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seen in the initial run of season 1, including Kelly Clarkson's full audition. Source: American Idol (season 1) The first season of "American Idol" premiered on June 11, 2002 (under the full title American Idol: The Search for a Superstar) and continued until September 4, 2002. It was won by Kelly Clarkson. The first season was co-hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Brian Dunkleman, the latter of whom left the show after the season ended. The winner, Kelly Clarkson, signed with RCA Records, the label in partnership with American Idol's 19 Recordings. Immediately post-finale, Clarkson released two singles, including the coronation
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springboard for launching the career of many artists as bona fide stars. According to "Billboard" magazine, in its first ten years, ""Idol" has spawned 345 "Billboard" chart-toppers and a platoon of pop idols, including Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Chris Daughtry, Fantasia, Ruben Studdard, Jennifer Hudson, Clay Aiken, Adam Lambert, and Jordin Sparks while remaining a TV ratings juggernaut." For an unprecedented eight consecutive years, from the 2003–04 television season through the 2010–11 season, either its performance show or result show was ranked number one in U.S. television ratings. "American Idol" was based on the British show "Pop Idol" created by
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seen in the initial run of season 1, including Kelly Clarkson's full audition. Source: American Idol (season 1) The first season of "American Idol" premiered on June 11, 2002 (under the full title American Idol: The Search for a Superstar) and continued until September 4, 2002. It was won by Kelly Clarkson. The first season was co-hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Brian Dunkleman, the latter of whom left the show after the season ended. The winner, Kelly Clarkson, signed with RCA Records, the label in partnership with American Idol's 19 Recordings. Immediately post-finale, Clarkson released two singles, including the coronation
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American Idol (season 1) The first season of "American Idol" premiered on June 11, 2002 (under the full title American Idol: The Search for a Superstar) and continued until September 4, 2002. It was won by Kelly Clarkson. The first season was co-hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Brian Dunkleman, the latter of whom left the show after the season ended. The winner, Kelly Clarkson, signed with RCA Records, the label in partnership with American Idol's 19 Recordings. Immediately post-finale, Clarkson released two singles, including the coronation song, "A Moment Like This". "A Moment Like This" went on to break a
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An American Idol Christmas An American Idol Christmas (also titled A Very Idol Christmas in Canada) is a Christmas television special for the television shows "American Idol", "American Juniors" and "Canadian Idol", but focused mostly on "American Idol"– the Canadian winner Ryan Malcolm was edited out in the American release, due to legal reasons. The special was broadcast on the Fox television network in the United States and CTV in Canada. It was first broadcast on November 25, 2003 in the United States. It featured some of the top finalists of American Idol's first season (Kelly Clarkson, Tamyra Gray, Christina
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Ninth-place finisher Mandisa's "True Beauty" album earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album in 2007. Season five is the season from the first ten seasons of "American Idol" with the most number of finalists who have made it onto the Billboard charts. The compilation album for this season was performed by the top twelve finalists. In 2006, American Idol also became the most nominated unscripted show ever, and has several nominations in the 2006 Emmy Awards for season five: American Idol (season 5) The fifth season of reality television singing competition "American Idol" began on January 17,
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work in television and films, the most notable being Jennifer Hudson who, on the recommendation of the "Idol" vocal coach Debra Byrd, won a role in "Dreamgirls" and subsequently received an Academy Award for her performance. The dominance of "American Idol" in the ratings had made it the most profitable show in U.S. TV for many years. The show was estimated to generate $900 million for the year 2004 through sales of TV ads, albums, merchandise and concert tickets. By the seventh season, the show was estimated to earn around $900 million from its ad revenue alone, not including ancillary
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Sanjaya Malakar Sanjaya Joseph Malakar (born September 10, 1989) is an American singer, who was a finalist on the sixth season of "American Idol". He gained national attention on the series, controversially advancing to 7th place with public votes, despite being poorly received by the show's judges, particularly Simon Cowell. After "Idol", Malakar made many television guest appearances and has been commonly parodied in popular culture. He placed 5th in season two of the reality television show "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!". He recently won the Remington's Got Talent in Whitefish, MT. Malakar was born in Capitol Hill,
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American Idol (season 2) The second season of "American Idol" premiered on January 21, 2003, and continued until May 21, 2003. The title of show was shortened from "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" of Season 1 to just "American Idol". Brian Dunkleman quit after the first season, and Seacrest therefore became the lone host in Season 2 as well as all subsequent seasons. Kristin Holt was a special correspondent. It was won by Ruben Studdard. It was the first season to crown a male winner, and the first season to have a finale with two male contestants, Studdard
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Peña was the only contestant who was about to be eliminated, because he was never in any bottom.. This season was characterized by the intention of the production of the show to penetrate more in the Mexican market. Latin American Idol Latin American Idol was the Spanish American edition of the popular British franchise of "Idols", well known for its American version "American Idol". The show aimed to discover the pop idol of the Latin American region. The show was filmed in Buenos Aires and was transmitted to over 23 nations in the region via the Sony Entertainment Television network.
