Country of origin France Original network M6 First episode date 2003 Number of seasons 1 | No. of seasons 1 Original release 2003 – 2003 Final episode date 2003 Host Benjamin Castaldi | |
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Genres Reality television, Game show, Interactive television Similar Nouvelle Star, Off Prime, Popstars, Encore une chance, X Factor | ||
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".
Contents
After the first season the show was renamed Nouvelle Star.
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 Francophonie :
Toulouse (8 February) Lyon (14 February) Marseille (18 February) Rennes (22 February) Paris (28 February) Brussels (7 March) Montreal (14 March)Jury
References
À la Recherche de la Nouvelle Star Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA