Pop Idol (series 1)
| Pop Idol | |
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| Series 1 | |
| Broadcast from | 6 October 2001 – 9 February 2002 |
| Judges |
Simon Cowell Neil Fox Nicki Chapman Pete Waterman |
| Presenter(s) | Ant & Dec |
| Broadcaster | ITV |
| Winner: Will Young |
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 Young at Glastonbury Festival 2008.
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| Song | "Anything is Possible/Evergreen" |
| Genre(s) | Pop |
| Runner-up | |
| Gareth Gates | |
| Chronology | |
| 2001/02 ► | |
The first series of British reality television show Pop Idol was broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom during the winter months of 2001 and 2002. The show was a singing competition open to people aged between 16 and 26 years old, with the winner receiving a £1million recording contract to release their debut album. Pop Idol received ratings of as high as 10 million viewers for shows before the live final.[1]
Auditions were held during the early months and summer of 2001 in various locations across the United Kingdom. Selected acts were broadcast on a series of audition programmes in October 2001. The first live show was broadcast on 15 December 2001 and the live final was held on 9 February 2002. The competition was won by Will Young,[2] with Gareth Gates finishing as the runner-up after a public vote. Both of the finalists went on to have chart successes with both their debut releases and subsequent material. Third-placed Darius Danesh also gained a record deal and achieved a string of top-40 hits in the United Kingdom, including a number-one single.[3]
The live shows were broadcast in two parts on Saturday evenings. Each of the contestants sang in an early show at around 19:00 GMT and the results were given in a show broadcast later in the evening.
Judges and presenters
The show had four judges, Simon Cowell, Pete Waterman, Nicki Chapman and Neil Fox, who gave comments on both the auditions and live performances of the singers. Waterman, Chapman and Fox had also been judges on Popstars, another reality television show with a similar format.[citation needed]
Comedy duo Ant & Dec presented the main shows on ITV1.
Heats & Live shows
The Heats began airing on 10 November 2001, and consisted of five heats of ten singers. The performance shows were prerecorded on the previous Wednesday, and were shown on the Saturday, with the live results shows following after. Contestants dressed the same to create the illusion that the earlier performances were live. The two contestants from each heat with the most votes progressed to the top 10, where all shows were live. The live shows began on 15 December 2001, and continued through to the live final on 9 February 2002.
Finalists
Main article: List of Pop Idol finalists (series 1)
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| Aaron Bayley | Zoe Birkett | Darius Danesh | Laura Doherty | Hayley Evetts | Jessica Garlick |
| Gareth Gates | Korben | Rik Waller | Will Young | Rosie Ribbons | |
Results summary
Elimination chart
| Did not perform | Female | Male | Top 50 | Top 10 | Winner |
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| 1 | Will Young |
1st 41.5% |
1st 27.3% |
1st 22.6% |
1st 21.3% |
1st 29.8% |
2nd 25.2% |
2nd 24.0% |
2nd 27.9% |
1st 39.8% |
Winner 53.1% |
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| 2 | Gareth Gates |
1st 62.0% |
2nd 26.3% |
2nd 20.8% |
2nd 21.0% |
2nd 23.3% |
1st 36.6% |
1st 25.4% |
1st 28.7% |
2nd 39.3% |
Runner-up 46.9% |
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| 3 | Darius Danesh |
3rd 19.9% |
3rd 19.0% |
3rd 18.2% |
3rd 18.0% |
4th 13.3% |
3rd 23.7% |
3rd 24.5% |
3rd 20.9% |
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| 4 | Zoe Birkett |
2nd 10.0% |
3rd 10.8% |
4th 14.2 |
4th 11.4% |
5th 7.8% |
3rd 14.0% |
4th 15.6% |
4th 18.9% |
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| 5 | Hayley Evetts |
1st 33.2% |
6th 6.8% |
5th 5.1% |
5th 8.4% |
4th 10.8% |
5th 5.8% |
5th 11.3% |
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| 6 | Rosie Ribbons |
1st 51.2% |
4th 10.5% |
7th 4.8% |
7th 6.9% |
6th 5.5% |
6th 5.1% |
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| 7 | Laura Doherty |
2nd 30.8% |
8th 4.3% |
8th 4.3% |
6th 7.1% |
7th 4.8% |
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| 8 | Aaron Bayley |
2nd 24.9% |
5th 6.8% |
6th 5.4% |
8th 5.7% |
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| 9 | Jessica Garlick |
2nd 12.4% |
7th 4.6% |
9th 3.8% |
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| 10 | Rik Waller |
1st 25.6% |
Quit | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | Korben |
2nd 24.7% |
9th 2.6% |
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| Heat 5 | Hayley Bamford | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||||
| Jade Cannell | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vanessa Cavanagh | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rachel Makins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Davina Perera | ||||||||||||||||||
