Ant & Dec - Hosts
Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly met at the age of thirteen on the set of the hit BBC children's drama, Byker Grove. In 1993, the series lead to the guys signing a record contract, which gave birth to fourteen Top 20 hits over a four year span, not to mention three multi-platinum albums. Alongside their music career, the guys continued making TV shows, including Ant & Dec Show, Ant & Dec Unzipped, SM:TV Live, CD:UK and Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway. They can currently be seen every Saturday evening presenting the hugely popular Pop Idol on ITV1 in the UK.Simon Cowell - American Judge
Simon's honesty on American Idol made him a household name in America.
Zack Werner - Canadian Judge
This Winnipeg native has enjoyed a varied and extensive career in the music industry.
Elias Rahbani - Pan-Arabic Judge
Elias Rahbani's contribution to Arab music is renowned throughout the Middle East.
Henkjan Smits - Dutch Judge
He claimed instant fame by pulling a stunt with Andre Rieu on the center spot of a soccer field.
Jan Fredrik Karlsen - Norwegian Judge
Jan Fredrik joined Sonet/Polygram in 1994 promoting artists such as U2, Sting, Elton John, and Kiss.
Randall Abrahams - South African Judge
General Manager of the Public Commercial Broadcasting Services of the SABC.
Ian Dickson - Australian Judge
Ian, or "Dicko" as Idol fans will know him, is the GM of Marketing with BMG Australia.
Pete Waterman - British Judge
Pete heads his own company, PWL, which has produced hits for Steps and Westlife.
Nina De Man - Belgian Judge
Nina hosts a weekly show on JIMtv, "Going Out," about parties and leading electronic labels.
Kuba Wojewodzki - Polish Judge
In 2000, Kuba appeared on the TVP2 channel hosting the quiz show "Pol zaetem, pol serio" and in 2002, started hosting his own talk show, "Kuba Wodjewodzki."
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