Rock Star: INXS

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Rock Star: INXS
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Hosted by Brooke Burke
Dave Navarro
Judges Tim Farriss
Andrew Farriss
Jon Farriss
Kirk Pengilly
Garry Gary Beers
No. of contestants15
Winner J.D. Fortune
Runner-up Marty Casey
No. of episodes32
Release
Original network CBS
Original releaseJuly 11 (2005-07-11) 
September 20, 2005 (2005-09-20)
Season chronology
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Rock Star: INXS is the first season of the reality television show Rock Star where fifteen contestants competed to become the lead vocalist for the Australian rock band INXS.

Contents

INXS enjoyed great popularity through the 1980s and early 1990s, but after frontman Michael Hutchence died in 1997, the band attempted to continue with alternate singers, but remained largely dormant until this show. The winner of the series, J. D. Fortune, was announced on Tuesday, September 20, 2005, and became the band's new lead singer. Following the series, on November 29, 2005, the band released the studio album Switch with Fortune on lead vocals.

Background

Contestants were housed in the Paramour Mansion, and squared off in a singing contest featuring well-known rock songs. Each week, viewers voted for their favorite contestant. The three contestants with the fewest votes performed an INXS song the following night. The members of the band then decided which contestant would be sent home, with lead guitarist Tim Farriss invoking the show's catchphrase to the departing contestant, "You're just not right for our band, INXS."

The show originally appeared three nights a week on CBS. The format consisted of a half-hour behind-the-scenes episode on Monday, a one-hour performance episode on Tuesday and a half-hour elimination episode on Wednesday. However, on August 3, 2005, CBS announced the behind-the-scenes episode would move to Sunday nights on VH1 effective August 7, 2005, due to low ratings in the United States. As the show continued, the ratings improved. This prompted the Wednesday results show to be expanded to one hour for the duration of its run. The winner, J. D. Fortune, was announced on Tuesday, September 20, 2005.

Runner-up Marty Casey and his Chicago-based band Lovehammers were invited to open for INXS on their 2006 tour.

Directed by Michael A. Simon, the show was executive produced by Survivor 's Mark Burnett and hosted by Brooke Burke and Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro. Other executive producers were David Goffin (American Idol, On the Lot, Eco-Challenge, Combat Missions), Lisa Hennessy (Eco-Challenge) and INXS managers David Edwards and Michael Murchison, with Conrad Riggs as co-executive producer.

Five musicians (Paul Mirkovich, Jim McGorman, Nate Morton, Sasha Krivstov, and Rafael Moreira) made up the house band that backed the 15 contestants during the show.

A.J. Dickerson and Scott C. Wilson were among the many video editors of the Tuesday performance shows. Scott C. Wilson did the final mixes on the Tuesday performance shows.

Finals

Three contestants reached the finale: Mig Ayesa, Marty Casey, and J. D. Fortune. Fortune was considered by many the underdog of the three as he established a renegade image during the competition, while Casey was considered the favorite due to his popularity with voters. In the finale, Ayesa, Casey, and Fortune each selected a song that was performed previously on the show. Ayesa chose Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody", Casey chose Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here", and Fortune chose The Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want". Based on these performances, INXS eliminated Ayesa.

Afterwards, Casey and Fortune each performed an INXS song with, for the first time on the show, all five members of INXS. Casey performed "Don't Change" and Fortune performed "What You Need". Following the performances, INXS announced Fortune as the winner.

Original songs

During the competition, Casey and Fortune performed two original songs that became fan favorites. Both songs would receive multiple encores during the competition. Casey's original song was called "Trees" and was described by host Dave Navarro as a song that he could imagine being heard on the radio "today". In fact, the song received some radioplay as a result of its exposure on the show.

At one point in the competition, the remaining eight contestants were divided into two teams of four and challenged to write lyrics to a melody written by Andrew Farriss. When Fortune did not see eye to eye with his team (which included Casey), he decided to venture out on his own and write his own lyrics. Initially considered to have jeopardized his chances of winning the competition (since it was perceived he couldn't work in a team), Fortune's move resulted in his creation of the lyrics of "Pretty Vegas", which became a favorite of INXS, played a major role in his ultimate victory, and became the first single from their new album Switch.

Top 15 finalists

The following is a list of songs performed by each finalist during the competition. The number represents the week in which the song was performed. Except for the second week, each week one finalist was asked to perform an encore performance of the song they performed the night before, noted as an "Encore Performance".

