Pop Idol
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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.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 122 episodes
- 1.01Auditions 1Rate
- 1.02Auditions 2Rate
- 1.03Auditions 3Rate
- 1.04Auditions 4Rate
- 1.05Auditions 5Rate
- 1.06Theatre Rounds 1Rate
- 1.07Theatre Rounds 2Rate
- 1.08Heat 1Rate
- 1.10Heat 2Rate
- 1.11Heat 3Rate
- 1.12Heat 4Rate
- 1.13Heat 5Rate
- 1.14Live Show 1: Your Pop IdolRate
- 1.15Live Show 2: Christmas SongsRate
- 1.16Live Show 3: Burt Bacharach SongsRate
- 1.17Live Show 4: Songs from FilmsRate
- 1.18Live Show 5: Songs by ABBARate
- 1.19Live Show 6: Big BandRate
- 1.20Live Show 7: Number-One HitsRate
- 1.21Live Show 8: Semi-finalRate
- 1.22Live FinalRate
- 1.23Will Young - Pop IdolRate
Season 221 episodes
- 2.01Open Auditions 1Rate
- 2.02Open Auditions 2Rate
- 2.03Open Auditions 3Rate
- 2.04Open Auditions 4Rate
- 2.05The Final 100 AuditionsRate
- 2.06Heat 1Rate
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- 2.10Heat 5Rate
- 2.11Live WildcardRate
- 2.12Live Show 1: Your Pop IdolRate
- 2.13Live Show 2: Your Birth YearRate
- 2.14Live Show 3: Songs by Elton JohnRate
- 2.15Live Show 4: Disco SongsRate
- 2.16Live Show 5: Songs by the BeatlesRate
- 2.17Live Show 6: Big BandRate
- 2.18Live Show 7: Christmas SongsRate
- 2.19Live Show 8: Semi-finalRate
- 2.20Live FinalRate
- 2.21The Pop IdolRate
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