Superstar worldwide
Superstar Weltweit (World Idol) is a so far unique show that took place in London at the end of 2003 . A total of eleven winners of the Pop Idol formats took part.
Kelly Clarkson ( United States ) and Will Young ( United Kingdom ) were considered favorites for the World Idol title , but only finished second and fifth. The winner was Kurt Nilsen from Norway .
The points were distributed along the lines of the Eurovision Song Contest . Votes were cast by phone. The inhabitants of the countries of the associated show formats could vote on the remaining 10 participants in the other formats. In addition, each of the participants was awarded 12 points from their own country as a “country favorite”.
| rank | Artist | Country / Region | Points | Song - original artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kurt Nilsen |
 Norway
|
106 | Beautiful Day - U2 |
| 2 | Kelly Clarkson |
 United States
|
97 | You Make Me Feel (Like A Natural Woman) - Aretha Franklin |
| 3 | Peter Evrard |
 Belgium
|
83 | Lithium - nirvana |
| 4th | Heinz Winckler |
 South Africa
|
80 | I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith |
| 5 | Will Young |
 United Kingdom
|
72 | Light My Fire - (Version by Jose Feliciano ) |
| 6th | Ryan Malcolm |
 Canada
|
62 | He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - The Hollies |
| 7th | Guy Sebastian |
 Australia
|
56 | What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong |
| 8th | Alicja Janosz |
 Poland
|
55 | I Don't Know How To Love Him (from Jesus Christ Superstar ) |
| 9 | Alexander Klaws |
 Germany
|
45 | Maniac - Michael Sembello |
| 9 | Diana Karazon |
 Arabia
|
45 | Ensani Ma Binsak (own composition) |
| 11 | Jamai Loman |
 Netherlands
|
36 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word - Elton John |
Kurt Nilsen was the winner of the show, but could not assert himself internationally. Only the US singer Kelly Clarkson has managed to make a name for herself internationally. Her second album Breakaway sold over 10 million copies worldwide.
jury
Each country was represented by a jury member, who was allowed to comment on the performances of the participants.
The jury members were:
- Randall Abrahams (South Africa)
- Simon Cowell (United States)
- Nina De Man (Belgium)
- Ian "Dicko" Dickson (Australia)
- Shona Fraser (Germany)
- Jan Fredrik Karlsen (Norway)
- Elias Rahbani ( Lebanon )
- Henkjan Smits ( Netherlands )
- Pete Waterman (United Kingdom)
- Zack Werner (Canada)
- Cuba Wojewódzki (Poland)