Reality television, Game show, Interactive television
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X Factor, Hrvatski Idol, New Zealand Idol, Super Idol, Malaysian Idol
SuperStar KZ was a reality television show based on the popular British show Pop Idol, which aired from 2003 to 2007 on the Kazhak television station Perviy Kanal Evrasia. The talent contest determined the best young singers in Kazakhstan by allowing viewers to vote by phone or SMS. A supplementary show SuperStar KZ Dnevnik (SuperStar KZ Diary), shown twice weekly, provided a recap of the previous show and week's events for the contestants.
SuperStar KZ was presented entirely in Russian, though Russian, Kazakh and English songs were performed. Some contestants such as Ainur Nazarbekova, Altynay and Zhanara spoke Kazakh on the show. A mix of ethnic groups, typical of the diversity in Kazakhstan, was usually represented, including Kazakhs, Russians, Koreans, Uyghurs, and Tatars.
In November, the Top 148 successful candidates met in Almaty to perform in a three-day theatre round consisting of a chorus, duo & solo performance where eliminations would take place at each stage. During the first and last stage contestants can sing any song, during the duo stage a pre selected song was to be chosen, this included (among others) - Could I Have This Kiss Forever? by Whitney Houston & Enrique Iglesias and Махаббат Жалыны by Madina Sadvaqasova.
Top 40 - Semi Finals
Five groups of eight contestants performed every Sunday night to determine the two best singers of each group to advance to the Top 12. There was a Wildcards show or "Lucky ticket" round as it was known on the sixth week to give a last chance performance from unsuccessful contestants. Contestants sing a song of their own choice with piano and guitar backing.
Group 1 (January 7, 2006)
Adylzhan Umarov - Любить Тебя by Santos & Yuliya Nachalova
Ayan Birbayev - Айсулу by Bangor
Daniyar Otegen - I Believe I Can Fly by R. Kelly
Ekaterina Revanova (from Karaganda) - Ландыш Серебристый by
Marzhan Makisheva - Лебединая Верность by Evgeniy Martanov
On November 11 Oleg did not originally made the finals but replaced another contestant who withdrew as he got the 3rd most votes
Season four
Themes: April 28: Russian Songs May 5: World War 2 Era May 12: Kazakh Songs May 19: Drinking Songs May 26: D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers Soundtrack June 2: Songs for Children June 9: World Hits June 16: Song of Pepsi June 23: Classic & Russian Rock June 30: Grand Finale
On May 26 Talgat was voted off but saved by the judges