Rockstar
Rock Star is a television series produced by Mark Burnett, David Geffen, Lisa Hennessy, and Al Berman in which aspiring singers from around the world competed to become the lead singer of a featured group.[1] It debuted on CBS on July 11, 2005, to mediocre ratings. The show was hosted by television personality and commercial spokeswoman Brooke Burke and Jane's Addiction lead guitarist Dave Navarro. In season one Australian rock band INXS chose J.D. Fortune as their new lead singer. For season two, the newly formed supergroup hard rock band, Rock Star Supernova chose Lukas Rossi as the lead singer.
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Seasons
Rock Star: INXS is the first season of the reality television show Rock Star where fifteen contestants competed to become the lead vocalist for the Australian rock band INXS. INXS enjoyed great popularity through the 1980s and early 1990s, but after frontman Michael Hutchence died in 1997, the band attempted to continue with alternate singers, but remained largely dormant until this show. The winner of the series, J. D. Fortune, was announced on Tuesday, September 20, 2005, and became the band's new lead singer. Following the series, on November 29, 2005, the band released the studio album Switch with Fortune on lead vocals.
- Ep 1
1.Dana Dismissed
11-07-200545mReality Show Week 1 - The fifteen contestants perform their own choice of songs. The bottom three up for elimination were Dana from Reseda, California, J.D. (Jason Bennison) from O...
- Ep 2
2.Rock the Vote
12-07-200545mPerformance show week one. 14 remaining contestants perform the songs preselected by INXS. After nearly being eliminated Suzie and J.D. give much better performance. Suzie sings th...
- Ep 3
3.Wil Gets Cut
13-07-200545mElimination show week one. The votes are tallied and INXS calls J.D. to the stage, much to his relief it's for an encore performance. The three with the fewest votes are Tara from...
- Ep 4
4.The One I Don't Love
18-07-200545mReality show week two. 13 new songs Deanna and Tara argue over “Paranoid” from Black Sabbath. Then Deanna lets Tara have the song and gets stuck with R.E.M.'s "The One I Love." Dav...
- Ep 5
5.Style Versus Substance
19-07-200545mPerformance show week two. 13 singers and 13 songs. Jordis and Marty put on the best shows while J.D. shows the world how immature he is by insulting the other contestants.
- Ep 6
6.Neal's Nixed
20-07-200545mElimination show week two. No encore shown this day. The contestants are reminded that they should still be angry at J.D.. Tara, Jessica and Neal are the bottom three Neal sings "S...
- Ep 7
7.J.D.'s Fortunes at Risk?
25-07-200545mreality show week three. The would-be rockers are distraught by Neal getting the boot. Garry and Tim lead the stage presence clinic. 12 new songs are picked. J.D. begs to get Queen...
- Ep 8
8.J.D.'s Notes Fall Flat
26-07-200545mPerformance show week three. Although Jordis skips some words to "Gimmie Some Lovin'" from the Spencer Davis Group, she does an outstanding job. J.D. destroys his version of "We Ar...
- Ep 9
9.Double Whammy Daphna and Heather Gone
27-07-200545mElimination show week three Marty does the encore performance of Nirvana's "Lithium". In spite of J.D.'s horrible performance he doesn’t face elimination. The bottom three are Jess...
- Ep 10
10.J.D.'s Dastardly Deeds Continue
01-08-200545mReality show week four The potential rock stars are devastated by the double elimination. The ten remaining contestants are given a vocal clinic that exposes Brandon and Deanna’s w...
- Ep 11
11.Down to Ten
02-08-200545mPerformance show week four. MiG who, starred in the West End production of the Queen musical, sings “We will Rock You”, and warms up the crowd. Jordis sings “The Man Who Sold The W...
- Ep 12
12.Three Strikes & Tara's Out
03-08-200545melimination show week four. Jordis gets to do an encore performance. Brandon, Ty , and Tara are the bottom three. Brandon sings, “Devil Inside”, Tara sings, “Beautiful Girl” and Ty...
- Ep 13
13.J.D.'s Center of the World
07-08-200545mreality show week five. Ty says “I have to think about what' I represent'. You can count on your hand how many people have been able to succeed in rock ‘n roll that are African-Ame...
