World Idol (
Germany: SuperStar Weltweit,
Middle East: SuperStar El Alaam) was the title of a one-off international version of the television show
Pop Idol, featuring winners of the various national
Idol shows around the world competing against each other.
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Sebastian at World Idol.jpg|thumb|left|140px|[[Guy Sebastian] backstage during World Idol.]]
The performance show was held on December 25, 2003, with the results show held on January 1, 2004. It was made in the
UK, using the set from the recently completed second series of
Pop Idol. After presenting the competitors, viewers from the 11 participating countries were allowed to
vote by telephone, but not for the participant from their home country. All participants sang in
English except for
Diana Karazon, who sang in
Arabic. British presenters
Ant and Dec hosted the show in all English speaking countries, while local presenters hosted for their own country in the local language. The only exception to Ant and Dec's English speaking role was that
CTV edited the show in Canada to use
Canadian Idol host
Ben Mulroney instead (the show on
Fox, which used Ant and Dec as hosts, was not
simulcast with the CTV feed, to prevent Canadians from calling the American
toll-free Number to vote for
Ryan Malcolm).
Victoria Beckham performed her UK #3 hit
Let Your Head Go during the results interval.