Stars in Their Eyes (New Zealand)

Stars in Their Eyes
Genre	Talent Show
Created by	Joop van den Ende
Written by	Paul Ego
Presented by	Simon Barnett
Narrated by	Grant Walker
Country of origin	New Zealand
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	20
Production
Running time	60 minutes (including advertisements)
Release
Original network	TVNZ (TV One)
Picture format	576i 16:9
Original release	22 April 2008 – 23 June 2009
External links
Website

Stars in Their Eyes is a TVNZ talent show, based on the original British version. It is hosted by Simon Barnett.

2008 season

The finalists were:

Episode	Name of contestant	Appeared on the show as...
1 (22 April)	Caroline Lekstrom	Shakira
2 (29 April)	Lili Latham	Debbie Harry
3 (6 May)	Brendon Chase	Elvis Presley
4 (13 May)	Deryn Trainer	Billy Joel
5 (20 May)	Ellen Kuiper	Anastacia
6 (27 May)	Emmeline Pitcher	Cher
7 (3 June)	Paul Madsen	George Michael
8 (10 June)	Cindy Filo	Tina Turner
9 (17 June)	Tony Wellington	Roy Orbison
Grand Final (24 June)	Deryn Trainer	Billy Joel

Episode 1 (22 April 2008)

Contestant	Appeared on the show as...	Performing the song...
Andy Gilmour	Meat Loaf	You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth
Caroline Lekstrom	Shakira	Whenever, Wherever
David Sutton	Robbie Williams	Angels
Karen Davy	Dolly Parton	Here You Come Again
Steve Larkins	Freddie Mercury	Bohemian Rhapsody

Episode 2 (29 April 2008)

Contestant	Appeared on the show as...	Performing the song...
Emilie Harwood	Celine Dion	My Heart Will Go On
Jason Tapp	Johnny Cash	Ring of Fire
Lili Latham	Debbie Harry	One Way or Another
Peter Morgan	Stevie Wonder	Superstition
Vince Gambino	Tom Jones	Delilah

Episode 3 (6 May 2008)

Contestant	Appeared on the show as...	Performing the song...
Brendon Chase	Elvis Presley	Suspicious Minds
Mani Fagundes	Lenny Kravitz	Fly Away
Pete Madsen	Barry Gibb	Night Fever
Renee Petersen	Amy Lee	Call Me When You're Sober
Sarah Hannaford-Hill	Madonna	Don't Tell Me

Episode 4 (13 May 2008)

Contestant	Appeared on the show as...	Performing the song...
Deryn Trainer	Billy Joel	Piano Man
Lisa Jimmieson	Christine McVie	You Make Loving Fun
Mitch Golner	Neil Young	Heart of Gold
Sarah McBride	Kylie Minogue	Can't Get You out of My Head
Vanessa Abernethy	Melissa Etheridge	Like the Way I Do

Episode 5 (20 May 2008)

Contestant	Appeared on the show as...	Performing the song...
Brett Wallace	Neil Diamond	Sweet Caroline
Ellen Kuiper	Anastacia	I'm Outta Love
Gordon Fletcher	Don Henley	Hotel California
Jason Carlo	Ronan Keating	If Tomorrow Never Comes
Shaan Antunovich	Shania Twain	Man! I Feel Like A Woman!

Episode 6 (27 May 2008)

Contestant	Appeared on the show as...	Performing the song...
Anna Hawkins	Sarah Brightman	Memory
Catherine Short	Lulu	To Sir, With Love
Emmeline Pitcher	Cher	If I Could Turn Back Time
Malcolm McCallum	James Taylor	Fire and Rain
Tami Nelson	Amy Winehouse	Rehab

Episode 7 (3 June 2008)

Contestant	Appeared on the show as...	Performing the song...
Jared Cuff	Engelbert Humperdinck	There Goes My Everything
Paul Madsen	George Michael	Faith
Pauline Berry	Marilyn Monroe	Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
Sara Jane Elika	Beyoncé Knowles	Crazy in Love
Truda Chadwick	Chrissie Hynde	Back on the Chain Gang

Episode 8 (10 June 2008)

Contestant	Appeared on the show as...	Performing the song...
Amy Altman	Alicia Keys	If I Ain't Got You
Cindy Filo	Tina Turner	Proud Mary
Maz Pheby	Fergie	Big Girls Don't Cry
Michelle Hopkirk	Bonnie Tyler	It's a Heartache
Richard Gregory	Paul McCartney	Silly Love Songs

Episode 9 (17 June 2008)

