He may not be regular Sunday night viewing any more, but Benny Tipene is doing anything but relaxing.
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X Factor stars look to the future
With no immediate career prospects or any idea of what she wanted to do with her life, Jackie Thomas was ”just going with it”. Now the 22-year-old former meatworker has a record deal, a new car and a future in the spotlight.
Bedingfield misses NZ On Air grant
X Factor judge and multi-platinum selling pop star Daniel Bedingfield has failed for a second time in his bid for taxpayer cash to promote his latest song. Bedingfield had applied for a $6000 grant from the July round of New Zealand On Air’s “Making tracks” funding to produce a video for his song Out Of My Head.
X Factor fans outraged over voting glitch
Fans of The X Factor are up in arms after a technical glitch appears to have affected the voting system in last night’s final. The highlight of the show was Jackie Thomas being crowned the winner of the first season of The X Factor NZ over fellow finalist Whenua Patuwai
Celebrity fans back Benny
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
X-Factor follows reality ‘bible’ religiously
On the eve of finding out who will win the latest X Factor, new insights into how tightly scripted the reality show really is have come to light.
X-Factor judge wants Kiwi bankroll
X Factor judge and multi-platinum selling pop star Daniel Bedingfield is putting his hand up for taxpayer cash to promote his latest song. He has applied for a $6000 grant from the latest round of New Zealand On Air’s “Making Tracks” funding to produce a video for his song Out Of My Head
Home and Away hunk shares secret
Hard work is paying off for former Perth concreter and Dancing With The Stars champ Johnny Ruffo with a recurring role on Home And Away, as Kerry Harvey reports.
Coast fans flock to X Factor star’s show
West Coast X Factor finalist Jackie Thomas is rapt to be back on home turf for a one-off concert in Greymouth. ”I just love the West Coast,” extolled the pint-sized singer after she landed in Hokitika this morning, accompanied by a large television entourage.
The X Factor’s double whammy
Last night’s The X Factor semi finale was a show full of double whammys.