The X Factor (New Zealand series 2)

The X Factor
Series 2
Hosted by Dominic Bowden
Judges
Winner Beau Monga
Winning mentor Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Runner-up Nyssa Collins
Finals venue Vector Arena
Release
Original network TV3
Original release 15 February –
18 May 2015
Series chronology

The second and final series of the New Zealand television reality music competition The X Factor premiered on TV3 in February 2015. 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. The contestants were split into the show's four traditional categories: Boys, Girls, Over 25s and Groups.

The series premiered on Sunday 15 February, and screened three nights per week (Sunday–Tuesday) until March 15, when it returned to the regular schedule of two nights per week (Sunday–Monday). 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.

The series was again hosted by Dominic Bowden. Both former All Saints singer Melanie Blatt and Australian Idol winner Stan Walker returned to judge the series. They were joined by new judges, married couple Willy Moon and Natalia Kills until the first live show when they were both fired after bullying a contestant, 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.

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".

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.

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

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.

Judges and host

Series 2 Judges (Seat Order)
Judge
Melanie Blatt
Judge
Stan Walker
Judge
Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Judge
Shelton Woolright

In September, two of the judges from the first series, Stan Walker and Melanie Blatt, were confirmed to return as judges. The other two judges from the first series, Daniel Bedingfield and Ruby Frost, were confirmed as not returning for the second series, with Frost wanting to focus on her music career. In October the final two judges were confirmed as New Zealand-born singer Willy Moon and his wife, English singer Natalia Kills. 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. 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.

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

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. Bands were also able to pre-audition in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch or by uploading a performance video.

Audition city/town Dates Venue
Auckland Central 11–12 October 2014 AUT City Campus
Queenstown 14 October 2014 Performing Arts Centre
Dunedin 15 October 2014 Forsyth Barr Stadium
Christchurch 16–17 October 2014 New 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 2014 Rotorua Arts Village
Tauranga/Mt Maunganui 28 October 2014 Club Mount
Hamilton 29 October 2014 Wintec
Whangarei 30 October 2014 Whangarei 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. 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.

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 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.

  • Auditions 1 (15 February): Featured successful auditionees: Shayla Armstrong, Jazzy Axton, Brendon Thomas and the Vibes, Joe Irvine, Ralph Zambrano, Nofo Lameko, Beau Monga, Ellaphon Tauariki and Eb Skye.
  • Auditions 2 (16 February) Featured successful auditionees: Michelle Beck, Liam Fitzsimon Cooper, Finlay Robertson, Matt Sainsbury, Tux Severne, Sarah Spicer and Stevie Tonks.
  • Auditions 3 (17 February): Featured successful auditionees: Co-lab, Hannah Cosgrove, Dr3am, Fare Thee Well, Stuss and Urban Legacy.
  • Auditions 4 (22 February): Featured successful auditionees: Yolanda Bartram, Steve Broad, Teea Cecil, Nyssa Collins, Malakai Funaki, Archie Hill, Ria Hoeta, The Kicks, Mansweat, Anthony O'Hagan, Julie Rogers and Reiki Ruawai.
  • Auditions 5 (23 February): Featured successful auditionees: Ashy Batchelor, Lili Bayliss, Georgia Bishop, Abby Cristodoulou, Bethan Dunstone-Leith, Elae, Elijah and Leilani, Joseph Emanuel, Georgina Banfield, Hiki and Kerin, Llewellyn, Looking For Alaska, Kayla Mahon and Modulation.
  • Auditions 6 (24 February): Featured successful auditionees: Emma Amiri-Ghaemmaghamy, Talitha Blake, Shae Brider, Alfonso Fabras, Sally Faherty, Irene Folau, Kalsey Goodall, Micah Heath, Matthew Herd, Liam Jolly, Lydia Lewis, Johnny Searle and Izaia Tilialo.

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.

