89-598: New Zealand Idol , also known as NZ Idol , was the New Zealand version of the Idol series which originated in the United Kingdom as Pop Idol . New Zealand first saw the Idol format when TV2 aired American Idol 2 , which garnered impressive ratings. After Australian Idol also received good ratings in New Zealand, TVNZ decided to order the first season of NZ Idol , which
178-461: A Superman outfit, saying: "You can't put a Superhero in prison". Following the 2010 termination at Radio Hauraki after the Jetstar incident, it was revealed that Stables had a clause in his contract stating it would be terminated if Stables became involved in any court action. The Jetstar employee was found not guilty of assaulting Stables, who was judged to be aggressive and abusive, and allegedly used
267-414: A bid to counter sagging ratings, contestants on Australian Idol were allowed to bring instruments on stage with them and had the opportunity to sing original material from the 2006 season, a world first. Since then America and Canada have followed Australia's lead. Again a results show follows the show; this time it may include group performances, musical guests or extra footage of the contestants' time on
356-408: A gyroscope then features real male and female Idol figures passing horizontal and arc displays then walking to an arena where the two figures start to perform. Finally, only one figure raises his/her hands in victory in front of a huge arc display and then zooms out to the atmosphere and to space, where the title of the show zooms out in front of planet Earth. The ending title of this intro is similar to
445-482: A line of microphones having spotlights come out of them next to the bus while having a male CGI figure in the sunset singing into the microphone. Then it cuts to a big hill with more microphones with spotlights and 4 CGI figures appear with 3 of them singing and 1 playing guitar. Finally it zooms out of another microphone with a spotlight with another CGI figure singing as the American Idol and the huge American Idol logo
534-885: A live competition event which drew "more from a sporting concept of true competition". Each show has at least one host that directs the show, introduces the singers and delivers the results of each episode including the finale. While some countries have one host ( Ryan Seacrest in American Idol , Boy William in Indonesian Idol (replacing Daniel Mananta in season 3-10), Dominic Bowden in New Zealand Idol , ProVerb in Idols SA , IK Osakioduwa in Nigerian Idol and Phan Anh, Huy Khánh, Duy Hải and Đức Bảo in Vietnam Idol since
623-532: A local Sony Music subsidiary. FremantleMedia and Sony Music were related through common parent Bertelsmann , which owns 90.4% of FremantleMedia's immediate parent RTL Group and previously owned 50% of joint venture Sony BMG from 2004 to 2008. Since 2011, Universal Music Group replaced Sony Music Entertainment as the general record company associated and affiliated with the Idols format in most countries. A notable commonality among Idol-format shows
712-406: A microphone on a mic stand with a spotlight coming out of it. Next you see a female CGI figure singing into the microphone on a city street with multiple microphones having spotlights come out of them. The female figure is also infront of a sunset while having other CGI figures dancing and watching the singer perform from the sidewalks. Next it cuts to an American Idol tour bus driving on the road with
801-697: A new version of the Idol intro was created by Aerodrome Pictures in Los Angeles which first appeared on the Season 4 premiere of American Idol . The intro starts with the Idol logo without the dark blue background spinning in the American and Canadian versions while the other Idol formats have their logo glow and sparkle, next the logo zooms in featuring a long section of the CGI Idol figure riding an open elevator past large vertical screens and displays and then walking down
890-400: A piano, though other instruments & even a live band have been introduced to some versions. An average semi-final usually consists of 18 to 50 contestants where they either perform in an even group of contestants (three groups of ten for example) or in a "heat" type semi-final where the contestants sing every week until all finalists have been chosen. During the format, a Wildcards feature
979-494: A popular radio DJ from the ZM radio station, and Megan Alatini , a former member of girlgroup TrueBliss , the first band created from the popular TV show Popstars . This left Frankie Stevens as the only original judge. In addition to a recording contract, in series 3 contestestants are also in the running for a cash prize of $ 50,000 and a Daihatsu SUV . The maximum age limit to enter was increased from 28 to 30. Another key difference in
