The One (series 1)
| The One | |
|---|---|
| Series 1 | |
| Broadcast from | 15 February 2013 – 19 April 2013 |
| Judges | |
| Presenter(s) | Adam Percival |
| Co-presenter(s) | Gem Knight, Ronnie Taulofo, |
| Broadcaster | |
| Winner: | |
| Jaedyn Randell[1] | |
| Origin | Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Song | "Impossible" |
| Genre(s) | Pop, R&B |
| Runner-up | |
| Peachez Vetenibua & The Head Turners | |
| Chronology | |
| 2013 (Autumn) ► | |
The first season of the New Zealand reality talent show The One began on 15 February 2013 on TV2. It is a talent show segment created within kids television show "What Now". Anyone between the age of 5-14 can audition for the show. The show is hosted by Adam Percival, with Gem Knight and Ronnie Taulofo as co-presenters. The winner receives a cash prize of $5,000 and a chance to record music with Illegal Musik. New Zealand singer Brooke Duff, Illegal Musik CEO Mark Arona and TV personality Erin Simpson were the seasons judges.
On 19 April 2013, Jaedyn Randell was announced as the winner of the series, with Peachez Vetenibua and The Head Turners coming in 2nd and 3rd place.
Development
The One was created by Mediaworks in New Zealand. The One is based on the talent show "New Zealand's Got Talent".
The series' broadcast sponsor is Mediaworks, with Illegal Musik and TV2 as programme partners.[2]
The initial search of applicants were called to register in early December 2012 with the pre-audition/audition tour of 6 towns and cities being held in January and early February 2014, the televised auditions rounds are filmed immediately after the pre auditions.
Selection Process
Online-auditions
The first appeal for applicants was made on December 2013, with the announcement of the application process and pre-audition tour details. Applicants had to submit a form and send in a recording of their performance. Selecred acts would then receive an email telling them whether they had made the Pre-auditions in front of the show's producers.
Pre Audtions
Pre Auditions began in January 2014 and travelled through 6 locations around New Zealand.[3][4]
| Audition city/town | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Auckland | December 2012 | Sylvia Park |
| Hamilton | January 2013 | Westfield Chartwell |
| Tauranga | January 2013 | Tauranga Downtown |
| Wellington | January 2013 | North City Shopping Centre |
| Christchurch | January 2013 | The Palms |
| Dunedin | January 2013 | Meridian Mall |
Judges' auditions
The auditionees chosen by the producers were invited back to the last set of auditions that took place in front of the judges and a live studio audience.[5] These auditions were filmed straight after pre auditions from December 2013 to January 2013 and broadcast from 15 February.Tbe successful auditionees were put into group 5 separated into 8 heats. The public would then vote on What Now's website on who they would like to progress through to the next round. The three acts with the most votes in each heat would then progress to the semi final round.[6]
Semi Final Round
All successful acts from each heat were then split up into two heats of seven. The acts auditions would be re aired and the public would vote on three acts in each heat to progress through to the live shows.
Judges and host
In December 2012, Adam Percival was confirmed to host of the first series.[7]
In Jauary, Brooke Duff and Erin Simpson were announced as two of tbe three judges. The final judge Mark Arona was announced a week later.[8]
Heats
Out of the 160 successful auditionees only 40 acts were selected to progress through to the televised auditions. The acts were then split into five heats of eight. The public then voted on What Now's website and the two acts with the most votes progressed through to the next round.
