Rising Star is a French singing reality competition television series, and the French edition of the international reality television franchise Rising Star. It is based on the Israeli singing reality competition series HaKokhav HaBa. The show's viewers become the instant ultimate juries with expert panelists given only a nominal percentage weight in voting. The French rights were bought by specialized music-oriented station M6.

Season 1 (2014)

Season 1 was launched in 2014 with first season being between 25 September and 13 November 2014. The live broadcasts were held on "Plateau No. 5" of the Cité du Cinéma established by the film director and producer Luc Besson and located in Saint-Denis, a northern suburb of Paris.

Hosts

The hosts for the series were Faustine Bollaert and Guillaume Pley. The series was won by Corentin Grevost.

Panelists

The four-member panelists were:

Reception

Rising Star French edition realised relatively high viewership at launch with 3.76 million viewers, representing 16.9% of total French audience. But despite the novelty and immediate interactivity created for public voting, the show lost momentum with following episodes as audiences fell below the 2-million benchmark and with 6 November 2014 only 1.52 million viewers capturing just 6.7% of the market.

M6 announced that the French adaptation of Rising Star had failed to attain the figures M6 had anticipated, although its format was welcomed as "audacious" and "innovative". M6 followed that by its decision to cut short the planned series by two episodes, and airing the finals much earlier than anticipated, i.e. by 13 November 2014.[1]

The auditions

The candidates (or groups) perform live with the series' band behind a big semi-circular screen name "The digital wall" such that they are invisible to the viewing public and the panelists. In real time and throughout the performance, the public votes by a "yes" or "no" through the special app launched with the goal of reaching the 70% set barrier where "the wall" is raised with the candidate moving to the next round called "duel". If he/she fails to reach the 70%, the candidate is eliminated. In this stage 28 candidates were selected to pass to the next round

Auditions 1

The first show was broadcast on 25 September 2014 starting 20:55.[2] 6 candidates qualified in day 1

Index
  •  : The panelist voted "yes" for the candidate.
  •  : The panelist voted "no" for the candidate.
Candidat[3]AgeSongJudges' choicesTotal
percentage
Result
David Cathy Morgan Cali
Barbara Lune24Chandelier - Sia43%Eliminated
Séverine Romanet39Wrecking Ball - Miley Cyrus89%Qualified
Jackie Deschamps60Did not qualify for the wallEliminated
Léo Rispal13Comme toi - Jean-Jacques Goldman90%Qualified
Tarik22Hometown Glory - Adele73%Qualified
Émanuelle Robitaille28I Put a Spell on You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins89%Qualified
Louis Deslys25Si seulement je pouvais lui manquer - Calogero54%Eliminated
Maëva Bellocq18Did not qualify for the wallEliminated
Larry Lynch25Let Her Go - Passenger94%Qualified
The RainbowsGet Lucky - Daft Punk22%Eliminated
Solène Le Vezo18Il me dit que je suis belle - Patricia Kaas79%Qualified

Auditions 2

The second episode was broadcast 2 October 2014 at 20:55. Seven candidates qualified for next round.

CandidateAgeSongJudges's choicesTotal
Percentage
Result
David Cathy Morgan Cali
Ann-Shirley19Stay with Me - Sam Smith75%Qualified
Julien Loko30Demons - Imagine Dragons63%Eliminated
Hoshi18Mistral gagnant - Renaud67%Eliminated
FrénésieDid not qualify for the wallEliminated
Tiwayo28Another Love - Tom Odell84%Qualified
Anne-Sophie Terschan18Respect - Aretha Franklin77%Qualified
Alexandra Miller24Halo - Beyoncé79%Qualified
Baby's14Pour une folie - Baby's76%Qualified
Julien Mueller25All of Me - John Legend68%Eliminated
MTatiana25Jalouse - Mademoiselle K82%Qualified
Sarah Sofia21Dernière danse - Indila22%Eliminated
Ahmed Mouici & The Golden Moments51I've Been Loving You Too Long - Otis Redding74%Qualified

Auditions 3

The third day of auditions was broadcast on October 9, 2014, at 20:55. Seven candidates qualified for the next round.