The 24 successful acts were:

  • Boys: Micah Heath, Archie Hill, Nofo Lameko, Beau Monga, Reiki Ruawai, Stevie Tonks
  • Girls: Jazzy Axton, Georgina Banfield, Lili Bayliss, Nyssa Collins, Sally Faherty, Finlay Robertson
  • Over 25s: Talitha Blake, Steve Broad, Joseph Emanuel, Joe Irvine, Kayla Mahon, Sarah Spicer
  • Groups: Brendon Thomas & the Vibes, Duel, Fare Thee Well, Modulation, Stuss, Urban Legacy

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.

Key:

  – Wildcard Winner
Summary of judges' retreats
Judge Category Location Assistant Acts eliminated Wildcard
Blatt Over 25s Pattaya Nicole Appleton Talitha Blake, Kayla Mahon Joseph Emanuel
Kills Boys Titirangi Benny Tipene Micah Heath, Reiki Ruawai Archie Hill
Moon Groups Karaka Jason Kerrison Duel, Modulation, Urban Legacy Mae Valley
Walker Girls Bangkok Ginny Blackmore Georgina Banfield, Sally Faherty Jazzy Axton

Contestants

Key:

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

(Bassingthwaighte)*

Nofo Lameko Beau Monga Stevie Tonks
Girls (Walker) Lili Bayliss Nyssa Collins Finlay Robertson
Over 25s (Blatt) Steve Broad Joe Irvine Sarah Spicer
Groups (Woolright)* Brendon Thomas and The Vibes Fare Thee Well Mae Valley Stuss
  • The Boys category was originally mentored by Natalia Kills, while the Groups category was originally mentored by Willy Moon.

Live shows

The live shows began on 15 March 2015. The shows were filmed at The X Factor NZ Studio in Favona, Auckland. 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 Vote Second Monday Vote
Beau Monga Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner
(Final)
Nyssa Collins Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom Three Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Runner-Up
(Final)
Brendon Thomas and The Vibes Safe Safe Safe 9th Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom Two 3rd Eliminated
(Final)
Stevie Tonks Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom Two Bottom Two Bottom Two Eliminated
(Semi-Final)
Steve Broad Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom Two Eliminated
(Quarter-Final)
Lili Bayliss 12th Safe Bottom Two Safe Safe Bottom Two Bottom Two Eliminated
(Week 7)
Mae Valley Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom Two Eliminated
(Week 6)
Joe Irvine Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom Three Eliminated
(Week 5)
Finlay Robertson Safe Safe Safe Safe 9th
Sarah Spicer Safe Safe Safe 10th Eliminated
(Week 4)
Fare Thee Well Safe Bottom Two Bottom Two Eliminated
(Week 3)
Nofo Lameko Safe Bottom Two Eliminated
(Week 2)
Stuss 13th Eliminated
(Week 1)
Final Showdown Bayliss, Stuss Fare Thee Well, Lameko Bayliss, Fare Thee Well Brendon Thomas & The Vibes, Spicer Collins, Irvine Bayliss, Mae Valley Bayliss, Tonks Broad, Tonks Brendon Thomas & The Vibes, Tonks No final showdown/judges' vote; results were based on public votes alone
Woolright's vote to eliminate — Lameko Bayliss Spicer Irvine Bayliss Bayliss Broad Tonks
Bassingthwaite's vote to eliminate — Fare Thee Well Fare Thee Well Spicer Irvine Mae Valley Bayliss Broad Brendon Thomas & The Vibes
Walker's vote to eliminate Stuss Lameko Fare Thee Well Brendon Thomas & The Vibes Irvine Mae Valley Tonks Broad Tonks
Blatt's vote to eliminate Bayliss Lameko Fare Thee Well Brendon Thomas & The Vibes Collins Mae Valley Bayliss Tonks Tonks
Eliminated Stuss
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
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Result
Nyssa Collins Girls (Walker) 1 "I Shot the Sheriff"/"Uptown Funk" Safe
Beau Monga Boys (Kills) 2 "Make It Bun Dem"/"Jamming"
Fare Thee Well Groups (Moon) 3 "The Sound of Silence"
Sarah Spicer Over 25s (Blatt) 4 "Wrecking Ball"
Stuss Groups (Moon) 5 "Girls" Bottom Two
Nofo Lameko Boys (Kills) 6 "Cry Me a River" Safe
Lili Bayliss Girls (Walker) 7 "Rude" Bottom Two
Brendon Thomas and the Vibes Groups (Moon) 8 "Lonely Boy" Safe
Stevie Tonks Boys (Kills) 9 "Young and Beautiful"
Mae Valley Groups (Moon) 10 "If I Die Young"
Steve Broad Over 25s (Blatt) 11 "Drunk in Love"
Finlay Robertson Girls (Walker) 12 "Chandelier"
Joe Irvine Over 25s (Blatt) 13 "Cry Me a River"
Final showdown details
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Result
Stuss Groups (Moon) 1 "Shiver" Eliminated
Lili Bayliss Girls (Walker) 2 "No Scrubs" Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate
  • Walker: Stuss – backed his own act, Lili Bayliss.
  • Blatt: Lili Bayliss – sent the result to deadlock to be fair to Stuss, who had no mentor backing them at the time.

