Popstars Simon Fuller 2001 Simon Cowell Nigel Lythgoe Popstars Nigel Lythgoe telephone voting 2001 Lythgoe
What show in New Zealand was the inspiration for the British Series Pop Idol? Who was the creator of British Series Pop Idol? What year did Pop Idol make its television debut? Who was a judge on the British series Pop Idol in 2001? Wha was the executive producer of Pop Idol in 2001? What show was Pop Idols based on? Who saw Popstars while in Australia and wanted Britain to have the same thing? In addition to back stories and drama, what did Fuller add to the show? When did Pop Idol premiere in Britain? Who was the executive producer of Pop Idol?
American Idol was based on the British show Pop Idol created by Simon Fuller, which was in turn inspired by the New Zealand television singing competition Popstars. Television producer Nigel Lythgoe saw it in Australia and helped bring it over to Britain. Fuller was inspired by the idea from Popstars of employing a panel of judges to select singers in audition. He then added other elements, such as telephone voting by the viewing public (which at the time was already in use in shows such as the Eurovision Song Contest), the drama of backstories and real-life soap opera unfolding in real time. The show debuted in 2001 in Britain with Lythgoe as showrunner‍—‌the executive producer and production leader‍—‌and Simon Cowell as one of the judges, and was a big success with the viewing public.
question: What show in New Zealand was the inspiration for the British Series Pop Idol?, answer: Popstars | question: Who was the creator of British Series Pop Idol?, answer: Simon Fuller | question: What year did Pop Idol make its television debut?, answer: 2001 | question: Who was a judge on the British series Pop Idol in 2001?, answer: Simon Cowell | question: Wha was the executive producer of Pop Idol in 2001?, answer: Nigel Lythgoe | question: What show was Pop Idols based on?, answer: Popstars | question: Who saw Popstars while in Australia and wanted Britain to have the same thing?, answer: Nigel Lythgoe | question: In addition to back stories and drama, what did Fuller add to the show?, answer: telephone voting | question: When did Pop Idol premiere in Britain?, answer: 2001 | question: Who was the executive producer of Pop Idol?, answer: Lythgoe