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The Show
Fame Academy is the BBC's attempt at an ongoing reality TV show
to compete with ITV's Pop Idol and Pop Stars.
Hosted by Cat Deeley and Patrick Kielty, the show follows twelve
pop hopefuls or 'students', who spend ten weeks in a camera-filled
country house, being tutored in the art of pop.
As each week passes another student is voted out of the academy.
The eventual winner is awarded a million pound record contract,
a new car, a luxury flat and an exotic holiday.
In last years finale 3.5 million votes were cast and David Sneddon
emerged as the winner, beating fellow student finalists Lemar
Obika and Sinead Quinn.
The Prize
This year's winner receives a one-year three-album contract
from Polydor Records, the company behind Eminem, 50 Cent, Sting,
Ian Brown, Sophie Ellis Bextor and Ms Dynamite.
They will also land a showbiz lifestyle for a year which includes
a luxury flat, a flash sports car, a holiday for two, a personal
stylist and VIP tickets to some of the year's biggest events.
The Contestants
Alex Parks. 19, Truro, Cornwall
Nick Hall, 29, Birmingham
Alistair Griffin, 25, Whitby,
Yorks
Barry McKeeve , 25, Lurgan,
Northern Ireland
Carolynne Good, 22, Leeds,
Yorks
Gary Phelan, 21, Newcastle,
Co.Durham
James Fox, 27, Cardiff
Louise Griffiths, 26, Herts
Paris Campbell-Edwards, 23,
South East London
Peter Brame, 24, Colchester,
Essex
Simone Stewart, 21, Harrow,
London
Lorna Grant, 20, West Lothian
Audley Anderson, 31, London
The Judges
Richard Park, Head Teacher
Carrie Grant, Vocal Coach
David Grant, Vocal Coach
The Presenters
Cat Deeley
Patrick Kielty
The Location
Fame Academy is filmed at Witanhurst House, a grade 2 listed
building located on Highgate Hill in North London. Rumoured to
be the second biggest house in London, Witanhurst House is valued
at £35 million and boast's celebrity neighbours such as
Sting, Boy George & George Michael.
Some stats about the Academy:
The Academy is powered by 850 kilowatts of power, enough to boil
half a million kettles at any one time.
There is 72 miles of cabling, enough to stretch all the way from
the Academy to Brighton.
The action at the Academy is followed on 467 television monitors.
Stacked on top of each other, they would be taller than Big Ben.
Students are monitored by 49 cameras, weighing a total of 900kg.
There are a total of 84 microphones dotted around the Academy.
The Academy is lit by 1570 lightbulbs, enough to light around
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