X Factor NZ judges Daniel Bedingfield, Ruby Frost, Stan Walker and Mel Blatt. Photo / Supplied
Episode two is the test. If we watch that and still like it, we'll watch episode three and there it goes. Next thing we know, it's episode 28 and the nation has a new singing sensation.
The X Factor NZ just got a bit better with last night's second episode
(7.30, TV3) as the search continues for a winner to this alarmingly likeable franchise singing show.
The talent, in this audition phase, was a little more talented, though, of course, every circus needs its clowns.
But, again, signs of real talent - girl group Gap 5, sensitive 17-year-old singer/songwriter Fletcher Mills and Renee Maurice, a 27-year-old from Upper Hutt with a diamond voice.
And then there was the real fun - the judges, who all pumped up their own X factors last night, with the possible exception of Stan Walker, who seemed subdued after his Sunday-night performance.
