Idol Series Winners

Idol Series Winners

The following is a list of the winners of singing competitions belonging to the Idol series - a television format that aims to discover the best singers throughout the country by conducting a series of nationwide auditions in which the television viewers voting determines the winner.

Each winner is given a title as their nation's Idol, SuperStar or Star, with the exception of Kurt Nilsen, who had the titles of Norwegian Idol and World Idol); and Hady Mirza, with Singapore Idol and Asian Idol.

There are currently 193 winners of the format, the first being Will Young of the United Kingdom and the most recents being Fernando Franco (Ídolos Kids) and Everton Silva (Ídolos).

According to Nielsen SoundScan, Kelly Clarkson, the winner of the first series of American Idol, is the highest-selling Idol winner worldwide, with around 36 million singles and 23 million albums sold around the world.

Region Local name
Official Website		 Winners
Arab World سوبر ستار
(Super Star)
Official website

Season 1, 2003 : Diana Karazon
Season 2, 2004 : Ayman El Aatar
Season 3, 2005-06 : Ibrahim El Hakami
Season 4, 2007 : Marwan Ali
Season 5, 2008 : Elie Bitar
Arab Idol
Official website

Season 1, 2011-12 : Carmen Suleiman
Armenia Հայ Սուպերսթար
(Hay Superstar)
Official website

Season 1, 2006 : Susanna Petrosyan
Season 2, 2006-07 : Lusine Aghabekyan
Season 3, 2008 : Lusi Harutunyan
Season 4, 2009-10 : Raffi Ohanian
Season 5, 2011-12 : Sona Rubenyan


Asia		 Asian Idol
Official Website

Season 1, 2007 : Hady Mirza
Australia Australian Idol
Official website

Season 1, 2003 : Guy Sebastian
Season 2, 2004 : Casey Donovan
Season 3, 2005 : Kate DeAraugo
Season 4, 2006 : Damien Leith
Season 5, 2007 : Natalie Gauci
Season 6, 2008 : Wes Carr
Season 7, 2009 : Stan Walker
Belgium Idool
Official Website

Season 1, 2003 : Peter Evrard
Season 2, 2004 : Joeri Fransen
Season 3, 2007 : Dean Delannoit
Season 4, 2011 : Kevin Kayirangwa
Brazil Ídolos
Official website

Season 1, 2006 : Leandro Lopes
Season 2, 2007 : Thaeme Mariôto
Season 3, 2008 : Rafael Barreto
Season 4, 2009 : Saulo Roston
Season 5, 2010 : Israel Lucero
Season 6, 2011 : Henrique Lemes
Season 7, 2012 : Everton Silva
Ídolos Kids
Official website		 Season 1, 2012 : Fernando Franco

Season 2, 2013 : Upcoming season
Bulgaria Music Idol
Official website

Season 1, 2007 : Nevena Tsoneva
Season 2, 2008 : Toma Zdravkov
Season 3, 2009 : Magdalena Janavarova
Canada Canadian Idol
Official website

Season 1, 2003 : Ryan Malcolm
Season 2, 2004 : Kalan Porter
Season 3, 2005 : Melissa O'Neil
Season 4, 2006 : Eva Avila
Season 5, 2007 : Brian Melo
Season 6, 2008 : Theo Tams

Croatia Hrvatski Idol

Season 1, 2004 : Žanamari Lalić
Season 2, 2004-05 : Patrick Jurdić
Hrvatska traži zvijezdu
Official website

Season 1, 2009 : Bojan Jambrošić
Season 2, 2010 : Kim Verson
Season 3, 2011 : Goran Kos
Czech Republic Česko hledá SuperStar

Season 1, 2004 : Aneta Langerová
Season 2, 2005 : Vlastimil Horváth
Season 3, 2006 : Zbyněk Drda

Czech Republic & Slovakia		 Česko Slovenská Superstar
Official website

Season 1, 2009 : Martin Chodúr
Season 2, 2011 : Lukáš Adamec
Season 3, 2013 : Upcoming season
Denmark Idols
Official website

Season 1, 2003 : Christian Mendoza
Season 2, 2004 : Rikke Emma Niebuhr





East Africa		 Idols East Africa
Official Website

Season 1, 2008: Eric Moyo
Estonia Eesti otsib superstaari
Official website

Season 1, 2007 : Birgit Õigemeel
Season 2, 2008 : Jana Kask
Season 3, 2009 : Ott Lepland
Season 4, 2011 : Liis Lemsalu
Season 5, 2012 : Rasmus Rändvee
Finland Idols
Official website

