Popstars (New Zealand TV series)

Popstars
GenreReality
Created byJonathan Dowling
Bill Toepfer
Presented byPeter Urlich (1999)
Kimbra (2021)
JudgesPeter Urlich (1999)
Mark Tierney (1999)
Kimbra (2021-)
Nathan King (2021)
Vince Harder (2021)
Narrated byIan Hughes (1999)
Opening theme"Pop Muzik" (1999)
Country of originNew Zealand
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes33
Production
Executive producerGeoff Steven (1999)
ProducerJonathan Dowling (1999)
Running time30 minutes (1999)
60 minutes (2021)
Production companyScreentime
Original release
NetworkTVNZ
Release20 April 1999 (1999-04-20) –
present
Related
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Popstars is a New Zealand reality documentary television show. The first edition aired on TVNZ in 1999 and showed the establishment of a five-piece girl group, TrueBliss. The series was the origin of the Popstars reality TV series format, which went on to be sold to over 50 countries. A reboot of Popstars screened in 2021.