Pop Idol (series 2)
The second and final series of British reality television show Pop Idol began airing on ITV on 13 September 2003 and ended on 20 December 2003. Michelle McManus was announced as the winner and received a £1 million recording contract to release her debut album. Ant & Dec returned to present the show on ITV, whilst Simon Cowell, Neil Fox, Nicki Chapman and Pete Waterman all returned as judges.
| Pop Idol | |
|---|---|
| Series 2 | |
| Hosted by | Ant & Dec |
| Judges | Simon Cowell Neil Fox Nicki Chapman Pete Waterman |
| Winner | Michelle McManus |
| Runner-up | Mark Rhodes |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Original release | 13 September – 20 December 2003 |
| Series chronology | |
The second series was not as successful as the first series, and the viewing figures for the finale were much lower.[1] Waterman considered McManus an unworthy winner.[2] In 2004, Pop Idol was axed and ITV announced a new show created by Cowell, with no involvement from Pop Idol creator Simon Fuller—The X Factor.[3] The perceived similarity between the two shows later became the subject of a legal dispute.
Live shows
The live shows began on 25 October 2003, and continued through to the live final on 20 December 2003.
Finalists
| Finalist | Hometown | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Leon McPherson | Stoke Newington | Eliminated 1st in Week 1 |
| Kirsty Crawford | Northampton | Eliminated 2nd in Week 1 |
| Marc Dillon | Essex | Eliminated 3rd in Week 2 |
| Brian Ormond | Dublin | Eliminated 4th in Week 2 |
| Kim Gee | Grimsby | Eliminated 5th in Week 3 |
| Andy Scott-Lee | Rhyl | Eliminated 6th in Week 4 |
| Roxanne Cooper | Kingston upon Hull | Eliminated 7th in Week 5 |
| Susanne Manning | Reading, Berkshire | Eliminated 8th in Week 6 |
| Chris Hide | Lancing | Eliminated 9th in Week 7 |
| Sam Nixon | Barnsley | Eliminated 10th in Week 8 |
| Mark Rhodes | West Midlands | Runner-up |
| Michelle McManus | Glasgow | Winner |
* as of the start of the series
Heats and live shows
Results summary
- Colour key
| – | Contestant was in the bottom two |
| – | Contestant was in the bottom three |
| – | Contestant received the fewest public votes and was eliminated |
| – | Contestant received the most public votes (weeks 1-8) |
| – | Contestant won the competition |
| – | Contestant who the judges selected as a wild card |
| Stage: | Heats | Wild card |
Live shows | |||||||||||||
| Week: | ||||||||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Michelle McManus | 1st 31.4% |
5th 9.9% |
1st 17.2% |
6th 10.7% |
1st 23.3% |
1st 24.3% |
2nd 29.0% |
1st 40.0% |
1st 40.3% |
Winner 58.2% | |||||
| 2 | Mark Rhodes | 2nd 20.3% |
10th 4.9% |
7th 7.1% |
2nd 15.5% |
5th 10.9% |
5th 13.7% |
3rd 15.1% |
3rd 19.0% |
2nd 33.6% |
Runner-up 41.8% | |||||
| 3 | Sam Nixon | 3rd 19.4% |
J/C | 2nd 12.4% |
5th 11.1% |
5th 11.5% |
2nd 16.8% |
2nd 18.0% |
1st 34.2% |
2nd 23.4% |
3rd 26.0% | Eliminated (week 8) | ||||
| 4 | Chris Hide | 2nd 19.3% |
3rd 11.0% |
6th 8.1% |
3rd 13.5% |
6th 10.9% |
3rd 16.9% |
4th 12.2% |
4th 17.5% | Eliminated (week 7) | ||||||
| 5 | Susanne Manning | 3rd 16.1% |
1st 27.2% |
1st 16.8% |
4th 13.4% |
1st 22.3% |
4th 11.9%% |
4th 13.8% |
5th 9.7% | Eliminated (week 6) | ||||||
| 6 | Roxanne Cooper | 2nd 23.5% |
