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Inaugural season of American Idol, which premiered on Fox in June 2002 and was won by Kelly Clarkson, establishing the franchise as one of the highest-rated talent competitions in US television history.
British singing competition created by Simon Fuller that ran from 2001 to 2003 on ITV, directly inspiring American Idol and spawning global franchise adaptations.
Idols (Netherlands) is the Dutch adaptation of the Pop Idol format, premiering in 2002 on RTL4 as one of the earliest international versions of the franchise.
Indian children's singing competition on Sony Entertainment Television that launched in 2013 as a junior spin-off of the flagship Indian Idol series.
Idol (Sweden) is the Swedish adaptation of the Idol franchise, premiering in 2004 on TV4 and credited with launching several notable Swedish recording careers.
Idol (Finland) is the Finnish adaptation of the Idol franchise, premiering in 2003 on MTV3 Finland and producing several successful Finnish recording artists.
Idol (Denmark) is the Danish adaptation of the Idol franchise, premiering in 2002 on TV 2 Denmark, making it one of the earliest international versions of the format.
Idol (Norway) is the Norwegian adaptation of the Idol franchise, which premiered in 2003 on TV 2 Norway and follows the same elimination-based talent competition format as the original.
South African version of the Idol franchise and one of the longest-running talent competitions on South African television, having first premiered in 2002.
West African adaptation of the Idols singing competition franchise, targeting Anglophone West African audiences and produced under license from FremantleMedia.
Czech adaptation of the Idol singing competition franchise, part of the global format created by Simon Fuller, through which unsigned vocalists compete for public votes and a recording contract.
Arab-world singing talent competition targeting audiences across the Middle East, formatted as a regional search for emerging vocal performers competing for a professional recording opportunity.
Ethiopian adaptation of the Idol singing competition franchise, part of the globally licensed format originally created by Simon Fuller and first broadcast in the UK in 2001.
Fox talent competition that aired in 2003 as a spin-off of American Idol, featuring child contestants aged 6 to 13 competing for a recording contract.
Argentine entertainment series centered on a young female character named Alanis with strong musical elements, produced for domestic broadcast as a youth-oriented local production.
