Popstars episode one: Alex Phillips leaves judges in tears after moving audition
12 Apr, 2021 08:35 AM
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Judges react to Alex Phillip s performance on Popstars. Video / TVNZ
An emotional audition from a Popstars hopeful has left the show s panellists in tears after he sang an original song about his journey towards self-acceptance.
The original season of Popstars gave us TrueBliss and a new era of reality TV which unearthed global singing talent, and two decades later Kiwis are being introduced to a new slate of potential pop talent.
The rebooted show is fronted by panellists Kimbra, Nathan King and Vince Harder, who vote on the hopeful singer-songwriters hoping to advance their careers.
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Show Transcript QUANECIA: GETTING CLOSER TO THE END OF THE PANDEMIC. MEANS GETTING CLOSER TO NORMALCY, ESPECIALLY FOR TEENAGERS. LAST YEAR, WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL HELD VIRTUAL AUDITIONS FOR SHOW CHOIR. BUT TODAY, STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO TRY OUT IN-PERSON. READY? QUANECIA: BREATHE. SMILE. DO YOUR BE MUCH-NEEDED WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT WHEN YOU’RE AUDITIONING IN PERSON IN A PANDEMIC. THEY GET TO AUDITION WITH OUT THEIR MASKS SO IT’S INTERESTING, FINALLY BE ABLE TO SEE THESE PEOPLE’S FULL FAC QUANECIA: FOR LAST YEAR’S SHOW CHOIR TRYOUTS. BRENDEN ROBINSON AND EVAN MOTT FACED JUDGES VIRTUALLY IT WAS JUST SUPER NICE TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM FOR SOMEONE AND NOT JUST BE PERFORMING FOR A SCREEN AGAIN QUANECIA: REMINDING THE WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HOW LIFE WAS