Asian Idol

Asian Idol was a reality singing competition, which featured winners of Idol competitions from six Southeast and South Asian countries consisting of India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam. Part of the Idol franchise, it originated from the reality program Pop Idol created by British entertainment executive Simon Fuller, which was first aired in 2001 in the United Kingdom. The first season was won by Singapore Idol Hady Mirza, who was awarded an all-expense-paid trip around the world on business class, after almost two million votes were cast.

Asian Idol
Asian Idol title card
Created bySimon Fuller
Presented byAmelia Natasha
Daniel Mananta
Soo Kui Jien
JudgesAnu Malik
Indra Lesmana
Paul Moss
Pilita Corrales
Ken Lim
Siu Black
No. of episodes2
Production
ProducerSandra Fulloon
Production locationsJakarta International Expo, Indonesia
Original release
NetworkRCTI
Release15 December (2007-12-15) –
16 December 2007 (2007-12-16)

The first season was held on 15 December and 16, 2007 in Jakarta, Indonesia. RCTI (which also broadcasts Indonesian Idol), was the main broadcaster, with the program shown live among participating countries.

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