Pop Idol series 2 explained

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Judges:Simon Cowell
Neil Fox
Nicki Chapman
Pete Waterman
Host:Ant & Dec (ITV)
Kate Thornton (ITV2)
Winner:Michelle McManus
Runner Up:Mark Rhodes
Network:ITV
ITV2 (Pop Idol Extra)

The second and most recent series of British reality television show Pop Idol aired on ITV on from 13 September to 20 December 2003. Michelle McManus was announced as the winner and received a £1 million recording contract to release her debut album. Ant & Dec returned to present the show on ITV, whilst Simon Cowell, Neil Fox, Nicki Chapman and Pete Waterman all returned as judges.

The second series was not as successful as the first series, and the viewing figures for the finale were much lower.[1] Waterman considered McManus an unworthy winner.[2] In 2004, Pop Idol was axed and ITV announced a new show created by Cowell, with no involvement from Pop Idol creator Simon Fuller—The X Factor.[3] The perceived similarity between the two shows later became the subject of a legal dispute.

Live shows

The live shows began on 25 October, and continued through to the live final on 20 December.

Finalists

FinalistAge HometownStatus
Leon McPherson20Stoke NewingtonEliminated 1st on 25 October
Kirsty Crawford19NorthamptonEliminated 2nd on 25 October
Andy Wood20LeedsEliminated 3rd on 1 November
Brian Ormond24DublinEliminated 4th on 1 November
Kim Gee23GrimsbyEliminated 5th on 8 November
Andy Scott-Lee23RhylEliminated 6th on 15 November
Roxanne Cooper16HullEliminated 7th on 22 November
Susanne Manning21ReadingEliminated 8th on 29 November
Chris Hide18LancingEliminated 9th on 6 December
Sam Nixon17BarnsleyThird place on 13 December
Mark Rhodes22West MidlandsRunner-up on 20 December
Michelle McManus23GlasgowWinner on 20 December

