Nouvelle Star
| Nouvelle Star | |
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| Format | Singer search |
| Created by | Simon Fuller |
| Starring |
Benjamin Castaldi (2006-06) Virginie Efira (2006-08) Virginie Guilhaume (2008-10) Cyril Hanouna (2012- present) |
| Country 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 |
| Series 9 | (2013) |
| Sophie-Tith Charvet | Winner |
| Florian Bertonnier | 26 February |
| Philippe Krier | 19 February |
| Florian "Flo" Devos | 12 February |
| Julie Obré | 5 February |
| Paul Kay | 29 January |
| Timothée Rossignol | 22 January |
| Charlotte Morgane Berry | 15 January |
| Adélaïde Pratoussy | 15 January (jury) |
| Léa Layne | 15 January (jury) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel |
M6 (2003–2010) D8 (2012- present) |
| Original run | 27 March 2003 – present |
| 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. It was broadcast by M6 in seasons 1–8 and is currently broadcast on D8.
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. Since season 9, Cyril Hanouna is the Nouvelle Star's TV host.
On 4 July 2012, Bibiane Godfroid, program director of Nouvelle Star announced that the show will not return on M6 but will instead be on D8, after its acquisition by Canal +.
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 interpret 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)
- Marseille (31 October 2005)
- Lille (6 November 2005)
- Toulouse (14 November 2005)
- Liège (21 November 2005)
- Lyon (5 December 2005)
- Paris (17 December 2005)
Judges
Past :
- Varda Kakon - Musician & composer. (Series 1)
- Lionel Florence - Musician & composer. (Series 1)
- Dove Attia - Music producer. (Series 1 - 5)
- Marianne James - Musician & vocalist.(Series 2 - 5)
- Manu Katché - Musician & record producer. (Series 2 - 5)
- Philippe Manoeuvre - Journalist. (Series 6 - 8)
- Lio - Pop Artist.(Series 6 - 8) (The Voice Belgique 's coach, 2011–2012)
- Marco Prince - Musician (Series 8)
Current :
- André Manoukian - Musician & composer. (Series 1 - 9) (Danse avec les stars season 1's contestant in 2011)
- Sinclair - Musician & composer. (Series 6 - 7 & 9)
- Maurane - Singer. (Series 9)
- Olivier Bas - Musician & composer. (Series 9)
Winners
- 2003 (Season 1): Jonatan Cerrada
- 2004 (Season 2): Steeve Estatof
- 2005 (Season 3): Myriam Abel
- 2006 (Season 4): Christophe Willem
- 2007 (Season 5): Julien Doré
- 2008 (Season 6): Amandine Bourgeois
- 2009 (Season 7): Soan
- 2010 (Season 8): Luce Brunet
- 2013 (Season 9): Sophie-Tith
Finals elimination chart
Series 1
| Date | 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
| 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
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
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
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
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 | |
Series 9
Top 10 Finalists
- Sophie-Tith Charvet (16) - Winner
- Florian Bertonnier (19) - Runner-up
- Philippe Krier (24)
- Florian Devos aka. Flo[1]" (20)
- Julie Obré (25)
- Paul Kay (18)
- Timothée Rossignol (25)
- Charlotte Morgane Berry (24)
- Adélaïde Pratoussy (20)
- Léa Layne (18)
No semifinalist for this season, all were directly selected before the first prime.
Eliminations - Top 10
| Date | Theme | Bottom Three | ||
| 15 January[2] | Léa Layne (jury) | Adélaïde Pratoussy (jury) | Charlotte Morgane Berry | |
| 22 January | Timothée Rossignol | Julie Obré | ||
| 29 January | Paul Kay | Philippe Krier | Flo Devos | |
| 5 February | Julie Obré (2) | Flo Devos (2) | Florian Bertonnier | |
| Final round | ||||
| 12 February | Quarterfinal | Flo Devos | ||
| 19 February | Semifinal | Philippe Krier | ||
| 26 February | Final | Florian Bertonnier | Sophie-Tith Charvet | |
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), M6 (2010) and now on D8. 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, Enora Malagré on D8.
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.
External links
- Official Site (French)
- Nouvelle Star at the Internet Movie Database
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