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#17328983578321068-493: A racist slur. During this court case, Stables had sought name suppression because of the effect it might have on his mental health, notably his Bipolar disorder , but this was application was rejected by the court. The Radio Network (who owns Radio Hauraki) had come to an arrangement and no legal action ensued. In 2012, Stables was acquitted in the Wellington District Court of assaulting his ex-partner's parents,
1157-563: A raised word). Türkstar has the only Idol logo not to use the common font style. As part of a relaunch after the first season, the French Nouvelle Star logo was changed to purple, and their name was shortened. They are the only logo to depart from the standard blue palette until the fifth season of SuperStar Arab changed to the same color scheme as well. Several versions such as Vietnam Idol and Chinese Idol have both English and local language titles shown in their logos. Since
1246-445: A series of mass auditions, a group of finalists are selected by a panel of judges (which usually consists of artists and record producers) who offer critiques on their performances. The finalists then advance to the weekly live shows. On each live show, the contestants all sing, the television audience votes (by telephone, SMS Internet, and via apps), and then the contestant who receives the fewest votes gets eliminated. The final episode
1335-421: A similar version of this intro in 2022. But they used a blue background with shooting stars. American Idol ' s 20th season brought in a new intro which appeared on the season finale, created by The Other House in Los Angeles. It starts with a closeup of the logo at the top of the 2 in '20' and tracing itself with gold lines as the camera pans to the right. Next, you will see the middle of 2 and 0 panning to
1424-399: A specially awarded song is sung by both remaining contestants which is ultimately slated to be released as the winner's debut single though recently in some countries this has been phased out. During the extended results show, there are usually group performances and/or special musical guests. Also, it has the best moments of the series which leads up to the announcement of the winner, which
1513-542: A sponsor in that season; the iTunes downloads have included audio of all semi-finalist performances, studio recordings and performance videos for all finalists, videos of finalist group performances, and audio and video performances from the Idol Gives Back episode. Sony Music is the general record company associated and affiliated with the Idols format in most countries, though countries like Iceland , Vietnam and Kazakhstan have affiliate labels as they do not have
1602-463: A stage being spotted under a spotlight from the sky. Then, a stylized bridge leading towards a screen is shown. Winners of Idol , as well as notable alumni from past seasons are shown on the screen. The camera turns to a pyramid -like shape blooming and a CGI figure appears. Depending on the figure's gender in the intro, the figure would yield a different action in front of the American Idol logo and
1691-419: A stage with light beams popping out of the spotlights, then it cuts to a sign that will say the current stage of the competition. Next it cuts to a building showing the map of the country and another building showing the judges desk while the camera turns to the left and moves up. Finally, you will see a spotlight in the middle of the stage appearing with the Idols logo appearing with a female CGI figure singing as
1780-474: A stylized tunnel to a stage, where the figure starts to perform. On this basic template, the American and Canadian versions are customized, with past Idol winners appearing on the screens in the American version, while the Canadian version's screens feature Canadian landmarks . The American & Canadian versions last for 30 seconds; the other Idol shows only lasts 15 seconds, with no customization and instead of
1869-452: A television studio fully televised; again judges give critiques but beginning at this stage, home viewers vote via telephone and SMS (and in some countries other voting mechanisms including via Internet or via Red Button ) who they want to stay in the competition. During the "semi-final" weeks, contestants receive a workshop tuition with a vocal coach to prepare their song of choice. The format started out with contestants only singing along to
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#17328983578321958-500: A total of 16 radio stations in New Zealand and was fired from four. In the past Stables worked on two of New Zealand's largest radio networks ZM between 2003 and 2008 and before this on opposition station The Edge FM between 1995 and 2002. On 24 February 2008, Stables announced to the Sunday News that he was no longer working for ZM, and has been taken off the air. After leaving ZM, Stables appeared on Jono's New Show on C4 , and
2047-509: A wildcard. Ben Lummis eventually won the competition despite being in the bottom 3 in the first, third and fourth round of the competition, while Michael Murphy who eventually came second in the season had not been in the bottom 3 at all. Camillia Temple, the oldest contestant at 28, who had been a favourite to win, ended up in third place. Ben Lummis released his idol-winning single "They Can't Take That Away" which spent 7 weeks at #1, selling over 40,000 units. His Album 'One Road' debuted at #1 on
