What is Pop Idol?
{{italictitle}} {{unsourced|date=February 2012}} '''''Pop Idol''''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[television]] series that was first shown on [[ITV]] on October 5, 2001. The show was a talent contest to decide the best new young [[pop music|pop]] singer, or 'pop idol', in the [[United Kingdom]], based on viewer voting and participation. There were two series of ''Pop Idol''. The first was from October 2001 - February 2002. The winner was [[Will Young]]; the [[runner-up]] was [[Gareth Gates]]. The second series was in 2003. It was won by [[Michelle McManus]]. The ''Idol'' series has become an international [[Franchising|franchise]]. It has spun off many successful shows such as ''Idol'', ''[[American Idol]]'', ''Canadian Idol'', ''Australian Idol'', ''Idols West Africa'', ''Indian Idol'', ''Indonesian Idol'', ''New Zealand Idol'', ''Philippine Idol'', ''[[Pinoy Idol]]'', Hay superstar, ''Nouvelle Star'', ''Deutschland sucht den SuperStar'', ''Singapore Idol'', ''Malaysian Idol'', ''Music Idol'', ''Idols South Africa'', ''Ídolos Brazil'', ''Ídolos Portugal'', and others. It also had a world version named [[World Idol]]. [[Category:2001 British television series debuts]] [[Category:ITV reality television programmes]] [[Category:English-language television programs]] {{tv-stub}}