''Orange UnsignedAct'' (known as ''mobileAct Unsigned'' during its first series) was a
Channel 4 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 was disbursed as follows: 50% on completion of the recording contract and confirmation of the winner and 50% on delivery of the final mixed, mastered and cleared album.)
The show was sponsored by
Orange and
Sony Ericsson.
Finalists
2007
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Envy & Other Sins
Envy & Other Sins was a four-piece band from Birmingham, England, who came to fame by winning Channel 4's nationwide talent show, '' mobileAct unsigned''. They were the winners of the show, on which they won a £60,000 record contract with A&M ...
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Revenue
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Mancini
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Ginger Bread Men
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Bad Robots
2008/2009
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Scarlet Harlots
Scarlet Harlots are a five-piece band from Birmingham, England. They shot to fame in 2008 when becoming finalists of the Channel 4 show ''Orange unsignedAct''. The group have been together as this line-up for two years and have supported Jami ...
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Hip Parade
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Tommy Reilly
Winners
Envy & Other Sins won ''mobileAct Unsigned'' on 23 December 2007.
[Channel Four Blo]
Envy and Other Sins' Blog
Retrieved 12 May 2009 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. The song entered the UK Top 40 at number 14 on 1 February 2009.
Transmission
Sundays
T4 (Channel 4) and
4Music
4Music is a British music television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. The original incarnation was launched on 15 August 2008, and until 29 June 2022, showed a mix of music and entertainment programming. It ...
, UK
See also
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Orange Playlist'' – a similar music TV show sponsored by Orange and hosted by Laverne
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Pringles Unsung
Pringles Unsung was a music competition in the United Kingdom that ran once from 2006 to 2007. It was sponsored by the Pringles snack brand, and was one of several brand-sponsored music competitions to be launched during this period. The competiti ...
– a similar competition
References
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External links
Official SiteUnsigned Acton
Channel 4
Ginger Bread Men
Channel 4
Orange S.A.
2007 British television series debuts
2000s British music television series