Fabrika Zirok (2007)

Original title

Фабрика зірок

Genre

music, talent show

Country

Ukraine

Length

5 seasons, 54 episodes

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Teens and young adults live together in a penthouse and compete weekly in a televised talent show. Each week one contestant is eliminated after performing songs solo or with famous Ukrainian singers.

energeticupbeatcompetitiveaspirationallivelydramaticglitzytense

What happens

Fabryka Zirok (Ukrainian: Фабрика зірок – Star Factory), is a Ukrainian televised talent show, which began in 2007 that features a group of young male and female candidates, aged 16 or older, across the country. The show became a huge success and a must-watch event for its fans. It is the Ukrainian adaptation of the French television show Star Academy, which is produced by Endemol. Fabryka Zirok is produced by Dutch company Endemol and Ukrainian Novyi Kanal. The show is based on the Spanish format called Operación Triunfo. The show basically revolves over 16 contestants that go live in an isolated penthouse apartment, with one of the contestants getting eliminated every week. The contestants get to showcase their talents in a weekly concert in which the contestants get to perform on stage with various designs, dancers, solo performances, a cappella on piano and sharing the stage with the most popular singers in Ukraine and the CIS. The contestants were required to be aged 16 or older at the time of the contest. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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