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The ´óÏó´«Ã½'s search for musical talent comes to Nepal
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´óÏó´«Ã½ Nepali is spearheading in Nepal the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s search for the global musical talent – The Next Big Thing 2007.
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With the contest, which is part of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service 75th anniversary programming, the ´óÏó´«Ã½ is scouring the world looking for exciting new music, bands and performers.
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One act will be crowned The Next Big Thing 2007 and perform to an audience at a London venue to celebrate ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service's 75th anniversary in December, alongside some of the most exciting names in music.
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Anyone can enter The Next Big Thing 2007, and it is completely free and unmediated.
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The ´óÏó´«Ã½ has selected a panel of international music experts to help choose five finalists.
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There are just two rules: artists must be unsigned and perform their own original material; artists under the age of 18 will have to send in their entries with the permission of their parents.
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Presenter of the programme and Desk Editor of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Nepali, Suman Kharel, said: "We are confident that Nepal has the musical talent which can compete for the world's attention.
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"We hope very much that by attracting our Nepali audiences to this competition, we'll be able to help reveal and add new names to Nepali music favourites.
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"And, who knows, the winner of The Next Big Thing could be a Nepali!"
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´óÏó´«Ã½ Nepali invites amateur artistes and bands to enter the contest via bbcworldservice.com/nextbigthing2007.
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They can also send CDs or DVDs of their music by mail to ´óÏó´«Ã½ Nepali Service, Post Box 672, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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The top five Nepali songs selected by a jury of experts will be aired by ´óÏó´«Ã½ Nepali to its audience of millions around the world.
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The songs also will be uploaded on bbcnepali.com.
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The best Nepal-based talent will be given an opportunity to present their song live from the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s Kathmandu studio.
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For all queries regarding the contest, please write to: nepali.letters@bbc.co.uk.
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Notes to Editors
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´óÏó´«Ã½ Nepali, which has been serving audiences for over 35 years, is a respected source of news for listeners in Nepal, India and the rest of South Asia, the Far East and the Gulf countries.
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´óÏó´«Ã½ Nepali covers a wide spectrum of news stories as well as regular analysis and features on Nepalese issues.
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Its daily 30-minute programmes are broadcast on shortwave and rebroadcast by 25 FM stations in Nepal.
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There is also a growing audience of Nepali-speakers who visit the website bbcnepali.com for programmes, in text and audio.
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Apart from regular news and current affairs, there are two popular segments on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Nepali: on Wednesdays, Nepal Sandarva interviews key Nepalese who are in the headlines; and on Saturdays, a discussion programme, Naya Nepal, deals with controversial issues relating to politics and society.
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Listeners' views are included in the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Nepali daily output. Ìý
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