Radio Disney's The Next BIG Thing
| Genre | Contest |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
Radio Disney's Next BIG Thing (also known by the initials N.B.T.) is a singing contest broadcast on Radio Disney that first launched in November 2008.[1] The contest takes place over 10 weeks, with new and unsigned artists or bands competing every two weeks. Radio listeners can then vote for the singer or band of their choice to progress in the contest, with the overall winner being announced at the contest's end.[2] Singing duo Jonnie and Brookie won the show's first season in May 2009.[3][4]
Season two of Next BIG Thing began in late 2009 and was won by Jasmine Sagginario from Franklin, Tennessee.[5][6] Season three began in 2010 and was won by Kicking Daisies, with Shealeigh winning season four in 2011.[7][8][9]
Season Five began on October 12, 2012,[10] and featured four solo singers and one singing duo competing for an appearance on the Disney Channel series Austin & Ally, the chance to have a single released through the Disney Music Group, and to open for the Next Big Thing finale concert in Los Angeles.[11] The competitors for the fifth season are Chloe and Halle Bailey, Jack Skuller, Katherine Hughes, Elle Winter, and Damian Otchere. Chloe and Halle were declared the winners on December 8, 2012.[11]
Participants
Original NBT contest featuring 5 (10 in season 1) and (6 in season 6) unsigned and unknown artists. They perform and do interviews and through online voting one is chosen as the winner.
(Winners Are In Bold)
Contestants
Season 1 (2008/2009): 10 total artists including,
- ALLSTAR
- Comic Book Heroes
- Bre Morgan
- Jonnie and Brookie
Season 2 (2009/2010): 5 artists
- Josh Golden
- Cymphonique Miller
- Kropp Circle
- Jasmine Sagginario
- Gabi Wilson
Season 3 (2010/2011): 5 artists
- Sacha Edwards
- Matthew Johnson
- Coco Jones
- Amber Lilly
- Kicking Daisies
Season 4 (2011): 5 artists
- Shealeigh Voitl
- Zack Montana
- Ladina Spence
- Hollywood Ending (2008-2015)
- Tay Barton
Season 5 (2012): 5 artists
- Jack Skuller
- Katherine Hughes
- Elle Winter
- Damian Otchere
- Chloe and Halle Bailey
Season 6 (2012/2013) : 6 artists Winner: The Never Ever (2009-2016)
In 2013, Radio Disney started a new format or NBT, instead of multiple contestants there was a single "featured artist." This time, the featured artist was already signed to a record label and getting some airplay on radio stations besides Radio Disney, so they were not as unknown as NBT artist in the past. The featured artist was promoted in different videos and media across the Radio Disney site and station. Each artist was featured for a few months before moving on to a new artist.
1st artist (2013):
2nd artist (2013/2014):
3rd artist (2014):
4th artist (2014):
5th artist (2014/2015):
6th artist (2015):
7th artist (2015):
8th artist (2015)
9th artist (2015/2016)
10th artist (2016):
11th artist (2016):
12th artist (2016):
13th artist (2017):
- Temecula Road
14th artist (2017):
- Skylar Stecker (current)
15th artist (2017):
- Camila Cabello (current)
References
- ↑ "Radio Disney Focuses On Unsigned Artists". Radio Ink. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ↑ "Teenager Jasmine crowned Radio Disney's Next Big Thing". Christian Today. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ↑ "Singing sisters from Gilbert getting national interest". AZ Central. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ↑ "Epi Amp Endorsees Jonnie and Brookie Named Disney’s Next Big Thing". Gibson. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ↑ Burch, Bonnie (Oct 19, 2009). "Take a Bow: Franklin teen may be Disney's 'Next Big Thing'". The Tennessean. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ↑ "Jasmine Sagginario Wins Radio Disney’s Next Big Thing!". Crushable. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ↑ "Coco Jones wins Radio Disney contest". CT Post. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ↑ "Radio Disney's 'Next BIG Thing Winner' Congratulated By Cody Simpson, Network Execs". Hollywood Reporter. 12/8/2011. Retrieved 3 December 2012. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "Disney Calling? A Band Takes Off". New York Times. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ↑ "Radio Disney's 'N.B.T.' Announces Season 5 Premiere Date, Mentors". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- 1 2 "Radio Disney's singing competition 'Next Big Thing': Meet the five season 5 competitors! -- EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 3 December 2012.