Fame Academy

Fame Academy is the name of televised competition to search for and educate musical talents. The winner gets a chance to become a successful music artist. The programme ran from 2002 to 2005, with two major series and two special series. It was broadcast by the BBC and co-produced by an Endemol company called 'Initial'. The format was originally created in Spain under the title Operación Triunfo, and had already achieved major success around the world (especially France) under the name Star Academy.

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BBC - Endemol - Spain - Operación Triunfo - France - Star Academy

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It is partly reality television, because the daily lives of the contestants could be watched through live streaming via Freeview. This was accomplished through the instalments of 'spycameras'. Coverage of the show was widely shown on BBC One, BBC Three, BBC Prime and the CBBC Channel.

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Reality television - Freeview - BBC One - BBC Three - BBC Prime - CBBC Channel

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