| Joanne Slattery | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sarah Whatmore | ||||||||||||||||||
| Heat 4 | Natalie Anderson | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||||
| Tania Elise Foster | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sally Goodison | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rebecca Govan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Callandria Jones | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lucinda O’Connell | ||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Sadari | ||||||||||||||||||
| Craig Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||
| Heat 3 | Anthony Batey | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||
| Helen Farrar | ||||||||||||||||||
| Suraya Klein-Smith | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Christopher Mason | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sandi McCash | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carla Winters | ||||||||||||||||||
| Heat 2 | Joanne Birchall | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||||
| Jonathan Campbell | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Gazzard | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nikk Mager | ||||||||||||||||||
| Katie Neiman | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kerry Pitt | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nicola Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Wilson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Heat 1 | Paula-Jade Cremin | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||||
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| Juliana Hoy | ||||||||||||||||||
| Haifa Kayali | ||||||||||||||||||
| Andy Love | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leverne Scott Rogers | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jayne Stala | ||||||||||||||||||
| Christopher Tame | ||||||||||||||||||
- Darius Danesh was originally eliminated on the 8 December results show, placing third in his heat. However, he returned to the show when Rik Waller, who had won the heat, was forced to pull out of the competition due to illness. Danesh started competing from the 22 December show.
Live show details
Heat 1 (3 November 2001)
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result | Notes |
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| 1 | Andy Love | "Man In The Mirror" (Michael Jackson) | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Errol Edwards | "Another Day in Paradise" (Phil Collins) | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Leverne Scott Rogers | "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (LeAnn Rimes) | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Jayne Stala | "Isn't She Lovely" (Stevie Wonder) | Eliminated | |
| 5 | Haifa Kayali | "Unbreak My Heart" (Toni Braxton) | Eliminated | 3rd Place (9% of Votes) |
| 6 | Paula-Jade Cremin | "The Greatest Love of All" (George Benson) | Eliminated | |
| 7 | Zoe Birkett | "One Moment In Time" (Whitney Houston) | Advanced | 2nd Place (10% of Votes) |
| 8 | Juliana Hoy | "One for Sorrow" (Steps) | Eliminated | 5th Place (6% of Votes) |
| 9 | Christopher Tame | "All Or Nothing" (O-Town) | Eliminated | 4th Place (7% of Votes) |
| 10 | Gareth Gates | "Flying Without Wings" (Westlife) | Advanced | Highest Votes (62%) |
- Notes
- The hosts revealed the five contestants who received the highest number of votes in reverse order. Gareth Gates and Zoe Birkett advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other eight contestants were eliminated.
- Haifa would later go on to appear on ITV's "The X Factor" where she would again narrowly miss out on the Live Shows, after being eliminated in the judges houses round.
Heat 2 (10 November 2001)
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result | Notes |
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| 1 | Joanne Birchall | "Chain Reaction" (Diana Ross) | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Hayley Evetts | "I Have Nothing" (Whitney Houston) | Advanced | Highest Votes (33.2%) |
| 3 | Nikk Mager | "When You Say Nothing At All" (Keith Whitley) | Eliminated | |
| 4 | David Wilson | "Love Is All Around" (The Troggs) | Eliminated | 3rd place (11.5% of Votes) |
| 5 | Jonathan Campbell | "Deeper Shade of Blue" (Steps) | Eliminated | |
| 6 | Laura Doherty | "Tears In Heaven" (Eric Clapton) | Advanced | 2nd place (30.8% of Votes) |
| 7 | Chris Gazzard | "Lately" (Stevie Wonder) | Eliminated | |
| 8 | Katie Neiman | "From This Moment On" (Shania Twain) | Eliminated | 4th place (8.3% of Votes) |
| 9 | Kerry Pitt | "Touch Me in the Morning" (Diana Ross) | Eliminated | |
| 10 | Nicola Thomas | "Finally" (CeCe Peniston) | Eliminated | 5th place (7.6% of Votes) |
- Notes;
- The hosts revealed the five contestants who received the highest number of votes in reverse order. Hayley Evetts and Laura Doherty advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other 8 contestants were eliminated.
