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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.
Anthony McPartlin
Declan Donnelly
Simon Cowell
Pete Waterman
Nicki Chapman
Neil Fox
Gareth Gates
Zoë Birkett
Will Young
Darius Campbell
Hayley Evetts
Rosie Ribbons
Laura Doherty
Jessica Garlick
Aaron Bayley
Rik Waller
Adam Garner
Ryan Ryder
Aaron Bailey
Korben Niblett
Leon McPherson
Kirsty Crawford
Marc Dillon
Brian Ormond
Kim Gee
Andy Scott-Lee
Roxanne Cooper
Susanne Manning
Chris Hide
Sam Nixon
Mark Rhodes
Michelle McManus
Creator
Simon Fuller
Status:
Returning Series
Original Language:
English
Type:
Scripted
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