Canada Gets On The Popstars Bandwagon

First there was that American docu-crap music drama Making The Band that was a ratings bonanza. Now Canada is jumping on the bandwagon of "Real TV" with Popstars.Beginning next month, thousands of girls across Canada will audition in the largest casting call that's ever been held in this country, according to Universal Music Canada publicist Victoria Lord-Hambleton. Exact details of auditions have yet to be announced. The gist of the show is along the same lines as the U.S program Making The Band, except replace the *NSYNC type of guys with Spice Girls-ish females. They'll be touted soon enough as Canada's first female "pop supergroup." [Editor's Note: I'm giddy with excitment.]Popstars is a 13-episode, prime time docu-soap that'll debut on the Global Television Network in January, 2001. This series will chronicle the whole experience of selecting, creating and developing the hit pop group of five females that range in age from 18-25.Universal Music Canada, which is in agreement with the company that created the series, Lone Eagle Entertainment, will take the obvious next step in recording and releasing the group's CD and video.So practise your Sporty Spice moves, pull out your All Saints fashions, give yourself a stage name and rehearse your Mariah Carey whistling tea pot high notes. Stay tuned to your local radio stations for more info on the auditions, or just keep checking in on ChartAttack.com for details.