Zoe Birkett (born on 16 June, 1985, in Consett, County Durham) was one of the youngest contestants on the ITV show, "Pop Idol", being only 16 at the time. Zoe had had hopes of being a musician for quite some time, as she even auditioned to be in S Club 7, and ended up in the final 12. She did a lot better in the first season of "Pop Idol" however, as she ended in fourth place behind Will Young, Gareth Gates and Darius Danesh, hence being the highest placed female on the show.
During the programme, she performed such songs as Whitney Houston's 'One Moment in Time', 'I Will Always Love You' and 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody'; Aretha Franklin's 'I Say a Little Prayer'; ABBA's 'Thank You for the Music' and Judy Garland's 'Get Happy'.