Pop Idol series 2
Template:Infobox reality music competitionThe second series of Pop Idol, a reality television show, was broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom during the autumn and winter months of 2003. The show was a singing competition for singers aged 16-26, with the winner receiving a £1million recording contract to release their debut album. It was a precursor to the successful X Factor series which debuted the following year.
Live shows
The live shows began on 25 October 2003, and continued through to the live final on 20 December 2003.
Finalists
Results summary
Elimination chart
| Did Not Perform | Female | Male | Top 50 | Wild Card | Top 12 | Winner |
| Stage: | Semi-Finals | Wild Card |
Finals | |||||||||||||
| Week: | ||||||||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Michelle McManus | Top 12 | 4 | 1 | Btm 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Winner | |||||
| 2 | Mark Rhodes | Top 12 | Btm 3 | 7 | 2 | Btm 3 | Btm 2 | Btm 3 | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Elim | |||||
| 3 | Sam Nixon | Elim | Top 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Btm 3 | Elim | |||||
| 4 | Chris Hide | Top 12 | 3 | 7 | 3 | Btm 2 | 3 | Btm 2 | Elim | |||||||
| 5 | Susanne Manning | Elim | Top 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Btm 3 | Elim | |||||||
| 6 | Roxanne Cooper | Top 12 | 7 | 3 | Btm 2 | 3 | Elim | |||||||||
| 7 | Andy Scott-Lee | Top 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | Elim | ||||||||||
| 8 | Kim Gee | Top 12 | 5 | Btm 3 | Elim | |||||||||||
| 9 | Marc Dillon | Top 12 | 3 | Elim | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Brian Ormond | Top 12 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 11 | Kirsty Crawford | Top 12 | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Leon McPherson | Top 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Wild Card |
Jason Brock | Elim | Elim | |||||||||||||
| Jodie Connor | Elim | |||||||||||||||
| Glen Harvey | Elim | |||||||||||||||
| Rebecca Hayes | Elim | |||||||||||||||
| Kieran McDonald | Elim | |||||||||||||||
| Danielle Tedford | Elim | |||||||||||||||
| Semi- Final 5 |
Elizabeth Anastasiou | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| Craig Chalmers | ||||||||||||||||
| Becky Oakley | ||||||||||||||||
| Tina Perry | ||||||||||||||||
| Katy Pullinger | ||||||||||||||||
| Tamsin Vaughn | ||||||||||||||||
| Semi- Final 4 |
David Archer | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| Becca Hossanney | ||||||||||||||||
| Tarek Jabre | ||||||||||||||||
| Sarah Nowak | ||||||||||||||||
| Elizabeth Rogers | ||||||||||||||||
| Laura Ross | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Tinkler | ||||||||||||||||
| Danielle Wooley | ||||||||||||||||
| Semi- Final 3 |
Kate Ainscough | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| Hayley Bamford | ||||||||||||||||
| Suzanne Carley | ||||||||||||||||
| Rachel Ifon | ||||||||||||||||
| Amy Kellegher | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Morrison | ||||||||||||||||
| Semi- Final 2 |
Adam Garner | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| Samantha Jones | ||||||||||||||||
| Bianca Lindgreen | ||||||||||||||||
| Maxwell Roche | ||||||||||||||||
| Kelly-Marie Smith | ||||||||||||||||
| Wesu Wallace | ||||||||||||||||
| Semi- Final 1 |
Emma Dane | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| Jade Hewitt | ||||||||||||||||
| Tim Mvula | ||||||||||||||||
| Helen O’Brien | ||||||||||||||||
| Eddie Parry | ||||||||||||||||
| Darja Schabad | ||||||||||||||||
Live show details
Semi Finals Group 1 (13 September 2003)
Theme: Contestants Choice'
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma Dane | "Hero" (Mariah Carey) | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Jade Hewitt | "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" (Whitney Houston) | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Eddie Parry | "Still" (Lionel Richie) | 7.4% (5th) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Helen O'Brien | "Promise Me" (Beverley Craven) | Eliminated | |
| 5 | Tim Mvula | "Just The Way You Are" (Billy Joel) | Eliminated | |
| 6 | Michelle McManus | "Don't Be A Stranger" (Dina Carroll) | 31.4% (1st) | Advanced |
| 7 | Darja Schabad | "Underneath Your Clothes" (Shakira) | Eliminated | |
| 8 | Chris Hide | "End of the Road" (Boyz II Men) | 19.3% (2nd) | Advanced |
| 9 | Jason Brock | "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (Bryan Adams) | 17.4% (3rd) | Eliminated |
| 10 | Rebecca Hayes | "Stop!" (Sam Brown) | 9.8% (4th) | Eliminated |
- Notes;
- The hosts revealed the contestants who received the top 5 ammounts of votes in reverse order. Michelle McManus and Chris Hide advanced to the top 12 of the competition. The other 8 contestants were eliminated.