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American Idol Season 5: Encores American Idol Season 5: Encores is compilation album released on May 23, 2006 and contains one cover song from each of the top 12 finalists during season 5 of the television show "American Idol". It is the only "American Idol" album that does not feature an ensemble track by all the contestants, and is the first year in which several individual finalists made the popular music charts. The album sold over 154,000 units in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It debuted at number three on the "Billboard" 200, behind the Disney Channel Original
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lightly featured on the show. Her Hollywood auditions were also cut short after two rounds. The local television ratings for "American Idol" in Alexandria has remained high, due in part to "Cenla Idol". Of the thirteen winners of WNTZ's local "American Idol" audition contest, eleven won in their first attempt. Jacey Cornell won in 2008 after competing three times prior to her win. Jonas Augustine won in 2012 after being a semifinalist in 2011. † "Winner of "Natchez Idol" competition, produced by WNTZ prior to "Cenla Idol" in 2004. Even though Allen was sent to American Idol to audition, she
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Pontarelli. Film actor Taylor Lautner made a memorable appearance in the show, putting on an exhibition of his Martial Arts skills. In addition, 2004 "American Idol" runner-up Diana DeGarmo, 2007 "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks, plus "American Idol" season 9 contestant Aaron Kelly appeared on the show. Singer Tori Kelly performed on the show during the PAX run and won, beating out singer and accordionist, Hunter Hayes. America's Most Talented Kid America's Most Talented Kid is an American television series that originally aired on NBC on March 28, 2003. In each round, three age groups (3-7, 8-12, 13-16) of talented
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fired had he not quit earlier, a fact numerous "Idol" staffers would eventually admit: Dunkleman had submitted his resignation shortly before news of his firing could reach him. During his 2008 appearance on the sixth season of the reality television weight loss show, "Celebrity Fit Club" on which he lost 15 pounds, and won the grand prize with his team, he spoke about his reasons for leaving "American Idol" following its first season. He stated his departure was due to the terrible way they treated the young contestants on the show, staging the fights between the judges and reshooting contestants
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Vietnam Idol Vietnam Idol ( or from season 5) is a Vietnamese reality television competition to find new solo singing talents. It is part of the "Idol" franchise; it originated from the reality program "Pop Idol" created by British entertainment executive Simon Fuller. Starting from season 3, the show was produced by Vietnam Television and the BHD Pictures, replacing the joint-venture between Ho Chi Minh City Television and Dong Tay Promotion from the previous two seasons. "Vietnam Idol" was created based on the British show "Pop Idol" and U.S. show "American Idol". Đông Tây Promotion and its sponsor partner Unilever
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States. In most nations these are not live broadcasts and may be tape delayed by several days or weeks. In Canada, the first thirteen seasons of American Idol were aired live by CTV and/or CTV Two, in simulcast with Fox. CTV dropped "Idol" after its thirteenth season and in August 2014, Yes TV announced that it had picked up Canadian rights to "American Idol" beginning in its 2015 season. In 2017, it was announced the show would return to CTV Two for its sixteenth season. In Latin America, the show is broadcast and subtitled by Sony Entertainment Television. In southeast
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3 weeks. Jason Kennedy narrates. The fourth edition of "Rewind" featured the fifth season of "American Idol", where Taylor Hicks won and Chris Daughtry was a finalist. Jason Kennedy returns to narrate. The series was quietly canceled after the final episodes aired in May 2010. American Idol Rewind American Idol Rewind is a syndicated television series that ran from September 30, 2006 to May 15, 2010. The hour-long weekly series was a repurposed edition of the hit reality talent show "American Idol", featuring present day interviews with the contestants, semi-finalists and rejected auditioners in addition to extra audition, Hollywood Week,
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Nepal Idol Nepal Idol () is a Nepali reality television singing competition that is part of the "Idols" franchise created by Simon Fuller and owned by FremantleMedia. The judges were Nhyoo Bajracharya, Indira Joshi and Kali Prasad Baskota Nepal Idol 2017 is the first season of Idol Franchise in Nepal which aired on AP1 TV. In the first season, audition were held at seven cities; Nepalgunj, Butwal, Narayangarh, Birgunj, Biratnagar, Pokhara and Kathmandu. Contestants aged 16 to 30 years of age are allowed to participate. The first ever season of the show was won by Buddha Lama from Pokhara, Nepal.
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however was replaced by Monty Anderson on July 27, 2009 for the rest of the tour. Others who opened for David Cook include his friends from Tulsa; Bryan Jewett and Phil Marshall. The Declaration Tour Declaration Tour is the first solo headline tour of the American rock singer-songwriter David Cook, who rose to fame after winning the seventh season of the reality television show "American Idol". There were 152 shows in this tour, not including an extra show in Manila in the Philippines, a record for an Idol debut tour. The tour earned an average gross of $46,263 per show.
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Vegard Leite coming in second. Jenny got 52% of the votes. In 2013, a seventh season was commissioned after a two-year break. The age limit was set to 16-35, and the show was hosted by Stian Blipp. Siri Vølstad Jensen won season seven, with Eirik Søfteland coming in second. Siri won with 55% of the received votes and became the youngest winner of Idol in Norway ever, beating previous winner Jenny Langlo by a year. Idol (Norwegian TV series) Idol - Jakten på en superstjerne is a television show on the Norwegian television channel TV 2, based on the popular
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"Empire", in particular, increased week-to-week throughout its first season, becoming the network's first successful "American Idol" lead-out since "House", as well as the first American television program to consistently increase its episode-to-episode viewership during its first five weeks since the 1992 feat set by ABC's "Roseanne". "Empire" ended its inaugural season as the first U.S. television show ever to increase its episodic viewership on a consistent basis throughout the course of a single season, as well as Fox's fourth program overall (and the first since the 2013 finale of "American Idol") to enter the Nielsen Top 10 by the end
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placed second overall amongst the 18–49 age group. The finale night when Ruben Studdard won over Clay Aiken was also the highest-rated ever "American Idol" episode at 38.1 million for the final hour. By the third season, the show had become the top show in the 18–49 demographic<ref name="realitytvworld_5/24/2007"></ref> a position it has held for all subsequent years up to and including the tenth season, and its competition stages ranked first in the nationwide overall ratings. By the fourth season, "American Idol" had become the most watched series amongst all viewers on American TV for the first time, with an
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The Declaration Tour Declaration Tour is the first solo headline tour of the American rock singer-songwriter David Cook, who rose to fame after winning the seventh season of the reality television show "American Idol". There were 152 shows in this tour, not including an extra show in Manila in the Philippines, a record for an Idol debut tour. The tour earned an average gross of $46,263 per show. The tour supported Cook's platinum "self-titled album". The tour is named after "Declaration", the first track from the album and started on February 13, 2009, in Tallahassee, Florida, following Cook's appearance at
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and "Trumpets," Eminem's "Monster," and Zedd's "Beautiful Now," among others. In July 2006, DioGuardi was a judge in an "Idol"-like TV show called "". The show debuted on ABC with the second-lowest rating ever for a premiere on a major American network and was abruptly canceled after just two weeks. In 2009, she joined the hit Fox television show "American Idol" as a fourth judge for the show's eighth season alongside judges Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul. She returned to "Idol" for its ninth season alongside Simon, Randy and new judge Ellen DeGeneres who replaced Paula Abdul after
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American Idol alumni in film, television and theater This page lists only acting roles and other projects undertaken in film, television and theater in the post-"Idol" career of "American Idol" contestants. It does not include guest musical performances or interviews on TV shows, or any pre-"Idol" work. It is also not intended to be a comprehensive list of all acting roles, appearances, awards nominated or won by any particular alum. Where there are multiple entries, only the more significant may be listed. Please see the appropriate links and references for individual alum for such more complete lists. The first season
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Sharon Kwan Sharon Kwan (, born 12 October 1995 in Los Angeles, California) is a Chinese American Mandopop singer. In June 2011, Sharon participated in the first season of Taiwan's China Television (CTV)'s (中視) star search show, "Chinese Million Star 1" (華人星光大道), which was the Taiwanese equivalence of "American Idol" and won the overall champion on 8 January 2012. She released her first album on 24 August 2012, titled "Home Girl", and became the first female student of Taiwanese Golden Melody Award-winning singer-songwriter David Tao. In 2015 Sharon took part in the fourth season of the Chinese talent show "The
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broadcast in front of a live studio audience (as well as the first ever live musical special aired by a non-Big Three network on primetime), while "Empire" and "The X-Files" ranked in the Nielsen Top 10 for the season, the first season with 2 Fox programs entering the top rankings since the "American Idol"-"House" duo of the 2007-2008 season (and the first ever season that Fox achieved such rankings without "American Idol" or any other reality television show from Fox in the Top 10). 2016 also marked the finale of "American Idol" in its original run on Fox after airing
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Creative Director of this show was "Mua Anwar" The season premiered on 15 February 2018, on Television Maldives. Moosa Waseem continued as the show's host, while Unoosha, Ahmed Ibrahim and Ismail Affan returned as judges, joined by Zara Mujthaba who replaced Ibrahim Zaid Ali, while Shaina Shareef replaced Lamha Latheef as the show's female host. Maldivian Idol Maldivian Idol is a Dhivehi television show based on the popular British show "Pop Idol" created by Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment and developed by Fremantle Media. The first season premiered on 22 January 2016. On 2 May, 18-year-old Laisha Junaid from Male' was
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first exit interview is now conducted on "Live with Regis and Kelly". No other elements of this program have survived. Weekly segments include interviews with audience members who watched the performance show, interviews with past "Idol" contestants, a trivia contest, and a viewer question submitted by text messages from AT&T (formerly Cingular) subscribers. American Idol Extra American Idol Extra is a television show that was shown on the Fox Reality Channel and Star! and billed as "the show that picks up right where "American Idol" leaves off". The program featured the first full-length interview with the most recent eliminated contestant
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American Idol (season 16) The sixteenth season of "American Idol" premiered on March 11, 2018, on the ABC television network. It is the show's first season to air on ABC, after 15 years on Fox. Ryan Seacrest continued his role as the show's host, while Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie joined as judges. Maddie Poppe from Clarksville, Iowa won the season on May 21, 2018, while her boyfriend Caleb Lee Hutchinson was the Runner-up, and Gabby Barrett finished in third place. Poppe was the first female winner since Candice Glover in season twelve. In early 2017, "Variety" reported
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in 2007 and 2013. Even though not officially announced by WNTZ, it is suspected the 2013 competition was put on its second hiatus possibly due to the upcoming changes for season 13 of "American Idol " as a result of the show's decline for national television ratings. Those struggles and changes continued for "American Idol" in 2014, as show producers entice their local stations with a new incentive to give winners of local "Idol" competitions. "Cenla Idol" returned to give away the first-ever "Silver Ticket," which permitted the winner to bypass the first round of "American Idol" auditions completely plus
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in the first season of the German version of "The Voice Kids", but lost during the Battle Round to Michèle Birner, who went on to win the show. Marie Wegener Marie Wegener (born 6 July 2001) is a German singer who won the fifteenth season of "Deutschland sucht den Superstar" (the German version of "Pop Idol" and "American Idol"). She is the youngest winner of the show, its second underage winner, and its fourth female winner. Her winning song "Königlich" was produced by Dieter Bohlen. Marie Wegener lives with her parents and her brother in Duisburg-Meiderich. She is a student
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Ellona Santiago Ellona Rano Santiago (born August 1, 1996) is a Filipino-born American singer from San Lorenzo, California. She was a contestant on American television show "The X Factor". In season 1, she was a part of the ten-member group InTENsity mentored by Paula Abdul which came in 12th place. Santiago returned in season 3, where she was mentored by Demi Lovato and placed 6th overall out of 16 finalists. Ellona has been singing since the age of 3 and has joined dozens of talent shows. In 2011 Ellona won Ichiban Idol, where American Idol season 3 finalist Jasmine Trias
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Swedish version of the "Idols" format. On June 25, 2013, it was confirmed that producers Jesse Ignjatovic and Evan Prager would join Blankens as executive producers of the show. Bill DeRonde replaced Warwick as a director of the audition episodes, and Louis J. Horvitz also replaced Gregg Gelfand as a director of the show, who had been directing since the sixth season. Fox television executive Mike Darnell who helped launch "American Idol" in 2002 left as programming head of Fox, and Fox Sports executive David Hill was hired to oversee the series. Rickey Minor returned to the show as musical
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Talent", winning a contract to Simon Cowell's "Syco" label. Thirteenth season finalists Majesty Rose, Ben Briley, and Emily Piriz all won Dream Tickets at the attraction. Fourteenth season semi-finalist Adam Ezegelian was a two-time Dream Ticket winner (2009 and 2014). The American Idol Experience The American Idol Experience was a theme park attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort. Inspired by the popular American television series "American Idol", the attraction invited park guests to audition in front of live audiences who would vote for their favorite singers. The attraction was announced on February 7, 2008, although
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win this year." While on the show, Sparks gained a loyal fan base known as "Sparkplugs". On May 23, 2007, Sparks won the sixth season of "American Idol". She remains the youngest winner in "American Idol" history. Cowell said, "Jordin was the most improved over the whole season – didn't start the best, but midway through this was the girl who suddenly got momentum." He included that "Young girl, likeable, and the singer won over the entertainer [Lewis]." Four selected songs Sparks had performed on "American Idol", including the season's coronation song, "This Is My Now", were made available on
