Starmania | |
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Format | Reality television series |
Created by | Mischa Zickler |
Starring | Hannes Eder Arabella Kiesbauer |
Country of origin | Austria |
No. of episodes | 54 |
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Running time | 2 h |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | ORF 1 |
Original run | 2002 – 2004, 2006–2007, 2008–2009 |
Starmania is an Austrian casting show, a talent show for would-be pop stars. It is broadcast on the Austrian TV channel "ORF 1".
Despite striking similarities, Starmania is not a licensed version of the Idols format distributed by FremantleMedia. Attempts to export the format to Germany failed due to legal intervention from Fremantle. In 2004, ORF managed to sell the format rights to the Swiss channel SF, where the show is called MusicStar.
From 2003 to 2009, four seasons of Starmania have been aired in Austria.
To date, the winners have been Michael Tschuggnall, Verena Pötzl, Nadine Beiler and Oliver Wimmer. Christina Stürmer, who placed second in the first season, has become more famous than the other winners combined, with top charts positions in Germany, Switzerland, and Italy.
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Starmaniacs-Singles:
The first season was the most successful to date. During the final broadcast, 6,000,000 votes were collected.
Michael Tschuggnall was the winner and Christina Stürmer was the runner-up. Two weeks later, they both released their respective debut singles. Stürmer's Ich lebe was much more successful than Tschuggnall's Tears of Happiness. Since then, Stürmer has managed to break into the Swiss and all-important German markets, whereas winner Tschnuggnall's visibility has been quite low.
Singles:
The second season (dubbed Starmania NG) was not as successful as the first one. The winner was Verena Pötzl, who had only one single in the Austrian Top-40.
Singles:
After 21⁄2 years, Starmania returned to the TV screens. Everything was modernised and more professional. The winner was Nadine Beiler, who is a Tyrolian. 1.153 million people watched the final, which is more than the second season, but less than in the first season.
Nadine Beiler's debut single is called Alles was du willst. Also, Mario Lang and the boy band jetzt anders! have already published a single. Moreover, Eric Papilaya represented Austria at Eurovision Song Contest 2007, but did not make it past the semi-final.
Together as Starmaniacs/Starmania Allstars:
Michael Tschuggnall:
Singles:
Albums:
Singles:
Albums:
Boris Uran:
Singles:
Albums:
Beate Baumgartner
Singles':
Lukas Perman
Singles:
Albums:
Vera Böhnisch
Singles:
Albums:
Together as Starmania NG:
Verena Pötzl
Singles:
Albums:
Singles
Albums
Together as Starmaniacs:
Singles:
Albums:
jetzt anders! (Tom Neuwirth, Martin Zerza, Falco De Jong Luneau & Johnny Palmer)
Singles:
Albums:
Singles:
Singles: Get A Life - Get Alive