8th 5.2% |
3rd 13.4% |
7th 9.6% |
3rd 16.5% |
6th 13.2% | Eliminated (week 5) | ||||||||
| 7 | Andy Scott-Lee | 1st 21.1% |
7th 7.1% |
2nd 16.0% |
4th 12.3% |
7th 9.8% | Eliminated (week 4) | |||||||||
| 8 | Kim Gee | 2nd 24.2% |
6th 8.2% |
8th 5.7% |
8th 4.6% | Eliminated (week 3) | ||||||||||
| 9 | Brian Ormond | 2nd 16.8% |
9th 5.2% |
9th 5.0% | Eliminated (week 2) | |||||||||||
| 10 | Marc Dillon | 1st 28.2% |
4th 11.0% |
10th 4.2% | Eliminated (week 2) | |||||||||||
| 11 | Kirsty Crawford | 1st 19.9% |
11th 4.2% | Eliminated (week 1) | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Leon McPherson | 1st 28.6% |
12th 4.0% | Eliminated (week 1) | ||||||||||||
| Wild Card |
Danielle Tedford | 3rd 17.5% |
2nd 16.2% | Eliminated (Wildcard round) | ||||||||||||
| Jason Brook | 3rd 17.4% |
3rd 10.4% | Eliminated (Wildcard round) | |||||||||||||
| Jodie Connor | 4th 15.2% |
Eliminated | Eliminated (Wildcard round) | |||||||||||||
| Rebecca Hayes | 4th 9.8% |
Eliminated (Wildcard round) | ||||||||||||||
| Kieran McDonald | 4th 10.7% |
Eliminated (Wildcard round) | ||||||||||||||
| Glen Harvey | 4th 15.1% |
Eliminated (Wildcard round) | ||||||||||||||
| Heat 5 | Tina Perry | 5th 6.9% | Eliminated (Heat 5) | |||||||||||||
| Craig Chalmers | Eliminated | Eliminated (Heat 5) | ||||||||||||||
| Becky Oakley | Eliminated (Heat 5) | |||||||||||||||
| Elizabeth Anastasiou | Eliminated (Heat 5) | |||||||||||||||
| Katy Pullinger | Eliminated (Heat 5) | |||||||||||||||
| Tamsin Vaughn | Eliminated (Heat 5) | |||||||||||||||
| Heat 4 | Becca Hossanney | 3rd 15.5% | Eliminated (Heat 4) | |||||||||||||
| Jamie Tinkler | 4th 8.7% | Eliminated (Heat 4) | ||||||||||||||
| Tarek Jabre | 5th 8.4% | Eliminated (Heat 4) | ||||||||||||||
| Sarah Nowak | Eliminated | Eliminated (Heat 4) | ||||||||||||||
| Elizabeth Rogers | Eliminated (Heat 4) | |||||||||||||||
| Laura Ross | Eliminated (Heat 4) | |||||||||||||||
| David Archer | Eliminated (Heat 4) | |||||||||||||||
| Danielle Wooley | Eliminated (Heat 4) | |||||||||||||||
| Heat 3 | Suzanne Carley | 5th 7.7% | Eliminated (Heat 3) | |||||||||||||
| Hayley Bamford | Eliminated | Eliminated (Heat 3) | ||||||||||||||
| Kate Ainscough | Eliminated (Heat 3) | |||||||||||||||
| Rachel Ifon | Eliminated (Heat 3) | |||||||||||||||
| Amy Kellegher | Eliminated (Heat 3) | |||||||||||||||
| Michael Morrison | Eliminated (Heat 3) | |||||||||||||||
| Heat 2 | Adam Garner | 5th 9.4% | Eliminated (Heat 2) | |||||||||||||
| Samantha Jones | Eliminated | Eliminated (Heat 2) | ||||||||||||||
| Bianca Lindgreen | Eliminated (Heat 2) | |||||||||||||||
| Maxwell Roche | Eliminated (Heat 2) | |||||||||||||||
| Kelly-Marie Smith | Eliminated (Heat 2) | |||||||||||||||
| Wesu Wallace | Eliminated (Heat 2) | |||||||||||||||
| Heat 1 | Eddie Parry | 5th 9.4% | Eliminated (Heat 1) | |||||||||||||
| Jade Hewitt | Eliminated | Eliminated (Heat 1) | ||||||||||||||
| Tim Mvula | Eliminated (Heat 1) | |||||||||||||||
| Helen O'Brien | Eliminated (Heat 1) | |||||||||||||||
| Emma Dane | Eliminated (Heat 1) | |||||||||||||||
| Darja Schabad | Eliminated (Heat 1) | |||||||||||||||
- In week 1 of the finals, Chris and Marc received the same vote percentage as did Roxanne and Brian. In week 2, Mark and Chris received the same vote percentage.
