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Noughties reality star looks unrecognisable 22 years after talent show fame – can you guess who he is?

Published on June 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM

A FAME Academy singer has been working hard since the show and is still gigging around England.

The BBC star rose to fame on the second series of the talent show in 2003, which saw Alex Park crowned winner.

Man playing acoustic guitar on a cliff overlooking the ocean.
Alistair Griffin was a reality TV star from the noughties
a man singing into a microphone while playing a guitar
The Fame Academy star is still going strong and released an album in 2015
a woman in a blue dress sits next to a man in a suit
Cat Deeley and Patrick Kielty hosted Fame Academy – the pair are now married

Runner up to Alex, Alistair Griffin released the song Bring It On following .

He has continued with his songwriting, penning the song I Wish for You the World, for the Games Maker Choir, during the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Still at it, he released his third album From Nowhere in 2014.

Alistair is currently hosting a run of concerts by candlelight, titled The Greatest Shows in York Minster,

The songrwriter recently shared a video explaining his path into music and is success after the show.

He said: “I come from a little village in Yorkshire called Castleton.

“Where there’s more sheep than people and there’s definitely not many pop stars.

“I’ve always loved music and writing songs.

“So I left Yorkshire and I went to London to pursue my dream.

“And it wasn’t long before I ended up on one of the first TV talent shows.”;

He continued: “Fame Academy was a cross between X Factor and Big Brother.

“We all lived in a big house together, we all sang for survival. We all voted each other out at the end, it was brutal.

“Since then I have continued making music. Duetted with one of Girls Aloud, Kimberley Walsh, my song Just Drive was used as the theme tune to Formula 1.

“Played for some big crowds along the way.

“Met some great people along the way and I’m always up for an adventure.

“Hope you like my TikTok, stay tuned and follow me for for my latest adventure.”;

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He recently discovered his old Fame Academy DDVD
Alistair Griffin singing into a microphone.
Alistair was a student when he signed up to Fame Academy

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