Idol series - Definition

British talent search series Pop Idol has spawned dozens of spin-offs, in the what is now referred to as the Idol series

Idol spin-offs around the world:

• Arab World, SuperStar -- Diana Karazon
• Australia, Australian Idol -- Guy Sebastian, Casey Donovan
• Belgium, Idool [1] (http://www.idool2003.be/) -- Peter Evrard
• Canada, Canadian Idol -- Ryan Malcolm
• Croatia, Hrvatski Idol [2] (http://www.hrvatski-idol.com.hr/)
• Czech Republic, Česko hledá SuperStar [3] (http://superstar.nova.cz/) -- Aneta Langerová
• Denmark, Idols [4] (http://www.idols.tv3.dk/) -- Christian Mendoza
• Finland, Idols [5] (http://www.mtv3.fi/ohjelmat/idols/etusivu.shtml) -- Hanna Pakarinen
• France, Nouvelle Star [6] (http://www.m6.fr/html/emissions/nouvelle_star/index.shtml) -- Jonatan Cerrada
• Germany, Deutschland Sucht Den Superstar [7] (http://deutschlandsuchtdensuperstar.rtl.de/) -- Alexander Klaws, Elli Erl
• Greece, Super Idol [8] (http://www.megatv.com/superidol/)
• Iceland, Idol [9] (http://www.stod2.is/template34.asp?PageID=1122) -- Kalli Bjarni
• Indonesia, Indonesian Idol [10] (http://indonesianidol.com)
• Kazhakstan, SuperStar KZ [11] (http://www.superstar.kz/)
• Malaysia. Malaysian Idol [12] (http://www.malaysianidol.com.my/) -- Jaclyn Joshua Victor
• Mexico, La Academia [13] (http://www.laacademia.tv) -- Myriam Montemayor Cruz, Erika Alcocer Luna, César Robles Hinojosa
• Netherlands, Idols -- Jamai Loman
• New Zealand, NZ Idol [14] (http://www.nzidol.com/) -- Ben Lummis
• Norway, Idol -- Kurt Nilsen
• Poland, Idol -- Alicja Janosz, Krzysztof Zalewski, Monika Brodka
• Portugal, Ídolos [15] (http://idolos.sapo.pt/) -- Nuno Norte
• Russia, Narodniy Artist -- Aleksey Goman
• Serbia and Montenegro, Idol (http://www.bktv.com)
• Singapore, Singapore Idol [16] (http://ch5.mediacorptv.com/shows/reality/view/561/1/.html)
• Slovak Republic, [17] (http://superstar.stv.sk/) -- 1st round in progress
• South Africa, Idols -- Heinz Winckler, Anke Pietrangeli
• United States, American Idol (officially American Idol: The Search for a Superstar) -- Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino
• United Kingdom, Pop Idol, debuted in 2002, two seasons -- Will Young, Michelle McManus

In addition, future series are planned for Bulgaria, Hungary, India, and Slovakia.

Idol series with a twist

• American Juniors- consisted of only pre-teen competitors

Movies based on Idol franchises

• From Justin to Kelly

Direct, unlicensed adaptations of the format

• Nashville Star, strictly country version
• Popstars Live was the Australian follow-up to Popstars but had more in common with Australian Idol than the original Popstars series.
• Nuevas Voces de América, a Spanish speaking version in Telemundo.

Direct parodies of the format

• Superstar USA