Heat 1 (13 September 2003)
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Dane | 1 | "Hero" (Mariah Carey) | Eliminated |
| Jade Hewitt | 2 | "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" (Whitney Houston) | Eliminated |
| Eddie Parry | 3 | "Still" (Lionel Richie) | Eliminated – (5th place) |
| Helen O'Brien | 4 | "Promise Me" (Beverley Craven) | Eliminated |
| Tim Mvula | 5 | "Just the Way You Are" (Billy Joel) | Eliminated |
| Michelle McManus | 6 | "Don't Be a Stranger" (Dina Carroll) | Advanced – (1st place) |
| Darja Schabad | 7 | "Underneath Your Clothes" (Shakira) | Eliminated |
| Chris Hide | 8 | "End of the Road" (Boyz II Men) | Advanced – (2nd place) |
| Jason Brock | 9 | "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (Bryan Adams) | Eliminated – (3rd place) |
| Rebecca Hayes | 10 | "Stop!" (Sam Brown) | Eliminated – (4th place) |
- Notes;
- The hosts revealed the contestants who received the top five numbers of votes in reverse order. Michelle McManus and Chris Hide advanced to the top 12 of the competition. The other eight contestants were eliminated.
- Jason Brock and Rebecca Hayes returned for a second chance at the top 12 in the Wildcard Round.
Heat 2 (20 September 2003)
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samantha Jones | 1 | "The Power of Love" (Jennifer Rush) | Eliminated |
| Maxwell Roche | 2 | "Your Song" (Elton John) | Eliminated |
| Bianca Lindgreen | 3 | "Think Twice" (Celine Dion) | Eliminated |
| Wesu Wallace | 4 | "Overjoyed" (Stevie Wonder) | Eliminated |
| Kelly-Marie Smith | 5 | "Endless Love" (Diana Ross) | Eliminated |
| Susanne Manning | 6 | "Piece of My Heart" (Erma Franklin) | Eliminated – (3rd place) |
| Brian Ormond | 7 | "Amazed" (Lonestar) | Advanced – (2nd place) |
| Kirsty Crawford | 8 | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Aretha Franklin) | Advanced – (1st place) |
| Adam Garner | 9 | "Knocks Me Off My Feet" (Stevie Wonder) | Eliminated – (5th place) |
| Jodie Connor | 10 | "One Day I'll Fly Away" (Randy Crawford) | Eliminated – (4th place) |
- Notes
- The hosts revealed the contestants who received the top five numbers of votes in reverse order. Kirsty Crawford and Brian Ormond advanced to the top 12 of the competition. The other 8 contestants were eliminated.
- Jodie Connor and Susanne Manning returned for a second chance at the top 12 in the Wildcard Round.
