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Nouvelle Star 
Format Interactive reality game show Created by Simon Fuller Starring Benjamin Castaldi
Virginie Efira
Virginie GuilhaumeCountry of origin France Production Producer(s) Finalists (With dates of elimination) Series 1 (2003) Jonatan Cerrada Winner Thierry Amiel 10 July Jean-Sébastien Lavoie 3 July Alexis Juliard 26 June Laetizia Alberti 19 June Yoann Kelyann 12 June Jonathan Hassen-Ali 5 June Cindie Bruzzi 29 May Priscilla 22 May Gabrielle Ducomble 15 May Series 2 (2004) Steeve Estatof Winner Julien Laurence 13 May Amel Bent 6 May Laura Tabourin 29 April Charles Cattaert 22 April Babeth Lando 15 April Pascal Crisinel 8 April John Zéra 1 April Geoffrey Lupart 25 March SimonGad Barbey 17 March Series 3 (2005) Myriam Abel Winner Pierrick Lilliu 12 May Roland Karl 5 May Mervyn Kennedy-Macfoy 28 April Francine Massiani 21 April Dan Pérez 14 April Sarah Riani 7 April Philippe Léger 31 March Benjamin Delcroix 24 March Malik Hemaidi 16 March Series 4 (2006) Christophe Willem Winner Dominique Michalon 8 June Gaël Faure 31 May Cindy Santos 24 May Valérie Castan 17 May Florian Lesca 12 May Bruno Rua 4 May Stéphanie Lipstadt 26 April Beverly 19 April Joana Boumendil 12 April Series 5 (2007) Julien Doré Winner Tigane Drammeh 13 June Gaëtane Abrial 7 June Julie Mazi 31 May Pierre Darmon 24 May Raphaëlle Dess 17 May Soma Dufour 9 May Alex Fondja 2 May Canelle Zahy 25 April Ilyes Yangui 18 April Series 6 (2008) Amandine Bourgeois Winner Benjamin Siksou 11 June Cédric Oheix 4 June Ycare Cavens 28 May Jules Pélissier 21 May Lucile Malghem 15 May Thomas Marfisi 7 May Kristov Leroy 9 April/30 April Siân Pottok 23 April Julien Pierson 16 April Series 7 (2009) Soan Faya Winner Leïla Aissaoui 9 June Camélia Jordana 2 June Thomas Bonneau 26 May Dalé Grenoble 19 May Damien Vanni 12 May Lary Lambert 5 May Mahdi Jaggae 28 April Mélissa Reffas 21 April Yoann Pigny 14 April Series 8 (2010) Luce Brunet Winner François Raoult 16 June Ramon Mirabet 9 June Lussi Lebrun 2 June Benjamin Boehm 26 May Dave Mgy 19 May Annabelle 13 May Stéphanie Vondenhoff 5 May Sacha Page 28 April Marine Villeret 21 April Broadcast Original channel M6 Original run 2003 – 2010 External links Website Nouvelle Star (a.k.a. À la Recherche de la Nouvelle Star for the first series) is a French television series based on the popular Pop Idol programme produced by FremantleMedia and broadcast by M6 in France.
It was hosted by Benjamin Castaldi for the first three series (2003–2005). He also hosted 13 episodes of Series 4 (2006). Virginie Efira presented the remainder of Series 4, as well as presenting Series 5 and 6 (2007 and 2008). Seasons 7 (2009) and 8 (2010) are presented by Virginie Guilhaume.
Contents
Format of the series
The four members of the jury have to judge about 25,000 contestants in various towns around France and Belgium. Until the final rounds begin, the show presents both the successful and the poorest performers, known as the "inoubliables" (unforgettable ones). Some of the worst performers have also performed as guests during the final stages.
Of the 25,000 contestants, only 150 (140 in series 6) are selected for the next round of auditions, which takes place at the Theatre Trianon in central Paris. There are two auditions over the space of three days, the highlights of which are shown over the course of two shows. Specific exercises are given to the contestants in order to evaluate their artistic talents: pitch, rhythmic accuracy, ability to remember lyrics and to learn songs, sing in a trio, and deal with tiredness and stress, etc. During the first day of the Theatre stage of auditions, contestants perform on stage in lines of eight, each contestant performing the song of their choice a capella. On day 2, 70 contestants who made it through the previous day are given a choice of three songs (two specifically for boys or for girls, and one for both, as of Series 6) and have to form trios with other contestants of their choice but of the same sex, they will be accompanied by a guitar and a piano. The 50 remaining contestants will interprete a song, in French, accompanied by an orchestra band. For the first time at this ultimate step before the live primes, this year, the contestants have performed in front of more than 400 persons including the jury at the theatre.
