Pop Idol
Reality
Pop Idol is a British television music competition which ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003. The aim of the show was to decide the best new young pop singer in the UK based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast - one in 2001-2002 and a second in 2003. Pop Idol was subsequently put on an indefinite hiatus after "Idol" judge Simon Cowell announced the launch of the The X Factor in the UK in April 2004. The show has become an international TV franchise since, spawning multiples of Idol series worldwide. In the mean time a legal dispute arose with the makers of Popstars, which eventually led to the word "Pop" being excluded from the titles of all the spin-offs, such as American Idol, Australian Idol, Indonesian Idol, New Zealand Idol, Latin American Idol and Idols.
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Seasons & episodes
- 1Auditions #16 Oct 2001 · 60m
- 2Auditions #26 Oct 2001 · 60m
- 3Auditions #312 Oct 2001 · 60m
- 4Auditions #413 Oct 2001 · 60m
- 5Auditions #519 Oct 2001 · 60m
- 6Theatre Rounds #120 Oct 2001 · 60m
- 7Theatre Rounds #226 Oct 2001 · 60m
- 8Heat #13 Nov 2001 · 60mDown to the Final 50, the first group of ten contestants perform a song of their choice. After a week of intense vocal training, Haifa, Jayne, Errol, Chris, Andy, Gareth, Monica, Sarah, Zoe and Chloe take the stage to get through to the Finals.
- 9Heat #210 Nov 2001 · 60mDown to the Final 50, the second group of ten contestants perform a song of their choice. After a week of intense vocal training, they take the stage to get through to the Finals.
- 10Heat #317 Nov 2001 · 60mDown to the Final 50, the third group of ten contestants perform a song of their choice. After a week of intense vocal training, they take the stage to get through to the Finals.
- 11Heat #424 Nov 2001 · 60mDown to the Final 50, the fourth group of ten contestants perform a song of their choice. After a week of intense vocal training, they take the stage to get through to the Finals.
- 12Heat #51 Dec 2001 · 60mDown to the Final 50, the final group of ten contestants perform a song of their choice. After a week of intense vocal training, they take the stage to get through to the Finals.
- 13Live Show #115 Dec 2001 · 60m
- 14Live Show #222 Dec 2001 · 60m
- 15Live Show #329 Dec 2001 · 60m
- 16Live Show #45 Jan 2002 · 60m
- 17Live Show #512 Jan 2002 · 60m
- 18Live Show #619 Jan 2002 · 60m
- 19Live Show #726 Jan 2002 · 60m
- 20Live Show #82 Feb 2002 · 60m
- 21Final9 Feb 2002
Details
- Created by
- Simon Fuller
- First aired
- 6 Oct 2001
- Last aired
- 20 Dec 2003
- Status
- Returning Series
- Language
- English
- Network
- ITV1
- Episodes
- 41
- Votes
- 4 on TMDB
Cast
Anthony McPartlinSelf - Host
Declan DonnellySelf - Host
Simon CowellSelf - Judge
Pete WatermanSelf - Judge
Nicki ChapmanSelf - Judge
Neil FoxSelf - Judge