- Jason Brock and Rebecca Hayes returned for a second chance at the top 12 in the Wildcard Round.
Semi Finals Group 2 (20 September 2003)
Theme: Contestants Choice'
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samantha Jones | "The Power of Love" (Jennifer Rush) | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Maxwell Roche | "Your Song" (Elton John) | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Bianca Lindgreen | "Think Twice" (Celine Dion) | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Wesu Wallace | "Overjoyed" (Stevie Wonder) | Eliminated | |
| 5 | Kelly-Marie Smith | "Endless Love" (Diana Ross) | Eliminated | |
| 6 | Susanne Manning | "Piece of My Heart" (Janis Joplin) | 16.1% (3rd) | Eliminated |
| 7 | Brian Ormond | "Amazed" (Lonestar) | 16.8% (2nd) | Advanced |
| 8 | Kirsty Crawford | "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman" (Aretha Franklin) | 19.9% (1st) | Advanced |
| 9 | Adam Garner | "Knocks Me Off My Feet" (Stevie Wonder) | 9.4% (5th) | Eliminated |
| 10 | Jodie Connor | "One Day I'll Fly Away" (Randy Crawford) | 15.2% (4th) | Eliminated |
- Notes
- The hosts revealed the contestants who received the top 5 ammounts 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.
Semi Finals Group 3 (27 September 2003)
Theme: Contestants Choice
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kate Ainscough | "Show Me Heaven" (Maria McKee) | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Amy Kellegher | "Get Here" (Oleta Adams) | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Kieran McDonald | "Goodnight Girl" (Wet Wet Wet) | 10.7% (4th) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Michael Morrison | "Always and Forever" (Luther Vandross) | Eliminated | |
| 5 | Rachel Ifon | "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (Otis Redding) | Eliminated | |
| 6 | Hayley Bamford | "That's What Friends Are For" (Dionne Warwick) | Eliminated | |
| 7 | Roxanne Cooper | "Beautiful" (Christina Aguilera) | 23.5% (2nd) | Advanced |
| 8 | Sam Nixon | "Walking In Memphis" (Marc Cohn) | 19.4% (3rd) | Eliminated |
| 9 | Suzanne Carley | "Run to You" (Whitney Houston) | 7.7% (5th) | Eliminated |
| 10 | Marc Dillon | "Easy" (Commodores) | 28.2% (1st) | Advanced |
- Notes
- The hosts revealed the contestants who received the top 5 ammounts of votes in reverse order. Marc Dillon 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.
Semi Finals Group 4 (4 October 2003)
Theme: Contestants Choice
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizabeth Rogers | "You're Still The One" (Shania Twain) | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Sarah Nowak | "Stuck in the Middle With You" (Stealers Wheel) | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Jamie Tinkler | "Right Here Waiting" (Richard Marx) | 8.7% (4th) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Kim Gee | "Son of a Preacher Man" (Dusty Springfield) | 24.2% (2nd) | Advanced |
| 5 | Laura Russ | "Killing Me Softly" (Fugees) | Eliminated | |
| 6 | David Archer | "What Makes a Man" (Westlife) | Eliminated | |
| 7 | Danielle Wooley | "When I Fall in Love" (Doris Day) | Eliminated | |
| 8 | Leon McPherson | "You Are Not Alone" (Michael Jackson) | 28.6% (1st) | Advanced |
| 9 | Becca Hossanney | "Without You" (Badfinger) | 15.5% (3rd) | Eliminated |
| 10 | Tarek Jabre | "Let Me Entertain You" (Robbie Williams) | 8.4% (5th) | Eliminated |
- Notes
- The hosts revealed the contestants who received the top 5 ammounts 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.