Heat 3 (27 September 2003)
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Ainscough | 1 | "Show Me Heaven" (Maria McKee) | Eliminated |
| Amy Kellegher | 2 | "Get Here" (Oleta Adams) | Eliminated |
| Kieran McDonald | 3 | "Goodnight Girl" (Wet Wet Wet) | Eliminated – (4th place) |
| Michael Morrison | 4 | "Always and Forever" (Heatwave (band)) | Eliminated |
| Rachel Ifon | 5 | "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (Otis Redding) | Eliminated |
| Hayley Bamford | 6 | "That's What Friends Are For" (Dionne Warwick) | Eliminated |
| Roxanne Cooper | 7 | "Beautiful" (Christina Aguilera) | Advanced – (2nd place) |
| Sam Nixon | 8 | "Walking in Memphis" (Marc Cohn) | Eliminated – (3rd place) |
| Suzanne Carley | 9 | "Run to You" (Whitney Houston) | Eliminated – (5th place) |
| Marc Dillon | 10 | "Easy" (Commodores) | Advanced – (1st place) |
- Notes
- The hosts revealed the contestants who received the top five numbers of votes in reverse order. Marc Dillon and Roxanne Cooper advanced to the top 12 of the competition. The other 8 contestants were eliminated.
- Kieran McDonald and Sam Nixon returned for a second chance at the top 12 in the Wildcard Round.
Heat 4 (4 October 2003)
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Rogers | 1 | "You're Still the One" (Shania Twain) | Eliminated |
| Sarah Nowak | 2 | "Stuck in the Middle With You" (Stealers Wheel) | Eliminated |
| Jamie Tinkler | 3 | "Right Here Waiting" (Richard Marx) | Eliminated – (4th place) |
| Kim Gee | 4 | "Son of a Preacher Man" (Dusty Springfield) | Advanced – (2nd place) |
| Laura Russ | 5 | "Killing Me Softly with His Song" (Roberta Flack) | Eliminated |
| David Archer | 6 | "What Makes a Man" (Westlife) | Eliminated |
| Danielle Wooley | 7 | "When I Fall in Love" (Doris Day) | Eliminated |
| Leon McPherson | 8 | "You Are Not Alone" (Michael Jackson) | Advanced – (1st place) |
| Becca Hossanney | 9 | "Without You" (Badfinger) | Eliminated – (3rd place) |
| Tarek Jabre | 10 | "Let Me Entertain You" (Robbie Williams) | Eliminated – (5th place) |
- Notes
- The hosts revealed the contestants who received the top five numbers of votes in reverse order. Leon McPherson and Kim Gee advanced to the top 12 of the competition. The other 8 contestants were eliminated.
- None of the contestants from this round made it into the Wildcard Round, making it the only group to not be represented at that stage.
Heat 5 (11 October 2003)
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamsin Vaughn | 1 | "Holding Out for a Hero" (Bonnie Tyler) | Eliminated |
| Mark Rhodes | 2 | "She's Like the Wind" (Patrick Swayze) | Advanced – (2nd place) |
| Katy Pullinger | 3 | "Desperado" (Eagles) | Eliminated |
| Becky Oakley | 4 | "You Might Need Somebody" (Shola Ama) | Eliminated |
| Tina Perry | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Aerosmith) | Eliminated – (5th place) | |
| Craig Chalmers | 6 | "I Believe I Can Fly" (R.Kelly) | Eliminated |
| Danielle Tedford | 7 | "Fields of Gold" (Sting) | Eliminated – (3rd place) |
| Andy Scott-Lee | 8 | "Careless Whisper" (Wham!) | Advanced – (1st place) |
| Glen Harvey | 9 | "A Million Love Songs" (Take That) | Eliminated – (4th place) |
| Elizabeth Anastasiou | 10 | "When I Need You" (Leo Sayer) | Eliminated |
- Notes
- The hosts revealed the contestants who received the top five numbers of votes in reverse order. Andy Scott-Lee and Mark Rhodes advanced to the top 12 of the competition. The other 8 contestants were eliminated.
- Glen Harvey and Danielle Tedford returned for a second chance at the top 12 in the Wildcard Round.
