INXS тобының жаңа әншісін іздеу: Рок Жұлдызы

American T. V. show

Rock Star: INXS is the first season of the reality television show Rock Star where fifteen contestants competed to become the lead vocalist for the Australian rock band INXS. INXS enjoyed great popularity through the 1980s and early 1990s, but after frontman Michael Hutchence died in 1997, the band attempted to continue with alternate singers, but remained largely dormant until this show. The winner of the series, J. D. Fortune, was announced on Tuesday, September 20, 2005, and became the band's new lead singer. Following the series, on November 29, 2005, the band released the studio album Switch with Fortune on lead vocals.

Contestants were housed in the Paramour Mansion, and squared off in a singing contest featuring well known rock songs. Each week, viewers voted for their favorite contestant. The three contestants with the fewest votes performed an INXS song the following night. The members of the band then decided which contestant would be sent home, with lead guitarist Tim Farriss invoking the show's catchphrase to the departing contestant, "You're just not right for our band, INXS." The show originally appeared three nights a week on CBS. The format consisted of a half hour behind the scenes episode on Monday, a one hour performance episode on Tuesday and a half hour elimination episode on Wednesday. However, on August 3, 2005, CBS announced the behind the scenes episode would move to Sunday nights on VH1 effective August 7, 2005, due to low ratings in the United States. As the show continued, the ratings improved. This prompted the Wednesday results show to be expanded to one hour for the duration of its run. The winner, J. D. Fortune, was announced on Tuesday, September 20, 2005. Runner up Marty Casey and his Chicago based band Lovehammers were invited to open for INXS on their 2006 tour. Directed by Michael A. Simon, the show was executive produced by Survivor's Mark Burnett and hosted by Brooke Burke and Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro. Other executive producers were David Goffin (American Idol, On the Lot, Eco Challenge, Combat Missions), Lisa Hennessy (Eco Challenge) and INXS managers David Edwards and Michael Murchison, with Conrad Riggs as co executive producer. Five musicians (Paul Mirkovich, Jim McGorman, Nate Morton, Sasha Krivstov, and Rafael Moreira) made up the house band that backed the 15 contestants during the show. A. J. Dickerson and Scott C. Wilson were among the many video editors of the Tuesday performance shows. Scott C. Wilson did the final mixes on the Tuesday performance shows.

Three contestants reached the finale: Mig Ayesa, Marty Casey, and J. D. Fortune. Fortune was considered by many the underdog of the three as he established a renegade image during the competition, while Casey was considered the favorite due to his popularity with voters. In the finale, Ayesa, Casey, and Fortune each selected a song that was performed previously on the show. Ayesa chose Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody", Casey chose Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here", and Fortune chose The Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want". Based on these performances, INXS eliminated Ayesa. Afterwards, Casey and Fortune each performed an INXS song with, for the first time on the show, all five members of INXS. Casey performed "Don't Change" and Fortune performed "What You Need". Following the performances, INXS announced Fortune as the winner.

During the competition, Casey and Fortune performed two original songs that became fan favorites. Both songs would receive multiple encores during the competition. Casey's original song was called "Trees" and was described by host Dave Navarro as a song that he could imagine being heard on the radio "today". In fact, the song received some radioplay as a result of its exposure on the show. At one point in the competition, the remaining eight contestants were divided into two teams of four and challenged to write lyrics to a melody written by Andrew Farriss. When Fortune did not see eye to eye with his team (which included Casey), he decided to venture out on his own and write his own lyrics. Initially considered to have jeopardized his chances of winning the competition (since it was perceived he couldn't work in a team), Fortune's move resulted in his creation of the lyrics of "Pretty Vegas", which became a favorite of INXS, played a major role in his ultimate victory, and became the first single from their new album Switch.

INXS released the album Switch following the series with J. D. Fortune on lead vocals and went on tour. Switch was released on November 29, 2005, and peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200, and appeared on the Canadian Hot 100 and Top Internet Albums charts at numbers two and 56, respectively. The album has sold 391,000 copies in the U. S. since release. The single "Pretty Vegas" received gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on January 26, 2006. In Canada, both the album and the single, Pretty Vegas, went platinum and reached number one on the charts. The album received platinum certification in Dec. 2005 by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA), and Canadian sales of the album have exceeded 170,000 units. The album went platinum and peaked at number 18 on the ARIA Charts.

By the end of the competition, CBS was encouraging musicians to submit audition tapes for consideration in a second Rock Star competition. Speculation on which band would be at the center of the competition varied. Van Halen and Alice in Chains were reportedly considered, but both denied the rumours. However, in March 2006, it was announced that the new season would focus on finding a lead singer for a new group entitled Supernova, featuring Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee, former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted, and former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke. The second season of Rock Star premiered on July 5, 2006, on CBS in the United States. Once again, it was hosted by Dave Navarro and Brooke Burke.