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Pop Idol
Series 2
Hosted byAnt & Dec (ITV)
Kate Thornton (ITV2)
JudgesSimon Cowell
Neil Fox
Nicki Chapman
Pete Waterman
WinnerMichelle McManus
Runner-upMark Rhodes
Release
Original networkITV
ITV2 (Pop Idol Extra)
Original release13 September (2003-09-13) –
20 December 2003 (2003-12-20)
Series chronology
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Series 1

The second and most recent series of British reality television show Pop Idol aired on ITV on from 13 September to 20 December 2003. Michelle McManus was announced as the winner and received a £1 million recording contract to release her debut album. Ant & Dec returned to present the show on ITV, whilst Simon Cowell, Neil Fox, Nicki Chapman and Pete Waterman all returned as judges.

The second series was not as successful as the first series, and the viewing figures for the finale were much lower.[1] Waterman considered McManus an unworthy winner.[2] In 2004, Pop Idol was axed and ITV announced a new show created by Cowell, with no involvement from Pop Idol creator Simon FullerThe X Factor.[3] The perceived similarity between the two shows later became the subject of a legal dispute.

Judges and Presenter(s) for Pop Idol Series 2

Live shows

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The live shows began on 25 October, and continued through to the live final on 20 December.

Finalists

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Finalist Age Hometown Status
Leon McPherson 20 Stoke Newington Eliminated 1st on 25 October
Kirsty Crawford 19 Northampton Eliminated 2nd on 25 October
Andy Wood 20 Leeds Eliminated 3rd on 1 November
Brian Ormond 24 Dublin Eliminated 4th on 1 November
Kim Gee 23 Grimsby Eliminated 5th on 8 November
Andy Scott-Lee 23 Rhyl Eliminated 6th on 15 November
Roxanne Cooper 16 Hull Eliminated 7th on 22 November
Susanne Manning 21 Reading Eliminated 8th on 29 November
Chris Hide 18 Lancing Eliminated 9th on 6 December
Sam Nixon 17 Barnsley Third place on 13 December
Mark Rhodes 22 West Midlands Runner-up on 20 December
Michelle McManus 23 Glasgow Winner on 20 December

