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Abbey Road Studios has started its own talent competition – and it beats the heck out of the X Factor, reckons Chris SalmonEarly in 2011, Abbey Road Studios launched a contest for unsigned composers as part its 80th anniversary celebrations. Entrants were asked to submit an anthem, with the winners getting to record their composition in the studio, with the London Symphony Orchestra and the Crouch End Festival Chorus. More than 900 entries were received, with eight winners eventually picked fr...

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