Pop Idol
/ˈpɒp aɪdl/
/ˈpɑːp aɪdl/
- a very popular British television programme shown on TV for two series in 2001-2 and 2002-3 in which young people who wanted to be pop singers had the chance to perform in front of judges who selected a group of the best. In later programmes members of the public could vote by phone for the person they thought should win. compare American Idol