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Pop Idol was a British television series which debuted on ITV on 5 October 2001; the show was a...

Pop Idol was a British television series which debuted on ITV on 5 October 2001; the show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer, or 'pop idol', in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. A second series was broadcast in 2003. The Idol series has become an international franchise, although a legal dispute with the makers of Popstars meant that the word "Pop" had to be excluded from the title. As such, spin-offs have included American Idol, Australian Idol, Latin American Idol, Idols (Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, South Africa, Serbia-Montenegro & Macedonia), Canadian Idol, Idols West Africa, Indian Idol, Indonesian Idol, New Zealand Idol, Hay Superstar (Armenia), Idol stjörnuleit (Iceland), Nouvelle Star (France), American Juniors, Pinoy Idol (Philippines), Idol (Sweden), Idol (Norway), Idol (Poland), Deutschland sucht den Superstar (Germany), Singapore Idol, Malaysian Idol, Vietnam Idol, Music Idol (Bulgaria), Ídolos (Brazil and Portugal), Super Idol (Greece), SuperStar (Arab World), Hrvatski Idol (Croatia), Hrvatska traži zvijezdu - relaunched Croatian Idol (Croatia), SuperStar KZ (Kazakhstan), and Eesti otsib superstaari