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hosted a popular show, "Royal Bengal Superstar',' on Star Jalsa. Meiyang Chang, who placed fifth in this season, hosted the IPL 2009 and also received an offer to act in "Badmaash Company", directed by Parmeet Sethi. He hosted the fourth season of "Indian Idol" with Hussain Kuwajerwala. He also won the dance reality show "Jhalak Dikhla Jaa". 6th runner-up Deepali Kishore hosted a musical reality show on "Doordarshan". Suhit Gosain hosted a musical reality show on Real Channel by Miditech Pvt. Ltd. & Datari Turner Productions. He also appeared in television commercials including NIIT and Videocon D2H. Amit Paul sang
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The Producers, Avenue Q and Urinetown. In August 2009 Holly won an "American Idol Dream Ticket" at the American Idol Experience attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort. Holly sang "Reflection" from "Mulan" to win the prize. She won the prize, which she qualified to the auditions. Holly performed at the "American Idol" audition for the television show, but her audition was never televised. Holly is currently part of girl band 'HOUSTON' who are currently recording their debut EP with a recording company in Nashville (Rad Records), as well as the help of their friends at
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No Boundaries (song) "No Boundaries" is the 2009 winner's single of season 8 of the reality television show "American Idol". It was co-written by "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi, along with Cathy Dennis, and Mitch Allan. It is the first single for winner Kris Allen and runner-up Adam Lambert. It was first performed on the May 19th "American Idol" final performance show by the season's winner Kris Allen, as well as the show's runner-up, Adam Lambert. A demo performed by Kara DioGuardi herself has leaked onto the Internet as well, but remains officially unreleased. Both Lambert's and Allen's versions of
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No Boundaries (song) "No Boundaries" is the 2009 winner's single of season 8 of the reality television show "American Idol". It was co-written by "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi, along with Cathy Dennis, and Mitch Allan. It is the first single for winner Kris Allen and runner-up Adam Lambert. It was first performed on the May 19th "American Idol" final performance show by the season's winner Kris Allen, as well as the show's runner-up, Adam Lambert. A demo performed by Kara DioGuardi herself has leaked onto the Internet as well, but remains officially unreleased. Both Lambert's and Allen's versions of
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11 to August 12 and Forever in Your Mind from August 13 to September 16. American Idol (season 16) The sixteenth season of "American Idol" premiered on March 11, 2018, on the ABC television network. It is the show's first season to air on ABC, after 15 years on Fox. Ryan Seacrest continued his role as the show's host, while Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie joined as judges. Maddie Poppe from Clarksville, Iowa won the season on May 21, 2018, while her boyfriend Caleb Lee Hutchinson was the Runner-up, and Gabby Barrett finished in third place. Poppe was
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"Finding Dory" (2016); for "Nemo", she was awarded the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress, the first time an actress won a Saturn Award for a voice performance. In 2010, she was a judge on "American Idol" for its ninth season. She starred in two television sitcoms, "Ellen" from 1994 to 1998, and "The Ellen Show" from 2001 to 2002. During the fourth season of "Ellen" in 1997, she came out as a lesbian in an appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show". Her character, Ellen Morgan, also came out to a therapist played by Winfrey, and the series went on
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during the week. The show started in Iran on August 2017 on PMC. Music releases This was the only season without a concert tour. American Idol (season 15) The fifteenth season of "American Idol", also branded as American Idol: The Farewell Season, premiered on the Fox television network on January 6, 2016. Ryan Seacrest continued as the show's host, while Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban, and Harry Connick, Jr. returned as judges. Scott Borchetta also returned as the in-house mentor. This season was four to six weeks shorter than seasons 2 through 14. On April 7, Trent Harmon was announced as
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the first season in "American Idol" history in which all of the contestants of one gender were voted off before anyone of the opposite gender. The contestants performed a song that a previous "American Idol" winner performed while on the show, including their coronation songs, or a song they recorded in their post-Idol career. Two more acts were presented on the Top 10 results show, for one last spot in the Idol tour 2013. They were Aubrey Cleland and Charlie Askew, who were the sixth-place finishers for each respective gender group. The results were announced the next episode. Before the
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August 16, 2006. The semi-finalists eliminated from the competition were: There were six people out of the three semi-final groups that had a second chance to become the tenth and last finalist, on a workshop that was held on August 23, 2006. Latin American Idol (season 1) The first season of Latin American Idol premiered on Sony Entertainment Television on July 12, 2006 and continued until October 27, 2006, when it was won by Venezuelan born Mayré Martínez. Auditions were held in Caracas, Bogotá, Mexico City, and Buenos Aires in the spring of 2006. The concerts started on August 30
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in May 2013. Nilsen has received national attention for his guitar-shaped alpine hut, in the Hardangervidda in Norway. The following is a discography of albums and singles released by Norwegian music artist Kurt Nilsen. Kurt Nilsen Kurt Erik Kleppe Nilsen (born 29 September 1978) is a Norwegian pop/country singer. He won the first season of the Norwegian version of the reality television show "Pop Idol", which aired on TV 2 in May 2003. He then won a one-off international version of "Pop Idol", called "World Idol" on 1 January 2004, featuring winners of the various national Idol shows. Upon leaving
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Latin American Idol (season 1) The first season of Latin American Idol premiered on Sony Entertainment Television on July 12, 2006 and continued until October 27, 2006, when it was won by Venezuelan born Mayré Martínez. Auditions were held in Caracas, Bogotá, Mexico City, and Buenos Aires in the spring of 2006. The concerts started on August 30 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the host country. Held on August 2, 2006. The semi-finalists eliminated from the competition were: Held on August 9, 2006. It had a musical guest appearance by Julieta Venegas. The semi-finalists eliminated from the competition were: Held on
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Kurt Nilsen Kurt Erik Kleppe Nilsen (born 29 September 1978) is a Norwegian pop/country singer. He won the first season of the Norwegian version of the reality television show "Pop Idol", which aired on TV 2 in May 2003. He then won a one-off international version of "Pop Idol", called "World Idol" on 1 January 2004, featuring winners of the various national Idol shows. Upon leaving school, Nilsen made his living as a plumber. Nilsen became the lead singer in the Norwegian band "Fenrik Lane". He is a left-handed musician and plays his guitar with the strings upside down. He
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American Idol (season 14) The fourteenth season of "American Idol", also known as American Idol XIV, premiered on the Fox television network on January 7, 2015. Ryan Seacrest continues his role as host, while Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr. returned for their respective fourth, third and second times as judges. Randy Jackson stepped down as mentor, being replaced by Scott Borchetta. Long-time sponsor Coca-Cola ended its relationship with the show. This was the fourth season to have an all-male finale and the third season where the final two contestants had never been in the bottom group prior
