Casting television is a competition on TV where the winner wins a recording contract, or partakes in a competition.
Slovakia
Slovakias competition is Superstars, and the prize is a car, cash and recording contracts. Stars such as Zdenka Predna came to prominence this way.
United Kingdom
Simon Cowells "Popstars" is perhaps the most famous one of the lot, and other shows on a similar focus are "Stars in Their Eyes", and Andrew Lloyd Webbers "How to solve a problem like maria".
United States
Following directly on the UK teplate is the American Idol competition.
Republic of Ireland
Ireland's version, called Your A Star, had a unique twist: winners came into the Eurovision Song Contest as the prize. However, after the disaster of the McCall Twins that format has been abandoned. The most famous winner and most successful in Eurovision, though he did not win was Mickey Joe Harte.
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