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
  • Kills and Moon appeared on Sunday's live show but were fired with immediate effect after bullying Joe Irvine. Monday's show went ahead with only Blatt and Walker appearing on the panel with Walker looking after Kills's Boys and Blatt looking after Moon's Groups.
  • Studio versions of the contestants' performances were released on iTunes starting this week. A series first.
  • On 23 March 2015, the performances of three acts entered the NZ Singles Chart. Stevie Tonk's performance of "Young and Beautiful" debuted at number 5, Mae Valley's performance of "If I Die Young" debuted at number 10, and Lili Bayliss' performance of "Rude" debuted at number 18.

Week 2 (22/23 March)

Acts' performances on the second live show
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Result
Finlay Robertson Girls (Walker) 1 "FourFiveSeconds" Safe
Stevie Tonks Boys (Bassingthwaighte) 2 "Like I Can"
Sarah Spicer Over 25s (Blatt) 3 "Love Me like You Do"
Fare Thee Well Groups (Woolright) 4 "Style" Bottom Two
Joe Irvine Over 25s (Blatt) 5 "Take Me to Church" Safe
Nofo Lameko Boys (Bassingthwaighte) 6 "Special" Bottom Two
Nyssa Collins Girls (Walker) 7 "Dear Future Husband"/"All About That Bass" Safe
Beau Monga Boys (Bassingthwaighte) 8 "Happy"/"Drop It Like It's Hot"/"Beat It"
Mae Valley Groups (Woolright) 9 "Up"
Steve Broad Over 25s (Blatt) 10 "Jealous"
Brendon Thomas and the Vibes Groups (Woolright) 11 "Budapest"
Lili Bayliss Girls (Walker) 12 "Earned It"
Final showdown details
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Result
Fare Thee Well Groups (Woolright) 1 "If I Ain't Got You" Safe
Nofo Lameko Boys (Bassingthwaighte) 2 "Valerie" Eliminated
Judges' vote to eliminate
  • Woolright: Nofo Lameko – backed his own act, Fare Thee Well.
  • Bassingthwaighte: Fare Thee Well – backed her own act, Nofo Lameko.
  • Blatt: Nofo Lameko – had never felt a connection with Lameko.
  • Walker: Nofo Lameko – based on what he saw in the future for the performers.
Notes
  • On 30 March 2015, Brendon Thomas and the Vibes' performance of "Budapest" debuted at number 12 on the NZ Singles Chart. Their performance of "Budapest" retained its spot at number 12 for a second week.

Week 3 (30/31 March)

