Nouvelle Star
Created bySimon Fuller
Presented byBenjamin Castaldi (2003–06, 2015)
Virginie Efira (2006–08)
Virginie Guilhaume (2008–10)
Cyril Hanouna (2012–14)
Laurie Cholewa (2016)
Shy'm (2017)
Country of originFrance
No. of seasons13
Production
ProducerFremantleMedia
Original release
NetworkM6 (2003–2010, 2017)
D8 (2012–2016)
Release27 March 2003 (2003-03-27) 
20 December 2017 (2017-12-20)

Nouvelle Star (pronounced [nuvɛl staʁ]; also known as À la Recherche de la Nouvelle Star for the first season) is a French television series based on the popular Pop Idol programme produced by FremantleMedia. It was broadcast by M6 in seasons 1–8 before D8 aired seasons 9—12. M6 broadcast the 13th and final season.

It was hosted by Benjamin Castaldi for the first three seasons (2003–2005). He also hosted 13 episodes of seasons 4 (2006). Virginie Efira presented the remainder of season 4, as well as presenting seasons 5 and 6. Virginie Guilhaume hosted seasons 7 and 8. 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 +.

In 2017, M6 confirmed that season 13 would be the last.

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 season 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 season 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 season 5, and taken the form of traffic lights in season 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 seasons' jury (Mainly Marianne James) was used to contesting a lot the results.

Auditions

The inaugural season 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's seasons 2, 3 and 4, auditions were held in Toulouse, Rennes, Marseilles, Lyon, and Paris and in one location in Belgium, at Liège.

Overview

Season Season 1
(2003)
Season 2
(2004)
Season 3
(2005)
Season 4
(2006)
Season 5
(2007)
Season 6
(2008)
Season 7
(2009)
Season 8
(2010)
Season 9
(2012-2013)
Season 10
(2013-2014)
Season 11
(2014-2015)
Season 12
(2016)
Season 13
(2017)
Presented by Benjamin Castaldi Virginie Efira Virginie Guilhaume Cyril Hanouna Benjamin Castaldi Laurie Cholewa Shy'm
Backstage Estelle Denis Énora Malagré Laure Falesse Erika Moulet
Camille Combal Lola Dubini
Jérôme Anthony
Judges André Manoukian Benjamin Biolay
Dove Attia Sinclair Marco Prince Sinclair Dany Synthé
Varda Kakon Marianne James Lio Maurane Elodie Frégé Cœur de Pirate
Lionel Florence Manu Katché Philippe Manœuvre Olivier Bas Yarol Poupaud JoeyStarr Nathalie Noennec
Winner Jonatan CerradaSteeve EstatofMyriam AbelChristophe WillemJulien DoréAmandine BourgeoisSoanLuceSophie-TithMathieu SaïkalyEmjiPaul PlexiXavier Matheu
Channel M6 D8 M6
Broadcast
period
27 March 200311 February 200410 February 200522 February 200628 February 200721 February 200824 February 20092 March 201011 December 201231 October 201327 November 2014Fébruary 16, 20161 November 2017
10 July 200313 May 200412 May 20058 June 200613 June 200711 June 20089 June 200916 June 201026 February 201320 February 201412 March 20153 May 201620 December 2017

