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Popstars is an international reality television franchise aimed to find new singing talent. Serving as a precursor to the Idol franchise, Popstars first began in New Zealand in 1999 when producer Jonathan Dowling formed the girl group . Despite all shows in the Popstars franchise having been off air in recent years, it remains one of the most successful TV show formats of all time with the format being sold to more than 50 countries and producing groups such as that had success on the UK charts for the next ten years after winning. The show was the inspiration for 's Idol franchise.


History
The series originated in New Zealand, broadcast on TV2 in 1999, where producer Jonathan Dowling formed the five member all-girl group . Dowling then licensed the concept to production company in Australia, who then on sold it to TresorTV in Germany before taking it worldwide. Despite all versions now being cancelled, Popstars remains very successful, with the format being sold to over 50 countries.

The show was the inspiration for 's Pop Idol franchise which would dominate reality TV, (along with Big Brother and Survivor) for the next few years.

Although Popstars started successfully in most countries during the early 2000s, the shows gradually began to fail and were dropped by many broadcasters due to poor ratings. The last country where Popstars was still popular and successful – besides other casting shows such as The X Factor and , as well as Idol – was Germany. This is where produced the ninth season in 2010 because of the show's massive success in the ratings, but in 2012, Popstars was finally cancelled due to the short success of the groups formed throughout the episodes. In 2007, the show returned to France on M6 for one season. A new version of Popstars started in 2008 in the Netherlands and ran for three seasons. Germany's version returned for an eleventh season in 2015, but would later get cancelled following poor ratings. In 2021, a revamped version of the original New Zealand series returned to . The new series focuses on individual artists and songwriting development and does not involve putting together a pop group.


Popstars around the world
Legend:
Franchise has ceased production  
Franchise awaiting debut or renewal
     