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Arab Idol Arab Idol (; also called Arab Idol : Mahboub El Arab; ) is an Arabic television show based on the popular British show "Pop Idol" created by Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment and developed by Fremantle Media and recorded in Beirut, Lebanon. The first season premiered on December 9, 2011. The show was broadcast worldwide on MBC 1 and simultaneously aired on LBC. The second season debuted on 8 March 2013, the third season on 5 September 2014, and the fourth season on 4 November 2016 on MBC. "Arab Idol" is the successor of a previous pan-Arab rendition of
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Glenn Lyse Glenn Roger Lyse (born in Stavanger, Norway on 4 April 1974) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and musician who won season 4 of the reality television show "Idol" on 21 December 2007. with other finalist Bjørn Johan Muri becoming runner-up. Prior to Idol, Lyse had followed a musical career for many years, playing solo and in various bands, most notably in the trio Nash and in partnership with Christer Knutsen, the 1990s band Jam Pack. In 1996, he had taken part in tv2 show "Stjerner i Sikte". After winning the Idol, he was signed for a record deal
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renewed the revival series for another season. Perry, Bryan and Richie will return as judges, while Seacrest will return as host. Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of "American Idol". It holds the distinction of having the longest winning streak in the Nielsen annual television ratings; it became the highest-rated of all television programs in the United States overall for an unprecedented seven consecutive years, or eight consecutive (and total) years when either its performance or result show was ranked number one overall. "American Idol" premiered in June 2002 and became the surprise summer hit show of
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the show won a Creative Arts Emmys each in 2007 and 2008, three in 2009, and two in 2011, as well as a Governor's Award in 2007 for its Idol Gives Back edition. It won the People's Choice Award, which honors the popular culture of the previous year as voted by the public, for favorite competition/reality show in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011 and 2012. It won the first Critics' Choice Television Award in 2011 for Best Reality Competition. In 2013, TV Guide ranked the series No. 48 on its list of the 60 Best Series of All Time. Throughout
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Pakistan Idol (season 1) The first season of "Pakistan Idol" premiered on Geo on December 6, 2013 (under the full title Pakistan Idol: Jo Hai Dil Ki Awaz) and continued until April 24, 2014. It was won by Zamad Baig. The first season was hosted by Mohib Mirza, while Anoushey Ashraf joined in semi-finals and also hosted the spin-off show "Pakistan Idol-Sur Ka Safar". The show follows the same "Idols" format comprising fourteen-weeks from auditions to semifinals and grand finale. The show aired two weekly episodes at the 21:00 PST prime-time slot. The judges panel for the first season included
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Chinese Idol Chinese Idol () is a Chinese reality/singing competition program. Based on the British television series, "Pop Idol", which was created by Simon Fuller and developed by FremantleMedia, "Chinese Idol" premiered on May 19, 2013 on DragonTV and is currently hosted by Chinese TV Hosts Lin Hai who previously hosted the Chinese version of Family Feud and Cheng Lei who hosted China's Got Talent and the Chinese version of Top Gear. The show is ended its second season on December 14, 2014. The series, like its British and American counterparts, aims to find the best new singer in China
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Canadian Idol Canadian Idol is a Canadian reality television competition show which aired on CTV, based on the British show "Pop Idol". The show was a competition to find the most talented young singer in Canada, and was hosted by Ben Mulroney. Jon Dore was the "roving reporter" for the first three seasons (appearing in comedy skits throughout the show). Elena Juatco (a season 2 contestant) assumed the role for season four, Dave Kerr had the role in season five and Jully Black in season six. The show began with a cross-Canada tour in which singers audition in front of
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American Idol (season 10) The tenth season of "American Idol" premiered on January 19, 2011 and concluded on May 25, 2011, on the Fox television network. The show underwent a number of changes from the ninth season, including the return of Nigel Lythgoe as executive producer. Randy Jackson returned as judge for his tenth season while Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler joined the judging panel following the departures of Simon Cowell, Kara DioGuardi and Ellen DeGeneres. Interscope Records, which is part of Universal Music Group, replaced Sony Music Entertainment as "Idol"s official partner record label. Interscope's Chairman Jimmy Iovine, a
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the finale, which aired September 10. Canadian Idol Canadian Idol is a Canadian reality television competition show which aired on CTV, based on the British show "Pop Idol". The show was a competition to find the most talented young singer in Canada, and was hosted by Ben Mulroney. Jon Dore was the "roving reporter" for the first three seasons (appearing in comedy skits throughout the show). Elena Juatco (a season 2 contestant) assumed the role for season four, Dave Kerr had the role in season five and Jully Black in season six. The show began with a cross-Canada tour in
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premiered on 5 March 2010 on Alpha TV. Alpha TV announced that the show had been renewed for a second season early on, and called for auditions in October 2010. Season 2 premiered on 19 February 2011, and featured a shake up in the judging panel. Greek Idol Greek Idol is a reality television competition to find new solo singing talent. Part of the "Idol" franchise, it is based on the British show "Pop Idol" created by Simon Fuller. The first season of the show debut on March 5, 2010 on Alpha TV. The second season is scheduled to premiere
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American Idol Extra American Idol Extra is a television show that was shown on the Fox Reality Channel and Star! and billed as "the show that picks up right where "American Idol" leaves off". The program featured the first full-length interview with the most recent eliminated contestant and various behind-the-scenes material. It was hosted by Jillian Reynolds and co-hosted by Ace Young, a former contestant of the show. Jillian interviewed each week's eliminated contestant as well as Idol contestants from years past. The show included exclusive behind the scenes packages from the Idol show as well as live, in studio,
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the show as the new permanent fourth judge for the rounds held at CBS Television City for Hollywood Week and thereafter, onto the live shows. In addition, Simon Cowell announced shortly before the ninth season began that it would be his last season on "American Idol". Cowell left the show to begin preparations for an American version of his talent show "The X-Factor". Also, DeGeneres announced on July 29, 2010 that she would not return to the judging panel because it was not the right fit for her. DioGuardi would also not return as a judge for the tenth season
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Idol" had three judges: Bushra Ansari, Hadiqa Kiani, and Ali Azmat for first season. The judges' panel for the first season was officially unveiled on a special transmission of the Geo TV morning show "Poora Pakistan" on 20 November 2013. Ansari is a veteran television presenter, actress and comedian. She is a trained singer who joined the television industry by mimicking the singing styles of Noor Jehan. Although, she is mostly known for the various characters she played on television in the 80s and 90s. Kiani is one of the most renowned female pop stars in Pakistan. She received classical
