Studio One - 1974 New Faces Final

Television (Full Length) – 1974

10 Apr 2017 - 04.53pm

Hi Matthew
You can send a request to via this page https://www.tvnz.co.nz/content/tvnz/licensing/footage-licensing.html for TVNZ to search its collection.
Janine (NZ On Screen)

8 Apr 2017 - 10.09pm

I was in the talent competition in Tauranga hosted by Steve Allen . Sure it was 1974.. from memory I think I came third. I'd love to know if there is still any footage of the show. I was 7.

17 Aug 2014 - 05.23pm

I recon we were the Darling group then

Taylor Gibson

29 Mar 2014 - 09.46pm

Davina Henderson kissed ass- don't know what that silly judge was on about!!!!!!!!!

1 Mar 2014 - 10.40pm

Im looking for any old tv footage of my mother "ann picone"who was runner up in the new faces show she sung an original "love is a miracle" and take to the mountains

peter grattan

26 Sep 2013 - 10.54am

Awesome!!! Avalon turning it on in the good ol' days.

MIKE GASTON

4 Sep 2013 - 06.56am

I've been trying to find out more about the Hammond Family. I'm Jim Hammond's cousin Mike. I wrote a song called Amber, which they recorded on EMI in 1974 and I've often wondered what they are all doing now. Any information would be welcome. p.s. Lachlan the clip works here.

Lachlan

26 Feb 2013 - 11.54pm

For some reason it's not working for me, I get picture but no sound. I'm only interested as my dad is John from the Hammond family

Robyn Gallagher

2 Dec 2012 - 04.24pm

I'm fascinated by Davina Henderson's Cabaret medley. Away from the dark context of the musical (Abortion! Nazis! Heartbreak!) and with the verse removed about Elsie the prostitute who died of "too much pills and liquor", the performance is more like a cheery a pick-me-up.

Also, it appears that all the performances are lip-synced. I assume this was only for technical reasons, rather than Milli Vanilli reasons. And it's also hilarious that the studio audience is made up of the other contestants, with their restrained, New Zealand clapping.

25 Jul 2012 - 12.33pm

I have the Hammond Family LP won in a competion in the mid 70's. I still play it when the record collection comes out.

26 Nov 2011 - 03.13am

Re: Clip 4.
Would the BSA allow The Hammond Family 'Shorting Bread' now days with such racist lyrics ?.

26 Nov 2011 - 02.46am

OMG.
Loved Space Waltz 'Beautiful Boy', way ahead of it's time !.
Well a little too 'glam' for some of the judges.
The late Phil Warren knew talent when he saw it !!, even if he had, had a few apéritif's in the green room.
Alastair Riddell did have trouble with close ups with lip sync on 'Out On The Street' in their first performance on New Faces , but to a lesser degree with 'Beauitful Boy'.
25 points from me to Space Waltz. :-P

mick

31 Aug 2011 - 11.37pm

my how gawky and inept we were.