Ben Lummis

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ben Lummis
Occupation	Musician
Date Of Birth	Jun 1, 1978(1978-06-01)
Age	46
Country	New Zealand
Birth City	Wellington
Horoscope	Gemini

Ben Lummis Biography

Ben Lummis is one of the most popular and richest Musician who was born on June 1, 1978 in Wellington, New Zealand. Ben Lummis (born Isileli Junior Brown on (1 June 1978) is a New Zealand R&B/Pop/Gospel recording artist who gained international recognition after being named the winner of the inaugural Season of New Zealand Idol in 2004. Ben is of Maori (Ngati Porou) and Pakeha (European), Tongan and Samoan descent. He is extremely close to his family and has five siblings.

After taking a break from his career after his debut album’s release and his departure of Sony BMG, Lummis released the single “Gotta Move” in 2006 in a way that was solely and independently via his own website. While well-received by fans, the track did not chart because the sales were solely online and, at the time, not monitored in the RIANZ.

After another short break, Lummis was announced as one of the ten contestants on Pop’s Ultimate Star, a new New Zealand reality television show whose aim was to take contestants from past singing competitions and pit them against one another to discover the country’s favourite reality show singing star. The show debuted on 29 May 2007, and after passing through the first four weeks without falling into the bottom two at all, Lummis made it to the final six. At this point he fell into the bottom two alongside Emily Williams, the runner-up from the third season of Australian Idol, and was voted off on 1 July after an elimination duel with Williams, finishing in sixth place. After this, he announced his intention to release more new music independently.

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Ben Lummis Net Worth

Ben Lummis is one of the richest Musician from New Zealand. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ben Lummis 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After his win, Lummis signed a recording agreement with the music giant Sony BMG and released his debut single “They Can’t Take That Away” It came out at the top of the New Zealand Singles Chart. The single remained at the top for seven weeks before being certified 4xPlatinum with a sales of around 40,000 copies. Lummis was part of a national New Zealand Idol Live! tour along with his fellow finalist Then on 15 June 2004 four weeks following his Idol victory, Lummis launched the album he had been working on, One Road. The album was sold out in around 45,000 copies, and it was certified as 3xPlatinum. Paul Ellis, Ben’s manager at the time, and New Zealand Idol judge later said it was the ” worst-sounding album of my entire career” because of the brief time frame within which it was recorded in.

He auditioned for the debut year of New Zealand Idol in early 2004. After passing through the stage rounds, he made it to the semi-finals. The people voted him through to the top 10. The first few weeks of Lummis’s time within the Top 10 were shaky, since he was among the bottom three contestants three times. But, from Top 6 to the top 6, he never was within the bottom three ever again and on May 10, 2004, he was named by the judges as the inaugural New Zealand Idol, defeating Michael Murphy, who had never been among the bottom three for the entire contest. Ben is among only two Idol winners in the world who have landed within the bottom 3 of the rankings within the first week of their season’s finales. The other one is the 2005 Canadian Idol Melissa O’Neil.

Lummis announced in late 2007, that he had intentions on writing more of his own music, and releasing songs independently on a new album. Since then Lummis has been working on a new album, right throughout 2008. He has also appeared on the TVNZ morning show, Good Morning, where he made a live performance of one of his new tracks called, “Smooth Lady”, the first song from the album.

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Who is Ben Lummis Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Ben Ranked on the list of most popular Musician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in New Zealand. Ben Lummis celebrates birthday on June 1 of every year.

What does Ben Lummis do now?

He didn’t want to elaborate more and spoil his show but Spy has discovered Lummis became a studio manager for F45 in Cambridge last year after recently relocating with his wife and four children to the Waikato from Wellington, where he also managed gyms. He has also managed Jetts Fitness in Te Awamutu.

Who won the first NZ Idol?

New Zealand Idol
Winner| Ben Lummis
Runner-up| Michael Murphy
Release
Original network| TVNZ

What did ben Lummis win?

Ben Lummis has been named the first New Zealand Idol. Lummis beat 17-year-old Michael Murphy to take the top spot in the televised competition for a recording contract and was announced the winner at the end of tonight’s 90-minute grand final.

What year did ben Lummis win?

Lummis, now 41, was one of the most recognised faces, mobbed wherever he went after singing the winning song They Can’t Take That Away From Me, in 2004. NZ Idol runner-up from the first season Michael Murphy is in a band Written by Wolves.

Who came second in NZ Idol?

Rosita Vai was the eventual winner of NZ Idol 2 and the first female contestant to win the competition. Rosita had not been in the bottom 3 in the whole season. Nik Carlson from Masterton came second, while Steven Broad finished in third place.