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Kelly Clarkson, the first American Idol, is the most successful winner worldwide. Will Young, the first UK Pop Idol and the first winner of Idols format Kurt Nilsen, the first Norway's Idol and the 2003 World Idol winner
Pop Idol is a British music competition television series created by Simon Fuller which ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003. The aim of the show was to decide the best new young pop singer (or "pop idol") in the UK based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast, one in 2001–2002 and a second in 2003.
As of December 2015, Pop Idol contestants have had 14 charting albums, with McManus the only participant from the second series to peak inside the top-100. Forty-three singles released by Pop Idol contestants have charted in the United Kingdom. Young has had 17 singles peak within the top-100, followed by Gates with nine entries.
Idols was first televised on 10 March 2002, one month after the first series of Pop Idol ended. [3] Fuller, Lythgoe, and Pop Idol judge Simon Cowell attempted to sell the format in the United States in 2001, but the idea was met with poor response from major networks.
Contestants in the UK reality television series Pop Idol. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. P. Pop Idol winners (2 P)
He came to prominence after winning the 2002 inaugural series of the ITV talent contest Pop Idol, making him the first winner of the worldwide Idol franchise. His double A-sided debut single " Anything Is Possible " / " Evergreen " was released two weeks after the show's finale and became the fastest-selling debut single in the UK.
Winners of the UK reality television series Pop Idol. Pages in category "Pop Idol winners" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Australian actress and singer Holly Valance had two UK top 10 hits in 2002. "Kiss Kiss" went to number-one in May while "Down Boy" reached number two in October. Scottish singer Darius Campbell, who came third in Pop Idol, scored two top 10 entries this year, including his debut single "Colourblind", which topped the chart for two weeks in August.