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Nikki McKibbin Katherine Nicole "Nikki" McKibbin (born September 28, 1978) is an American rock music singer-songwriter who finished third in the debut season of the reality television series "American Idol". Prior to "American Idol", McKibbin appeared in the first season of "Popstars". In May 2007 she released her debut album, "Unleashed". In 2002 Nikki appeared on "American Idol," placing third. With the exception of 1960s Week, Nikki was in the bottom three every week, a total of six times (including elimination). Immediately following her stint on "American Idol", McKibbin signed with 19 Management and RCA Records. They urged her to
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Mukherjee, who came in fourth place, was later seen in "Indian Idol" season 4. Kalakarz Kalakarz was a reality television series which aired on DD National in India, featuring a competition for new actors. Richa Tiwari from Sagar, Madhya Pradesh won the show who was later seen in other DD National Programs as well. The show was hosted by Shraddha Nigam and Hussain Kuwajerwala, and was judged by Amol Palekar and Aditi Gowitrikar. The show was produced by Supriya Khan. After taking auditions from all over India, the judges shortlisted ten candidates for participation. Richa Tiwari who won the show
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American Idol (season 12) The twelfth season of "American Idol" premiered on January 16, 2013, as part of the mid-season of the 2012–13 network television season. Ryan Seacrest returned to host. Randy Jackson returned for his twelfth season as judge and was joined by new judges Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban, who replaced Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler. The season was the third to have four judges, after the eighth and ninth seasons. It was also the first season in the show's history where all the finalists of one gender (male) were eliminated before any finalists of the
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Buddha Lama Buddha Lama (born November 23, 1997) is Nepalese singer, actor and model who rose to fame after winning the title and becoming the first winner of Nepalese TV series "Nepal Idol". Since winning "Nepal Idol", he has become a teen idol. Lama holds the title for "Nepal Idol" winner for the season one with Nishan Bhattarai as runner up and Partap Das as second runner up. Lama participated in Nepalese reality television show "Nepal Idol" and he managed to win the show with the prize of Pranish, 20 Lakhs NPR, album and contract worth of 15 Lakhs. After
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viewership averaged 27.665 million while the Wednesday episode averaged 26.843 million, taking the top 2 spots for the season. The show helped Fox become the most watched overall television network in the U.S. for the first time in its history (as well as a record first for a non-Big Three major network in American television history), and lead the 18-49 demographic ratings with still-standing largest ever margin since the introduction of the people meter technology in the Nielsen nationwide television tallies during the 1985-1986 television season. Michael Johns Finalist Michael Johns died in Tustin, California on August 1, 2014. On
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was among four contestants who were either born or lived in the Alexandria market who made it to the Hollywood rounds phase of "American Idol", the most from any market in the U.S. for season four. In 2011, Meeks auditioned for season six of "America's Got Talent". He eventually made it to the live performance rounds, but was eliminated in the first week of the quarterfinal round. Shreveport native Jenny Snider, who won the "Cenla Idol" competition in 2006, made it past the judges in the Memphis audition for season six of "American Idol" to go to Hollywood and was
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emerged as the most-watched U.S. broadcast network in the lucrative 18-49 demographic for the first time, largely boosted by the strength of the reality singing competition series "American Idol". Regarded as the single most dominant program on 21st-century U.S. television, as well as the first Fox show to lead the Nielsen seasonal ratings, "Idol" had peak audiences of up to 38 million viewers during the 2003 season finale and double-season average audiences of around 31 million viewers in 2006 and 2007. Subsequently, it leapfrogged over Fox's Big Three competition to become the highest-rated U.S. television program overall starting with the
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in the season's Top 13. One contestant from season 10 also auditioned for the subsequent season and made into the Top 24. One contestant from season 10 also auditioned, but did not make the Top 24. "American Idol" ended the 2010–2011 television season as the number one and number two show in Total Viewers, and the number one and number three show in Adults 18–49. The Wednesday performance shows earned an average of 25.864 million viewers and an 8.8/24 rating in the Adults 18–49 demographic, while the Thursday results show earned an average of 23.798 million viewers and a 7.7/22
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rating in the Adults 18–49 demographic. The show's success helped Fox network achieve the longest winning streak in broadcast history of seven consecutive season in the Adult 18–49 demo. American Idol (season 10) The tenth season of "American Idol" premiered on January 19, 2011 and concluded on May 25, 2011, on the Fox television network. The show underwent a number of changes from the ninth season, including the return of Nigel Lythgoe as executive producer. Randy Jackson returned as judge for his tenth season while Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler joined the judging panel following the departures of Simon Cowell,
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votes), Taylor Thompson, Jordan McCoy, Lucy Hale, Chantel Kohl "American Juniors" became one of the highest-rated television shows of the summer season, with approximately 11.9 million viewers on June 3, though the numbers dropped 40% toward the end of July. Nonetheless, the producers were satisfied of the strong teen demographic. A second season was planned for fall 2003, later postponed to the summer after "American Idol (season 3)", then called off. The show led to the creation of the five-member group American Juniors. The group made a brief appearance on the December 2003 "American Idol" Christmas special, "An American Idol
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was described by Judge Simon Cowell as "one of the best performances on television" that he had ever seen. Gray was also featured on two tracks on the "American Idol" Christmas CD—a solo version of "Silent Night" and a duet version of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" with Ruben Studdard. She also appeared on the Idol Christmas Special on Fox with Clarkson, Studdard, and other finalists from the first two Idol seasons. During the third season of "American Idol", she returned to the show on several occasions to sing "Raindrops Will Fall" and "Star", songs she co-wrote for her
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Indian Idol Indian Idol is the Indian version of the Pop Idol format that airs on Sony Entertainment Television since 2004. It started airing in India with the first season in 2004–2005 and was followed by second (2005–2006), third (2007), fourth (2008–2009), fifth (2010) and sixth season (2012). For the seventh and eight season "Indian Idol Junior" replaced the show before the original Indian Idol returned for 9th season in 2016. The 10th season in 2018 is going to be aired on Sony TV every weekend from 7 July 2018. The winner of the first season of Indian Idol was
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Party" was held on 2 November 2012 at Riverside Live House in Taipei. Besides performing songs from her album, she also did covers of classic songs by Teresa Teng, Faye Wong and many more. Sharon Kwan Sharon Kwan (, born 12 October 1995 in Los Angeles, California) is a Chinese American Mandopop singer. In June 2011, Sharon participated in the first season of Taiwan's China Television (CTV)'s (中視) star search show, "Chinese Million Star 1" (華人星光大道), which was the Taiwanese equivalence of "American Idol" and won the overall champion on 8 January 2012. She released her first album on 24
