New Zealand Idol
| New Zealand Idol | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Simon Fuller |
| Presented by | Dominic Bowden |
| Judges |
Frankie Stevens (2004) Fiona McDonald (2004) Paul Ellis (2004–05) Jackie Clarke (2005) Iain Stables (2006) Megan Alatini (2006) |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Andrew Shaw (2004) Adrian Brant (2005) Gavin Wood (2006) Jane Millichip (2006) |
| Location(s) | South Pacific Pictures, Auckland (2004–2006) |
| Running time |
Auditions/Performance show 60–90 minutes Elimination show 60 minutes (Both shows include commercials) |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV2 |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | January 2004 – 29 October 2006 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
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New Zealand Idol Finalists (with dates of elimination) |
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| Idol 2004 Finalists | |
| Ben Lummis | Winner |
| Michael Murphy | 10 May |
| Camillia Temple | 3 May |
| Luke Whaanga | 26 April |
| Dave Houma | 19 April |
| Eddie Gaiger | 12 April |
| Robin Johnson | 5 April |
| Jessie Cassin | 29 March |
| Sela Mahe | 22 March |
| Filipo Saipani | 15 March |
| Idol 2005 Finalists | |
| Rosita Vai | Winner |
| Nik Carlson | 17 October |
| Steven Broad | 10 October |
| Jesse O'Brien | 3 October |
| Teresa Bergman | 26 September |
| Rongo Brightwell | 19 September |
| Frank Andrews | 12 September |
| Ashley Cooper | 5 September |
| Keshia Paulse | 29 August |
| Shelley Paikea | 22 August |
| Idol 2006 Finalists | |
| Matthew Saunoa | Winner |
| Indira Moala | 29 October |
| Aroha Robinson | 16 October |
| Ben Hazlewood | 9 October |
| Kali Kopae | 2 October |
| Toni Baird | 25 September |
| Rebecca Wright | 18 September |
| Clinton Randell | 11 September |
| Ashlee Fisher | 4 September |
| Victor Sulfa | 28 August |
NZ Idol, more commonly known as New Zealand Idol, was the New Zealand version of the Idol series originated as the hit British TV series Pop Idol. New Zealand first saw the Idol format when TV2 aired American Idol 2, which garnered impressive ratings. After Australian Idol also received good ratings in New Zealand, TVNZ decided to order the first season of NZ Idol, which was broadcast on TV2. After the third season in 2006, TVNZ made a decision not to fund or broadcast a fourth season, thus placing New Zealand Idol on indefinite hiatus, with no plans to run a fourth season.
NZ Idol was produced by South Pacific Pictures in association with Grundy Television and developed by Fremantle Media.
The show was hosted by TV presenter Dominic Bowden and the panel of judges consisted of Frankie Stevens, Fiona McDonald and Paul Ellis.
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 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.
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