NZ Idol, more commonly known as New Zealand Idol, is the New Zealand version of the Idol series originated as the hit British TV series Pop Idol. New Zealand got first saw the Idol format when TV2 aired American Idol 2, which garned impressive ratings. After Australian Idol also received good ratings in New Zealand, TV2 decided to order the first season of NZ Idol. Image from the Official NZ Idol site ( http://nzidol. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ben Lummis was the winner of the first New Zealand Idol in 2004. ... Michael Murphy (born Michael Sean DArcy Murphy on September 4, 1986, in Taupo, New Zealand) is the New Zealand Idol runner-up for 2004. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year (117th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (89th in leap years). ... March 22 is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (75th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rosita Vai was the winner of the second New Zealand Idol 2005. ... October 17 is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years). ... October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... Ashley Cooper (born February 23, 1988 in Cambridge, New Zealand) is a singer and former contestant on the second series of New Zealand Idol. ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Matthew Saunoa is a 21 year old New Zealand singer from Levin and is the third winner of NZ Idol. ... Indira Moala performing Indira Moala is currently one of the Final 2 contestants on NZ Idol. ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years). ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... October 2 is the 275th day of the year (276th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Pop Idol was a British television series which debuted on ITV on October 5, 2001; the show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer, or pop idol, in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. ... Current TVNZ logo Television New Zealand (TVNZ) is the main broadcaster of television in New Zealand, established in 1980 through the merger of Television One and TV2 (formerly South Pacific Television). ... AMERICAN IDOL HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO DEATH OF SIMON ... Australian Idol is the Australian version of the hit British TV show Pop Idol. ...

NZ Idol is produced by South Pacific Pictures in association with Grundy & developed by Fremantle Media. South Pacific Pictures is a television production company based in New Zealand. ... Grundy is a town located in Buchanan County, Virginia. ... FremantleMedia (formerly All-American Television and Pearson Television) is an independent production company that holds the rights to the Goodson/Todman game show library which includes such classic game shows as The Price is Right, Match Game, Ive Got a Secret, and Family Feud. ...

Season one

NZ Idol 1 Contestants.

The show was hosted by TV presenter Dominic Bowden and the panel of judges consisted of Frankie Stevens, Fiona McDonald and Paul Ellis. Image from the Official NZ Idol site ( http://nzidol. ... Image from the Official NZ Idol site ( http://nzidol. ... host of Kiwi Idol ...

The competition was tough in the final few rounds of NZ Idol but it was finally whittled down to the top ten. Nine of these were voted in by the public through three heats (Camillia Temple, Ben Lummis and Filipo Saipani; Michael Murphy, Luke Whaanga and 'Big' Dave Houma; Robin Johnson, Sela Mahe and Eddie Gaiger). Jessie Cassin was added by the judges as a wildcard. Ben Lummis eventually won the competition despite being in the bottom 3 in the first, third and fourth round of the competition, while Michael Murphy who eventually came second in the season had not been in the bottom 3 at all. Camillia Temple, the oldest contestant at 28, who had been a favourite to win, ended up in third place. Ben Lummis was the winner of the first New Zealand Idol in 2004. ... Michael Murphy (born Michael Sean DArcy Murphy on September 4, 1986, in Taupo, New Zealand) is the New Zealand Idol runner-up for 2004. ...

Ben Lummis released his idol-winning single "They Can't Take That Away" which spent 7 weeks at #1, selling over 40,000 units. His Album 'One Road' debuted at #1 on the album charts, selling over 30,000 copies. His second single, "I Love You Love Me" failed to make radio playlists and the single was shelved. His video for the single, however, did play on video music channels.

Second-placed finalist Michael Murphy later went on to release his first single 'So Damn Beautiful' which debuted at #1 on the NZ chart, while his album went gold. He has also released two further singles, which failed to chart. He is currently working with his band 'Five Star Fallout'. Sela Mahe appeared as a co-presenter on the TV2 kids show 'Studio 2' in 2005 but did not come back in 2006. She is currently dating fellow contestant and winner of NZ idol Ben Lummis. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Bottom three statistics

