Search for the next Joplin

Janis Joplin’s estate has announced Search For The Pearl, a reality TV talent search to find the next Joplin in the US.

According to a statement, vocalists across the US will audition to recreate the vocal styling of Joplin, who died in 1970 at the age of 27. Five finalists will be flown to San Francisco to perform for a panel of judges.