Rock Star Season 1

July. 11,2005      
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Rock Star: INXS is the first season of the reality television show Rock Star where 15 contestants competed to become the lead vocalist for the Australian rock band INXS. INXS enjoyed great popularity through the 1980s and early 1990s, but in 1997, frontman Michael Hutchence died. 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 J.D. Fortune on lead vocals.

Episode 32 : Week 11 - 09.21 - J.D.’S With the Band
September. 21,2005
In 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 Were Here.” INXS decides to eliminate their fellow countryman. Marty leads with the INXS song “Don’t Change.” Jason Benison draggles with “What You Need.” then INXS reluctantly decides to take Jason Benison on their world tour
Episode 31 : Week 10 - 09.18 - Three’s a Crowd
September. 18,2005
MiG, Marty and Jason write songs with Andrew Farriss.
Episode 30 : Week 10 - 09.14 - Suzie’s INXS Dreams Shattered
September. 14,2005
Elimination 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. The bottom three singers do well on the INXS songs. INXS decides to send Suzie home.
Episode 29 : Down To The Wire
September. 13,2005
performance 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 prewriten ""Pretty Vegas."" and ""Money"" from Pink Floyd. Marty sings his song ""Trees,"" and ""Creep"" by Radiohead. MiG performs The Rolling Stones' ""Paint It Black""and ""Kiss from a Rose."" from Seal.
Episode 28 : Week 10 - 09.11 - The Final Four
September. 11,2005
reality 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 out they get to sing two songs this week. J.D. and Marty get to sing their original songs.
Episode 27 : Week 09 - 09.07 - Jordis Has Left The Building
September. 07,2005
Elimination 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 three with Jordis and Suzie. After their performances Tim Farriss tells Jordis that she is "Just not right for our band".
Episode 25 : Week 09 - 09.04 - And Then There Were Five
September. 04,2005
performance 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 You Are” Dave loves his songs. Suzie and Jordis do well on their songs. For MiG’s original he does a ballad that’s quite slow. Then Marty brings the house down with his original song “Trees”. The early vote returns show Marty in the lead followed by Suzie, J.D., MiG, and then Jordis.
Episode 24 : Week 08 - 08.31 - Goodbye, Ty
August. 31,2005
Elimination 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 results from the previous episode had J.D., Ty, and Marty in the bottom, but Marty got more votes as voting continued, and Jordis landed in the bottom. INXS sends Ty home.
Episode 23 : Week 08 - 08.30 - The Good News and the Bad News
August. 30,2005
performance 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 impersonator, J.D., does his own version of the king‘s “Suspicious Minds”.
Episode 22 : Week 08 - 08.28 - MiG vs. Suzie, Part Deux
August. 28,2005
reality 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 song right except for J.D. who has trouble with the song. Both MiG and Suzie want to sing "Bohemian Rhapsody" from Queen, everyone else gets the songs they want.
Episode 21 : Week 07 - 08.24 - Deana's Dream Deferred
August. 24,2005
elimination 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, Deanna Johnston, and Marty Casey are the bottom three. INXS sends Deanna home.
Episode 20 : Week 07 - 08.23 - Jordis in Jeopardy
August. 23,2005
performance 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 Elvis impersonator. Deanna and MiG do their original songs, as everyone else Sings classic rock songs Ty gets back round vocals from Suzie, Deanna, and Jordis on his version of “Proud Mary”. Early voting results show Deanna, Ty and Jordis as the bottom three.
Episode 19 : Week 07 - 08.22 You Can't Always Get What You Want
August. 21,2005
Reality 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 out that only two of them get to perform their own songs. The other five get to do classic rock songs. Suzi is worried that she'll end up in the bottom three again. MiG gets a surprise for getting to sing the encore .
Episode 18 : Week 06 - 08.17 Jessica's Journey Over
August. 18,2005
Elimination 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, with Marty and Jordis doing the backup vocals. Suzi, Jessica, and Deanna are the bottom three. Suzi sings, “By My Side”, Jessica sings, “ Mystify”, and Deanna sings, “Never Tear Us Apart”. Jessica goes home.
Episode 17 : Week 06 - 08.16 The Hot Seat
August. 16,2005
J.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 classic “Knocking on Heaven’s Door” as, sung by Jordis
Episode 16 : Week 06 - 08.14 J.D. Discord Continues
August. 14,2005