CandidateAgeSongJudges's choicesTotal
Percentage
Result
David Cathy Morgan Cali
Mathieu Canaby16Isn't She Lovely? - Stevie Wonder82%Qualified
Jordan Chevallier24La Foule - Édith Piaf76%Qualified
Audrey Passani20Stay - Rihanna87%Qualified
Ludovic28Did not qualify for the wallEliminated
Monsieur Jau35Life on Mars? - David Bowie57%Eliminated
Corentin Grevost18Papaoutai - Stromae91%Qualified
Kenny Andra25Did not qualify for the wallEliminated
Huu26BudapestGeorge Ezra91%Qualified
Melody26Donne-moi le temps - Jenifer32%Eliminated
Sheila Ray Charles52Georgia on My Mind - Ray Charles87%Qualified
Arno Santamaria35Ma mère - Arno Santamaria87%Qualified
WhitiesGrace Kelly - Mika39%Eliminated

Auditions 4

The fourth and final auditions round was broadcast on 16 October 2014 at 20:55. Nine candidates were chosen for next round. But one favourite candidate Gaël Lopez died almost immediately after the round and the number of qualified candidates reduced to 8.

CandidateAgeSongJudges's choicesTotal
Percentage
Result
David Cathy Morgan Cali
Tanya Michelle41Addicted to You - Avicii90%Qualified
Alex Copler21 ans Alter ego - Jean-Louis Aubert72%Qualified
The TurningWhat'd I Say - Ray Charles69%Eliminated
Inaya17Changer - Maître Gims88%Qualified
The Garbo36Porque te vas - Jeanette Dimech72%Qualified
Mélina Bourad14Fallin'Alicia Keys78%Qualified
William MatterLosing My Religion - R.E.M.79%Qualified
Milou Leiz30 Que je t'aime - Johnny Hallyday22%Eliminated
Emma Beatson26 Wasting My Young Years - London Grammar49%Eliminated
Fabien Incardona29Prendre racine - Calogero84%Qualified
Gaël Lopes25Prayer in C - Lilly Wood & The Prick91%Qualified
Anouchka Strauss17Casta Diva, from Norma - Vincenzo Bellini90%Qualified

Death of contestant Gaël Lopes

Gaël Lopes, a popular candidate from day 4 of the auditions broadcast on 16 October 2014 died on 18 October 2014, two days after the broadcast falling from the 4th floor of a building[4] after a reported "delirium". Lopes had sung "Prayer in C" from Lilly Wood and The Prick, attaining 91% with the close of voting. He was just 25 and prior to Rising Star had also auditioned twice for Nouvelle Star in 2010 and 2012. A homage was broadcast in the next show on 23 October 2014 with participants singing "Prayer in C" again as a tribute.[5]

Duels

In the second stage of competition, the 28 candidates through in the auditions are coupled into 14 pairs by a lottery to confront each other. The first candidate performs with "the wall" lifted throughout the performance. His aim is to attain the highest percentage possible. The confronting candidate has to perform "behind the wall". To pass through to the next stage, the second contestant has to outdo the first performance in percentage points in order to "raise the wall". The candidate with the lower percentage is eliminated even if he/she has attained the 70% barrier. Just like in the auditions, the vote of each panelist counts for 7% of the vote. During each contestant's performance, random pictures of people voting in his favour will appear on screen.

Duels 1

The fifth episode of the series and the first of the two duels rounds was broadcast on 23 October 2014 at 20:55. At the end of the episode, all the candidates sang a tribute to parting contestant Gaël Lopes who had died a few days earlier, just 2 days after performing on the show.

Duel Candidate Song Judge's choice Total
percentage
Result
David Cathy Morgan Cali
1 Corentin GrevostÉblouie par la nuitZaz79%Qualified
Ahmed MouiciBlack or WhiteMichael Jackson54%Eliminated
2 Audrey PassaniHabits (Stay High)Tove Lo80%Qualified
MTatianaComme un boomerangSerge Gainsbourg74%Eliminated
3 Larry LinchThe Sound of SilencePaul Simon and Art Garfunkel83%Qualified
Léo RispalHurtChristina Aguilera78%Eliminated
4 Anne-Sophie TerschanAll I Want for Christmas Is YouMariah Carey67%Eliminated
Jordan ChevallierBorn This WayLady Gaga78%Qualified
5 Fabien IncardonaSOS d'un terrien en détresse - Daniel Balavoine79 %Eliminated
Mathieu CanabyIf I Ain't Got YouAlicia Keys81%Qualified
6 Séverine RomanetSet Fire to the RainAdele73%Eliminated
Ann-ShirleyAmoureuseVéronique Sanson74%Qualified
7 AnouchkaO Fortuna from Carmina BuranaCarl Orff71%Eliminated
Tanya MichelleTitaniumSia and David Guetta88%Qualified

Duels 2

The sixth episode, and the second of two duels was broadcast on 30 October 2014 at 20:55.

