Larger-than-life Pop Idol contestant Rik Waller may have lost the TV race to become a star, but he has beaten Will Young and Gareth Gates to bag the first album release. A throat infection prompted ...

Rik Waller was the breakout star of the first series of Pop Idol in 2001, but his career has taken a series of twists and turns since his chart-topping success. advertisement.

Rik Waller (Image: SWNS Group) He signed a record deal with EMI, rumoured to be worth around £400,000, and went on to release a cover of Something Inside (So Strong). Now aged 44, Rik has a very ...

Rik Waller, an original star of Pop Idol, is now unrecognisable 24 years after his appearance on the singing contest. The Kent-born singer was a strong contender to win the first series of the ...

Pop Idol star Rik Waller is living a very different life these days, more than 20 years after he rose to fame. The singer from Kent wowed judges Simon Cowell, Nicki Chapman, ...

Rik Waller was one of the breakout stars of the first series of Pop Idol in 2001, but his singing career came to a standstill after he left the show and he is now unrecognisable.

Pop Idol star Rik Waller was tipped to win the first series before he was forced to pull out of the show – today, he has a completely different career away from the spotlight ...

Pop Idol heavyweight contestant Rik Waller was undergoing tests today to see whether his voice was well enough for him to compete in Saturday's show. The 20-stone hopeful has been suffering from a ...

Former reality TV star Rik Waller has paid tribute to fellow singer Darius Danesh, who has died aged 41. The pair competed in the 2001 series of Pop Idol, which was eventually won by Will Young.