* as of the start of the series

Heats and live shows

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Results summary

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Colour key
  Contestant was in the bottom two
  Contestant was in the bottom three
  Contestant received the fewest public votes and was eliminated
  Contestant received the most public votes (weeks 1-8)
  Contestant won the competition
  Contestant who the judges selected as a wild card
Stage: Heats Wild
card
Live shows
Week: 13 Sep 20 Sep 27 Sep 4 Oct 11 Oct 18 Oct 25 Oct 1 Nov 8 Nov 15 Nov 22 Nov 29 Nov 6 Dec 13 Dec 20 Dec
Place Contestant
1 Michelle McManus 1st
31.4%
5th
9.9%
1st
17.2%
6th
10.7%
1st
23.3%
1st
24.3%
2nd
29.0%
1st
40.0%
1st
40.3%
Winner
58.2%
2 Mark Rhodes 2nd
20.3%
10th
4.9%
7th
7.1%
2nd
15.5%
5th
10.9%
5th
13.7%
3rd
15.1%
3rd
19.0%
2nd
33.6%
Runner-up
41.8%
3 Sam Nixon 3rd
19.4%
J/C 2nd
12.4%
5th
11.1%
5th
11.5%
2nd
16.8%
2nd
18.0%
1st
34.2%
2nd
23.4%
3rd
26.0%
Eliminated
(week 8)
4 Chris Hide 2nd
19.3%
3rd
11.0%
6th
8.1%
3rd
13.5%
6th
10.9%
3rd
16.9%
4th
12.2%
4th
17.5%
Eliminated
(week 7)
5 Susanne Manning 3rd
16.1%
1st
27.2%
1st
16.8%
4th
13.4%
1st
22.3%
4th
11.9%%
4th
13.8%
5th
9.7%
Eliminated
(week 6)
6 Roxanne Cooper 2nd
23.5%
8th
5.2%
3rd
13.4%
7th
9.6%
3rd
16.5%
6th
13.2%
Eliminated
(week 5)
7 Andy Scott-Lee 1st
21.1%
7th
7.1%
2nd
16.0%
4th
12.3%
7th
9.8%
Eliminated
(week 4)
8 Kim Gee 2nd
24.2%
6th
8.2%
8th
5.7%
8th
4.6%
Eliminated
(week 3)
9 Brian Ormond 2nd
16.8%
9th
5.2%
9th
5.0%
Eliminated
(week 2)
10 Andy Wood 1st
28.2%
4th
11.0%
10th
4.2%
Eliminated
(week 2)
11 Kirsty Crawford 1st
19.9%
11th
4.2%
Eliminated
(week 1)
12 Leon McPherson 1st
28.6%
12th
4.0%
Eliminated
(week 1)
Wild
Card
Danielle Tedford 3rd
17.5%
2nd
16.2%
Eliminated (Wildcard round)
Jason Brook 3rd
17.4%
3rd
10.4%
Eliminated (Wildcard round)
Jodie Connor 4th
15.2%
Eliminated Eliminated (Wildcard round)
Rebecca Hayes 4th
9.8%
Eliminated (Wildcard round)
Kieran McDonald 4th
10.7%
Eliminated (Wildcard round)
Glen Harvey 4th
15.1%
Eliminated (Wildcard round)
Heat 5 Tina Perry 5th
6.9%
Eliminated (Heat 5)
Craig Chalmers Eliminated Eliminated (Heat 5)
Becky Oakley Eliminated (Heat 5)
Elizabeth Anastasiou Eliminated (Heat 5)
Katy Pullinger Eliminated (Heat 5)
Tamsin Vaughn Eliminated (Heat 5)
Heat 4 Becca Hossanney 3rd
15.5%
Eliminated (Heat 4)
Jamie Tinkler 4th
8.7%
Eliminated (Heat 4)
Tarek Jabre 5th
8.4%
Eliminated (Heat 4)
Sarah Nowak Eliminated Eliminated (Heat 4)
Elizabeth Rogers Eliminated (Heat 4)
Laura Ross Eliminated (Heat 4)
David Archer Eliminated (Heat 4)
Danielle Wooley Eliminated (Heat 4)
Heat 3 Suzanne Carley 5th
7.7%
Eliminated (Heat 3)
Hayley Bamford Eliminated Eliminated (Heat 3)
Kate Ainscough Eliminated (Heat 3)
Rachel Ifon Eliminated (Heat 3)
Amy Kellegher Eliminated (Heat 3)
Michael Morrison Eliminated (Heat 3)
Heat 2 Adam Garner 5th
9.4%
Eliminated (Heat 2)
Samantha Jones Eliminated Eliminated (Heat 2)
Bianca Lindgreen Eliminated (Heat 2)
Maxwell Roche Eliminated (Heat 2)
Kelly-Marie Smith Eliminated (Heat 2)
Wesu Wallace Eliminated (Heat 2)
Heat 1 Eddie Parry 5th
9.4%
Eliminated (Heat 1)
Jade Hewitt Eliminated Eliminated (Heat 1)
Tim Mvula Eliminated (Heat 1)
Helen O'Brien Eliminated (Heat 1)
Emma Dane Eliminated (Heat 1)
Darja Schabad Eliminated (Heat 1)
  • In week 1 of the finals, Chris and Andy received the same vote percentage as did Roxanne and Brian. In week 2, Mark and Chris received the same vote percentage.

Live show details

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Heat 1 (13 September- Recorded on 10 September 2003)

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Contestants' performances on the first live heat
Act Order From Song Result
Emma Dane 1 Preston "Hero" (Mariah Carey) Eliminated
Jade Hewitt 2 Sheffield "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" (Whitney Houston) Eliminated
Eddie Parry 3 Staffordshire "Still" (Lionel Richie) Eliminated – (5th place)
Helen O'Brien 4 Kessingland "Promise Me" (Beverley Craven) Eliminated
Tim Mvula 5 Chester "Just the Way You Are" (Billy Joel) Eliminated
Michelle McManus 6 Glasgow "Don't Be a Stranger" (Dina Carroll) Advanced – (1st place)
Darja Schabad 7 Riga "Underneath Your Clothes" (Shakira) Eliminated
Chris Hide 8 Lancing "End of the Road" (Boyz II Men) Advanced – (2nd place)
Jason Brock 9 Woburn "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (Bryan Adams) Eliminated – (3rd place)
Rebecca Hayes 10 London "Stop!" (Sam Brown) Eliminated – (4th place)
Notes;
  • The hosts revealed the contestants who received the top five numbers of votes in reverse order. Michelle McManus and Chris Hide advanced to the top 12 of the competition. The other eight contestants were eliminated.
  • Jason Brock and Rebecca Hayes returned for a second chance at the top 12 in the Wildcard Round.

Heat 2 (20 September-Recorded on 17 September 2003)

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Contestants' performances on the second live heat
Act Order From Song Result
Samantha Jones 1 Tamworth "The Power of Love" (Jennifer Rush) Eliminated
Maxwell Roche 2 Staines "Your Song" (Elton John) Eliminated
Bianca Lindgreen 3 London "Think Twice" (Celine Dion) Eliminated
Wesu Wallace 4 Brighton "Overjoyed" (Stevie Wonder) Eliminated
Kelly-Marie Smith 5 South London "Endless Love" (Diana Ross) Eliminated
Susanne Manning 6 Reading "Piece of My Heart" (Erma Franklin) Eliminated – (3rd place)
Brian Ormond 7 Dublin "Amazed" (Lonestar) Advanced – (2nd place)
Kirsty Crawford 8 Northampton "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Aretha Franklin) Advanced – (1st place)
Adam Garner 9 Buckinghamshire "Knocks Me Off My Feet" (Stevie Wonder) Eliminated – (5th place)
Jodie Connor 10 Oldham "One Day I'll Fly Away" (Randy Crawford) Eliminated – (4th place)
Notes
  • The hosts revealed the contestants who received the top five numbers of votes in reverse order. Kirsty Crawford and Brian Ormond advanced to the top 12 of the competition. The other 8 contestants were eliminated.
  • Jodie Connor and Susanne Manning returned for a second chance at the top 12 in the Wildcard Round.

Heat 3 (27 September- Recorded on 24 September 2003)

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Contestants' performances on the third live heat
Act Order From Song Result
Kate Ainscough 1 Windermere "Show Me Heaven" (Maria McKee) Eliminated
Amy Kellegher 2 Romford "Get Here" (Oleta Adams) Eliminated
Kieran McDonald 3 Musselburgh "Goodnight Girl" (Wet Wet Wet) Eliminated – (4th place)
Michael Morrison 4 Bromley "Always and Forever" (Heatwave) Eliminated
Rachel Ifon 5 Birkenhead "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (Otis Redding) Eliminated
Hayley Bamford 6 Yorkshire "That's What Friends Are For" (Dionne Warwick) Eliminated
Roxanne Cooper 7 Hull "Beautiful" (Christina Aguilera) Advanced – (2nd place)
Sam Nixon 8 Barnsley "Walking in Memphis" (Marc Cohn) Eliminated – (3rd place)
Suzanne Carley 9 Watford "Run to You" (Whitney Houston) Eliminated – (5th place)
Andy Wood 10 Leeds "Easy" (Commodores) Advanced – (1st place)
Notes
  • The hosts revealed the contestants who received the top five numbers of votes in reverse order. Andy Wood and Roxanne Cooper advanced to the top 12 of the competition. The other 8 contestants were eliminated.
  • Kieran McDonald and Sam Nixon returned for a second chance at the top 12 in the Wildcard Round.