Argentina (1)
(2)
Season 1, 2001: Bandana
Season 2, 2002: Mambrú
AustraliaPopstars Season 1, 2000: Bardot
Season 2, 2001: Scandal'us
Season 3, 2002:
Season 1, 2004: Miranda Murphy
AustriaPopstars: Mission ÖsterreichPuls 4
Website
Season 1, 2011:Season 1, 2011:
BelgiumPop StarsVT4 Season 1, 2001: Vanda Vanda
BrazilPopstarsSBT , 2002: Rouge
Season 2, 2003: Br'oZ
Season 1: , , Maíra Charken, and
Season 2: Vinícius "D'Black" Cardoso
CanadaPopstars (1)
Popstars: Boy Meets Girl (2)
Popstars: The One (3)
CTV (1)
Global TV (2–3)
Season 1, 2001:
Season 2, 2002:
Season 3, 2003:
Julie Crochetière
ColombiaPopstarsCanal Caracol Season 1, 2002:
DenmarkPopstars (1–3, 5)
Popstars Showtime! (4)
TV 2 (1–4)
Kanal 5 (5)
Season 1, 2001:
Season 2, 2002: Jon Nørgaard
Season 3, 2003:
Season 4, 2004: Maria Lucia
Season 5, 2014: Linnea
Season 2: and
Season 3: Emil Thorup
EcuadorPopstars Season 1, 2003:
Season 2, 2004: La Coba
FinlandMTV3 Season 1, 2002: Gimmel, , Mira Luoti
Season 2, 2004: INDX
Season 1:
Season 2: Jane
FrancePopstars (1–2, 4–)
Popstars – le duel (3)
M6 (1–4)
D8 (5)
Amazon Prime Video (6-)
Season 1, 2001: L5
Season 2, 2002:
Season 3, 2003:
Season 4, 2007:
Season 5, 2013:
Season 6, 2024: SOR4
Season 1:
Season 2: Chimène Badi
Season 3: and M. Pokora
Season 4: Léa Castel, Slimane
Season 5:
GermanyPopstars (1–2, 11)
(3–10)
Season 1, 2000–01:
Season 2, 2001: Bro'Sis
Season 3, 2003: Overground
Season 4, 2004:
Season 5, 2006:
Season 6, 2007: Room 2012
Season 7, 2008: Queensberry
: Some & Any
:
:
Season 11, 2015:
Season 2: Yasmin K.
Season 3:
Season 5: Bisou
GreecePopstars Season 1, 2003: Hi-5
HungaryPopsztárokTV2 Season 1, 2002: Sugar & Spice
IndiaCoke V Popstars Season 1, 2002: Viva
Season 2, 2003:
IndonesiaPopstars Indonesia Season 1, 2003: Sparx
IrelandIrish PopstarsRTÉ One Season 1, 2002: Six
ItalyPopstar (1)
Superstar Tour (2)
Italia 1 Season 1, 2001: Lollipop
Season 2, 2003: Lucky Star
Season 1: Valentina Monetta
KenyaCoca-Cola Popstars Season 1, 2004: Sema (Kenya)
MalaysiaPopstarsntv7 Season 1, 2003: By'U
MexicoPopstars Season 1, 2002: T' de Tila()
Ana Brenda Contreras
NetherlandsPopstars: The RivalsRTL 4 Season 1, 2004: Men2B (boys), Raffish (girls)
PopstarsSBS6 Season 1, 2008: RED!
Season 2, 2009–10:
Season 3, 2010–11: Dean Saunders
New ZealandPopstarsTVNZ 2 Season 1, 1999:
Season 2, 2021: Christabel Williams
Season 3, TBA: Renewal pending
NorwayPopstarsTV3 Season 1, 2001: Cape
PortugalPopstarsSIC Season 1, 2001: NonstopGémeas
RomaniaPopstars Season 1, 2003: Cocktail
RussiaRossiya 1 Season 1, 2002: Drugie Pravila (Другие правила; lit. Other rules)
SlovakiaMarkíza Season 1, 2001: Seven Days to Winter
Season 2, 2002: Misha
Season 3, 2003: Zuzana Smatanová
Season 4, 2004: Vetroplach
Season 5, 2005: Bystrík
Season 6, 2006: Ivo Bič
Season 7, 2007: Peoples
Season 8, 2008: Mária Čírová
SloveniaPopstars Season 1, 2002: Bepop
Season 2, 2003: Unique
Season 2: B.B.T. and Hajdi Korošec
South AfricaPopstarsSABC 1 (1–3)
e.tv (4)
Season 1, 2002: 101
Season 2, 2003: Adilah
Season 3 2004: Jamali and Ghetto Lingo
Season 4, 2010: Nne Vida
Season 1: Afro Z
Spain Season 1, 2002: Jesús Vázquez
SwedenPopstarsKanal 5 Season 1, 2001: Excellence
Season 2, 2002: Supernatural
Season 3, 2003:
Season 2:
PopstarsTV3 Season 1, 2001: Tears
TanzaniaCoca-Cola Popstars Season 1, 2004: Wakilisha
TurkeyPopstars (1)
(2)
Star TV (3)
Season 1, 2003: Adibin Özşahin
Season 2, 2004: Selçuk Demirelli
Season 3, 2006: Metin Levent
UgandaCoca-Cola Popstars Season 1, 2004: Blu3
UkraineСуперзірка (Superstar)1+1 Season 1, 2010: Viktoriya Korzheniuk
United KingdomPopstars (1)
(2)
ITV Season 1, 2001: Hear'Say
Season 2, 2002:
Season 1: , ,
Season 2: One True Voice, , Clea, , The Cheeky Girls,
United StatesPopstars USA Season 1, Early 2001: Eden's Crush
Season 2, Late 2001: Scene 23
Season 1: Nicole Scherzinger,
Season 2:

Number one singles
The following is a list of singles that reached #1 in the respective nations of the Popstars artists

Bandana
February 2002
May 2002
Noche
Vivir Intentando
Mambrú
Startin' Somethin'
Bardot
Rouge
October 2002
C'est La Vie
October 2003
Br'oZ
Sugar Jones
Next, Please
Kiruba
June 2003
August 2003
November 2003
Baila La Luna
L5
Whatfor
Notre étoile
Sheryfa Luna
January 2008
Elle'Ments
August 2001
Now... Us!
Pure
Never Forget (Where You Come From)
It's Done
Girls in the House
Your Dark Side
Temptation
Strictly Physical
This Is It
Popstars
Nonstop
A Different Way
How Raffish Are You?
Dream
Popstars
June 2001
Sound of the Underground
What Will the Neighbours Say?
Stand-alone single for
Out of Control


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