New Zealand's Got Talent (series 3)
| New Zealand's Got Talent | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
| Broadcast from | September 15 – December 8, 2013 |
| Judges | |
| Host(s) | Tamati Coffey |
| Broadcaster | TVNZ |
| Winner | |
| Renee Maurice | |
| Origin | Upper Hutt |
| Song | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" |
| Runner-up | |
| Silhouette | |
New Zealand's Got Talent was a New Zealand reality television show, based on the original UK series, to find new talent. The third series began airing on TV One from 15 September 2013. Host Tamati Coffey returned to the show, along with judges Jason Kerrison and Rachel Hunter and key sponsor Toyota New Zealand. American choreographer Cris Judd also joined the judging panel. The series screened at 7.30pm on Sunday evenings.
The series was won by 22-year-old singer Renee Maurice from Wellington, who performed "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going". Maurice had previously made it to the bootcamp round of the first New Zealand series of The X Factor. Christchurch dance duo Silhouette was the runner-up, with 14-year-old singer-songwriter Jenny Mitchell from Gore in third place. Unlike 2012 winner Clara van Wel, Maurice was not given a recording contract, after Sony opted not to sign her. Maurice did, however, still receive the prize of a new car and $80,000 cash.
In November 2012, TVNZ confirmed the show would return for a third series in 2013. In July 2013, funding agency NZ On Air confirmed that it would give the series $800,000 in production funding, a 50% reduction from the 2012 series funding.
In December 2012, series two host Tamati Coffey announced his plans to tour Europe for six months in early 2013, expressing his intention to return to New Zealand to present the 2013 series. In June 2013 he was confirmed as returning as series host. In April, TVNZ confirmed Opshop frontman Jason Kerrison would return as a judge. In May, TVNZ confirmed that American choreographer Cris Judd would join the judging panel and that Rachel Hunter would return to the judging panel for 2013.
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