The One (series 2)
| The One | |
|---|---|
| Series 2 | |
| Broadcast from | 4 June 2013 – 13 October 2013 |
| Judges | |
| Presenter(s) | Adam Percival |
| Co-presenter(s) | Gem Knight, Ronnie Taulofo, |
| Broadcaster | |
| Winner: | |
| Mia Dowing[1] | |
| Origin | Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Song | "Put Your Records On" |
| Genre(s) | Pop, R&B |
| Runner-up | |
| Micah Heath & Ralph Zambrano | |
| Chronology | |
| ◀ 2013 (Winter) | |
The second amd final season of the New Zealand reality talent show The One began on 4 August 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 13 October 2013, Mia Downing was announced as the winner of the series, with Micah Heath and Ralph Zambrano 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 July 2013 with the pre-audition/audition tour of 6 towns and cities being held in July and early August 2013, the televised auditions rounds are filmed immediately after the pre auditions.
Selection Process
Online-auditions
The first appeal for applicants was made on June 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 July 2014 and travelled through 6 locations around New Zealand.[3][4]
| Audition city/town | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Auckland | August 2013 | Sylvia Park |
| Hamilton | August 2013 | Westfield Chartwell |
| Tauranga | July 2013 | Tauranga Downtown |
| Wellington | July 2013 | Westfield Queensgate |
| Christchurch | July 2013 | Westfield Riccarton |
| Dunedin | July 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 June 2013, Adam Percival was confirmed to return as the host of the first series.[7]
In June all three original judges confirmed that they would return to judge the second series; Brooke Duff, Erin Simpson and Mark Arona.[8]
Heats
As this season was tighter only 100 acts were successful at pre auditions a drop from 160. Als only 30 acts were selected to progress through to the televised auditions, a drop from 40. The acts were then split into five heats of six The public then voted on What Now's website and the two acts with the most votes per heat progressed through to the next round.
Heat 1 (4 August)
| Act | Order | Talent | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex London | 1 | Singing | "Skinny Love" | Advanced |
| Angela Chen | 2 | Accordion | "Fur Elise" | Advanced |
| Dominique Mauahara | 3 | Dancing | N/A | Eliminated |
| May Ioka | 4 | Singing | "Amazing Grace" | Eliminated |
| Rahuo Huata | 5 | Singing | "Someone Like You" | Eliminated |
| The T.A.X | 6 | Band | "Home" | Eliminated |
Heat 2 (11 August)
| Act | Order | Talent | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany & Zemira | 1 | Singing | "Impossible" | Advanced |
| Molly Brown | 2 | Dancing | N/A | Advanced |
| Anna McCabe | 3 | Singing | "Skinny Love" | Eliminated |
| Ethan Hicks | 4 | Singing/Guitar | "Song 1"(Original) | Eliminated |
| Phoenix Hamilton | 5 | Singing/Ukelele | "Fly Bird, Fly" (Original) | Eliminated |
| Dallas Doolan | 6 | Singing | "When I Was Your Man" | Eliminated |
Heat 3 (18 August)
| Act | Order | Talent | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayley Mason | 1 | Flute | "Dynamite" | Eliminated |
| Brandi Ladyman-Miller | 2 | Singing | "A Thousand Years" | Eliminated |
| Eleni Motuliki | 3 | Singing | "You Don't Love Me Anymore" | Eliminated |
| Ralph Zambrano | 4 | Singing/Guitar | "Who I Am" (original) | Advanced |
| Ava Thornley | 5 | Singing | "Over the Rainbow" | Advanced |
| Mercy Mataia | 6 | Singing | "Girl On Fire" | Eliminated |
Heat 4 (25 August)
| Act | Order | Talent | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mia Downing | 1 | Singing/Guitar | "If I Ain't Got You" | Advanced |
| Hawaiki Dancers | 2 | Hawaiian Dancing | N/A | Advanced |
| Casey Messant | 3 | Singing/Guitar | "Radioactive" | Eliminated |
| Koopu Waipara | 4 | Singing | "We Found Love" | Eliminated |
| Caleb Rawson | 5 | Singing | "When I Was Your Man" | Eliminated |
| Kaleesha Messant | 6 | Singing/Guitar | "Royals" | Eliminated |
Heat 5 (1 September)
| Act | Order | Talent | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faith Ward | 1 | Dancing | N/A | Advanced |
| Holly Main Grant | 2 | Singing | "You Belong With Me" | Eliminated |
| Faith Kalekale | 3 | Singing/Guitar | "Count On Me" | Eliminated |
| Jocelyn Scott | 4 | Singing | "Popular" | Eliminated |
| Micah Heath | 5 | Singing/Guitar | "The A Team" | Advanced |