The jury will have to decide between 20 remaining contestants (27 in series 6) on a television screen, reviewing the all auditions of those contestants, of which they will select 15 for the first live television prime where they will be submitted to viewers' vote. In series 6, the viewers rejected 6 contestants of which the jury saved one.
There is no wildcard round in the French format, and viewers only vote by text or by phone. Only viewers' votes decide of the result during the prime, but the judges comment by giving first an illustrated verdict by colored traffic lights in front of them Blue for Good, and Red for bad performance (coloured lights introduced in series 5, and taken the form of traffic lights in series 6). The voting is different from American Idol as viewers vote during the programme and results are given at the end of it, by Virginie (The Host) and Maitre Najar(bailiff), where Virginie selects at random the saved contestants leaving only the ones dropped by the viewers. The previous series' jury (Mainly Marianne James) was used to contesting a lot the results.
Auditions
The first series featured auditions in France, Belgium, and Quebec, Canada. Later series dropped Quebec from the audition tour, as Canadian Idol had started, and therefore, Francophones could audition in their home country.
For Nouvelle Star 2 & Nouvelle Star 3, auditions were held in Toulouse, Rennes, Marseilles, Liège, Lyon, and Paris.
For Nouvelle Star 4, auditions were held in :
- Rennes (18 October 2005)
- Marseilles (31 October 2005)
- Lille (6 November 2005)
- Toulouse (14 November 2005)
- Liège (21 November 2005)
- Lyon (5 December 2005)
- Paris (17 December 2005)
Judges
- Varda Kakon - Musician & composer. (Series 1)
- Lionel Florence - Musician & composer. (Series 1)
- Dove Attia - Music producer. (Series 1 to 5)
- André Manoukian - Musician & composer. (Series 1 - Present)
- Marianne James - Musician & vocalist.(Series 2 to 5)
- Manu Katché - Musician & record producer. (Series 2 to 5)
- Philippe Manoeuvre - Journalist. (Series 6 - Present)
- Lio - Pop Artist.(Series 6 - Present)
- Sinclair - Musician & composer. (Series 6 to 7)
- Marco Prince - Musician (Series 8 - Present)
Winners
- 2003 (Season 1): Jonatan Cerrada
- 2004 (Season 2): Steeve Estatof
- 2005 (Sesaon 3): Myriam Abel
- 2006 (Season 4): Christophe Willem
- 2007 (Season 5): Julien Doré
- 2008 (Season 6): Amandine Bourgeois
- 2009 (Season 7): Soan Faya
- 2010 (Season 8): Luce Brunet
Finals elimination chart
Series 1
Main article: À la Recherche de la Nouvelle StarDate Theme Bottom Three 15 May Favourite Songs Gabrielle Ducomble Cindie Bruzzi Yoann Kelyann 22 May My Birth Year Priscilla Cindie Bruzzi (2) Alexis Juliard 29 May Film Songs Cindie Bruzzi (3) Jonathan Hassen-Ali Thierry Amiel 5 June Love Songs Jonathan Hassen-Ali (2) Yoann Kelyann (2) Alexis Juliard (2) 12 June Cartoon Songs Yoan Kelyann (3) Laetizia Alberti Alexis Juliard (3) Bottom Two 19 June Années 2000 Laetizia Alberti (2) Alexis Juliard (4) 26 June Le Voyage Alexis Juliard (5) Jonatan Cerrada 3 July Hommage Jean-Sébastien Lavoie 10 July Grand Finale Thierry Amiel (2) Jonatan Cerrada Series 2
