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Orange unsignedAct
Presented byAlex Zane
JudgesSimon Gavin
Alex James
Lauren Laverne
Jo Whiley
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Original release
NetworkChannel 4

Orange UnsignedAct (known as mobileAct Unsigned during its first series) was a Channel 4 talent competition, with bands and artists competing for a recording contract with Universal Music, a £60,000 advance, a single released after the series, an album deal and a multi-media marketing campaign.

(The £60,000 was allocated as follows: 50% on completion of the recording contract and confirmation of the winner and 50% on delivery of the final mixed, mastered and cleared album.)[1]

The show was sponsored by Orange and Sony Ericsson.

Finalists

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2007

2008/2009

Winners

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Envy & Other Sins won mobileAct Unsigned on 23 December 2007.[2] As a result, their first single "Highness", was released on 3 March 2008.

Tommy Reilly won the competition with his song "Gimme A Call". The winner was announced live on Channel 4 at 2:40 pm on Sunday 25 January 2009. The song entered the UK Top 40 at number 14 on 1 February 2009.

Transmission

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Sundays T4 (Channel 4) and 4Music, UK

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "What's the Prize?". Channel Four. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  2. ^ Channel Four Blog Envy and Other Sins' Blog Retrieved 12 May 2009
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