[4] Moorhouse was formed in Christchurch in mid-2012, originally with the line-up of Rory McKenna, Brock Ashby, Jason Aileone and Rameka Uitime-Paraki and eventually made a quintet by the addition of Marley Sola Wilcox-Nanai.
[citation needed] In October they won a Mai FM competition to perform as the opening act for Jay Sean's Auckland show.
[6] Moorhouse initially attended the Hamilton pre-audition on 29 January 2013, as they were in town for the Parachute music festival.
Moorhouse originally auditioned as a five-piece group, but before the bootcamp round, fifth member Rameka left to pursue an opportunity in rugby.
[citation needed] Moorhouse competed in the Groups category and were mentored by former All Saints singer Melanie Blatt.