Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentNow United, the global pop group formed by “American Idol” creator Simon Fuller, has added a new member: 18-year-old Nour Ardakani from Lebanon.Ardakani will become Now United’s 16th member following a Pepsi-sponsored search for a new member from the Middle East and North Africa that began last year.
The group has a following of 20 million fans worldwide, and scored a best group nomination during the MTV Video Music Awards in New York last month.Thousands of candidates from across the MENA region were reviewed before 13 hopefuls were invited to participate in a virtual audition last week under Fuller’s guidance, according to a Now United statement.Fuller, choreographer Kyle Hanagami and casting.
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