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Season two

Auditions for the second series of NZ Idol began in June 2005. The show was once again hosted by Dominic Bowden, with Jackie Clarke replacing Fiona McDonald, who was pregnant with her first child, as one of the three judges. The 9 that got in by public vote were: Nik Carlson, Frank Andrews, Jesse O'Brien, Rosita Vai, Rongo Brightwell, Keshia Paulse and Shelley Paikea. Teresa Bergman, failed to make the top 9, eventually being asked back by the judges in the wildcard, and winning the wildcard vote. Keshia Paulse, who was one of the favourites to win the competition was voted out unexpectedly in the second round. Rosita Vai was the eventual winner of NZ Idol 2 and the first female contestant to win the competition. Rosita had not been in the bottom 3 in the whole season. Nik Carlson from Masterton, came second, while Steven Broad finished in third place. host of Kiwi Idol ... Jackie Clark is a New Zealand singer, actress and comedian. ... Rosita Vai was the winner of the second New Zealand Idol 2005. ... Rosita Vai was the winner of the second New Zealand Idol 2005. ... Masterton is a town (and local government district) in the Wellington region of New Zealand. ...

Rosita released her single 'All I Ask' which spent 2 weeks at #1 and went platinum. However her debut album 'Golden' only reached #15 without being certified and spent only 3 weeks in the top 40 album chart.

In 2006 Ashley Cooper has enjoyed success with her single 'I Want You' debuting at #19, eventually peaking at #11 on physical sales and very little airplay. Also in 2006, Robert Arnold, who had auditioned unsuccessfully for all three seasons made it to #1 in the New Zealand charts as part of Boyband, three weeks before Matt Saunoa hit the top. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Ashley Cooper (born February 23, 1988 in Cambridge, New Zealand) is a singer and former contestant on the second series of New Zealand Idol. ... Airplay is a technical term used in the radio industry to state how frequently a song is being played on a radio station. ... Robert Allan Arnold (13 August 1982), commonly known as Rob Arnold, is a postie from Wellington, New Zealand, who achieved more than his fair share of fifteen minutes of fame in New Zealands first boy band, Boyband, as the gay boy. ... Boyband are a New Zealand pop group created in September 2006 from the winners of a radio station promotion to manufacture New Zealands first boyband. ...

While these singers got to high places, there were many wannabe applicants that did poorly. One of note was a certain Liz Shaw, who came not just to audition but to also try and take over host Dominic Bowden's presenting job only to spectacularly fail.

The series once again proved a ratings hit in New Zealand, but Sony BMG were reportedly unhappy with the format and reviewed their role in the program. Bertelsmann is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835, based in G tersloh, Germany. ...

Bottom three statistics

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Season three

NZ Idol 3 Contestants.

The third season of NZ Idol began screening in July, 2006. Dominic Bowden returned as host, and judges Paul Ellis and Jackie Clarke were replaced by Iain Stables, a popular radio DJ from the ZM station, and Megan Alatini, a former member of girlgroup TrueBliss, the first band created from the popular TV show Popstars. This left Frankie Stevens as the only original judge. In addition to a recording contract, in series 3 contestestants are also in the running for a cash prize of $50,000 and a Daihatsu SUV. The maximum age limit to enter was increased from 28 to 30. Another key difference in the third season is the inclusion of a live band in the top ten shows. On May 31, 2006, South Pacific Pictures announced that SonyBMG was to discontinue its association with NZ Idol.^[1] Image File history File links Top_10_results_show. ... Image File history File links Top_10_results_show. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... ZM may have a number of meanings, including: The internet domain for Zambia ZM (radio station), a New Zealand radio station. ... Megan Bronwinne Alatini (née Cassie) (born September 29, 1976) is a South African-born singer and actress. ... TrueBliss was a New Zealand reality television pop band formed in April 1999. ... Countries which had a version of Popstars Popstars is an international reality television program and a precursor to the Idol series. ... Daihatsu is a Japanese manufacturer of cars, especially compact/small cars. ... This article or section may be confusing or unclear for some readers, and should be edited to rectify this. ...

