The X Factor (New Zealand TV series) series 2

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The X Factor
Series 2
Hosted by Dominic Bowden
Judges
Winner Beau Monga
Winning mentor Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Runner-upNyssa Collins
Finals venue Vector Arena
Release
Original network TV3
Original release15 February (2015-02-15) 
18 May 2015 (2015-05-18)
Series chronology
 Previous
Series 1

The second and final series of the New Zealand television reality music competition The X Factor premiered on TV3 in February 2015. [1] Pre-auditions began in October 2014. As well as again being open to singers aged 14 and over, the series was also open to bands, which had to contain no more than five members and have at least two singers. [2] The contestants were split into the show's four traditional categories: Boys, Girls, Over 25s and Groups. [3]

The series premiered on Sunday 15 February, [4] and screened three nights per week (SundayTuesday) until March 15, when it returned to the regular schedule of two nights per week (SundayMonday). [5] As well as being broadcast on TV3, the full series was also streamed live on TV3's website. The live shows were simulcast on More FM. [6]

The series was again hosted by Dominic Bowden. [7] Both former All Saints singer Melanie Blatt and Australian Idol winner Stan Walker returned to judge the series. [8] They were joined by new judges, married couple Natalia Kills and Willy Moon until the first live show when they were both fired after bullying a contestant from the Over 25s, then former The X Factor Australia judge Natalie Bassingthwaighte and I Am Giant drummer Shelton Woolright from the second live show.

The series was accompanied by spin-off show The Xtra Factor , which was hosted by Guy Williams, Sharyn Casey, and Clint Roberts, and screened on Four immediately after The X Factor. [9] [10]

As of February 2016, five acts from series 2 have been signed to a certain music label. Beau Monga, Mae Valley, Brendon Thomas and The Vibes were signed to Sony Music New Zealand, Stevie Tonks was signed to Christian music label "Parachute" and Finlay Robertson had received a grant by NZ On Air to release a single titled "Control". [11]

Development

The X Factor was created by Simon Cowell in the United Kingdom and the New Zealand version is based on the original UK series. Broadcast funding agency NZ On Air contributed $800,000 as a minority investor, for the production of 41 episodes of 60 minutes duration each. [12]

The series' broadcast sponsor is McDonald's, with Mazda, Fruttare, 2degrees and VO5 as programme partners. [13]

The initial pre-audition tour of 13 towns and cities was held in October and early November 2014, with the judges' auditions round filmed in Auckland in late November and early December. The Boot Camp round was filmed in mid-January 2015 in Auckland. [14]

Judges and host

In September, two of the judges from the first series, Melanie Blatt and Stan Walker, were confirmed to return as judges. [8] The other two judges from the first series, Ruby Frost and Daniel Bedingfield, were confirmed as not returning for the second series, with Frost wanting to focus on her music career. [15] In October the final two judges were confirmed as English singer Natalia Kills and her husband New Zealand-born singer Willy Moon. [16] On 16 March 2015, only hours before the second live results show, Kills and Moon were sacked from the show after a public backlash ensued against the couple after they berated a contestant's appearance on air during the first live show the previous night (15 March). More than 50,000 people signed a petition to get the couple sacked. For the show on 16 March, there were only two judges on the panel. [17] The X Factor Australia judge Natalie Bassingthwaighte and New Zealand-born I Am Giant drummer Shelton Woolright were named as the replacements of Moon and Kills respectively. [18]

In August 2014, Dominic Bowden was confirmed to return as the host of the second series. [7]

Selection process

Pre-auditions

The first appeal for applicants was made on 24 August 2014, with the announcement of the application process and pre-audition tour details. Pre-auditions in front of the show's producers began on 11 October 2014 and travelled through 13 locations around New Zealand. This was a reduction from the 27 locations visited for the first series, with the second series focusing mainly on cities. [14] [19] Bands were also able to pre-audition in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch or by uploading a performance video. [2]

Audition city/townDatesVenue
Auckland Central 11–12 October 2014AUT City Campus
Queenstown 14 October 2014Performing Arts Centre
Dunedin 15 October 2014 Forsyth Barr Stadium
Christchurch 16–17 October 2014New Zealand Institute of Sport
Nelson 19 October 2014 Nelson College
Wellington 21–22 October 2014 Westpac Stadium
Palmerston North 24 October 2014 Regent Theatre
Napier 26 October 2014 Napier Boys' High School
Rotorua 27 October 2014Rotorua Arts Village
Tauranga/Mt Maunganui 28 October 2014Club Mount
Hamilton 29 October 2014 Wintec
Whangarei 30 October 2014Whangarei Athletics Club
South Auckland 1–2 November 2014 Alfriston College

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. [20] These auditions were filmed at SkyCity Theatre in Auckland from 26 November to 2 December 2014 and broadcast from 15 February. The successful contestants then progressed to the Boot Camp round. [21]

Notable returning auditionees included three contestants who had competed in the first series: Finlay Robertson, who made it to judges' retreats; Hannah Cosgrove, who reached the second day of Boot Camp; and Kalsey Goodall and Nofo Lameko, who also made it to Boot Camp. Stuss featured as Cassie Henderson's backing band in week eight of the first series' live shows. Steve Broad previously appeared on the second series of NZ Idol in 2005, where he placed third, and on Pop's Ultimate Star in 2007. Archie Hill and Rick Aslett [22] were two separate acts that appeared on series three of New Zealand's Got Talent (series 3) at the audition stage in 2013. Richard Aslett also went on to appear live as one of the "crowd favourites" at the finale of series 3 of NZGT in December 2013. [23]

Boot Camp

The Boot Camp round was filmed at Vector Arena in Auckland in mid-January 2015 and broadcast from 1 to 3 March. In the first part of Boot Camp, the 101 acts were divided into groups of eight and giving a song to sing. From here they were reduced down to a top 64 and were introduced to their category judge. In the six-seat challenge, the 12 acts in each category performed one song each for the judges and were allocated a seat or sent home. If all seats were filled, a swap had to take place with a previously seated contestant. Any contestant under 16 could not be swapped out if they were given a seat. [26] [27]

The 24 successful acts were:

Judges' retreats

The judges' retreats episodes were filmed over the month of February in locations in New Zealand and Thailand. Blatt mentored the Over 25s in Pattaya, Thailand, assisted by Nicole Appleton; Kills took the boys to Titirangi, assisted by contestant of the first series of The X Factor Benny Tipene; Moon has the Groups in Karaka, with musician and former New Zealand's Got Talent judge Jason Kerrison; and Walker took the girls to Bangkok, assisted by Ginny Blackmore. Moon created a new group, country duo Mae Valley, made up of Abby Christodoulou and Hannah Cosgrove who had previously been eliminated at Boot Camp.

At the end of judges' retreats, it was announced that each judge could bring one further act back as a wildcard, with the public voting for which of the four wildcards would become the 13th contestant. [28]

Key:

  – Wildcard Winner
Summary of judges' retreats
JudgeCategoryLocationAssistant [29] Acts eliminatedWildcard
BlattOver 25s Pattaya Nicole Appleton Talitha Blake, Kayla MahonJoseph Emanuel
KillsBoys Titirangi Benny Tipene Micah Heath, Reiki RuawaiArchie Hill
MoonGroups Karaka Jason Kerrison Duel, Modulation, Urban Legacy Mae Valley
WalkerGirls Bangkok Ginny Blackmore Georgina Banfield, Sally FahertyJazzy Axton

Contestants

Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-Up
  – Third Place
Category (mentor) [3] Acts
Boys

(Bassingthwaighte)*

Nofo Lameko Beau Monga Stevie Tonks
Girls (Walker) Lili Bayliss Nyssa CollinsFinlay Robertson
Over 25s (Blatt) Steve Broad Joe IrvineSarah Spicer
Groups (Woolright)* Brendon Thomas and The Vibes Fare Thee Well Mae Valley Stuss

Live shows

The live shows began on 15 March 2015. [4] The shows were filmed at The X Factor NZ Studio in Favona, Auckland. [30] The finals were held in Vector Arena, in Auckland.

