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Instant Star: Season 1

13 episodes Premiered Sep 15, 2004 Updated Sep 30, 2026
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S1·E1 Mytharc

Even Better Than The Real Thing

Sep 15, 2004 · 20 min

Charming, punk underdog Jude Harrison shocks everyone by winning the first ""Instant Star"" songwriting contest, landing a prestigious record contract and a life that will never ag

S1·E2 Core

Come As You Are

Sep 15, 2004 · 20 min

Jude loses the cover of a major music magazine to Eden, the snotty push-up-bra’d runner-up in the Instant Star songwriting contest. So Tommy Q. takes Jude -- and her increasingly

S1·E3 Core

Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind

Jan 30, 2005 · 20 min

Jude is suddenly given a first-class ticket to popularity central when her publicist arranges for Jude to perform her first single in front of the entire school. Jude allows hersel

S1·E4 Core

Hey Sister

Feb 6, 2005 · 20 min

The record company freaks out when Jude plays her new song for the radio powers-that-be and gets some very negative reactions. Tommy's so disappointed in himself that he even threa

S1·E5 Core

You Can't Always Get What You Want

Feb 13, 2005 · 19 min

Jude's finally starting to feel comfortable at G Major -- and more than comfortable with Tommy -- when her world and her producer are yanked out from under her, thanks to the arriv

S1·E6 Core

Kiss Me Deadly

Feb 20, 2005 · 20 min

Jude's great at a lot of things, but dancing ain't one of them…which is unfortunate since that's the general theme of her first video -- the one that's going to showcase her hot

S1·E7 Core

I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend

Mar 6, 2005 · 20 min

Jude's landed her first official boyfriend…and it doesn't hurt that he's an uber-famous rapper! But she can't keep him separate from the rest of her world forever. So Jude invite

S1·E8 Core

Unsweet Sixteen

Mar 13, 2005 · 20 min

G Major is planning Jude the sweet sixteen birthday party of a lifetime – but Jude's even more pleased Shay's coming back from tour…and that she and Tommy Q are actually gettin

S1·E9 Mytharc

Won't Get Fooled Again

Mar 20, 2005 · 20 min

After having her heart broken by two different guys in one night, Jude's decided to stay close to home. Too bad home isn't quite how she remembers it. Sadie and her Dad seem totall

S1·E10 Core

Lose This Skin

Mar 27, 2005 · 20 min

Vulnerable and lonely since her parents' breakup, Jude turns to Jamie, the one person who's never let her down. Jamie figures Jude can't handle any more unpleasant ""surprises"", s

S1·E11 Core

All Apologies

Apr 10, 2005 · 20 min

Jude's thrilled to be playing the big music charity do she grew up watching on television, until informed that she'll be dueting with Eden - the Instant Star runner-up, and bleache

S1·E12 Mytharc

Train In Vain

Apr 17, 2005 · 20 min

Jude's about to finish her album, and she should be ecstatic. But she's too preoccupied about losing Tommy - who's just announced he doesn't think he'll produce her next album. Jud

S1·E13 Mytharc

Should I Stay Or Should I Go

Apr 24, 2005 · 20 min

What a long strange trip it's been for Jude Harrison, Instant Star. And it's about to get even stranger as she prepares for her summer tour. What's a girl to do when faced with a s

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