Heat 4 (4 October- Recorded on 1 October 2003)

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Contestants' performances on the fourth live heat
Act Order From Song Result
Elizabeth Rogers 1 Liverpool "You're Still the One" (Shania Twain) Eliminated
Sarah Nowak 2 Maidenhead "Stuck in the Middle With You" (Stealers Wheel) Eliminated
Jamie Tinkler 3 Middlesbrough "Right Here Waiting" (Richard Marx) Eliminated – (4th place)
Kim Gee 4 Grimsby "Son of a Preacher Man" (Dusty Springfield) Advanced – (2nd place)
Laura Russ 5 Wirral "Killing Me Softly with His Song" (Roberta Flack) Eliminated
David Archer 6 South Wales "What Makes a Man" (Westlife) Eliminated
Danielle Wooley 7 Nottingham "When I Fall in Love" (Doris Day) Eliminated
Leon McPherson 8 Stoke Newington "You Are Not Alone" (Michael Jackson) Advanced – (1st place)
Becca Hossanney 9 Hailsham "Without You" (Badfinger) Eliminated – (3rd place)
Tarek Jabre 10 East London "Let Me Entertain You" (Robbie Williams) Eliminated – (5th place)
Notes
  • The hosts revealed the contestants who received the top five numbers of votes in reverse order. Leon McPherson and Kim Gee advanced to the top 12 of the competition. The other 8 contestants were eliminated.
  • None of the contestants from this round made it into the Wildcard Round, making it the only group to not be represented at that stage.

Heat 5 (11 October- Recorded on 8 October 2003)

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Contestants' performances on the fifth live heat
Act Order From Song Result
Tamsin Vaughn 1 London "Holding Out for a Hero" (Bonnie Tyler) Eliminated
Mark Rhodes 2 West Midlands "She's Like the Wind" (Patrick Swayze) Advanced – (2nd place)
Katy Pullinger 3 Weybridge "Desperado" (Eagles) Eliminated
Becky Oakley 4 Tonypandy "You Might Need Somebody" (Shola Ama) Eliminated
Tina Perry 5 Kent "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Aerosmith) Eliminated – (5th place)
Craig Chalmers 6 Edinburgh "I Believe I Can Fly" (R.Kelly) Eliminated
Danielle Tedford 7 Barrow-in-Furness "Fields of Gold" (Sting) Eliminated – (3rd place)
Andy Scott-Lee 8 Rhyl "Careless Whisper" (Wham!) Advanced – (1st place)
Glen Harvey 9 Hampshire "A Million Love Songs" (Take That) Eliminated – (4th place)
Elizabeth Anastasiou 10 London "When I Need You" (Leo Sayer) Eliminated
Notes
  • The hosts revealed the contestants who received the top five numbers of votes in reverse order. Andy Scott-Lee and Mark Rhodes advanced to the top 12 of the competition. The other 8 contestants were eliminated.
  • Glen Harvey and Danielle Tedford returned for a second chance at the top 12 in the Wildcard Round.
  • Craig Chalmers later went on to make the live finals of Any Dream Will Do in 2007.

Wildcard round (18 October)

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For the first time (and only time) on the UK version of Pop Idol, there was a Wildcard Round where previously eliminated contestants returned for a second chance at making it through to the live finals. As a result, the final 10 was to become a final twelve. The judges announced which eight contestants would earn a Wildcard place at the end of the 11 October results show, and that after they perform the public would choose one contestant to go through, and the judges would pick another. The eight contestants who contested the Wildcard Round were Jason Brock, Jodie Connor, Glen Harvey, Rebecca Hayes, Susanne Manning, Kieran McDonald, Sam Nixon and Danielle Tedford.

Contestants' performances on the live wildcard round
Act Order Song Result
Kieran McDonald 1 "I'm Your Man" (Wham!) Eliminated – (3rd place)
Jodie Connor 2 "Heaven" (Bryan Adams) Eliminated
Rebecca Hayes 3 "I'll Be There" (Jackson 5) Eliminated
Jason Brock 4 "Lately" (Stevie Wonder) Eliminated
Glen Harvey 5 "Yesterday" (The Beatles) Eliminated
Susanne Manning 6 "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (Everything But The Girl) Advanced – (1st place)
Danielle Tedford 7 "Thorn in My Side" (Annie Lennox) Eliminated – (2nd place)
Sam Nixon 8 "Over My Shoulder" (Mike + The Mechanics) Advanced – (Judges choice)
Notes
  • The judges selected Sam to move on into the Top 12 of the competition, before the hosts revealed the Top 3 vote getters. Susanne received the most votes, and completed the top 12. It was not made clear whether or not Sam was actually in the top 3, as the hosts stated that it was the top 3 of the remaining 7 contestants. Danielle missed out on the finals by one place for the second time.
  • In 2010, Jodie Connor's vocals were featured on the UK number-one single "Good Times" by London grime collective, Roll Deep,[4] and she later went onto launch a solo career.

Live show 1 (25 October)

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Due to the addition of two extra contestants through the Wildcard Round, it was announced that for the first two weeks of the finals, two contestants would be eliminated instead of the standard one.

Contestants' performances on the first live show
Act Order Song Musical Hero Result
Kirsty Crawford 1 "I'm Outta Love" (Anastacia) Anastacia Eliminated
Leon McPherson 2 "I Just Called to Say I Love You" (Stevie Wonder) Stevie Wonder Eliminated
Brian Ormond 3 "A Different Corner" (George Michael) George Michael Safe
Kim Gee 4 "River Deep - Mountain High" (Tina Turner) Tina Turner Safe
Mark Rhodes 5 "With or Without You" (U2) U2 Bottom three
Susanne Manning 6 "Ironic" (Alanis Morissette) Alanis Morissette Safe
Andy Scott-Lee 7 "If You're Not the One" (Daniel Bedingfield) Daniel Bedingfield Safe
Sam Nixon 8 "Handbags & Gladrags" (Rod Stewart) Rod Stewart Safe
Michelle McManus 9 "All By Myself" (Eric Carmen) Celine Dion Safe
Andy Wood 10 "To Love Somebody" (The Bee Gees) The Bee Gees Safe
Roxanne Cooper 11 "You're Still the One" (Shania Twain) Shania Twain Safe
Chris Hide 12 "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Elton John) Elton John Safe
  • Judges Prediction of who will leave
  • Neil Fox: Leon McPherson and Mark Rhodes
  • Nicki Chapman: Leon McPherson and Michelle McManus
  • Pete Waterman: Leon McPherson and Kirsty Crawford
  • Simon Cowell: Leon McPherson and Kirsty Crawford
Notes
  • Just 80 votes separated Chris Hide and Andy Wood in week one.

Live show 2 (1 November)

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Contestants' performances on the second live show
Act Order Song Birth year Result
Andy Wood 1 "I Believe I Can Fly" (R Kelly) 1983 Eliminated
Susanne Manning 2 "Only You" (Yazoo) 1982 Safe
Sam Nixon 3 "True Colours" (Cyndi Lauper) 1986 Safe
Kim Gee 4 "Hot Stuff" (Donna Summer) 1979 Bottom three
Chris Hide 5 "Heaven" (Bryan Adams) 1983 Safe
Mark Rhodes 6 "Imagine" (John Lennon) 1981 Safe
Roxanne Cooper 7 "Take My Breath Away" (Berlin) 1986 Safe
Andy Scott-Lee 8 "She's Out of My Life" (Michael Jackson) 1980 Safe
Brian Ormond 9 "Honesty" (Billy Joel) 1979 Eliminated
Michelle McManus 10 "On the Radio" (Donna Summer) 1979 Safe
  • Judges Prediction of who will leave
  • Neil Fox: Mark Rhodes & Brian Ormond
  • Nicki Chapman: Andy Wood & Brian Ormond
  • Pete Waterman: Brian Ormond & Kim Gee
  • Simon Cowell: Mark Rhodes & Brian Ormond