Contestant	Appeared on the show as...	Performing the song...
Eddie Simon	Leo Sayer	You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
Gillian Forbes	Alanis Morissette	Ironic
Greg Ward	Elton John	I'm Still Standing
Mareya Watling	Dido	Thank You
Tony Wellington	Roy Orbison	Oh, Pretty Woman

2009 season

The finalists were:

Episode	Name of contestant	Appeared on the show as...
1 (28 April)	Mike Henderson	Scott Stapp
2 (5 May)	Lisa Crawley	Norah Jones
3 (12 May)	Nigel McCutcheon	Billy Idol
4 (19 May)	Chris Mears	Boy George
5 (26 May)	Dan Kendrick	David Lee Roth
6 (2 June)	Thomas Stowers	Barry White
7 (9 June)	Mandy Pickering	Sarah McLachlan
8 (16 June)	Mark Jensen	Bobby Darin
9 (23 June)	Jessie Matthews	Aretha Franklin
Grand Final (30 June)	Mandy Pickering	Sarah McLachlan

Episode 1 (28 April 2009)

Contestant	Appeared on the show as...	Performing the song...
Eliza Mackle	Pat Benatar	Hit Me with Your Best Shot
Colin Jones	Joe Cocker	Unchain My Heart
Courtney Janssen	Miley Cyrus	See You Again
Mike Henderson	Scott Stapp	With Arms Wide Open
Kelvin Cummings	Jerry Lee Lewis	Great Balls of Fire

Episode 2 (5 May 2009)

Contestant	Appeared on the show as...	Performing the song...
Dave Woods	Rod Stewart	Maggie May
Lisa Crawley	Norah Jones	Don't Know Why
Jordan Davison	Robert Plant	Black Dog
Karen DeGraaf	Bonnie Raitt	Something to Talk About
Jon Palmer	Gene Pitney	24 Hours from Tulsa

Episode 3 (12 May 2009)

Contestant	Appeared on the show as...	Performing the song...
Brandt McRichie	Tom Jones	If I Only Knew
Clarinda Kwee	Bic Runga	Sway
Marc Hamilton	Rob Thomas	How Far We've Come
Nigel McCutcheon	Billy Idol	Rebel Yell
Rachael Tolhopf	Gwen Stefani	Just a Girl

Episode 4 (19 May 2009)

Contestant	Appeared on the show as...	Performing the song...
Chris Mears	Boy George	Karma Chameleon
James Crosby	Gary Lightbody	Chasing Cars
Marica Middlemiss	Karen Carpenter	Top of the World
Lou Rix	Grace Jones	Pull Up to the Bumper
Johnny Angel	Tony Orlando	Knock Three Times

Episode 5 (26 May 2009)

Contestant	Appeared on the show as...	Performing the song...
Corin Haines	Phil Collins	Against All Odds
Sharon Cunningham	Diana Ross	Chain Reaction
Deb Jardin	Brooke Fraser	Shadowfeet
Dan Kendrick	David Lee Roth	Jump
Talia Cameron	Britney Spears	Toxic

Episode 6 (2 June 2009)

Contestant	Appeared on the show as...	Performing the song...
Thomas Stowers	Barry White	Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe
Vicki Eaton	Alicia Keys	No One
Sarah Lina	Nicole Scherzinger	Don't Cha
Richard Hanna	Dean Martin	That's Amore
Kylie Garus	Stevie Nicks	Dreams

Episode 7 (9 June 2009)

Contestant	Appeared on the show as...	Performing the song...
Richard Leith	Buddy Holly	Peggy Sue
Mandy Pickering	Sarah McLachlan	Angel
Kathy Phillips	Whitney Houston	I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Megan Kane	Avril Lavigne	Sk8er Boi
Steve Hamlin	Steve Earle	Copperhead Road

Episode 8 (16 June 2009)

Contestant	Appeared on the show as...	Performing the song...
Nieka Matekino	Tina Turner	Nutbush City Limits
George Smith	Cat Stevens	Father and Son
Danny Cottrell	Billy Gibbons	Sharp Dressed Man
Mark Jensen	Bobby Darin	Beyond the Sea
Katherine Tuent	Vanessa Carlton	A Thousand Miles

Episode 9 (23 June 2009)

Contestant	Appeared on the show as...	Performing the song...
Jessie Matthews	Aretha Franklin	Think
John Schaeffer	Jon Bon Jovi	Wanted Dead Or Alive
Carleen Murphy	Jennifer Lopez	If You Had My Love
Scott Topham	Garth Brooks	The Thunder Rolls
Odette Meares	Judith Durham	Georgy Girl