''À la recherche de la nouvelle star '' (Looking for the new Star) is a
reality television
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show based on the popular British show ''
Pop Idol
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''. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in
La Francophonie
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. It was hosted by
Benjamin Castaldi
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. The Belgian singer
Jonatan Cerrada
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won over
Thierry Amiel
Thierry Amiel (born 18 October 1982) is a French singer and songwriter from Marseille, France. He rose to fame after coming in second place to Jonatan Cerrada on the first edition of the French ''Pop Idol'', ''À la Recherche de la Nouvelle Star' ...
with 50.4% of the total votes, and went on to represent France at the
2004 Eurovision Song Contest, with "
À chaque pas
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".
After the first season the show was renamed ''
Nouvelle Star
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''.
Auditions
The inaugural season of ''À la Recherche de la Nouvelle Star'' had seven audition cities to find the best talent not only in France, but also Belgium and Canada:
:
Toulouse
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(8 February)
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Lyon
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(14 February)
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Marseille
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(18 February)
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Rennes
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(22 February)
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Paris
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(28 February)
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Brussels
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, Belgium (7 March)
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Montreal
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, Canada (14 March)
Finals
Finalists
(ages stated at time of contest)
Live Show Details
Heat 1 (24 April 2003)
Heat 2 (1 May 2003)
Heat 3 (8 May 2003)
Live Show 1 (15 May 2003)
Theme: Contestant's Choice
Live Show 2 (22 May 2003)
Theme: My Birth Year
Live Show 3 (29 May 2003)
Theme: Film Hits
Live Show 4 (5 June 2003)
Theme: Pop Hits
Live Show 5 (12 June 2003)
Theme: Funky Hits
Live Show 6 (19 June 2003)
Theme: Années 2000
Live Show 7 (26 June 2003)
Theme: Le Voyage
Live Show 8: Semi-final (3 July 2003)
Theme: Hommage
Live final (10 July 2003)
External links
Official Site (French)Unofficial site
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Nouvelle Star
Television series by Fremantle (company)
2003 French television series debuts
2003 French television seasons