NZ Idol v2

I see that the queues are forming again for the NZ Idol auditions. That’s all well and good, but what happened to our winner from last year, Ben Lummis? He was crowned with much glory, and had heaps of publicity for about a month, while he released one single and an album. But then what happened? Where were the follow up singles, the signings, the concerts, etc etc? Apparently the recording contract is for a year. We haven’t heard a peep out of the young man for months on end. Which is quite a pity, because he has an amazing talent. I suppose he will just fade into obscurity now. Hopefully he got what he wanted out of the whole experience.

Will the same thing happen this year? For the auditionees, I suppose the possibility of appearing on television is enough motivation for them. But if it were me (and I’m far too shy!) I would be wondering about the validity of the actual prize.