Nouvelle Star (2003)

Genre

talent show

Country

Netherlands

Length

13 seasons, 64 episodes

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a French reality talent show where contestants sing in front of judges and a live audience. Each season, aspiring singers compete for a recording contract and the title of Nouvelle Star.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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