Popstars (Brazilian TV series)

*Popstars*
Popstars
Created by	Jonathan Dowling
Country of origin	Brazil
No. of seasons	2
Original release
Network	Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT)
Release	April 27, 2002 –; November 22, 2003

Popstars was a Brazilian reality television series based on the Popstars international series. In Brazil, Popstars was produced by RGB and broadcast on the Brazilian Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT) channel. Two series was broadcast for two seasons in 2002 and 2003, after which it was discontinued.

Popstars was a prime time program introduced on SBT to counter very successful reality television programs introduced by

Rede Globo

television chain via their series Casa dos Artistas and No Limite. The Brazilian Popstar series was broadcast for two seasons in 2002 and 2003.

Season 1 (2002)

The 2002 season was a competition of female bands to be chosen from prospective singers. It particularly saw the introduction of the girl band

Rouge, who finished second in the series, but proved to be a highly successful band with high sales of songs "Ragatanga" (Asereje), "Um Anjo Veio me Falar", "Não dá pra Resistir" and "Beijo Molhado", that were hits in 2002 and 2003. "Ragatanga" (Asereje) was a Portuñol version of The Ketchup Song" of Las Ketchup. The single sold more than 2 million copies in Brazil.^[1]

Rede Globo

soap operas like Páginas da Vida (2006), Duas Caras (2007), Caminho das Índias (2009) and A Vida da Gente (2011).

Season 2 (2003)

With the success of the concept, SBT was encouraged to introduce a male version with boys competing for a place in a boy band. The winner was

Br'oz

that also found great success of releases.

Discontinuation

The program was discontinued after two seasons.

References

^ "Popstars estréia dia 12 de julho no SBT" (in Portuguese). Paraná Online. 2 July 2003. Retrieved 19 October 2019.

[1] "Popstars estréia dia 12 de julho no SBT" (in Portuguese). Paraná Online. 2 July 2003. Retrieved 19 October 2019.

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