Ídolos Portugal
Encyclopedia
Ídolos is a reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...

 show based on the popular British show Pop Idol
Pop Idol
Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted on ITV on 6 October 2001. The show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast - one in 2001-02 and a second in 2003...

. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in Portugal. The first two seasons were hosted by Sílvia Alberto and Pedro Granger. The show, then went to a sort of hiatus, and, after only a lukewarm reaction by the viewers for season two, the show has officially been replaced by another casting show on its broadcast station, Família Superstar, which ended in 2008.

After an absence for four years the show returned for a third season to SIC in fall 2009 now with João Manzarra and Cláudia Vieira hosting. Season 3 finished in February 2010, and Season 4 started in September.


Ídolos had three audition cities to find the best talent in all of Portugal, including: Porto
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...

, Beja
Beja (Portugal)
Beja is a city in the Beja Municipality in the Alentejo region, Portugal. The municipality has a total area of 1,147.1 km² and a total population of 34,970 inhabitants. The city proper has a population of 21,658....

 and Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...

. However, in the third and fourth seasons, auditions were made in Porto
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...

, Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...

, Aveiro, Portimão and Estoril
Estoril
Estoril is a seaside resort and civil parish of the Portuguese municipality of Cascais, Lisboa District. The Estoril coast is close to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. It starts in Carcavelos, 15 kilometres from Lisbon, and stretches as far as Guincho, often known as Costa de Estoril-Sintra or...

. The show will not return in fall 2011 but instead will be back on 2012.

Ídolos Jury

In the first and second season:
  • Sofia Morais
  • Manuel Moura dos Santos
  • Luis Jardim
    Luís Jardim
    Luís Alberto Figueira Gonçalves Jardim is a Portuguese percussionist, born in the Madeira Island, best known for his work with producer Trevor Horn.-Family:Jardim is a cousin of Alberto João Jardim...

  • Ramón Galarza


In the third and fourth season:
  • Manuel Moura dos Santos
  • Laurent Filipe
  • Roberta Medina
  • Pedro Boucherie Mendes

Semi Final Qualifiers

Top 30

Format: three out of ten making the final each week and one Wildcard
Date First Second Third
October 3 Nuno Norte David Cruz Dércio Moreira
October 7 Ricardo Oliveira Bruna Andrade Carla Moreno
March 30 Rita Silva Mariline Hortigueira1 Débora Gonçalves
April 6

(Wildcard)
Luísa Sobral
(Viewers Choice)

Notes:
  1. Because Mariline Hortigueira withdrew Nádia Pimentel, who placed 4th in group 3, replaced her in the top 10.
>

Finals Elimination Chart

Date Theme Bottom Two
November 7 My Idol Dércio Moreira Carla Moreno
November 14 Film Songs Carla Moreno(2) Nádia Pimentel
November 21 Idols of our Parents Nádia Pimentel(2) Bruna Andrade
November 28 Latin-American Rhythm David Cruz Bruna Andrade(2)
December 5 100% Portuguese Débora Gonçalves Ricardo Oliveira
December 12 Songs from Childhood Bruna Andrade(3) Rita Silva
December 19 Christmas Songs Rita Silva(2)
December 26 Contestants Choice Luísa Sobral
January 2 Grand Finale Ricardo Oliveira(2) Nuno Norte

Elimination Chart

Legend
Did Not Perform Female Male Semi Finalists Winner

Safe
Bottom 2
Eliminated

Stages: Semi-Finals WC Finals
Weeks: 10/10 10/17 10/24 10/31 11/07 11/19 11/26 12/03 12/10 12/17 12/24 12/31 01/07 01/14
Place Constestant Result
1 Sérgio Lucas 1st Winner
2 Raquel Guerra
Raquel Guerra
Raquel Guerra is a Portuguese singer and actress. She was born in Elvas.One of the finalists of the Portuguese Idols, along with Luciana Abreu and they both worked in the soap-opera Floribella broadcast on the SIC network...

1st Runner-up
3 André Pimenta 3rd Elim Elim
4 Gonçalo Oliveira 2nd Elim
5 Gabriela 2nd Elim
6 Luciana Abreu
Luciana Abreu
Luciana Abreu Sodré Costa Real is a Portuguese singer, actress and Television host. Abreu is known for her participation in Idolos, for representing Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 as part of the pop-duo 2B, for her personage in Floribella, Flor Valente, and for her TV Show.-Early...

1st Elim
7 Helena Fernandes Elim Adv Elim
8 Paulo Elim 1st Elim
9 3rd 2nd Elim
10-11 Daniela 2nd Elim
Ruben Louw 3rd Adv
Wild
Card
Ivo Elim Elim
Joana
Inês David Elim
Semi 3 Ana Elim
Mónica
Telma
Vanessa
Semi 2 Leandro Elim
Pedro
Rute
Semi 1 Ângelo Custódio Elim
Jean Cremona
Liliana Madaleno


External links

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK