Rock Star (TV series)

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Rock Star: Supernova
Format Interactive reality game show
Created by 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
Carl Stubner
Running time Varies
Broadcast
Original channel CBS
Original run July 11, 2005 – September 13, 2006
External links
Official website
IMDb profile

Rock Star was 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 Australian rock band 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, however CBS announced in May 2007, that the series would not be renewed for a third season, due to CBS's debut of yet another new Burnett series, Pirate Master, as a replacement. However, Mark Burnett has made a statement that he would like to bring Rock Star back for a third season and is looking for a possible band at this time. Velvet Revolver was a potential candidate, though the band declined.

Rock Star was produced by Mark Burnett who also created other hit reality shows, Survivor, The Contender, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader and The Apprentice. It aired on CBS in the United States, Sky One in the UK, FOX8 in Australia,TV3 in New Zealand, Skjár einn in Iceland and Global Television in Canada.

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[edit] Seasons

Season Main Article About
Main article: Rock Star: INXS

Season one focused on finding a lead singer for INXS, an Australian rock group in search for a new singer due to the 1997 death of Michael Hutchence. 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).
Main article: Rock Star: Supernova

Season two focused on finding a lead singer for supergroup Rock Star 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] Show facts

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  • 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 in their respective season. 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 "Suffragette City", and they also both performed "We Are The Champions" by Queen. Both contestants only had one encore performance, both on the fourth week of the competition.
  • In 2005, Chris Daughtry auditioned for the Rock Star: INXS. He did not make the cut for the actual filming of the show. He later auditioned for American Idol in 2006 and finished fourth in the finals. He would later form his own band.
  • Both seasons have had someone perform Cult of Personality by Living Color during Week 1(Ty Taylor for season 1 and Phil Ritchie for season 2)

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