Season 1, 2003-04 : Hanna Pakarinen
Season 2, 2005 : Ilkka Jääskeläinen
Season 3, 2007 : Ari Koivunen
Season 4, 2008 : Koop Arponen
Season 5, 2011 : Martti Saarinen
Season 6, 2012 : Diandra Flores
France Nouvelle Star
Official French Website
Official Belgian website

Season 1, 2003 : Jonatan Cerrada
Season 2, 2004 : Steeve Estatof
Season 3, 2005 : Myriam Abel
Season 4, 2006 : Christophe Willem
Season 5, 2007 : Julien Doré
Season 6, 2008 : Amandine Bourgeois
Season 7, 2009 : Soan Faya
Season 8, 2010 : Lucie Brunet
Season 9, 2013 : Upcoming season
Georgia ჯეოსტარი (Geostari)
Official Website

Season 1, 2006 : Tiko Chulukhadze
Season 2, 2007 : Ani Kekua
Season 3, 2008 : Giorgi Sukhitashvili
Season 4, 2009 : Nodiko Tatishvili
Season 5, 2010 : Otar Nemsadze
Season 6, 2011 : Marita Rokhvadze
საქართველოს ვარსკვლავი (Sakartvelos Varskvlavi)
Official Website

Season 1, 2012 : In progress
Germany Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Official website

Season 1, 2002-03 : Alexander Klaws
Season 2, 2003-04 : Elli Erl
Season 3, 2005-06 : Tobias Regner
Season 4, 2007 : Mark Medlock
Season 5, 2008 : Thomas Godoj
Season 6, 2009 : Daniel Schuhmacher
Season 7, 2010 : Mehrzad Marashi
Season 8, 2011 : Pietro Lombardi
Season 9, 2012 : Luca Hänni
Season 10, 2013: Upcoming season
DSDS Kids

Season 1, 2012 : Marco Kappel
Greece
Cyprus		 Super Idol

Season 1, 2004 : Stavros Konstantinou
Greek Idol
Official website

Season 1, 2010 : Valanto Trifonos
Season 2, 2011 : Panagiotis Tsakalakos
Iceland Idol Stjörnuleit
Official website

Season 1, 2003-04 : Kalli Bjarni
Season 2, 2004-05 : Hildur Vala Einarsdóttir
Season 3, 2005-06 : Snorri Snorrason
Season 4, 2009 : Hrafna Hanna Elísa Herbertsdóttir
India Indian Idol
Official website

Season 1, 2004-05 : Abhijeet Sawant
Season 2, 2005-06 : Sandeep Acharya
Season 3, 2007 : Prashant Tamang
Season 4, 2008-09: Sourabhee Debbarma
Season 5, 2010: Sreeram Chandra
Season 6, 2012: Vipul Mehta
Indonesia Indonesian Idol
Official website

Season 1, 2004 : Joy Destiny Tobing
Season 2, 2005 : Mike Mohede
Season 3, 2006 : Ihsan Tarore
Season 4, 2007 : Rini Wulandari
Season 5, 2008 : Januarisman
Season 6, 2010 : Igo Pentury
Season 7, 2012 : Regina Ivanova
Kazakhstan SuperStar KZ
Official website

Season 1, 2003-04 : Almas Kishkenbayev
Season 2, 2004-05 : Kayrat Tuntekov
Season 3, 2005-06 : Nurzhan Kermenbayev
Season 4, 2007 : Oleg Karezin





Latin America		 Latin American Idol
Official website

Season 1, 2006 : Mayré Martínez
Season 2, 2007 : Carlos Peña
Season 3, 2008 : Margarita Henríquez
Season 4, 2009 : Martha Heredia
Macedonia Macedonian Idol Season 1, 2010-11 : Ivan Radenov
Malaysia Malaysian Idol
Official website

Season 1, 2004 : Jaclyn Victor
Season 2, 2005 : Daniel Lee Chee Hun
Netherlands Idols
Official website

Season 1, 2002-03 : Jamai Loman
Season 2, 2003-04 : Boris Titulaer
Season 3, 2005-06 : Raffaëla Paton
Season 4, 2007-08 : Nikki Kerkhof
New Zealand NZ Idol
Official website

Season 1, 2004 : Ben Lummis
Season 2, 2005 : Rosita Vai
Season 3, 2006 : Matthew Saunoa
Nigeria Nigerian Idol
Official website

