Fremantle wins Singapore Idol reorder

Production giant FremantleMedia has secured Singapore Idol a third season on Mediacorp TV Singapore, with transmission set for August.

The series will again be hosted by Singaporean actor Gurmit Singh and co-hosted by last season's Singapore Idol and reigning Asian Idol, Hady Mirza. Returning to the judging panel is musician Dick Lee, Mediacorp Radio MD Florence Lian and music producer Ken Lim.

FremantleMedia CEO Patrick Schult said: "With a record turnout of applicants, we have seen some great talent and also some not so great, who were very entertaining all the same.

"FremantleMedia has taken the Idols programme to more than 40 countries around the world with great success. Singapore has been waiting a long time for another Singapore Idol and I don't think it will be disappointed."

source: www.c21media.net