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Long line to the top
Long line to the top
6 JUN 2003
By Mike Edmonds, Luke Dennehy & Carla Danaher, Herald
Sun
Thousands of wannabe pop stars are queuing for their
chance at the big time.
ANYONE wanting to audition for Australian Idol
tomorrow, be warned: expect a very long wait. Producers
have been overwhelmed by the thousands of people who have
turned out in Adelaide and Brisbane for a shot at stardom
on the reality show.
Channel 10's head of entertainment, Stephen Tate, said
he never expected such a response- and he had some timely
advice for those who wanted to get noticed among the thousands
who would turn up.
"I have to say the clearest messages coming from
the judges is in individuality," he said.
But there have already been tears. "We've had the
full gamut of emotions, it's fairly emotionally charged,"
Tate said.
"A lot of these people have been queueing for 12
or 13 hours before they get their first audition."
To even see the three judges- Marcia Hines, Mark Holden
and Ian Dickson- hopefuls have to get through two auditions
with the show's producers.
One group hoping to get to that final stage are five young
wannabes from the Jaanz School of Singing. Meg Baron,
17, Michelle De Jong, 18, Chris Thornton, 20, Stephanie
Dunstan, 17, and Brandon Burns, 18, have all been singing
for years.
And school founder David Jaan has some advice to calm
the nerves for the Melbourne Park auditions.
"I would probably say, just go in there and sing
with their heart, sing with their emotion and just give
it everything," he said.
The judging panel consist of singer Marcia Hines, former singer
and now writer and producer Mark Holden and BMG record label
representative Ian Dickson.
