New Zealand's Got Talent
New Zealand's Got Talent was a New Zealand reality television show which premiered in 2008. The show was based on the Got Talent series. The show featured singers, dancers, magicians, comedians and other variety performers of all ages competing for a top prize of $100,000 cash and a Toyota RAV4 car. Three judges appear on the show each week to provide feedback for the contestants.
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| Genre | Talent show |
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| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
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| Executive producer | Bettina Hollings |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 48 minutes |
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| Original release | 8 September 2008 – 15 December 2013 |
The show originally screened on Prime for one series before being dropped. TV One later revived the show, with series produced in 2012 and 2013.[1]
The original line-up on Prime included Andrew Mulligan and Jason Reeves as hosts, with Miriama Smith, Paul Ellis and Richard Driver as judges. After the show was revived in 2012, the show was presented by Tāmati Coffey, with Ali Campbell, Rachel Hunter, and Jason Kerrison on the judging panel.[2] Choreographer Cris Judd replaced Campbell for the show's 2013 series.
History
In 2008, New Zealand broadcaster Prime Television launched a local version of the hit international show. The hosts were TV presenter Andrew Mulligan and radio host Jason Reeves, with actress Miriama Smith, former NZ Idol judge Paul Ellis and television producer and presenter Richard Driver as judges. The series had a top prize of NZ$100,000. The first episode went on air on 8 September 2008. Despite good ratings for the network, Prime was unable to outrun costs and decided not to renew the series for another season.
In 2012, TVNZ bought the rights to the series and on 9 September season 2 premiered on TV One, with Tāmati Coffey as the host, and model Rachel Hunter, Opshop singer-songwriter Jason Kerrison and UB40 frontman Ali Campbell judging. Toyota was confirmed to be the foundation partner.[3]
TVNZ confirmed a third series would be produced in 2013. Tāmati Coffey returned as host, and Jason Kerrison and Rachel Hunter returned as judges, joined by American choreographer Cris Judd.
In 2014 TVNZ confirmed that a fourth series of the show would not be produced that year, with the network instead putting its resources towards producing a local version of cooking show My Kitchen Rules.
Since 2014, New Zealand contestants have been on Australia's Got Talent, such as in 2019.
Series overview
| Series | Start | Finish | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Channel | Host | Judges | Sponsor |
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| 8 September 2008 | 28 October 2008 | Chaz Cummings | TMC | Gaylene Stewart | Prime | Andrew Mulligan Jason Reeves |
Richard Driver Paul Ellis Miriama Smith |
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| 9 September 2012 | 2 December 2012 | Clara van Wel | Jessie Hillel | Evan Sinton | TV One | Tāmati Coffey | Jason Kerrison Rachel Hunter Ali Campbell |
Toyota New Zealand | |
| 15 September 2013 | 8 December 2013 | Renee Maurice | Silhouette | Jenny Mitchell | Jason Kerrison Rachel Hunter Cris Judd |
Episodes
Series 1
The series began on 8 September 2008 on Prime and ended on 29 October 2008. It was produced by South Pacific Pictures.[4] Starting 29 September, the live semi-finals started aired on Monday nights, with the results show on Tuesday nights. The top two finalists were dancer Chaz Cummings and musical group TMC, with Chaz Cummings eventually becoming the winner of the first series of New Zealand's Got Talent.
Series 2
Series two ran from 9 September 2012 and ended on 2 December 2012. Episodes were pre-recorded and broadcast on Sunday evenings at 7.30pm.[5] In February 2012, TVNZ announced that a new local version of the show was in the early stages of production and would screen on TV One. Broadcast funding agency NZ On Air committed to $1.6 million in funding to the new show.[2] The series was hosted by Tāmati Coffey,[3] with Ali Campbell, Rachel Hunter, and Jason Kerrison as the judges.[6] The series was won by 15-year-old singer-songwriter Clara van Wel from Blenheim who performed her own song "Where Do You Find Love?". 11-year-old singer Jessie Hillel from Wellington was the runner-up, with 17-year-old singer-songwriter Evan Sinton from Auckland in third place.
Series 3
In November 2012, TVNZ confirmed the show would return for a third series in 2013.[1] Applications for the 2013 series also opened in November.[7] Series three premiered on 15 September 2013. Host Tamai Coffey and judges Rachel Hunter and Jason Kerrison returned to the series, with choreographer Cris Judd replacing Ali Campbell on the judging panel.[8] NZ On Air funded $800,000 towards the series, a 50% reduction from the 2012 series production. NZ On Air noted that any future series would not be eligible for funding.[9]
References
- "Old favourites and new faces in new year TV line-up". New Zealand Herald. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- "'Got talent'? It's New Zealand's turn". The New Zealand Herald. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- "Tāmati Coffey to host NZ's Got Talent". The New Zealand Herald. 1 April 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- "New Zealand's Got Talent!". South Pacific Pictures. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- "TV preview: New Zealand's Got Talent - Entertainment - NZ Herald News". The New Zealand Herald. 9 September 2012.
- "UB40 front man to judge New Zealand's Got Talent". The New Zealand Herald. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- "Missed out on this year's auditions?". NZ Got Talent Facebook. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- "Third Judge Announced for New Zealand's Got Talent 2013". Scoop. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- "NZ On Air Supports NZ's Got Talent 2". NZ On Air. Archived from the original on 15 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.