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Richie Wilcox Richie Wilcox (born 1980) is a Canadian singer, actor and theatre director, who was also a contestant on the first season of reality television show "Canadian Idol". Born in New Waterford, Nova Scotia, Wilcox's first national performance came on a Rita MacNeil Christmas television special when he was nine years old. He subsequently studied drama at University College of Cape Breton (now Cape Breton University) and Dalhousie University, graduating with honours from the Theatre Studies program at University of King's College. Before "Idol", he was assistant manager of a deli. In 2003, on the first season of "Canadian
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Super Idol (Greek TV series) Super Idol was the first Greek version of the British television hit show "Pop Idol". It was a talent contest to find a pop performer. The first series of the show, from February 8 to June 17, 2004, was hosted by Themis Georgantas and the winner was Stavros Konstantinou. Due to low ratings Mega Channel has decided to cancel after only one season, however Georgian runner-up Tamta Goduadze achieved major success and established herself in the Greek music industry afterwards. The panel of judges for the first season of the show were Elena Katrava, Kostantis
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are the second music group to come from an Idol show in the world. Canadian Idol (season 3) Melissa O'Neil won the title of the first female "Canadian Idol" and the youngest Idol ever in Canada in 2005, beating runner-up Rex Goudie. Theme: Canadian Hits Theme: Stevie Wonder Theme: The 80s Theme: Standards Theme: Classic Rock Theme: Burton Cummings & The Guess Who Theme: Elvis Presley Theme: The Barenaked Ladies Since the Third Season of Canadian Idol, Melissa O'Neil, Rex Goudie, Aaron Walpole and Suzi Rawn have released solo albums. Casey LeBlanc, Ashley Leitao and Amber Fleury formed a trio
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overall. It remained Fox's most popular show other than "American Idol". The most-watched episode of "House" is the season four episode "Frozen", which aired after Super Bowl XLII. It attracted slightly more than 29 million viewers. "House" ranked third for the week, equaling the rating of "American Idol" and surpassed only by the Super Bowl itself and the post-game show. Below is a table of "House"s seasonal rankings in the U.S. television market, based on average total viewers per episode. Each U.S. network television season starts in September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May
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Australian Idol (season 4) The fourth season of "Australian Idol" began on 6 August 2006 and concluded on 26 November. Changes for the fourth season of "Australian Idol" included the cancellation of "Inside Idol", "streamlined" semi-finals (replaced with a variant of the 12 females, 12 males format popularised by "American Idol"), and the contestants were able to bring instruments with them on stage for some of the final shows. The fourth season's television promos promised a change in the viewers' role in the show, which was revealed to be an SMS service called 199-JUDGE which allows viewers to SMS their
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Music Idol Music Idol was the Bulgarian version of the British television hit show "Pop Idol". It was a talent contest to determine the superior pop performer. Its first season was aired on bTV from February 26 until June 7, 2007. During its third season, the show went international and auditions took place in neighboring Macedonia. Other major changes in the third season: minimum age for participants 13 (not 16), more talk show than music, great accent on the hosts, hidden vote results, which makes it impossible to validate the result of each elimination. Auditioners must be between the ages
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Marwan Ali Marwan Ali () is a Tunisian pop singer, the winner of the Arab Super Star show, a version of the British show Pop Idol. SuperStar is broadcast on Future TV, a Lebanese television station and is the first Idol franchise to feature contestants from multiple countries. Marwan, an 18-year-old student at the time, won the fourth season of "SuperStar"competition broadcast from 22 January to 4 June 2007, against 12 other late-stage participants from Lebanon, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt and Syria. His competitors in the final show were Saad Lamjarred from Morocco and Yousra Mahnouch from Tunisia. His prizes included
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a new car from Ford, and a recording contract to help launch his debut album. He released his first single "Rah Ghany" in 2009. Marwan Ali Marwan Ali () is a Tunisian pop singer, the winner of the Arab Super Star show, a version of the British show Pop Idol. SuperStar is broadcast on Future TV, a Lebanese television station and is the first Idol franchise to feature contestants from multiple countries. Marwan, an 18-year-old student at the time, won the fourth season of "SuperStar"competition broadcast from 22 January to 4 June 2007, against 12 other late-stage participants from Lebanon,
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Greek Idol Greek Idol is a reality television competition to find new solo singing talent. Part of the "Idol" franchise, it is based on the British show "Pop Idol" created by Simon Fuller. The first season of the show debut on March 5, 2010 on Alpha TV. The second season is scheduled to premiere on 19 February 2011. The show is broadcast simultaneously by Sigma TV in Cyprus. The program, which also holds auditions in Cyprus, aims to discover the best singer with the winner determined by the viewers. Through telephone and SMS text voting, viewers choose Valanto Trifonos as
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season. The Top 14 Contestants: Indian Idol Indian Idol is the Indian version of the Pop Idol format that airs on Sony Entertainment Television since 2004. It started airing in India with the first season in 2004–2005 and was followed by second (2005–2006), third (2007), fourth (2008–2009), fifth (2010) and sixth season (2012). For the seventh and eight season "Indian Idol Junior" replaced the show before the original Indian Idol returned for 9th season in 2016. The 10th season in 2018 is going to be aired on Sony TV every weekend from 7 July 2018. The winner of the first
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Irizarry • Esteban Núñez • Martín Ramírez • Juan Cerviño • Stefanie Álvarez • Pablo Ferraz • Adabella Núñez • Alberto Silva • Stephanie Argüello • Andrea Galindo • Reynaldo Mercier • Rosalba Bueno "(Top 30 from Season 1)" • Nerymar Sanó "(Winner of Venezuela's reality show "Fama y Aplausos")" • Víctor Síndar • Giovanna Pisani • Simón López Chacín • Andrea Silva • Homero Briceño • Raynier Álvarez • Sanyer Nelo Latin American Idol (season 2) The second season of "Latin American Idol" premiered on June 13, 2007 and continued until September 27, 2007, when it was won by
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episode (placing fourth during the same year) averaged 18.332 million. The show's continued strengths in its Wednesday and Thursday timeslots, however, helped Fox attain its eight consecutive season in its winning streak in the 18-49 demographics, the most in U.S. television history. American Idol (season 11) The eleventh season of "American Idol" premiered on Fox on January 18, 2012. The show aired on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8/7c. Ryan Seacrest returned as host, while Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler, and Jennifer Lopez all returned as judges. Interscope Records Chairman Jimmy Iovine, a songwriter and producer, also returned as an in-house mentor
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a judge of the ninth season of "American Idol". Her role started after the contestant auditions, at the beginning of "Hollywood Week". It is reported that DeGeneres also signed a contract to be a judge on the show for at least five seasons. She made her "American Idol" debut on February 9, 2010. However, on July 29, 2010, DeGeneres and Fox executives announced that the comedian would be leaving "American Idol" after one season. In a statement, DeGeneres said that the series "didn't feel like the right fit for me". Starting in the 2017-2018 television season DeGeneres began hosting the
