| Orange UnsignedAct | |
|---|---|
| Format | Talent show / Concert Tour |
| Presented by | Alex Zane |
| Judges | Lauren Laverne Alex James Simon Gavin Jo Whiley |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Channel Four |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Orange UnsignedAct is a Channel Four 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 made of 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.
Contents |
2007
2008/2009
Scarlet Harlots
Hip Parade
Tommy Reilly
Envy and 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.
Tommy Reilly's single 'Gimme A Call' unexpectedly entered the UK Top 40 at number 14 on 1 February 2009.
Sundays T4 (Channel 4) and 4Music, UK