- Nikk was later a finalist on Popstars: The Rivals, but failed to win a place in One True Voice and instead joined boyband Phixx, which disbanded after one album. He later auditioned for the fifth series of The X Factor in 2008, but the judges didn't put him through.
Heat 3 (17 November 2001)
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result | Notes |
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| 1 | Andrew Derbyshire | "Wind Beneath My Wings" (Roger Whittaker) | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Anthony Batey | "Against All Odds" (Phil Collins) | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Christopher Mason | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Elton John) | Eliminated | 5th place (8.3% of votes) |
| 4 | Jessica Garlick | "Crazy for You" (Madonna) | Advanced | 2nd place (12.4% of votes) |
| 5 | Rosie Ribbons | "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (Bryan Adams) | Advanced | Highest votes (51.2%) |
| 6 | Sandi McCash | "Perfect" (Fairground Attraction) | Eliminated | 4th place (8.5% of votes) |
| 7 | Oliver Manson | "I Swear" (John Michael Montgomery) | Eliminated | 3rd place (8.8% of votes) |
| 8 | Helen Farrar | "Say a Little Prayer (Dionne Warwick) | Eliminated | |
| 9 | Suraya Klein-Smith | "I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing" (Aerosmith) | Eliminated | |
| 10 | Carla Winters | "Get Here" (Brenda Russell) | Eliminated |
- Notes;
- The hosts revealed the five contestants who received the highest number of votes in reverse order. Rosie Ribbons and Jessica Garlick advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other eight contestants were eliminated
- All four judges predicted that Andrew Derbyshire would progress, but he failed to make the top five in the public vote.
Heat 4 (24 November 2001)
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result | Notes |
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| 1 | Natalie Anderson | "Hero" (Mariah Carey) | Eliminated | 3rd place (12.6% of votes) |
| 2 | Callandria Jones | "Think Twice" (Celine Dion) | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Tania Elise Foster | "Killing Me Softly" (Lori Lieberman) | Eliminated | 4th place (5.9% of votes) |
| 4 | Lucinda O'Connell | "How Do I Live" (LeAnn Rimes) | Eliminated | |
| 5 | Craig Thomas | "I Believe I Can Fly" (R. Kelly) | Eliminated | |
| 6 | Sally Goodison | "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (Aretha Franklin and Eurythmics) | Eliminated | |
| 7 | Rebecca Govan | "Out of Reach" (Gabrielle) | Eliminated | 5th place (3.9% of votes) |
| 8 | Korben | "From the Heart" (Another Level) | Advanced | 2nd place (24.7% of votes) |
| 9 | Scott Sadari | "You've Got a Friend" (Carole King) | Eliminated | |
| 10 | Will Young | "Light My Fire" (The Doors) | Advanced | Highest votes (41.5%) |
- Notes
- The hosts revealed the five contestants who received the highest number of votes in reverse order. Will Young and Korben advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other eight contestants were eliminated.
- Natalie Anderson was eliminated, but later found fame when she appeared in the West End production of Wicked and in several television shows, including a lengthy stint in The Royal and Holby City.
Heat 5 (1 December 2001)
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result | Notes |
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| 1 | Hayley Bamford | "Saving All My Love for You" (Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.) | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Aaron Bayley | "Walking in Memphis" (Mark Cohn) | Advanced | 2nd place (24.9% of votes) |
| 3 | Jade Cannell | "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" (Whitney Houston) | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Sarah Whatmore | "Endless Love" (Diana Ross and Lionel Richie) | Eliminated | 4th place (19.8% of votes) |
| 5 | Rik Waller | "I Can't Make You Love Me" (Bonnie Raitt) | Advanced | Highest votes (25.6%) |
| 6 | Darius Danesh | "Something Inside So Strong" (Labi Siffre) | Eliminated | 3rd place (19.9% of votes) |
| 7 | Joanne Slattery | "Relight My Fire" (Dan Hartman) | Eliminated | |
| 8 | Vanessa Cavanagh | "End of the Line" (Honeyz) | Eliminated | 5th place (3.5% of votes) |
| 9 | Rachel Makins | "Torn" (Ednaswap) | Eliminated | |
| 10 | Davina Perera | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Bonnie Tyler) | Eliminated |
- Notes
- The hosts revealed the five contestants who received the highest number of votes in reverse order. Rik Waller and Aaron Bayley advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other eight contestants were eliminated.
- Although originally eliminated, Darius Danesh would make a return to the live shows when Rik Waller was forced to pull out due to a throat infection. He earned his reprieve for finishing third in the group.
