Prodigies Pop (New Zealand TV series)

:For the original format, see Prodigies (New Zealand TV series)
Prodigies Pop is a New Zealand music talent show for singers, dancers, and musicians aged 7 to 16 and is based on the pop music version French reality competition Prodiges. All performances are accompanied by a choir of roughly 40 voices and a full orchestra of approximately 60 members under the direction of Faiza Naceri. The inaugural season premiere on March 16, 2024.
Unlike the original series in France, for which both episodes in each season are pre-recorded, the season finale in New Zealand version is a live show for which the overall winner is decided solely by televoting despite the super finalists from each category being decided by the corresponding judge. The semi-final, however, is pre-recorded.
==Mentors==
Prodigies Pop mentors
Mentor 	Seasons	Seasons
Mentor 	1 	
Kimbra 	 	
Eugene Ball 	 	
Parris Goebel	 	
==Series overview==
: Contestant mentored by Kimbra (singers)
: Contestant mentored by Eugene Ball (musicians)
: Contestant mentored by Parris Goebel (dancers)
New Zealand Prodigies Pop overview
Season	Premiere 	Final 	Winner 	Runner-up 	Third place 	Winning mentor 	Presenter 	Mentors (chair's order)	Mentors (chair's order)	Mentors (chair's order)
Season	Premiere 	Final 	Winner 	Runner-up 	Third place 	Winning mentor 	Presenter 	Singers 	Musicians 	Dancers
1 	March 16, 2024 	March 23, 2024 	Rena Suiden 	Anna Descamps 	Katerina Hlushko	Kimbra 	Matt Gibb 	Kimbra 	Eugene 	Parris
2 	Upcoming season	Upcoming season	Upcoming season	Upcoming season	Upcoming season 	Upcoming season	Upcoming season	Upcoming season 	Upcoming season 	Upcoming season
==Season 1 (2024)==
:Main article: Prodigies Pop (New Zealand season 1)
Here are the contestants and performance details from season. Contestants whose names are in bold qualified for the season finale, while contestants whose names are underlined were the super finalists of their respective categories.
;Musicians
* Anna, age 10, violin - "Love Story" by Taylor Swift / "Faithfully" by Journey
* Curtis, age 10, trumpet - "Sun Goes Down" by Josh Sipfle
* Isabelle, age 12, saxophone - "100% Pure Love" by Crystal Waters
* Monroe, age 11, drums - "Move Along" by The All-American Rejects / "Nothing But a Good Time" by Poison
* Sel, age 13, electric guitar - "I Don't Want to Be" by Gavin DeGraw / "Good Girl" by Carrie Underwood
;Singers
* Collin, age 16 - "Lucid Dreams" by Eyre / "Easy" by Commodores
* James, age 15 - "Your Song" by Elton John
* Phoebe, age 7 - "Control" by Zoe Wees / "I'm with You" by Avril Lavigne
* Rena, age 14 - "What About Us?" by P!nk / "And I'm Telling You" from Dreamgirls
* Tanner, age 10 - "No Matter What" by Boyzone
;Dancers
* Blythe, age 16 - "Miss Independent" by Kelly Clarkson
* Fred, age 12 - "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis
* Jasmine, age 13 - "Low Rider" by War / "Anyway" by G. Curtis
* Katerina, age 16 - "We Found Love" by Rihanna / "Starships" by Nicki Minaj
* Simon, age 14 - "Steal the Show" by Lauv / "Don't Lose My Number" by Phil Collins
===Results===
The overall winner was 14-year-old Rena from the singers category, after she won the public vote 45%.
Category 	Contestant 	Place	Public votes(Percentage)
Musicians	Anna</small>	2 	38%
Singers 	Rena 	1 	45%
Dancers 	Katerina 	3 	17%
===Trivia===
* Katerina was originally from Ukraine, but fled to New Zealand with her family in April 2022 following the Russian invasion.
* For Monroe's performances in the semi-final and season finale, one man from the choir was given a microphone to sing "Move Along" and "Nothing But a Good Time", respectively. This also applies to the tour.
==Tours==
Starting from 2024, all 15 contestants co-headline a tour across New Zealand reprising their performances in order from the semi-final to the season finale.
* Prodigies Pop 2024: The Tour
==See also==
* Prodigies (franchise)
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