Must Be the Music
| Must Be the Music | |
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| Genre | Reality |
| Presented by | Fearne Cotton |
| Judges |
Jamie Cullum Sharleen Spiteri Dizzee Rascal |
| Voices of | Peter Dickson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| Production company(s) | Princess Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sky1 |
| Original release | 15 August – 19 September 2010 |
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| Website | |
Must Be the Music was a British television musical talent competition contested by aspiring singers and musicians drawn from public auditions. The show was a music competition and reality show that was broadcast in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Auditions were held in Edinburgh, Manchester, London and also held in Ireland. The show began airing in August on Sky1, and was also simulcast in HD. Fearne Cotton presented the show. The first and only series was won by Emma's Imagination, a female singer from Dumfries.
The winning act received £100,000 to help kick-start their music career. In the initial televised audition phase as well as the three semi-finals and final, contestants sang in front of the judges - Jamie Cullum, Sharleen Spiteri and Dizzee Rascal. Among the notable artists competing in the show were Irish fiddler Daithí Ó Drónaí and The Trinity Band, who went on to win Live and Unsigned in 2011.
The show was broadcast on Sky1. Must Be the Music was devised as a spin-off for the highly successful Got to Dance, which finished its first series in February. The live finals were held at Wembley Arena. Must Be the Music had a live audience behind the judges. During the live finals, the public voted for their favourite act, which they wished to keep in the competition.
Although critically acclaimed due to its difference from The X Factor, it fared badly with audiences, only receiving 370,000 viewers for its finale. The show was officially cancelled by Sky1 on January 2011 due to the low ratings.
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