Date Bottom Two 18 March Simon-Gad Barbey Charles Cattaret 25 March Geoffrey Lupart Amel Bent 1 April John Zera Charles Cattaret (2) 8 April Pascal Crisinel Laura Tabourin 15 April Babeth Lando Charles Cattaret (3) 22 April Charles Cattaret (4) Laura Tabourin (2) 29 April Laura Tabourin (3) Steeve Estatof 6 May Amel Bent (2) 13 May Julien Laurence Steeve Estatof Series 3
Date Bottom Three 17 March Malik Benjamin Myriam Abel 24 March Benjamin (2) Dan Perez Sarah Riani 31 March Phillipe Léger Mervyn Kennedy-Macfoy Pierrick Lilliu 7 April Sarah Riani (2) Dan Perez (2) Mervyn Kennedy-Macfoy (2) 14 April Dan Perez (3) Mervyn Kennedy-Macfoy (3) Francine Massiani Bottom Two 21 April Francine Massiani (2) Mervyn Kennedy-Macfoy (4) 28 April Mervyn Kennedy-Macfoy (5) Pierrick Lilliu (2) 5 May Roland Carle 13 May Pierrick Lilliu (3) Myriam Abel Series 4
Main article: Nouvelle Star (season 4)Date Bottom Five 30 March Joana Gaël Faure Stéphanie Lipstadt Válerie Castan Dominique Michalon 5 April Célia Perez Jean-Charles Chapuis Sophie Vladimir Streiff Beverly Bottom Three 13 April Joana Beverly Stéphanie Lipstadt 19 April Beverly (2) Stéphanie Lipstadt (2) Florian Lesca 28 April Stéphanie Lipstadt (3) Bruno Rua Valérie Castan 4 May Bruno Rua (2) Valérie Castan (2) Florian Lesca (2) 12 May Florian Lesca (3) Valérie Castan (3) Dominique Michalon 18 May Valérie Castan (4) Cindy Santos Bottom Two 25 May Cindy Santos (2) Dominique Michalon (2) 31 May Gaël Faure 8 June Dominique Michalon (3) Christophe Willem Series 5
Main article: Nouvelle Star (season 5)Top 10 Finalists
Date Theme Bottom Three 18 April Rock'n'Roll Ilyès Yangui Julie Mazi Canelle 25 April French Hits Canelle (2) Soma Gaëtane Abrial 2 May Idols and Legends Alex Raphaëlle Dess Julie Mazi (2) 9 May Viewer's Choice Soma (2) Gaëtane Abrial (2) Tigane 17 May Big Band Raphaëlle Dess (2) Julie Mazi (3) Gaëtane Abrial (3) 24 May Love Songs Pierre Darmon Gaëtane Abrial (4) Date Theme Bottom Two 31 May Acoustic Julie Mazi (4) Tigane (3) 7 June Free Choice Gaëtane Abrial (5) 13 June Grand Final Tigane (4) Julien Doré Series 6
Main article: Nouvelle Star (season 6)The judges this series were eligible to exercise a veto power on one eliminated contestant at any given point of the competition and spare them from elimination. The power was exercised in the very first live programme when Kristov received the least amount of votes and thus no-one was sent home the first week.
Top 10 Finalists
Date Theme Bottom Three 9 April Rock Kristov Leroy Ycare Cavens Lucile Malghem 16 April Big Band Julien Pierson Kristov Leroy (2) Thomas Marfisi 23 April Personal Siân Pottok http://fr.akamusic.com/sianpottok Ycare Cavens (2) Kristov Leroy (3) 30 April Unplugged Kristov Leroy (4) Lucile Malghem (2) Ycare Cavens (3) 7 May Viewer's Choice Thomas Marfisi (2) Ycare Cavens (4) Benjamin Siksou 15 May Free Choice 1 Lucile Malghem (3) Jules Pélissier Ycare Cavens (5) Bottom Two 21 May Free Choice 2 Jules Pélissier (2) Ycare Cavens (6) 28 May Movie Song Ycare Cavens (7) Benjamin Siksou (2) 4 June Love Song Cédric Oheix (2) Benjamin Siksou (3) 11 June Grand Finale Benjamin Siksou (4) Amandine Bourgeois Series 7
Main article: Nouvelle Star (season 7)Top 10 Finalists
- Soan Faya (27) - Winner
- Leïla Aissaoui (18) - Runner-up
- Camélia Jordana (16)
- Thomas Bonneau (17)
- Dalé (24)
- Damien Vanni (29)
- Lary Lambert (20)
- Mahdi Jaggae (27)
- Mélissa Reffas (18)
- Yoann Pigny (21)
NOTE: Lary selected as the 10th finalist by the jury.