2136-556: Is a reality television singing competition format created by British television producer Simon Fuller and developed by Fremantle . The format began in 2001 with the British television series Pop Idol ; its first adaptation was the South African series Idols in 2002. It has since become the world's most widely watched television franchise, as well as one of the most successful entertainment formats, adapted in over 56 regions around
2225-523: Is a reality television singing competition where the winner is selected by the audience voting. The show combines a number of elements previously used by other shows such as Popstars – mass auditioning, the search of a new star, and the use of a judging panel that critiques the audtioners' performance and selects the contestants. An important element is audience participation, where the audience may vote by telephone or text to decide which contestant can proceed further each week and ultimately win. According to
2314-413: Is bound by certain legal requirements such as age and citizenship for example) the chance to sing in front of musical/television producers and if successful, they advance to a recorded televised audition where the show "judges" advance up to 300 people in some countries to the next round. The Theatre round is where a specially selected group of auditioners from all regional auditions converge (always in
2403-813: Is determined by the highest number of votes. When that happens, he or she will perform an encore of the coronation single which sometimes includes pyrotechnics / fireworks . While the show's premise is to find one winner with promises of a recording deal and other frugal benefits, the Idol series often has several contestants who go onto the same route of fame, whether they be finalists, semi-finalists, or even auditioners. Key examples of this from American Idol include Clay Aiken (second place, season 2 ) and Chris Daughtry (fourth place, season 5 , through his band Daughtry ), who have each outsold all American Idol winners except Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood ; Jennifer Hudson (seventh place, season 3 ), who would later win
2492-405: Is the grand finale episode, when usually two, but sometimes three or four, finalists are left, and the contestant who gets the largest number of votes is declared the winner. The winner receives a recording contract , monetary prizes, and a title as their nation's "Idol", "SuperStar" or "Star". Sometimes one or more of the runners-up get recording contracts as well. The various series have launched
2581-503: Is the theme logo & intro style. Many different versions of the Idol logo and show intro have been created since Idol's inception in June 2001. The basic plan for the logo is an oval with the particular show's name centered in custom lettering based on a common font ( Kaufmann ). Mostly the name of the show is written horizontally, however occasionally part of the name is angled upwards. The original Pop Idol logo featured an enhanced star in
2670-473: Is titled to the left with the roman numerals "XIV" on the bottom right corner of the logo. The CGI figure at the end will also switch between a male and female figure. However in the season finale, the intro featured the 2 remaining finalists as the CGI figures. In 2016, a new version of the Idol intro was created by Spencer Tucker and appeared on the Season 15 premiere of American Idol . It starts by zooming into
2759-401: Is venued in a prestigious location ( American Idol : Dolby Theatre / Nokia Theatre , Canadian Idol : John Bassett Theatre , Australian Idol : Sydney Opera House , Philippine Idol : Araneta Coliseum , Indonesian Idol : Ecovention Ocean Ecopark / Hall D2 JIExpo / RCTI+ Studios , Idol Sweden : Ericsson Globe , Singapore Idol : Singapore Indoor Stadium ). In this final stage
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2848-559: The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ; and William Hung , who turned his off-key season 3 audition into a recording career and has outsold some finalists. Often, a studio compilation album and/or a CD single is made to promote the show. In some cases, DVDs of highlights of the show will be released. While these releases have sold well in countries including the United States and Australia, many countries did not release CDs after
2937-540: The U.S. TV ratings , due to the popularity of the judges (particularly Simon 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. There has been a global version of the franchise, called World Idol . The show
3026-482: The Universal Pictures logo of 1990 (for the starry background) and in 2012 (for the earth model). The American, Australian, Canadian, Croatian, Latin American, and Swedish versions are customized by featuring their past Idol winners in the horizontal and arc displays and last for 30 seconds. However, Sweden's version only displayed their former Idol winners in 2010. They also displayed their 2 remaining finalists in
