Super Idol was the first

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version of the British television hit show ''

Pop Idol ''Pop Idol'' is a British music competition television series created by Simon Fuller which ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003. The aim of the show was to decide the best new young pop singer (or "pop idol") in the UK based on viewer voting and par ...

''. It was a talent contest to find a pop performer. The first series of the show, from February 8 to June 17, 2004, was hosted by Themis Georgantas and the winner was

Stavros Konstantinou Stavros Konstantinou (Σταύρος Κωνσταντίνου) (born 25 August 1984 in Nicosia, Cyprus) is a Greek Cypriot singer who rose to popularity after winning '' Super Idol'', the Greek version of '' Pop Idol'', shown by MEGA TV in 2004, ...

. Due to low ratings Mega Channel has decided to cancel after only one season, however Georgian runner-up Tamta Goduadze achieved major success and established herself in the Greek music industry afterwards. The panel of judges for the first season of the show were Elena Katrava, Kostantis Spyropoulos and Ilias Psinakis.

Auditions

The show started in 2004 and auditions were held at three locations:

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and finally

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. The winner, Stavros, was from

. Runner up Tamta Goduadze also recorded the duet ''T'allo Mou Miso'' with Stavros on his first CD.

Auditions

Semi-finals

Finals

Finalists

See also