Heats and live shows

Results summary

Colour key
–Contestant was in the bottom two
–Contestant was in the bottom three
–Contestant received the fewest public votes and was eliminated
–Contestant received the most public votes (weeks 1-8)
–Contestant won the competition
–Contestant who the judges selected as a wild card
Stage:HeatsWild
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Week:13 Sep20 Sep27 Sep4 Oct11 Oct18 Oct25 Oct1 Nov8 Nov15 Nov22 Nov29 Nov6 Dec13 Dec20 Dec
PlaceContestant
1Michelle McManus1st
31.4%		5th
9.9%		1st
17.2%		6th
10.7%		1st
23.3%		1st
24.3%		2nd
29.0%		1st
40.0%		1st
40.3%		Winner
58.2%
2Mark Rhodes2nd
20.3%		10th
4.9%		7th
7.1%		2nd
15.5%		5th
10.9%		5th
13.7%		3rd
15.1%		3rd
19.0%		2nd
33.6%		Runner-up
41.8%
3Sam Nixon3rd
19.4%		J/C2nd
12.4%		5th
11.1%		5th
11.5%		2nd
16.8%		2nd
18.0%		1st
34.2%		2nd
23.4%		3rd
26.0% 		Eliminated
(week 8)
4Chris Hide2nd
19.3%		3rd
11.0%		6th
8.1%		3rd
13.5%		6th
10.9%		3rd
16.9%		4th
12.2%		4th
17.5% 		Eliminated
(week 7)
5Susanne Manning3rd
16.1%		1st
27.2%		1st
16.8%		4th
13.4%		1st
22.3%		4th
11.9%%		4th
13.8%		5th
9.7% 		Eliminated
(week 6)
6Roxanne Cooper2nd
23.5%		8th
5.2%		3rd
13.4%		7th
9.6%		3rd
16.5%		6th
13.2% 		Eliminated
(week 5)
7Andy Scott-Lee1st
21.1%		7th
7.1%		2nd
16.0%		4th
12.3%		7th
9.8% 		Eliminated
(week 4)
8Kim Gee2nd
24.2%		6th
8.2%		8th
5.7%		8th
4.6% 		Eliminated
(week 3)
9Brian Ormond2nd
16.8%		9th
5.2%		9th
5.0% 		Eliminated
(week 2)
10Andy Wood1st
28.2%		4th
11.0%		10th
4.2% 		Eliminated
(week 2)
11Kirsty Crawford1st
19.9%		11th
4.2% 		Eliminated
(week 1)
12Leon McPherson1st
28.6%		12th
4.0% 		Eliminated
(week 1)
Wild
Card		Danielle Tedford3rd
17.5%		2nd
16.2% 		Eliminated (Wildcard round)
Jason Brook3rd
17.4%		3rd
10.4% 		Eliminated (Wildcard round)
Jodie Connor4th
15.2%		EliminatedEliminated (Wildcard round)
Rebecca Hayes4th
9.8%		Eliminated (Wildcard round)
Kieran McDonald4th
10.7%		Eliminated (Wildcard round)
Glen Harvey4th
15.1%		Eliminated (Wildcard round)
Heat 5Tina Perry5th
6.9% 		Eliminated (Heat 5)
Craig ChalmersEliminatedEliminated (Heat 5)
Becky OakleyEliminated (Heat 5)
Elizabeth AnastasiouEliminated (Heat 5)
Katy PullingerEliminated (Heat 5)
Tamsin VaughnEliminated (Heat 5)
Heat 4Becca Hossanney3rd
15.5% 		Eliminated (Heat 4)
4th
8.7% 		Eliminated (Heat 4)
Tarek Jabre5th
8.4% 		Eliminated (Heat 4)
Sarah NowakEliminatedEliminated (Heat 4)
Elizabeth RogersEliminated (Heat 4)
Laura RossEliminated (Heat 4)
David ArcherEliminated (Heat 4)
Danielle WooleyEliminated (Heat 4)
Heat 3Suzanne Carley5th
7.7% 		Eliminated (Heat 3)
Hayley BamfordEliminatedEliminated (Heat 3)
Kate AinscoughEliminated (Heat 3)
Rachel IfonEliminated (Heat 3)
Amy KellegherEliminated (Heat 3)
Michael MorrisonEliminated (Heat 3)
Heat 2Adam Garner5th
9.4% 		Eliminated (Heat 2)
Samantha JonesEliminatedEliminated (Heat 2)
Bianca LindgreenEliminated (Heat 2)
Maxwell RocheEliminated (Heat 2)
Kelly-Marie SmithEliminated (Heat 2)
Wesu WallaceEliminated (Heat 2)
Heat 1Eddie Parry5th
9.4% 		Eliminated (Heat 1)
Jade HewittEliminatedEliminated (Heat 1)
Tim MvulaEliminated (Heat 1)
Helen O'BrienEliminated (Heat 1)
Emma DaneEliminated (Heat 1)
Darja SchabadEliminated (Heat 1)

Live show details

Heat 1 (13 September- Recorded on 10 September 2003)

Act! scope="col"
OrderFromSongResult
Emma Dane1Preston"Hero" (Mariah Carey)Eliminated
Jade Hewitt2Sheffield"I Wanna Dance With Somebody" (Whitney Houston)Eliminated
Eddie Parry3Staffordshire"Still" (Lionel Richie)Eliminated – (5th place)
Helen O'Brien4Kessingland"Promise Me" (Beverley Craven)Eliminated
Tim Mvula5"Just the Way You Are" (Billy Joel)Eliminated
Michelle McManus6Glasgow"Don't Be a Stranger" (Dina Carroll)Advanced – (1st place)
7Riga"Underneath Your Clothes" (Shakira)Eliminated
Chris Hide 8Lancing"End of the Road" (Boyz II Men)Advanced – (2nd place)
Jason Brock9Woburn"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (Bryan Adams)Eliminated – (3rd place)
Rebecca Hayes10London"Stop!" (Sam Brown)Eliminated – (4th place)
Notes;

Heat 2 (20 September-Recorded on 17 September 2003)