3115-549: The third season ), most shows have two co-hosts. As well as judges, some countries have adopted new members to the hosting/jury party. A preselected panel of music industry representatives tour some, if not all audition cities (depending on which show) to observe and advance those auditioning throughout the show up to and including the Grand Finale. The judges offer critiques and/or advice after each contestant performance, which can be positive or negative; Nouvelle Star 4 for
3204-508: The 'Tunnel' theme from 2005 to 2012. From 2013-2021, the German version used its own intro in place of the 'Gyroscope' and 'Hall of Idols' intros called "New Idol". Since 2021, Nigerian Idol has reverted to this opening title for their revival on Africa Magic. In 2011, a new version of the Idol intro was created once again by Aerodrome Pictures in Los Angeles which first appeared on the Season 10 premiere of American Idol . The intro starts with
3293-593: The American Idol logo which is surrounded by names of previous Idol contestants throughout the years. On the season premiere, it started the same and then had a montage of the previous intros that they used in reverse. They used the same intro concept on the season finale and didn't reverse the montage. In 2016, a new version of the Idol intro was created and appeared on the Season 5 premiere of Idols in The Netherlands. It starts by panning around city buildings surrounding
3382-443: The Idol and an audience watching the Idol perform. American Idol ' s revival on ABC was accompanied with a Disney-like intro starting with their Season 16 premiere. Which was created by Spencer Tucker and Rami Hachache. Possible Productions were added to the credits for seasons 18 and 19 only. It starts with several shooting stars falling from the sky before curving up and circling the neon American Idol logo with fireworks in
3471-409: The United States, among many others. Some Idol contestants have also achieved success in acting and musical theater such as Melissa O'Neil of Canada, and most notably EGOT winner Jennifer Hudson of American Idol . In 2001, British talent manager and television producer Simon Fuller created the British television series Pop Idol . The series was developed by production company Fremantle and
3560-457: The age of 14. As well as radio, Stables has appeared in several television roles including being the 'bad boy' judge on NZ Idol Series 3 in 2006. He has had regular TV guest appearances on the former Good Morning Show and Shock Treatment. As of 2013, Stables owns the Ski FM radio network which is based across the central North Island of New Zealand. During his radio career Stables worked for
3649-451: The album charts, selling over 30,000 copies. His second single, "I Love You Love Me" failed to make radio playlists and the single was shelved. His video for the single, however, did play on video music channels. Format: 3 out of 8 making the final each week plus one Wildcard Auditions for the second series of NZ Idol began in June 2005. The show was once again hosted by Dominic Bowden , with Jackie Clarke replacing Fiona McDonald, who
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3738-434: The background at the end. This opening is much shorter than in previous years. It acts as an integrated part of a longer opening introduction in each episode rather than a standalone opening theme as in previous seasons. Ídolos (Portugal) used this intro in 2022 for their revival on SIC. Australian Idol also used this opening title for their revival starting in 2023 on 7 and 7+ . Deutschland sucht den Superstar had
3827-429: The big stage. In the meantime, always a person who appears followed a path. On that path along former candidates from earlier seasons are displayed on screens. In 2014, a new version of the Idol intro was created by The Mill in Los Angeles which first appeared on the Season 13 premiere of American Idol . The intro starts with a hole opening up. Then, the gyroscope logo comes out of the hole. A crowd cheers surroding
3916-509: The bottom left of the logo. Then you'll notice the left half of the logo while it pans to the right. Finally, the camera comes in from the bottom right corner and you'll see the entire logo and then it zooms into the middle of the logo and cuts to the studio. American Idol brought in a new intro which appeared on the twenty-first season premiere. This time it was transparent. Once again created by The Other House in Los Angeles. There are 2 versions of this opening title. The first one starts with
