Australian Idol
| Australian Idol | |
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| Created by | Simon Fuller |
| Presented by |
Andrew Günsberg James Mathison Ricki-Lee Coulter |
| Judges |
Ian Dickson Marcia Hines Mark Holden Kyle Sandilands Jay Dee Springbett |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 262 (as of 22 November 2009) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Greg Beness Suzanne Mitchell |
| Running time | 1 – 2 hours (includes commercials) |
| Production company(s) |
FremantleMedia Australia 19 Entertainment |
| Distributor |
Grundy Television FremantleMedia Australia |
| Release | |
| Original network | Network Ten |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original release | 27 July 2003 – 22 November 2009 |
Australian Idol was an Australian singing competition, which began its first season in July 2003 and ended its run in November 2009. As part of the Idol franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program Pop Idol, which was created by British entertainment executive Simon Fuller. Australian Idol was televised on Network Ten for all seven series, and was broadcast on the Southern Cross Austereo Radio Network between 2005 and 2007. The program would follow a similar format to the earlier live talent performance show Young Talent Time, with on-screen judges, the main difference being the public could vote on contestants, and did not have a regular rotating cast.
Australian Idol sought to discover the most commercial young singer in Australia through a series of nationwide auditions. The outcomes of the later stages of this competition were determined by public voting. The original judging panel featured Mark Holden, Marcia Hines and Ian 'Dicko' Dickson. In 2005, this was changed as Dicko was replaced by Kyle Sandilands.
In 2007, Dicko again returned to the program, when Mark Holden left at the end of the season. In 2009, Kyle Sandilands was replaced by Jay Dee Springbett. Network Ten made the decision to "rest" the program for 2010, supposedly due to a clash with the Commonwealth Games. The show has not returned since; this is mainly attributed to the success of other television shows on rival networks such as The X Factor and The Voice.
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