Live show 3 (8 November)

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Contestants' performances on the third live show
Act Order Song Result
Roxanne Cooper 1 "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" Bottom two
Chris Hide 2 "Circle of Life" Safe
Andy Scott Lee 3 "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" Safe
Michelle McManus 4 "Your Song" Bottom three
Sam Nixon 5 "I Want Love" Safe
Kim Gee 6 "The One" Eliminated
Mark Rhodes 7 "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" Safe
Susanne Manning 8 "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" Safe
  • Judges Prediction of who will leave
  • Neil Fox: Chris Hide
  • Nicki Chapman: Chris Hide
  • Pete Waterman: Kim Gee
  • Simon Cowell: Kim Gee

Live show 4 (15 November)

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Contestants' performances on the fourth live show
Act Order Song Result
Susanne Manning 1 "Young Hearts Run Free" (Candi Staton) Safe
Andy Scott-Lee 2 "Rock with You" (Michael Jackson) Eliminated
Michelle McManus 3 "If I Can't Have You" (Yvonne Elliman) Safe
Mark Rhodes 4 "More Than a Woman" (The Bee Gees) Bottom three
Sam Nixon 5 "Blame It on the Boogie" (Mick Jackson) Safe
Roxanne Cooper 6 "Can You Feel It" (The Jacksons) Safe
Chris Hide 7 "Ain't Nobody" (Chaka Khan) Bottom two
  • Judges Prediction of who will leave
  • Neil Fox: Chris Hide
  • Nicki Chapman: Chris Hide
  • Pete Waterman: Roxanne Cooper
  • Simon Cowell: Roxanne Cooper
Notes
  • Just 697 votes separated Mark Rhodes and Chris Hide in week four.
  • Although Hide was second from bottom, he was announced as safe, leading viewers to assume that Suzanne had come second from bottom.

Live show 5 (22 November)

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Contestants' performances on the fifth live show
Act Order Song Result
Sam Nixon 1 "With a Little Help From My Friends" Safe
Susanne Manning 2 "Ticket to Ride" Bottom three
Chris Hide 3 "The Long and Winding Road" Safe
Roxanne Cooper 4 "Let It Be" Eliminated
Michelle McManus 5 "Hey Jude" Safe
Mark Rhodes 6 "Help!" Bottom two
  • Judges Prediction of who will leave
  • Neil Fox: Mark Rhodes
  • Nicki Chapman: Mark Rhodes
  • Pete Waterman: Mark Rhodes
  • Simon Cowell: Mark Rhodes

Live show 6 (29 November)

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Contestants' performances on the sixth live show
Act Order Song Result
Michelle McManus 1 "Feeling Good" (Nina Simone) Safe
Chris Hide 2 "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" (Dean Martin) Bottom two
Susanne Manning 3 "Cry Me a River" (Julie London) Eliminated
Mark Rhodes 4 "Have You Met Miss Jones?" (Robbie Williams) Safe
Sam Nixon 5 "Mr. Bojangles" (Sammy Davis Jr) Safe
  • Judges Prediction of who will leave
  • Neil Fox: Susanne Manning
  • Nicki Chapman: Susanne Manning
  • Pete Waterman: Susanne Manning
  • Simon Cowell: Susanne Manning

Live show 7 (6 December)