Results summary

Colour key
  – Act in the bottom two/three and had to perform in the final showdown
  – Act was in the bottom three but received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated
  – Act received the lowest number of public votes and was immediately eliminated (no final showdown)
Weekly results per act
Act Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Quarter-Final Semi-Final Final
First Monday VoteSecond Monday Vote
Beau Monga 3rd4th3rd2nd2nd1st1st1st1st1stWinner
(Final)
Nyssa Collins7th6th5th4th7th4th3rd2nd2nd2ndRunner-Up
(Final)
Brendon Thomas and The Vibes 8th5th7th9th3rd2nd2nd3rd4th3rdEliminated
(Final)
Stevie Tonks 2nd1st4th1st1st3rd5th5th3rdEliminated
(Semi-Final)
Steve Broad 6th3rd1st3rd4th5th4th4thEliminated
(Quarter-Final)
Lili Bayliss 12th9th10th5th6th7th6thEliminated
(Week 7)
Mae Valley 5th8th6th7th5th6thEliminated
(Week 6)
Joe Irvine1st7th9th8th8thEliminated
(Week 5)
Finlay Robertson4th2nd3rd6th9th
Sarah Spicer9th10th8th10thEliminated
(Week 4)
Fare Thee Well10th12th11thEliminated
(Week 3)
Nofo Lameko11th11thEliminated
(Week 2)
Stuss13thEliminated
(Week 1)
Final ShowdownBayliss, StussFare Thee Well, LamekoBayliss, Fare Thee WellBrendon Thomas & The Vibes, SpicerCollins, IrvineBayliss, Mae ValleyBayliss, TonksBroad, TonksBrendon Thomas & The Vibes, TonksNo final showdown/judges' vote; results were based on public votes alone
Woolright's vote to eliminateLamekoBaylissSpicerIrvineBaylissBaylissBroadTonks
Bassingthwaite's vote to eliminateFare Thee WellFare Thee WellSpicerIrvineMae ValleyBaylissBroadBrendon Thomas & The Vibes
Walker's vote to eliminateStussLamekoFare Thee WellBrendon Thomas & The VibesIrvineMae ValleyTonksBroadTonks
Blatt's vote to eliminateBaylissLamekoFare Thee WellBrendon Thomas & The VibesCollinsMae ValleyBaylissTonksTonks
EliminatedStuss
1 of 2 votes
Deadlock
Nofo Lameko
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Fare Thee Well
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Sarah Spicer
2 of 4 votes
Deadlock
Finlay Robertson
Public Vote To Save
Mae Valley
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Lili Bayliss
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Steve Broad
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Stevie Tonks
3 of 4 votes
Majority
Brendon Thomas and The Vibes
Third Place
Nyssa Collins
Runner-Up
Joe Irvine
3 of 4 votes
Majority

Live show details

Week 1 (15/16 March)

Acts' performances on the first live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongResult
Nyssa CollinsGirls (Walker)1"I Shot the Sheriff"/"Uptown Funk"Safe
Beau MongaBoys (Kills)2"Make It Bun Dem"/"Jamming"
Fare Thee WellGroups (Moon)3"The Sound of Silence"
Sarah SpicerOver 25s (Blatt)4"Wrecking Ball"
StussGroups (Moon)5"Girls"Bottom Two
Nofo LamekoBoys (Kills)6"Cry Me a River"Safe
Lili BaylissGirls (Walker)7"Rude"Bottom Two
Brendon Thomas and the VibesGroups (Moon)8"Lonely Boy"Safe
Stevie TonksBoys (Kills)9"Young and Beautiful"
Mae ValleyGroups (Moon)10"If I Die Young"
Steve BroadOver 25s (Blatt)11"Drunk in Love"
Finlay RobertsonGirls (Walker)12"Chandelier"
Joe IrvineOver 25s (Blatt)13"Cry Me a River"
Final showdown details
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongResult
StussGroups (Moon)1"Shiver"Eliminated
Lili BaylissGirls (Walker)2"No Scrubs"Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate

With the acts in the bottom two receiving one vote each, the result went to deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Stuss was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Notes

Week 2 (22/23 March)

