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.
The selected Janis-a-like will then headline a world concert tour, performing with bands that played with Joplin including Big Brother & The Holding Company, the Kozmic Blues Band and Full Tilt Boogie Band. The tour will culminate in a star-studded tribute concert in 2006.
The estate also announced that Joplin’s life will be the subject of a biopic starring pop singer Pink and directed by Penelope Spheeris.
