Pop Idol (series 2)
Act Order Song Result
Susanne Manning 1 Young Hearts Run Free Safe
Andy Scott-Lee 2 Rock with You Eliminated
Michelle McManus 3 If I Ca n't Have You Safe
Mark Rhodes 4 More Than a Woman Bottom three
Sam Nixon 5 Blame It on the Boogie Safe
Roxanne Cooper 6 Can You Feel It Safe
Chris Hide 7 Ai n't Nobody Bottom two
Heats and live shows -- Live show details
Theme : Disco songs
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. The second series was not as successful as the first series, and the viewing figures for the finale were much lower. Waterman considered McManus an unworthy winner. 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. The perceived similarity between the two shows later became the subject of a legal dispute.