I was wasting time on YouTube this afternoon and came across some old Fame Academy clips. I have attached some of my favourites below.

The clips made me think about how much I loved to watch the FA on BBC One. Friday night was Fame Academy night in our house and I loved watching the young peoples confidence and talent grow week after week.

The series allowed competitors to showcase their range of musical talents in a way that the X Factor never does. They could play instruments, write their own songs and performed in great group numbers and collaborations on most weekly shows.

I know that most of the finalists and winners have sank into obscurity, except for Lemar of course. But that may be less to do with lack of talent and more to do with the lack of a huge publicity machine and record company such as Simon Cowell can offer their ITV counterparts. After watching the video below of Alex Parks I really think she has ten times the talent than singers like Leon Jackson!

So what do you all think? Am I being completely and utterly dillusional, or would you too like to see the return of a ‘real’ talent show? One that relies less on sob stories and pretty faces and more on actual bonafide musical talent? Speak your mind here!