Heat 1 (15 February)
| Act | Order | Talent | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shatoria Sofia | 1 | Singing | "We Found Love" | Eliminated |
| Allao Knife Dance | 2 | Dancing | N/A | Eliminated |
| Ephraim Matafai | 3 | Singing | "Listen" | Eliminated |
| Fraser & Ella | 4 | Singing | "Say Something" | Advanced |
| Georgia Baker-Trebilco | 5 | Singing | "If I Were A Boy" | Advanced |
| Billie MacGibbon | 6 | Singing | "Just The Way You Are" | Eliminated |
| Krystal Morante | 7 | Singing and Guitar | "If I Ain't Got You | Eliminated |
| Hannah Fleming & Lily Smythe | 8 | Dancing | N/A | Advanced |
Heat 2 (22 February)
| Act | Order | Talent | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deja Rees | 1 | Singing | "Jai Ho" | Eliminated |
| Destiny-Rose Anderson | 2 | Singing | "Someone Like You" | Eliminated |
| Te Rina Kahle | 3 | Singing | "Ave Maria" | Advanced |
| Henry French | 4 | Michael Jackaon dance tribute | N/A | Eliminated |
| Madison & Grace | 5 | Singing/Cup Beats | "When I'm Gone" | Advanced |
| Jaedyn Randell | 6 | Singing | "Titanium" | Advanced |
| The Burt Brothers | 7 | Singing/Guitar Duo | "Clown" | Eliminated |
| Jaymie-Leigh Lloyd | 8 | Singing | "Next to Me" | Eliminated |
Heat 3 (1 March)
| Act | Order | Talent | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Collins | 1 | Singing | "Love Story" | Eliminated |
| Mikayla Cooper | 2 | Dancing | N/A | Advanced |
| Kenna Hill | 3 | Rhythm Sticks Dance | N/A | Eliminated |
| Morgan Barrimore | 4 | Singing | "Heart and Soul" | Eliminated |
| Senuka Sudusinghe | 5 | Singing/Drum | "National Anthem" | Advanced |
| Sarah Penn | 6 | Singing/Guitar | "It's Me" (Original) | Eliminated |
| Lisa Kelly | 7 | Singing/Guitar | "Friends" (Original) | Eliminated |
| Peachez Vetenibua | 8 | Singing | "Who's Loving You" | Advanced |
Heat 4 (8 March)
| Act | Order | Talent | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bex & Jess Jenkins | 1 | Violin Duo | N/A | Eliminated |
| Kim Hall | 2 | Singing | "Change Nothing" | Eliminated |
| Boyz Dance | 3 | Dancing | N/A | Eliminated |
| Peyton Morete | 4 | Singing | "Winner, Loser" (Original) | Eliminated |
| Head Turners | 5 | Band | "Lay Them Down" | Advanced |
| Otila Laumua | 6 | Singing | "TBA" | Eliminated |
| Canada's Finest | 7 | Hip Hop Dance | N/A | Advanced |
| Esther Terrill | 8 | Singing | "Baby" | Eliminated |
Heat 5 (15 March)
| Act | Order | Talent | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Telepe | 1 | Dancing | N/A | Eliminated |
| Hannah Yarranton | 2 | Singing | "Bubbly" | Advanced |
| O'shea Suafoa | 3 | Singing | "Halo" | Eliminated |
| Oriana Topai-Aveai | 4 | Singing | "Toxic" | Eliminated |
| Tehei Pounamu Simpkins | 5 | Singing | "Listen" | Advanced |
| Anika Hayes | 6 | Singing | "Rolling in the Deep" | Eliminated |
| Rongomai Callaghan | 7 | Singing | "I Heard" | Advanced |
| Leslie Punou | 8 | Singing/Guitar | "Try" | Eliminated |
Semi Finals
The 14 successful act were then divided into two heats of seven. The acts auditions were re aired and the public would then vote again. The three acts with the most votes in each heat then proggressed through to the live shows in the What Now studio in Christchurch.
Semi Final 1 (22 March)
| Act | Order | Talent | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peachez Vetenibua | 1 | Singing | "Who's Loving You" | Advanced |
| Mikayla Cooper | 2 | Dancing | N/A | Eliminated |
| Senuka Suduainghe | 3 | Singing/Drum | "National Anthem" | Eliminated |
| Fraser & Ella | 4 | Singing | "Say Something" | Eliminated |
| Hannah Yarrington | 5 | Singing | "Bubbly" | Eliminated |
| Jaedyn Randell | 6 | Singing | "Titanium" | Advanced |
| Te Rina Kahle | 7 | Singing | "Ave Maria | Advanced |
Semi Final 2 (29 March)
| Act | Order | Talent | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison & Grace | 1 | Singing | "When I'm Gone" | Eliminated |
| Canada's Finest | 2 | Hip Hop dance | N/A | Eliminated |
| Hannah & Lily | 3 | Dancing | N/A | Eliminated |
| Tehei Pounamu Simpkins | 4 | Singing | "Listen" | Advanced |
| Rongomai Callaghan | 5 | Singing | "I Heard" | Eliminated |
| The Head Turners | 6 | Band | "Lay Them Down" | Advanced |
| Georgia Baker-Trebilco | 7 | Singing | "If I Were A Boy" | Advanced |
Live Shows
The Top 6 acts voted by the public were flown into Christchurch and performed live at the What Now Studio. Once again the public voted on What Now's website and the three acts with the most votes progressed through to the grand finale.
