swap_horiz I'd Do Anything (UK) Alternatives

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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

Afghan Star

Afghan Star was a TOLO singing competition launched in 2005, notable for reviving televised popular music after Taliban...

Competition Idol Singing Past

8.1 Great

4

The X Factor

The X Factor is a British music competition created by Simon Cowell; it premiered on ITV in 2004 and launched the intern...

UK Competition Singing Past

8.1 Great

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

The Voice Australia

The Voice Australia is the Australian version of The Voice, launched on Nine in 2012 and first won by Karise Eden from T...

Voice Australia Competition Singing

7.6 Good

9

Sing! China

Sing! China is a Chinese singing competition on Zhejiang Television; launched in 2016, it rebranded the earlier Voice of...

Voice China Competition Singing

7.6 Good

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

Over the Rainbow (UK)

BBC One talent competition that aired in 2010, hosted by Graham Norton and produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber, searching fo...

Competition Bbc Singing 2010S

7.1 Good

15

Superstar (UK)

ITV competition that aired in 2012, hosted by Cat Deeley, searching for a performer to play the lead role in a UK tourin...

Competition Singing 2010S Itv

6.5 Fair

16

One in a Million (Malaysia)

Malaysian singing competition broadcast on 8TV that began in 2006, open to Malaysians of all ethnicities and conducted a...

Competition 2000S Singing Malaysia

6.0 Fair

17

Factor X (Spain)

Spanish version of Simon Cowell's X Factor franchise that began airing on Cuatro in 2007, adapting the UK format's multi...

Spain Competition 2000S Singing

5.9 Mediocre

18

All Together Now (UK)

BBC One singing competition airing from 2018 to 2019, distinguished by a judging panel of 100 music industry professiona...

Competition Bbc Singing 2010S

5.8 Mediocre

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Idol (Czech Republic)

Czech adaptation of the Idol singing competition franchise, part of the global format created by Simon Fuller, through w...

Competition 2000S Czech Republic Singing

5.8 Mediocre

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Nashville Star

USA Network country music talent competition that aired from 2003 to 2008, serving as a genre-specific alternative to Am...

Competition 2000S Country Singing

5.7 Mediocre