news articles 20 july

[Inside Australian Idol]

Idol judge in Delta claim
By Nui Te Koha
July 20, 2004

AUSTRALIAN Idol judge Mark Holden claims Delta Goodrem owes him money.

Holden wants to clarify terms of a contract he has with Goodrem and record label, Sony Music, to act as her musical adviser.

It is understood Holden is chasing all consultancy fees owed to him under the terms of the contract.

Sources fluent with the deal claim the amount owed to Holden may run into six figures.

"Mark is very unhappy with the circumstances," a source said yesterday.

"Like everyone else, he feels he had a little bit to do with Delta getting heard in the first place. He feels slighted."

An industry source confirmed Holden's role with the pop princess.

"Mark was on a retainer with Sony," the source said. "He was on a quasi-advisory agreement paid by the label.

"Admittedly, I could never figure out the relationship. Sony was filled with artist and repertoire people. But Mark was brought on as a consultant and he wrote some great songs with Delta."

Holden accompanied Goodrem on a songwriting trip to Europe in 2001.

They co-wrote three tracks, including the sad A Year Ago Today, on Goodrem's hit album, Innocent Eyes.

Yesterday, Holden declined to comment on his situation. "I do not feel comfortable talking about this particular subject," Holden said.

Holden, Idol's jargon-gibbering judge, is an artist manager and hitmaker. His legal moves coincide with looming court action against Goodrem from her former music producers.

Trevor Carter and Paul Higgins will lodge a statement of claim against Goodrem and her parents, Lea and Dennis, in the Supreme Court this week.

Carter and Higgins, of Empire Records, want the right to release a 13-track album recorded with Goodrem between 1999 and 2000.

It is understood Higgins and Carter are also chasing unpaid royalties.

Industry experts say the so-called lost Goodrem album is worth a multi-million dollar sum to Empire.

Higgins and Carter have refused to comment on looming legal action against Goodrem.

Herald Sun

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[Inside Australian Idol]

Number's up at last for Paulini
July 20, 2004

SHE was No. 1 and then she wasn't – now she's back on top again.



It was all a bit crazy for Paulini Curuenavuli last week when her debut single was pushed back to the No. 2 spot, following a miscalculation on ARIA's behalf.

Now, with her vow of getting the No. 1 spot back fulfilled, she said she was on top of the world yesterday and could finally celebrate the hit with her family.


"I'm absolutely happy about it, I can't believe I'm No. 1 and Usher is No. 2," the singer said.


"That's pretty amazing.


"It was a bit upsetting at the time but I'm happy about how it turned out."


She will be celebrating with her family over a feast at her local Chinese restaurant tonight, a party which was postponed from last week.


And while her sales went up this week, Shannon Noll, the man who kept her at No. 2 last week has fallen several spots to No. 5.


"I actually can't believe he went down to No. 5 . . . but I'm happy he had the No. 1," she said.


Curuenavuli wasn't the only one excited about the news. Sony CEO Denis Handlin gave media friends of the record company a call on Sunday night to break the news.


Also interesting was that last week's debacle wasn't mentioned in yesterday's Sony press release about Curuenavuli's Angel Eyes being top.



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[Inside Australian Idol]

Paulini hits No. 1 spot
Former Idol Paulini Curuenavuli has topped the charts and this week ARIA bosses aren't taking it away from her
20jul04



WE wouldn't be surprised if Paulini Curuenavuli was hesitant to pop the champagne cork and order the Ferrari today.

The Australian Idol star has landed her first No. 1 single - and this time it's for real. We hope.
Paulini's debut single Angel Eyes has nudged out Usher's Burn to take top spot on the ARIA singles chart this week.

The 21-year-old was told she had the No. 1 single last week -- only to be told 20 hours later she didn't.

A chart recount by ARIA relegated Angel Eyes to No. 2, pushing Shannon Noll's Learn To Fly to No. 1.

Paulini had already been out to celebrate with friends and was planning a celebratory dinner with family last Monday night, when she was told the bad news.

After being dealt a blow like that, we hope she kicks up her heels big time this week.

But we'll be checking the ARIA website today, just in case.

Meanwhile, Shannon's Learn To Fly dropped from No. 1 to 5.


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[Inside Australian Idol]

Crime pays for Nine
By Darren Devlyn and Robert Fidgeon
July 20, 2004


CRIME does pay, according to this year's TV ratings.
While news and special events, including the Logie Awards and Australian Grand Prix, and the mini-series Jessica were success stories, US-produced crime dramas have, in the first half of the year, played the biggest role in determining the success or failure of TV networks.

Ratings dispel the myth that viewers want light entertainment after the September 11 attacks.

Original episodes of the 10th and final season of Friends, have been a huge success for Channel 9, but audiences cannot get enough of the gritty, violent imagery in shows including CSI: Miami, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Without a Trace, Law & Order: SVU and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Channel 9, which has won all 21 of the weekly ratings surveys for this year, has almost all the ratings hits, and just one of the misses (the weekday edition of Who Wants to be a Millionaire).

Channel 10, which has overtaken Channel 7 and sits in second place in the weekly surveys, is benefiting greatly from the Law & Order franchise, Big Brother 4 and its Saturday AFL coverage.

