19 Entertainment
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| Present Artists |
| Clay Aiken |
| Fantasia Barrino |
| David Beckham |
| Victoria Beckham |
| Amel Bent |
| Bo Bice |
| Emma Bunton |
| Kelly Clarkson |
| Chris Daughtry |
| Diana DeGarmo |
| Gareth Gates |
| Taylor Hicks |
| Alexander Klaws |
| Annie Lennox |
| Ryan Malcolm |
| Katharine McPhee |
| Melissa O'Neil |
| Kalan Porter |
| Sam and Mark |
| Rachel Stevens |
| Ruben Studdard |
| Amy Studt |
| The Boy Least Likely To |
| Carrie Underwood |
| Sarah Whatmore |
| Will Young |
| Past Artists |
| American Juniors |
| Gary Barlow |
| Zoe Birkett |
| Tamyra Gray |
| Justin Guarini |
| Audrey De Montigny |
| Michelle McManus |
| Kurt Nilsen |
| S Club 7 |
| S Club 8 |
| Spice Girls |
19 Entertainment, based in the United Kingdom, is a leading creator and producer of entertainment properties, including American Idol in the United States, Pop Idol in the United Kingdom, as well as versions of the Idol series in more than seventy countries around the world and the United States television show So You Think You Can Dance. The company was founded in 1985, and has since created 106 number one singles, 83 number one albums in the UK, 281 Top 40 albums, and 430 Top 40 singles.
The company has recording contracts with and/or manages or has managed former American Idol and Pop Idol participants, such as Carrie Underwood, Bo Bice, Kelly Clarkson, Justin Guarini, Ruben Studdard, Clay Aiken, and Fantasia Barrino as well as other pop artists, including the Spice Girls, Annie Lennox and S Club 7.
The company has also entered into an exclusive global joint venture with David and Victoria Beckham. As well as pop acts, 19 represents many songwriters and producers including Cathy Dennis, Steelworks, Simon Ellis, and Absolute.
Traditionally an artist management company, in recent years 19 has diversified, (as shown in the group name change from 19 Management to 19 Entertainment) to become a group of over 20 companies and has some of the entertainment industry's top creative personnel including:
- 19 Television formed in 1997. Headed by Nigel Lythgoe, former Head of light entertainment at LWT alongside Mal Young, 19 TV's head of Drama. Mal previously held the position of Head of Drama at the BBC. 19 TV produces or co-produces some Idol television shows, So You Think You Can Dance and All American Girl in the U.S., as well as television projects for 19 artists.
- * S Club 7 series (1999-2003), and its spin-off film Seeing Double (2003)
- * Spiceworld film (1998) - starring the Spice Girls
- * Pop Idol (2001), American Idol (2002-present) and the Idol series, and its spin-off film, From Justin to Kelly (2003)
- * I Dream - children's talent programme for the BBC, featuring former cast members of S Club 8 (2004)
- * So You Think You Can Dance (2005-present)
- 19 Management - still an important part of the group, headed by 19 Creative Director and Pop Idol judge Nicki Chapman, has handled the management of some of the World's top artists for over 20 years
- 19 Merchandising - co-ordinates merchandising deals for 19 artists and brands with many of the worlds top companies
- 19 Recordings - Independent record company alongside music rights company 19 Songs
- 19 Brands - Utilises the various 19 Brands
- 19 Touring - handling touring arrangements for some of the world's top performers
- 19 International Sports Management
In March 2005, 19 Entertainment founder Simon Fuller sold the group to Robert Sillerman's CKX, Inc. in a cash and stock deal worth £100 million ($192 million). Fuller has remained in his role as CEO and has become a director of CKX.
19 has recently been expanding more into sport and signed a four year deal to handle commercial opportunities for the England national football team (through subsidiary 1966 Management) from August 2006. From the 2007 Formula One season onwards, 19 will partner with the Honda F1 racing team. The new creative partnership will focus on the development of the Honda Racing F1 Team as a sports and entertainment brand across the world.
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