Simon Fuller | Idols Wiki

Simon Robert Fuller (born May 17, 1960) is a British film and television producer, artist manager, and entrepreneur.

Fuller is the creator and executive producer of the Idols TV series, including Pop Idol in the United Kingdom and American Idol in the United States.

Profile

Birth Name:	Simon Robert Fuller
Date of Birth:	September 25, 1971
Place of Birth:	British Cyprus
Occupation:	Entrepreneur, television producer, talent manager

Idol TV Show

In 2001, Fuller created Pop Idol, a Saturday night prime-time television show on British television that Maggie Brown in The Guardian states “became a seminal reality/entertainment format”.

The show produced instant No. 1 chart hits, including for Will Young, whose single “Evergreen” was named by NME magazine in 2012 as the “biggest selling single of the century” in the UK.

Fuller sold Pop Idol around the world, and he has been credited with creating the world’s most valuable TV format with a value of over $8 billion made up of revenue from sponsors, merchandising, telephone, music sales, broadcast, and advertising sources.

In the United States, American Idol became a No.1 rated show. The show made stars of its presenter Ryan Seacrest as well as Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, and Paula Abdul as well as many of its performers including Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, and others.

Over 30 million viewers saw David Cook win the seventh season of American Idol in May 2008 and when Fuller re-launched the show in 2011 for its 10th season ratings climbed 20% for the finale event. 122.4 million votes were cast, a record for a reality TV show.

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Seasons

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 . 15 . 16 . 17 . 18 . 19 . 20 . 21 . 22

Judges

Randy Jackson (Seasons 1-12) . Paula Abdul (Seasons 1-8) . Simon Cowell (Seasons 1-9) . Kara DioGuardi (Seasons 8-9) . Ellen DeGeneres (Season 9) . Steven Tyler (Seasons 10-11) . Jennifer Lopez (Seasons 10-11, 13-15) . Mariah Carey (Season 12) . Nicki Minaj (Season 12) . Keith Urban (Seasons 12-15) . Harry Connick, Jr. (Seasons 13-15) . Lionel Richie (Seasons 16-) . Katy Perry (Seasons 16-22) . Luke Bryan (Seasons 16-)

Hosts

Brian Dunkleman (Season 1) . Ryan Seacrest (Seasons 1-)

Winners

Kelly Clarkson . Ruben Studdard . Fantasia Barrino . Carrie Underwood . Taylor Hicks . Jordin Sparks . David Cook . Kris Allen . Lee DeWyze . Scotty McCreery . Phillip Phillips . Candice Glover . Caleb Johnson . Nick Fradiani . Trent Harmon . Maddie Poppe . Laine Hardy . Just Sam . Chayce Beckham . Noah Thompson . Iam Tongi

Runners-up

Justin Guarini . Clay Aiken . Diana DeGarmo . Bo Bice . Katharine McPhee . Blake Lewis . David Archuleta . Adam Lambert . Crystal Bowersox . Lauren Alaina . Jessica Sanchez . Kree Harrison . Jena Irene . Clark Beckham . La’Porsha Renae . Caleb Lee Hutchinson . Alejandro Aranda . Arthur Gunn . Willie Spence . HunterGirl . Megan Danielle

2nd Runners-up

Nikki McKibbin . Kimberley Locke . Jasmine Trias . Vonzell Solomon . Elliott Yamin . Melinda Doolittle . Syesha Mercado . Danny Gokey . Casey James . Haley Reinhart . Joshua Ledet . Angie Miller . Alex Preston . Jax . Dalton Rapattoni . Gabby Barrett . Madison VanDenburg . (Dillon James, Francisco Martin, Jonny West) . Grace Kinstler . Leah Marlene . Colin Stough