Posted Saturday at 22:551 day Welcome to the latest edition of the 21st Century Throwback forum song contest: I present you with Bop Idol 4!This is my first time hosting anything of this kind, so please bear with me if there are any mishaps! Thanks to my fellow mods for their help already, including the excellent picture above provided by Scene.And as I not so subtly hinted last week, the theme is TV Talent Shows.As this forum very much covers the the age of the talent show, from “Popstars” in 2001 to the final X Factor series in 2018, plus given the name of the contest, I thought this would be a fitting theme. Of course these shows have had quite a lot to answer for musically over the years, but also have given us some very successful acts commercially and even critically. The aim of this contest is to discover some of the lesser known gems that have been released thanks to these shows.So the idea is to enter a song whose lead artist rose to fame via a talent show. It doesn’t have to have been a single, and it can be of any genre. The artist and the show they appeared on can be from any country.The rules:1) The artist must have appeared on a prime time TV talent show - though it doesn’t have to have been a UK one2) The artist should owe their career to the talent show - so it shouldn’t be someone like Tyler James or Esmée Denters who had hits and later appeared on “The Voice UK”3) The artist doesn’t have to have done well on the talent show, but must have featured prominently enough for it to have kickstarted their recording career - for example the Cheeky Girls would be a valid artist choice4) The artist can be a group, but if so the whole group or at least the lead singer should have appeared on the talent show5) The song must have been released between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2019, and should be from after they appeared on the show6) The song must not have been a UK Top 40 hit, and anything else deemed too well known could be vetoedAs usual this is an anonymous song contest, so please do not reveal or hint at your entry.You have until 23:59 GMT on Sunday 29th June 2025 to submit your entry.Please submit your entry using this Google Form:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfNwedHP-5u610l0uaw9HQlGwDKbl1CCq31jcUgitqNXSTA4Q/viewformIf it isn’t obvious which talent show the artist appeared on, please give details on the form.Do message me if you have any questions, or wish to discuss a particular entry will be accepted:Confirmed entrants (16):Julian_SceneRoba.gooddeltaAddyCowTzyjimwattsdandy*HerbsuhstingLukuzzAllStarBySmashMouthTaftyDobboMangøvibe
Saturday at 23:191 day Confirmed a favourite of mine, not sure if it will be deemed too well known but will try it.
Yesterday at 00:401 day Interesting theme choice! I've sent a song from an Italian X Factor act to BJSC before (In The Loop), so would have had that in the back pocket if I'd just left it as a potential after discovering it x
Yesterday at 08:461 day Ooft. I’m way too late for who I had planned, I presume. So I’m gonna take a deep dive, before I confirm!
Yesterday at 09:131 day Author Already a surprising number of issues with the entries haha - great to have such rapid interest though! 😉
Yesterday at 09:381 day My immediate thought had already been taken so gone with a song I love that will more than likely do terribly here
Yesterday at 10:281 day Author A reminder that it’s a retro contest so the track must be pre 2020 - I’ve had 2 2025 songs put forward already. 😊
Yesterday at 10:401 day I have an idea of a song, but there's no video for it, only the Official Audio on YouTube.Is that okay?
Yesterday at 10:591 day 27 minutes ago, Julian_ said:A reminder that it’s a retro contest so the track must be pre 2020 - I’ve had 2 2025 songs put forward already. 😊Oh no - my replacement doesn’t fit this either actually - sorry!
Yesterday at 16:371 day @CowTzy I can think of someone for you that inspired a certain Zanmatonese entry to go poking around your personal chart before you became a member of BuzzJack!
Yesterday at 16:421 day Just now, Chez Wombat said:Oops I sent Same Difference a contest early 😄Same Difference, Different Outcome.
23 hours ago23 hr I suspect someone will have already taken my artist (and potentially the song too), but I thought I'd be very cheeky and attempt it at least...I feel SO bad for doingit, but it fits every criteria lmao.I should probably change it lmao.
23 hours ago23 hr Author Maybe I should have said it’s highly likely something with more than 100 million streams will be vetoed!
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