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| Nouvelle Star | |
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| Format | Interactive reality game show |
| Created by |  Simon Fuller |
| Starring |  Benjamin Castaldi Virginie Efira |
| Country of origin | France |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | M6 |
| Original run | 2003 – current |
| Finalists | (With dates of elimination) |
| Series 1 | (2003) |
| Jonatan Cerrada |
Winner |
| Thierry Amiel |
July 10 |
 Jean-Sébastien Lavoie |
July 3 |
| Alexis Juliard |
June 26 |
| Laetizia Alberti |
June 19 |
| Yoann Kelyann |
June 12 |
| Jonathan Hassen-Ali |
June 5 |
| Cindie Bruzzi |
May 29 |
| Priscilla |
May 22 |
| Gabrielle Ducomble |
May 15 |
| Series 2 | (2004) |
| Steeve Estatof |
Winner |
 Julien Laurence |
May 13 |
| Amel Bent |
May 6 |
| Laura Tabourin |
April 29 |
| Charles Cattaert |
April 22 |
 Babeth Lando |
April 15 |
| Pascale Crisinel |
April 8 |
| John Zéra |
April 1 |
| Geoffrey Lupart |
March 25 |
| SimonGad Barbey |
March 17 |
| Series 3 | (2005) |
| Myriam Abel |
Winner |
| Pierrick Lilliu |
May 12 |
| Roland Karl |
May 5 |
| Mervyn Kennedy-Macfoy |
April 28 |
| Francine Massiani |
April 21 |
| Dan Pérez |
April 14 |
 Sarah Riani |
April 7 |
| Philippe Léger |
March 31 |
| Benjamin |
March 24 |
| Malik |
March 16 |
| Series 4 | (2006) |
| Christophe Willem |
Winner |
 Dominique Michalon |
June 8 |
| Gaël Faure |
May 31 |
| Cindy Santos |
May 24 |
| Valérie Castan |
May 17 |
| Florian Lesca |
May 12 |
 Bruno Rua |
May 4 |
| Stéphanie Lipstadt |
April 26 |
| Beverly |
April 19 |
| Joana |
April 12 |
| Series 5 | (2007) |
| Julien Doré |
Winner |
| Tigane |
June 13 |
| Gaëtane Abrial |
June 7 |
| Julie Mazi |
May 31 |
| Pierre Darmon |
May 24 |
| Raphaëlle Dess |
May 17 |
| Soma |
May 9 |
| Alex |
May 2 |
| Canelle |
April 25 |
| Ilyes Yangui |
April 18 |
| Series 6 | (2008) |
| Amandine Bourgeois |
Winner |
| Benjamin Siksou |
June 11 |
| Cédric Oheix |
June 4 |
| Ycare Cavens |
May 28 |
| Jules Pélissier |
May 21 |
| Lucile Malghem |
May 15 |
| Thomas Marfisi |
May 7 |
| Kristov Leroy |
April 9/April 30 |
| Siân Pottok |
April 23 |
| Julien Pierson |
April 16 |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
Nouvelle Star (a.k.a. A 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. He also hosted 13 episodes of Series 4. Virginie Efira presented the remainder of Series 4, as well as presenting Series 5 and 6.
Contents |
French Format Of The Series
The four members of the jury have to judge about 25,000 contestants in various towns around France and Belgium. As well as the successful auditionees, the poorest performers, known as the "Inoubliables" (unforgettable ones) are shown in the first few shows, until the final rounds begin. 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 contest 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 debut, and therefore, Francophone auditioners could simply audition in their home country.