- Although she failed to make the top 10, Sarah Whatmore was still signed by Simon Cowell. She released two singles which charted in the UK. Cowell later stated in an interview that he introduced the wildcard round in the second series of Pop Idol to avoid prematurely losing talented contestants like Whatmore.
- Hayley Bamford successfully reauditioned for the second series of Pop Idol in 2003, becoming the only member of this years heats to again make it to the top 50. However, she was again eliminated at this stage.
Live Show 1 (15 December 2001)
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Votes | Result |
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| 1 | Jessica Garlick | "Papa Don't Preach" (Madonna) | 4.6% | Bottom three |
| 2 | Korben | "A Different Corner" (George Michael) | 2.6% | Eliminated |
| 3 | Zoe Birkett | "I Will Always Love You" (Dolly Parton) | 10.8% | Safe |
| 4 | Gareth Gates | "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (Bryan Adams) | 26.3% | Safe |
| 5 | Laura Doherty | "She's Out of My Life" (Michael Jackson) | 4.3% | Bottom two |
| 6 | Will Young | "Until You Come Back to Me" (Aretha Franklin) | 27.3% | Safe |
| 7 | Hayley Evetts | "Made for Lovin' You" (Anastacia) | 6.8% | Safe |
| 8 | Aaron Bayley | "Jesus to a Child" (George Michael) | 6.8% | Safe |
| 9 | Rosie Ribbons | "Whenever You Call" (Mariah Carey) | 10.5% | Safe |
- Notes
- Only nine of the singers performed on the night as Rik Waller had a throat infection that prevented him from singing.[4] The Pop Idol chiefs allowed Waller to sit out the first week and, if he had recovered, let him compete from the second week.[4] A decision was made that if he failed to recover, Darius Danesh (who had missed out on a place in the final 10 in the same heat as Waller) would take his place.[5] Waller visited a doctor in the week following the first show to assess his condition.[6]
- After the series ended, it was revealed that Will Young had the most votes this week, with Gareth Gates polling second and Zoe Birkett third.
- Korben Niblett left the show after receiving the lowest number of votes.[4]
Live Show 2 (22 December 2001)
Theme: Christmas songs
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Votes | Result |
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| 1 | Hayley Evetts | "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (Brenda Lee) | 5.1% | Safe |
| 2 | Gareth Gates | "Last Christmas" (Wham!) | 20.8% | Safe |
| 3 | Jessica Garlick | "Merry Christmas Everyone" (Shakin' Stevens) | 3.8% | Eliminated |
| ? | Will Young | "Winter Wonderland" (Richard Himber and his Hotel Carelton Orchestra) | 22.6% | Safe |
| ? | Darius Danesh | "When a Child Is Born" (Various Artists) | 19.0% | Safe |
| 5 | Rosie Ribbons | "Santa Baby" (Eartha Kitt) | 4.8% | Bottom three |
| ? | Laura Doherty | "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day" (Wizzard) | 4.3% | Bottom two |
| ? | Aaron Bayley | "Blue Christmas" (Ernest Tubb) | 5.4% | Safe |
| 9 | Zoe Birkett | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (Mariah Carey) | 14.2% | Safe |
- Notes
- Rik Waller pulled out of the show on the day of the second live show,[7] having waited to make a last-minute decision.[8] Darius Danesh immediately replaced him as one of the nine remaining contestants.[7]
- Jessica Garlick was voted off the show after receiving the lowest number of votes.[9]
Live Show 3 (29 December 2001)
Theme: Burt Bacharach songs
| Order | Artist | Song | Votes | Result |
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| 5 | Will Young | "Wives and Lovers" | 21.3% | Safe |
| ? | Gareth Gates | "Arthur's Theme" | 21.0% | Safe |
| ? | Darius Danesh | "What the World Needs Now Is Love" | 18.2% | Safe |
| ? | Zoe Birkett | "I Say a Little Prayer" | 11.4% | Safe |
| ? | Hayley Evetts | "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" | 8.4% | Safe |
| 6 | Rosie Ribbons | "That's What Friends Are For" | 6.9% | Bottom two |
| ? | Laura Doherty | "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" | 7.1% | Bottom three |
| ? | Aaron Bayley | "24 Hours From Tulsa" | 5.7% | Eliminated |
- Notes
- Aaron Bayley left the show after receiving the lowest number of votes.[10] His exit created controversy as some viewers claimed that they had been unable to register their votes to keep him in the competition.[11]
Live Show 4 (5 January 2002)
Theme: Songs from the Movies
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Votes | Result |
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| 1 | Gareth Gates | "My Girl" (The Temptations) | 23.3% | Safe |
| 2 | Rosie Ribbons | "Your Song" (Elton John) | 5.5% | Bottom two |
| 3 | Darius Danesh | "Baby Can I Hold You" (Tracy Chapman) | 18.0% | Safe |
| 4 | Hayley Evetts | "Show Me Heaven" (Maria McKee) | 10.8% | Safe |
| 5 | Laura Doherty | "Licence To Kill" (Gladys Knight) | 4.8% | Eliminated |
| 6 | Will Young | "Ain't No Sunshine" (Bill Withers) | 29.8% | Safe |
| 7 | Zoe Birkett | "Street Life" (The Crusaders) | 7.8% | Safe |
Notes
- Laura Doherty received the least votes, and was eliminated from the competition.[12]
- For the first time, only the bottom two were announced, instead of the bottom three.
