Fame Academy may only have lasted two series, but boy, did it burn bright. And even though it was over ten years ago that it was on our screens, we're still belting out David Sneddon's utter tune 'Stop Living The Lie' at our DS karaoke sessions.
But the news of series two's Alistair Griffin teaming up with Kimberley Walsh for a Tour de France single got us thinking - what happened to all of our favourite Fame Academy contestants? Well, here's what we could find out about 16 of the students over both series...
Series One
Ashley House
Ashley might have been eliminated in week one of Fame Academy (the shame) but he's not let that little disappointment hold him back. He went on to guest star in an episode of Cbbc's Mi: High... look, we promise, this gets better. He's now a sports presenter who helped launch Arsenal TV,...
But the news of series two's Alistair Griffin teaming up with Kimberley Walsh for a Tour de France single got us thinking - what happened to all of our favourite Fame Academy contestants? Well, here's what we could find out about 16 of the students over both series...
Series One
Ashley House
Ashley might have been eliminated in week one of Fame Academy (the shame) but he's not let that little disappointment hold him back. He went on to guest star in an episode of Cbbc's Mi: High... look, we promise, this gets better. He's now a sports presenter who helped launch Arsenal TV,...
- 7/4/2014
- Digital Spy
David Sneddon has defended Lana Del Rey from claims that she is manufactured. The songwriter - who won Fame Academy back in 2002 - worked with his musical colleague James Bauer-Mein and Del Rey on her debut album Born To Die. Speaking about suggestions that the star was unauthentic, Sneddon told The Independent: "She'd spent a while working on her sound before we met her so we were pretty quick to learn what she wanted out of a song. "The lyrics are incredibly personal to her and although she enjoys the mystique of Hollywood imagery, you'll find a (more)...
- 1/30/2012
- by By Lewis Corner
- Digital Spy
Matt Cardle teamed up with fellow talent contest winner David Sneddon for his debut album Letters. The X Factor champion and the Fame Academy winner co-wrote songs due to feature on Cardle's upcoming solo record, reports The Sun. Sneddon, who won the BBC singing competition in 2002, has removed himself from the spotlight to become a songwriter and also recently worked with Manchester band Hurts. Cardle's debut album Letters (more)...
- 8/30/2011
- by By Lewis Corner
- Digital Spy
Paolo Nutini has revealed that his mother tried to convince him to audition for Pop Idol. The singer, who was first spotted performing at a warm-up gig for Fame Academy winner David Sneddon, claimed that reality TV now places less emphasis on fostering talent. "I thought about going onto the first one, Pop Idol, my mum was saying, go (more)...
- 10/23/2009
- by By David Balls
- Digital Spy
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