The One: Making a Music Star is an American reality television series that aired in July 2006 on ABC in the United States, and CBC Television in Canada. It was advertised as being similar to American Idol and Rock Star but with the twist that contestants "live together in a fully functioning music academy", with their actions documented similar to the Big Brother format.

Reportedly the most expensive summer series in the history of the ABC network, blank">Canadian version of The One still possible: CBC executive, CBC.ca, July 28, 2006 its first episode, on July 18, 2006, scored the second-lowest audience ever for a premiere episode on a major U.S. broadcast network, with an estimated 3.08 million viewers - ahead of only the 1990 premiere of Glory Days on the then-fledgling _FOX network. Subsequent episodes had even fewer viewers. The series was cancelled after two weeks and four episodes, with the final results undecided, on July 27, 2006. The show's website proclaimed "there are no plans for additional episodes".

Based on the international sensation, the series will follow the lives of contestants as they attend a fully functioning music academy that turns aspiring singers into music stars through professional training. The show will follow all the drama in the music academy, as it offers vocal coaching and celebrity mentors who will turn potential into talent in a state-of-the-art training and recording facility. Each week contestants will perform live for the American audience, who will have to vote to keep their favorites in the competition. In addition, the contestants' coaches will also serve as judges. The winner will receive a recording contract with a major record company. Written by The One