The Evening Times has reported that Fame Academy student, Fred Macaulay, has been taking vocal training from RSAMD’s head of vocal studies Christopher Underwood. He hopes this will help him to perform well in tonights live show on BBC One.

If Saturday nights performance was anything to go by, I think he will need all the help he can get!

Fred MacAulay has revealed to The Daily Record today that his singing skills are not all they should be, and he is getting more and more worried about entering the Fame Academy mansion.

Fred revelaed that in Primary school he was kicked out of the choir for being so bad. He said:

“I must have been about nine and was at Rattray Primary School and wanted to be in the choir because there was a day trip to Perth for some singing competition.

“But I was dropped from the choir for not being good enough.

“It was a good lesson for Fame Academy because I did what every man would do in that circumstance – I burst into tears.

“I made such a fuss I got back in. I remember being on the bus.”

Like The MacDonald Brothers before him, MacAuley is placing all his hopes on the Scottish viewers.

He admitted: “There will be some blatant vote-catching by me on Saturday as I’m planning to wear a kilt. I want to fly the flag for Scotland.”

Fred MacAulay (born 29 December 1956) is a Scottish comedian. He presents a daily BBC Scotland radio programme, and has appeared on numerous TV shows.

Frederick MacAulay was born in Perth and educated at Killin Primary School, Rattray Primary School, Blairgowrie High School, and Perth Academy. In 1978 he graduated from the University of Dundee with an MA in accountancy and jurisprudence. He went on to work as an accountant in a number of companies, including the Cairngorm Chairlift Company in Aviemore. In 1984 he married Aileen MacAulay; the couple went on to have three children.

MacAulay’s first experience of stand-up comedy came during the 1988 Mayfest festival in Glasgow, and despite having no discernable comedic talent, embarked on a semi-professional career, including jobs as a warm-up act for TV programmes including Have I Got News For You and for comedians Paul Merton and Rory Bremner. His first on-screen appearance came on STV’s stand-up programme The Funny Farm. Fred MacAulay became a full-time professional comedian in 1993. Go here for a CLIP of Fred’ VERY FIRST telly appearance on The Funny Farm 1990 (STV)http://www.scotlandontv.tv/ Read more & comment »

The BBC and Comic Relief today announced the names of the 13 celebrities set to surprise the nation and go head to head in the definitive, celebrity singing competition.

The celebrity students are:

Angellica Bell (presenter)

Colin Murray (Radio 1 DJ, TV presenter)

Fred MacAulay (DJ, broadcaster)

Linda Robson (actress)

Mel Giedroyc (comedienne, writer)

Miranda Hart (comedy actress)

Ray Stubbs (BBC Sport presenter)

Rowland Rivron (comedian/presenter)

Shaun Williamson (actor, Extras)

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson (personality/TV presenter)

Tim Vine (comedian)

Tricia Penrose (actress)

Zoë Salmon (Blue Peter presenter)

Regular host Patrick Kielty will be joined by Claudia Winkleman who moves over from BBC Three, to preside over the live event from Fame Academy’s new and fitting venue, the Debating Chamber in London’s County Hall.