I've got Stars In My Eyes & too much make up on! (Stars in their Eyes)

Member Name: katykicker

Product:	Stars in their Eyes
Date:	25/04/09 (24 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great show, different format to other shows of its kind, great presenting.

Disadvantages: Annoying time fillers, too much make up, wouldnt survive now.

Stars In Their Eyes was hosted by Matthew Kelly and was shown on Saturday nights on ITV1 (just ITV back then).

The concept of the show is that members of the public would write in to say who they looked and sounded like when singing and then some of them would be selected to go on to the show and then perform in front of the live audience and for the members of the public at home.

Before the performance there would be an introduction to the person and you would be told their name, where they came from & what they did for a living. Quite often you would be shown around their homes too and I never thought that this had any purpose to the show other than as a time filler. Once the act had their make-up done and were ready they emerged through some smoke and then out on to the stage to do their performance.

I remember the first questions to be asked & answered in our house were do they look like the person they think they sound like & do they sound like them? The make-up team normally did a very good job but some of the people were just rubbish & I remember on one of the last series seeing somebody who thought they looked & sounded like Eminem and they just did this atrocious rap that made my skin crawl!

The show was quite good viewing and as the weeks went on contestants would get eliminated and then at the final the contestants would normally meet the person they were taking off (providing they were still present on this earth of course!) and there would invariably be tears and happiness and these episodes were always my favourite.

I always used to badger my Mum to let me phone in and vote for my favourite acts in the final and the call prices were very reasonable normally around 10p or something similar so I could always have a couple of votes and feel that interaction with the show!

After Matthew Kelly was arrested the show just seemed to disappear which was a shame but then I don't think it could have survived until now with so many talent shows around.

I thoroughly enjoyed the show at the time but had some gripes such as the annoying people who looked & sounded nothing like the person they were impersonating and having to look around peoples houses, therefore I am rating this 3/5.

Summary: A very watchable show where you'll see some good people & some foolish people!