02, 2004 BLING-wearing carnation boy Mark Holden has taken a cheap shot at fellow Idol judge Dicko, saying he is neglecting his role at BMG to chase his own stardom. The cringe-factor of the judging panel cut a bit deep on his website yesterday, saying Dicko must be sexist for signing four blokes from the Idol series and not Cosima or Paulini, and that he had failed with artists Mercury 4, Nikki Webster and Bachelor Girl. "All the other local artists must be pulling their hair out as they see their general-manager of marketing spending more and more time on his Sydney breakfast radio gig and his Idol-related duties while their records are failing to set the world on fire." Meanwhile, inaugural Idol king Guy Sebastian had a star-studded flight to LA recently when he was seated next to scud Mark Philippoussis. Nearby were Swedish supermodel Victoria Silvstedt and actor Guy Pearce. entertainment.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4459,9721481%255E10229%255E%255Enbv,00.html |
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Post by Inside Australian Idol on Jun 3, 2004 0:54:03 GMT 10
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Post by Inside Australian Idol on Jun 3, 2004 0:56:05 GMT 10
Starry eyed siblings aim to be next Aussie Idols Story: KEELI CAMBOURNE Wednesday, 2 June 2004  Photo: MARK BRANDON DYNAMIC DUO: Sister and brother act Sian and Alexander Ludlow of Bomaderry have made it into the third round of Australian Idol auditions. SIAN Ludlow has dreamed of becoming an idol for as long as she can remember. So camping out in the freezing cold on Friday night at Sydney's Darling Harbour for her chance at stardom was a small sacrifice. And that sacrifice was worth it for the 20-year-old Bomaderry woman and her 17-year-old brother Alexander who are both through to round three of the second series of Australian Idol. Sian and Alex arrived in Sydney at 9pm on Friday ready for their Saturday cattle call audition. By the time they arrived Sian said there were already a few hundred people reserving their positions to be the first through to the first audition. On Saturday afternoon, Sian said the crowd of wannabe Idols had grown to nearly 5000 - all wanting the same thing - fame and stardom a la Guy Sebastian and Shannon Noll. "It was scary and I don't normally get nervous before auditioning." Sian has been singing around the Shoalhaven for a number of years and with a mother and three sisters, as well as Alex all musically inclined, it was a natural progression for the young woman to test her own vocal ability. And she wowed the initial judges, including Idol musical director, John Foreman. "Alex actually went in first," she said. "We had to go through two auditions to get through the first round. "In the first room were two people and if you passed that one you went to a second room. "Alex and I were coincidentally one after the other in the second room. "Alex beat boxes - he doesn't sing - but John Foreman was really impressed with him. "They said because he is a beat boxer he is not expected to go into the top 12. But they said he was phenomenal and that they would take him to the top. "I sang the Dixie Chicks' Let It Rip. They said they were really impressed with me and that they would see me in the next round." And the next round is probably the most intimidating for any Idol hopeful - it's where they come face to face with the three judges , Ian 'Dicko' Dickerson, Marcia Hines and Mark Holden. That audition takes place this Friday at 9am and Sian said she and Alex are looking forward to the experience. "The comments from the judges last season didn't put me off," she said. "This has been a lifelong dream and even if I don't get through to the top 12, I take all the comments on board - it's all constructive criticism." nowra.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=news&subclass=local&category=general%20news&story_id=311080&y=2004&m=6 |
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Post by Inside Australian Idol on Jun 3, 2004 0:58:15 GMT 10
Australian Idol stars to head concert line-up Wednesday, 2 June 2004 HIGH profile performers including Australian Idol star Shannon Noll are being lured to appear at Maryborough's third annual Staying Alive benefit concert next month. Staying Alive has fast grown into a large-scale entertainment charity event, raising awareness and funds for youth suicide prevention organisation Here for Life. Fellow Australian Idol contestant Courtney Act has confirmed she will perform at Maryborough's YMCA complex on July 18, and Logie winner Patrick Harvey from Neighbours along with MTV hosts Nathan and Yvette will make special appearances. Concert producer Ben Louise said he was in discussions with Noll's management. "The guy is so busy he's bigger than Ben Hur, but they've kept the door open for us," Mr Louise said. The concert is the brainchild of Maryborough mother Sylvia Berger, who lost her son Rhett to suicide when he was 17 in 2001. Ms Berger has since been involved in fundraising for Here for Life and remains the driving force behind the organisation of the concert. "It's such a positive celebration of life on the day," Ms Berger said. "Kids see young people performing and it gives them hope to follow their dreams. "My message to young people it that it's okay to ask for help, it's a sign of strength and not a weakness." On average one young Australian takes his or her life every day and 20 more attempt to. Mr Louise, said: everyone involved in putting Staying Alive together donated their time. "Central Victoria has one of the highest rates of youth suicide. This is about keeping our kids alive," he said. "With the performers we've secured we'll pull a good crowd, easily more than 2000 people like we've had in the past." Australian Golfer Aaron Baddeley has donated a cap to be auctioned off, and band Naked Heart will also form part of the line-up. Staying Alive has raised more than $15,000 for suicide prevention programs in the last two years. "We were just a bunch of amateurs passionate about the cause because of how we've been touched by it, it shows what happens when you've got passion and community," Ms Berger said. The concert will start at noon and run until 9pm, with a sausage sizzle and the Daylesford Speedway race cars part of the fun. www.thecourier.com.au/detail.asp?class=news&subclass=local&category=general%20news&story_id=310926&y=2004&m=6 |