Acts' performances on the third live show
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Result
Fare Thee Well Groups (Woolright) 1 "In the Summertime" Bottom Two
Joe Irvine Over 25s (Blatt) 2 "Summer of '69" Safe
Beau Monga Boys (Bassingthwaighte) 3 "Señorita"
Lili Bayliss Girls (Walker) 4 "Only Girl (In the World)" Bottom Two
Mae Valley Groups (Woolright) 5 "Somewhere in My Car" Safe
Steve Broad Over 25s (Blatt) 6 "Summertime Sadness"
Finlay Robertson Girls (Walker) 7 "Bang Bang"
Stevie Tonks Boys (Bassingthwaighte) 8 "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
Nyssa Collins Girls (Walker) 9 "How Will I Know"
Brendon Thomas and The Vibes Groups (Woolright) 10 "I'm Shakin'"
Sarah Spicer Over 25s (Blatt) 11 "Summertime"
Final showdown details
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Result
Fare Thee Well Groups (Woolright) 1 "Hallelujah" Eliminated
Lili Bayliss Girls (Walker) 2 "Naughty Girl" Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate
  • Walker: Fare Thee Well – backed his own act, Lili Bayliss.
  • Woolright: Lili Bayliss – backed his own act, Fare Thee Well.
  • Bassingthwaighte: Fare Thee Well – gave no reason.
  • Blatt: Fare Thee Well – thought Bayliss could hold a more sustainable career in the music industry.
Notes
  • This week's shows were moved to Monday and Tuesday nights to avoid the Sunday night show clashing with the final of the 2015 Cricket World Cup.
  • On 3 April 2015, Nyssa Collins performance of "How Will I Know" debuted at number 19 on the NZ Singles Chart.

Week 4 (6/7 April)

Acts' performances on the fourth live show
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Result
Sarah Spicer Over 25s (Blatt) 1 "What's Up?" Bottom Two
Nyssa Collins Girls (Walker) 2 "A Thousand Miles" Safe
Brendon Thomas and The Vibes Groups (Woolright) 3 "My Sharona" Bottom Two
Finlay Robertson Girls (Walker) 4 "Somebody That I Used to Know" Safe
Joe Irvine Over 25s (Blatt) 5 "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"
Stevie Tonks Boys (Bassingthwaighte) 6 "Crazy"
Mae Valley Groups (Woolright) 7 "Teenage Dirtbag"
Lili Bayliss Girls (Walker) 8 "Tainted Love"/"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
Steve Broad Over 25s (Blatt) 9 "Stay"
Beau Monga Boys (Bassingthwaighte) 10 "Freestyler"
Final showdown details
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Result
Sarah Spicer Over 25s (Blatt) 1 "At Last" Eliminated
Brendon Thomas and The Vibes Groups (Woolright) 2 "Power of Soul" Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate
  • Woolright: Sarah Spicer – backed his own act, Brendon Thomas and The Vibes.
  • Blatt: Brendon Thomas and The Vibes – backed her own act, Sarah Spicer.
  • Bassingthwaighte: Sarah Spicer – based her decision on who could sell more records.
  • Walker: Brendon Thomas and The Vibes – could not decide and sent the result to deadlock.

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
  • On 13 April 2015, the performances of two acts entered the NZ Singles Chart. Stevie Tonk's performance of "Crazy" debuted at number 5 and Lili Bayliss' performance of "Tainted Love / Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" debuted at number 14. Tonks' performance of "Crazy" managed to stay on the charts for a second week but dropped to number 18.

Week 5 (12/13 April)

Acts' performances on the fifth live show
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Result
Finlay Robertson Girls (Walker) 1 "Shake It Off" Eliminated
Joe Irvine Over 25s (Blatt) 2 "Lego House" Bottom Three
Beau Monga Boys (Bassingthwaighte) 3 "I Knew You Were Trouble" Safe
Lili Bayliss Girls (Walker) 4 "The A Team"
Steve Broad Over 25s (Blatt) 5 "Blank Space"
Mae Valley Groups (Woolright) 6 "Sparks Fly"
Nyssa Collins Girls (Walker) 7 "Safe & Sound" Bottom Three
Stevie Tonks Boys (Bassingthwaighte) 8 "Give Me Love" Safe
Brendon Thomas and The Vibes Groups (Woolright) 9 "Make It Rain"
Final showdown details
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Result
Nyssa Collins Girls (Walker) 1 "Slow Motion" Safe
Joe Irvine Over 25s (Blatt) 2 "Wake Me Up" Eliminated
Judges' vote to eliminate
  • Blatt: Nyssa Collins - backed her own act, Joe Irvine
  • Walker: Joe Irvine - backed his own act, Nyssa Collins
  • Woolright: Joe Irvine - based on their ability to sell records.
  • Bassingthwaighte: Joe Irvine - gave no reason.
Notes
  • For a series first a charity single consisting of the Top 12 was created to raise money for Ronald McDonald House. The single was a cover version of Rachel Platten's "Fight Song". All money raised towards buying the single would go to Ronald McDonald House. The single's music video debuted on The Xtra Factor and was later released on iTunes which debuted at #2 soon climbing to #1
  • After her elimination on The X Factor, Finlay announced on The Xtra Factor that her save me song would've been "Tragedy" by Christina Perri. She later sang a line of the song on the show.
  • On 17 April 2015, the performances of three acts entered the NZ Singles Chart. Brendon Thomas and The Vibes' performance of "Make It Rain" debuted at number 13, Stevie Tonk's performance of "Give Me Love" debuted at number 14 and Mae Valley's performance of "Sparks Fly" debuted at number 20.

