Ídolos (Brazilian TV series)
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Ídolos was a Brazilian reality television competition to find new solo singing talent. Part of the Idol franchise, it was created by Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show Pop Idol, of which two series were broadcast between 2001 and 2003.
Ídolos | |
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Created by | Simon Fuller |
Directed by | Daniela Beyruti Ricardo Mantoanelli Fernanda Telles Wanderley Villa Nova |
Presented by | List of Presenters |
Judges | List of Judges |
Country of origin | Brazil |
No. of seasons | 7 |
Production | |
Production locations | SBT Studios and RecordTV Studios |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company | FremantleMedia |
Original release | |
Network | SBT (2006–2007) RecordTV (2008–2012) |
Release | April 5, 2006 (2006-04-05) – December 13, 2012 (2012-12-13) |
The show aims to discover the best singer in the country through a series of nationwide auditions in which viewer voting determines the winner.
Through telephone, internet and SMS text voting, the viewers chose past winners Leandro Lopes, Thaeme Mariôto, Rafael Barreto, Saulo Roston, Israel Lucero, Henrique Lemes and Everton Silva. The eligible age-range for contestants is currently 15–30 years old.
The show aired on Tuesday and Thursdays nights in Brazil (Wednesday and Thursday nights during seasons 1 and 2, Tuesday and Wednesday nights during seasons 3 and 4).
After season 7 the show was canceled to make way for the Brazilian version of the Got Talent.[1]