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Contestants' performances on the seventh live show
Act Order Song Order Song Result
Mark Rhodes 1 "Merry Xmas Everybody" (Slade) 5 "Blue Christmas" (Elvis Presley) Bottom two
Sam Nixon 2 "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (Wizzard) 6 "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (The Jackson 5) Safe
Chris Hide 3 "Winter Wonderland" (Tony Bennett) 7 "White Christmas" (Bing Crosby) Eliminated
Michelle McManus 4 "Merry Christmas Everyone" (Shakin' Stevens) 8 "Oh Holy Night" (Various artists) Safe
  • Judges Prediction of who will leave
  • Neil Fox: Mark Rhodes
  • Nicki Chapman: Mark Rhodes
  • Pete Waterman: Mark Rhodes
  • Simon Cowell: Mark Rhodes

Live show 8 (13 December)

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  • Theme: Judges' song choice
  • Best bits song: "Hero"
Contestants' performances on the eighth live show
Act Order Song Order Song Result
Sam Nixon 1 "Maggie May" (Rod Stewart) 4 "Always" (Bon Jovi) Eliminated
Michelle McManus 2 "I Say a Little Prayer" (Dionne Warwick) 5 "Without You" (Badfinger) Safe
Mark Rhodes 3 "Back for Good" (Take That) 6 "If You Don't Know Me By Now" (Simply Red) Safe
  • Judges Prediction of who will leave
  • Neil Fox: Mark Rhodes
  • Nicki Chapman: Mark Rhodes
  • Pete Waterman: Michelle McManus
  • Simon Cowell: Refused to vote

Final (20 December)

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Contestants' performances on the ninth live show
Act Order Song Order Song Order Song Result
Mark Rhodes 1 "All This Time" 3 "She's Like the Wind" 5 "Measure of a Man" Runner-up
Michelle McManus 2 "All This Time" 4 "On the Radio" 6 "The Meaning of Love" Winner

Reception

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Ratings

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Episode Date Viewers (millions)[5] Weekly rank
Auditions 1 9 August 5.61 16
Auditions 2 16 August 7.33 10
Auditions 3 23 August 7.68 10
Auditions 4 30 August 8.85 10
Theatre rounds 6 September 7.29 18
Heat 1 13 September 6.57 18
Heat 1 results 13 September Under 3.83 Outside Top 30
Heat 2 20 September 6.82 19
Heat 2 results 20 September 7.19 17
Heat 3 27 September 7.02 14
Heat 3 results 27 September 6.63 15
Heat 4 4 October 7.19 13
Heat 4 results 4 October 7.31 12
Heat 5 11 October 6.79 18
Heat 5 results 11 October 6.46 19
Wildcard round 18 October 8.15 12
Wildcard round results 18 October 7.65 15
Live show 1 25 October 8.33 13
Live show 1 results 25 October 7.84 16
Live show 2 1 November 8.53 15
Live show 2 results 1 November 8.02 16
Live show 3 8 November 8.82 13
Live show 3 results 8 November 8.36 14
Live show 4 15 November 8.45 14
Live show 4 results 15 November 7.56 19
Live show 5 22 November 9.44 11
Live show 5 results 22 November 8.99 13
Live show 6 29 November 9.98 8
Live show 6 results 29 November 9.27 10
Live show 7 6 December 9.86 8
Live show 7 results 6 December 9.32 11
Live show 8 6 December 10.51 7
Live show 8 results 13 December 9.37 12
Live final 20 December 11.04 6
Live final results 20 December 10.13 8

References

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  1. ^ Paulse, Wade (22 December 2003). ""Plus-size" contestant wins U.K. 'Pop Idol', as judge Pete Waterman walks out". Reality TV World. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  2. ^ Wilkes, Neil (23 January 2004). "Pete Waterman: "Michelle is rubbish"". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Cowell reveals new talent search". BBC News. 23 April 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Dream comes true as Jodie hits No1". Manchester Evening News. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  5. ^ "Weekly Viewing Summary (see relevant week)". BARB.