[snugs]

I never watched Pop Idol either but I do remember the first winner at the time got a lot of publicity in the UK I can't remember his name now, I think it was a man unless that was the second series. I tend to watch either current affairs, crime dramas or sport.

[Wolfstar]

It was a gay man who won the first Pop Idol. American Idol is a huge hit here. Just finished its fourth season. Don't know how long it will stay popular, but for now it's become something of a cultural phenomenon here in the U.S.