![Remember on Pop Idol when Will Young hit back at Simon Cowell for calling him "distinctly average"? VIDEO | Radio Times Remember on Pop Idol when Will Young hit back at Simon Cowell for calling him "distinctly average"? VIDEO | Radio Times](https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2016/08/114662.jpg?quality=90&resize=750,500)
Remember on Pop Idol when Will Young hit back at Simon Cowell for calling him "distinctly average"? VIDEO | Radio Times
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Who won Pop Idol in 2001-2002 and 2003 and what happened to Michelle McManus, Sam and Mark and Darius? - YorkshireLive
![Will Young made heartbreaking decision to try to save brother after Pop Idol suicide bid - Mirror Online Will Young made heartbreaking decision to try to save brother after Pop Idol suicide bid - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article26928248.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200c/72636_1_S1_Ep1_Will-Young-Losing-My-Twin-Rupert-7JPG.jpg)
Will Young made heartbreaking decision to try to save brother after Pop Idol suicide bid - Mirror Online
![The final two Pop Idols Gareth Gates (left) and Will Young arrive at the Fountain Studios in London Friday 8 February 2002 to rehearse ahead of the ITV1 Pop Idol live final The final two Pop Idols Gareth Gates (left) and Will Young arrive at the Fountain Studios in London Friday 8 February 2002 to rehearse ahead of the ITV1 Pop Idol live final](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D32C8P/the-final-two-pop-idols-gareth-gates-left-and-will-young-arrive-at-the-fountain-studios-in-london-friday-8-february-2002-to-rehearse-ahead-of-the-itv1-pop-idol-live-final-2D32C8P.jpg)
The final two Pop Idols Gareth Gates (left) and Will Young arrive at the Fountain Studios in London Friday 8 February 2002 to rehearse ahead of the ITV1 Pop Idol live final
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No time for Dorries on I'm A Celeb, but Mr Cameron did vote for Will Young on Pop Idol | Daily Mail Online
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Will Young Interview: First Pop Idol Winner Has One Question For Pop Mogul Simon Cowell, On Eve Of First Album In Four Years | HuffPost UK Entertainment
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Will Young revealed as The Masked Singer's Lionfish – as huge clues it was the Pop Idol star are revealed
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Will Young calls Pop Idol 'pure' and reveals he sings to get his niece and nephew to be quiet - Viacasinos
![Will Young: 'It was suggested that I kiss George Michael at the Brits. Is that the only way I get to perform?' Will Young: 'It was suggested that I kiss George Michael at the Brits. Is that the only way I get to perform?'](https://i.inews.co.uk/content/uploads/2021/08/PRI_193069903-760x1136.jpg)