4005-854: The careers of a number of highly successful recording artists around the world, including Idol winners Will Young of the United Kingdom , Kelly Clarkson , Carrie Underwood , Scotty McCreery , Fantasia , Ruben Studdard , David Cook , and Phillip Phillips of the United States , Kurt Nilsen of Norway , Ryan Malcolm and Kalan Porter of Canada , Loreen of Sweden , Guy Sebastian of Australia , and Elvis Blue of South Africa . Contestants who did not win but have still gone on to prominence include Anthony Callea , Ricki-Lee Coulter and Jessica Mauboy of Australia, Jacob Hoggard and Carly Rae Jepsen of Canada, and Clay Aiken , Chris Daughtry , Gabby Barrett , Lauren Alaina , and Adam Lambert of
4094-505: The competition, was voted out unexpectedly in the second round. Rosita Vai was the eventual winner of NZ Idol 2 and the first female contestant to win the competition. Rosita had not been in the bottom 3 in the whole season. Nik Carlson from Masterton came second, while Steven Broad finished in third place. Rosita released her single "All I Ask" which spent two weeks at #1 and went platinum. However her debut album Golden only reached #15 without being certified and spent only three weeks in
4183-549: The female figure. Vietnam Idol started using the Hall of Idols intro in Season 5, the old logo was replaced by a new one titled "Thần tượng Âm nhạc Việt Nam". In 2013, a new version of the Idol Intro was created on the Season 10 premiere of Deutschland sucht den Superstar . The new intro begins with a mysterious person with a microphone at the mouth. As previous posting Intro male and female talents are displayed. They sing and dance on
4272-464: The fight with the Jetstar employee. A month later Stables contract with Radio Hauraki was terminated. In 2013 Stables became the owner of the radio network Ski FM which is based in the central region of the North Island of New Zealand. In 2021 Stables was criticised for posting job advertisements for his Taupo-Ruapehu central north island radio network Ski FM that joked about sexual harassment in
4361-474: The first series. Since season 6 , American Idol has sold only promotional downloads instead of CDs. For season 6, it sold studio-recorded MP3 and performance video downloads of the finalists on its website; no CDs were sold prior to the post- Idol releases of winner Jordin Sparks and runner-up Blake Lewis . For season 7 , audio and video downloads are sold exclusively through the iTunes Store , which became
4450-539: The first time in any country introduced a red and blue "score card" type system where the jury award a blue "positive" or red "negative" rating and in Nouvelle Star 14 , they introduced a scoring system where the jury give a point from a range of 1 to 10 after every mottoshow performance. As many as five stable jury members have appeared in any one Idol season ( Idol Poland 3 , Indonesian Idol 9 ), though some versions offer "guest judges" or special musical guests on
4539-466: 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 went on to become the all-time most dominant show in
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#17328983578324628-461: 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
4717-442: The host city) to perform in three sub stages: a chorus line in groups of 10 where free song choices are allowed, a trio (or less commonly a duo or quartet) where contestants must memorize a preselected song to perform and choreograph together, and finally a solo a cappella round where contestants sing a song of their own choice without musical backing in front of friends, family, judges & fellow contestants. Each stage of
4806-439: The huge "IDOL" word string (in "American Idol" and "Indonesian Idol" (not shown anymore since Season 9 ). The male figure raises his hand in victory and strikes a pose while the female figure raises her arms in victory before bowing down. American Idol switched between the male and female CGI figures. While most franchises that used this intro always had the male figure. However, Arab Idol , Kurd Idol and Iraq Idol always used
4895-522: The intro for their 2009 finale. Other versions are also customized and last for 30 seconds without featuring their past winners. The French version lasts for 20 seconds and Norway's version in 2016 lasted 4 seconds. Some countries didn't use the Gyroscope theme, like India and Germany. India used the Tunnel theme from 2005 to 2010. But in 2012, they switched to using the 'Hall of Idols' theme. Meanwhile, Germany used
4984-477: The life of a superstar. During this, the gender of the figure alternates between male and female. Finally, the figure is again in front of the Idol logo, raising hands in victory. American Idol altered their logo in seasons 2-3, as well as displaying famous national landmarks in the first scene. They added new sound effects and replaced the jet airplanes with waving flags. The landmark and flag concepts were also used for Indian Idol and World Idol . In 2005,
5073-443: The logo appearing vertically from behind the camera and the word 'American' comes in on top of the word 'Idol' facing the left side of the screen and turns to the right as it comes in. The world 'Idol' comes in under the word 'American' and is slightly turned to the right but turns itself to the left as it forms the logo. Finally the logo faces slightly towards the left side of the screen and stays in position. The second version only has
5162-417: The logo being 'stuck down' to the outside of the tunnel, it is pasted over the top. Also, the intro sequence for Nouvelle Star has a purple and blue color scheme instead of the standard light blue/light green. In 2008, a new version of the Idol intro was created and introduced by BLT & Associates in Los Angeles on the American Idol 7th season finals. The intro starts with the Idol logo spinning behind
5251-466: The logo coming in the frame horizontally and facing up. Next it comes down as the logo moves into the frame. Finally you'll see the whole logo sitting still in the frame. In 2023, a new version of the Idol intro was created. It appeared on Vietnam Idol 's Season 8 revival, which was the remake of the original Hall of Idol intro with some differences such as the opening which became shorter, similar to 2018 ABC's Idol intro, different background color and
5340-724: The logo. The star also appeared briefly on the American Idol logo, but was scrapped early in the Season 1 auditions. The logo for some countries comes with an underline on the words SuperStar , or Idol , such as Deutschland sucht den Superstar , Hrvatski Idol , Hrvatska traži zvijezdu, SuperStar Hrvatska , SuperStar Arab , (Česko Slovenská) SuperStar , Hay Superstar , Nouvelle Star (until 2017), Idol Puerto Rico , Idol Kids Puerto Rico , Nepal Idol , Narodniy Artist , SuperStar România , Super Idol , Bangladeshi Idol , Idol Colombia , Ídolos Kids Brasil , Cambodian Idol Junior , Indian Idol Junior , Indonesian Idol Junior and Pinoy Idol (which also has
5429-546: The older intros for a longer time or made their own versions. Here are some of the intros the series has seen over the years. The original version of the Idol intro was created by Liquid TV Graphics in London which started with the dark blue Idol logo descending on the screen. A CGI human figure appears, with arms raised, intended to be the 'Idol' of the show's name. While the Idol figure sings and then walks. Images of guitars, microphones, cameras, and airplanes flow by, representing
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#17328983578325518-540: The opening uses an English title (Vietnam Idol) instead of its traditional Vietnamese title "Thần tượng Âm nhạc Việt Nam" which was used from Seasons 5-7. Iain Stables Drive ZM Network Iain Phillip Stables is a New Zealand TV and Radio personality. In the past Stables worked on various radio stations across New Zealand beginning his radio career on Radio Windy in Wellington at
5607-455: The performances as ' karaoke '. Complaints have been made in regards to a variety of production issues including the lack of a live band in seasons one and two, the lighting and the sound quality. Concerns have also been expressed about the apparent lack of ongoing opportunities for Idols after the show. Three months after winning New Zealand Idol, Lummis' music label, Sony BMG dropped him. Various New Zealand musicians have openly criticised
5696-833: The program to also offer advice. The judges of some shows gain a lot of popularity outside of the show as well as the contestants, due to their being collectively known to have a "caustic" or raw & blunt attitude towards contestants' performances, notably Simon Cowell from American Idol and Pop Idol , Rossa , Judika , Bunga Citra Lestari , Ari Lasso , Anang Hermansyah , Agnez Mo , Ahmad Dhani , Titi DJ , and Indra Lesmana from Indonesian Idol , Amy Shark , Ian "Dicko" Dickson , and Kyle Sandilands from Australian Idol , Neha Kakkar , and Sonu Nigam , also Anu Malik from Indian Idol amongst others, and Mỹ Tâm and Maia Estianty in Vietnam Idol and Indonesian Idol . Auditions are held in numerous places in any particular region or country that give most people (audition entry
5785-444: The results are given. Three or four contestants are told that they may have received highest votes, though only a selected two or three are put through to the finals. The Live shows ( a.k.a. Mottoshows , Spectacular shows or theme shows ) are an elaborate and spectacular version of the semi-final. There is a weekly theme on which contestants must base their song choices, such as "80s Hits" or "Hits of Elton John " for example. In
5874-467: The series debuted in 2001, this franchise has seen many variations of the opening intro. From its first creation 'Idolatry' in 2001 to its latest creation 'Hall of Idols 3.0' in 2023. Each show had its own version of the opening title from having a video length of the standard 30–35 seconds to some that even lasted as long as 5–10 seconds. The majority of the countries used the same intros at the same time and length of their release. While other franchises kept
5963-404: The show creator, Simon Fuller, "the interactivity was important because this would allow the audience to tell me who they liked best and this, in turn, would indicate to me who would have the most fans and eventually sell the most music and become the biggest stars." To this is added "the drama of backstories and the real-life soap opera of the unfolding real-time events" as the show is presented as