- Zoe Birkett had been scheduled to sing The Power of Love by Jennifer Rush all week, but had to change it at the last minute having found it had never actually appeared in a film.[13]
Live Show 5 (12 January 2002)
Theme: ABBA
| Order | Artist | Song | Votes | Result |
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| 1 | Hayley Evetts | "Take a Chance on Me" | 5.8% | Safe |
| ? | Will Young | "The Name of the Game" | 25.2% | Safe |
| ? | Gareth Gates | "One of Us" | 36.6% | Safe |
| ? | Darius Danesh | "I Have a Dream" | 13.3% | Safe |
| ? | Zoe Birkett | "Thank You for the Music" | 14.0% | Safe |
| 3 | Rosie Ribbons | "The Winner Takes It All" | 5.1% | Eliminated |
Notes
- Rosie Ribbons was eliminated from the show after receiving the least public votes.
- For the first time, there was no bottom two or bottom three announced, though it was later revealed that Hayley Evetts was second bottom this week.
- There was a change in the leader of the public vote for the first time this week, with Gareth Gates overtaking Will Young.
Live Show 6 (19 January 2002)
Theme: Big Band
| Order | Artist | Song | Votes | Result |
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| 1 | Zoe Birkett | "Get Happy" | 15.6% | Safe |
| 2 | Gareth Gates | "Mack the Knife" | 25.4% | Safe |
| 3 | Hayley Evetts | "That Ole' Devil Called Love" | 11.3% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Will Young | "We Are in Love" | 24.0% | Safe |
| 5 | Darius Danesh | "Let's Face the Music and Dance" | 23.7% | Safe |
Notes
- Hayley Evetts received the least number of votes and was eliminated.[14]
- Simon Cowell and Pete Waterman had a major argument on air, after Waterman objected to Cowell's criticism of Danesh.[15]
Live Show 7 (26 January 2002)
Theme: Number One Hits
| Order | Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Votes | Result |
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| 1 | Gareth Gates | "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" (Wham!) | "Unchained Melody" (Todd Duncan) | 28.7% | Safe |
| 2 | Darius Danesh | "It's Not Unusual" (Tom Jones) | "Whole Again" (Atomic Kitten) | 24.5% | Safe |
| 3 | Zoe Birkett | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" (Whitney Houston) | "The Power of Love" (Jennifer Rush) | 18.9% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Will Young | "There Must Be An Angel" (Eurythmics) | "Night Fever" (Bee Gees) | 27.9% | Safe |
Notes
- Zoe Birkett received the fewest viewer votes, and was eliminated from the competition.
- Contestants performed two songs this week, back-to-back.
Live Show 8 (2 February 2002)
Theme: Judges Choice
| Order | Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Votes | Result |
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| 1 | Gareth Gates | "Yesterday" (The Beatles) | "Flying Without Wings" (Westlife) | 39.3% | Safe |
| 2 | Will Young | "I Get the Sweetest Feeling" (Jackie Wilson) | "Beyond The Sea" (Roger Williams) | 39.8% | Safe |
| 3 | Darius Danesh | "Make It Easy on Yourself" (Jerry Butler) | "Dancing in the Moonlight" (King Harvest) | 20.9% | Eliminated |
Notes
- Darius Danesh was eliminated from the competition having received the fewest viewer votes, leaving Gareth Gates and Will Young to compete the final.