| Lily Barrowcliffe | 6 | Singing | "Skinny Love" | Eliminated |
Semi Finals
The 10 successful acts were then divided into two heats of five. 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 (8 Sepetember)
| Act | Order | Talent | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faith Ward | 1 | Dancing | N/A | Advanced |
| Mia Downing | 2 | Singing/Guitar | "If I Ain't Got You" | Advanced |
| Ava Thornley | 3 | Singing | "Over The Rainbow" | Eliminated |
| Alex London | 4 | Singing | "Skinny Love" | Advanced |
| Molly Brown | 5 | Dancing | N/A | Eliminated |
Semi Final 2 ( 15 September)
| Act | Order | Talent | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany & Zemira | 1 | Singing | "Impossible" | Eliminated |
| Micah Heath | 2 | Singing/Guitar | "The A Team" | Advanced |
| Hawaiki Dancers | 3 | Hawaiian Dancing | N/A | Eliminated |
| Angela Chen | 4 | Accordion | "Fur Elise" | Advanced |
| Ralph Zambrano | 5 | Singing/Guitar | "Who I Am" (Original) | 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 (6 October)
| Act | Order | Talent | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faith Ward | 1 | Dancing | N/A | Eliminated |
| Micah Heath | 2 | Singing/Guitar | "Fighter" (Original) | Top 3 |
| Angela Chen | 3 | Accordion | "Turkish March" | Eliminated |
| Ralph Zambrano | 4 | Singing/Guitar | "Halo" | Top 3 |
| Alex London | 5 | Singing | "We Can't Stop" | Eliminated |
| Mia Downing | 6 | Singing/Guitar | "Rolling in the Deep" | Top 3 |
Live Show 2 (13 October)
| Act | Order | Talent | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Zambrano | 1 | Singing/Guitar | "Wake Me Up" | Third Place |
| Mia Downing | 2 | Singing/Guitar | "Put Your Records On" | Winner |
| Micah Heath | 3 | Singing/Guitar | "Hero" (Original) | Runner Up |
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 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mia Downing | Saved | 1st | 2nd | Winner | |||||||||||
| Micah Heath | Saved | 1st | 3rd | Runner-up | |||||||||||
| Ralph Zambrano | Saved | 2nd | 1st | Third Place | |||||||||||
| Alex London | Saved | 3rd | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| Angela Chen | Saved | 3rd | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| Faith Ward | Saved | 2nd | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| Hawaiki Dancers | Saved | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Bethany & Zemira | Saved | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Molly Brown | Saved | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Ava Thornley | Saved | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Lily Barrowcliffe | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Jocelyn Scott | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Faith Kalekale | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Holly Main-Grant | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Kaleesha Messant | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Caleb Rawson | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Koopu Waipara | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Casey Messant | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Mercy Mataia | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Elenia Motuliki | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Brandi Ladyman-Miller | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Hayley Mason | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Dallas Doolan | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Phoenix Hamilton | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Ethan Hicks | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Anna McCabe | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| The T.A.X | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Rahuo Huata | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| May Ioka | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| Domonique Mauahara | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
Ratings
| Episode | Viewers | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Heat 1 | 83,020 | #27 |
| Heat 2 | 84,270 | #25 |
| Heat 3 | 82,590 | #26 |
| Heat 4 | 78,140 | #32 |
| Heat 5 | 81,700 | #29 |
| Semi Final 1 | 76,830 | #36 |
| Semi Final 2 | 78,610 | #32 |
| Live Show 1 | 83,440 | #24 |
| Live Show 2 | 88,060 | #21 |
| Grand Final Results | 94,170 | #14 |
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.