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''New Faces'' was an Australian talent show that preceded the British show of the same name, produced at GTV-9 Melbourne. The program began in 1963〔The Age 8 September 1983 - ''News Faces Turns 20''〕 under the name ''Kevin Dennis Auditions'', sponsored by the new car dealership, Kevin Dennis Motors, which was run by Kevin Dennis (Dennis Gowing), who was also well known face on Australian TV from his catchy 'Update' TV Commercials in the 1960s-70s which were featured during the breaks of the popular show. The program ran on Saturday mornings. The program name soon changed to ''Kevin Dennis New Faces'', and later simply ''New Faces'', becoming a Sunday night prime time show. The program began as a vehicle for (rags-to-riches Melbourne businessman, Kevin Dennis ), to promote his business. Australian journalist Derryn Hinch, in remembering Kevin Dennis said: ''"Recently, I was asked to recall and record some thoughts about a genuine, almost (we thought) indestructible, Melbourne identity. Kevin Dennis. AKA, Dennis Gowing. He was a man who once (as Kevin Dennis) bought more TV advertising on more TV programmes than any person then or since.'' 〔()〕 Originally hosted by Frank Wilson from 1963 to 1976, and then by Bert Newton from 1976 to 1985, the show featured two serious judges, such as Geoff Brooke, Rod McLennan and Tim Evans.〔The Age 8 September 1983 - ''News Faces Turns 20''〕 Contestants would compete in heats, with the winners competing in finals. Many of its contestants later became famous, including Daryl Somers, Paul Hogan, The Hawking Brothers, Col Elliott, Julia Morris and Keith Urban. ==Contestants and Winners== *Shane Bourne - Heat Winner - 1972 *Col Elliot - Grand Final Winner - 1972 *Debby Jean - Grand Final Winner - 1976 *Martin Lass - Grand Final Winner - 1982 *Michelle French - Grand Final Winner - 1984 *Peter Andre - offered record deal on live TV auditions * The Spinning Wheels - August 1964 contestants. Later recorded for HMV and had a number of records in the Charts. *Daryl Somers- Grand Final Winner - 1970 *Paul Hogan- Grand Final Winner -1973 *Rave- Shepparton pop band - Grand Final Winners - 1971 〔(IMDb - Paul Hogan (I) - Biography )〕 Mike and Keith Webb - Grand Final Winners (SAS-10 Adelaide) - 1971 *Keith Urban - Contestant - 1983 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「New Faces (Australian talent show)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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