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Fact #130731

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Short story:

A new reality show Rock Star : INXS, begins on tv in the USA, aimed at finding a replacement for deceased INXS vocalist Michael Hutchence.

Full article:

John Fariss (drummer, INXS) : Kirk Pengilly came up with the idea originally, and risky as it was, we as a group decided to go down that avenue. Reality TV shows, or unscripted dramas as I prefer to call them, are a cultural medium these days - they're part of our life and world.

It seemed the best way to find our man was to launch a huge global search and get the public participating in that decision process. What we wanted to achieve was a quality show and I think we succeeded in that. And I think we also succeeded in finding the singer we needed.
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