- Ep 14
14.The Comeback
09-08-200545mPerformance show week five. Suzi sang a J.D. inspired rearrangement of “Losing My Religion,” by R.E.M. Kirk says “That was just a dream.” in reference to the song Suzi sang. Once a...
- Ep 15
15.Brandon Bids Adieu
10-08-200545mThe results of last night's voting is revealed and Brandon, Jessica, and Suzie are in the bottom three. Everyone is shocked when Suzie is in the bottom three. Ty wins the encore wi...
- Ep 16
16.J.D. Discord Continues
14-08-200545mReality show week 6 Today’s assignment songwriting clinic, two teams Ty, MiG, Suzie and Deanna on one team and Marty, Jordis, Jessica and J.D. on the other. Ty’s team comes up with...
- Ep 17
17.The Hot Seat
16-08-200545mJ.D. is confronted on stage after tensions continue to rise. Tonight’s acoustic only show features Mig’s rendition of “Baby. I Love Your Way” by Peter Frampton, and the Bob Dylan c...
- Ep 18
18.Jessica's Journey Over
18-08-200545mElimination show week six: In this show we are told that Jordis, Marty and MiG received the top three votes. MiG gets to do the encore of “Baby I Love Your Way” by Peter Frampton,...
- Ep 19
19.You Can't Always Get What You Want
22-08-200545mReality show week seven. Dave Navarro shows up at the mansion while the contestants are getting drunk, and tells them they have to write their own songs to perform. Later they find...
- Ep 20
20.Jordis in Jeopardy
24-08-200545mPerformance show week seven: After a brief recap of the previous show, Suzie starts the performances by singing “Start Me Up” by the Rolling Stones. J.D. shows his skills as an Elv...
- Ep 21
21.Deana's Dream Deferred
25-08-200545melimination show week seven: Brooke Burke tells us that only Suzie, was not in the bottom three, during the voting. INXS picks Suzie to sing the encore of Start Me Up . Ty Taylor,...
- Ep 22
22.MiG vs. Suzie, Part Deux
29-08-200545mreality show week eight The contestants are given a new INXS song called “Us”, they have a day to practice it, then into the studio with Andrew and John Farriss. Everyone gets the...
- Ep 23
23.The Good News and the Bad News
30-08-200545mperformance show week eight Jordis Makes a come back from the week before by singing “Imagine”. Suzie continues to shine on the song "Bohemian Rhapsody." The former Elvis impersona...
- Ep 24
24.Goodbye, Ty
01-09-200545mElimination show week eight. Suzie gets Picked to do an encore of “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen and picks Marty to do an encore of Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here” . The early resu...
- Ep 25
25.And Then There Were Five
05-09-200545mreality show week nine The contestants are saddened by Ty’s departure especially Jordis. The clinic for this week is a photo shoot some do better than others posing for the camera....
- Ep 26
26.Battle of the Originals
07-09-200545mperformance show week eight The five contestants get to perform original songs and songs picked by the viewers. J.D. starts the show with an improved version of Nirvana’s “Come As...
- Ep 27
27.Jordis Has Left The Building
08-09-200545mElimination show week nine: J.D. does an encore of his original as voted on by the viewers this week, then all the singers sing an original INXS song. J.D. also makes the bottom th...
- Ep 28
28.The Final Four
12-09-200545mreality show week ten: Only when Suzie mentions it does everyone else realize that MiG has never sang an INXS song. This weeks clinic is a one-on-one interview with INXS. They find...
- Ep 29
29.Down To The Wire
14-09-200545mperformance show week ten After a recap of the reality show, Suzie sings ""Interstate Love Song"" from The Stone Temple Pilots and ""What's Up"" from 4 Non Blondes. J.D. sings his...
- Ep 30
30.Suzie's INXS Dreams Shattered
15-09-200545mElimination show week ten. Out of the remaining four Marty is the only singer with immunity. The viewers picked Marty to do the encore and J.D. is selected to be the warm up gag. T...
- Ep 31
31.Three's a Crowd
19-09-200545mMiG, Marty and Jason write songs with Andrew Farriss.
- Ep 32
32.J.D.'s With the Band
21-09-200545mIn this shocking Season Finale, MiG sings “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Jason Benison. Impersonates Mick Jagger on the classic “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” Marty sings “Wish You We...
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