The Hear'Say Story - ITV documentary about the 'Popstars' band, Dec 2001 

It was a groundbreaking TV moment that lifted the lid on how pop groups were often created at the time, and it's all still fascinating to watch it all back on Popstars even 20 years later

This was a great insight to how bands were put together only in their case it was televised and they had instant success but after a year or so it all fell apart which must have been a hard pill to swallow after the huge instant success they had. I didn't follow their career and remember seeing them on TV all the time after and remember they also got a lot of criticism, then the infighting that followed then in a puff of smoke they seemed to vanish.

These were much happier days. The music biz and society (the way people react with one and other) has changed almost beyond recognition. These guys really did seem to work hard and earn the positivity they were rewarded with. Many thanks for uploading this little gem of a piece of history so many people can look back and relate to

it still breaks my heart to heaer him say the goose has gotten fat to Kym. I was still battling a 15 year eating disorder when that happened and the effect it had on my psyche was almost tragic. it was an awfu; message to send out to youngsters everywhere. then to top it off there was all the fuss over the School of rock weight gain. they are the band remembered for highlighting the disgusting pressure of stardom.

Liberty X watching this eating popcorn 🍿....

Little did anyone know that Hear'Say would suddenly start to implode a month after this programme aired...

Such a likeable and genuine group.

That weight loss comment is disgusting.

This band were treated so badly 2 members being told to have their hair cut and Nigel’s attitude towards non perfect sized women. He always had an issue with physical perfection. Hopefully a documentary later on will come out on the further hidden secrets

Where do you get some much Hear’Say content from, I love them so much, please keep uploading more!

They were a nice bunch of people, still are.

Thanks so much for uploading this. Do you happen to have Hear'Say A New Chapter documentary? Would love to watch this one day!

Kym Marsh showed that now irrelevant Nigel looking gorgeous to this day and having her Corrie career.

The Aussie winners Scandle Us were asked to be the supporting act to Hear 'Say in 2001!

These 5 contestant won into Hear’Say, but they only last for a year. While the other rejected the contestant, form their own group and less longer. Than the winners who got in. I guess Liberty X gotten the last laugh😂

imagine Hearsay invited to BoJo's covid xmas party, pure and simple, gonna be there.

I think part of their quick rise and fall was the way they were handled. Reality TV in 2001 was very new and they didn't really know what to do with the group, plus there was no public input and no social media. The world wide web was very new. The tabloids at the time were always printing rubbish about the group and I guess none of Hear'say were given advice on how to deal with it. Hear'say did way too much in less than a year and they were probably burnt out, then Liberty X came on the scene and they had some great songs despite the papers calling them the 'flopstars' and 'rejects'. Liberty X's success set a precedent that runners up in reality shows do better than the winners. Olly Murs is a good example. He came second in X Factor and his career is going well. One Direction, JLS and Stacey Solomon also did well despite not winning.

hi could you upload some more hearsay stuff if you have it please thanks

Pure and simple is just a rewrite of the oasis song all around the world. Noel didn’t sue cause that was a rip off of hey Jude

They didn’t last long did they 😂

Myleene’s a wreck. You’re in a band, not a concentration camp, darling.

a camp 70s star narrates Kelly was scared oh sorry pat pat pat

Jesus I hope they fired their stylist

They didn't last long!