Live Final (9 February 2002)
In the week leading to the final performances, finalists Gareth Gates and Will Young both went on individual nationwide publicity campaign tours, visiting radio stations and newspapers and giving performances in a bid to help generate support. Both finalists travelled in their own personal bus.[16]
| Order | Artist | First song | Second song | Third song | Votes | Result |
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| 1 | Will Young | "Light My Fire" | "Anything Is Possible" | "Evergreen" | 53.1% | Winner |
| 2 | Gareth Gates | "Unchained Melody | "Anything Is Possible" | "Evergreen" | 46.9% | Runner-up |
- Will Young won the competition having received 53.1% of the record 8.7 million votes.[17]
Reception
Ratings
| Programme | Episode | UK Air Date | Timeslot | Viewers (millions)[18] | Weekly Rank |
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| 1 | Auditions 1 | 6 October 2001 | 19:10 | 5,240,000 | 24 |
| 2 | Auditions 2 | 7 October 2001 | 18:40 | 5,620,000 | 19 |
| 3 | Auditions 3 | 13 October 2001 | 18:00 | 4,570,000 | 30 |
| 4 | Auditions 4 | 14 October 2001 | 18:30 | 5,450,000 | 20 |
| 5 | Auditions 5 | 20 October 2001 | 18:00 | 5,090,000 | 30 |
| 6 | Auditions 6 | 21 October 2001 | 18:30 | 6,380,000 | 18 |
| 7 | Theatre Rounds | 27 October 2001 | 18:00 | 6,140,000 | 19 |
| 8 | Heat 1 | 3 November 2001 | 18:00 | 6,340,000 | 19 |
| 9 | Heat 1 Results | 3 November 2001 | ?? | Under 5,160,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 10 | Heat 2 | 10 November 2001 | 18:10 | 7,490,000 | 18 |
| 11 | Heat 2 Results | 10 November 2001 | ?? | Under 5,150,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 12 | Heat 3 | 17 November 2001 | 18:10 | 6,400,000 | 22 |
| 13 | Heat 3 Results | 17 November 2001 | ?? | Under 5,310,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 14 | Heat 4 | 24 November 2001 | 18:10 | 7,730,000 | 17 |
| 15 | Heat 4 Results | 24 November 2001 | ?? | Under 5,420,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 16 | Heat 5 | 1 December 2001 | 18:10 | 7,610,000 | 18 |
| 17 | Heat 5 Results | 1 December 2001 | ?? | Under 5,470,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 18 | The Story So Far | 13 December 2001 | ?? | Under 5,280,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 19 | Live Show 1 | 15 December 2001 | 18:05 | 7,700,000 | 18 |
| 20 | Live Show 1 Results | 15 December 2001 | 20:15 | 7,400,000 | 22 |
| 21 | Live Show 2 | 22 December 2001 | 18:15 | 7,910,000 | 11 |
| 22 | Live Show 2 Results | 22 December 2001 | 21:30 | 7,280,000 | 16 |
| 23 | Live Show 3 | 29 December 2001 | 18:10 | 7,550,000 | 15 |
| 24 | Live Show 3 Results | 29 December 2001 | ?? | Under 4,530,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 25 | Live Show 4 | 5 January 2002 | 18:20 | 8,540,000 | 14 |
| 26 | Live Show 4 Results | 5 January 2002 | ?? | Under 4,580,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 27 | Live Show 5 | 12 January 2002 | 18:10 | 8,050,000 | 11 |
| 28 | Live Show 5 Results | 12 January 2002 | 21:10 | 7,400,000 | 13 |
| 29 | Live Show 6 | 19 January 2002 | 18:10 | 9,050,000 | 12 |
| 30 | Live Show 6 Results | 19 January 2002 | 21:00 | 8,600,000 | 13 |
| 31 | Live Show 7 | 26 January 2002 | 18:10 | 10,160,000 | 11 |
| 32 | Live Show 7 Results | 26 January 2002 | 21:05 | 10,070,000 | 12 |
| 33 | Live Show 8 | 2 February 2002 | 18:10 | 10,280,000 | 9 |
| 34 | Live Show 8 Results | 2 February 2002 | 21:00 | 10,420,000 | 8 |
| 35 | Live Final | 9 February 2002 | 19:10 | 13,340,000 | 2 |
| 36 | Live Final Update | 9 February 2002 | 21:00 | Under 4,820,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 37 | Live Final Results | 9 February 2002 | 22:10 | 12,520,000 | 4 |
| 38 | Will Young - Pop Idol | 23 February 2002 | 21:00 | 8,140,000 | 12 |
| 39 | Pop Idol - The Live Concert | 27 April 2002 | 17:40 | 5,560,000 | 20 |
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