The winner of the first series of Pop Idol, Will Young, finished fifth in the global World Idol contest that saw winners of the first series of Idol from various countries go head-to-head.

Norway's Kurt Nilsen won the show, with American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson finishing in second place. Belgium's Peter Evrard was third.

The first part of the show, which aired on Christmas Day, pulled in 4.5m viewers in the UK and failed to ignite interest in the US where only 6.5m people tuned in. Numbers for the results show on New Year's Day are not yet available.