Moorhouse (band)
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| Origin | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Genres | Pop, R&B |
| Years active | 2012–2015 |
| Labels | Sony Music New Zealand |
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Moorhouse was a New Zealand boy band consisting of members Jason Aileone (born 1993), Brock Ashby (born 1993), Rory McKenna (born 1993), Marley Sola Wilcox-Nanai (born 1995) and Rameka Uitime-Paraki (born 1993). They formed in Christchurch in 2012 and are best known for their appearance in the first New Zealand series of The X Factor where they finished in fourth place. Competing in the Groups category, they were mentored by Melanie Blatt. Their debut single "Mama Said" was released in August 2013, peaking at number eight in the New Zealand charts. In February 2015 the band announced it had split up.
Moorhouse was formed in Christchurch in mid-2012, originally with the line-up of Rory McKenna, Brock Ashby, Jason Aileone and Rameka Uitime-Paraki and eventually made a quintet by the addition of Marley Sola Wilcox-Nanai. The group took their name from their rehearsal studio's location on Moorhouse Avenue, one of the "four avenues" surrounding Christchurch's city centre. The group became known online for their covers of songs uploaded to YouTube. In September 2012 the original quartet performed on TVNZ shows The Erin Simpson Show What Now and Good Morning. In October they won a Mai FM competition to perform as the opening act for Jay Sean's Auckland show. In 2012 Moorhouse met with an A&R representative from Sony Music New Zealand, but nothing eventuated. The group performed at the Parachute music festival in January 2013.
Moorhouse initially attended the Hamilton pre-audition on 29 January 2013, as they were in town for the Parachute music festival. From there were put through to the judges' auditions. At their judges' audition, they performed an a cappella version of Justin Bieber's "As Long as You Love Me". Moorhouse originally auditioned as a five-piece group, but before the bootcamp round, fifth member Rameka left to pursue an opportunity in rugby. Moorhouse competed in the Groups category and were mentored by former All Saints singer Melanie Blatt. Moorhouse were in the bottom two only once, winning the sing-off against hip hop duo L.O.V.E in week three. Moorhouse were eliminated in the semi-final, immediately voted off with the lowest public votes and coming in fourth place.
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