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  • Fox’s ‘World Idol’ event set for holiday season

    Fox’s ‘World Idol’ event set for holiday season

    MUMBAI: Fox TV’s hit show Pop Idol creator Simon Fuller has announced a face-off among the winners of Pop Idol versions world over, to be called World Idol.
     

    The competition will have idols including the winner of American Idol 2002 Kelly Clarkson battling it out in a two-part global television event beginning on Christmas Day and concluding on New Year’s Day, 2004. The World Idol competition will precisely bring together 11 Pop Idol winners from different nations.

    To be taped in London, World Idol will feature Clarkson, Canadian Idol winner Ryan Malcolm, UK winner Will Young, Jordanian Diana Karzon, South Africa’s Heinz Winckler, the five national winners from European countries – Netherlands (Jamai Loman), Germany (Alexander Klaws), Poland (Alicja Janosz), Norway (Kurt Nilsen) and Belgium (Peter Evrard). Upcoming winner of Australian Idol will also participate in the competition.

    A panel of 11 judges, one from each country, will give the contestants feedback on their performance, although no judges have been named yet. FremantleMedia and 19TV, the producers of Pop Idol , will produce World Idol as well.

    Media reports from the US specify that after the show airs in a country, Fox phone lines will be open for 24 hours – but viewers will not be permitted to vote for their own country’s Idol winner. US voting will open at 10 pm on Christmas Day and carry over for 24 hours.

  • ‘American Idol’ to expand with ‘World Idol’ special this Christmas season

    ‘American Idol’ to expand with ‘World Idol’ special this Christmas season

    NEW YORK: It promises to be a one-of-a-kind show for Rupert Murdoch’s Fox and could very well bring in bumper ratings that flatten the competition.

    Fans of the music contest American Idol are in for a treat this Christmas.

    A World Idol two-part special will air on Christmas and New Year’s Day. This will see the winners of localised versions of Pop Idol including the American winner Kelly Clarkson go head-to-head in London. The other countries that will be represented include Canada, Lebanon, South Africa and Poland.

    Reports indicate that each jury member will be from one of the countries competing. Viewers around the world will be able to vote and the results will be announced around a week later.

    To prevent bias fans will have to vote for a competitor from another country. Reports also indicate that the vote will take into account population differences between the competing countries. An Indian version of the show is in the works at Star.

    The Idol franchise began in the UK in October 2001 as Pop Idol. Since then it has been replicated in over 20 countries. The World Idol organisers, including American Idol producer Simon Fuller, are aiming to find what they call “the world’s ultimate pop superstar”. The actual recording of the show will take place early next month.