New Zealand's Got Talent (series 3)

New Zealand's Got Talent was a New Zealand reality television show, based on the original UK series, to find new talent. The third and final series began airing on TV One from 15 September 2013. Host Tāmati Coffey returned to the show,[1] along with judges Jason Kerrison and Rachel Hunter and key sponsor Toyota New Zealand.[2] Cris Judd also joined the judging panel, replacing Ali Campbell.[3] The series screened at 7.30pm on Sunday evenings.[4]

New Zealand's Got Talent
Series 3
Hosted byTāmati Coffey
Judges
WinnerRenee Maurice
Runner-upSilhouette
Release
Original networkTVNZ
Original release15 September (2013-09-15) –
8 December 2013 (2013-12-08)
Series chronology

The series was won by 22-year-old singer Renee Maurice from Wellington, who performed "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going". Maurice had previously made it to the bootcamp round of the first New Zealand series of The X Factor.[5] Christchurch dance duo Silhouette was the runner-up, with 14-year-old singer-songwriter Jenny Mitchell from Gore in third place. Unlike 2012 winner Clara van Wel, Maurice was not given a recording contract, after Sony opted not to sign her. Maurice did, however, still receive the prize of a new car and $80,000 cash.[6]

Background

In November 2012, TVNZ confirmed the show would return for a third series in 2013.[7] In July 2013, funding agency NZ On Air confirmed that it would give the series $800,000 in production funding, a 50% reduction from the 2012 series funding.[8]

Host and judges
Series 3 judges
Jason Kerrison
Rachel Hunter
Cris Judd

In December 2012, series two host Tāmati Coffey announced his plans to tour Europe for six months in early 2013, expressing his intention to return to New Zealand to present the 2013 series. In June 2013 he was confirmed as returning as series host.[1][9] In April, TVNZ confirmed Opshop frontman Jason Kerrison would return as a judge.[2] In May, TVNZ confirmed that American choreographer Cris Judd would join the judging panel[3] and that Rachel Hunter would return to the judging panel for 2013.[10]

Auditions

The first call for auditions was made in November 2012. Contestants could enter in one of three ways: online, via post, or in person at an open audition venue as part of the Toyota Talent Tour.[11] From late April to early June 2013, the show's producers toured around New Zealand towns and cities with the Toyota Talent Tour and held non-televised open auditions. The top applicants then progressed to the judges' auditions.

The following list contains all of the cities, venues and dates of the Toyota Talent Tour.[12]

Audition city/town Date Venue
Invercargill 29 April 2013 Southland Boys High School
Dunedin 30 April 2013 Otago Boys High School
1 May 2013
Timaru 3 May 2013 Roncalli College
Christchurch 5 May 2013 Addington Event Centre
6 May 2013
Greymouth 8 May 2013 Tai Poutini Polytechnic
Nelson 9 May 2013 Nelson School of Music
New Plymouth 14 May 2013 New Plymouth Boys High School
Wellington 17 May 2013 Wellington East Girls College
18 May 2013
Napier 20 May 2013 Napier War Memorial Conference Centre
Hamilton 25 May 2013 Southwell School
Rotorua 28 May 2013 John Paul College
Tauranga 29 May 2013 Otumoetai College
Whangarei 4 June 2013 Whangarei Girls High School
Auckland 8 June 2013 Epsom Girls Grammar School
9 June 2013

Judges auditions

The judges auditions took place in Dunedin at the Regent Theatre on 14 and 15 July, in Auckland at the City Impact Church on 25 and 27 July and in Wellington at the St James Theatre on 10 and 11 August.[13] The first episode aired on 15 September 2013, running for 90 minutes. After the judges' auditions, the successful contestants will be further reduced down to a group of 30 for the semi-finals.

Semi-finals

There are six semi-finals, with the first episode broadcast on 10 October. The semi-finals are pre-recorded the Thursday before broadcast at the City Impact Church in Albany, Auckland.[14] The winners of each week's semi-final were revealed at the beginning of the next week's episode.

In addition to 30 semi-finalists, one wildcard entry will be chosen by a public competition. The Tip Top Natural Talent Search competition is open to any act. Acts upload a video audition and are voted on by the public.[15] The top five acts were revealed in semi-final four, with the winner selected by the judges and announced in semi-final five. The five top acts were: The Pack (dance trio), The Black Trio (singing trio), Troublemakers Dance Crew (dance group), Shane Brown (singer) and APD Bhangra Group (dance group).[16]

Semi-finalists
Key   Semi-Finalist (lost judges' vote)   Finalist   Winner   Runner up
Name / name of act Genre Act Age From Semi Position reached
50/50 Dance Crew Dance Bhangra, hip hop dance 16–24 Auckland 1 Semi-finalist
Renee Maurice Singing Singer 22 Wellington 1 Finalist
Ravi Variety Martial arts 37 Auckland 1 Semi-finalist
This Is Unicycling Variety Unicycling 21, 22 Kaikohe, Nelson 1 Semi-finalist
Mayo Dance Hip hop dance 21 Pukekohe 1 Finalist
Diamond Divas Singing Singer 40, 49 Porirua 1 Semi-finalist
MDM Singing Singing trio 12, 15, 16 Auckland 2 Semi-finalist
Brian and Sarah Dance Latin dance duo 18 Christchurch 2 Finalist
Gabriella Atkinson Singing Singer 13 Nelson 2 Semi-finalist
Origin Dance Crew Dance Hip hop dance 5–18 Nelson 2 Semi-finalist
James Lee Singing Singer 31 Auckland 2 Finalist
Calista Gray Singing Singer 14 Tauranga 3 Semi-finalist
Silhouette Dance Dance duo Christchurch 3 Finalist
Siuleo Vitale Singing Singer Auckland 3 Semi-finalist
Manako and Cinnamon Variety Dancing dog act 6 Auckland 3 Semi-finalist
Ethan Scharneck Dance Michael Jackson impersonator 10 North Shore 3 Finalist
Moxie Dance Dance group 15–26 Albany 4 Semi-finalist
John Vaifale Dance Hip hop dance 17 Manukau 4 Semi-finalist
All Star Cheerleading Variety Cheerleading 9–25 North Shore 4 Semi-finalist
Rob Innes Singing Singer 66 Wellington 4 Finalist
Cruize Karaitiana Singing Singer 22 Masterton 4 Finalist
Geordie Meade Singing Singer/pianist 28 Auckland 5 Semi-finalist
OKK (Ordinary Kids Krew) Dance Dance group 8–44 Turangi 5 Semi-finalist
Oceana Olsen Singing Singer 10 Christchurch 5 Finalist
Kurt X (Kurt Mueller) Variety Harmonica player 50 Wellington 5 Semi-finalist
Jenny Mitchell Singing Singer/guitarist 14 Gore 5 Finalist
IDentity Dance Dance group 18–26 Auckland 6 Finalist
Natasha Alexandra Singing Singer 16 Auckland 6 Semi-finalist
Sam Francks Singing Opera singer 12 Auckland 6 Finalist
Estella Winnie-McGee Singing Singer-songwriter 16 New Plymouth 6 Semi-finalist
The Black Trio Singing Singing trio 26–29 Wanganui 6 Finalist

Semi-final summary
Key Judges' choice Buzzed out
  Won the public vote
  Won the judges' vote
  Lost the judges' vote

First Semi-Final, Week 1 (20 October)
Order Contestant[17] Act Judges' choices Finished
Kerrison Hunter Judd
1 50/50 Dance Crew Dance Group
2 Renee Maurice Singer Won public vote
3 Ravi Martial Artist
4 This Is Unicycling Unicyclists
5 Mayo Dancer Won judges vote
6 Diamond Divas Singing Duo Lost judges vote

Second Semi-Final, Week 2 (27 October)
Order Contestant[18] Act Judges' choices Finished
Kerrison Hunter Judd
1 MDM Singing Trio
2 Brian and Sarah Dance Duo Won public vote
3 Gabriella Atkinson Singer
4 Origin Dance Crew Dance Group Lost judges vote
5 James Lee Singer Won judges vote

Third Semi-Final, Week 3 (3 November)
  • Guest performer: Ezra Vine "Celeste"
Order Contestant[19] Act Judges' choices Finished
Kerrison Hunter Judd
1 Calista Gray Singer
2 Silhouette Dance Duo Won judges vote
3 Siuleo Vitale Singer Lost judges vote
4 Manako and Cinnamon Dog Act
5 Ethan Scharneck Michael Jackson Impersonator Won public vote

Fourth Semi-Final, Week 4 (10 November)
Order Contestant[20] Act Judges' choices Finished
Kerrison Hunter Judd
1 Moxie Dance Group
2 John Vaifale Dancer Lost judges vote
3 All Star Cheerleading Cheerleading Group
4 Rob Innes Singer Won judges vote
5 Cruize Karaitiana Singer Won public vote

Fifth Semi-Final, Week 5 (17 November)

Guest performer: Sol3 Mio[21]

Order Contestant[20] Act Judges' choices Finished
Kerrison Hunter Judd
1 Geordie Meade Singer/Pianist Lost judges vote
2 OKK (Ordinary Kids Krew) Dance Group
3 Oceana Olsen Singer Won judges vote
4 KurtX Harmonica Player
5 Jenny Mitchell Singer Won public vote

Sixth Semi-Final, Week 6 (24 November)

Guest performer: Olly Murs – "Dear Darlin'"

Order Contestant[20] Act Judges' choices Finished
Kerrison Hunter Judd
1 IDentity Dance Group Won judges vote
2 Natasha Alexandra Singer
3 Sam Francks Opera Singer Won judges vote
4 Estella Winnie-McGee Singer
5 The Black Trio Singing Group Won public vote
  • Judge Rachel Hunter was unable to choose between IDentity and Sam Francks, declaring she wanted both acts to go through. This decision was accepted.

Grand Final, Week 7 (1 – 8 December)

The two-hour grand final was broadcast on 1 December with the results show on 8 December.

  • Guest performers:
  • Contestant performances:
    • Jenny, Renee and Silhouette – "Next to Me"
    • Rejected auditionees medley
Artist Order Act Song performed Finished
Silhouette 1 Dance Duo N/A 2
Jenny Mitchell 2 Singer/Guitarist "No More" (original) 3
Cruize Karaitiana 3 Singer "Let It Be" 6
Brian and Sarah 4 Dance Duo — 5
IDentity 5 Dance Group — 8
Sam Francks 6 Opera Singer "Funiculì, Funiculà" 10
Oceana Olsen 7 Singer "Hallelujah" 4
Mayo 8 Dancer — 12
James Lee 9 Singer "Livin' on a Prayer" 9
Ethan Scharneck 10 Michael Jackson Impersonator — 11
The Black Trio 11 Singing Trio "Take Her Home" (original) 13
Rob Innes 12 Singer "Mack the Knife" 7
Renee Maurice 13 Singer "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" 1

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