New Zealand's Got Talent | |
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Series 2 | |
Hosted by | Tāmati Coffey |
Judges | Jason Kerrison Rachel Hunter Ali Campbell |
Winner | Clara van Wel |
Runner-up | Jessie Hillel |
Release | |
Original network | TVNZ |
Original release | 9 September 2 December 2012 | –
Series chronology |
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]