Act! scope="col"
OrderFromSongResult
Samantha Jones1Tamworth"The Power of Love" (Jennifer Rush)Eliminated
Maxwell Roche2Staines"Your Song" (Elton John)Eliminated
Bianca Lindgreen3London"Think Twice" (Celine Dion)Eliminated
Wesu Wallace4Brighton"Overjoyed" (Stevie Wonder)Eliminated
Kelly-Marie Smith5South London"Endless Love" (Diana Ross)Eliminated
Susanne Manning6Reading"Piece of My Heart" (Erma Franklin)Eliminated – (3rd place)
Brian Ormond7Dublin"Amazed" (Lonestar)Advanced – (2nd place)
Kirsty Crawford8Northampton"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Aretha Franklin)Advanced – (1st place)
Adam Garner9Buckinghamshire"Knocks Me Off My Feet" (Stevie Wonder)Eliminated – (5th place)
Jodie Connor10Oldham"One Day I'll Fly Away" (Randy Crawford)Eliminated – (4th place)
Notes

Heat 3 (27 September- Recorded on 24 September 2003)

Act! scope="col"
OrderFromSongResult
Kate Ainscough1Windermere"Show Me Heaven" (Maria McKee)Eliminated
Amy Kellegher2Romford"Get Here" (Oleta Adams)Eliminated
Kieran McDonald3Musselburgh"Goodnight Girl" (Wet Wet Wet)Eliminated – (4th place)
Michael Morrison4Bromley"Always and Forever" (Heatwave)Eliminated
Rachel Ifon 5Birkenhead"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (Otis Redding)Eliminated
Hayley Bamford6Yorkshire"That's What Friends Are For" (Dionne Warwick)Eliminated
Roxanne Cooper7Hull"Beautiful" (Christina Aguilera)Advanced – (2nd place)
Sam Nixon8Barnsley"Walking in Memphis" (Marc Cohn)Eliminated – (3rd place)
Suzanne Carley9Watford"Run to You" (Whitney Houston)Eliminated – (5th place)
Andy Wood10Leeds"Easy" (Commodores)Advanced – (1st place)
Notes

Heat 4 (4 October- Recorded on 1 October 2003)

Act! scope="col"
OrderFromSongResult
Elizabeth Rogers1Liverpool"You're Still the One" (Shania Twain)Eliminated
Sarah Nowak2Maidenhead"Stuck in the Middle With You" (Stealers Wheel)Eliminated
Jamie Tinkler3"Right Here Waiting" (Richard Marx)Eliminated – (4th place)
Kim Gee4Grimsby"Son of a Preacher Man" (Dusty Springfield)Advanced – (2nd place)
Laura Russ5Wirral"Killing Me Softly with His Song" (Roberta Flack)Eliminated
David Archer6South Wales"What Makes a Man" (Westlife)Eliminated
Danielle Wooley7"When I Fall in Love" (Doris Day)Eliminated
Leon McPherson8Stoke Newington"You Are Not Alone" (Michael Jackson)Advanced – (1st place)
Becca Hossanney9Hailsham"Without You" (Badfinger)Eliminated – (3rd place)
Tarek Jabre10East London"Let Me Entertain You" (Robbie Williams)Eliminated – (5th place)
Notes

Heat 5 (11 October- Recorded on 8 October 2003)

Act! scope="col"
OrderFromSongResult
Tamsin Vaughn1London"Holding Out for a Hero" (Bonnie Tyler)Eliminated
Mark Rhodes2West Midlands"She's Like the Wind" (Patrick Swayze)Advanced – (2nd place)
Katy Pullinger3Weybridge"Desperado" (Eagles)Eliminated
Becky Oakley4Tonypandy"You Might Need Somebody" (Shola Ama)Eliminated
Tina Perry5Kent"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Aerosmith)Eliminated – (5th place)
Craig Chalmers6"I Believe I Can Fly" (R.Kelly)Eliminated
Danielle Tedford7Barrow-in-Furness"Fields of Gold" (Sting)Eliminated – (3rd place)
Andy Scott-Lee8Rhyl"Careless Whisper" (Wham!)Advanced – (1st place)
Glen Harvey9Hampshire"A Million Love Songs" (Take That)Eliminated – (4th place)
Elizabeth Anastasiou10London"When I Need You" (Leo Sayer)Eliminated
Notes

Wildcard round (18 October)

For the first time (and only time) on the UK version of Pop Idol, there was a Wildcard Round where previously eliminated contestants returned for a second chance at making it through to the live finals. As a result, the final 10 was to become a final twelve. The judges announced which eight contestants would earn a Wildcard place at the end of the 11 October results show, and that after they perform the public would choose one contestant to go through, and the judges would pick another. The eight contestants who contested the Wildcard Round were Jason Brock, Jodie Connor, Glen Harvey, Rebecca Hayes, Susanne Manning, Kieran McDonald, Sam Nixon and Danielle Tedford.