Acts' performances on the second live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongResult
Finlay RobertsonGirls (Walker)1"FourFiveSeconds"Safe
Stevie TonksBoys (Bassingthwaighte)2"Like I Can"
Sarah SpicerOver 25s (Blatt)3"Love Me like You Do"
Fare Thee WellGroups (Woolright)4"Style"Bottom Two
Joe IrvineOver 25s (Blatt)5"Take Me to Church"Safe
Nofo LamekoBoys (Bassingthwaighte)6"Special"Bottom Two
Nyssa CollinsGirls (Walker)7"Dear Future Husband"/"All About That Bass"Safe
Beau MongaBoys (Bassingthwaighte)8"Happy"/"Drop It Like It's Hot"/"Beat It"
Mae ValleyGroups (Woolright)9"Up"
Steve BroadOver 25s (Blatt)10"Jealous"
Brendon Thomas and the VibesGroups (Woolright)11"Budapest"
Lili BaylissGirls (Walker)12"Earned It"
Final showdown details
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongResult
Fare Thee WellGroups (Woolright)1"If I Ain't Got You"Safe
Nofo LamekoBoys (Bassingthwaighte)2"Valerie"Eliminated
Judges' vote to eliminate
Notes

Week 3 (30/31 March)

Acts' performances on the third live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongResult
Fare Thee WellGroups (Woolright)1"In the Summertime"Bottom Two
Joe IrvineOver 25s (Blatt)2"Summer of '69"Safe
Beau MongaBoys (Bassingthwaighte)3"Señorita"
Lili BaylissGirls (Walker)4"Only Girl (In the World)"Bottom Two
Mae ValleyGroups (Woolright)5"Somewhere in My Car"Safe
Steve BroadOver 25s (Blatt)6"Summertime Sadness"
Finlay RobertsonGirls (Walker)7"Bang Bang"
Stevie TonksBoys (Bassingthwaighte)8"Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
Nyssa CollinsGirls (Walker)9"How Will I Know"
Brendon Thomas and The VibesGroups (Woolright)10"I'm Shakin'"
Sarah SpicerOver 25s (Blatt)11"Summertime"
Final showdown details
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongResult
Fare Thee WellGroups (Woolright)1"Hallelujah"Eliminated
Lili BaylissGirls (Walker)2"Naughty Girl"Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate
Notes

Week 4 (6/7 April)

Acts' performances on the fourth live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongResult
Sarah SpicerOver 25s (Blatt)1"What's Up?"Bottom Two
Nyssa CollinsGirls (Walker)2"A Thousand Miles"Safe
Brendon Thomas and The VibesGroups (Woolright)3"My Sharona"Bottom Two
Finlay RobertsonGirls (Walker)4"Somebody That I Used to Know"Safe
Joe IrvineOver 25s (Blatt)5"(I've Had) The Time of My Life"
Stevie TonksBoys (Bassingthwaighte)6"Crazy"
Mae ValleyGroups (Woolright)7"Teenage Dirtbag"
Lili BaylissGirls (Walker)8"Tainted Love"/"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
Steve BroadOver 25s (Blatt)9"Stay"
Beau MongaBoys (Bassingthwaighte)10"Freestyler"
Final showdown details
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongResult
Sarah SpicerOver 25s (Blatt)1"At Last"Eliminated
Brendon Thomas and The VibesGroups (Woolright)2"Power of Soul"Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate

With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result went deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote. Sarah Spicer was eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes.

Notes

Week 5 (12/13 April)

Acts' performances on the fifth live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongResult
Finlay RobertsonGirls (Walker)1"Shake It Off"Eliminated
Joe IrvineOver 25s (Blatt)2"Lego House"Bottom Three
Beau MongaBoys (Bassingthwaighte)3"I Knew You Were Trouble"Safe
Lili BaylissGirls (Walker)4"The A Team"
Steve BroadOver 25s (Blatt)5"Blank Space"
Mae ValleyGroups (Woolright)6"Sparks Fly"
Nyssa CollinsGirls (Walker)7"Safe & Sound"Bottom Three
Stevie TonksBoys (Bassingthwaighte)8"Give Me Love"Safe
Brendon Thomas and The VibesGroups (Woolright)9"Make It Rain"
Final showdown details
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongResult
Nyssa CollinsGirls (Walker)1"Slow Motion"Safe
Joe IrvineOver 25s (Blatt)2"Wake Me Up"Eliminated
Judges' vote to eliminate
Notes

Week 6 (19/20 April)

