New Zealand's Got Talent series 2

New Zealand's Got Talent
Series 2
Hosted byTāmati Coffey
JudgesJason Kerrison
Rachel Hunter
Ali Campbell
WinnerClara van Wel
Runner-upJessie Hillel
Release
Original networkTVNZ
Original release9 September (2012-09-09) –
2 December 2012 (2012-12-02)
Series chronology
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The second series of New Zealand's Got Talent aired on TV One on 9 September 2012 and ended on 2 December 2012. The series was won by 15-year-old singer-songwriter Clara van Wel from Blenheim who performed her own song "Where Do You Find Love?". 11-year-old singer Jessie Hillel from Wellington was the runner-up, with 17-year-old singer-songwriter Evan Sinton from Auckland in third place.[1]

Contestants competed for the grand prize of NZ$100,000 cash and a 2013 Toyota Corolla car.[2] In addition, winner Clara van Wel was signed to Sony Music New Zealand, with a single of "Where Do You Find Love?" due to be released five days after she was announced the winner, and an album scheduled for February 2013.[3]

In April 2013, Sony Music New Zealand released runner-up Jessie Hillel's full-length debut album With Love, which peaked at number three in the New Zealand Top 40 and number two in the New Zealand Top 20 charts.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Clara's keen to share success". Stuff. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Series 1, Episode 13". TVNZ. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Advice for Clara". Stuff. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Jessie Hillel Releases Her Debut Album "With Love"". Scoop. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  5. ^ "New Zealand Top 40 Charts - Jessie Hillel". NZtop40.co.nz. Retrieved 13 May 2013.