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Sidewalk Karaoke - Series Two, Episode 12

Television (Full Length Episode) – 2017

This Māori Television hit offers a down-home NZ Idol mixed with a little Fear Factor, as off the street talents sing three rounds of karaoke and try to win $1000. Hosts Te Hamua Nikora (Homai Te Pakipaki) and Luke Bird (The Stage - Haka Fusion) coax Lagitoa from Papatoetoe, Samantha from Pakuranga and Renee from Rotorua to belt out their favourite song. The show’s stripped back style allows lots of space for audience reactions (this time at Rotorua's night markets, and in Pakuranga). With encouragements in te reo and English, the contestants feel the fear and sing anyway.

Sidewalk Karaoke is so simple it’s genius. There’s no nastiness or focus on those contestants who don’t win – and there are a lot. Instead it’s a good-natured show that leaves you wanting everyone to win a thousand dollars.
– Madeleine Chapman on website The Spinoff, 6 May 2016

Key Cast & Crew

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Te Hamua Nikora

Presenter

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Luke Bird

Presenter

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Jonathon Urlich

Creator, Executive Producer, Director

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Peter Tainui

Producer

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Martin Wilson

Editor

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Simon Ellis

Camera

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