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Idol hopefuls never slow to impress for fame
By Christine Sams
June 5, 2005
The Sun-Herald
Andrew G makes a point to some of those waiting yesterday.
Photo: Fiona-Lee Quimby
Maggie Broad's failure to make an impression on the judges last year didn't stop her from rejoining the queue yesterday for a shot at fame on Australian Idol.
"I wasn't what they were looking for last year, but I'm ready to give it another go," Broad, 17, of Ashcroft, said as she lined up to audition for the reality TV series. "And no matter what happens, the auditions have become a really good day out, I get to hang out with my mates and we meet lots of other people."
Numbers at yesterday's Sydney Idol auditions were lower than last year, but
at least 2000 hopefuls lined up outside the Sydney Convention Centre in Darling Harbour before 8am, trying to make it through the first stages of auditions for the third series of the show.
The Sydney auditions will continue today and tomorrow.
Despite record-breaking television ratings for last year's Channel Ten series - which featured 16-year-old Sydney winner Casey Donovan and runner-up Anthony Callea - many people credited the latest series of American Idol for their interest in auditioning.
"I wasn't really getting into the Australian show last year, but then I saw the singer Bo [Bice] on American Idol, I realised there's a place for me at this sort of thing," said Ryan Hogan, 24, from Nowra, who described himself as a blues and soul singer.
Iseula Hingano, 16, from Parramatta said she was old enough to handle the fame game. "I'm a strong enough person to handle the pressure and the stress," she said. "It's about having confidence and being real."
James Mathieson, who co-hosts the series with Andrew G, said: "There's people here who have been watching the show since they were 14 or 15, waiting for this moment."
Mathieson said the cast and crew of Australian Idol were not worried about the lacklustre success of television talent shows including X-Factor this year. "I can't imagine this being anything less than massive," he said. "Our ratings last year were higher than the first year, and the show in the US was the most successful ever."
www.smh.com.au/news/TV--Radio/Idol-hopefuls-never-slow-to-impress-for-fame/2005/06/04/1117825104274.html
By Christine Sams
June 5, 2005
The Sun-Herald
Andrew G makes a point to some of those waiting yesterday.
Photo: Fiona-Lee Quimby
Maggie Broad's failure to make an impression on the judges last year didn't stop her from rejoining the queue yesterday for a shot at fame on Australian Idol.
"I wasn't what they were looking for last year, but I'm ready to give it another go," Broad, 17, of Ashcroft, said as she lined up to audition for the reality TV series. "And no matter what happens, the auditions have become a really good day out, I get to hang out with my mates and we meet lots of other people."
Numbers at yesterday's Sydney Idol auditions were lower than last year, but
at least 2000 hopefuls lined up outside the Sydney Convention Centre in Darling Harbour before 8am, trying to make it through the first stages of auditions for the third series of the show.
The Sydney auditions will continue today and tomorrow.
Despite record-breaking television ratings for last year's Channel Ten series - which featured 16-year-old Sydney winner Casey Donovan and runner-up Anthony Callea - many people credited the latest series of American Idol for their interest in auditioning.
"I wasn't really getting into the Australian show last year, but then I saw the singer Bo [Bice] on American Idol, I realised there's a place for me at this sort of thing," said Ryan Hogan, 24, from Nowra, who described himself as a blues and soul singer.
Iseula Hingano, 16, from Parramatta said she was old enough to handle the fame game. "I'm a strong enough person to handle the pressure and the stress," she said. "It's about having confidence and being real."
James Mathieson, who co-hosts the series with Andrew G, said: "There's people here who have been watching the show since they were 14 or 15, waiting for this moment."
Mathieson said the cast and crew of Australian Idol were not worried about the lacklustre success of television talent shows including X-Factor this year. "I can't imagine this being anything less than massive," he said. "Our ratings last year were higher than the first year, and the show in the US was the most successful ever."
www.smh.com.au/news/TV--Radio/Idol-hopefuls-never-slow-to-impress-for-fame/2005/06/04/1117825104274.html