Article: The New Faces that didn't fit!; We trace bright young stars who lost out on the big time.(News)

Article: OBITUARY:Marti Caine
The Independent - London;  November 6, 1995 ;     700+ words ... ... was trembling so much, Marti Caine later recalled, that ... Professionally she wasn't Marti Caine then, or even Lynne ... misheard and billed her as Marti Caine. Singing, she soon ... enter ITV's talent show New Faces. To her astonishment ...

Article: Marti Caine dies of cancer, aged 50 struggle cer ...
The Independent - London;  November 5, 1995 ;     482 words ...THE COMEDIENNE Marti Caine died at her home in Oxfordshire ... be greatly missed." Marti Caine joked about everything ... 1975 she won ATV's New Faces talent competition and ... hostess of the relaunched New Faces television talent show ...

Article: Marti Caine among stars given plaque tribute; ...
The Birmingham Post (England);  March 26, 2001 ;     370 words ...Comedienne Marti Caine was honoured yesterday with a blue plaque unveiled at BBC television centre. The star, who died of cancer in 1995, was one of ...

Article: ALL OUR YESTERDAYS #70: New Faces (1973-1978)
The Independent - London;  August 15, 2002 ;     388 words ... ... Douglas Bader, was told they were rubbish. Then along came the New Faces panel of experts, which included songwriters and producers ... Lenny Henry, Jim Davidson, Showaddywaddy, Victoria Wood and Marti Caine, who hosted a revival of the series in the Eighties.

Article: Different decades, but all they want is a taste of fame.
South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales);  September 8, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... The other big talent show of those years was New Faces, using judges with a showbiz background: Micky ... young hopefuls, clearly the Cowell of his time. New Faces introduced us to Marti Caine, Lenny Henry, Dave Allen, Michael Barrymore ...

Article: Back on the Box: Hughie's monster success.(Features)
The People (London, England);  August 12, 2001 ;     330 words ... ... to the people and made lasting stars. Op Knocks found Freddie Starr, Les Dawson, and Russ Abbot. New Faces did even better --Marti Caine, Jim Davidson, Lenny Henry, Victoria Wood. Isn't it time TV looked for talent again instead of ...

Article: YOU'LL END UP WORKING IN McDONALDS; What top TV critic Nina told ...
Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England);  December 12, 2004 ;     697 words ... ... when it was used as the venue for the ITV series New Faces, hosted by the late Marti Caine. The live audience loved his act but Joe was ... Transport, a plasterer, a mechanic and a teaboy. New Faces came seven years after honing his routine in ...