Star Search
Aired: September 1983-May 1995
Billing itself as “the world’s greatest talent competition,” Star Search didn’t seem to have a clue as to what defined a superstar. A staggering amount of contestants voted off the show went on to fame and fortune: Usher, Dave Chappelle, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson, Aaliyah, and Destiny’s Child (billed then as “Girls Tyme”).
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