New Faces was an Australian version of the British show of the same name. It was produced during the 1970s, experiencing the transition from black and white to colour. Many of its contestants later became famous, including Daryl Somers. The 'third judge' was Bernard King, who played the same role that Simon Cowell plays in American Idol. Bernard King remains the highest paid entertainer in Australian history (when adjusted for inflation). A young Daryl Somers with his sidekick Ossie Ostrich Daryl Somers (born August 6, 1951 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian television personality. ... Simon Philip Cowell (born October 7, 1959 in Brighton, England) is an artist and repertoire (A&R) executive for BMG in the UK, but is best known as a judge on the television programmes Pop Idol, American Idol, and The X Factor, where he is notorious for his unsparingly blunt... American Idol, formerly known as American Idol: The Search for a Superstar, is an American television series. ...

The show was hosted for a time by Bert Newton. Albert Watson Bert Newton, AM MBE (born 23 July 1938), is an iconic Australian television performer. ...

New Faces is a form of a Television Talent Show