OK so this is my last post for this class, and I thought to myself why not go out on a high note for the Maoris. I’m sure you the readers have had enough of my Maori spiels but have you checked out the talent lately? There are some singers out there with the potential to go far in the music industry. Although the season ended with a bang, Maori Television’s Homai Te Pakipaki is always a great loss once the final is over. It’s Maori TV’s most highly rated programme, and it is no wonder too: it calls on and scouts out all New Zealanders to come forward and sing their hearts out on national telly. It’s the “grassroots” version of NZ Idol and all those other crap idol shows bombarding our screens. The rules and regulations for contestants are fairly liberal and aren’t as intense and restrictive as the ‘idol’ shows. The point of difference here is that pretty much all the people who audition are great singers, who come from all backgrounds, of all ages, without being under pressure to look good like the idol shows. Fresh NZ
talent at its best.
This season was jam-packed with scores of talented singers from a spectrum of ethnicities. This year the winner was a Fijian, Kelston Boys High School student who is here in New Zealand on a rugby scholarship. He wooed the crowd with his rendition of soul singer, Billy Paul’s soul hit, Me and Mrs Jones. Second place getter was Dane Moeke from Gisborne who blew the audience with Fantasia Barrino’s idol hit debut song, When You Believe. Finally, Susan Tipuna of Wairoa sang her way to third place with an overwhelming performance of Al Green’s, Let’s Stay Together. Contestants on this show come to the stage with no musical experience and turn out to be talented singers. If only this programme was taken more seriously, these potential artists would go a long way.
Check out the performances here, some of the talent is mean!!!!
talent at its best.This season was jam-packed with scores of talented singers from a spectrum of ethnicities. This year the winner was a Fijian, Kelston Boys High School student who is here in New Zealand on a rugby scholarship. He wooed the crowd with his rendition of soul singer, Billy Paul’s soul hit, Me and Mrs Jones. Second place getter was Dane Moeke from Gisborne who blew the audience with Fantasia Barrino’s idol hit debut song, When You Believe. Finally, Susan Tipuna of Wairoa sang her way to third place with an overwhelming performance of Al Green’s, Let’s Stay Together. Contestants on this show come to the stage with no musical experience and turn out to be talented singers. If only this programme was taken more seriously, these potential artists would go a long way.
Check out the performances here, some of the talent is mean!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiUZbvVvSCM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nryUsNEbu_8
Susan Tipuna comes from a musical family and has travelled to various countries as a professional artist. Check out her performance here, it’s mean as!
http://www.maoritelevision.com/default.aspx?tabid=273&pid=211&epid=5226
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