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New Zealand's Got Talent series 2

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The second series of New Zealand's Got Talent aired on TV One on 9 September 2012 and ended on 2 December 2012. 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.[1]

New Zealand's Got Talent
Series 2
Hosted byTāmati Coffey
JudgesJason Kerrison
Rachel Hunter
Ali Campbell
WinnerClara van Wel
Runner-upJessie Hillel
Release
Original networkTVNZ
Original release9 September (2012-09-09) –
2 December 2012 (2012-12-02)
Series chronology
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Series 1
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Series 3

Contestants competed for the grand prize of NZ$100,000 cash and a 2013 Toyota Corolla car.[2] In addition, winner Clara van Wel was signed to Sony Music New Zealand, with a single of "Where Do You Find Love?" due to be released five days after she was announced the winner, and an album scheduled for February 2013.[3]

In April 2013, Sony Music New Zealand released runner-up Jessie Hillel's full-length debut album With Love, which peaked at number three in the New Zealand Top 40 and number two in the New Zealand Top 20 charts.[4][5]

Background

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In February 2012, Television New Zealand announced it was producing a version of New Zealand's Got Talent, which would screen later in the year on TV One. At the same time New Zealand broadcast funding agency NZ On Air committed to NZ$1.6 million of funding for the production of 14 episodes of 60 minutes each. New Zealand's Got Talent had last screened in 2008 on Prime.[6]

Host and judges

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Series 2 judges
 
Jason Kerrison
 
Rachel Hunter
 
Ali Campbell

In April 2012, Breakfast weather presenter Tāmati Coffey was announced as the show's host[7] and in June 2012 the show's three judges were named as supermodel Rachel Hunter, Opshop singer-songwriter Jason Kerrison and former UB40 lead singer Ali Campbell.[8]

Auditions

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The initial phase of open auditions was called the Toyota Talent Tour. In May and early June 2012, the show's producers toured around New Zealand towns and cities and held non-televised open auditions, where more than 5000 applicants auditioned. The audition locations were Invercargill, Dunedin, Timaru, Christchurch, Greymouth, Nelson, New Plymouth, Wellington, Napier, Hamilton, Rotorua, Tauranga, Whangarei and Auckland. The top 200 applicants then went through to the judges auditions.[9][10]

Judges auditions

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The judges auditions took place in Dunedin at the Regent Theatre on 14 and 15 July, in Wellington at the St James Theatre on 21 and 22 July and in Auckland at the TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre on 25–28 July.[11] The first episode aired on 9 September, starting five weeks of audition episodes which included footage from all three audition locations. After the judges auditions, the successful contestants were further reduced down to a group of 30 for the semi-finals.[10] [12]

Semi-finals

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There were six semi-finals, with the first episode broadcast on 14 October. The semi-finals were pre-recorded the Wednesday before broadcast at the City Impact Church in Albany, Auckland. The winners of each week's semi-final were revealed at the beginning of the next week's episode.[13]

Three semi-finalists had also appeared in the semi-finals of the first series of New Zealand's Got Talent in 2008: Andre Vegas and Company, Dogmatic (as Chelsea and Quest) and the All Star Cheerleaders (with a different line-up).

Wildcard

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In addition to the 30 semi-finalists, one wildcard entry was chosen by a public competition. The Head & Shoulders Above the Rest competition was open to any act who had previously auditioned. Acts uploaded a video to the Above the Rest website and were voted on by the public. The top five contestants then performed for the judges, who chose singing act Arihia and Tahu to join the line-up of semi-final 6.[14][15]

Semi-finalists

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Key   Semi-Finalist (lost judges' vote)   Finalist   Winner   Runner-up   Third place
Name Genre Act Age From Semi Position reached
Connor Masseurs Dance Dancer 15 Wellington 1 Eliminated
Ari Laine Singing Singer 23 Wellington 1 Eliminated
Andre Vegas and Company Magic Illusionists 29-48 Ngāruawāhia, Nelson and Gisborne 1 Eliminated
Jessie Hillel Singing Singer 11 Wellington 1 Runner-up
Bethany Waugh Music Musician 21 Timaru 1 Eliminated
Big Dane Singing Singer 22 Hamilton 1 Finalist
Tawaroa Kawana Singing Singer 17 Palmerston North 2 Finalist
Chris Olwage Dance Dancer 26 Auckland 2 Eliminated
Rosie Roulette Singing Singer 19 Christchurch 2 Eliminated
Dogmatic Animals Dog Act 4-60 Rotorua 2 Eliminated
Olivia Turner Singing Singer 91 Christchurch 2 Finalist
JGeeks Dance Dance Group 19-27 Auckland 3 Finalist
Lili Latham Singing Singer 22 Whakatane 3 Eliminated
Monica Orbe Singing Singer 15 Hamilton 3 Eliminated
Hitmen Percussion Music Percussionists 20 Wellington 3 Eliminated
Evan Sinton Singing Singer 17 Auckland 3 Third place
Prestige Dance Dance Group 21-29 Auckland 4 Eliminated
Kale Simpson Singing Singer 17 Waitara 4 Eliminated
William Fairbairn Singing Singer 15 Nelson 4 Eliminated
Zane and Degge Variety Juggling Duo 19 & 20 Wellington 4 Finalist
Clara van Wel Singing Singer 14 Blenheim 4 Winner
All-Star Cheerleaders Dance Cheerleading Group 7-22 Auckland 5 Eliminated
Fletcher Oxford Singing Singer 12 Tauranga 5 Finalist
Giancarlo and Masha Dance Dance Duo 37 & 31 Auckland 5 Eliminated
Jack Fraser Singing Singer 20 Invercargill 5 Eliminated
Mihirangi Fleming Music Musician 29 Waitara 5 Finalist
Alfred the Circus Nerd Acrobatics Acrobat 16 Waitetuna 6 Eliminated
Arihia and Tahu Singing Singing Duo 17 South Auckland 6 Eliminated
Dudley Fairbrass Singing Singer 19 Canterbury 6 Finalist
Limit Break Dance Crew Dance Dance Group 18-25 Auckland 6 Eliminated
Logan Walker Singing Singer 18 Auckland 6 Finalist

