Idol series
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British talent search series Pop Idol has spawned dozens of spin-offs, in the what is now referred to as the Idol series
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Idol spin-offs around the world:
- Arab World, SuperStar -- Diana Karazon
- Australia, Australian Idol -- Guy Sebastian, Casey Donovan
- Belgium, Idool [1] (http://www.idool2003.be/) -- Peter Evrard
- Canada, Canadian Idol -- Ryan Malcolm, Kalan Porter
- Croatia, Hrvatski Idol [2] (http://www.hrvatski-idol.com.hr/)
- Czech Republic, Česko hledá SuperStar [3] (http://superstar.nova.cz/) -- Aneta Langerová, Vlastimil Horváth
- Denmark, Idols [4] (http://www.idols.tv3.dk/) -- Christian Mendoza, Rikke
- Finland, Idols [5] (http://www.mtv3.fi/ohjelmat/idols/etusivu.shtml) -- Hanna Pakarinen
- France, Nouvelle Star [6] (http://www.m6.fr/html/emissions/nouvelle_star/index.shtml) -- Jonatan Cerrada
- Germany, Deutschland Sucht Den Superstar [7] (http://deutschlandsuchtdensuperstar.rtl.de/) -- Alexander Klaws, Elli Erl
- Greece, Super Idol [8] (http://www.megatv.com/superidol/)
- Hungary, Megasztár [9] (http://www.megasztar.hu/) -- Veronika Tóth, Ferenc Molnár "Caramel"
- Iceland, Idol [10] (http://www.stod2.is/template34.asp?PageID=1122) -- Kalli Bjarni
- India, Indian Idol -- Abhijeet Sawant
- Indonesia, Indonesian Idol [11] (http://indonesianidol.boleh.com) -- Joy Tobing
- Kazhakstan, SuperStar KZ [12] (http://www.superstar.kz/)
- Malaysia. Malaysian Idol [13] (http://www.malaysianidol.com.my/) -- Jaclyn Victor
- Netherlands, Idols -- Jamai Loman
- New Zealand, NZ Idol [14] (http://www.nzidol.com/) -- Ben Lummis
- Norway, Idol -- Kurt Nilsen
- Poland, Idol -- Alicja Janosz, Krzysztof Zalewski, Monika Brodka
- Portugal, Ídolos [15] (http://idolos.sapo.pt/) -- Nuno Norte
- Russia, Narodniy Artist -- Aleksey Goman
- Serbia and Montenegro, Idol (http://www.bktv.com)
- Singapore, Singapore Idol [16] (http://ch5.mediacorptv.com/shows/reality/view/561/1/.html) -- Muhammad Taufik Batisah
- Slovak Republic, sk:Slovensko hľadá Superstar [17] (http://superstar.stv.sk/) -- 1st round in progress
- South Africa, Idols -- Heinz Winckler, Anke Pietrangeli
- United States, American Idol (officially American Idol: The Search for a Superstar) -- Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood
- United Kingdom, Pop Idol, debuted in 2002, two seasons -- Will Young, Michelle McManus
There is also a World Idol competition, however not all of the countries listed above participated in the December 2003 competition.
In addition, future series are planned for Bulgaria, and the Philippines.
Idol series with a twist
- American Juniors- consisted of only pre-teen competitors
- X Factor- UK evolution; Wider age range of contestants, allowing groups and the 3 judges each coach one third of the contestants and decide which contestants should face the public vote
Movies based on Idol franchises
Direct, unlicensed adaptations of the format
- Minutes to Fame was broadcasted on TVB, and now become a popular programme in Hong Kong.
- Nashville Star, strictly country version
- Popstars Live was the Australian follow-up to Popstars but had more in common with Australian Idol than the original Popstars series.
- Nuevas Voces de América, a Spanish speaking version in Telemundo.
- Kochav Nolad (A Star is Born) is the Hebrew version of the format broadcast in Israel. It is unknown by this wikipedian if it is a licensed adaptation or not.
- Project Fame, a version on the South African satellite television station M-NET. It was a pan-African contest with "students" from Nigeria, Zambia, Kenya, and South Africa among other countries. The winner for the first edition of the program was from Zambia.
- Een Ster in 40 Dagen, an Idol-like show in the Netherlands with only Shlager singers and music.
- La Academia, a singing competition in Mexico in which its process is similar to Idol.