The show featured singers, dancers, magicians, comedians and other variety performers of all ages competing for a top prize of $100,000 cash and a Toyota RAV4 car.
[1] The original line-up on Prime included Andrew Mulligan and Jason Reeves as hosts, with Miriama Smith, Paul Ellis and Richard Driver as judges.
Despite good ratings for the network, Prime was unable to outrun costs and decided not to renew the series for another season.
In 2012, TVNZ bought the rights to the series and on 9 September season 2 premiered on TV One, with Tāmati Coffey as the host, and model Rachel Hunter, Opshop singer-songwriter Jason Kerrison and UB40 frontman Ali Campbell judging.
[5] In February 2012, TVNZ announced that a new local version of the show was in the early stages of production and would screen on TV One.
[2] The series was hosted by Tāmati Coffey,[3] with Ali Campbell, Rachel Hunter, and Jason Kerrison as the judges.
[6] 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?".