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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.
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A pop idol is a musician who has built his or her career on participation in a televised singing contest, specifically contests like the Idol brand (American Idol, British Idol, Sweden's Idol, etc.), PopStars!, The X Factor, and, in many cases, Eurovision.
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.
Their performances are accessible and hooky, aimed at appealing to the general public and, more importantly, the judges. Genres covered by pop idols often include (but aren't limited to) schlager, dance-pop, teen pop, vocal pop, country pop, and alternative pop/rock.
Aug 17, 2022 · 17 August 2022, 15:08. Pop Idol changed TV and music in 2001. Picture: ITV/Alamy. By Tom Eames. Pop Idol was the show that transformed the TV and music industries for the next two decades.
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