Act! scope="col"
OrderSongResult
Kieran McDonald1"I'm Your Man" (Wham!)Eliminated – (3rd place)
Jodie Connor2"Heaven" (Bryan Adams)Eliminated
Rebecca Hayes3"I'll Be There" (Jackson 5)Eliminated
Jason Brock4"Lately" (Stevie Wonder)Eliminated
Glen Harvey5"Yesterday" (The Beatles)Eliminated
Susanne Manning6"I Don't Want to Talk About It" (Everything But The Girl)Advanced – (1st place)
Danielle Tedford7"Thorn in My Side" (Annie Lennox)Eliminated – (2nd place)
Sam Nixon8"Over My Shoulder" (Mike + The Mechanics)Advanced – (Judges choice)
Notes

Live show 1 (25 October)

Due to the addition of two extra contestants through the Wildcard Round, it was announced that for the first two weeks of the finals, two contestants would be eliminated instead of the standard one.

Act! scope="col"
OrderSongMusical HeroResult
Kirsty Crawford1"I'm Outta Love" (Anastacia)Anastacia Eliminated
Leon McPherson2"I Just Called to Say I Love You" (Stevie Wonder)Stevie WonderEliminated
Brian Ormond3"A Different Corner" (George Michael)George Michael Safe
Kim Gee4"River Deep - Mountain High" (Tina Turner)Tina TurnerSafe
Mark Rhodes5"With or Without You" (U2)U2Bottom three
Susanne Manning6"Ironic" (Alanis Morissette)Alanis MorissetteSafe
Andy Scott-Lee7"If You're Not the One" (Daniel Bedingfield)Daniel Bedingfield Safe
Sam Nixon8"Handbags & Gladrags" (Rod Stewart)Rod Stewart Safe
Michelle McManus9"All By Myself" (Eric Carmen)Celine DionSafe
Andy Wood10"To Love Somebody" (The Bee Gees)The Bee Gees Safe
Roxanne Cooper11"You're Still the One" (Shania Twain)Shania TwainSafe
Chris Hide12"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Elton John)Elton JohnSafe
Notes:

Live show 2 (1 November)

Act! scope="col"
OrderSongBirth yearResult
Andy Wood1"I Believe I Can Fly" (R Kelly)1983Eliminated
Susanne Manning2"Only You" (Yazoo)1982Safe
Sam Nixon3"True Colours" (Cyndi Lauper)1986Safe
Kim Gee4"Hot Stuff" (Donna Summer)1979Bottom three
Chris Hide5"Heaven" (Bryan Adams) 1983Safe
Mark Rhodes6"Imagine" (John Lennon)1981Safe
Roxanne Cooper7"Take My Breath Away" (Berlin)1986Safe
Andy Scott-Lee8"She's Out of My Life" (Michael Jackson)1980Safe
Brian Ormond9"Honesty" (Billy Joel)1979Eliminated
Michelle McManus10"On the Radio" (Donna Summer)1979Safe

Live show 3 (8 November)

Act! scope="col"
OrderSongResult
Roxanne Cooper1"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" Bottom two
Chris Hide2"Circle of Life" Safe
Andy Scott Lee3"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" Safe
Michelle McManus4"Your Song" Bottom three
Sam Nixon5"I Want Love" Safe
Kim Gee6"The One" Eliminated
Mark Rhodes7"Something About the Way You Look Tonight"Safe
Susanne Manning8"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" Safe

Live show 4 (15 November)

Act! scope="col"
OrderSongResult
Susanne Manning1"Young Hearts Run Free" (Candi Staton)Safe
Andy Scott-Lee2"Rock with You" (Michael Jackson)Eliminated
Michelle McManus3"If I Can't Have You" (Yvonne Elliman)Safe
Mark Rhodes4"More Than a Woman" (The Bee Gees)Bottom three
Sam Nixon5"Blame It on the Boogie" (Mick Jackson)Safe
Roxanne Cooper6"Can You Feel It" (The Jacksons)Safe
Chris Hide7"Ain't Nobody" (Chaka Khan)Bottom two
Notes

