December 29, 2007 – 8:10 pm
Anthony Kavanagh, or Kav as he was known in the nineties, came second in ITV’s Grease Is The Word, and hoped that his success in the show would relaunch his flagging pop career.
However, just a few months later, Kav has ended up performing in a Holiday Inn, where punters pay £26 for a three course meal and a night of entertainment provided by a failing popstar.
A little while ago, I read that Kav had been a diva to the person who maintained his unofficial fan site on MySpace. The basic gist was that he had completely blanked the person after they showed years of support to him. I can’t help thinking that gigs in the Holiday Inn are a little taste of karmic intervention for someone who’s (allegedly!) so up his own arse!
It sounds for all intents that Kav is taking on any job that comes up at this stage. Acting, singing, reality television. I think he needs to focus himself instead of being some kind of odd job man.
Former pop star and Grease Is The Word finalist, Anthony Kavanagh has revealed that he may be joining the cast of a soap opera latrer this year.
Anthony, who narrowly lost out to Danny Bayne on the role of Danny Zuko on a West End Stage, hinted: “I might be doing a soap, apparently, but I’m not allowed to say anything.”
He added that he couldn’t even let the cat out of the bag about which show. Continue reading ‘Grease’s Anthony Kavanagh To Star In Soap?‘ »
From the tens of thousands of people who initially auditioned, just four contestants remain. Only two will win the coveted West End roles to become Sandy and Danny on stage in the hit musical Grease.
With just two girls and two boys left, competition is fierce and this Saturday Susan McFadden takes on Michelle Antrobus and Danny Bayne goes head to head with Anthony Kavanagh.
From the first auditions in London and Manchester, through to Bootcamp and then to the live studio shows, each of these four contestants has been on a massive personal journey. Continue reading ‘Grease is the Word: The Final‘ »
The News Of The World have reported today on the close links between some of the finalists on ITV’s Grease Is The Word and BBC’s Any Dream Will Do, and top record producers.
They explain that from Grease Is The Word, Susan McFadden has close ties to Simon Cowell through her brother, Brian McFadden and Antony Kavanagh has already had a two record deal with Virgin records.
On Any Dream Will Do, Craig Chalmers has already been a finalist on Pop Idol and entered the UK top ten with a Scottish band called No Reason.
A TV insider revealed: “There are serious questions being raised about how many shows like this can be sustained.
“Popstars, Pop Idol, The X Factor and How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria drained the talent pool.
“That is the main reason why The X Factor has lowered the age of entry this year to just 14 - the producers realise they need to find people who haven’t appeared on TV before.”
What do you think? Are we running out of undiscovered talent in the UK or could there be a more sinister explanation for all these ‘coincidences’?
April 28, 2007 – 12:01 am
The first pair trying to convince you that they would make the perfect Danny and Sandy is Anthony Kavanagh and Alison Crawford.
Anthony and Alison were paired up by the Judges on the last day of Bootcamp because they felt that despite Anthony’s obvious singing talents he lacked confidence and his dancing techniques weren’t up to scratch so they hoped that by pairing him with confident scouser Alison, she whip him into shape an get him ready for the live shows. Continue reading ‘Grease Is The Word: Anthony Kavanagh and Alison Crawford‘ »
Age: 29
Job: Singer
Location: Manchester
“It’s not been easy trying to get going again since I’ve been back in the UK. It’s giving me a chance to get back out there and show what I can do.”
The Story So Far…
* At Anthony’s first audition, David Gest thought he had charm, while Brian agreed he had talent but was concerned about his physical condition.
* During Anthony’s singing class at Bootcamp David Gest was full of praise telling Anthony he had a great voice. He also commented on his attitude saying: “Once a star always a star.” Continue reading ‘Grease Is The Word: Anthony Kavanagh‘ »
