Ídolos Brazil
| Ídolos | |
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Ídolos logo as of 2012
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| Created by | Simon Fuller |
| Directed by | Fernanda Telles Wanderley Villa Nova |
| Presented by | Marcos Mion |
| Judges | List of Judges |
| Country of origin | Brazil |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | SBT Studios and Rede Record Studios |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | FremantleMedia |
| Release | |
| Original network |
SBT (2006–2007) Rede Record (2008–2012) |
| Picture format | 720p (HDTV) |
| Original release | April 5, 2006 – December 13, 2012 |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
Ídolos was a Brazilian reality television competition to find new solo singing talent. Part of the Idol franchise, it was created by Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show Pop Idol, of which two series were broadcast between 2001 and 2003.
The show aims to discover the best singer in the country through a series of nationwide auditions in which viewer voting determines the winner.
Through telephone, internet and SMS text voting, the viewers chose past winners Leandro Lopes, Thaeme Mariôto, Rafael Barreto, Saulo Roston, Israel Lucero, Henrique Lemes and Everton Silva. The eligible age-range for contestants is currently 15–30 years old.
The show aired on Tuesday and Thursdays nights in Brazil (Wednesday and Thursday nights during seasons 1 and 2, Tuesday and Wednesday nights during seasons 3 and 4).
After season 7 the show was canceled to make way for the Brazilian version of the Got Talent.
Contestants went through two rigorous sets of cuts. The first was a brief audition with three other contestants in front of one or two of the show's producers. Contestants were then either sent through to the next round of producers or asked to leave.
Out of the thousands of people who would show up to audition, only about 80–100 contestants in each city made it past this round of preliminary auditions.
However, in the more recent seasons, for the benefit of the viewers watching on TV, contestants were to skip this stage and go straight through to audition in front of the judges. Those who advance are sent to São Paulo. Only about 15–20 people in each city make it to São Paulo.
Not all auditions are televised due to time constraints. Only five cities are visited for auditions each season.
Once in São Paulo, the contestants perform on different days, with eliminations by the judges. Contestants select a song from a list to sing for the first round.
For the next round, the contestants split themselves up into small groups and performed a song together. In the final round, the contestants performed a song of their choice a cappella.
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