Popstars is an international reality television program and a precursor to the Idol series. The series first began in New Zealand when producer Jonathan Dowling formed the 5 member all-girl group TrueBliss. Dowling then sold the concept to other countries, initially to Australia and then onto the UK before taking worldwide.

The judges on the UK version of the show were: Nigel Lythgoe, Nicki Chapman, and Paul Adams.

The show was the inspiration for Simon Fuller's Pop Idol and American Idol shows which would dominate reality TV, (along with Big Brother) for the next few years.

Stars launched from the show

• Argentina - Bandana (disbanded, Lourdes and Lisa still active as solist) Mambru (still active, with four members. Milton left the band)
• Australia - Bardot (disbanded), Scandal'us (disbanded), Scott Cain, Danielle Stearman; with Kayne Taylor and Miranda Murphy being contestants of the follow-up series Popstars Live
• Belgium - Vanda Vanda
• Brazil - Rouge, Br'Oz (all disbanded)
• Canada - Sugar Jones, Velvet Empire, Christa Borden (solo artist)
• Colombia - Escarcha (disbanded, but all of them are working on TV and Radio)
• Denmark - EyeQ (disbanded), Fu:el (disbanded), Jon (solo artist, flopped), Maria Lucia (solo artist)
• Ecuador - Kiruba, La Coba
• Finland - Gimmel (disbanded), IndX (broked & flopped) and Jane
• France - L5 (still active), Donia (solo singer, flopped), Whatfor (disbanded), Chimene Badi (solo singer, still active and very successful ever since), Linkup (disbanded), Diadems (disbanded), Matt Pokora (solo singer, still active and very successful since 2005), Ophélie Cassy (solo singer, still active)
• Germany - No Angels, Bro'Sis, Preluders, Overground, Nu Pagadi
• Greece - Hi-5 (disbanded)
• India - Viva (disbanded), Aasma
• Indonesia - Sparx
• Ireland - Six
• Italy - Lollipop (band), Lucky Star
• Malaysia - By'U
• Mexico - T' de Tila (disbanded)
• Netherlands - Follow That Dream, Men2B, Raffish
• New Zealand - TrueBliss (disbanded)
• Norway - Cape
• Portugal - Nonstop
• Romania - Cocktail, Bliss
• Slovenia - Bepop, Unique, B.B.T., Game Over
• South Africa - Popstars 101
• Spain - Bellepop (disbanded), Magnolias de Acero (still active), Roser (solo singer, still active), Carmen Miriam (solo singer, still active), Elisabeth Jordan (active in UPA DANCE)
• Sweden - Excellence (XLNS), Supernatural, Johannes Kotchy (solo singer)
• Switzerland - Tears
• Turkey - Popstar 1 Kanal D: Abidin and Popstar 2 Showtv
• United Kingdom - Hear'Say (winners, disbanded), Liberty X (finalists, still together), Darius Danesh, Warren Stacey; with Girls Aloud (overall winners), One True Voice (boy band winners, disbanded), Phixx (male finalists, disbanded), Javine, Clea (female finalists, limited success) and The Cheeky Girls being contestants of the follow up series "Popstars: The Rivals"
• United States - Eden's Crush (disbanded), Scene 23 (disbanded)

The show has also launched careers of those known as Flopstars, the most popular being Liberty X who have had more success than some of their competitors who have won the show.

External links

• Solo Bardot

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