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British talent search series Pop Idol has spawned dozens of spin-offs in over 30 countries, in the what is now referred to as the Idols format (as described by FremantleMedia). As part of an out-of-court settlement between the Pop Idol producers and the creators of Popstars, international sales contracts of the format contain a clause preventing the local broadcaster from using the word pop in the local title.

Idol spin-offs around the world:[]

The original United Kingdom show, Pop Idol, debuted in 2002. Its winners were Will Young and Michelle McManus. Since its debut, the format has been sold to numerous broadcasters around the world. These variants are listed below, along with the names of the winners:

 
Region Series title
(alternative title)
Winner
Arab World Super Star
(سوبر ستار)
Arab Idol
  • Season 1 (2011–2012): Carmen Suleiman
  • Season 2 (2013): Mohammed Assaf
  • Season 3 (2014): Hazem Shareef
  • Season 4 (2016–2017): Yacoub Shaheen
Armenia Hay Superstar
(Հայ Սուպերսթար)
  • Season 1 (2006): Susanna Petrosyan
  • Season 2 (2006–2007): Lusine Aghabekyan
  • Season 3 (2008): Lusi Harutunyan
  • Season 4 (2009–2010): Raffi Ohanian
  • Season 5 (2011–2012): Sona Rubenyan
Australia Australian Idol
Bangladesh Bangladeshi Idol
  • Season 1 (2013): Mong Uching
Belgium Idool
Brazil Ídolos
  • Season 1 (2006): Leandro Lopes
  • Season 2 (2007): Thaeme Mariôto
  • Season 3 (2008): Rafael Barreto
  • Season 4 (2009): Saulo Roston
  • Season 5 (2010): Israel Lucero
  • Season 6 (2011): Henrique Lemes
  • Season 7 (2012): Everton Silva
Bulgaria Music Idol
Cambodia Cambodian Idol
  • Season 1 (2015): Ny Rathana
  • Season 2 (2016): Chhin Machin
  • Season 3 (2017–2018): Kry Thaipov
Canada Canadian Idol
China Zhōngguó Mèng Zhī Shēng Chinese Idol
(中國夢之聲 Chinese Idol)
  • Season 1 (2013): XiangXiang Li
  • Season 2 (2014): Sinkey Zheng
Colombia Idol Colombia
  • Season 1 (2014): Luis Ángel Racini
Croatia Hrvatski Idol
Hrvatska traži zvijezdu
  • Season 1 (2009): Bojan Jambrošić
  • Season 2 (2010): Kim Verson
  • Season 3 (2011): Goran Kos
Czech Republic Česko hledá SuperStar
Czech Republic and Slovakia Česko Slovenská SuperStar
(Česko Slovenská Superstar, season 1-2
Superstar season 3-4)
  • Season 1 (2009): Martin Chodúr
  • Season 2 (2011): Lukáš Adamec
  • Season 3 (2013): Sabina Křováková
  • Season 4 (2015): Emma Drobná
  • Season 5 (2018): Tereza Mašková
  • Season 6 (2020): Barbora Piešová
  • Season 7 (2021): Adam Pavlovčin
Denmark Idols
East Africa Idols
Estonia Eesti otsib superstaari
  • Season 1 (2007): Birgit Õigemeel
  • Season 2 (2008): Jana Kask
  • Season 3 (2009): Ott Lepland
  • Season 4 (2011): Liis Lemsalu
  • Season 5 (2012): Rasmus Rändvee
  • Season 6 (2015): Jüri Pootsmann
  • Season 7 (2018): Uudo Sepp
  • Season 8 (2021): Alika Milova
Finland Idols
  • Season 1 (2003–2004): Hanna Pakarinen
  • Season 2 (2005): Ilkka Jääskeläinen
  • Season 3 (2007): Ari Koivunen
  • Season 4 (2008): Koop Arponen
  • Season 5 (2011): Martti Saarinen
  • Season 6 (2012): Diandra Flores
  • Season 7 (2013): Mitra Kaislaranta
  • Season 8 (2017): Anniina Timonen
  • Season 8 (2018): Patrik Blomberg
France Nouvelle Star
(A la Recherche de la Nouvelle Star, season 1
Nouvelle Star, season 2-present)
  • Season 1 (2003) : Jonatan Cerrada
  • Season 2 (2004): Steeve Estatof
  • Season 3 (2005): Myriam Abel
  • Season 4 (2006): Christophe Willem
  • Season 5 (2007): Julien Doré
  • Season 6 (2008): Amandine Bourgeois
  • Season 7 (2009): Soan Faya
  • Season 8 (2010): Lucie Brunet
  • Season 9 (2012–2013): Sophie-Tith Charvet
  • Season 10 (2013–2014): Mathieu Saikaly
  • Season 11 (2014–2015): Emji
  • Season 12 (2016): Patrick Rouiller
  • Season 13 (2017): Xavier Mathieu
Georgia Geostar
(ჯეოსტარი)
  • Season 1 (2006): Tiko Chulukhadze
  • Season 2 (2007): Ani Kekua
  • Season 3 (2008): Giorgi Sukhitashvili
  • Season 4 (2009): Nodiko Tatishvili
  • Season 5 (2010): Otar Nemsadze
  • Season 6 (2011): Marita Rokhvadze
Saqartvelos Varskvlavi
(საქართველოს ვარსკვლავი)
  • Season 1 (2012): Luka Zakariadze
  • Season 2 (2013): Nina Sublati
