Flop Idol

A hilarious diary of the author's attempts to have a No. 1 hit single On 1st May 2001, Jonathan Maitland decided to attempt to fulfil a lifetime's ambition. To this effect, he placed a [pound]100 bet on himself with William Hill, at 50 to 1, that he would have a No 1 hit single in the music charts by 1st May 2002. The only thing standing in his way was a complete lack of natural musical talent. This book is a humorous diary of his attempts to do just that, and prove that, unlike Hear'Say, you don't need a [pound]1.5 million TV series and huge marketing budget to get to No. 1: a little ingenuity, a lot of determination and a dash of bullshit will suffice. HOW TO HAVE A NO 1 HIT SINGLE is the hilarious and heartbreaking tale of Jonathan Maitland and his 'heroically average' band, Surf 'n' Turf's single-minded quest for pop stardom. A quest that will take them from weddings and bar mitzvahs to the possibility of reaching Estonia in the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest.