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BBC podcast puts spotlight on the TV music talent show machine
By Chris Cooke | Published on Monday 26 September 2022
BBC Radio 1 has published a new eight part podcast series that puts the spotlight on the various music talent shows that aired on British TV in the 2000s and 2010s, looking into how things like ‘Pop Idol’, ‘X Factor’ and ‘The Voice’ worked, and considering their impact on both the music industry and the aspiring artists who took part.
Called ‘The Talent Factory: Inside The Music Machine’, the BBC says that the series takes listeners “from the audition room to the stage as former contestants and those behind the UK’s biggest music talent shows reveal their stories and experiences of being part of the music machine”.
The podcast is presented by Amelia Lily, who was a finalist on the 2011 series of ‘X Factor’. She says: “In 2011, I walked into the audition room for the first time and began my ‘X Factor’ journey. My journey, like the experiences we hear from the contestants in the podcast, was full of highs and lows. The whole experience has made me the person I am today. Without a doubt the show taught me resilience and has made me a stronger person and performer”.
“It was great to reveal the secrets of the shows that have shaped the music industry”, she adds, “and I know the listeners will be shocked and surprised by what we uncover about music talent shows”.
You can access the series here.
