Rock Star (TV series)
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| Rock Star | |
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| Genre | Interactive reality game show |
| Creator(s) | Mark Burnett |
| Starring | Tommy Lee, Jason Newsted, Gilby Clarke, Dave Navarro, Brooke Burke |
| Country of origin | USA |
| No. of episodes | 32 (season 1) 2 episodes per week (season 2 as of May 10, 2006.) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Mark Burnett, David Goffin, Lisa Hennessy, Dave Navarro, Tommy Lee and Carl Stubner |
| Running time | Varies |
| Broadcast | |
| Original run | July 11, 2005 – present |
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| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
Rock Star is a television series in which aspiring singers from all around the world compete to become the lead singer of a featured group. It debuted on CBS on July 11, 2005, to mediocre ratings, during the summer lineup. The show is hosted by television personality and commercial spokeswoman, Brooke Burke and Jane's Addiction lead guitarist, Dave Navarro. In the show, aspiring singers participate in a singing competition to win a chance to become the lead vocalist of a rock band. In season one, the band, Australian rock legends INXS, chose J.D. Fortune as their new lead singer. For season two, the band, Supernova, chose Lukas Rossi as the lead singer of their new supergroup. Both winners are from Canada. In the final episode, auditions were announced for season three, although CBS has yet to renew the show for a third season.
Rock Star is produced by Mark Burnett who also created other hit reality shows, Survivor and The Apprentice. It airs on CBS in the United States, Sky One in the UK, FOX8 in Australia and TV3 in New Zealand.
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[edit] Seasons
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Season one focused on finding a lead singer for INXS, an Australian rock group in search for a new singer. The band currently consists of Tim Farriss, Andrew Farriss, Kirk Pengilly, Garry Gary Beers, Jon Farriss and J.D. Fortune (the winner of season one). |
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Season two focused on finding a lead singer for supergroup Supernova , featuring Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee, former Metallica and current Voivod bassist Jason Newsted, and former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke. The band has chosen Lukas Rossi as their lead singer. |
[edit] House band
Contestants perform with a house band, called The House Band, consisting of Paul Mirkovich, Jim McGorman, Rafael Moreira, Nate Morton, and Sasha Krivtsov.
The House band toured throughout 2006 with singer Paul Stanley, commonly known as the lead singer, co-founder and guitarist for the rock band Kiss.
[edit] Trivia
- The final winners in both seasons have been Canadian, while the runners-up are billed from the USA, and third-placers are Australian.
- The first performance shows have opened with women singing songs by The Who (Jordis Unga sang "Baba O'Riley" for INXS and Storm Large sang "Pinball Wizard" for Supernova). Both finished fifth on their respective shows. Jordis was the youngest contestant for her season while Storm was the eldest contestant for her season. Additionally, both women performed songs by David Bowie (Jordis sang "The Man Who Sold The World" and Large sang "Changes", and they also both performed "We Are The Champions" by Queen.
