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'' began on March 2 and finished on June 16.

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returned as the host for her sophomore season.

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and

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. After one season Sinclair decided to leave and was replaced by former FFF-member Marco PrinceLe retour du télé-crochet le 2 mars sur M6
because of, according to fellow judge Lio, personal dissatisfaction in the Nouvelle Star-experience for Sinclair. Auditions were held in the following cities: *

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After the auditions were over the top 124 were cut down in the Trianon Theater to 15 who eventually competed in the first liveshow aiming to advance to the final group of ten.

Contestants

Top 10 Finalists * Luce Brunet (20) - Winner * François Raoult (25) - Runner-up * Ramón Mirabet (25) * Lussi Lebrun (27) * Benjamin Boehm (16) * Dave Mgy (28) * Annabelle (20) * Stéphanie Vondenhoff (29) * Sacha Page (19) * Marine Maiwa (26) ''Marine selected as the 10th finalist by the jury.'' Semifinalists (Top 15) * Ambre Dupont (23) * Anna Torné (18) * Lucia de Carvalho (29) * Manon Trinquier (19) * Siegfried Martin-Diaz (27) Eliminations - Top 10

Elimination chart

References

External links

Official site
{{Nouvelle Star Season 08 2010 French television seasons