Orange unsignedAct
| Orange UnsignedAct | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Alex Zane |
| Judges |
Simon Gavin Alex James Lauren Laverne Jo Whiley |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel 4 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Orange UnsignedAct is a Channel 4 talent competition, with bands and artists competing for a recording contract with Universal Music, a £60,000 advance, a single released after the series, an album deal and a multi-media marketing campaign.
(The £60,000 is disbursed as follows: 50% on completion of the recording contract and confirmation of the winner and 50% on delivery of the final mixed, mastered and cleared album.)[1]
Previous iterations of the show have been called MobileAct unsigned, whereby a similar prize was awarded to the winner in 2007
The show is sponsored by Orange and Sony Ericsson.
Finalists
2007
Envy & Other Sins
Revenue
Mancini
Ginger Bread Men
Bad Robots
2008/2009
Scarlet Harlots
Hip Parade
Tommy Reilly
Winners
Envy & Other Sins won Mobile UnsignedAct on 23 December 2007.[2] As a result, their first single "Highness", was released on 3 March 2008.
Tommy Reilly won the competition with his song "Gimme A Call". The winner was announced live on Channel 4 at 2:40 pm on Sunday 25 January 2009. The song entered the UK Top 40 at number 14 on 1 February 2009.
Transmission
Sundays T4 (Channel 4) and 4Music, UK
See also
- Pringles Unsung – a similar competition
References
- ↑ "What's the Prize?". Channel Four. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- ↑ Channel Four Blog Envy and Other Sins' Blog Retrieved on 12 May 2009