List of Popstars: The Rivals finalists

Popstars: The Rivals is a British interactive reality talent show which was broadcast on ITV between 7 September and 22 September 2002. The series saw a series of auditions and workshops for aspiring singers, with a final 20 made up of 10 girls and 10 boys going through to the live finals. The live shows began on 12 October 2002 and ended on 30 November 2002, with the boys and girls performing on alternate weeks over a period of eight weeks.

Five boys and five boys were declared the winners of the competition and formed the groups One True Voice and Girls Aloud respectively. Several of the unsuccessful finalists also went on to have careers in the music industry.

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Boys

Anton Gordon

In Week One Anton performed Same Old Song and was automatically safe to Week Three. He performed Cherish and was again safe. Week five Anton performed You Can't Hurry Love and found himself in the bottom three with Mikey Greene and Matthew Johnson. Anton was told that he was safe and through to the boys' final , leaving Mikey and Matthew in the bottom two. For the boys' final Anton sung I Believe I Can Fly for a place in the band. Anton was in the top four and automatically qualified to the band One True Voice.

Mikey Greene

In Week one Mikey sung Drive and automatically quallified for Week three. For the fore mentioned week , Mikey sung I Want You Back and was safe. For Week Five Mikey sang Hello for a place in the boys' final. Mikey however found himself in the bottom three with Anton Gordon and Matthew Johnson. Anton was told that he was safe, leaving Mikey and Matthew in the bottom two. Mikey was then eliminated.

Matt Johnson

Andrew Kinlochlan

Nikk Mager

Chris Park

Daniel Pearce

Keith Semple

Jamie Shaw

Peter Smith

Girls

Emma Beard

Lynsey Brown

Nadine Coyle

Sarah Harding

Javine Hylton

Aimee Kearsley

Nicola Roberts

Cheryl Tweedy

Chloe Staines

Kimberly Walsh

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