6052-430: The show, and refused invitations to appear on it. Boh Runga stated that she "would rather lick the inside of a toilet bowl than appear on Idol." TV Guide stated after the third series aired that the show had lost around 100,000 viewers since the first series, and that "if NZ Idol was a horse, you would have to shoot it. It really is that lame." Idol series Idol (also known as SuperStar in some countries)
6141-430: The show. The contestant/s with the lowest polled votes leaves the competition. The live shows continue until there are only two contestants left in the competition or three contestants in some cases. The Grand Finale occurs when there are two (or, rarely, three and only once so far four) contestants left in the competition. This is the pinnacle of the entire series and often highest rated show; also for some countries, it
6230-454: The stage. Finally, the gyroscope logo appears with the Roman numerals "XIII" below the logo for the American version. The intro was also used in the South African version of Idol also starting in 2014 until their cancellation in 2023. In 2015, a new version of the Idol intro was created by Trollbäck + Company and appeared on the Season 14 premiere of American Idol . It starts by zooming out of
6319-636: The theatre round, a number of contestants are eliminated and sent home by the judges, though in some countries there have been very few contestants brought back during the Wildcards show or by the disqualification or resignation of another contestant. In American Idol , this stage was expanded to five stages (three in Hollywood, two in Las Vegas ) from seasons 10 to 12. The semi-finals occurs usually live or pre-recorded (in some countries) where contestants sing in
6408-458: The third season is the inclusion of a live band in the top ten shows. On 31 May 2006, South Pacific Pictures announced that SonyBMG was to discontinue its association with NZ Idol . On 21 August the top 9 was officially announced. Aroha Robinson, Ashlee Fisher, Clinton Randell, Indira Moala, Kali Kopae, Matthew Saunoa , Rebecca Wright, Victor Sulfa and Toni Baird. On the same night the 3 wildcards were announced. The host, Dominic Bowden stated that
6497-509: The top 40 album chart. In 2006 Ashley Cooper has enjoyed success with her single "I Want You" debuting at #19, eventually peaking at #11 on physical sales and very little airplay . Also in 2006, Robert Arnold, who had auditioned unsuccessfully for all three seasons made it to #1 in the New Zealand charts as part of Boyband – a radio station stunt – three weeks before Matt Saunoa hit the top. While these singers got to high places, there were many wannabe applicants that did poorly. One of note
6586-511: The viewers had 12 hours to choice their 10th person to make up the final 10. The 3 wildcards were: Ben Hazlewood, Lenken Isaac and Wiremu Hohaia. On 22 August Ben Hazlewood won the wildcard vote. It had been announced that the top 10 was not going to release a single, like previous seasons. On 29 October Matt Saunoa won the competition without falling into the bottom 2/ 3 throughout the whole season. Although betting agency Centrebet had Indira Moala favourite to win [1] . His debut single "Hold Out"
6675-482: The workplace, including having 'sexual harassment Sundays.' Further, the advertisements also joked about not being an accessible workplace, and had racist overtures. After complaints, the job advertisements were edited and Ski FM issued an apology. Stables' has a reputation for on-air stunts, many of which have landed him in trouble. Some of these include: In September 2000, Stables was sued for Defamation of Character by TV presenter April Ieremia for stating that he
6764-465: The world, with its various versions broadcast to 150 countries with a worldwide audience of roughly 3.2 billion people. The franchise has generated more than $ 2.5 billion in revenue. Each season, the series aims to find the most outstanding unsigned solo recording artist (or "idol") in a region. Originally aimed for pop singers, the series has since evolved to accept singers from different genres of music, such as rock , R&B , and country . Through
6853-727: Was a certain Liz Shaw, who came not just to audition but to also try to take over host Dominic Bowden's presenting job, only to spectacularly fail. The series once again proved a ratings hit in New Zealand, but Sony BMG were reportedly unhappy with the format and reviewed their role in the program. Top 24 Format: 3 out of 8 making the final each week and one wildcard (Wildcard) The third (and to date, last) season of NZ Idol began screening in July 2006. Dominic Bowden returned as host, and judges Paul Ellis and Jackie Clarke were replaced by Iain Stables ,
