UK Soul Pop Act Reaches Final of Wanadoo Discoveries - Europe's Biggest Online Music Contest

UK Soul Pop Act Reaches Final of Wanadoo Discoveries - Europe's Biggest Online Music Contest

LONDON, April 22/PRNewswire/ -- UK soul pop act, Sly Athann & Gillian O'Donovan, were today named as a finalist in the Wanadoo Discoveries contest, Europe's biggest online music talent search. The band beat off stiff competition from nine other UK acts and will now compete against finalists from France, Spain and the Netherlands to win the chance to perform alongside Natasha Bedingfield and a host of other international stars at the Wanadoo Discoveries grand finale concert in Nice on 14th May.

As a finalist in the Discoveries contest, Sly Athann & Gillian O'Donovan have already won a promotional campaign on the radio and Internet, plus exposure on the Wanadoo portals across Europe. Now, as well the chance to perform alongside established acts in Nice later this spring, Sly and Gillian are competing to have their own promo video produced by Wanadoo.

More than 80,000 Internet users have already cast their votes to pick the Wanadoo Discoveries finalists. Now, Wanadoo is offering a whole host of exciting prizes including MP3 players, digital cameras and tickets to the grand finale, to encourage web users to pick the winner out of the four European finalists.

The four finalists are -

- France: Matthieu Mendès with "J'en sais rien". Author-composer-singer-guitarist, who defines his genre as "metal rock". - UK: Sly Athann & Gillian O'Donovan with "Without You". A duo with a different sound, a mix of pop and soul - Spain: Beatriz Luengo with "Mi Generacion". A young singer with a refreshing talent: new sounds, rhythmic power and amusing words. - Netherlands: Raffish with "Thursday Child". A girl band who are newcomers to the world of pop music.

Go to www.wanadoodiscoveries.com to vote for one of the 4 finalists: Discover tomorrow's talent with Wanadoo!

About Wanadoo:

This event reaffirms the commitment by Wanadoo to legal, paid online distribution of music. Through its "Juke-Box" service, Wanadoo enables users to download or stream more than 400 000 tracks. This service is also available in Spain, the UK and the Netherlands.

Wanadoo, a brand from France Telecom, is Europe's No. 1 Broadband provider. Wanadoo has, at 31 December 2004, more than 9.4 million total customers in Europe - 46% on Broadband. Wanadoo is the No.1 ISP in France and a leading ISP in the UK, Spain and the Netherlands.

Source: Wanadoo UK PLC, London

Julian Lambert, Tel: +44-(0)-20-7553-7566, Mobile: +44-(0)-7977-255928, Email: julian.lambert@uk.wanadoo.com

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