Paul Ellis
Encyclopedia
Paul B. Ellis MNZM is a New Zealand
record producer
, manager
, and radio host. He is most known to audiences for being the former judge of New Zealand Idol
and the current judge of the reality series New Zealand's Got Talent
.
Ellis was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
in the 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to the music industry.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, manager
Talent manager
A talent manager, also known as an artist manager or band manager, is an individual or company who guides the professional career of artists in the entertainment industry...
, and radio host. He is most known to audiences for being the former judge of New Zealand Idol
New Zealand Idol
NZ Idol, more commonly known as New Zealand Idol, was the New Zealand version of the Idol series originated as the hit British TV series Pop Idol. New Zealand first saw the Idol format when TV2 aired American Idol 2, which garned impressive ratings...
and the current judge of the reality series New Zealand's Got Talent
New Zealand's Got Talent
New Zealand's Got Talent was a New Zealand reality television show which premiered on 8 September 2008 on Prime Television New Zealand, New Zealand. The show is based on the Got Talent series format that originated with America's Got Talent and Britain's Got Talent...
.
Ellis was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
New Zealand Order of Merit
The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order established in 1996 "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have rendered meritorious service to the Crown and nation or who have become distinguished by their eminence, talents, contributions or other merits."The order includes five...
in the 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to the music industry.