Semi Finals Group 5 (11 October 2003)
Theme: Contestants Choice
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamsin Vaughn | "Holding Out for a Hero" (Bonnie Tyler) | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Mark Rhodes | "She's Like the Wind" (Patrick Swayze) | 20.3% (2nd) | Advanced |
| 3 | Katy Pullinger | "Desperado" (The Eagles) | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Becky Oakley | "You Might Need Somebody" (Turley Richards) | Eliminated | |
| 5 | Tina Perry | "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing" (Aerosmith) | 6.9% (5th) | Eliminated |
| 6 | Craig Chalmers | "I Believe I Can Fly" (R Kelly) | Eliminated | |
| 7 | Danielle Tedford | "Fields of Gold" (Sting) | 17.5% (3rd) | Eliminated |
| 8 | Andy Scott-Lee | "Careless Whisper" (George Michael) | 21.1% (1st) | Advanced |
| 9 | Glen Harvey | "A Million Love Songs" (Take That) | 15.1% (4th) | Eliminated |
| 10 | Elizabeth Anastasiou | "When I Need You" (Leo Sayer) | Eliminated |
- Notes
- The hosts revealed the contestants who received the top 5 ammounts 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 2003)
For the first 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 October 11 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.
Theme: Contestants Choice
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kieran McDonald | "I'm Your Man" (Wham!) | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Jodie Connor | "Heaven" (Bryan Adams) | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Rebecca Hayes | "I'll Be There" (The Jackson Five) | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Jason Brock | "Lately" (Stevie Wonder) | 10.4% (3rd) | Eliminated |
| 5 | Glen Harvey | "Yesterday" (The Beatles) | Eliminated | |
| 6 | Susanne Manning | "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (Crazy Horse) | 27.2% (1st) | Advanced |
| 7 | Danielle Tedford | "I Should Have Known Better" (Eurythmics) | 16.2% (2nd) | Eliminated |
| 8 | Sam Nixon | "Over My Shoulder" (Mike + The Mechanics) | Judge's Choice | Advanced |
- 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.
Week 1 (26 October 2003)
Theme: Songs by contestant's 'Pop Idol'
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.
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirsty Crawford | "I'm Outta Love" (Anastacia) | 4.2% | Eliminated |
| 2 | Leon McPherson | "I Just Called to Say I Love You" (Lionel Richie) | 4.0% | Eliminated |
| 3 | Brian Ormond | "A Different Corner" (George Michael) | 5.2% | Safe |
| 4 | Kim Gee | "River Deep Mountain High" (Tina Turner) | 8.2% | Safe |
| 5 | Mark Rhodes | "With Or Without You" (U2) | 4.9% | Bottom three |
| 6 | Susanne Manning | "Ironic" (Alanis Morissette) | 16.8% | Safe |
| 7 | Andy Scott-Lee | "If You're Not the One" (Daniel Bedingfield) | 7.1% | Safe |
| 8 | Sam Nixon | "Handbags & Gladrags" (Stereophonics) | 12.4% | Safe |
| 9 | Michelle McManus | "All By Myself" (Eric Carmen) | 9.9% | Safe |
| 10 | Marc Dillon | "To Love Somebody" (Michael Bolton) | 11.0% | Safe |
| 11 | Roxanne Cooper | "You're Still the One" (Shania Twain) | 5.2% | Safe |
| 12 | Chris Hide | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me" (Elton John) | 11.0% | Safe |
- Notes
- Just 80 votes separated Chris Hide and Marc Dillon in week one.
