X Factor hopeful Benny Tipene is the pick of celebrity fans to win the talent show tomorrow tonight. The 22-year-old singer-songwriter from Palmerston North is battling rivals Jackie Thomas and Whenua Patuwai
Celebrity fans back Benny
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X Factor: Swearing and autotunes
More than 6000 hopefuls have tried out for the X Factor in a 27-town pre-audition marathon, and yesterday we saw the final five. That’s a fact .
Skinny singers ‘need some beef’
Record company bosses and concert promoters may claim it sells, but Dame Kiri Te Kanawa deplores the sexualisation of female classical musicians.
J-Lo’s skimpy outfit sparks outrage
Jennifer Lopez’s skimpy outfit and sexually suggestive dance moves have drawn scores of complaints. The singer appeared on Britain’s Got Talent where she performed her new single Live It Up wearing a tiny leather leotard and thigh-high boots
How to turn fantasy into reality
Shane Cortese knew it was the worst audition of his career. He’d blown a role that had been written just for him
More judges drama at American Idol
The ratings are down. Randy Jackson is out
Lorde: A Kiwi music mystery
She seemed to come out of nowhere. In just two months Lorde has become the Kiwi pop star everyone’s talking about.
Talent judge will be looking for gold
Dance guru Cris Judd will be juggling fatherhood commitments as well as critiquing Kiwi talent when he heads to Aotearoa as part of the New Zealand’s Got Talent judging panel.
MasterChef beats X Factor in ratings
In a battle of TV talent battles, MasterChef is beating X Factor when it comes to eyes on screens. According to last night’s ratings from Nielson, One’s MasterChef managed to draw over 508,000 viewers, and X Factor, on rival network TV3, pulled in about 454,000