reality 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 a song that has “an Electric Company feel”. On Marty’s team J.D. gets upset. Ty’s team wins because they worked together
Episode 15 : Week 05 - 08.10 Brandon Bids Adieu
August. 10,2005
The 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 with "No Woman No Cry." Marty wins special props from the judges. In INXS songs, Jessica performs "Disappear"; Brandon performs "Don't Lose Your Head" and forgets the lyrics; "Suzie performs "Bitter Tears." Brandon is eliminated from the competition
Episode 14 : Week 05 - 08.09 -The Comeback
August. 09,2005
performance 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 again, Dave Navarro is upset that anyone sang Nirvana, after Jessica sings, Nirvana‘s “Come As You Are”. Ty does an incredible version of Bob Marley’s “No Woman No Cry.” Early vote returns are shown with Jessica, Brandon and Deanna with the fewest
Episode 13 : Week 05 - 08.07 - J.D.'s Center of the World
August. 07,2005
reality 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-American.” The contestants have a clinic on media. J.D. says "kill 'em with kindness"
Episode 12 : Week 04 - 08.03 - Three Strikes & Tara's Out
August. 03,2005
elimination 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 sings “Kick”. Tara goes home
Episode 11 : Week 04 - 08.02 - Down to Ten
August. 01,2005
performance 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 World“, Dave Navarro calls it ,"the best vocal performance ever". J.D does an imitation of Joe Cocker.
Episode 10 : Week 04 - 08.01 - J.D.ᅢᄁ¬ツᆲ¬トᄁS Dastardly Deeds Continue
August. 01,2005
reality 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 weaknesses. J.D. misleads Suzy so he can get the song he wants.
Episode 9 : Week 03 - 07.27 - Daphna & Heather Gone
July. 27,2005
elimination 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 Jessica, Heather and Daphna. Daphna sings, “What You Need”, Heather sings, “By My Side” , and Jessica Sings “Elegantly Wasted”, all from INXS. Both Daphna and Heather are sent home.
Episode 8 : Week 03 - 07.26 - J.D.'s Notes Fall Flat
July. 26,2005
performance 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 Are the Champions". When Dave criticizes Marty for his performance the audience boo's him twice.
Episode 7 : Week 03 - 07.25 - J.D.'s Fortunes at Risk?
July. 25,2005
reality 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's "We Are The Champions" then realizes that he can't sing it, so he tries to get Jordis to switch songs with him
Episode 6 : Week 02 - 07.20 - Neal's Nixed
July. 20,2005
elimination 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 "Suicide Blonde." Tara sings "Mystify." Jessica sings "Don't Change." Neal goes home. "He just wasn't right for INXS".
Episode 5 : Week 02 - 07.19 - Style Versus Substance
July. 19,2005
performance 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. .
Episode 4 : Week 02 - 07.18 - The One I Don't Love
July. 18,2005
reality 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." Dave Navarro gives them a style clinic.
Episode 3 : Week 01 - 07.13 - Wil Gets Cut
July. 13,2005
Elimination 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 Toronto, Wil from North Carolina, and Suzie for the second time. Tara sings "New Sensation." Wil sings "Need You Tonight." Suzie sings "Never Tear Us Apart." Wil goes home..
Episode 2 : Week 01 - 07.12 - Rock the Vote
July. 12,2005
Performance 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 the Blondie song "Call Me", J.D. sings his prewritten arrangement of "California Dreaming" and the audience gets to vote for the first time.
Episode 1 : Dana Dismissed
July. 11,2005
Reality 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 Oaksville, Ontario, and Suzie from Toronto. After a brief consideration they sent 30-year-old Dana home.

Seasons

Season 2
Rock Star: Supernova is the second season of the reality television show Rock Star. The show, hosted by Dave Navarro and Brooke Burke, featured 15 contestants competing to become the lead vocalist for a newly formed supergroup featuring Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee, former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted, and former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke. On September 13, 2006, Lukas Rossi was crowned the winner and became the frontman of Rock Star: Supernova.
Season 2 2006
Season 1
Rock Star: INXS is the first season of the reality television show Rock Star where 15 contestants competed to become the lead vocalist for the Australian rock band INXS. INXS enjoyed great popularity through the 1980s and early 1990s, but in 1997, frontman Michael Hutchence died. 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 J.D. Fortune on lead vocals.
Season 1 2005

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