Sydney New Year's Eve 2006–07

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Sydney New Year's Eve 2006–07
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Creative director Wayne Harrison
Fireworks by Foti International Fireworks
Theme "A Diamond Night in Emerald City"
Bridge effect Diamond and a Coathanger.
Broadcast
Network TEN
Host(s) Gretel Killeen
Daniel MacPherson
Chronology
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2007–08
Sydney New Year's Eve

Sydney New Year's Eve 2006–07 was the 12th Sydney New Year's Eve held at Sydney Harbour on the evening of 31 December 2006 and in the early hours of 1 January 2007. It was the first year that Network Ten would broadcast the event, having won a three-year deal from the Nine Network and was co-hosted by Gretel Killeen and Daniel MacPherson.[1] The theme was previously revealed to be "A Diamond Night in Emerald City" to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, with fireworks once again produced by Foti International Fireworks. This was Wayne Harrison's second consecutive year as creative director.

Broadcast

Times

Program Time Duration
9pm Family Fireworks 8:30pm – 9:30pm 60 mins
Midnight Fireworks 11:30pm – 12:30am 60 mins

Presenters

Name Location Original Role
Gretel Killeen Host of Big Brother
Daniel MacPherson Actor on Neighbours
Mike Goldman Dawes Point Host of Big Brother Friday Night Live
Bree Amer Dawes Point Host of Big Brother Friday Night Live
Ryan Fitzgerald Dawes Point Host of Big Brother Friday Night Live

9pm Family Fireworks

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Performers

Performer Song

Soundtrack

No. Song Artist
1 Main Title United States The Wizard Of Oz Soundtrack
2 World, Hold On France Bob Sinclar featuring England Steve Edwards
3 Heist United States Over the Hedge Soundtrack
4 He's the Wizard Cast
5 I'll Supply the Love United States Toto
6 Superman Returns United States Superman Returns Soundtrack
7 Home United States Diana Ross

Midnight Fireworks

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Performers

Performer Song

Soundtrack

No. Song Artist
1 Numb England Pet Shop Boys
2 Diamonds Are Forever Wales Shirley Bassey
3 I'm with Stupid England Pet Shop Boys
4 Ain't No Other Man United States Christina Aguilera
5 Beautiful Child Canada Rufus Wainwright
6 Can You Feel It United States The Jackson 5
7 Diamonds and Pearls United States Prince and United States NPG
8 Best of You United States Foo Fighters
9 Shine On You Crazy Diamond England Pink Floyd
10 Attack on Alcatraz England John Powell
11 Alexander's Entry into Pskov Russia Jean Claude Casadesus

Controversy

In its inaugural broadcast of the show, broadcaster Network Ten received a large number of complaints over its 2006 Sydney New Year's Eve coverage. Most of the criticism was left for Matthew Newton, son of Channel Nine star Bert Newton, who was simulating oral sex with John Foreman on the piano with his penis on the The Big Night In with John Foreman.[2] There were calls for the network to lose the rights to the broadcast and give them back to the Nine Network, who had them from 1995–96 to 2005–06.[3] It was dubbed "the worst NYE ever".[4]

References

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