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Pop Idol
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Producer: Nigel Lythgoe, Claire Horton, Ken Warwick
Top Cast
Seasons
Season 0 (2001)
No overview available.
3 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Pop Idol: The Story So Far
2001-12-13Preparing to enter the live stage, Pop Idol looks back at the past two months, from the early auditions right through to the selection of final ten.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 2: Will Young: Pop Idol
2002-02-23Cameras follow Will Young as he adjusts to life in the public gaze and prepares for the release of his debut single Evergreen.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 3: Pop Idol: One Year On
2003-08-02In celebration of the second series start, Pop Idol shows what the contestants of the last series have been up to.
Runtime: N/A minSeason 1 (2001)
No overview available.
21 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Auditions #1
2001-10-06Episode 2: Auditions #2
2001-10-06Episode 3: Auditions #3
2001-10-12Episode 4: Auditions #4
2001-10-13Episode 5: Auditions #5
2001-10-19Episode 6: Theatre Rounds #1
2001-10-20Episode 7: Theatre Rounds #2
2001-10-26Episode 8: Heat #1
2001-11-03Down 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.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 9: Heat #2
2001-11-10Down 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.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 10: Heat #3
2001-11-17Down 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.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 11: Heat #4
2001-11-24Down 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.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 12: Heat #5
2001-12-01Down 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.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 13: Live Show #1
2001-12-15Episode 14: Live Show #2
2001-12-22Episode 15: Live Show #3
2001-12-29Episode 16: Live Show #4
2002-01-05Episode 17: Live Show #5
2002-01-12Episode 18: Live Show #6
2002-01-19Episode 19: Live Show #7
2002-01-26Episode 20: Live Show #8
2002-02-02Episode 21: Final
2002-02-09Season 2 (2003)
No overview available.
20 episodes
