swap_horiz Fame Gurukul Alternatives

1

American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (Season 1)

Inaugural season of American Idol, which premiered on Fox in June 2002 and was won by Kelly Clarkson, establishing the f...

Us 2000S Singing Fox

8.8 Great

2

Super Girl (China)

Chinese female singing competition on Hunan Satellite TV that premiered in 2004, gaining wide attention for its public t...

China 2000S Singing Hunan TV

8.6 Great

3

Super Boy (China)

Chinese male singing competition produced by Hunan Satellite TV, the male counterpart to Super Girl, credited with helpi...

China Competition 2000S Singing

8.1 Great

4

Girls' Generation (reality)

South Korean reality series following SM Entertainment girl group Girls' Generation, offering behind-the-scenes access t...

2000S South Korea Singing Group Formation

8.0 Great

5

Pop Idol (UK)

British singing competition created by Simon Fuller that ran from 2001 to 2003 on ITV, directly inspiring American Idol...

2000S Singing Itv Idol Franchise

7.8 Good

6

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa

Indian music reality competition originating on Zee TV in 1995, one of India's longest-running and most-watched singing...

India 1990S Singing Zee TV

7.8 Good

7

Super Singer (Tamil)

Long-running Tamil-language singing competition broadcast on Star Vijay in India, featuring contestants performing class...

India 2000S Singing Tamil

7.6 Good

8

Superstar K

South Korean singing competition on Mnet that debuted in 2009, achieving record cable TV ratings and helping launch acts...

2000S South Korea Singing Mnet

7.5 Good

9

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?

BBC One talent competition that aired in 2006, hosted by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Graham Norton, searching for an actress...

Competition Bbc 2000S Singing

7.4 Good

10

Idols (Netherlands)

Idols (Netherlands) is the Dutch adaptation of the Pop Idol format, premiering in 2002 on RTL4 as one of the earliest in...

Rtl 2000S Singing Netherlands

7.4 Good

11

Any Dream Will Do

BBC One talent competition that aired in 2007, hosted by Graham Norton, in which contestants competed for the lead role...

Competition Bbc 2000S Singing

7.2 Good

12

I'd Do Anything (UK)

BBC One talent competition that aired in 2008, hosted by Graham Norton, in which actresses competed for the role of Nanc...

Competition Bbc 2000S Singing

7.2 Good

13

Dance+

Indian dance reality competition on Star Plus that premiered in 2015, featuring celebrity dance crews and judged by chor...

India Competition 2010S Dancing

7.2 Good

14

Star Singer (Malayalam)

Malayalam-language singing talent show on Asianet in Kerala, India, regarded as one of the most popular regional televis...

India 2000S Singing Malayalam

7.2 Good

15

X Factor Italy

X Factor Italy is the Italian adaptation of the X Factor franchise, premiering in 2008 and later moving to Sky Uno, span...

Italy 2000S Singing X Factor Franchise

7.1 Good

16

Indian Idol Junior

Indian children's singing competition on Sony Entertainment Television that launched in 2013 as a junior spin-off of the...

Youth India Singing 2010S

6.8 Fair

17

Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Annual international singing competition for children aged 9 to 14, organized by the European Broadcasting Union and fir...

Youth 2000S Singing Eurovision

6.8 Fair

18

The Voice India

The Voice India is India's Hindi-language edition of The Voice franchise, created by John de Mol; it premiered on &TV on...

Voice India Competition Singing

6.4 Fair

19

MTN Project Fame (Nigeria)

Nigerian music talent competition sponsored by telecoms company MTN that launched in 2008, widely regarded as one of Wes...

2000S Singing Nigeria West Africa

6.4 Fair

20

Star Academy (Belgium)

Belgian adaptation of the Star Academy reality format, airing on RTBF's La Une, in which aspiring singers live together...

2000S Belgium Singing Vtm

5.8 Mediocre