New Zealand's Got Talent
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New Zealand's Got Talent was a New Zealand
reality television
show which premiered on 8 September 2008 on Prime Television New Zealand
, New Zealand
. The show is based on the Got Talent series
format that originated with America's Got Talent
and Britain's Got Talent
. It was hosted by Jason Reeves and Andrew Mulligan
, with Miriama Smith
, Paul Ellis
, Richard Driver
as judges.
). Three judges appeared on the show each week to provide feedback for the contestants.
It was announced that Andrew Mulligan (the host of The Crowd Goes Wild) and Jason Reeves (radio host of Classic Hits FM) would be hosting the show.
Miriama Smith (actress and participant from Dancing with the Stars) was announced as one of the judges, and on 11 July, it was announced that Paul Ellis (who also judges NZ Idol) and Richard Driver (the host of Radio with Pictures) would be joining Smith on the judging panel. It has the top prize of NZ$100,000. The first episode went on air on 8 September 2008.
The show was watched by a small viewership and because of this Prime decided not to renew the series for another season.
The 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.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
show which premiered on 8 September 2008 on Prime Television New Zealand
Prime Television New Zealand
Prime is the seventh national free-to-air television station in New Zealand. The station airs a mixed group of programmes, largely imported from Australia, the UK and the United States, as well as free-to-air rugby union, cricket and rugby league matches....
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The show is based on the Got Talent series
Got Talent series
The Got Talent franchise is a British TV format conceived and owned by Simon Cowell's SYCOtv company. A pilot show was made in Britain, hosted by Paul O'Grady, but after O'Grady's split with ITV, the series was postponed, resulting in America's Got Talent - the first full series of the format...
format that originated with America's Got Talent
America's Got Talent
America's Got Talent is an American reality television series on the NBC television network, and part of the global British Got Talent franchise. It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised top prize of...
and Britain's Got Talent
Britain's Got Talent
Britain's Got Talent is a British television talent show competition which started in June 2007 and originated from the Got Talent series. The show is produced by FremantleMedia's TalkbackThames and Simon Cowell's production company SYCOtv. The show is broadcast on ITV in Britain and TV3 in Ireland...
. It was hosted by Jason Reeves and Andrew Mulligan
Andrew Mulligan
Andrew Mulligan is a New Zealand television presenter. He co-hosts on Sky Television's PRIME TV channel at 6:30pm weekdays, The Crowd Goes Wild, with former New Zealand test cricketer Mark Richardson...
, with Miriama Smith
Miriama Smith
Miriama Te Rangimarie Smith is a New Zealand film and television actress who has played roles in various TV shows such as Xena: Warrior Princess, Karaoke High and Shortland Street...
, Paul Ellis
Paul Ellis
Paul B. Ellis MNZM is a New Zealand record producer, manager, and radio host. He is most known to audiences for being the former judge of New Zealand Idol and the current judge of the reality series New Zealand's Got Talent....
, Richard Driver
Richard Driver
Richard Driver was a Sydney solicitor, politician and cricket administrator.Driver was born in Cabramatta, New South Wales, son of Richard Driver, hotel-keeper, and his wife Elizabeth, née Powell...
as judges.
Overview
New Zealand's Got Talent was a talent show that featured amateur singers, dancers, magicians, comedians and other performers of all ages competing for a top prize of $100,000 (NZDNew Zealand dollar
The New Zealand dollar is the currency of New Zealand. It also circulates in the Cook Islands , Niue, Tokelau, and the Pitcairn Islands. It is divided into 100 cents....
). Three judges appeared on the show each week to provide feedback for the contestants.
History
In March 2008, local New Zealand broadcaster Prime Television announced that it would launch a local version of the hit show, New Zealand's Got Talent.It was announced that Andrew Mulligan (the host of The Crowd Goes Wild) and Jason Reeves (radio host of Classic Hits FM) would be hosting the show.
Miriama Smith (actress and participant from Dancing with the Stars) was announced as one of the judges, and on 11 July, it was announced that Paul Ellis (who also judges NZ Idol) and Richard Driver (the host of Radio with Pictures) would be joining Smith on the judging panel. It has the top prize of NZ$100,000. The first episode went on air on 8 September 2008.
The show was watched by a small viewership and because of this Prime decided not to renew the series for another season.
Series one
The live semi finals started airing on 29 September with the results show on 30 September.The 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.
See also
- America's Got TalentAmerica's Got TalentAmerica's Got Talent is an American reality television series on the NBC television network, and part of the global British Got Talent franchise. It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised top prize of...
- Britain's Got TalentBritain's Got TalentBritain's Got Talent is a British television talent show competition which started in June 2007 and originated from the Got Talent series. The show is produced by FremantleMedia's TalkbackThames and Simon Cowell's production company SYCOtv. The show is broadcast on ITV in Britain and TV3 in Ireland...
- China's Got TalentChina's Got TalentChina's Got Talent is a British-owned Chinese reality television series on Dragon TV and a part of the Got Talent franchise, hosted by Cheng Lei. It is a talent show that features all different kinds of performances of all ages competing for performing contract with Fremantle Media and Sony Music...
- Pilipinas Got TalentPilipinas Got TalentPilipinas Got Talent is a Philippine talent show on ABS-CBN that began February 20, 2010. It is based on the Got Talent franchise, a British TV format conceived and owned by Simon Cowell's SYCO company. "Pilipinas" is the Filipino word for Philippines. Anyone can join and showcase their talents...
- Australia's Got TalentAustralia's Got TalentAustralia's Got Talent is an Australian reality television talent show which premiered on 18 February 2007 on the Seven Network. The show was based on the Got Talent series format that originated in the United Kingdom with Simon Cowell...