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Pop Idol

★ 3.6 266 votes 2001–2003 2 seasons · 43 episodes Returning Series ITV1
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About

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.

All Seasons

Season 12001
02250m
Season 22003
021

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Anthony McPartlin Self - Presenter, Self
Declan Donnelly Self - Presenter, Self
Simon Cowell Self - Judge, Self
Nicki Chapman Self - Judge, Self
Neil Fox Self - Judge, Self
Pete Waterman Self - Judge
Will Young Self, Self - Guest, Self - Finalist
Gareth Gates Self, Self - Finalist, Self - Guest
Mark Rhodes Self, Self - Finalist
Michelle McManus Self, Self - Finalist

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