Live Show 1 (12 April)
| Act | Order | Talent | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peachez Vetenibua | 1 | Singing | "I'll Be There" | Top 3 |
| Jaedyn Randell | 2 | Singing | "Girl On Fire" | Top 3 |
| Te Rina Kahle | 3 | Singing | "Hallelujah" | Eliminated |
| Tehei Pounamu Simpkins | 4 | Singing | "Grenade" | Eliminated |
| The Head Turners | 5 | Band | "Sunday Morning" | Top 3 |
| Georgia Baker-Trebilco | 6 | Singing | "Fighter" | Eliminated |
Live Show 2 (19 April)
| Act | Order | Talent | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peachez Vetenibua | 1 | Singing | "Empire State of Mind" | Runner-Up |
| The Head Turners | 2 | Band | "Home" | Third Place |
| Jaedyn Randell | 3 | Singing | "Impossible" | Winner |
Elimination Chart
Results summary
- Colour key
- – Contestant safe for that week
- – Contestant received the lowest number of public votes and was immediately eliminated
| Contestant | Heats | Semi Final | Week 1 | Finale | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaedyn Randell | Saved | 1st | 1st | Winner | |||||||||||
| Peachez Vetenibua | Saved | 2nd | 2nd | Runner-up | |||||||||||
| The Head Turners | Saved | 2nd | 3rd | Third Place | |||||||||||
| Georgia Baker-Trebilco | Saved | 1st | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| Tehei Pounamu Simpkins | Saved | 3rd | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| Te Rina Kahle | Saved | 3rd | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| Rongomai Callaghan | Saved | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Hannah & Lily | Saved | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Canada's Finest | Saved | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Madison & Grace | Saved | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Hannah Yarrington | Saved | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Fraser & Ella | Saved | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Senuka Suduainghe | Saved | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Mikayla Cooper | Saved | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Leslie Punou | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Anika Hayes | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Oriana Tupai Aveai | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| O'shea Suafor | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Joshua Telepe | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Esther Terrill | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Otila Laumua | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Peyton Morete | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Boyz Dance | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Kim Hall | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Bex & Jess Jenkins | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Lisa Kelly | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Sarah Penn | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Morgan Barrimore | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Kenna Hill | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Madison Collins | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Jaymie Leigh Lloyd | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| The Burt Brothers | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Henry French | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Destiny Rose Anderson | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Deja Rees | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Kyrstal Morante | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Billie MacGibbon | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Ephraim Matafai | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Allao Knife Dance | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Shatoria Sofai | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
Ratings
| Episode | Viewers | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Heat 1 | 83,460 | #24 |
| Heat 2 | 78,510 | #31 |
| Heat 3 | 81,030 | #27 |
| Heat 4 | 82,740 | #27 |
| Heat 5 | 79,120 | #29 |
| Semi Final 1 | 78,200 | #31 |
| Semi Final 2 | 81,660 | #26 |
| Live Show 1 | 85,080 | #19 |
| Live Show 2 | 92,310 | #16 |
| Grand Final Results | 98,170 | #12 |
References
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/AotearoasMostTalented/posts/212351465590391
- ↑ "Mediaworks Partners with Mazda On the X Factor NZ". Scoop. Scoop. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ "DO YOU HAVE THE X FACTOR? IF YOU THINK YOU DO THEN GET READY OUR PRE-AUDITION TOUR STARTS SOON!". TV3. MediaWorks. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ↑ Knight, Kim (24 August 2014). "X Factor NZ auditions hit the road again". Stuff (Fairfax NZ). Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ↑ Hunter, Zoe (29 October 2014). "Waihi woman an X-Factor 'maybe'". Sun Live (Sun Media). Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ↑ "Book your tickets here.". X Factor NZ. TV3. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ↑ "SPY: X Factor hunts for new judges". NZ Herald (APN). 8 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ↑ "Ruby Frost finds new X factor". Stuff. Fairfax. Retrieved 30 October 2014.