Pop Idol winner Will Young, 23, from Hungerford, Berkshire, poses at the Fountain Studios in London, in this Feb. 9, 2002 file photo, after Young was voted Britain's Pop Idol. Young, who rose from obscurity to fame in an 18-week TV talent search, has sold more than a million copies of his first record in a week, the fastest-selling British debut single ever. "Anything Is Possible/ Evergreen," started at No. 1 with 1,108,269 copies sold since it was released last week, around 385,000 copies on the first day. (AP Photo/PA, Myung Jung Kim, File)

LONDON (AP) -- Pop star Will Young has made quite a debut.

Young, who rose from obscurity to fame after a reality television-based talent search, has sold more than a million copies of his first record in a week -- the fastest-selling British debut single ever.

The 23-year-old singer's single "Anything Is Possible/Evergreen," started at No. 1 with 1,108,269 copies sold since it was released last week -- around 385,000 copies on the first day.

When the figures came in Sunday, Young read the total out on a radio broadcast.

Before Young, Britain's fastest-selling debut single of all time was "Pure and Simple" by Hear'Say, a group created in last year's TV series "Popstars." The single sold 550,000 copies in its first week.

"It's an amazing feeling to have a No. 1 hit," said Young. "Everything that I've experienced over the past couple of months is just beginning to sink in now. To have broken records with my debut single is incredible."

Sir Elton John's tribute to Princess Diana, a reworking of "Candle In The Wind," was the biggest-selling single in the world, with sales of more than 35 million.

On Feb. 10, Young won "Pop Idol," a reality-television quest for a new singing star. Almost 9 million people voted by telephone poll in the final. Young sang The Doors' "Light My Fire."