Fame is the condition of someone who is well known and who, in general, is usually remembered and acclaimed . Whoever has fame is classified as famous. For example : “We scientists do not want fame: we only intend to contribute to the development of humanity” , “After the premiere of the film, fame came to the young actress” , “The British singer rose to fame thanks to a ballad that “It was hugely successful in the 1990s.”
For many people, fame is a goal they want to achieve. Accessing fame implies having recognition and popularity , something that can provide certain benefits but which, in turn, also generates discomfort.
A footballer who achieved fame due to his high level on the playing field can receive gifts from his admirers and be invited to attend important events and shows, to name two possibilities. On the other hand, the athlete in question cannot walk calmly down the street with his family since his fans want to greet him and take photos with him at all times. Fame, therefore, has positive and negative aspects.
In recent decades, the perception of fame has changed considerably, partly because new ways to achieve it have also emerged. While the great figures of the past generally became popular after many years of effort and determination, today there are "platforms" that promise fame in exchange for mass exposure through the media, talent shows being one of the clearest examples.
In these television programs, competitions are organized between people with common talents, such as singing or dancing, to name two of the most frequent. It all begins with a first selection , which the jury must make after having examined hundreds or thousands of applicants. This initial stage is one of the main sources of popularity of these platforms, and often uses both the most talented and the worst participants to attract the attention of viewers.
Once the judges choose the first group of participants, a more serious and defined stage begins, in which there are guidelines established by the program with respect to the exhibitions, that is, they are no longer free as at the beginning. Little by little, the less skilled are being left out of the program to make way for those who will compete for the first prize. Throughout this process, many achieve fame, because not all the public prefers the one who wins, and thus contracts and careers emerge for many, year after year, although their permanence on stage is sometimes negligible.
In fact, one of the most obvious differences between famous people of the past and those of today is precisely their duration in stardom: since the former had to fight so hard to achieve fame, they defended it much more carefully than today's figures. . On the other hand, because of the various aids that young people receive to become popular, we find ourselves in an era characterized by an excess of famous artists , and this diminishes their charm because "getting to the top " no longer seems to be a feat.
Fame is also called the opinion that society has about something or someone, usually if it is good: “The lawyer has an impeccable reputation,” “Due to his public scandals, the boxer became known for being unprofessional.”
A 1980 film that generated a television series broadcast between 1982 and 1987 and a musical released in 1988 , on the other hand, is titled “Fame” (or “Fame” , in its original language).