On 21 August the top 9 was officially announced. Aroha Robinson, Ashlee Fisher, Clinton Randell, Indira Moala, Kali Kopae, Matthew Saunoa, Rebecca Wright, Victor Sulfa and Toni Baird. On the same night the 3 wildcards were announced. The host, Dominic Bowden stated that the viewers had 12 hours to choice their 10th person to make up the final 10. The 3 wildcards were: Ben Hazlewood, Lenken Issac and Wiremu Hohaia. On 22 August Ben Hazlewood won the wildcard vote. It had been announced that the top 10 was not going to release a top 10 track, like previous seasons. August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Matthew Saunoa is a 21 year old New Zealand singer from Levin and is the third winner of NZ Idol. ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On 29 October Matt Saunoa won the competition without falling into the bottom 2/ 3 throughout the whole season. Although betting agency Centrebet had Indira Moala favourite to win [1]. His debut single "Hold Out" was written by James Reid from The Feelers. The single charted at #1 in the first week, but failed to reach gold status (at least 5,000 copies sold), and dropped the following week to #3. October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Centrebet is an Australian bookmaker based in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. ... James Reid is the singer and guitarist in the New Zealand band The Feelers. ... The Feelers are a New Zealand Rock band formed in the early 1990s in Christchurch by James Reid (singer/guitarist), Matthew Thomas (Bass) and Hamish Gee (Drums). ...

Bottom three statistics

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Pop's Ultimate Star

Pop's Ultimate Star is a reality television show which pits former reality contestants againest each other, most of whom are former NZ Idol contestants. The show is produced by Eyeworks Touchdown, with first prize $50,000. It is hosted by Dominic Bowden and held in the St. James theatre in Auckland. Schematic map of Auckland. ...

Public voting will occur from the performance show on Sunday, where the eventual two contestants who have the lowest public votes will then be in a "sing off" on Wednesday, where the judges will eliminate one contestant.

The judges are music industry veterans Peter Urlich from Th'Dudes, Jordan Luck from The Exponents, Harry Lyon from Hello Sailor and Kim Willoughby from When The Cat's Away. Lyon is the show's musical director and Willoughby the performance coach and stylist. ThDudes were a late 1970s and early 1980s pop/rock band from New Zealand. ... The Exponents are a New Zealand rock group. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The title of music director is used by many symphony orchestras to designate the primary conductor and artistic leader of the orchestra. ...

The show debuted on the 29th May, receiving mainly negative reviews, ranging from judges, song choice, lighting, singing and the most common one was the sound issue. (Redirected from 29th May) May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ...

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Criticism

Critics have suggested that contestants in all seasons have not been as musically strong as Idol performers from American Idol or Australian Idol, and have referred to the performances as 'karaoke'. AMERICAN IDOL HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO DEATH OF SIMON ... Australian Idol is the Australian version of the hit British TV show Pop Idol. ... A karaoke machine Karaoke 空 kara, empty or void, and オーケストラ ōkesutora, orchestra) pronounced ;   is a form of entertainment in which an amateur singer or singers sing along with recorded music on microphone. ...

Complaints have been made in regards to a variety of production issues including the lack of a live band in seasons one and two, the lighting and the sound quality.

Concerns have also been expressed about the apparent lack of ongoing opportunities for Idols after the show. Most notably, Three months after winning New Zealand Idol, Lummis' music label, Sony BMG dropped him, due to poor sales. Bertelsmann is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835, based in G tersloh, Germany. ...

Various New Zealand musicians have openly criticised the show, and refused invitations to appear on it.^[2] Boh Runga stated that she "would rather lick the inside of a toilet bowl than appear on Idol." TV Guide stated that the show had lost around 100,000 viewers since the first series, and that "if NZ Idol was a horse, you would have to shoot it. It really is that lame."^[3] Boh Runga is the lead singer and guitarist in New Zealand rock band Stellar*. She comes from a very musical family - both her sisters are, or have been, in bands. ...

NZ Idol in the charts

DVD

• (2004) NZ Idol 1 - Greatest Moments - #4 NZ

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Albums

• (2004) NZ Idol: The Final 10 - Homegrown - #3 NZ (Gold)
• (2004) Ben Lummis - One Road - #1 NZ (2 weeks) (4x Platinum)
• (2004) Michael Murphy - No Place to Land - #22 NZ (Gold)
• (2005) Rosita Vai - Golden - #15 NZ

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Singles

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References

1. ^ Trevett, Claire. "Record giant scratches NZ Idol", The New Zealand Herald, June 1, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-06-01. 
2. ^ Cook, Stephen. "Kiwi music stars snub NZ Idol", The New Zealand Herald, September 2, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-10-06. 
3. ^ Smithies, Grant. "Pass the hankies - Idol is nearly over", The New Zealand TV Guide / Stuff.co.nz, 17 October 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-05. 

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External links

• NZ Idol - Official Site
• NZ Idol - at the Internet Movie Database
• Pop's Ultimate Star - Official Site