Ídolos (Brazilian TV series)

Ídolos was a Brazilian reality television competition to find new solo singing talent.

The show aims to discover the best singer in the country through a series of nationwide auditions in which viewer voting determines the winner.

Through telephone, internet and SMS text voting, the viewers chose past winners Leandro Lopes, Thaeme Mariôto, Rafael Barreto, Saulo Roston, Israel Lucero, Henrique Lemes and Everton Silva.

However, in the more recent seasons, for the benefit of the viewers watching on TV, contestants were to skip this stage and go straight through to audition in front of the judges.

The guys performed on September 29, 2009, and the girls on October 7, 2009, with results show on the following night.

The five singers with the highest percentage of the public vote were automatically qualified for the finals.

The fifteen semi-finalists performed live on May 17, 2011, with results show on the following episode which aired May 19, 2011.

Following each performance episode, a results show airs that reveals the breakdown of the voting public's decision.

The three contestants (two in later rounds) who received the lowest number of votes are typically called to the center of the stage.

The auditions were held in five cities: Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, São Paulo and Porto Alegre.

In the final, shown on July 27, 2006, Leandro Lopes defeated Lucas Poletto, winning the show.

The auditions were held in five cities: Salvador, Belém, Belo Horizonte, Campinas and Florianópolis.

In the final, shown on August 16, 2007, Thaeme Mariôto defeated Shirley Carvalho, winning the show.

The third season premiered on August 19, 2008, The auditions were held in four cities: Porto Alegre, Salvador, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

The contestants who were more times among the bottom three were Lorena Chaves, Nanda Garcia and Maria Christina.

The auditions were held in five cities: Curitiba, Belo Horizonte, Fortaleza, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

In the final, shown on December 16, 2009, Saulo Roston (eliminated in Ídolos Brazil third season's Top 30) defeated Diego Moraes, winning the show.

The auditions were held in four cities: Fortaleza, Florianópolis, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

The auditions were held in four cities: Florianópolis, Uberlândia, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

The auditions were held in five cities: Salvador, Goiânia, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.