Music News - NZ Idols In The Making
30 July 2003 - 0 Comments
Plans are underway to find New Zealand's answer to American Idol.
BMG Records confirmed it would be releasing albums by the winners of New Zealand Idol, a televised talent quest in which thousands of hopefuls compete for stardom and a lucrative record deal.
But the company would not disclose the show's producers and said TVNZ would be making an announcement about the series.
The broadcaster, however, said it knew nothing about it.
American Idol topped the ratings in the United States, drawing 20 million viewers to each episode; 33.7 million watched the second series' two-hour ending.
In New Zealand the finale attracted 684,000 viewers, putting it on a par with Coronation Street.
The winner of the last series, Ruben Studdard, and runner-up Clay Aiken, went on to sign deals with BMG Records, and boasted the top-selling singles in the US Top 50 chart.
Aiken's single sold nearly 400,000 copies in its first week.
A 90-minute special of Australian Idol, produced by Fremantle Media and Grundy Productions, will screen tonight (TV2, 7 .30).
The sudden acquisition of the programme means Extreme Makeover will be pushed back half-an-hour to 9pm.
TVNZ said it wanted to screen the show as soon as possible to "keep viewers happy".
"We have been in negotiations for a long time but a deal was struck only recently," a spokeswoman said.
"We wanted it to go to air the same week it did in Australia and to be able to show the final live."
Most Viewed Artists
Latest Galleries
NZ Top 10 Singles
- APT.
ROSÉ And Bruno Mars - DIE WITH A SMILE
Lady Gaga And Bruno Mars - BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Billie Eilish - TASTE
Sabrina Carpenter - I LOVE YOU, I'M SORRY
Gracie Abrams - ESPRESSO
Sabrina Carpenter - SAILOR SONG
Gigi Perez - LOSE CONTROL
Teddy Swims - A BAR SONG (TIPSY)
Shaboozey - GOOD LUCK, BABE!
Chappell Roan
More Content on muzic.net.nz
Google Site Search
100% New Zealand Music
All content on this website is copyright to muzic.net.nz and other respective rights holders. Redistribution of any material presented here without permission is prohibited.
Report A Problem
There are currently no comments for this article. Please log in to add new comments.