Week 2 (1 November 2003)
Theme: Songs from contestant's birth year
| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Dillon | "Celebration" (Kool and the Gang) | 4.2% | Eliminated |
| 2 | Susanne Manning | "Only You" (Yazoo) | 13.2% | Safe |
| 3 | Sam Nixon | "True Colours" (Cyndi Lauper) | 11.1% | Safe |
| 4 | Kim Gee | "Hot Stuff" (Donna Summer) | 5.7% | Bottom three |
| 5 | Chris Hide | "Heaven" (Bryan Adams) | 7.2% | Safe |
| 6 | Mark Rhodes | "Imagine" (John Lennon) | 7.1% | Safe |
| 7 | Roxanne Cooper | "Take My Breath Away" (Berlin) | 13.4% | Safe |
| 8 | Andy Scott-Lee | "She's Out of My Life" (Michael Jackson) | 16.0% | Safe |
| 9 | Brian Ormond | "Honesty" (Billy Joel) | 5.0% | Eliminated |
| 10 | Michelle McManus | "On the Radio" (Donna Summer) | 17.2% | Safe |
- Notes
Week 3 (8 November 2003)
Theme: Elton John songs
| Order | Artist | Song | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roxanne Cooper | "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" | 9.6% | Bottom two |
| 2 | Chris Hide | "Circle of Life" | 13.5% | Safe |
| 3 | Andy Scott Lee | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" | 12.3% | Safe |
| 4 | Michelle McManus | "Your Song" | 10.7% | Bottom three |
| 5 | Sam Nixon | "I Want Love" | 11.5% | Safe |
| 6 | Kim Gee | "The One" | 4.6% | Eliminated |
| 7 | Mark Rhodes | "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" | 15.5% | Safe |
| 8 | Susanne Manning | "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" | 22.3% | Safe |
- Notes
Week 4 (15 November 2003)
Theme: Disco songs
| Order | Artist | Song (original artist) | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susanne Manning | "Young Hearts Run Free" (Candi Staton) | 11.9% | Safe |
| 2 | Andy Scott-Lee | "Rock with You" (Michael Jackson) | 9.8% | Eliminated |
| 3 | Michelle McManus | "If I Can't Have You" (Yvonne Elliman) | 23.3% | Safe |
| 4 | Mark Rhodes | "More Than a Woman" | 10.9% | Bottom three |
| 5 | Sam Nixon | "Blame It On The Boogie" (Michael Jackson) | 16.8% | Safe |
| 6 | Roxanne Cooper | "Can You Feel It" (Jackson 5) | 16.5% | Safe |
| 7 | Chris Hide | "Ain't Nobody" (Chaka Khan) | 10.9% | Bottom two |
- Notes
- Just 697 votes separated Mark Rhodes and Chris Hide in week four.
Week 5 (22 November 2003)
Theme: The Beatles songs
| Order | Artist | Song | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Nixon | "With a Little Help From My Friends" | 18.0% | Safe |
| 2 | Susanne Manning | "Ticket to Ride" | 13.8% | Bottom three |
| 3 | Chris Hide | "The Long and Winding Road" | 16.9% | Safe |
| 4 | Roxanne Cooper | "Let It Be" | 13.2% | Eliminated |
| 5 | Michelle McManus | "Hey Jude" | 24.3% | Safe |
| 6 | Mark Rhodes | "Help!" | 13.7% | Bottom two |
- Notes
Week 6 (29 November 2003)
Theme: Big band
| Order | Artist | Song (original artist) | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michelle McManus | "Feeling Good" (Nina Simone) | 29.0% | Safe |
| 2 | Chris Hide | "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" (Dean Martin) | 12.2% | Bottom two |
| 3 | Susanne Manning | "Cry Me a River" (Julie London) | 9.7% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Mark Rhodes | "Have You Met Miss Jones?" (Robbie Williams) | 15.1% | Safe |
| 5 | Sam Nixon | "Mr. Bojangles" (Sammy Davis Jr.) | 34.2% | Safe |
- Notes
Week 7 (6 December 2003)
Theme: Christmas songs
| Order | Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song (original artists) | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Rhodes | "Merry Xmas Everybody" (Slade) | "Blue Christmas" (Elvis Presley) | 19.0% | Bottom two |
| 2 | Sam Nixon | "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (Wizzard) | "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (Jackson 5) | 23.4% | Safe |
| 3 | Chris Hide | "Winter Wonderland" (Dean Martin) | "White Christmas" (Bing Crosby) | 17.5% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Michelle McManus | "Merry Christmas Everybody" (Shakin' Stevens) | "Oh Holy Night" (Various artists) | 40.0% | Eliminated |
Week 8 (13 December 2003)
Theme: Judges song choice
| Order | Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song (original artists) | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Nixon | "Maggie May" (Rod Stewart) | "Always" (Bon Jovi) | 26.0% | Eliminated |
| 2 | Michelle McManus | "I Say A Little Prayer" (Arethra Franklin) | "Without You" (Harry Nilsson) | 40.3% | Safe |
| 3 | Mark Rhodes | "Back For Good" (Take That) | "If You Don't Know Me By Now" (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes) | 33.6% | Safe |
Week 9 - Final (20 December 2003)
| Order | Artist | First song | Second song (original artists) | Third song | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Rhodes | "All This Time" (winner's song) | "She's Like the Wind" (Patrick Swayze) | "Measure of a Man" (original song) | 41.8% | Runner-Up |
| 2 | Michelle McManus | "All This Time" (winner's song) | "On the Radio" (Donna Summer) | "The Meaning of Love" (original song) | 58.2% | Winner |
- Notes
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