Chven Varskvlavebi Vart
(ჩვენ ვარსკვლავები ვართ)
  • Season 1 (2017): Mananiko Tsenteradze
  • Season 2 (2019): Oto Nemsadze
  • Season 3 (2020): Tornike Kipiani
Germany Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Greece Super Idol
Greek Idol
  • Season 1 (2010): Valanto Trifonos
  • Season 2 (2011): Panagiotis Tsakalakos
Iceland Idol stjörnuleit
India Indian Idol
  • Season 1 (2004–2005): Abhijeet Sawant
  • Season 2 (2005–2006): Sandeep Acharya
  • Season 3 (2007): Prashant Tamang
  • Season 4 (2008–2009): Sourabhee Debbarma
  • Season 5 (2010): Sreeram Chandra
  • Season 6 (2012): Vipul Mehta
  • Season 7 (2017): LV Revanth
  • Season 8 (2018): Salman Ali
  • Season 9 (2019): Sunny Hindustani
  • Season 10 (2020): Pawandeep Rajan
Indian Idol Marathi
  • Season 1 (2021): Sagar Mhatre
Telugu Indian Idol
  • Season 1 (2022): BVK Vagdevi
Indonesia Indonesian Idol
  • Season 1 (2004): Joy Tobing
  • Season 2 (2005): Mike Mohede
  • Season 3 (2006): Ihsan Tarore
  • Season 4 (2007): Rini Wulandari
  • Season 5 (2008): Januarisman Runtuwene
  • Season 6 (2010): Igo Pentury
  • Season 7 (2012): Regina Ivanova
  • Season 8 (2014): Nowela Mikhelia
  • Season 9 (2018): Maria Simorangkir
  • Season 10 (2020): Lyodra Ginting
  • Season 11 (2021): Rimar Callista
Kazakhstan SuperStar KZ
Kurdistan Kurd Idol
  • Season 1 (2017): Jînda Kenco
Latin America Latin American Idol
Macedonia Macedonian Idol
  • Season 1 (2010–2011): Ivan Radenov
Malaysia Malaysian Idol
Maldives Maldivian Idol
  • Season 1 (2016): Laisha Junaid
  • Season 2 (2017): Mohamed Thasneem
  • Season 2 (2018): Aishath Azal Ali Zahir
Myanmar Myanmar Idol
  • Season 1 (2016): Saw Lah Htaw Wah
  • Season 2 (2016–2017): Thar Nge
  • Season 2 (2018): Phyo Myat Aung
  • Season 4 (2019): Esther Dawt Chin Sung
Nepal Nepal Idol
  • Season 1 (2017): Buddha Lama
  • Season 2 (2018): Ravi Oad
  • Season 3 (2019–2020): Sajja Chajlagain
Netherlands Idols
New Zealand NZ Idol
Nigeria Nigerian Idol
  • Season 1 (2010–2011): Yeka Onka
  • Season 2 (2011–2012): Chinwo Nnenda
  • Season 3 (2012–2013): Moses Obi-Adigwe
  • Season 4 (2013–2014): Zibili Evelyn Ibhade
  • Season 5 (2014–2015): K-Peace
  • Season 6 (2021–2022): Kingdom Kroseide
Norway Idol
Pakistan Pakistan Idol
  • Season 1 (2013): Zamad Baig
Philippines Philippine Idol
Pinoy Idol
Idol Philippines
  • Season 1 (2019): Zephanie Dimaranan
  • Season 2 (2022): Khimo Gumatay
Poland Idol
Portugal Ídolos
Puerto Rico Idol
  • Season 1 (2011): Christian Pagán
  • Season 2 (2012): Gremal Maldonado
  • Season 3 (2013): Marileyda Hernández
Romania SuperStar România
  • Season 1 (2021): Alessandro Mucea
Russia Narodniy Artist
(Народный Артист)
Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia Idol
Singapore Singapore Idol
Slovakia Slovensko hľadá SuperStar
South Africa Idols
Idols (South Africa Afrikaans Version)
  • Season 1 (2006): Dewald Louw
Sweden Idol
  • Season 1 (2004): Daniel Lindström
  • Season 2 (2005): Agnes Carlsson
  • Season 3 (2006): Markus Fagervall
  • Season 4 (2007): Marie Picasso
  • Season 5 (2008): Kevin Borg
  • Season 6 (2009): Erik Grönwall
  • Season 7 (2010): Jay Smith
  • Season 8 (2011): Amanda Fondell
  • Season 9 (2013): Kevin Walker
  • Season 10 (2014): Lisa Ajax
  • Season 11 (2015): Martin Almgren
  • Season 12 (2016): Liam Cacatian Thomassen
  • Season 13 (2017): Chris Kläfford
  • Season 14 (2018): Sebastian Walldén
  • Season 15 (2019): Tusse Chiza
  • Season 16 (2020): Nadja Holm
  • Season 17 (2021): Birkir Blær
  • Season 18 (2022): Nike Sellmar
Turkey Turkstar
United Kingdom Pop Idol
United States American Idol
Vietnam Vietnam Idol
(Thần Tượng Âm Nhạc: Vietnam Idol, season 1-4
Thần Tượng Âm Nhạc Việt Nam, season 5-present)
  • Season 1 (2007): Phương Vy
  • Season 2 (2008–2009): Quốc Thiên
  • Season 3 (2010): Uyên Linh
  • Season 4 (2012–2013): Ya Suy
  • Season 5 (2013–2014): Nhật Thủy
  • Season 6 (2015): Trọng Hiếu
  • Season 7 (2016): Janice Phương
West Africa Idols

There is also a World Idol competition, however not all of the countries listed above participated in the December 2003 competition.

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