Country of origin Thailand No. of seasons 12 Production company(s) Exact Network Channel 9 MCOT HD | Original language(s) Thai Producer(s) Thakolkait Weerawan First episode date 7 October 2003 Number of seasons 12 | |
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Also known as เดอะสตาร์ ค้นฟ้าคว้าดาว Genres Reality television, Talent show Program creators GMM Grammy, The One Enterprise Cast Rueangrit Siriphanit, Wichayanee Pearklin, Tanatat Chaiat, Panwarot Duaysianklao, Ekkachai Euasangkomsert Similar Academy Fantasia, Tanhatarin Sardar, Toey Tiew Thai, Pentor, Look Pee Look Nong Profiles | ||
The Star (Thai: เดอะสตาร์ ค้นฟ้าคว้าดาว) is a Thai reality television singing competition produced by Exact, a GMM Grammy company, and broadcast on Modernine TV. It was first broadcast on 7 October 2003 and its fifth season aired during the first half of 2009. It is one of two such television programmes in Thailand, the other being Academy Fantasia. Both feature a number of auditioned contestants competing in weekly concerts, with elimination determined by viewers' voting through SMS, but unlike the other, The Star does not feature continuous broadcasts of the contestants' lives in a common residence. A number of winners and runners-up from the contest have continued to become mainstream singers and/or actors under GMM Grammy, most notably Sukrit Wisetkaew ("Bie"), who was first runner-up in the show's third season.
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Patterns and rules
The event begins with the recruitment of competitors from all over the country. The divisions are separated into four regions, albeit the Central (ภาคกลาง), the North (ภาคเหนือ), the Isan (ภาคตะวันออกเฉียงเหนือ), the East (ภาคตะวันออก), and the South (ภาคใต้). The revision and judgement is carried out by Phech Mar (เพชร มาร์), Sutheesak Pakdeetewa (สุธีศักดิ์ ภักดีเทวา) and Ornapha Krisadee (อรนภา กฤษฎี). The people selected will compete with other agencies to find the eight people to compete in the final.
The final 8 competitors will then have an opportunity to compete live on stage, which is hosted every weekend. The scores are calculated from 2 places, one from the people in the concert, which represents 10% of the total score, while the other 90% comes from votes sent by audiences watching on live on TV (via SMS), in which both places may send as many as they can during the concert time. Once the singing from the competitors are complete, the host will count the votes and declare the competitor with the least votes. The latter then is eliminated and he/she will sing one last song before ultimately leaving. The elimination process takes place once a week. The winner of the competition is given the chance to sign a contract and become an artist at GMM Grammy.
Presenters
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