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Simon Vs Simon

12 Sep 2004:

Can this be true?

Surely these Simon svengalis aren't going to fall out over that elusive 'X Factor'? If news reports like this one in The Guardian are anything to go by, a rift seems likely.

Simon(s) Fuller and Cowell seem to be split over this screening!

Simon Fuller's company, 19 TV is issuing writs against Simon Cowell, his firms Simco and Syco and Fremantle media for breach of copyright and contract. The gist of it all is that the X Factor format is a rip off of Pop Idol and that lots of the X Factor production crew also worked on Pop Idol.

PR guru Max Clifford is already actively defending Simon Cowell's position, but the question is "where will all this leave Simon & Simon's American Idol alliance"?

And how will all the publicity affect The X Factor's ratings? Simon must be hoping in a positive way...erm Simon 'Cowell' that is!

Certainly all UK and US Idol fans will be hoping they can settle their differences (or similarities?) amicably before the American Idol 4 and Pop Idol 3 screenings in 2005!

Mark Rhodes and Zoe Birkett to get married!

19 Aug 2004:

Congratulations are in order for Mark and Zoe today. The Sun newspaper reports that they are engaged to be wed!

It will be the first Pop Idol wedding, Mark was Pop Idol 2 runner up and Zoe was the top placed female in Pop Idol 1 (when she was just a wee 16 year old girlie!).

The pair have become especially close since May when Mark's mum was diagnosed with lung cancer. Zoe has given Mark lots of support and even moved to Wolverhampton to be close to him.

In their respective Pop Idol's Mark and Zoe both came over as very grounded and fun-loving individuals, no doubt they will share lots of love and laughter in the years to come. All of us here at Pop Idol Watch wish them well!

Sam And Mark Top The Charts

16 Feb 2004: Pop Idol runners up 'Sam Nixon' and 'Mark Rhodes' have followed hot on the heels of winner Michelle McManus by making it straight to number one in the UK charts with their debut single...

After 'All This Time' Michelle loses top spot.

01 Feb 2004: Michelle McManus' "All This Time" relinquished its No. 1 chart position after a very credible 3 weeks at the top.

She drops to number 3. This week's number 1 is the new entry "Take Me To The Clouds Above" by "LMC Vs U2". Kelis' "Milkshake" remains at number 2.

Michelle Stays On Top For The Third Week!

26 Jan 2004: Michelle McManus has retained the UK No. 1 spot for the third consecutive week!

Kelis' "Milkshake" stays at No. 2, so there are no wobbles at the top of the charts - apart from the milkshakes!

Congratulations Michelle!

Sam and Mark get by With A Little Help From Eachother

18 Jan 2004: Pop Idol buddies 'Sam Nixon' and 'Mark Rhodes' are back in the limelight as duo "Sam and Mark".

Pop Idol creator Simon Fuller signed the pair earlier this month and they have already been busy singing tracks from their forthcoming double-A sided single on Top Of The Pops (TOTP) and CD:UK.

Michelle Goes Straight To Number One!

12 Jan 2004: "All This Time", Michelle McManus's debut single entered the UK charts at number one yesterday.

Nobody expected her to break Will Young's phenomenal record for Anything Is Possible/Evergreen, however she did book an entry in the Guinness Book of Hit Singles...

World Idol - The Christmas Show

25 Dec 2003: The judges for the World Idol showed little respect for the fact that this time each of the contestants was already a beloved Idol in their home country, they were just as nasty as ever. Maybe that's their nature.

Pop Idol Michelle - Interview with Nina Nannar (ITV News)

23 Dec 2003: Three days after Pop Idol victory Michelle McManus gives an in-depth interview to Nina Nanaar the Media and Arts Correspondent for ITV News.

The Pop Idol Final - December 20th 2003

20 Dec 2003: Congratulations to Michelle - Winner of Pop Idol 2003!

Marvellous Michelle has consistently amazed the public with her brilliant voice and personality. She truly is a worthy successor to Will Young.

Mark performed great tonight too, but the dignified runner-up was the first to acknowledge that Michelle edged it on the night.

It was TV paradise, two and three quarter hours of the beautiful best and wonderfully wacky worst of the phenomenon that is 'Pop Idol'.

Are you the next Pop Idol?

16 Dec 2003: At the end of Saturday's results show Ant and Dec announced the address for Pop Idol 3 hopefuls.

If you've got what it takes...(ie. lots of nerve!)...and want a chance to audition for the next series of Pop Idol send a Stamped Addressed Envelope to:

Pop Idol
PO Box 4949
London
W1A 7HH

The Final Three - December 13th 2003 (Judges Night)

13 Dec 2003: Tonight was showdown for the final three and just like last week Mark, Michelle and Sam each sang two songs.

The theme was 'Judges Night' because the judges chose tonight's songs and they picked some cracking numbers. Here's tonight's play list...

Sam Nixon	Maggie May (Rod Stewart) Always (Bon Jovi)
Michelle McManus	Say A Little Prayer (Aretha Franklin) Without You (Harry Nilsson)
Mark Rhodes	Back For Good (Take That) If You Don’t Know Me By Now (Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes)

OMG! The bookmakers have got it wrong again and tonight's result is another shock!

Click on Read More... for a review of tonight's show.

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