Who started pop idol?

Pop Idol is a British music competition television series created by Simon Fuller which ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003.
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Who owned Pop Idol?

Simon Fuller, who created the Spice Girls and dreamt up Pop Idol, which became American Idol, owns the rights to American Idol and reportedly offered Simon Cowell "Oprah money" to stay on the show, which Cowell rejected.
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Who is the founder of Idol?

Idol (also known as SuperStar in some countries) is a reality television singing competition format created by British television producer Simon Fuller and developed by Fremantle.
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Where did Pop Idol begin?

Auditions were held during the early months and summer of 2001 in various locations across the United Kingdom. Selected acts were broadcast on a series of audition programmes in October 2001. The first live show was broadcast on 15 December 2001 and the live final was held on 9 February 2002.
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Did Simon Cowell create Pop Idol?

In 2001, Cowell was given the role of judge on the first series of Pop Idol, a show that he and the show creator Simon Fuller successfully pitched to ITV Controller of Entertainment Claudia Rosencrantz.
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Who was the first Pop Idol?

The first series was won by Will Young, with Gareth Gates coming second. Michelle McManus won the second series. All of the top three contestants from series 1 had number-one singles in the UK. Young continues to be a recording artist.
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What came first Pop Idol or Popstars?

The first series of Popstars proved popular with audiences, and was a ratings hit for ITV. However, Simon Fuller used the Popstars format as inspiration for his new TV show Pop Idol, which was broadcast on ITV soon after Popstars.
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How did idol culture start?

Japan's idol industry first emerged in the 1960s and became prominent in the 1970s and 1980s due to television. During the 1980s, regarded as the "Golden Age of Idols", idols drew in commercial interest and began appearing in commercials and television dramas.
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WHO IS KING OF K Pop Idol?

Kwon Ji-yong (Korean: 권지용; born August 18, 1988), also known by his stage name G-Dragon (지드래곤), is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur and fashion designer, known as the "King of K-pop".
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Why did BTS make Idol?

Rolling Stone India said, “According to the group's label Big Hit Entertainment, “Idol” was inspired by gqom, a style of house music that originated in Durban, South Africa.
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Who is K-pop famous Idol?

BTS V aka Kim Taehyung, Jungkook, Jimin, BLACKPINK's Lisa and others make it to the Most Googled Kpop idols of 2022. Check out the complete list here. BTS V aka Kim Taehyung continued to enjoy massive popularity this year as well.
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How many Idol franchises are there?

More than 100 versions of Idol exist around the world.
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Who is the most successful person to win American Idol?

1 Carrie Underwood
  • American Idol.
  • Carrie Underwood.
  • Kelly Clarkson.
  • Scotty McCreery.
  • Jordin Sparks.
  • Fantasia Barrino.
  • David Cook.
  • Phillip Phillips.
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Who first owned American Idol?

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.
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Who paved the way for K-pop?

BTS pave way for K-pop golden age in US, achieving what Psy and Wonder Girls failed to accomplish | South China Morning Post.
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How did K-pop get so popular?

K-pop has become a truly global phenomenon thanks to its distinctive blend of addictive melodies, slick choreography and production values, and an endless parade of attractive South Korean performers who spend years in grueling studio systems learning to sing and dance in synchronized perfection.
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What's the K in K-pop stand for?

K-pop stands for Korean pop, pop being short for pop music. The name for the genre is first recorded in English around 1990–95. Strongly influenced by Western popular music, K-pop took off in 1992 with Seo Taiji and Boys, who incorporated rap, rock, and dance elements into Korean popular music.
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Did J pop or Kpop come first?

Today, we talk about the Korean wave. But back then, it was the Japanese wave. DARLING-WOLF: Before K-pop, there was J-pop.
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Who made pop music famous?

Pop began to gain popularity mostly in the United States with Elvis Presley and in the United Kingdom with the Beatles, both of whom laid the foundation of what it was to be musical idols of their times.
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Who is the Queen of Pop idol?

Queen of Pop is a nickname most commonly associated with American singer Madonna.
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Who first sang pop music?

"Pop Muzik" is a 1979 song by M, a project by English musician Robin Scott, from the debut album New York • London • Paris • Munich. The single, first released in the UK in early 1979, was bolstered by a music video (directed by Brian Grant) that was well received by critics.
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Who is the owner of AGT?

America's Got Talent (often abbreviated as AGT) is a televised American talent show competition, and is part of the global Got Talent franchise created by Simon Cowell. The program is produced by Fremantle USA (as well as distributed by) and Syco Entertainment, and broadcasts on the NBC television network.
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