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New Zealand Idol

Television
NameNew Zealand Idol
FormatInteractive reality
Created bySimon Fuller
Presented byDominic Bowden
(2004 � 2006)
JudgesFrankie Stevens
(2004 � 2006)
Paul Ellis
(2004 � 2005)
Fiona McDonald
(2004)
Jackie Clarke
(2005)
Iain Stables
(2006)
Megan Alatini
(2006)
Country of originNew Zealand
Production
Executive producerAndrew Shaw (2004)
Adrian Brant (2005)
Gavin Wood & Jane Millichip (2006)
LocationSouth Pacific Pictures, Auckland
(2004 � 2006)
Running timeAuditions/Performance show
60 � 90 minutes
Elimination show
60 minutes
(Both shows include commercials)
Broadcast
Original channelTV2
Picture format576i (SDTV)
Audio formatStereo
First airedJanuary, 2004
Last airedOctober 29, 2006

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'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 garned 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 & developed by Fremantle Media.

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Idol 2004 Finalists
Ben Lummis Winner
Michael Murphy May 10
Camillia Temple May 3
Luke Whaanga April 26
Dave Houma April 19
Eddie Gaiger April 12
Robin Johnson April 5
Jessie Cassin March 29
Sela Mahe March 22
Filipo Saipani March 15
Idol 2005 Finalists
Rosita Vai Winner
Nik Carlson October 17
Steven Broad October 10
Jesse O'Brien October 3
Teresa Bergman September 26
Rongo Brightwell September 19
Frank Andrews September 12
Ashley Cooper September 5
Keshia Paulse August 29
Shelley Paikea August 22
Idol 2006 Finalists
Matthew Saunoa Winner
Indira Moala October 29
Aroha Robinson October 16
Ben Hazlewood October 9
Kali Kopae October 2
Toni Baird September 25
Rebecca Wright September 18
Clinton Randell September 11
Ashlee Fisher September 4
Victor Sulfa August 28

Semi Final Qualifyings :
Date First Second Third
February 22 Camillia Temple Ben Lummis Filipo Saipani
February 29 Michael Murphy Luke Whaanga Dave Houma
March 7 Sela Mahe Robin Johnson Eddie Gaiger
March 13
 Jessie Cassin
(Judges Choice)		 Amanda Boyce
(missed out)		 Nigel Withington
(missed out)

Bottom three statistics :
Date Theme Bottom Three
March 15 Contestant's Choice Filipo Saipani Eddie Gaiger Ben Lummis
March 22 Homegrown Hits Sela Mahe Robin Johnson Jessie Cassin
March 29 Disco Hits Jessie Cassin (2) Eddie Gaiger (2) Ben Lummis (2)
April 5 Ballads Robin Johnson (2) Eddie Gaiger (3) Ben Lummis (3)
April 12 British Invasion Eddie Gaiger (4) Luke Whaanga Dave Houma
Bottom Two
April 19 Soul Hits Dave Houma (2) Camillia Temple
April 26 Rock Hits Luke Whaanga (3) Camillia Temple (2)
Final Three
May 3 80s Hits Camillia Temple (3)
May 10 Grand Finale Michael Murphy Ben Lummis (3)

Semifinal qualifyings :
Date First Second Third
July 25 Keshia Paulse Steve Broad Frank Andrews
August 1 Rosita Vai Shelley Paikea Ashley Cooper
August 8 Nik Carlson Jesse O'Brien Rongo Brightwell
August 15
 Teresa Bergman
(Viewers Choice)		 Lissel Stewart
(missed out)		 Kevin Malagamaali'i
(missed out)

Bottom three statistics :
Date Bottom Three
August 22 Shelley Paikea Ashley Cooper Nik Carlson
August 29 Keshia Paulse Nik Carlson (2) Teresa Bergman
September 5 Ashley Cooper (2) Frank Andrews Steven Broad
September 12 Frank Andrews (2) Rongo Brightwell Steven Broad (2)
September 19 Rongo Brightwell (2) Jesse O'Brien Steven Broad (3)
Bottom Two
September 26 Teresa Bergman (2) Jesse O'Brien (2)
October 3 Jesse O'Brien (3) Nik Carlson (3)
Final Three
October 10 Steven Broad (4)
October 17 Nik Carlson (4) Rosita Vai

Semi Final Qualifyings :
Date Location First Second Third
August 7 Christchurch Clinton Randell Kali Kopae Ashlee Fisher
August 14 Auckland Indira Moala Toni Baird Victor Sulfa
August 21 Wellington Rebecca Wright Matthew Saunoa Aroha Robinson
August 22 Wildcard Ben Hazlewood Lenken Isaac Wiremu Hohaia

Bottom three statistics :
Date Bottom Three
August 28 Victor Sulfa Ashlee Fisher Toni Baird
Bottom Two
September 4 Ashlee Fisher (2) Kali Kopae
September 11 Clinton Randell Kali Kopae (2)
September 18 Rebecca Wright Indira Moala
September 25 Toni Baird (2) Ben Hazlewood
October 2 Kali Kopae (3) Aroha Robinson
October 9 Ben Hazlewood (2) Aroha Robinson (2)
Final Three
October 16 Aroha Robinson (3)
October 29 Indira Moala (2) Matthew Saunoa

Singles :
Date Artist Title NZ Chart Accreditation
From Season one:
2004 NZ Idol: Final 10 "Yesterday Was Just The Beginning Of My Life" #4 Gold
2004 Ben Lummis "They Can't Take That Away" #1 (7 weeks) 4x Platinum
2004 Ben Lummis "I Love You Love Me"   - -
2004 Jessie Cassin "Another Suitcase In Another Hall"   - -
2004 Michael Murphy "So Damn Beautiful" #1 (1 week) Gold
2005 Michael Murphy "Music Without A Song"   - -
2005 Michael Murphy "How Good Does It Feel?"   - -
2006 Ben Lummis "Gotta Move"   - -
From Season two:
2005 NZ Idol 2: Final 10 "Dedicated To The One I Love" #5 -
2005 Rosita Vai "All I Ask" #1 (2 weeks) 2x Platinum
2005 Rosita Vai "Golden"   - -
2005 Nik Carlson "I Believe in a Thing Called Love"   - -
2006 Ashley Cooper "I Want You" #11 -
From Season three:
2006 Matthew Saunoa "Hold Out" #1 (1 week)

Idol series

National franchisesUnited Kingdom (original) * Armenia * Australia * Belgium * Brazil * Canada * Croatia * Czech Republic * Denmark * Estonia * Finland * France * Georgia * Germany * Greece * Iceland * India * Indonesia * Kazakhstan * Malaysia * Netherlands * New Zealand * Norway * Philippines * Poland * Portugal * Russia * Singapore * Slovakia * South Africa * Sweden * Turkey * United States * Vietnam
Regional franchisesPan Arab * Asia * Czech Republic & Slovakia * East Africa * Latin America * Bulgaria & Macedonia * Serbia, Montenegro & Macedonia * West Africa * 'World Idol'



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