Popstars

Overview

Popstars is an international reality television franchise and a precursor to the Idol series. The series first began in New Zealand in 1999 when producer Jonathan Dowling formed the five member all-girl group TrueBliss. Popstars remains one of the most successful TV show formats of all time with the format being sold to more than 50 countries. The show was the inspiration for Simon Fuller's Pop Idol franchise.

Created by Jonathan Dowling, Bill Toepfer

Network

• TVNZ 2

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

• Peter Urlich

  Self

  9 eps

• Mark Tierney

  Self

  9 eps

• Joe Cotton

  Self

  9 eps

• Keri Harper

  Self

  9 eps

• Erika Takacs

  Self

Themes

• game show

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