Week 6 (19/20 April)

  • Theme: Celebrities' choice
  • Musical guest: Stan Walker (Medley from the album Truth & Soul)
  • Group performance (Top 13): "Fight Song"
Acts' performances on the sixth live show
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Chosen by Result
Mae Valley Groups (Woolright) 1 "Landslide" Israel Dagg Bottom Two
Stevie Tonks Boys (Bassingthwaighte) 2 "Hold Back the River" Jay-Jay Harvey Safe
Nyssa Collins Girls (Walker) 3 "Superstition" Awen Guttenbeil
Steve Broad Over 25s (Blatt) 4 "Ghost" Kylie Bax
Lili Bayliss Girls (Walker) 5 "That's Not My Name" Dominic Harvey Bottom Two
Brendon Thomas and The Vibes Groups (Woolright) 6 "Little Monster" Jono and Ben Safe
Beau Monga Boys (Bassingthwaighte) 7 "Gold Digger" DJ Sir-Vere
Final showdown details
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Result
Mae Valley Groups (Woolright) 1 "Lay Me Down" Eliminated
Lili Bayliss Girls (Walker) 2 "You're The One That I Want" Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate
  • Walker: Mae Valley - backed his own act, Lili Bayliss.
  • Woolright: Lili Bayliss - backed his own act, Mae Valley.
  • Blatt: Mae Valley - based on their ability to sell records.
  • Bassingthwaighte: Mae Valley - gave no reason.
Notes
  • This week's song choices were individually chosen for each act by a New Zealand celebrity.
  • On 24 April 2015, the performances of two acts entered the NZ Singles Chart. Mae Valley's performance of "Landslide" debuted at number 17 and Beau Monga's performance of "Gold Digger" debuted at number 20.

Week 7 (26/27 April)

Acts' performances on the seventh live show
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Musical Hero Result
Stevie Tonks Boys (Bassingthwaighte) 1 "Billie Jean" Michael Jackson Bottom Two
Lili Bayliss Girls (Walker) 2 "Back to Black"/"Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" Amy Winehouse
Beau Monga Boys (Bassingthwaighte) 3 "Goody Goody" Frankie Lymon Safe
Brendon Thomas and The Vibes Groups (Woolright) 4 "Higher Ground" Stevie Wonder
Nyssa Collins Girls (Walker) 5 "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" Alicia Keys
Steve Broad Over 25s (Blatt) 6 "Climax" Usher
Final showdown details
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Result
Lili Bayliss Girls (Walker) 1 "Blue Jeans" Eliminated
Stevie Tonks Boys (Bassingthwaighte) 2 "Grenade" Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate
  • Bassingthwaighte: Lili Bayliss - backed her own act, Stevie Tonks.
  • Walker: Stevie Tonks - backed his own act, Lili Bayliss.
  • Woolright: Lili Bayliss - thought that Tonks had the better voice.
  • Blatt: Lili Bayliss - had been in the bottom two for the fourth time.
Notes
  • No songs from this week's performances appeared on New Zealand music charts.

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

  • Theme: Kiwi artists
  • Musical guests: Tori Kelly ("Nobody Love"), The Script ("Paint the Town Green")
Acts' performances in the quarter-final
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Mentored By Result
Nyssa Collins Girls (Walker) 1 "Wake Up" Aaradhna Safe
Steve Broad Over 25s (Blatt) 2 "Always on My Mind" Tiki Taane Bottom Two
Brendon Thomas and The Vibes Groups (Woolright) 3 "Bathe in the River" Hollie Smith Safe
Stevie Tonks Boys (Bassingthwaighte) 4 "Oh My" Gin Wigmore Bottom Two
Beau Monga Boys (Bassingthwaighte) 5 "Fade Away" Che Fu Safe
Final showdown details
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Result
Stevie Tonks Boys (Bassingthwaighte) 1 "I Can't Make You Love Me" Safe
Steve Broad Over 25s (Blatt) 2 "I Lived" Eliminated
Judges' vote to eliminate
  • Bassingthwaighte: Steve Broad - backed her own act, Stevie Tonks.
  • Blatt: Stevie Tonks - backed her own act, Steve Broad.
  • Woolright: Steve Broad - felt Tonks would have a successful career in the music industry.
  • Walker: Steve Broad - felt Tonks deserved to be in the competition longer.
Notes
  • The remaining five acts were solely mentored by their given celebrity and then performed a song by that particular artist.
  • With the elimination of Steve Broad, Melanie Blatt has no more acts left.
  • No songs from this week's performances appeared on New Zealand music charts.

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

Acts' performances in the semi-final
Act Category (mentor) Order Number One Song Order Song For Mum Result
Brendon Thomas and The Vibes Groups (Woolright) 1 "Another Brick In the Wall" 7 "Imagine"/"You Can't Always Get What You Want" Bottom Two
Beau Monga Boys (Bassingthwaighte) 2 "My Love"/"La La La" 5 "Silly Love Songs" Safe
Stevie Tonks Boys (Bassingthwaighte) 3 "Some Nights" 8 "Fix You" Bottom Two
Nyssa Collins Girls (Walker) 4 "Am I Wrong"/"Yeah 3x" 6 "Crazy" Safe
Final showdown details
Act Category (mentor) Order Song Result
Stevie Tonks Boys (Bassingthwaighte) 1 "Over the Rainbow" Eliminated
Brendon Thomas and The Vibes Groups (Woolright) 2 "My Generation" Safe
Judges' vote to eliminate
  • Woolright: Stevie Tonks – gave no reason, but effectively backed his own act, Brendon Thomas and The Vibes.
  • Bassingthwaighte: Brendon Thomas and The Vibes – gave no reason, but effectively backed her own act, Stevie Tonks.
  • Walker: Stevie Tonks – based on the final showdown performance.
  • Blatt: Stevie Tonks – based on the final showdown performance.
Notes
  • For the first time this series, each act performed two songs.
  • This was the final week where a final showdown decided who would go home for this series.
  • The competing acts of the sixth series of the New Zealand version of Dancing With the Stars were announced during ninth results show.
  • No songs from this week's performances appeared on New Zealand music charts.

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
Act Category (mentor) Order Party songs Order Judges' choice
Brendon Thomas and The Vibes Groups (Woolright) 1 "Are You Gonna Go My Way" 5 "(Sitting On) The Dock of the Bay"
Nyssa Collins Girls (Walker) 2 "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"/"Thriller" 6 "Don't Dream It's Over"
Beau Monga Boys (Bassingthwaighte) 3 "Insane in the Brain" 4 "The Roimata Song"

18 May

Acts' performances on the Monday Final
Act Category (mentor) Order Audition Song Order Winner's Single Result
Beau Monga Boys (Bassingthwaighte) 1 "Hit the Road Jack"/"Fever"/"Feeling Good" 4 "King and Queen" Winner
Nyssa Collins Girls (Walker) 2 "Saving All My Love For You" 5 "18" Runner-Up
Brendon Thomas and The Vibes Groups (Woolright) 3 "Foxy Lady" N/A N/A (already eliminated) Eliminated