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Two well known country singers take to television for big break

 

Emily West / Sarah Darling

It always seems a little strange to me to see someone whose name I'm already aware of heading to a television show to compete. It's not that it's a bad thing and I don't fault them for trying whatever it takes to make it, it just seems an unusual way to go once you've already had some success in Nashville. 

This week two singers that I've previously covered here on NashvilleGab are giving two different competitions a whirl.

Luke Bryan and Emily West are headed to the boardroom

I don't watch Celebrity Apprentice and even Trace Adkins wasn't enough man enough to make me sit down and watch weekly (sorry Trace), but I may be able to force myself to watch it for one episode just to see what Cyndi Lauper thinks it takes to create a country music superstar. 

According to People.com, Luke Bryan and Emily West are headed to Celebrity Apprentice as a project of sorts as the celebrity contestants take part in a "Nashville-themed challenge that will have the celebrity teams try to figure out what it takes to make a country music superstar."

“Reality is so much more fun when it happens with a lot of really famous people,” says West. “Although being on set with four camera crews in your face is quite different from being a viewer perched in my comfy couch!”

Bryan admits he was a bit nervous as well. “It was a little intimidating at first with so much happening around us so fast but I just tried to have fun with it all,” says the singer. “I’m hoping that I do Nashville, country music and myself proud. I can’t wait to see how it turns out on TV.”

Me personally, I just want to see Luke in tights again.  Let's hope Cyndi Lauper made that happen.

Celebrity Apprentice premiers this Sunday on NBC.