A La Recherche De La Nouvelle Star
Encyclopedia
À la Recherche de la Nouvelle Star (Looking for the new Star) is a reality television
show based on the popular British
show Pop Idol
. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in La Francophonie
. It was hosted by Benjamin Castaldi
. The Belgian singer Jonatan Cerrada
won over Thierry Amiel
with 50.4% of the total votes, and went on to represent France at the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, with À chaque pas
.
After the first season the show was renamed Nouvelle Star
.
:
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
show based on the popular British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
show Pop Idol
Pop Idol
Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted on ITV on 6 October 2001. The show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast - one in 2001-02 and a second in 2003...
. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in La Francophonie
La Francophonie
Francophonie is an international organization of politics and governments with French as the mother or customary language, where a significant proportion of people are francophones , or where there is a notable affiliation with the French language or culture.Formally known as the Organisation...
. It was hosted by Benjamin Castaldi
Benjamin Castaldi
Benjamin Castaldi is a French television personality of Italian origin and current host of Secret Story, the spinoff of Loft Story. And, La Ferme Célébrités....
. The Belgian singer Jonatan Cerrada
Jonatan Cerrada
Jonatan Cerrada is a Belgian-born singer who became the first French Pop Idol. He has had hit singles across Western Europe especially in France, Belgium, and Spain.-Personal life:...
won over Thierry Amiel
Thierry Amiel
Thierry Amiel is a French singer and songwriter from Marseille, France. He rose to fame after coming in second place to Jonatan Cerrada on the first edition of the French 'Pop Idol', À la Recherche de la Nouvelle Star.-Biography:...
with 50.4% of the total votes, and went on to represent France at the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, with À chaque pas
À Chaque Pas
"À chaque pas" was the third single from the winner of the French version of Pop Idol - A La Recherche De La Nouvelle Star, Jonatan Cerrada, as well as the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 entry for France. It achieved a moderate success in France and Belgium....
.
After the first season the show was renamed Nouvelle Star
Nouvelle Star
Nouvelle Star is a French television series based on the popular Pop Idol programme produced by FremantleMedia and broadcast by M6 in France....
.
Auditions
The first series of À la Recherche de la Nouvelle Star had seven audition cities to find the best talent in all of La FrancophonieLa Francophonie
Francophonie is an international organization of politics and governments with French as the mother or customary language, where a significant proportion of people are francophones , or where there is a notable affiliation with the French language or culture.Formally known as the Organisation...
:
- ToulouseToulouseToulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
(8 February) - LyonLyonLyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
(14 February) - MarseilleMarseilleMarseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
(18 February) - RennesRennesRennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:...
(22 February) - ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
(28 February) - BrusselsBrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
(7 March) - MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
(14 March)
Jury
- Dove Attia - Music producer.
- Varda Kakon
- Lionel Florence - Songwriter.
- André ManoukianAndré ManoukianAndré Manoukian, is an French-Armenian songwriter, arranger, and jazz musician.Since 2002, he is also one of the four judges in the French version of Pop Idol, Nouvelle Star.-Early years and education:...
- Musician & choreographer.
Finals elimination chart
| Date | Bottom Three | ||
| May 15 | Gabrielle Ducomble | Cindie Bruzzi | Yoann Kelyann |
| May 22 | Priscilla | Alexis Juliard | Cindie Bruzzi(2) |
| May 29 | Cindie Bruzzi(3) | Jonathan | Thierry Amiel Thierry Amiel Thierry Amiel is a French singer and songwriter from Marseille, France. He rose to fame after coming in second place to Jonatan Cerrada on the first edition of the French 'Pop Idol', À la Recherche de la Nouvelle Star.-Biography:... |
| June 5 | Jonathan(2) | Alexis Juliard(2) | Yoann Kelyann(2) |
| Bottom Two | |||
| June 12 | Yoann Kelyann(3) | Laetizia Alberti | |
| June 19 | Laetizia Alberti(2) | Alexis Juliard(3) | |
| June 26 | Alexis Juliard(4) | Jonatan Cerrada Jonatan Cerrada Jonatan Cerrada is a Belgian-born singer who became the first French Pop Idol. He has had hit singles across Western Europe especially in France, Belgium, and Spain.-Personal life:... |
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| July 3 | Jean-Sébastien Lavoie Jean-Sébastien Lavoie Jean Sebastien Lavoie is a French Canadian singer who had his big break on the first edition of the francophonic hit music show based out of Paris called Nouvelle Star... |
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| July 10 | Thierry Amiel Thierry Amiel Thierry Amiel is a French singer and songwriter from Marseille, France. He rose to fame after coming in second place to Jonatan Cerrada on the first edition of the French 'Pop Idol', À la Recherche de la Nouvelle Star.-Biography:... |
Jonatan Cerrada Jonatan Cerrada Jonatan Cerrada is a Belgian-born singer who became the first French Pop Idol. He has had hit singles across Western Europe especially in France, Belgium, and Spain.-Personal life:... |
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