Acts' performances on the sixth live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongChosen by [38] Result
Mae ValleyGroups (Woolright)1"Landslide" Israel Dagg Bottom Two
Stevie TonksBoys (Bassingthwaighte)2"Hold Back the River" Jay-Jay Harvey Safe
Nyssa CollinsGirls (Walker)3"Superstition" Awen Guttenbeil
Steve BroadOver 25s (Blatt)4"Ghost" Kylie Bax
Lili BaylissGirls (Walker)5"That's Not My Name" Dominic Harvey Bottom Two
Brendon Thomas and The VibesGroups (Woolright)6"Little Monster" Jono and Ben Safe
Beau MongaBoys (Bassingthwaighte)7"Gold Digger"DJ Sir-Vere
Final showdown details
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongResult
Mae ValleyGroups (Woolright)1"Lay Me Down"Eliminated
Lili BaylissGirls (Walker)2"You're The One That I Want"Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate
Notes

Week 7 (26/27 April)

Acts' performances on the seventh live show
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongMusical HeroResult
Stevie TonksBoys (Bassingthwaighte)1"Billie Jean" Michael Jackson Bottom Two
Lili BaylissGirls (Walker)2"Back to Black"/"Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" Amy Winehouse
Beau MongaBoys (Bassingthwaighte)3"Goody Goody" Frankie Lymon Safe
Brendon Thomas and The VibesGroups (Woolright)4"Higher Ground" Stevie Wonder
Nyssa CollinsGirls (Walker)5"Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" Alicia Keys
Steve BroadOver 25s (Blatt)6"Climax" Usher
Final showdown details
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongResult
Lili BaylissGirls (Walker)1"Blue Jeans"Eliminated
Stevie TonksBoys (Bassingthwaighte)2"Grenade"Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate
Notes

Week 8: Quarter-Final (3/4 May)

Acts' performances in the quarter-final
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongMentored By [41] Result
Nyssa CollinsGirls (Walker)1"Wake Up" Aaradhna Safe
Steve BroadOver 25s (Blatt)2"Always on My Mind" Tiki Taane Bottom Two
Brendon Thomas and The VibesGroups (Woolright)3"Bathe in the River" Hollie Smith Safe
Stevie TonksBoys (Bassingthwaighte)4"Oh My" Gin Wigmore Bottom Two
Beau MongaBoys (Bassingthwaighte)5"Fade Away" Che Fu Safe
Final showdown details
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongResult
Stevie TonksBoys (Bassingthwaighte)1"I Can't Make You Love Me"Safe
Steve BroadOver 25s (Blatt)2"I Lived"Eliminated
Judges' vote to eliminate
Notes

Week 9: Semi-Final (10/11 May)

Acts' performances in the semi-final
ActCategory (mentor)OrderNumber One SongOrderSong For MumResult
Brendon Thomas and The VibesGroups (Woolright)1"Another Brick In the Wall"7"Imagine"/"You Can't Always Get What You Want"Bottom Two
Beau MongaBoys (Bassingthwaighte)2"My Love"/"La La La"5"Silly Love Songs"Safe
Stevie TonksBoys (Bassingthwaighte)3"Some Nights"8"Fix You"Bottom Two
Nyssa CollinsGirls (Walker)4"Am I Wrong"/"Yeah 3x"6"Crazy"Safe
Final showdown details
ActCategory (mentor)OrderSongResult
Stevie TonksBoys (Bassingthwaighte)1"Over the Rainbow"Eliminated
Brendon Thomas and The VibesGroups (Woolright)2"My Generation"Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate
Notes

Week 10: Final (17/18 May)

17 May

  • Themes: Party songs, Judges' choice
  • Musical guest: I Am Giant ("Kiss From A Ghost")
Acts' performances on the Sunday Final
ActCategory (mentor)OrderParty songsOrderJudges' choice
Brendon Thomas and The VibesGroups (Woolright)1"Are You Gonna Go My Way"5"(Sitting On) The Dock of the Bay"
Nyssa CollinsGirls (Walker)2"Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"/"Thriller"6"Don't Dream It's Over"
Beau MongaBoys (Bassingthwaighte)3"Insane in the Brain"4"The Roimata Song"

18 May

Acts' performances on the Monday Final
ActCategory (mentor)OrderAudition SongOrderWinner's SingleResult
Beau MongaBoys (Bassingthwaighte)1"Hit the Road Jack"/"Fever"/"Feeling Good"4"King and Queen"Winner
Nyssa CollinsGirls (Walker)2"Saving All My Love For You"5"18"Runner-Up
Brendon Thomas and The VibesGroups (Woolright)3"Foxy Lady"N/AN/A (already eliminated)Eliminated

Notes

  • On 22 May 2015, the performances of two acts entered the NZ Singles Chart. Beau Monga's performance of "The Roimata Song" debuted at number 7 and Nyssa Collins' performance of "Don't Dream It's Over" debuted at number 8.