For Nouvelle Star 2 & Nouvelle Star 3, auditions were held in Toulouse, Rennes, Marseilles, Lille, 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)
Nouvelle Star Jury
- 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 to 6)
- Marianne James - Musician & vocalist.( Series 2 to 5)
- Manu Katché - Musician & record producer. (Series 2 to 5)
- Philippe Manoeuvre - Journalist & Musician. (Series 6)
- Lio - Pop Artist.(Series 6)
- Sinclair - Musician & composer. (Series 6)
Finals elimination chart
Series 1
| Date | Theme | Bottom Three | ||
| May 15 | Favourite Songs | Gabrielle Ducomble | Cindie Bruzzi | Yoann Kelyann |
| May 22 | My Birth Year | Priscilla | Cindie Bruzzi (2) | Alexis Juliard |
| May 29 | Film Songs | Cindie Bruzzi (3) | Jonathan Hassen-Ali | Thierry Amiel |
| June 5 | Love Songs | Jonathan Hassen-Ali (2) | Yoann Kelyann (2) | Alexis Juliard (2) |
| June 12 | Cartoon Songs | Yoan Kelyann (3) | Laetizia Alberti | Alexis Juliard (3) |
| Bottom Two | ||||
| June 19 | Années 2000 | Laetizia Alberti (2) | Alexis Juliard (4) | |
| June 26 | Le Voyage | Alexis Juliard (5) | Jonatan Cerrada | |
| July 3 | Hommage | Jean-Sébastien Lavoie | ||
| July 10 | Grand Finale | Thierry Amiel (2) | Jonatan Cerrada | |
Series 2
| Date | Bottom Two | ||
| March 18 | Simon-Gad Barbey | Charles Cattaret | |
| March 25 | Geoffrey Lupart | Amel Bent | |
| April 1 | John Zera | Charles Cattaret (2) | |
| April 8 | Pascal Crisinel | Laura Tabourin | |
| April 15 | Babeth Lando | Charles Cattaret (3) | |
| April 22 | Charles Cattaret (4) | Laura Tabourin (2) | |
| April 29 | Laura Tabourin (3) | Steeve Estatof | |
| May 6 | Amel Bent (2) | ||
| May 13 | Julien Laurence | Steeve Estatof | |
Series 3
| Date | Bottom Three | ||
| March 17 | Malik | Benjamin | Myriam Abel |
| March 24 | Benjamin (2) | Dan Perez | Sarah Riani |
| March 31 | Phillipe Léger | Mervyn Kennedy-Macfoy | Pierrick Lilliu |
| April 7 | Sarah Riani (2) | Dan Perez (2) | Mervyn Kennedy-Macfoy (2) |
| April 14 | Dan Perez (3) | Mervyn Kennedy-Macfoy (3) | Francine Massiani |
| Bottom Two | |||
| April 21 | Francine Massiani (2) | Mervyn Kennedy-Macfoy (4) | |
| April 28 | Mervyn Kennedy-Macfoy (5) | Pierrick Lilliu (2) | |
| May 5 | Roland Carle | ||
| May 13 | Pierrick Lilliu (3) | Myriam Abel | |
Series 4
| Date | Bottom Five | ||||
| March 30 | Joana | Gaël Faure | Stéphanie Lipstadt | Válerie Castan | Dominique Michalon |
| April 5 | Célia Perez | Jean-Charles Chapuis | Sophie | Vladimir Streiff | Beverly |
| Bottom Three | |||||
| April 13 | Joana | Beverly | Stéphanie Lipstadt | ||
| April 19 | Beverly (2) | Stéphanie Lipstadt (2) | Florian Lesca | ||
| April 28 | Stéphanie Lipstadt (3) | Bruno Rua | Valérie Castan | ||
| May 4 | Bruno Rua (2) | Valérie Castan (2) | Florian Lesca (2) | ||
| May 12 | Florian Lesca (3) | Valérie Castan (3) | Dominique Michalon | ||
| May 18 | Valérie Castan (4) | Cindy Santos | |||
| Bottom Two | |||||
| May 25 | Cindy Santos (2) | Dominique Michalon (2) | |||
| May 31 | Gaël Faure | ||||
| June 8 | Dominique Michalon (3) | Christophe Willem | |||
Top 10 Finalists
| Date | Theme | Bottom Three | ||
| April 18 | Rock'n'Roll | Ilyès Yangui | Julie Mazi | Canelle |
| April 25 | French Hits | Canelle (2) | Soma | Gaëtane Abrial |
| May 2 | Idols and Legends | Alex | Raphaëlle Dess | Julie Mazi (2) |
| May 9 | Viewer's Choice | Soma (2) | Gaëtane Abrial (2) | Tigane |
| May 17 | Big Band | Raphaëlle Dess (2) | Julie Mazi (3) | Gaëtane Abrial (3) |
| May 24 | Love Songs | Pierre Darmon | Gaëtane Abrial (4) | |
| Bottom Two | |||
| May 31 | Acoustic | Julie Mazi (4) | Tigane (3) |
| June 7 | Free Choice | Gaëtane Abrial (5) | |
| June 13 | 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 | ||
| April 9 | Rock | Kristov Leroy | Ycare Cavens | Lucile Malghem |
| April 16 | Big Band | Julien Pierson | Kristov Leroy (2) | Thomas Marfisi |
| April 23 | Personal | Siân Pottok | Ycare Cavens (2) | Kristov Leroy (3) |
| April 30 | Unplugged | Kristov Leroy (4) | Lucile Malghem (2) | Ycare Cavens (3) |
| May 7 | Viewer's Choice | Thomas Marfisi (2) | Ycare Cavens (4) | Benjamin Siksou |
| May 15 | Free Choice 1 | Lucile Malghem (3) | Jules Pélissier | Ycare Cavens (5) |
| May 21 | Free Choice 2 | Jules Pélissier (2) | Ycare Cavens (6) | |
| Bottom Two | ||||
| May 28 | Movie Song | Ycare Cavens (7) | Benjamin Siksou (2) | |
| June 4 | Love Song | Cédric Oheix (2) | ||
| June 11 | Grand Finale | Benjamin Siksou (4) | Amandine Bourgeois | |
External links
- Official French Site
- Official Belgian Site (Series 3)
- Unofficial site
- Official Site for Video performances
- Replay the whole show(Only for French territory)
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