Awards by season

Rank Contestants (In order of elimination)
Season 1
(2003)
Season 2
(2004)
Season 3
(2005)
Season 4
(2006)
Season 5
(2007)
Season 6
(2008)
Season 7
(2009)
Season 8
(2010)
Season 9
(2012-2013)
Season 10
(2013-2014)
Season 11
(2014-2015)
Season 12
(2016)
Season 13
(2017-2018)
1Jonatan CerradaSteeve EstatofMyriam AbelChristophe WillemJulien DoréAmandine BourgeoisSoanLuceSophie-TithMathieu SaïkalyEmjiPaul PlexiXavier Matheu
2Thierry AmielJulien LaurencePierrick LilliuMiss DominiqueTigane DrammehBenjamin SiksouLeïla AissaouiFrançois RaoultFlorian BertonnierYseult OnguenetMathieu KolanekMia RoselloYadám Andrés Guevara
3Jean Sébastien LavoieAmel BentRoland KarlGaël FaureGaëtane AbrialCédric OheixCamélia JordanaRamón MirabetPhilippe KrierPauline de TarragonMartial BetiracManu GalureSloń
4Alexis JuliardLaura TabourinMervyn Kennedy-MacfoyCindy SantosJulie MaziYcareThomas BonneauLussiFlo DevosAlvaro EchánovePauline LaffitteMélanie JuneMathieu Canaby
5Laetizia AlbertiCharles CattaertFrancine MassianiValérie CastanPierre DarmonJules PélissierDalé GrenobleBenjamin BohemJulie ObréDana Ali-AhmadMicka AubertinMaxime PenentLilou Robert
6Yoann KelyannBabeth LandoDan PerezFlorian LescaRaphaëlle DessLucile LuzelyDamien VanniDave DarioPaul KaySirine BettonMaëva BellocqPierre FabreKamisa Negra
7Jonathan Hassen-AliPascal CrisinelSarah RianiBruno RuaSoma DufourThomas MarfisiLary LambertAnnabelleTimothée RossignolMehdi DahmaneNelson VardNirintsoa RajoharisonAshley Fortes
8Cindie BruzziJohn ZéraPhilippe LégerStéphanie LipstadtAlex FondjaKristov LeroyMahdi JaggaeStéphanie VondenhoffCharlotte Morgane BerryClaudia ChuKevin CohenCarusoVictor Goun's
9PriscillaGeoffrey LupartBenjamin DelcroixBeverlyCanelle ZahySiân PottokMélissa NkondaSacha PageAdélaïde PratoussyLéopoldine HummelNoémie LemarchandCaroline PiresAzza Kamaria
10Gabrielle DucombleSimongad BarbeyMalik HemaidiJoana BoumendilIlyès YanguiJulien PiersonYoann PignyMarine VilleretLéa LayneHugo Chalan-MarchioUrsula RaveloFlorieOphélie Piche
11Corentine PlanckaertCélia PerezMartineJulie BessardYasmina BahjAmbre DupontKim KitsonFrances Isabel CoontzBéni Radriamandibi
12Ségolène GerlingerJean-Charles ChapuisMichel ColynCindy AgostinhoAntoine VignetteLucia de CarvalhoJulie DessoudeCarla de Coignac
13Géraldine JonetSophie ClaretVincent GalahadAxelle AnduzeCharlotte RobinAnna TornéChehinaze
14RabbiaVladimir StreiffIsabelle IthurburuClément FalgousMaria-PazManon Trinquier[1]Ezra Van Vliet
15Gérôme GalloMounir OuarabFredMickaël FrémeauxSiegfried Martin-DiazLaura Migné
16Marc Touati

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 C8. 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, Énora 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 19:00 in access prime time, it brought in an average 1.1 million of viewers.

Summary

Season Premiere Final Winner Runner-up Judges Host(s)
1* 27 March 2003 10 July 2003 Jonatan Cerrada Thierry Amiel Dove Attia
Varda Kakon
Lionel Florence
André Manoukian
Benjamin Castaldi
2 11 February 2004 13 May 2004 Steeve Estatof Julien Laurence Dove Attia
Marianne James
Manu Katché
André Manoukian
3 10 February 2005 12 May 2005 Myriam Abel Pierrick Lilliu
4 22 February 2006 8 June 2006 Christophe Willem Dominique Michalon
5 28 February 2007 13 June 2007 Julien Doré Tigane Drammeh Virginie Efira
6 21 February 2008 13 June 2008 Amandine Bourgeois Benjamin Siksou Lio
Philippe Manœuvre
Sinclair
André Manoukian
7 24 February 2009 9 June 2009 Soan Leïla Aissaoui Virginie Guilhaume
8 2 March 2010 16 June 2010 Luce Brunet François Raoult Lio
Philippe Manœuvre
André Manoukian
Marco Prince
9 11 December 2012 26 February 2013 Sophie-Tith Charvet Florian Bertonnier Olivier Bas
André Manoukian
Maurane
Sinclair
Cyril Hanouna
10 31 October 2013 20 February 2014 Mathieu Saikaly Yseult Onguenet
11 27 November 2014 12 March 2015 Emji Mathieu Kolanek Élodie Frégé
André Manoukian
Yarol Poupaud
Sinclair
Benjamin Castaldi
12 13 February 2016 3 May 2016 Patrick Rouiller Mia Rosello Élodie Frégé
André Manoukian
Joey Starr
Sinclair
Laurie Cholewa
13 1 November 2017 20 December 2017 Xavier Matheu Yadám Andrés Guevara Benjamin Biolay
Dany Synthé
Nathalie Noennec
Cœur de Pirate
Shy'm

*Also known as À la Recherche de la Nouvelle Star

See also

References

  1. Manon has also taken part on season 3 of The Voice.
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