- Craig Chalmers later went on to make the live finals of Any Dream Will Do in 2007.
Wildcard round (18 October 2003)
For the first time (and only time) on the UK version of Pop Idol, there was a Wildcard Round where previously eliminated contestants returned for a second chance at making it through to the live finals. As a result, the final 10 was to become a final twelve. The judges announced which eight contestants would earn a Wildcard place at the end of the 11 October results show, and that after they perform the public would choose one contestant to go through, and the judges would pick another. The eight contestants who contested the Wildcard Round were Jason Brock, Jodie Connor, Glen Harvey, Rebecca Hayes, Susanne Manning, Kieran McDonald, Sam Nixon and Danielle Tedford.
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kieran McDonald | 1 | "I'm Your Man" (Wham!) | Eliminated – (3rd place) |
| Jodie Connor | 2 | "Heaven" (Bryan Adams) | Eliminated |
| Rebecca Hayes | 3 | "I'll Be There" (Jackson 5) | Eliminated |
| Jason Brock | 4 | "Lately" (Stevie Wonder) | Eliminated |
| Glen Harvey | 5 | "Yesterday" (The Beatles) | Eliminated |
| Susanne Manning | 6 | "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (Everything But The Girl) | Advanced – (1st place) |
| Danielle Tedford | 7 | "Thorn in My Side" (Annie Lennox) | Eliminated – (2nd place) |
| Sam Nixon | 8 | "Over My Shoulder" (Mike + The Mechanics) | Advanced – (Judges choice) |
- Notes
- The judges selected Sam to move on into the Top 12 of the competition, before the hosts revealed the Top 3 vote getters. Susanne received the most votes, and completed the top 12. It was not made clear whether or not Sam was actually in the top 3, as the hosts stated that it was the top 3 of the remaining 7 contestants. Danielle missed out on the finals by one place for the second time.
- In 2010, Jodie Connor's vocals were featured on the UK number-one single "Good Times" by London grime collective, Roll Deep,[4] and she later went onto launch a solo career.
Live show 1 (26 October 2003)
Theme: Songs by contestant's 'Pop Idol'
Due to the addition of two extra contestants through the Wildcard Round, it was announced that for the first two weeks of the finals, two contestants would be eliminated instead of the standard one.
| Act | Order | Song | Musical Hero | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirsty Crawford | 1 | "I'm Outta Love"(Anastacia) | Anastacia | Eliminated |
| Leon McPherson | 2 | "I Just Called to Say I Love You" (Stevie Wonder) | Stevie Wonder | Eliminated |
| Brian Ormond | 3 | "A Different Corner" (George Michael) | George Michael | Safe |
| Kim Gee | 4 | "River Deep - Mountain High" (Tina Turner) | Tina Turner | Safe |
| Mark Rhodes | 5 | "With or Without You" (U2) | U2 | Bottom three |
| Susanne Manning | 6 | "Ironic" (Alanis Morissette) | Alanis Morissette | Safe |
| Andy Scott-Lee | 7 | "If You're Not the One" (Daniel Bedingfield) | Daniel Bedingfield | Safe |
| Sam Nixon | 8 | "Handbags & Gladrags" (Rod Stewart) | Rod Stewart | Safe |
| Michelle McManus | 9 | "All By Myself" (Eric Carmen) | Celine Dion | Safe |
| Marc Dillon | 10 | "To Love Somebody" (The Bee Gees) | The Bee Gees | Safe |
| Roxanne Cooper | 11 | "You're Still the One" (Shania Twain) | Shania Twain | Safe |
| Chris Hide | 12 | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Elton John) | Elton John | Safe |
- Judges Prediction of who will leave
- Neil Fox: Leon and Mark
- Nicky Chapman: Leon and Michelle
- Pete Waterman: Leon and Kirsty
- Simon Cowell: Leon and Kirsty
- Notes
- Just 80 votes separated Chris Hide and Marc Dillon in week one.
Live show 2 (1 November 2003)
Theme: Songs from contestant's birth year
| Act | Order | Song | Birth year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Dillon | 1 | "Celebration" (Kool & the Gang) | 1980 | Eliminated |
| Susanne Manning | 2 | "Only You" (Yazoo) | 1982 | Safe |
| Sam Nixon | 3 | "True Colours" (Cyndi Lauper) | 1986 | Safe |
| Kim Gee | 4 | "Hot Stuff" (Donna Summer) | 1979 | Bottom three |
| Chris Hide | 5 | "Heaven"(Bryan Adams) | 1983 | Safe |
| Mark Rhodes | 6 | "Imagine" (John Lennon) | 1981 | Safe |
| Roxanne Cooper | 7 | "Take My Breath Away" (Berlin) | 1986 | Safe |
| Andy Scott-Lee | 8 | "She's Out of My Life" (Michael Jackson) | 1980 | Safe |
| Brian Ormond | 9 | "Honesty" (Billy Joel) | 1979 | Eliminated |
| Michelle McManus | 10 | "On the Radio" (Donna Summer) | 1979 | Safe |
Live show 3 (8 November 2003)
Theme: Elton John songs
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roxanne Cooper | 1 | "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" | Bottom two |
| Chris Hide | 2 | "Circle of Life" | Safe |
| Andy Scott Lee | 3 | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" | Safe |
| Michelle McManus | 4 | "Your Song" | Bottom three |
| Sam Nixon | 5 | "I Want Love" | Safe |
| Kim Gee | 6 | "The One" | Eliminated |
| Mark Rhodes | 7 | "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" | Safe |
| Susanne Manning | 8 | "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" | Safe |
Live show 4 (15 November 2003)
Theme: Disco songs
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susanne Manning | 1 | "Young Hearts Run Free" (Candi Staton) | Safe |
| Andy Scott-Lee | 2 | "Rock with You" (Michael Jackson) | Eliminated |
| Michelle McManus | 3 | "If I Can't Have You" (Yvonne Elliman) | Safe |
| Mark Rhodes | 4 | "More Than a Woman" (The Bee Gees) | Bottom three |
| Sam Nixon | 5 | "Blame It on the Boogie" (Mick Jackson) | Safe |
| Roxanne Cooper | 6 | "Can You Feel It" (The Jacksons) | Safe |
| Chris Hide | 7 | "Ain't Nobody" (Chaka Khan) | Bottom two |
- Notes
- Just 697 votes separated Mark Rhodes and Chris Hide in week four.
- Although Hide was second from bottom, he was announced as safe, leading viewers to assume that Suzanne had come second from bottom.
Live show 5 (22 November 2003)
Theme: The Beatles songs
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Nixon | 1 | "With a Little Help From My Friends" | Safe |
| Susanne Manning | 2 | "Ticket to Ride" | Bottom three |
| Chris Hide | 3 | "The Long and Winding Road" | Safe |
| Roxanne Cooper | 4 | "Let It Be" | Eliminated |
| Michelle McManus | 5 | "Hey Jude" | Safe |
| Mark Rhodes | 6 | "Help!" | Bottom two |
Live show 6 (29 November 2003)
Theme: Big band
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle McManus | 1 | "Feeling Good" (Nina Simone) | Safe |
| Chris Hide | 2 | "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" (Dean Martin) | Bottom two |
| Susanne Manning | 3 | "Cry Me a River" (Julie London) | Eliminated |
| Mark Rhodes | 4 | "Have You Met Miss Jones?" (Robbie Williams) | Safe |
| Sam Nixon | 5 | "Mr. Bojangles" (Sammy Davis Jr) | Safe |
Live show 7 (6 December 2003)
Theme: Christmas songs