Semi-final summary

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Key   Judges' choice   Buzzed out
  Won the public vote
  Won the judges' vote
  Lost the judges' vote

First Semi-Final, Week 1 (14 October)

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Order Contestant Judges' choices Finished
Campbell Hunter Kerrison
1 Big Dane Won Public Vote
2 Andre Vegas and Company Eliminated
3 Connor Massuers Lost Judges Vote
4 Ari Laine Eliminated
5 Bethany Waugh Eliminated
6 Jessie Hillel       Won Judges Vote

Second Semi-Final, Week 2 (21 October)

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Order Contestant Judges' choices Finished
Campbell Hunter Kerrison
1 Tawaroa Kawana     Won Judges Vote
2 Chris Olwage Eliminated
3 Rosie Roulette Eliminated
4 Dogmatic     Lost Judges Vote
5 Olivia Turner Won Public Vote

Third Semi-Final, Week 3 (28 October)

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  • Guest performer: Opshop - "Never Leave Me Again"
Order Contestant Judges' choices Finished
Campbell Hunter Kerrison
1 JGeeks Won Public Vote
2 Lili Latham Eliminated
3 Monica Orbe   Lost Judges Vote
4 Hitmen Percussion Eliminated
5 Evan Sinton     Won Judges Vote

Fourth Semi-Final, Week 4 (4 November)

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Order Contestant Judges' choices Finished
Campbell Hunter Kerrison
1 Prestige Lost Judges Vote
2 Kale Simpson Eliminated
3 William Fairbairn Eliminated
4 Zane and Degge       Won Judges Vote
5 Clara van Wel Won Public Vote

Fifth Semi-Final, Week 5 (11 November)

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Order Contestant Judges' choices Finished
Campbell Hunter Kerrison
1 Fletcher Oxford Won Public Vote
2 All-Star Cheerleaders Lost Judges Vote
3 Jack Fraser Eliminated
4 Giancarlo and Masha Eliminated
5 Mihirangi Fleming       Won Judges Vote

Sixth Semi-Final, Week 6 (18 November)

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Order Contestant Judges' choices Finished
Campbell Hunter Kerrison
1 Limit Break Dance Crew   Eliminated
2 Alfred the Circus Nerd Eliminated
3 Logan Walker     Won Judges Vote
4 Arihia and Tahu   Lost Judges Vote
5 Dudley Fairbrass Won Public Vote

Grand Final, Week 7 (25 November-2 December)

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The two-hour grand final was broadcast on 25 November with the results show on 2 December.

Artist Order Act Finished
JGeeks 1 Dance Group 4
Fletcher Oxford 2 Singer 5
Olivia Turner 3 Singer 8
Logan Walker 4 Singer 11
Clara van Wel 5 Singer 1
Zane and Degge 6 Juggling Duo 12
Big Dane 7 Singer 6
Tawaroa Kawana 8 Singer 10
Evan Sinton 9 Singer 3
Mihirangi Fleming 10 Musician 7
Dudley Fairbrass 11 Singer 9
Jessie Hillel 12 Singer 2

Ratings

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The series consistently rated well, being the most watched show on New Zealand television every week. At the series end, TVNZ revealed it had been the most watched show on New Zealand television in 10 years.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Clara's keen to share success". Stuff. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Series 1, Episode 13". TVNZ. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Advice for Clara". Stuff. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Jessie Hillel Releases Her Debut Album "With Love"". Scoop. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  5. ^ "New Zealand Top 40 Charts - Jessie Hillel". NZtop40.co.nz. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  6. ^ "'Got talent'? It's New Zealand's turn". The New Zealand Herald. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  7. ^ "Tāmati's got talent when it comes to hosting". The New Zealand Herald. 1 April 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  8. ^ "UB40 front man to judge New Zealand's Got Talent". The New Zealand Herald. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  9. ^ "Nervous wait for 'NZ's Got Talent' hopefuls". The New Zealand Herald. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  10. ^ a b "Talent are thanking their lucky stars". The New Zealand Herald. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  11. ^ "New Zealand's Got Talent". Facebook. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  12. ^ "Marie gets the judges' votes - and the push". The New Zealand Herald. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  13. ^ "NEW ZEALAND'S GOT TALENT". Eventopia. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  14. ^ "HEAD & SHOULDERS ABOVE THE REST COMPETITION". TVNZ. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  15. ^ "Wildcard Opportunity for Kiwi Talent". Scoop. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  16. ^ "NZGT most watched show in 10 years". Stuff. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
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