Radio Disney's The Next BIG Thing
| Genre | Contest |
|---|---|
| Country | 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. 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. Singing duo Jonnie and Brookie won the show's first season in May 2009.
Season two of Next BIG Thing began in late 2009 and was won by Jasmine Sagginario from Franklin, Tennessee. Season three began in 2010 and was won by Nigel Pilkington, Dan Russell and Emma Tate, with Shealeigh winning season four in 2011.
Season Five began on October 12, 2012, 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. 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.
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,
Season 2 (2009/2010): 5 artists
Season 3 (2010/2011): 5 artists
Season 4 (2011): 5 artists
Season 5 (2012): 5 artists
Season 6 (2012/2013) : 6 artists
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.
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