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American Idol

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American Idol is an American singing competition series that premiered on Fox in 2002, adapted from the British format Pop Idol, in which aspiring singers compete over a season of auditions and eliminations, judged by a panel and by viewer voting, for a recording contract and a launch into the music industry. It became one of the highest-rated television programs in the United States during the 2000s and helped launch the recording careers of a number of its winners and contestants, and its format was licensed for local versions produced in many other countries.

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2002 1
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United States 1
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English 1
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1. American Idol, Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph, second sentence
    It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to April 7, 2016, for 15 seasons.
  • Lead paragraph, first sentence
    American Idol is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller
  • American Idol, Description, original language
    American Idol is an American singing competition series that premiered on Fox in 2002, adapted from the British format Pop Idol, in which aspiring singers compete over a season of auditions and eliminations, judged by a panel and by viewer voting, for a recording contract and a launch into the music industry.
  • In Medium: Television, Article lead sentence
    American Idol is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America.
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