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Sexy is sure to succeed.


FINDING the new Shania Twain, Leann Rimes, Sheryl Crowe or Garth Brooks is not easy and Hermione Ross should know because she has worked with some of the biggest pop and rock stars.

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 Britney Spears' agent to organise a meeting with the pop star later this month.

Not only was Hermione one of the show's judges and head of visual and creative direction at Jive Records This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , she is also the daughter of Irish music sensation Christy chris·ty  
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She said that followers of the show will see a vast difference in Lorraine O'Reilly, Gerri Deane and Avril O'Hanlon tonight since they first appeared on screen. To make it in the fickle music industry, sexing up an artist's image is not just important but vital, says Hermione.

"Having a good voice has never been good enough. Take Elvis, for instance. He'd have stayed a truck driver if he hadn't have gyrated so well, taken care of his hair and been so darn sexy.

"Sex sells, as Madonna well knows. Even as a 45-year-old earth mother, all her re-inventions have been driven by sexuality.

"Being less than beautiful is all well and good - it certainly didn't do Shane McGowan any harm - but would you really want to wake up next to him?

"In relation to Country Cool all three female finalists have watched the transformations of artists like Leann Rimes and Shania Twain and recognised the sexual connection with their audience.

"Some have the 'it' factor more naturally than others and it will be down to our audience to decide who really connects.

COUNTRY Cool - The Live Final is on tonight, BBC ONE For the BBC radio station, see .
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 NI from 8.30 to 10pm and from 10.35 to 11.05pm.

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Publication:The Mirror (London, England)
Date:Oct 17, 2003
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