Music Idol

Music Idol
Photograph of a balloon with the logo for Music Idol on the side
Music Idol (Bulgarian Pop Idol) balloon over Rousse, Bulgaria
Created bySimon Fuller
StarringJudges (season 1): Yordanka Hristova, Slavi Trifonov, Gloria, Doni
Judges (season 2): Vili Kazasyan, Dimitar Kovachev - Funky, Esil Duran, Lucy Diakovska, Philipp Kirkorov*
Judges (season 3): Doni, Dimitar Kovachev - Funky, Maria
Hosts: Sanja Nikolic, Ivan Hristov & Andrey Arnaudov
Country of originBulgaria
Original languageBulgarian
Original release
NetworkbTV
ReleaseFebruary 26, 2007 (2007-02-26) –
June 8, 2009 (2009-06-08)
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Music Idol (Мюзик айдъл) was the Bulgarian version of the British television hit show Pop Idol. It was a talent contest to determine the superior pop performer. Its first season was aired on bTV from February 26 until June 7, 2007. During its third season, the show went international and auditions took place in neighboring Macedonia. Other major changes in the third season: minimum age for participants 13 (not 16), more talk show than music, great accent on the hosts, hidden vote results, which makes it impossible to validate the result of each elimination.