| Act | Order | Song | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Rhodes | 1 | "Merry Xmas Everybody" (Slade) | 5 | "Blue Christmas" (Elvis Presley) | Bottom two |
| Sam Nixon | 2 | "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (Wizzard) | 6 | "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (The Jackson 5) | Safe |
| Chris Hide | 3 | "Winter Wonderland" (Tony Bennett) | 7 | "White Christmas" (Bing Crosby) | Eliminated |
| Michelle McManus | 4 | "Merry Christmas Everyone" (Shakin' Stevens) | 8 | "Oh Holy Night" (Various artists) | Safe |
Live show 8 (13 December 2003)
Theme: Judges' song choice
| Act | Order | Song | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Nixon | 1 | "Maggie May" (Rod Stewart) | 4 | "Always" (Bon Jovi) | Eliminated |
| Michelle McManus | 2 | "I Say a Little Prayer" (Dionne Warwick) | 5 | "Without You" (Badfinger) | Safe |
| Mark Rhodes | 3 | "Back for Good" (Take That) | 6 | "If You Don't Know Me By Now" (Simply Red) | Safe |
Final (20 December 2003)
| Act | Order | Song | Order | Song | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Rhodes | 1 | "All This Time" | 3 | "She's Like the Wind" | 5 | "Measure of a Man" | Runner-up |
| Michelle McManus | 2 | "All This Time" | 4 | "On the Radio" | 6 | "The Meaning of Love" | Winner |
Reception
Ratings
| Episode | Date | Viewers (millions)[5] | Weekly rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auditions 1 | 9 August 2003 | 5.61 | 16 |
| Auditions 2 | 16 August 2003 | 7.33 | 10 |
| Auditions 3 | 23 August 2003 | 7.68 | 10 |
| Auditions 4 | 30 August 2003 | 8.85 | 10 |
| Theatre rounds | 6 September 2003 | 7.29 | 18 |
| Heat 1 | 13 September 2003 | 6.57 | 18 |
| Heat 1 results | 13 September 2003 | Under 3.83 | Outside Top 30 |
| Heat 2 | 20 September 2003 | 6.82 | 19 |
| Heat 2 results | 20 September 2003 | 7.19 | 17 |
| Heat 3 | 27 September 2003 | 7.02 | 14 |
| Heat 3 results | 27 September 2003 | 6.63 | 15 |
| Heat 4 | 4 October 2003 | 7.19 | 13 |
| Heat 4 results | 4 October 2003 | 7.31 | 12 |
| Heat 5 | 11 October 2003 | 6.79 | 18 |
| Heat 5 results | 11 October 2003 | 6.46 | 19 |
| Wildcard round | 18 October 2003 | 8.15 | 12 |
| Wildcard round results | 18 October 2003 | 7.65 | 15 |
| Live show 1 | 25 October 2003 | 8.33 | 13 |
| Live show 1 results | 25 October 2003 | 7.84 | 16 |
| Live show 2 | 1 November 2003 | 8.53 | 15 |
| Live show 2 results | 1 November 2003 | 8.02 | 16 |
| Live show 3 | 8 November 2003 | 8.82 | 13 |
| Live show 3 results | 8 November 2003 | 8.36 | 14 |
| Live show 4 | 15 November 2003 | 8.45 | 14 |
| Live show 4 results | 15 November 2003 | 7.56 | 19 |
| Live show 5 | 22 November 2003 | 9.44 | 11 |
| Live show 5 results | 22 November 2003 | 8.99 | 13 |
| Live show 6 | 29 November 2003 | 9.98 | 8 |
| Live show 6 results | 29 November 2003 | 9.27 | 10 |
| Live show 7 | 6 December 2003 | 9.86 | 8 |
| Live show 7 results | 6 December 2003 | 9.32 | 11 |
| Live show 8 | 6 December 2003 | 10.51 | 7 |
| Live show 8 results | 13 December 2003 | 9.37 | 12 |
| Live final | 20 December 2003 | 11.04 | 6 |
| Live final results | 20 December 2003 | 10.13 | 8 |
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