'' is an international Reality Television program and a precursor to the '' Idol '' series. The show launched in New Zealand and formed the all-girl group True Bliss .
The judges on the UK version of the show were: Nigel Lythgoe , Nicki Chapman Paul Adams .
In ) and an all-boy group (managed by Pete Waterman ). The race for the Christmas chart number one saw Walsh's '' Girls Aloud '' easily beating '' One True Voice '', who quickly disbanded.
- Argentina - Bandana, Mambru
- Australia - Bardot (disbanded), Scandal'us (disbanded), Scott Cain , Danielle Stearman ; with Kayne Taylor and Miranda Murphy being contestants of the follow-up series '' Popstars Live ''
- Belgium - Vanda Vanda
- Brazil - Rouge, Br'Oz
- Canada - Sugar Jones , Velvet Empire , Christa Borden ''(solo artist)''
- Colombia - Escarcha (disbanded, but all of them are working on TV and Radio)
- Denmark - EyeQ
- Finland - Gimmel (disbanded), IndX (broked & flopped) and Jane
- France - L5 (still active), Donia (solo singer, flopped), Whatfor (disbanded), Chimene Badi (solo singer, still active and very successful ever since), Linkup (disbanded), Diadems (disbanded), Matt Pokara (solo singer, still active and very successful since 2005), Ophélie Cassy (solo singer, still active)
- Germany - No Angels , Bro'Sis , Preluders , Overground , Nu Pagadi
- Greece - Hi-5 (disbanded)
- India - Viva ,Aasma
- Indonesia - Sparx
- Ireland - Six
- Italy - Lollipop (band)
- Malaysia - By'U
- Netherlands - Follow That Dream
- New Zealand - TrueBliss (disbanded)
- Norway - Cape
- Portugal - Nonstop
- Slovenia - Bepop , Unique
- South Africa - Popstars 101
- Spain - Bellepop (disbanded), Magnolias de Acero (still active), Roser (solo singer, still active), Carmen Miriam (solo singer, still active), Elisabeth Jordan (active in UPA DANCE)
- Sweden - Excellence (XLNS), Supernatural, Johannes Kotchy (solo singer)
- Switzerland - Tears
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- United Kingdom - Hear'Say (winners, disbanded), Liberty X (finalists, still together), Darius Danesh , Warren Stacey ; with Girls Aloud (overall winners), One True Voice (boy band winners, disbanded), Phixx (male finalists, disbanded), Javine , Clea (female finalists, limited success) and The Cheeky Girls being contestants of the follow up series ''"Popstars: The Rivals"''
- United States - Eden's Crush , Scene 23
The show has also launched careers of those known as , who have had far more success than any other of the groups with all 12 of their singles going Top 10 and 3 Platinum albums.
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