Each week (except for the first and final weeks), the three finalists who had the lowest total audience votes were asked to perform an INXS song of the band's choice, noted as a "Bottom 3 Performance". After everyone performed one non-INXS song in the first and last episodes, the band chose one contestant to be eliminated out of the entire group. There was no voting for the bottom three.

In the seventh week, two contestants were given the chance to perform original songs (Mig & Deanna.)

For the ninth week performance episode, each contestant performed an original song as well as a non-INXS song. In the elimination episode that week, all the remaining contestants plus Dave Navarro performed as an ensemble with INXS on their new track Us, as the opening act for that week's encore.

For the tenth week performance, INXS chose two songs for each of the remaining contestants to perform.

The ages given below were the ages of the contestants during the recording of the show.

1. "American Woman" (The Guess Who)
1. "California Dreamin'" (The Mamas & the Papas) – Encore Performance
2. "Hand in My Pocket" (Alanis Morissette)
3. "We Are the Champions" (Queen)
4. "The Letter" (Joe Cocker)
5. "Crazy" (Seal)
6. "As Tears Go By" (The Rolling Stones)
7. "Cold as Ice" (Foreigner)
8. "Suspicious Minds" (Elvis Presley)
Bottom 3 Performance This Time" (INXS)
9. "Come as You Are" (Nirvana)
9. "Pretty Vegas" (J. D. Fortune) – Encore Performance
9. "Us" (INXS) – Ensemble of remaining contestants with INXS
Bottom 3 Performance Mystify (INXS)
10. "Pretty Vegas" (J. D. Fortune) – Encore Performance [nb 1]
10. "Money" (Pink Floyd)
Bottom 3 Performance "By My Side" (INXS)
11. "You Can't Always Get What You Want" (The Rolling Stones)
11. "What You Need" (INXS)
11. "Easy Easy" (INXS)
1. "You Really Got Me" (The Kinks)
1. "Take Me Out" (Franz Ferdinand)
2. "What I Like About You" (The Romantics)
3. "Lithium" (Nirvana) – Encore Performance
4. "With Arms Wide Open" (Creed)
5. "Mr. Brightside" (The Killers)
6. "...Baby One More Time" (Britney Spears)
7. "I Alone" (Live)
Bottom 3 Performance "Don't Change" (INXS)
8. "Wish You Were Here" (Pink Floyd) – Encore Performance [nb 2]
9. "Everlong" (Foo Fighters)
9. "Trees" (Marty Casey)
9. "Us" (INXS) – Ensemble of remaining contestants with INXS
10. "Trees" (Marty Casey) – Encore Performance
10. "Creep" (Radiohead)
11. "Wish You Were Here" (Pink Floyd)
11. "Don't Change" (INXS)
1. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Nirvana)
1. "All Day and All of the Night" (The Kinks)
2. "Walk This Way" (Aerosmith)
3. "Lola" (The Kinks)
4. "We Will Rock You" (Queen)
5. "All Right Now" (Free)
6. "Baby, I Love Your Way" (Peter Frampton) – Encore Performance
7. "Do or Die" (Mig Ayesa)
8. "Live and Let Die" (Paul McCartney)
9. "Hard to Handle" (Otis Redding)
9. "Home in Me" (Mig Ayesa)
9. "Us" (INXS) – Ensemble of remaining contestants with INXS
10. "Paint It Black" (The Rolling Stones)
10. "Kiss from a Rose" (Seal)
Bottom 3 Performance What You Need (INXS)
11. "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen)
1. "Remedy" (The Black Crowes)
1. "Call Me" (Blondie)
Bottom 3 Performance "Never Tear Us Apart" (INXS)
2. "Roxanne" (The Police)
3. "Superstition" (Stevie Wonder)
4. "Get Back" (The Beatles)
5. "Losing My Religion" (R.E.M.)
Bottom 3 Performance "Bitter Tears" (INXS)
6. "Bring It On Home to Me" (Sam Cooke) – Bottom 3 Performance By My Side (INXS)
7. "Start Me Up" (The Rolling Stones) – Encore Performance
8. "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen) – Encore Performance
9. "I Can't Make You Love Me" (Bonnie Raitt)
