Have you seen the show The Voice? It is an amazing American reality television singing competition. 
I have seen bits and pieces of it
Yes it is based of the original which was "The Voice of Holland"
oh so it actually started in another country just like American Idol?
Yes and i did not know American Idol also started in a different country. I loved watching it when it came out on Fox in 2002
I watched 2 seasons of AI the one season with the young guy with gray hair, I cant remember his name I think he won that yr or came in 2nd. I liked him
Yea the one i remember most id Carrie Underwood, who won the fourth season.
Taylor hicks was his name and I guess that was season 5, it also had the rock guy who became popular and sang Im comin home