BEFORE The X Factor there was Pop Idol – and there was Rik Waller. The singer from Kent won fame on the first series of the talent show in 2001, at the age of 20. A bout of laryngitis saw him ...

Rik Waller is the first Pop Idol contestant to release an album but his new material is middle-of-the-road pop for the older audience.

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 ...

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 ...

A night of high drama in the Back To Reality house has seen Rik Waller break down in tears. Following the live show at 8pm producers cut live streaming from the compound for an entire hour. When ...

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 ...

Pop Idol only aired for two series in the early 2000s, but was instrumental in launching the careers of Gareth Gates, Will Young and Michelle McManus. It also propelled Kent-born singer Rik Waller ...

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.

He became a household name after making it to the last ten of Pop Idol back in 2001. But now Rik Waller has pivoted away from the music industry, finding a very new career away from the limelight ...

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 ...

Kent-based reality show singer Rik Waller has paid tribute to his former co-star Darius Danesh after the 41-year-old died in America.