9. "Soul Life" (Suzie McNeil)
9. "Us" (INXS) – Ensemble of remaining contestants with INXS
Bottom 3 Performance "Never Tear Us Apart" (INXS)
10. "Interstate Love Song" (Stone Temple Pilots)
10. "What's Up" (4 Non Blondes)
Bottom 3 Performance "Suicide Blonde" (INXS)
1. "Baba O'Riley" (The Who)
1. "Heart Shaped Box" (Nirvana)
2. "The Reason" (Hoobastank)
3. "Gimme Some Lovin'" (The Spencer Davis Group)
4. "The Man Who Sold the World" (David Bowie) – Encore Performance
5. "Layla" (Eric Clapton)
6. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Bob Dylan)
7. "Dream On" (Aerosmith)
8. "Imagine" (John Lennon)
Bottom 3 Performance "Listen Like Thieves" (INXS)
9. "We Are the Champions" (Queen)
9. "Try Not" (Jordis Unga)
9. "Us" (INXS) – Ensemble of remaining contestants with INXS
Bottom 3 Performance "Need You Tonight" (INXS)
1. "Cult of Personality" (Living Colour)
1. "Heartbreaker" (Pat Benatar)
2. "Somebody Told Me" (The Killers)
3. "Everybody Hurts" (R.E.M.)
4. "Everlong" (Foo Fighters)
Bottom 3 Performance "Kick" (INXS)
5. "No Woman No Cry" (Bob Marley) – Encore Performance
6. "Maggie May" (Rod Stewart)
7. "Proud Mary" (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Bottom 3 Performance "What You Need" (INXS)
8. "You Can't Always Get What You Want" (The Rolling Stones)
Bottom 3 Performance "The One Thing" (INXS)
1. "Piece of My Heart" (Janis Joplin)
1. "Should I Stay or Should I Go" (The Clash)
2. "The One I Love" (R.E.M.)
3. "Give a Little Bit" (Supertramp)
4. "I'm the Only One" (Melissa Etheridge)
5. "Long Train Running" (The Doobie Brothers)
6. "I Can't Make You Love Me" (Bonnie Raitt)
Bottom 3 Performance "Never Tear Us Apart" (INXS)
7. "My Truth" (Deanna Johnston)
Bottom 3 Performance "Elegantly Wasted" (INXS)
1. "Celebrity Skin" (Hole)
1. "I Want You to Want Me" (Cheap Trick)
2. "Purple Haze" (Jimi Hendrix)
Bottom 3 Performance "Don't Change" (INXS)
3. "Because the Night" (Patti Smith)
Bottom 3 Performance "Elegantly Wasted" (INXS)
4. "Blister in the Sun" (Violent Femmes)
5. "Come as You Are" (Nirvana)
Bottom 3 Performance "Disappear" (INXS)
6. "Torn" (Natalie Imbruglia)
Bottom 3 Performance "Mystify" (INXS)
1. "Rock and Roll All Nite" (KISS)
1. "Hard to Handle" (Otis Redding)
2. "Sweet Home Alabama" (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
3. "Tempted" (Squeeze)
4. "If You Could Only See" (Tonic)
Bottom 3 Performance "Devil Inside" (INXS)
5. "It's All Over Now" (The Rolling Stones)
Bottom 3 Performance "Don't Lose Your Head" (INXS)
1. "Middle of the Road" (The Pretenders)
1. "Take It Easy" (Eagles)
Bottom 3 Performance "New Sensation" (INXS)
2. "Paranoid" (Black Sabbath) – Bottom 3 Performance "Mystify" (INXS)
3. "Suffragette City" (David Bowie)
4. "Message in a Bottle" (The Police)
Bottom 3 Performance "Beautiful Girl" (INXS)
1. "Burning Down the House" (Talking Heads)
1. "Somebody to Love" (Jefferson Airplane)
2. "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll" (The Rolling Stones)
3. "If It Makes You Happy" (Sheryl Crow)
Bottom 3 Performance "By My Side" (INXS)
1. "One Way or Another" (Blondie)
1. "People Are Strange" (The Doors)
2. "I Hate Myself for Loving You" (Joan Jett)
3. "Rock the Casbah" (The Clash)
Bottom 3 Performance What You Need (INXS)
1. "Brown Sugar" (The Rolling Stones)
1. "Fortunate Son" (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
2. "Summer of '69" (Bryan Adams)
Bottom 3 Performance Suicide Blonde (INXS)
1. "Heroes" (David Bowie)
1. "Right Here Right Now" (Jesus Jones) – Bottom 3 Performance Need You Tonight (INXS)
1. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Bob Dylan) [nb 3]

Elimination chart

Week:1234567891011
PlaceContestantResult
1J.D. FortuneBtm 3 [nb 3] EncoreBtm 3B3EnB3En [nb 1] Winner
2Marty CaseyEncoreBtm 3Encore [nb 2] EncoreRunner-up
3Mig AyesaEncoreBtm 33rd
4Suzie McNeilBtm 3 [nb 3] Btm 3Btm 3Btm 3EncoreEncoreBtm 3Elim
5Jordis UngaEncoreBtm 3Elim
6Ty TaylorBtm 3EncoreBtm 3Elim
7Deanna JohnstonBtm 3Elim
8Jessica RobinsonBtm 3Btm 3Btm 3Elim
9Brandon CalhounBtm 3Elim
10Tara SloneBtm 3Btm 3Elim
11–12Heather LuttrellElim
Daphna Dove
13Neal CarlsonElim
14Wil SeabrookElim
15Dana RobbinsElim [nb 3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Marty Casey won the encore but J.D. Fortune was selected to perform an additional encore by audience response.
  2. 1 2 Suzie McNeil won the encore and was asked to choose another contestant to do an encore as well, so she chose Marty Casey.
  3. 1 2 3 4 The first episode in week one was a combined behind-the-scenes, performance, and elimination episode. The members of INXS themselves picked the bottom three contestants, and Dana Robbins was eliminated back at the mansion without any of the three performing an INXS song first.

A Night at the Mayan Theatre

The show spawned a soundtrack entitled A Night at the Mayan Theatre, containing the performance from each contestant from the premiere episode, as well as two bonus tracks of Jordis Unga performing "The Man Who Sold the World" and Mig Ayesa performing "Baby, I Love Your Way".

The list of the contestants' performances is:

Rock Star: INXS The DVD

A DVD titled Rock Star: INXS The DVD was released on November 29, 2005, containing selected performances by the final six contestants (J. D. Fortune, Marty Casey, Mig Ayesa, Suzie McNeil, Jordis Unga, and Ty Taylor) as well as the post-finale mini-concert by INXS & J. D., short behind-the-scenes footage, and extras including the contestants' casting interviews and a photo slideshow: The DVD when RIAA Certified Gold in 2005.

