Manufactured music includes the following categories

Natural Band

A natural band is a band where all members knew each other and didn't audition any members, and got their recording contract purely through sending out demo tapes, spotted whilst busking or similar.

Manufactured music act

A manufactured music act is a solo or group where the members all knew each other beforehand, but auditioned publicly (reality TV show, or a pre-arranged event to find an act) for their recording contract. All fully manufactured bands are manufactured acts, and these acts are usually given an incredibly high amount of publicity to help sell their songs, hence why their singles are more successful than those of natural bands.

Manufactured bands

A manufactured band is a musical group in which some, or all, of its members had to audition for their role. There are 3 types of manufactured bands: fully, partially or half manufactured.

Fully Manufactured band

A fully manufactured band is where all members were auditioned for their role in the group. This usually means that all the members never knew each other before. Usually all members are attractive and all members sing, but they still have a clear lead singer. They usually cannot play instruments or write songs, and the record label hire people specifically for these roles. They tend not to last as long as natural bands as their input tends to be slim-to-none - they sometimes are even told how to look and dress, even outside of their role. This kind of music act became popular in the 1990s. These acts tend to be criticised by natural bands due to their lack of creative input.

Partially Manufactured band

A partially manufactured band is where one or more, but not all, members of the group were auditioned for their role. This usually means that some members have never met before. Creative input and instrument playing tends to be more regular in these groups, however, publicity is usually less and the auditioned members' creative input may be less than the other members'

Half-Manufactured band

A half-manufactured band is where all the members met through the audition process for a manufactured band, and chose to make their own group, they still need to find themselves a recording deal. These bands, and the members, are likely to have more input than either fully or partially manufactured acts due to the fact they have chosen to make a band together, they are all, therefore, equal.

Famous manufactured bands

Popular fully manufactured bands

Westlife
Boyzone
Take That
Spice Girls
Five
Atomic Kitten
Girls Aloud
Sugababes
Busted
Steps
SMAP
Morning Musume
Arashi
KinKi Kids
Melon Kinenbi
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Partially manufactured bands

Bon Jovi - Jon Bon Jovi auditioned Richie Sambora after he told Jon he should be their guitarist, before deciding to include him. Jon's original choice for guitarist was Dave Sabo. Richie's creative input was said to have been very little, and this caused the band to split in the 1990s, they however sorted out their problems and are still together (Dec 2006).
INXS - using the show Rock Star: INXS, they auditioned a new lead singer.
Sugababes - originally a Natural Band as Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan and Siobhán Donaghy were all childhood friends. Siobhan left, so then they held auditions for Heidi Range. When Mutya left, auditions were held for Amelle Berrabah . Bon Jovi is a Hard rock band originating from New Jersey. ... Jon Bon Jovi (born John Francis Bongiovi on March 2, 1962) is an American musician and actor who is the lead singer of the band Bon Jovi. ... Richie Sambora (born Richard Stephen Sambora on July 11, 1959 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey), is an American rock guitarist, singer and song writer who is the lead guitarist for rock band Bon Jovi. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... INXS (pronounced In Excess) is an Australian rock group. ... Sugababes, a female pop group trio from London, England, was formed in 1998. ... Rosa Isabel Mutya Buena, (born 21 May 1985, London, England) is a former member of the pop band Sugababes. ... Keisha Buchanan Keisha Buchanan (born September 30, 1984) is a co-founding member of English girl group Sugababes and the only member of the original line-up to remain with the group. ... Siobhán Donaghy (born 14 June 1984 in London, England), is a female singer-songwriter. ... Heidi India Range (born 23 May 1983 in Walton, Liverpool, England) is a member of British girl group the Sugababes. ... Sugababes with Amelle (right) Amelle Berrabah (born 1984, Aldershot, United Kingdom) is the newest member of the British girlband, Sugababes. ...

Half-manufactured bands

Liberty X met through the UK version of the show Popstars, they were the losing 5 finalists of the shows final 10 (the winning 5 became Hear'say). Some time after the show ended, one of 5 losers suggested they should give it a go as a band. They are called Liberty to signify the freedom from the label and TV company (who, according to newspaper articles at the time, wanted the winning group, Hear'Say, to have the Popstars logo on all releases they ever made), and the X is to do with there already being a band called Liberty. They didn't find getting a recording contract easy, but Richard Branson's V2 label signed them up, and they are still together (Dec 2006) Liberty X (originally called Liberty) is a manufactured pop group formed from five contestants from the 2001 UK TV show Popstars. ...

Trivia

The UK version of Popstars and its sequel Popstars: The Rivals created the manufactured bands Hear'say, Girls Aloud and One True Voice Countries which had a version of Popstars Popstars is an international reality television program and a precursor to the Idol series. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Girls Aloud are a British all-girl group who first came to promenance in 2002. ... One True Voice were a British boyband created by the ITV television series Popstars: The Rivals, which also produced girl group Girls Aloud. ...

Clea and Phixx are manufactured bands. They are the losers from Popstars: The Rivals, however, unlike Liberty X, they formed almost instantly after the show, and owing to the success of Liberty X, found it much easier to get a recording contract. Their success has however been very little. Phixx has split up, and Chloe Staines left Clea in 2004, but continued as a 3-piece. In November 2006, Lynsey Brown also left the group, but is expected to be replaced. Clea are a British music group whose members met on the television show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. ... Phixx Phixx are a boy band formed from five contestants from the British TV show Popstars: The Rivals. ...

Bands that made fame through The X Factor, however, are not necessarily manufatured. if they knew each other beforehand and didn't audition any members, they are not a manufactured band. They would be classed as a manufactured act X Factor may refer to: X-Factor for the comic book superheroes owned and published by Marvel Comics The X Factor (album) for the 1995 album by Iron Maiden The X Factor (television series) for British singing talent search television series, also franchised to Australia ...

Girls Aloud's 'lead singer' is Nadine Coyle, however, Cheryl Tweedy got the most votes in the final of the show and should therefore be the 'lead singer', as the public see her as the most talented. Due to the fact that manager Louis Walsh, like Nadine, is Irish, this could be the reason that she is the groups lead, as Nadine only came in 3rd in the voting. Nadine Elizabeth Louise Coyle (b. ... Cheryl Tweedy Cheryl Ann Tweedy (born 30 June 1983 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne) is an English singer and member of the group Girls Aloud. ...