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Post by Inside Australian Idol on Jun 3, 2004 1:00:26 GMT 10
Popstars final high note By staff writers June 02, 2004 WHILE more than 45,000 auditioned for the second series of Australian Idol, the last two contestants in Popstars Live have quietly prepared for their big moment tonight .  Last hurrah ... Miranda and Kane yesterday. By 8.30pm either Melbourne's 30-year-old Kane Taylor or Perth's Miranda Murphy, 16, will have a Universal record deal worth around $1 million. But they're far from household names after the fourth Channel 7 series of Popstars - which ironically inspired Australian Idol - never took off. Judge Christine Anu walked off the show, Molly Meldrum disliked replacement Trevor Steel and until the past few weeks viewers stayed away in droves. So much for the promise of fame and fortune - although a solid one million have tuned in each week for the past month. That was far from the mind of both finalists yesterday who have spent three months living in a Popstars Mosman mansion preparing for the final sing-off. "We've kept competition among us to a minimum and Miranda and I have taken the attitude that it doesn't matter who wins," Taylor, a singing postie, said. The Daily Telegraph entertainment.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4459,9721473%255E10229%255E%255Enbv,00.html |
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Post by Inside Australian Idol on Jun 3, 2004 1:01:18 GMT 10
LETTERS Wed, Jun 02, 2004 The reality is television contests cost us money Just whom is being caught with television competitions? WITH television turning to reality programs such as Big Brother, The Block, My Restaurant Rules, Australian Idol, Pop Star and competitions for viewer participation in sport such as Classic Catches, is there no end to the ways we can be part of television and pay for the privilege? Television stations run polls on issues that are thought to affect our way of life. Where does the money we pay to participate go? Are we paying for the prizes on offer? Are we paying for the cost of production? Are we paying for someones next luxury holiday? Are we feeding the profit margin of the telecommunications carriers? When one of the Australian Idol contestants pulled out, everyone who voted for her that week (3.5 million phone calls) was reimbursed that gives us some idea of the magnitude of the phenomenon. Viewer participation is big business. We never hear the figures of how many phone calls or the dollar split. At 55c a call we are talking a great deal of money. What do you receive in return other than the privilege of paying the telephone bill? And who cares which of the housemates, contestants or catches wins? Are our lives really that dull? Will the outcome change our lives? It certainly changes our wallets if we get sucked into it. If they really want the input from the public why isnt a 1800 phone number used? WARREN LAVER, Chiltern www.bordermail.com.au/newsflow/pageitem?page_id=734361 |
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Post by Inside Australian Idol on Jun 3, 2004 1:03:01 GMT 10
Kayne Taylor wins Popstars June 3, 2004  Kayne Taylor. Picture courtesy: Channel Seven Melbourne singer Kayne Taylor will start recording his first album immediately after winning Channel Seven's reality television show Popstars, or Flopstars as it was dubbed when it first hit the airwaves. The 30-year-old beat Perth teenager Miranda Murphy in the finals. Besides the Universal Music recording deal, he will also have his single - Heart Breaker - on-air with all major radio stations from today. Controversy had rocked the program, which tried to steal the ground of Australian Idol, with judge Christine Anu walking out early in the piece after she was told to go hard in her criticism of contestants. Veteran singer John Paul Young, who was appointed to act as a mentor for the contestants, also made an early exit but has denied he was sacked. Before dramatically undoing his shirt before hitting the stage to belt out his single, a tearful Taylor first thanked Young and Anu for their help. "There are a few people that aren't here tonight and they really need to be thanked and that's John Paul Young, Christine Anu ... thank you so much," he said. And like all good musicians should, he spared a thought for the hard work in making him look like a star. "I'd like to thank hair and make-up ... all the crew, the judges, you guys thank you so much," he said. Trevor Steel, from Universal Music, said Taylor would one day look back at Popstars as the place where it all started. He also sent his commiserations to Murphy, reassuring her: "Australia hasn't heard the last of you. "Kayne, I think you are going to look back on this moment as just the beginning because this what I've got is what most young musicians beyond their wildest dreams want," Steel said. "We are going to start making your album immediately ... as Luke said your single Heart Breaker is going to radio in the morning and it's going to be in the shops in the next few days." "Welcome to the music business and welcome to Universal Records, mate." AAP www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/02/1086058917693.html |
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Post by Ava on Jun 3, 2004 2:30:22 GMT 10
trevor was the only voice of logical thinking in the entire show...but he seemed to succumb to the audiences' booing..and stopped speaking his mind
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