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''Idols'' (also known as ''SuperStar'' in other countries) is a reality television-music competition series created by British television producer Simon Fuller and developed by FremantleMedia. Originally airing in 2001 as the British television series ''Pop Idol'', ''Idols'' was first adapted in Poland as ''Idol'' and has since become the world's most widely watched television franchise, as well as one of the most successful entertainment formats, adapted in over 46 regions around the world, with its various versions broadcast to 150 countries and an estimated 6.5 billion viewers around the world having watched variants of the show,. Each season, the series aims to find the most outstanding unsigned solo recording artist (or "idol") in a region. Originally aimed for pop singers (or "pop idol"), the series have since evolved to accept singers from different genres of music, such as rock, R&B, and country. Through a series of mass auditions, a group of finalists were selected by a panel of judges (which may consist of artists and record producers) who will offer their critiques on their performances. The finalists then advance to the weekly live shows where the finalist who receives the least amount of votes by television audience get eliminated. A grand finale occurs when two or three finalists were left where the winner is declared based on the largest percentage of votes. The winner (and sometimes the runner(s)-up) receives a recording contract, monetary prizes, and a title as their nation's ''Idol'', ''SuperStar'' or ''Star''. Artists whose careers were directly launched into international prominence following their win in ''Idols'' include Will Young of the United Kingdom, Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood of the United States, Kurt Nilsen of Norway, Guy Sebastian of Australia, and Ryan Malcolm of Canada. The series also provided opportunities for other contestants to launch international careers following their participation, such as Jacob Hoggard of Canada, and Daughtry of the United States. == Origin and background == In 2001, British talent manager and television producer Simon Fuller created the British television series ''Pop Idol''. The series was developed by production company FremantleMedia and was broadcast on ITV on 6 October 2001. Fuller, along with television producer Nigel Lythgoe, was inspired to created the series by the New Zealand television series ''Popstars'', which was adapted in the United Kingdom as ''Popstars'' in January 2001. The first series of ''Pop Idol'' proved to be more popular than ''Popstars'', in part due to the chemistry of the judges and the success of its first winner Will Young. ''Pop Idol''s success led to an interest for adaptations in other countries. Before selling the format, Fuller reached out for an out-of-court settlement with ''Popstars'' creator Jonathan Dowling, in which international versions of ''Idols'' will be prohibited to use the prefix ''Pop'' in their local titles. As such, Poland, the first country to adapt the format, named their version as simply ''Idol''. ''Idol'' was launched in 2002, months after the first series of ''Pop Idol'' ended. Fuller, Lythgoe, and ''Pop Idol'' judge Simon Cowell attempted to sell the format in the United States in 2001, but the idea was met with poor response from major networks. Elisabeth Murdoch, daughter of News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch, persuaded her father to buy the rights for an American adaptation. The series, ''American Idol: The Search for a Superstar'', debuted on the Fox network on 11 June 2002. ''American Idol'' also featured Cowell as its judge, who also proved to be popular among the American audiences. ''American Idol'' quickly rose to the top of the U.S. TV ratings, due to the popularity of the judges (particularly Cowell) and its contestants, which were led by its first winner, Kelly Clarkson. The success brought by ''American Idol'' led to even more adaptations in other countries, where the Dutch ''Idols'' became the top television series in the Netherlands during its airing. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Idols (TV series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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