Wellington Idol

The nation­wide hys­te­ria that is NZ Idol has got under­way, with the Group 3 heat this Sun­day.

So how like­ly is it that Welling­ton will have a con­tender in the Top Ten?

In the ear­li­er Groups 1 & 2, Welling­ton con­tes­tants Kevin Malaga­maal­i’i and Daniel Bell did­n’t suc­ceed in get­ting the nec­es­sary votes to move on to the next stage.

But Group 3 could be the charm, with three con­tes­tants from the Welling­ton area.

First up, Maseli­na Leimoa of Tai­ta. The buzz is good and NZ Idol Blog is pick­ing her for the Top Ten, say­ing “If Rosi­ta can make it through to the top 10 then I see no rea­son why Maseli­na won’t either. From what I’ve heard and seen, Maseli­na beats Rosi­ta hands down.”

A long shot is law stu­dent Tere­sa Bergman — you nev­er know, but it looks doubt­ful she’ll go through.

Final­ly for­mer coun­try singer Nik Carl­son of Mas­ter­ton is the clos­est thing to a favourite you can have this ear­ly in the con­test. As NZ Idol Blog says, “If Nik does­n’t make it into the top 10 it will be the biggest sur­prise in the his­to­ry of Idol.”

If you haven’t vot­ed yet, pick up the phone on Sun­day night to ensure we’ve got at least one Welling­ton­ian to sup­port when the seri­ous com­pe­ti­tion begins!