Charity single

In April it was announced that the finalists had recorded a charity single, a cover of Rachel Platten's single "Fight Song". The charity single was released on 13 April is in aid of Ronald McDonald House Charities in New Zealand. The single debuted at number 13 on the Official New Zealand Singles Chart. [43] The final 13 acts performed the song live on the week six results show. [40]

Reception

Critique and controversies

Producer interference

In December 2014, vlogger Brad Fisher claimed that during a taping of the judges' auditions, he saw the show's producer giving the judges hand signals to guide them on which contestants to put through to Boot Camp. [44] [45] However, judge Stan Walker denied the claims, saying that while the producers give the judges background information on the contestants, it was up to the judges to choose who goes through. [46]

Natalia Kills outburst

During the filming of the final judges' auditions session in December 2014, while giving feedback to busker Sally Faherty, judge Natalia Kills used strong language, including profanity, to admonish audience members. Some members of the audience were shocked at the outburst and walked out. A TV3 spokeswoman said both the network and Kills apologised for the incident. [47] The incident was featured in the final audition episode, with the profanity bleeped out. Faherty was also heard using bleeped language backstage. [48]

Shae Brider

In the sixth audition show, singer Shae Brider auditioned and was put through to the Boot Camp round. In the episode, Brider revealed that he had been involved in a 2004 murder in Wanganui and had served six years in prison for manslaughter. [49] In reaction to criticism from the public and media, MediaWorks New Zealand issued a statement saying that Brider's criminal record had been fully disclosed when he entered The X Factor and that the New Zealand justice system considers that Brider has paid his debt to society and apologised for any distress the episode may have caused viewers. [50] Donna Travers, the mother of Brider's victim, told media she was "devastated" by Brider's X Factor appearance and felt "revictimised". [51] [52] Brider later told media that he regretted appearing on the series and had not thought through the impact of his appearance. [53] TV3 announced that the first two bootcamp episodes would start with an apology to Travers and her family. [54] International The X Factor producers FremantleMedia Australia and Syco Entertainment discussed the situation with the show's producers, with a spokesperson for FreemantleMedia describing the inclusion of Brider on the show was "a very poor editorial decision" and that "a more rigid approval process" would ensure a similar situation would not happen in future. [55]

Berating of contestant

During the first live show, Kills bullied and humiliated Joe Irvine during the judges' comments, stating that there was "a doppelganger in our midst". [56] Kills called out Irvine on his apparent copying of the dress sense and hairstyle of her husband, Willy Moon. Kills deemed the contestant a "laughing stock", overtly "cheesy" and "disgusting". [57] Moon continued her rant, saying that Irvine was "like Norman Bates dressing up in his mother's clothing, it's just a little bit creepy". Viewer response to the comments was overwhelmingly negative, with some calling for Kills and Moon to be fired from the show mid-series, some calling them out on their hypocrisy about originality and others simply stating the comments to be disgusting themselves. A Facebook page demanding the two be fired was set up on 15 March 2015, and within twelve hours had amassed over 50,000 likes. [58] The incident led to criticism from the show's sponsors, franchise owner and fellow judges. [56]

Moon and Kills were both fired from the show the day after the incident and left Auckland for Los Angeles. [59] [60] Upon arrival in Los Angeles, Kills made her first public comments on the controversy by wishing luck to Joe Irvine and those in her former category luck in the competition, dismissing the idea of a "manufactured conspiracy" and also stated that "there are many sides to this story". [61] The following day both Kills and Moon made further comments via Twitter, with Kills explicitly apologising to Joe Irvine, while Moon wished him luck in the competition. [62] [63] Kills and Moon were replaced by former X Factor Australia judge Natalie Bassingthwaighte and New Zealand-born drummer Shelton Woolright respectively with immediate effect from the second live show.[ citation needed ]