Live show 5 (22 November)

Act! scope="col"
OrderSongResult
Sam Nixon1"With a Little Help From My Friends"Safe
Susanne Manning2"Ticket to Ride"Bottom three
Chris Hide3"The Long and Winding Road"Safe
Roxanne Cooper4"Let It Be"Eliminated
Michelle McManus5"Hey Jude"Safe
Mark Rhodes6"Help!"Bottom two

Live show 6 (29 November)

Act! scope="col"
OrderSongResult
Michelle McManus1"Feeling Good" (Nina Simone)Safe
Chris Hide2"Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" (Dean Martin)Bottom two
Susanne Manning3"Cry Me a River" (Julie London)Eliminated
Mark Rhodes4"Have You Met Miss Jones?" (Robbie Williams)Safe
Sam Nixon5"Mr. Bojangles" (Sammy Davis Jr)Safe

Live show 7 (6 December)

Act! scope="col"
OrderSongOrderSongResult
Mark Rhodes 1"Merry Xmas Everybody" (Slade)5"Blue Christmas" (Elvis Presley)Bottom two
Sam Nixon 2"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (Wizzard)6"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (The Jackson 5)Safe
Chris Hide 3"Winter Wonderland" (Tony Bennett)7"White Christmas" (Bing Crosby)Eliminated
Michelle McManus4"Merry Christmas Everyone" (Shakin' Stevens)8"Oh Holy Night" (Various artists)Safe

Live show 8 (13 December)

Act! scope="col"
OrderSongOrderSongResult
Sam Nixon1"Maggie May" (Rod Stewart)4"Always" (Bon Jovi)Eliminated
Michelle McManus 2"I Say a Little Prayer" (Dionne Warwick)5"Without You" (Badfinger)Safe
Mark Rhodes 3"Back for Good" (Take That)6"If You Don't Know Me By Now" (Simply Red)Safe

Final (20 December)

Act! scope="col"
OrderSongOrderSongOrderSongResult
Mark Rhodes1 "All This Time" 3"She's Like the Wind"5"Measure of a Man"Runner-up
Michelle McManus2"All This Time" 4"On the Radio"6"The Meaning of Love" Winner

Reception

Ratings

EpisodeDateViewers (millions)[5] Weekly rank
Auditions 19 August5.6116
Auditions 216 August7.3310
Auditions 323 August7.6810
Auditions 430 August8.8510
Theatre rounds6 September7.2918
Heat 113 September6.5718
Heat 1 results13 SeptemberUnder 3.83Outside Top 30
Heat 220 September6.8219
Heat 2 results20 September7.1917
Heat 327 September7.0214
Heat 3 results27 September6.6315
Heat 44 October7.1913
Heat 4 results4 October7.3112
Heat 511 October6.7918
Heat 5 results11 October6.4619
Wildcard round18 October8.1512
Wildcard round results18 October7.6515
Live show 125 October8.3313
Live show 1 results25 October7.8416
Live show 21 November8.5315
Live show 2 results1 November8.0216
Live show 38 November8.8213
Live show 3 results8 November8.3614
Live show 415 November8.4514
Live show 4 results15 November7.5619
Live show 522 November9.4411
Live show 5 results22 November8.9913
Live show 629 November9.988
Live show 6 results29 November9.2710
Live show 76 December9.868
Live show 7 results6 December9.3211
Live show 86 December10.517
Live show 8 results13 December9.3712
Live final20 December11.046
Live final results20 December10.138

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "Plus-size" contestant wins U.K. 'Pop Idol', as judge Pete Waterman walks out. Paulse. Wade. 22 December 2003. Reality TV World. 9 April 2014.
  2. Web site: Pete Waterman: "Michelle is rubbish". Wilkes. Neil. 23 January 2004. Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. 9 April 2014.
  3. News: Cowell reveals new talent search. 23 April 2004. BBC News. 11 March 2014.
  4. Web site: Dream comes true as Jodie hits No1. 12 May 2010. Manchester Evening News. 12 May 2010.
  5. Web site: Weekly Viewing Summary (see relevant week). BARB.

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