Duel Candidate Song Judges' choice Total
percentage
Result
David Cathy Morgan Cali
1 Alexandra MillerDiamondsRihanna44%Eliminated
William MatterEn apesanteurCalogero82%Qualified
2 Melina BouradPas toiJean-Jacques Goldman43%Eliminated
Solène Le VezoAlors on danseStromae64%Qualified
3 TiwayoStolen DanceMilky Chance74%Eliminated
Tarik DebbicheGoodbye My LoverJames Blunt81%Qualified
4 Sheila Ray CharlesRolling in the DeepAdele75%Eliminated
Baby'sHappyPharrell Williams76%Qualified
5 The GarboDéshabillez-moiJuliette Gréco27%Eliminated
Arno SantamariaDebout (Je me sens bien)Arno Santamaria87%Qualified
6 Alex CoplerUn autre mondeTéléphone76%Eliminated
HuuLocked Out of HeavenBruno Mars78%Qualified
7 InayaPeople Help the PeopleBirdy89%Qualified
Émanuelle RobitailleBohemian RhapsodyQueen86%Eliminated

Duels of champions

In the duel of the champions stage, two candidates are confronted one to one. The names are decided randomly by a lottery. The weight for the panelists is reduced in this stage to 5% each.

The seventh episode was broadcast on 6 November 2014 at 20:55.

Duel Candidate Song Judges' choice Total
percentage
Result
David Cathy Morgan Cali
1 Corentin GrevostAu café des délices - Patrick Bruel 80%Qualified
William MatterA Sky Full of Stars - Coldplay 66%Eliminated
2 Audrey PassaniVideo Games - Lana Del Rey 82%Qualified
Solène Le VezoEt maintenant - Gilbert Bécaud 54%Eliminated
3 Ann-ShirleyEmpire State of Mind - Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys 68%Qualified
Tarik DebbicheChanter - Florent Pagny 58%Eliminated
4 Jordan Chevalier...Baby One More Time - Britney Spears 73%Qualified
Baby'sI Love Rock 'n' Roll - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts 41%Eliminated
5 Tanya Michelle SmithFirework - Katy Perry 52%Eliminated
Arno SantamariaChez moi - Arno Santamaria 76%Qualified
6 Larry Linch Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley 84%Qualified
Huu When I Was Your Man - Bruno Mars 40%Eliminated
7 Mathieu Canaby Imagine - John Lennon 80%Qualified
Inaya Le droit à l'erreur - Amel Bent 77%Eliminated
but saved
by judges

Final

The final was broadcast on 13 November 2014 at 20:50. The final was originally planned for 27 November 2014, but M6 citing lesser than expected viewership, decided to shorten the series by two weeks and do the finals much earlier. Corentin Grevost won the title of French Rising Star.

Candidates First song Second song Judges' choice Percentage Average total Ranking
David Cathy Morgan Cali First song Second song
Corentin GrevostToi et moi - Guillaume Grand All of Me - John Legend 80%68%14.8%1st
Arno SantamariaDes vents contraires - Arno Santamaria C'est quand le bonheur - Cali76%60%13.6%2nd
Larry LynchLa Corrida - Francis Cabrel Wake Me Up! - Avicii 59%75%13.4%3rd
InayaPrice Tag - Jessie J La Bohème - Charles Aznavour 68%54%12.2%4th
Ann-ShirleyI Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor J'envoie valser - Zazie 70%45%11.5%5th
Mathieu CanabyQuelques mots d'amour - Michel Berger Counting Stars - OneRepublic 67%43%11.0%6th
Audrey PassaniCrazy in Love - Beyoncé Paris-Seychelles - Julien Doré 63%43%10.6%7th
Jordan ChevalierFeeling Good - Nina Simone La Seine - Vanessa Paradis/M 43%47%9.0%8th

References

  1. "Rising Star : M6 avance la finale au 13 novembre" (in French). toutelatele.com. 7 November 2014.
  2. Rising Star: Résumé de l'épisode 1
  3. M6: Les chanteurs en compétition.
  4. CloserMag: Gaël Lopes, candidat de Rising Star est mort (in French)
  5. CloserMag: Rising Star - Mort de Gaël Lopes - Ses proches et Faustine Bollaert lui rendent un dernier hommage (in French)
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