International version of the television show Pop Idol
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World Idol
Also known as
SuperStar Weltweit (German) SuperStar El Alaam (Arabic)
Created by
Simon Fuller
Directed by
Jonathan Bullen
Presented by
Ant & Dec Ben Mulroney (CTV version)
Judges
Simon Cowell
Pete Waterman
Randall Abrahams
Nina De Man
Shona Fraser
Ian Dickson
Elias Rahbani
Zack Werner
Jan Fredrik Karlsen
Henkjan Smits
Kuba Wojewódzki
Original language
Various
No. of seasons
1
No. of episodes
2
Production
Executive producers
John Brunton Simon Fuller
Producers
Sue Brophey
Conrad Green
Ken Warwick
Production locations
The Fountain Studios, London, England Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Production companies
19 Entertainment Thames Television Talkback Thames
Original release
Network
See below
Release
25 December 2003 (2003-12-25) – 1 January 2004 (2004-01-01)
Related
Various national Idol shows
United Kingdom: Pop Idol[1]
South Africa: Idols[1]
Poland: Idol[1]
United States: American Idol[1]
The Netherlands: Idols[1]
Germany: Deutschland sucht den Superstar[1]
Norway: Idol[1]
Arab States: Super Star[1]
Belgium: Idool[1]
Canada: Canadian Idol[1]
Australia: Australian Idol[1]
Other international versions
Infobox instructions (only shown in preview)
Season of television series
World Idol
Winner
Kurt Nilsen
Runner-up
Kelly Clarkson
World Idol (Germany: SuperStar Weltweit, Arab World: SuperStar El Alaam) is a one-off international version of the singing competition television show Pop Idol, featuring winners of the various national Idol shows around the world competing against each other.
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