Channel 7, which has been promoting the improvement of Today Tonight (which beats rival A Current Affair in Sydney) and Deal or No Deal, has produced the most ratings duds. With the exception of Las Vegas, Seven is bereft of imported product with mass appeal.

"Recognising the strength of the CSI franchise has paid big dividends for us, even the repeats are rating exceptionally well," said Nine's Melbourne programming boss, Len Downs.

"For years Australian product dominated, but now it's American, in particular the forensic-driven crime shows."

Seven's coverage of the Athens Olympics and Melbourne Cup, Ten's AFL finals coverage and Brownlow telecasts, and Nine's Grand Final Footy Show are certain to draw big ratings in the second half of the year.

Nine also has high hopes for its new imported crime drama, Cold Case, from the makers of CSI and Without a Trace.

Nine also has the final episodes of Friends and Sex and the City to screen this year.

Australian Idol final will also be a big hit for Ten.

Herald Sun



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[Skip]

Local girl tops pop charts
(Wednesday, July 21, 2004)

IT'S Fijian fever in Australia as former Australian Idol star Paulini Curuenavuli's number one single Angel Eyes officially reached number one in Australia.

Manager David Caplice said the 24-year-old singer was excited when she finally reached number one on the Australian music charts after last week's ARIA blunder, which saw her stripped of her number one spot

Paulini was stripped of her number one spot last week because her discs were bought in bulk by a disc jockey.

"Not only has she reached the number one spot but she sold 2000 more records then her nearest rival - Usher," he said.

Mr Caplice said Paulini's Angel Eyes sold more then 50,000 records in just two weeks.

"Every week her single has been selling at more then 13,000 singles every week, which has just been amazing," he said.

"Its all Fijian fever here at the moment with Lote Tuqiri and Samo Radike playing with the Wallabies and now Paulini hitting the charts," Mr Caplice said.

He said Paulini would soon release another album in two weeks titled One determined heart.

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IT'S Fijian fever in Australia as former Australian Idol star Paulini Curuenavuli's number one single Angel Eyes officially reached number one in Australia.

Manager David Caplice said the 24-year-old singer was excited when she finally reached number one on the Australian music charts after last week's ARIA blunder, which saw her stripped of her number one spot

Paulini was stripped of her number one spot last week because her discs were bought in bulk by a disc jockey.

"Not only has she reached the number one spot but she sold 2000 more records then her nearest rival - Usher," he said.

Mr Caplice said Paulini's Angel Eyes sold more then 50,000 records in just two weeks.

"Every week her single has been selling at more then 13,000 singles every week, which has just been amazing," he said.

"Its all Fijian fever here at the moment with Lote Tuqiri and Samo Radike playing with the Wallabies and now Paulini hitting the charts," Mr Caplice said.

He said Paulini would soon release another album in two weeks titled One determined heart.

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IT'S Fijian fever in Australia as former Australian Idol star Paulini Curuenavuli's number one single Angel Eyes officially reached number one in Australia.

Manager David Caplice said the 24-year-old singer was excited when she finally reached number one on the Australian music charts after last week's ARIA blunder, which saw her stripped of her number one spot

Paulini was stripped of her number one spot last week because her discs were bought in bulk by a disc jockey.

"Not only has she reached the number one spot but she sold 2000 more records then her nearest rival - Usher," he said.

Mr Caplice said Paulini's Angel Eyes sold more then 50,000 records in just two weeks.

"Every week her single has been selling at more then 13,000 singles every week, which has just been amazing," he said.

"Its all Fijian fever here at the moment with Lote Tuqiri and Samo Radike playing with the Wallabies and now Paulini hitting the charts," Mr Caplice said.

He said Paulini would soon release another album in two weeks titled One determined heart

www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=5533

[Skip]

Want to be a star?
Wednesday, 21 July 2004

ARE there any stars in the Manning just waiting to be discovered?

The community is being invited to audition for a new variety show that will be filmed in Taree in November.

The Australian All Stars Variety Show team is in town this week, promoting the show and launching an academy and development initiative for young people.

The Taree visit began with a performance at Chatham Primary School yesterday, a thank you after a group of students from the school travelled to Wagga Wagga recently for the first filming of Australian All Stars.

The school was yesterday treated to some musical numbers before hearing about the new variety show and a 10-week academy program which teaches students about television and the performing industry.

Taree will host the second filming on November 13, but before that auditions will be held on a date to be confirmed in October.

Talented local people will have the chance to win a place on the show where they will vie with other budding stars for a contract in the professional field of their dreams.

Among the celebrities planning to make the trip to Taree for the filming are rugby league great Bill Harrigan, Peter Ryan and Rebecca LaVauney of Australian Idol, Lex Marinos of Kingswood Country and Ashlea from Big Brother.

Rebecca LaVauney is currently in town as part of the promotion and will be performing at Taree City Centre tomorrow at 4pm.

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Skip said:

Manager David Caplice said the 24-year-old singer was excited when she finally reached number one on the Australian music charts after last week's ARIA blunder, which saw her stripped of her number one spot

paulini isn't 24!