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a Cowboy. Singer CeCe Peniston grew up in Phoenix and began her career in 1991. Country music star Dierks Bentley is from Phoenix and Michelle Branch is from Sedona. Country star Marty Robbins had a #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit with "El Paso" in 1959. Arizona residents who have had varying success on the "American Idol" show include Jordin Sparks who won the sixth season. She was later selected to sing the National Anthem at Super Bowl XLII, which happened to take place in her hometown of Glendale, Arizona. On the seventh season of "American Idol", Arizona had two contestants
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where she performed the song of Ishtar "Horchat hai Caliptus". Keep going on the show team Miro. She won vocal duel and continues to live concerts. External Nevena Tsoneva Nevena Tsoneva () (born 17 August 1986 in Sevlievo) is a Bulgarian singer who won the first season of the Bulgarian television series "Music Idol" in 2007. Born Nevena Tsvetanova Tsoneva, she began accompanying her dad to bar and restaurant performances at age six, and soon became a regular on the mic. After winning several awards Nevena recorded her first album at age13, with the help of her ambitious father. She
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Square, Village Underground, Soul Café and SOB's. In 2005, he independently released "The Album Before the Album". On March 14, 2016, Cotter and Melanie Fiona's first child was born. Cotter appeared on the sixth season of "American Idol" and reached the semifinal stage of the competition. He sang Stevie Wonder's "Lately" for his audition. Immediately after "American Idol", in June 2007, Cotter joined as co-host for a daily show "The Sauce" on the television network Fuse TV. After "The Sauce" was cancelled in 2008, he hosted "You Rock, Lets Roll", a dating game show, in the same time slot. He
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was down 11% among total viewers, and the results show in which Kristy Lee Cook was eliminated delivered its lowest-rated Wednesday show among the 18–34 demo since the first season in 2002. However, the ratings rebounded for the seventh-season finale with the excitement over the battle of the Davids, and improved over the sixth season as the series' third most watched finale. The strong finish of season seven also helped Fox become the most watched TV network in the country for the first time since its inception, a first ever in American television history for a non-Big Three major broadcast
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Quan Jia HD air "Up Idol" simultaneously broadcast with Hunan Television on Fridays 19:50. Up Idol Up Idol () is a Chinese celebrity reality show broadcast on Hunan Television. The first season debuted on 1 August 2015 with 12 episodes featuring two captains and ten the most popular celebrities as they travel to different places and experience the Chinese culture. The program was relaunched in 2016. The Chinese title was changed to "We are Coming" () though the official English title remains unchanged as "Up Idol". The second season debuted on 22 July 2016 with 12 episodes. The third season
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Davids were declared winners. They both received identical full prizes. This was the first time a win was shared on an Idol show. Idols South Africa Idols is a television show on the South African television network M-Net, based on the popular British show "Pop Idol". The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in South Africa. It was presented by Candy Litchfield and Matthew Stewardson in Season 1. Halfway through the season Stewardson was replaced by Sami Sabiti. After Colin Moss and Letoya Makhene hosted together in Season 2, Moss went solo for season 3. Liezl
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she said, "It'll be fun getting to play for everybody back home because they've seen somebody from their town go to Hollywood and be on national television. After her dismissal from season 9 of American Idol, the new co-host, Ellen DeGeneres, was quick to invite Dressel to her show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show . While judging on Idol, DeGeneres said to Dressel, "I love your voice and I love your confidence." On her show, DeGeneres said, "There's a girl named Shelby who I thought was really amazing," when she told her guests and viewers of Dressel's scheduled appearance. On February
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such as DialIdol, and Vote for the Worst. The enormous success of the show and the revenue it generated was transformative for the Fox Broadcasting Company. "American Idol" and fellow competing shows "Survivor" and "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" were altogether credited for expanding reality television programming in the United States in the 1990s and 2000s, and "Idol" became the most watched non-scripted primetime television series for almost a decade, from 2003 to 2012, breaking records on U.S. television (dominated by drama shows and sitcoms in the preceding decades). The show pushed Fox to become the number one U.S.
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Dezmond Meeks Dezmond Meeks (born February 27, 1983), also known and DIIMOND MEEKS, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, actor, producer, dancer, fashionista and print model best known for his appearances on television shows 'American Idol' and 'America's Got Talent' on NBC, where he placed as a quarter-finalist on both shows. Dezmond Meeks made his television debut in 2005 appearing on Season Four of the show American Idol with his audition of 'I Feel Good' by James Brown. At the point in time, judges Randy Jackson and Simon Cowell agreed that Meeks was not suited to the show. However, Paula
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Idol Poland (season 1) Idol Poland (season 1) was the first season of "Idol Poland". It was the first international adaption of the British singing competition "Pop Idol" and the first show that went by the simple title "Idol". It premiered in April 5, 2002, one month after the final of the original series, and lasted for six months until June 30. Alicja Janosz won over Ewelina Flinta and Szymon Wydra and therefore became the first female winner of the Idol series. It was also the first time that two females made it to the grand finale. On Christmas 2003
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of life, and hopefully a piece that everyone can find something in to relate to." On January 16, 2013, Phillip Phillips performed the song on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" to coincide with the twelfth season premiere of "American Idol." Phillips performed the song on the March 14 results show on the twelfth season of "American Idol." He subsequently performed the song on a number of television shows, including NBC's "Today" and "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno". He was also invited to the pregame show for Super Bowl XLVIII where the song was performed. The song
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Cowell. The judging panel for the last three seasons on Fox consisted of singers Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez, and Harry Connick, Jr. The sixteenth season brought three new judges: singers Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, and Luke Bryan. The first season was hosted by radio personality Ryan Seacrest and comedian Brian Dunkleman, but Seacrest remained as the sole master of ceremonies for the rest of the series. The success of "American Idol" has been described as "unparalleled in broadcasting history". A rival TV executive said the series was "the most impactful show in the history of television". It became a recognized
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2008 season. Nevertheless, there is a guest star in the jury in every city, where auditions take place. He/She does not have a right to vote, but can advise jury members in reaching the right decision. The guest stars for the 2009 season are: Music Idol Music Idol was the Bulgarian version of the British television hit show "Pop Idol". It was a talent contest to determine the superior pop performer. Its first season was aired on bTV from February 26 until June 7, 2007. During its third season, the show went international and auditions took place in neighboring Macedonia.
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