Season 1, 2010-11 : Yeka Onka
Season 2, 2011-12 : Chinwo "Mercy" Nnenda
Season 3, 2012-13 : Upcoming season
Norway Idol
Official website

Season 1, 2003 : Kurt Nilsen
Season 2, 2004 : Kjartan Salvesen
Season 3, 2005 : Jorun Stiansen
Season 4, 2006 : Aleksander Denstad With
Season 5, 2007 : Glenn Lyse
Season 6, 2011 : Jenny Langlo
Season 7, 2013 : Upcoming season
Philippines Philippine Idol
Official website

Season 1, 2006 : Mau Marcelo
Pinoy Idol
Official website

Season 1, 2008 : Gretchen Espina
Poland Idol
Official website		 Season 1, 2002 : Alicja Janosz
Season 2, 2002-03 : Krzysztof Zalewski
Season 3, 2003-04 : Monika Brodka
Season 4, 2005 : Maciej Silski
Portugal Ídolos
Official website

Season 1, 2003-04 : Nuno Norte
Season 2, 2004-05 : Sérgio Lucas
Season 3, 2009-10 : Filipe Pinto
Season 4, 2010 : Sandra Pereira
Season 5, 2012 : Diogo Piçarra
Puerto Rico Idol Puerto Rico
Official website

Season 1, 2011 : Christian Pagán
Season 2, 2012 : Gremal Maldonado
Idol Kids Puerto Rico
Official website

Season 1, 2012 : Edgard Hernández
Russia Народный Артист (Narodniy Artist)
Official Website

Season 1, 2003 : Aleksey Goman
Season 2, 2004 : Ruslan Alehno
Season 3, 2006 : Amarkhuu Borkhuu
Serbia and Montenegro Idol

Season 1, 2003-04 : Cveta Majtanović
Season 2, 2005 : Mina Laličić
Singapore Singapore Idol
Official website

Season 1, 2004 : Taufik Batisah
Season 2, 2006 : Hady Mirza
Season 3, 2009 : Sezairi Sezali
Slovakia Slovensko hľadá SuperStar

Season 1, 2004-05 : Katarína Koščová
Season 2, 2005-06 : Peter Cmorik
Season 3, 2007-08 : Vierka Berkyová
South Africa Idols
Official Website

Season 1, 2002 : Heinz Winckler
Season 2, 2003 : Anke Pietrangeli
Season 3, 2005 : Karin Kortje
Season 4, 2007 : Jody Williams
Season 5, 2009 : Jason Hartman / Sasha-Lee Davids
Season 6, 2010 : Elvis Blue
Season 7, 2011 : Dave van Vuuren
Season 8, 2012 : Khaya Mthethwa
Afrikaans Idols

Season 1, 2006 : Dewald Louw
Sweden Idol
Official Website

Season 1, 2004 : Daniel Lindström
Season 2, 2005 : Agnes Carlsson
Season 3, 2006 : Markus Fagervall
Season 4, 2007 : Marie Picasso
Season 5, 2008 : Kevin Borg
Season 6, 2009 : Erik Grönwall
Season 7, 2010 : Jay Smith
Season 8, 2011 : Amanda Fondell
Turkey Turkstar

Season 1, 2004: Emrah Keskin
United Kingdom Pop Idol

Season 1, 2001-02 : Will Young
Season 2, 2003 : Michelle McManus
United States American Idol
Official Website

Season 1, 2002 : Kelly Clarkson
Season 2, 2003 : Ruben Studdard
Season 3, 2004 : Fantasia Barrino
Season 4, 2005 : Carrie Underwood
Season 5, 2006 : Taylor Hicks
Season 6, 2007 : Jordin Sparks
Season 7, 2008 : David Cook
Season 8, 2009 : Kris Allen
Season 9, 2010 : Lee DeWyze
Season 10, 2011 : Scotty McCreery
Season 11, 2012 : Phillip Phillips
Season 12, 2013 : Upcoming season
Vietnam Vietnam Idol
Official Website

Season 1, 2007 : Phương Vy
Season 2, 2008-09 : Quốc Thiên
Season 3, 2010 : Uyên Linh
Season 4, 2012 : In progress




West Africa		 Idols West Africa
Official Website

Season 1, 2007 : Timi Dakolo



World		 World Idol

Season 1, 2003 : Kurt Nilsen

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