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Daily Mail
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Fame Academy star is unrecognisable 22 years after show as he continues music career gigging around England
Fame Academy star Alistair Griffin is unrecognisable 22 years after he first appeared on the show - and he is still going with his music career. The musician, 47, rose to fame on the BBC talent show in 2003, where Alex Parker was crowned the winner. Now, Alistair - who was a student when he signed up for the show - can be found on TikTok, where he makes singing videos. Alistair is currently hosting a run of concerts by candlelight, titled The Greatest Shows, in York Minster. Following his debut on the show, he released a song called Bring It On. Alistair has been busy in recent years, with songwriting - and even wrote the song I Wish for You the World, for the Games Maker Choir, during the 2012 Summer Olympics. The artist recently gave insight into his life after Fame and his path into music after his success from the show. He said: 'I come from a little village in Yorkshire called Castleton. 'Where there's more sheep than people and there's definitely not many pop stars. 'I've always loved music and writing songs. 'So I left Yorkshire and I went to London to pursue my dream. 'And it wasn't long before I ended up on one of the first TV talent shows.' Alistair added: 'Fame Academy was a cross between X Factor and Big Brother. 'We all lived in a big house together, we all sang for survival. We all voted each other out at the end, it was brutal. 'Since then I have continued making music. Duetted with one of Girls Aloud, Kimberley Walsh, my song Just Drive was used as the theme tune to Formula 1. 'Played for some big crowds along the way. 'Met some great people along the way and I'm always up for an adventure. 'Hope you like my TikTok, stay tuned and follow me for for my latest adventure.' In September, musician Gary Phelan - who was on the show with Alistair - died at the age of 42. His passing was confirmed by friends on social media, and came as a huge shock to fans.
Scottish Sun
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Noughties reality star looks unrecognisable 22 years after talent show fame – can you guess who he is?
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A FAME Academy singer has been working hard since the show and is still gigging around England. The BBC star rose to fame on the second series of the talent show in 2003, which saw Alex Park crowned winner. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 5 Alistair Griffin was a reality TV star from the noughties Credit: Instagram / @ 5 The Fame Academy star is still going strong and released an album in 2015 Credit: Rex 5 Cat Deeley and Patrick Kielty hosted Fame Academy - the pair are now married Credit: BBC Runner up to Alex, Alistair Griffin released the song Bring It On following Fame Academy. He has continued with his songwriting, penning the song I Wish for You the World, for the Games Maker Choir, during the 2012 Summer Olympics. Still at it, he released his third album From Nowhere in 2014. Alistair is currently hosting a run of concerts by candlelight, titled The Greatest Shows in York Minster, The songrwriter recently shared a video explaining his path into music and is success after the show. He said: "I come from a little village in Yorkshire called Castleton. "Where there's more sheep than people and there's definitely not many pop stars. "I've always loved music and writing songs. "So I left Yorkshire and I went to London to pursue my dream. "And it wasn't long before I ended up on one of the first TV talent shows." He continued: "Fame Academy was a cross between X Factor and Big Brother. "We all lived in a big house together, we all sang for survival. We all voted each other out at the end, it was brutal. "Since then I have continued making music. Duetted with one of Girls Aloud, Kimberley Walsh, my song Just Drive was used as the theme tune to Formula 1. "Played for some big crowds along the way. "Met some great people along the way and I'm always up for an adventure. "Hope you like my TikTok, stay tuned and follow me for for my latest adventure." 5 He recently discovered his old Fame Academy DDVD
The Irish Sun
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Noughties reality star looks unrecognisable 22 years after talent show fame – can you guess who he is?
A FAME Academy singer has been working hard since the show and is still gigging around England. The BBC star rose to fame on the second series of the talent show in 2003, which saw Alex Park crowned winner. Advertisement 5 Alistair Griffin was a reality TV star from the noughties Credit: Instagram / @ 5 The Fame Academy star is still going strong and released an album in 2015 Credit: Rex 5 Cat Deeley and Patrick Kielty hosted Fame Academy - the pair are now married Credit: BBC Runner up to Alex, Alistair Griffin released the song Bring It On following He has continued with his songwriting, penning the song I Wish for You the World, for the Games Maker Choir, during the 2012 Summer Olympics. Still at it, he released his third album From Nowhere in 2014. Alistair is currently hosting a run of concerts by candlelight, titled Advertisement More on noughties stars The songrwriter recently shared a video explaining his path into music and is success after the show. He said: "I come from a little village in Yorkshire called Castleton. "Where there's more sheep than people and there's definitely not many pop stars. "I've always loved music and writing songs. Advertisement Most read in Showbiz Exclusive Exclusive Exclusive "So I left Yorkshire and I went to London to pursue my dream. "And it wasn't long before I ended up on one of the first TV talent shows." He continued: "Fame Academy was a cross between X Factor and Big Brother. "We all lived in a big house together, we all sang for survival. We all voted each other out at the end, it was brutal. Advertisement "Since then I have continued making music. Duetted with one of Girls Aloud, Kimberley Walsh, my song Just Drive was used as the theme tune to Formula 1. "Played for some big crowds along the way. "Met some great people along the way and I'm always up for an adventure. "Hope you like my TikTok, stay tuned and follow me for for my latest adventure." Advertisement 5 He recently discovered his old Fame Academy DDVD 5 Alistair was a student when he signed up to Fame Academy Credit: BBC
Irish Independent
4 days ago
- Business
- Irish Independent
Patrick Kielty's firm recorded profit of €173,000 after landing ‘The Late Late Show' gig
The TV presenter incorporated Pamanco Ireland Ltd in May 2023 – the same month in which he was unveiled as the successor to Ryan Tubridy as host of the show. In June 2023, Mr Kielty confirmed his three-year contract involved RTÉ paying him €250,000 for each of the three 30-episode seasons. Mr Kielty was to also receive a one-off payment of €20,000 to cover pre-production and rehearsals before his September 2023 debut, while he waived flight and accommodation expenses. The first set of accounts filed by Pamanco Ireland Ltd show that from the date of incorporation on May 17, 2023, to the end of July last, the company recorded revenues of €286,656. The company recorded a gross profit of €239,819 after incurring cost of sales of €46,837. Pre-tax profits of €173,273 was recorded after administrative expenses of €66,546 were incurred. After incurring a corporation tax charge of €21,659, post-tax profits were €151,614. In accounts signed off by Mr Kielty on May 8, they state that under the heading of future developments, the company 'plans to continue its present activities and current trading levels'. The firm is a subsidiary of Mr Kielty's London-based Boxed Productions Ltd. Accounts recently filed by Boxed Productions Ltd to Companies House in the UK show that it had accumulated profits of £1.37m at the end of March 2024. ADVERTISEMENT The company's current assets made up of cash and money owed by debtors totalled £1.5m. The company is classified as a micro company and is not required to disclose revenues recorded for the year. Mr Kielty is the fourth permanent host of The Late Late Show, following on from Ryan Tubridy, Pat Kenny and the late Gay Byrne. During the current season, The Late Late Toy Show broke its own record with over 1.6 million viewers, which included catch-up viewing and the repeat broadcast. The presenter's much-anticipated debut in September 2023, in the financial year under review, had an average of 830,000 people watching, and a further 158,000 streams on the RTÉ Player. Prior to securing The Late Late Show role, Mr Kielty was a popular face on UK television and has presented shows on the BBC, ITV and Channel 4, including Fame Academy and Stand Up for the Week.
Irish Independent
4 days ago
- Business
- Irish Independent
Patrick Kielty's firm recorded profit of €173,000 after landing Late Late gig
The TV presenter incorporated Pamanco Ireland Ltd in May 2023 - the same month in which he was unveiled as the successor to Ryan Tubridy to host the Late Late Show. In June 2023, Kielty confirmed that his three year contract involved RTE paying him €250,000 for each of the three 30-episode Late Late Show series. Kielty was to also receive a one-off payment of €20,000 to cover pre-production and rehearsals before his September 2023 debut while he waived flight and accommodation expenses. Now, the first set of accounts filed by Pamanco Ireland Ltd show that from the date of incorporation on May 17th 2023 to the end of July last, the company recorded revenues of €286,656. The company recorded a gross profit of €239,819 after incurring cost of sales of €46,837. The company's pre-tax profits of €173,273 was recorded after administrative expenses of €66,546 were incurred. The company recorded a post tax profit of €151,614 after incurring a corporation tax charge of €21,659. In accounts signed off by Mr Kielty on May 8th, they state that under the heading of future developments, that the company 'plans to continue its present activities and current trading levels'. The firm is a subsidiary of Kielty's London based Boxed Productions Ltd. Accounts recently filed by Boxed Productions Ltd to Companies House in the UK show that it had accumulated profits of £1.37m at the end of March 2024. ADVERTISEMENT The company's current assets made up of cash and money owed by debtors totalled £1.5m. The company is classified as a micro company and is not required to disclose revenues recorded for the year. Kielty is only the fourth host to present the Late Late Show following on from Ryan Tubridy, Pat Kenny and the late Gay Byrne. During the current season, the Home Alone themed Late Late Toy Show broke its own viewing record with over 1.6 million viewers which included catch-up viewing on Saturday and Sunday and the repeat broadcast. The presenter's much anticipated Late Late Show debut in September 2023 in the financial year under review had an average of 830,000 people and had a further 158,000 streams on the RTÉ Player. Prior to securing the Late Late Show role, Kielty was a popular face on UK TV and has presented shows on the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 including Fame Academy, Love Island and Stand Up for the Week.