6942-492: Was a television special, where winners of national Idol shows will compete against each other. The special was won by Kurt Nilsen , a singer from Norway . A current World version of Idol acts as a YouTube channel, called Idols Global . The channel uploads clips of Idol shows from around the world. The channel currently has over 1 million subscribers. There are many more channels like this. Additionally, many individual Idol shows have their own YouTube channels. The show
7031-542: Was appointed a role at Sky TV NZ where he worked as a presentation director. In 2008 Stables appeared on the TVNZ show Shock Treatment where he was sent to Jamaica to partake in military training. However, he left the show after only one day - the first Kiwi celebrity to quit the show. Stables also appeared on the TVNZ show The Sitting , which screens on TVNZ 6 , on this show Stables spoke about himself while Painter Marty Welch painted Stables portrait. In November 2009 Stables
7120-411: Was approached to head independent CHR station Hit Radio X105, however Hit Radio X105 went off the air on 14 September 2010. Stables was due to begin working on Radio Hauraki on 11 October 2010. However, this was delayed after Stables became involved in a physical confrontation with a check-in employee of the airline Jetstar after a verbal altercation. Stables was stood down from his position following
7209-573: Was broadcast on ITV on 6 October 2001. Fuller, along with television producer Nigel Lythgoe , was inspired to create the series by the New Zealand television series Popstars , which was adopted 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
7298-409: Was broadcast on TV2 . After the third season in 2006, TVNZ made a decision not to fund or broadcast a fourth season. NZ Idol was produced by South Pacific Pictures in association with Grundy Television and developed by Fremantle Media . The show was hosted by TV presenter Dominic Bowden and the panel of judges consisted of Frankie Stevens , Fiona McDonald and Paul Ellis . The first episode
7387-455: Was convicted and fined $ 1100 after impersonating a detective from Interpol. He called the Los Angeles police and claimed his co-workers Jason Reeves , Jay-Jay Feeney and Clarke Gayford were trying to enter the United States with kiwi eggs hidden in their "rear cavities". The trio were subsequently held for two hours at LA Airport , questioned and searched. Stables appeared in court wearing
7476-550: Was found guilty of assaulting his ex-partner's brother, and not tried on a charge of threatening to kill. In 2022 Stables was fined after falling asleep at the wheel, and crashing into a mailbox. Stables was the winner in the category Best Non-Breakfast Host or Hosts (Metropolitan) at the New Zealand Radio Awards in 2007. Stables created a stir with his offensive acceptance speech with remarks aimed at his former employer Canwest MediaWorks , Stables' speech prompted
7565-407: Was introduced which re-introduced past semi-finalists to receive a second chance to become a finalist, in some shows – the judges sometimes pick one or more contestants to advance as well as the viewers' vote. As of late, live audiences have been incorporated into the semi-final round. A results show of the semi-finals usually airs either a few hours after the performance show or the night after where
7654-479: Was married to her, on his profile page, on The Edge website. His comments included not only saying that he was married to April but also that he 'Did it with her on the TV2 bus'. Other comments on Stables profile page stated that Stables liked working for The Edge most because he could steal CDs to support his drug problem, and stated that when he grows up he would like to be the 'TV2 Bus Driver'. In September 2000, Stables
7743-400: Was pregnant with her first child, as one of the three judges. The nine that got in by public vote were: Nik Carlson, Frank Andrews, Jesse O'Brien, Rosita Vai , Rongo Brightwell, Keshia Paulse and Shelley Paikea. Teresa Bergman, failed to make the top nine, eventually being asked back by the judges in the wildcard, and winning the wildcard vote. Keshia Paulse, who was one of the favourites to win
7832-454: Was watched by over 1.15 million viewers. The competition was tough in the final few rounds of NZ Idol but it was finally whittled down to the top ten. Nine of these were voted in by the public through three heats (Camillia Temple, Ben Lummis and Filipo Saipani; Michael Murphy , Luke Whaanga and 'Big' Dave Houma; Robin Johnson, Sela Mahe and Eddie Gaiger). Jessie Cassin was added by the judges as
7921-564: Was written by James Reid from The Feelers . The single charted at #1 in the first week, but failed to reach gold status (at least 5,000 copies sold), and dropped the following week to #3. Top 18 Format: 3 out of 6 making the final each week in another city + one Wildcard Many previous contestants later appeared on Pop's Ultimate Star , along with other New Zealand celebrities. Critics have suggested that contestants in all seasons have not been as musically strong as Idol performers from American Idol or Australian Idol , and have referred to
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