Semifinalists (Top 15)
- Antoine Vignette (25)
- Charlotte Robin (21)
- Maria Paz (21)
- Mickaël Frémeaux (25)
- Yasmina (17)
Eliminations - Top 10
Date Theme Bottom Three 14 April Yoann Pigny Leïla Aissaoui Thomas Bonneau 21 April Love Songs Mélissa Reffas Thomas Bonneau (2) Leïla Aissaoui (2) 28 April Dance Floor Mahdi Jaggae Leïla Aissaoui (3) Lary Lambert 5 May Lary Lambert (2) Thomas Bonneau (3) Dalé Grenoble 12 May Cinema Damien Leïla Aissaoui (4) Dalé Grenoble (2) 19 May Viewer's Choice Dalé Grenoble (3) Soan Faya Thomas Bonneau (4) Bottom Two 26 May Quarterfinal Thomas Bonneau (5) Camélia Jordana 2 June Semifinal Camélia-Jordana (2) Soan Faya (2) 9 June Final Leïla Aissaoui (5) Soan Faya Series 8
Main article: Nouvelle Star (Season 8)Top 10 Finalists
- Luce Brunet (20) - Winner
- François Raoult (25) - Runner-up
- Ramón Mirabet (25)
- Lussi Lebrun (27)
- Benjamin Boehm (16)
- Dave Mgy (28)
- Annabelle (20)
- Stéphanie Vondenhoff (29)
- Sascha Page (19)
- Marine Maiwa (26)
Marine selected as the 10th finalist by the jury.
Semifinalists (Top 15)
- Ambre Dupont (23)
- Anna Torné (18)
- Lucia de Carvalho (29)
- Manon Trinquier (19)
- Siegfried Martin-Diaz (27)
Eliminations - Top 10
Date Theme Bottom Three 21 April Marine Maiwa Annabelle Dave Mgy 28 April Sascha Page Stéphanie Vondenhoff Ramón Miarbet 5 May Stéphanie Vondenhoff (2) Dave Mgy (2) Ramón Miarbet (2) 13 May Annabelle (2) Lussi Lebrun 19 May Dave Mgy (3) François Raoult Lussi Lebrun (2) 26 May Benjamin Boehm Ramón Mirabet (3) Lussi Lebrun (3) Bottom Two 2 June Quarterfinal Lussi Lebrun (4) François Raoult (2) 9 June Semifinal Ramón Mirabet (4) François Raoult (2) 16 June Final François Raoult (3) Luce Brunet Spin-offs
Nouvelle Star, ça continue...
Nouvelle Star, ça continue... is a program broadcast directly after the prime Nouvelle Star shows. It was broadcast on Fun TV (2003-2005), W9 (2006-2009) and now on M6. The show includes interviews with judges, saved or eliminated contestants des jurés, invited musical guests. Hosts were Adrien Lemaître on Fun TV, Alexandre Devoise, Jérôme Anthony and Sidonie Bonnec all on W9, Estelle Denis and Jérôme Anthony on M6 with Camille Combal giving a diary.
Saga Nouvelle Star
Saga Nouvelle Star or La Saga Nouvelle Star was an old daily show hosted by Virginie Efira on M6, following various seasons of the Nouvelle Star show. It was broadcast only in 2007 and then stopped. In each show, she would present Top des Inoubliables internationaux (meaning best of international unforgettables), being winners from various countries where Idol series are broadcast. Broadcast at 19h00 in access prime time, it brought in an average 1.1 million of viewers.
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Hosts Judges Dove Attia (1–5) · Lionel Florence (1) · Marianne James (2–5) · Varda Kakon (1) · Manu Katché (2–5) · Lio (6–8) · Philippe Manœuvre (6–8) · André Manoukian (1–8) · Sinclair (6–7) · Marco Prince (8)Winners Jonatan Cerrada · Steeve Estatof · Myriam Abel · Christophe Willem · Julien Doré · Amandine Bourgeois · Soan · LuceOther notable contestants Thierry Amiel (1) · Jean Sébastien Lavoie (1) · Julien Laurence (2) · Amel Bent (2) · Pierrick Lilliu (3) · Miss Dominique (4) · Cindy Santos (4) · Gaëtane Abrial (5) · Benjamin Siksou (6) · Ycare (6) · Mélissa Nkonda (7) · Camélia Jordana (7)Idol series National franchises United Kingdom (original) • Armenia • Australia • Belgium • Brazil • Bulgaria • Canada • Croatia • Czech Republic • Denmark • Estonia • Finland • France • Georgia • Germany • Greece • Iceland • India • Indonesia • Kazakhstan • Macedonia • Malaysia • Netherlands • New Zealand • Nigeria • Norway • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Puerto Rico • Russia • Singapore • Slovakia • South Africa • Sweden • Turkey • United States • Vietnam
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