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Where Rik Waller is after Pop Idol fame from £400k record deal to 'demoralising job centre visit'
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ok.co.ukPop Idol was one of the biggest TV hits of the early noughties. Despite only running for two series, the show spawned the careers of both Gareth Gates and Will Young.
However, it also made a star of Kent-born singer Rik Waller, who was tipped to win the first series of the singing reality show.
In 2001, the then 20-year-old impressed judges Simon Cowell, Pete Waterman, Nicki Chapman and Neil Fox with an impressive vocal performance and successfully made it into the final ten.
However, the singer was forced to pull out of the show prematurely after suffering from laryngitis. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.
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