''Ídolos'' is a Portuguese

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show based on the popular British show

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. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in Portugal. The first two seasons were hosted by Sílvia Alberto and Pedro Granger. The show, then went to a sort of hiatus, and, after only a lukewarm reaction by the viewers for Season 2, the show has officially been replaced by another casting show on its broadcast station, ''Família Superstar'', which ended in 2008. After an absence for four years the show returned for a third season to SIC in fall 2009 now with João Manzarra and Cláudia Vieira hosting. Season 3 finished in February 2010, and Season 4 started in September. Ídolos had three audition cities to find the best talent in all of Portugal, including:

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, Beja and Lisbon. However, in the third and fourth seasons, auditions were made in

, Lisbon, Aveiro,

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and

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. The show did not return in fall 2011, instead in 2012. The show is currently on hiatus since late 2012, since then their timeslot for 2013 has been taken over by ''Factor X'', the Portuguese version of ''

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Hosts

In the first and second season: * Pedro Granger * Sílvia Alberto In the third, fourth and fifth season: * Cláudia Vieira * João Manzarra

Jury

In the first and second season: * Sofia Morais * Manuel Moura dos Santos *

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* Ramón Galarza In the third and fourth season: * Manuel Moura dos Santos * Laurent Filipe * Roberta Medina * Pedro Boucherie Mendes In the fifth season: * Manuel Moura dos Santos * Bárbara Guimarães *

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* Pedro Abrunhosa

Season 1

Semifinal qualifiers

Top 30 Format: three out of ten making the final each week and one Wildcard Notes: # Because Mariline Hortigueira withdrew Nádia Pimentel, who placed 4th in group 3, replaced her in the top 10.

Finals elimination chart

Top 10 * Nuno Norte was crowned the first Portugal Idol on 2 January 2004. Ricardo Oliveira came in second place. * In third place, we have had a woman. Luísa Sobral may have come in 3rd place, but nowadays, she is a popular and known artist and has also done an album. Luísa Sobral is Salvador Sobral's sister (7th place in season 3).

Elimination chart

Season 2

Elimination chart

* After the show, Luciana Abreu and Raquel Guerra participated in "Floribella". Later, Raquel has participated in "Família Superstar". And even later, Luciana won the second season of "A Tua Cara Não me é Estranha".

Hosts

Jury

Season 1

Semifinal qualifiers

Finals elimination chart

Elimination chart

Season 2

Elimination chart

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

References

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