World Idol

World Idol is the title of the international version of the television show Pop Idol. The competition was held in December 2003. After presenting the competitors, viewers from the 11 participating countries were allowed to vote by telephone.

Results

The points awarded (Eurovision style) were:

Rank	Performer	Country	Points	Song
1	Kurt Nilsen	Norway	106	Beautiful Day
2	Kelly Clarkson	United States	97	Natural Woman
3	Peter Evrard	Belgium	83	Lithium
4	Heinz Winckler	South Africa	80	I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
5	Will Young	Britain	72	Light My Fire
6	Ryan Malcolm	Canada	62	He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
7	Guy Sebastian	Australia	56	What A Wonderful World
8	Alex	Poland	55	I Don't Know How To Love Him
9	Alexander Klaws	Germany	45	Maniac
9	Diana Karazon	Arab World	45	Ensani Ma Binsak
11	Jamai Loman	Netherlands	36	Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word

Judges

The judges of the competition were:

• Randall Abrahams (South Africa)
• Simon Cowell (representing United States, was also judge on original British show)
• Nina De Man (Belgium)
• Ian "Dicko" Dickson (Australia)
• Shona Fraser (Germany)
• Jan Fredrik Karlsen (Norway)
• Elias Rahbani (Pan Arab)
• Henkjan Smits (Netherlands)
• Pete Waterman (Britain)
• Zack Werner (Canada)
• Kuba Wojewodzski (Poland)