  • The following performances with introductions (some not aired on the show) by the contestants:
  1. J. D. Fortune – "California Dreamin'" (The Mamas & the Papas)†
  2. Jordis Unga – "Heart-Shaped Box" (Nirvana)†
  3. Suzie McNeil – "Losing My Religion" (R.E.M.)
  4. Marty Casey – "Mr. Brightside" (The Killers)
  5. Ty Taylor – "Everybody Hurts" (R.E.M.)†
  6. Jordis Unga – "The Man Who Sold the World" (David Bowie)†
  7. Mig Ayesa – "Live and Let Die" (Paul McCartney)
  8. J. D. Fortune – "The Letter" (Joe Cocker)†
  9. Marty Casey – "...Baby One More Time" (Britney Spears)
  10. Suzie McNeil – "Bring It On Home to Me" (Sam Cooke)
  11. Ty Taylor – "No Woman, No Cry" (Bob Marley)
  12. Jordis Unga – "Imagine" (John Lennon)
  13. Marty Casey – "Creep" (Radiohead)‡
  14. Mig Ayesa – "Kiss from a Rose" (Seal)‡
  15. J. D. Fortune – "Money" (Pink Floyd)
  16. Marty Casey – "Wish You Were Here" (Pink Floyd)
  17. Suzie McNeil – "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen)
† Includes the contestant's unaired intro.
‡ The contestant's intro for this performance differs from the one that was broadcast.
Unlike most of the soundtrack CD, the performances for Rock Star: INXS The DVD were taken from episodes throughout the series:
Week 1, Episode 2: J. D. Fortune – "California Dreamin'" (The Mamas & the Papas)↑, Jordis Unga – "Heart-Shaped Box" (Nirvana)
Week 3, Episode 8: Ty Taylor – "Everybody Hurts" (R.E.M.)
Week 4, Episode 11: Jordis Unga – "The Man Who Sold the World" (David Bowie)↑, J. D. Fortune – "The Letter" (Joe Cocker)
Week 5, Episode 14: Suzie McNeil – "Losing My Religion" (R.E.M.)↓, Marty Casey – "Mr. Brightside" (The Killers), Ty Taylor – "No Woman, No Cry" (Bob Marley)↑
Week 6, Episode 17 (INXS selected the songs): Marty Casey – "...Baby One More Time" (Britney Spears), Suzie McNeil – "Bring It On Home to Me" (Sam Cooke)↓
Week 8, Episode 23 (With choir, strings, & brass): Mig Ayesa – "Live and Let Die" (Paul McCartney), Jordis Unga – "Imagine" (John Lennon)↓, Marty Casey – "Wish You Were Here" (Pink Floyd)↑. [1] Suzie McNeil – "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen)↑
Week 10, Episode 29 (INXS selected the songs): Marty Casey – "Creep" (Radiohead)↑, Mig Ayesa – "Kiss from a Rose" (Seal)↓, J. D. Fortune – "Money" (Pink Floyd)↓↑
↑Performance won an encore the following night.
↓Contestant was in bottom three in the elimination show following this performance.
  • Continuous playback of the above performances both with and without the intros.
  1. "Need You Tonight"
  2. "Never Tear Us Apart"
  3. "Suicide Blonde"
  4. "Pretty Vegas"
  5. "Don't Change"
  1. Mansion First Impressions
  2. Rocker Photo Shoot
  3. Backstage Vocal Warm-up
  4. Rockers Get Made Up
  5. Rockstar Mansion VIP Party
  6. The Rockers Get Tattooed
  7. Suzie Wrestles Mig
  8. Backstage Tour With J.D., Marty and Mig
  9. A Rocker Trip Down Memory Lane
  10. Q&A With INXS, J.D. and Suzie at Star 98.7
  11. J.D. Prepares For "We Are the Champions"
  12. Jordis Talks About "The Man Who Sold the World"
  1. Casting Interviews
  2. Photo Slideshow
  3. Human Being
  4. "Too Hot For TV" (Ass Cake, Piercing, Late Night Mansion Jam)

Album

INXS released the album Switch following the series with J.D. Fortune on lead vocals and went on tour. Switch was released on November 29, 2005, and peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200, and appeared on the Canadian Hot 100 and Top Internet Albums charts at numbers two and 56, respectively. [2] The album has sold 391,000 copies in the U.S. since release. [3] The single "Pretty Vegas" received gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on January 26, 2006. [4] In Canada, both the album and the single, Pretty Vegas, went platinum and reached number one on the charts. [5] [6] The album received platinum certification in Dec. 2005 by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA), [7] and Canadian sales of the album have exceeded 170,000 units. [8] The album went platinum and peaked at number 18 on the ARIA Charts.

Further seasons

By the end of the competition, CBS was encouraging musicians to submit audition tapes for consideration in a second Rock Star competition. Speculation on which band would be at the center of the competition varied. Van Halen and Alice in Chains were reportedly considered, but both denied the rumours. However, in March 2006, it was announced that the new season would focus on finding a lead singer for a new group entitled Supernova, featuring Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee, former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted, and former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke. The second season of Rock Star premiered on July 5, 2006, on CBS in the United States. Once again, it was hosted by Dave Navarro and Brooke Burke. [9]

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The Second season of You Can Dance – Po prostu Tańcz. The dancers compete to win PLN 100,000, and a 3-month scholarship in dance school Broadway Dance Center but first they have to go through auditions later 36 contestants do the workshops abroad country – this season Buenos Aires – Argentine, to get to the top 16 featured in the live show. In this season special guest choreographer was Marty Kudelka. From sixteen people, two dancers are eliminated in each episode, to the final episode that features the top three contestants. The show is hosted by Kinga Rusin. The judges are Agustin Egurrola, Michał Piróg and Weronika Marczuk-Pazura. It premiered on March 5, 2008. Artur Cieciórski was announced as the winner June 5, 2007

<i>The Voice</i> (American season 2) Season of television series

The second season of the American reality talent show The Voice premiered on NBC on February 5, 2012, in the 10 p.m. ET slot immediately following coverage of Super Bowl XLVI. The first promo aired on NBC on Saturday, October 8, 2011, during an episode of Saturday Night Live.

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