Ratings

N.Z. Nielsen ratings

Colour key:
  – Highest rating during the season
  – Lowest rating during the season
Ep. #EpisodeAirdateTimeslotAverage ViewersRank (Night)TV3+1 ViewersTotal ViewersRank (Day)Ref
1Auditions 1Sunday February 15, 20157:00 - 8:35 pm304,500#338,780343,280#5 [64]
2Auditions 2Monday February 16, 20157:30 - 8:35 pm354,750#123,190377,940#4 [65]
3Auditions 3Tuesday February 17, 20157:30 - 8:35 pm344,080#132,570376,650#4 [66]
4Auditions 4Sunday February 22, 20157:00 - 8:35 pm328,650#240,420369,070#4 [67]
5Auditions 5Monday February 23, 20157:30 - 8:35 pm325,100#138,050363,150#4 [68]
6Auditions 6Tuesday February 24, 20157:30 - 8:35 pm358,300#144,880403,180#3 [69]
7Boot Camp, Top 64 RevealedSunday March 1, 20157:00 - 8:35 pm252,610#365,400318,010#5 [70]
8Six Chair Challenge, Boys and OversMonday March 2, 20157:35 - 8:35 pm318,200#222,100340,300#5 [71]
9Six Chair Challenge, Groups and GirlsTuesday March 3, 20157:35 - 8:35 pm306,180#422,620328,800#5 [72]
10Judges Reatreats, Girls and OversSunday March 8, 20157:00 - 8:35 pm259,940#324,830284,770#5 [73]
11Judges Reatreats, Groups and BoysMonday March 9, 20157:35 - 8:35 pm307,400#225,840333,240#5 [74]
12Judges Reatreats, Top 12 RevealTuesday March 10, 20157:35 - 8:35 pm316,750#336,380353,130#4 [75]
13Live Show 1Friday March 15, 20157:35 - 9:35 pm281,020#233,490314,510#4 [76]
14Live Results 1Saturday March 16, 20157:30 - 8:30 pm438,320#145,390483,710#3 [77]
15Live Show 2Friday March 22, 20157:00 - 9:10 pm314,870#122,890337,760#3 [78]
16Live Results 2Saturday March 23, 20157:30 - 8:35 pm237,120#418,150255,270#7 [79]
17Live Show 3Monday March 30, 20157:30 - 9:40 pm324,470#215,890340,360#4 [80]
18Live Results 3Tuesday March 31, 20157:30 - 8:35 pm
19Live Show 4Monday April 6, 20157:30 - 9:30 pm236,450#322,890337,760#3 [81]
20Live Results 4Tuesday April 7, 20157:30 - 8:35 pm247,110#313,910261,020#7 [82]
21Live Show 5Sunday April 12, 20157:00 - 8:55 pm261,860#326,550288,410#5 [83]
22Live Results 5Monday April 13, 20157:30 - 8:35 pm336,700#224,600361,300#5 [83]
23Live Show 6Sunday April 19, 20157:00 - 8:30 pm291,170#319,850311,020#5 [84]
24Live Results 6Monday April 20, 20157:30 - 8:35 pm271,810#421,100292,910#6 [85]
25Live Show 7Sunday April 26, 20157:00 - 8:35 pm265,170#317,800282,970#5 [86]
26Live Results 7Monday April 27, 20157:30 - 8:35 pm283,890#4283,890#10 [87]
27Live Show 8Sunday May 3, 20157:00 - 8:30 pm242,070#331,620273,690#5 [88]
28Live Results 8Monday May 4, 20157:30 - 8:35 pm287,130#412,650299,780#8 [89]
29Live Show 9Sunday May 10, 20157:00 - 8:40 pm341,460#210,270351,730#4 [90]
30Live Results 9Monday May 11, 20157:30 - 8:35 pm240,620#4240,620#8 [91]
31Grand Final PerformancesSunday May 17, 20157:00 - 8:35 pm325,740#225,970351,710#4 [92]
32Grand Final DeciderMonday May 18, 20157:30 - 9:30 pm326,380#333,530359,910#6 [93]

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