''Super Star'' ( ar, سوبر ستار) was an Arabic television show based on the popular British show '' Pop Idol'' created by Simon Fuller's

19 Entertainment 19 Entertainment is a producer of entertainment properties for television with a focus on music. Founded by Simon Fuller in London in 1985, the company co-produced ''Pop Idol'' in the United Kingdom with Thames Television in 2001. The ''Idol serie ...

& developed by Fremantle Media. The show unites the Arab community by democratically choosing the next singing sensation. The show is broadcast worldwide on Future TV, a Lebanese television station. It is also the first ''Idol'' franchise to feature contestants from multiple countries. The show was a huge success. Ali Jaber, the executive manager of Future TV, was quoted as saying "This (program) is the most successful for an Arab television. There isn't a television program that moved the Arab world like that." However, ''SuperStar'' was eclipsed by rival show '' Star Academy'' on LBC in the Middle East, in terms of popularity and ratings, after only its first season. It has been surpassed by ''Star Academy'' as the number one Arab show, and did not move the Arab world the way it did during the first season. Future TV subsequently lost the ''Idol'' licence to the MBC network, which in 2011 relaunched the programme as '' Arab Idol'' on MBC 1.

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SuperStar 1 (2003)

The first ever Arab ''SuperStar'' was held between 23 June 2003 and 18 August 2003. The series was won by the Jordanian

Diana Karazon Diana Karazon ( ar, ديانا كرزون; born October 30, 1983) is a Jordanian singer of Arabic pop, television host, and actress. She won ''Superstar'', the Arabic version of ''Pop Idol''. Karazon was born in Kuwait City, Kuwait, but her ori ...

Participants and date of elimination: *

- Jordan - Winner *

Rouwaida Attieh Rouwaida Attieh ( ar, رويدا عطية; born July 1, 1982) is a Syrian vocalist. Rouwaida was the first runner-up on the first season of Super Star, the pan-Arab import of "Pop Idol". Along with Lebanese contestant Melhem Zein, she was a favo ...

- Syria - 18 August 2003 * Melhem Zein - Lebanon - 11 August 2003 * Saoud Abou Sultan UAE - 4 August 2003 * Wael Mansour - Egypt - 28 July 2003 *

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- Syria - 21 July 2003 * Merhi Serhal - Lebanon - 14 July 2003 *

Mohammad Lafi Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...

- Palestine - 7 July 2003 *

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- Syria - 30 June 2003 *

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- Algeria - 30 June 2003 *

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- Lebanon - 23 June 2003 *

Haitham Saeed Haytham or Haitham (Arabic: هيثم, Hebrew: הייתם, Syriac/Assyrian-Aramaic: ܗܝܬܡ ''pronounced: hay-tham'') is a male Semitic given name with Arabic origins meaning "young eagle" or "young hawk". It is highly popular among Middle Eastern ...

- Egypt - 23 June 2003

Diana Karazon in ''World Idol''

participated alongside 10 other Idol winners from other countries in the mini-event World Idol held in London. Diana placed equal in 9th place among the 11 contestants equal with the German ''SuperStar'' Alexander Klaws on 45 points. The event was won by the Norwegian Idol

Kurt Nilsen Kurt Erik Nilsen () (born 29 September 1978) is a Norwegian pop/country singer. He won the first season of the Norwegian reality show ''Idol'', which aired on TV 2 in May 2003. He then won a one-off international version of ''Pop Idol'' called ...

. Diana Karazon performed the first radio single from her CD Super Star El Arab - ''Ensani Ma Binsak''. Diana Karazon received the following scores respectively: * United Kingdom awarded 4 points * Belgium awarded 1 point * Australia awarded 4 points * United States awarded 8 points * Arab world awarded 12 points (default award) * Poland awarded 1 point * Netherlands awarded 1 point * Canada awarded 5 points * Germany awarded 6 points * Norway awarded 2 points * South Africa awarded 1 point

SuperStar 2 (2004)

The second series was held 31 May and 23 August 2004. Three new audition cities were announced - Tunisia, Bahrain & Paris, France while Algiers was dropped. Tonia Moreeb decided to quit after receiving bad comments about her judging skills in the previous season. She was replaced with music critic/agent

Fadia Tanab Fadia is a name. It is the feminine form of the names Fadi and Fady as well as the feminine form of the Roman nomen Fadius. Notable persons with that name Fadia include: *Women of the Fadia gens ** Fadia, first wife of Roman general Mark Anton ...

. An amazing 83 contestants had advanced to the semi finals of Super Star 2, 81 ended up performing before 2 contestants each week would advance to become part of the Top 14 contestants. This series also offered a Wildcard show where it was revealed by the CEO of Future TV -

Ali Jaber Ali Jaber ( ar, علي جابر) (born 1961) is a Lebanese journalist, media consultant, TV personality and the Group TV Director of MBC, the Arab world's largest satellite broadcaster. Academic and leadership Mr. Jaber completed a bachelor's ...

, that the Top 14 would become a Top 17 & that the Top 5 vote getters in the Wildcards would advance.

Ayman Alatar Ayman Alatar ( ar, أيمن الأعتر; born 6 March 1982) is a Libyan singer of Arabic pop music. He was the winner of ''SuperStar'', Season 2, 2004, the Arabic version of ''American Idol''. Early life and career Alatar was born in Tripoli ...

from

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, Libya won the title of ''Super Star'' on 23 August 2004, beating runner up Palestinian Ammar Hassan with a weighting of 54% to 46%. It was revealed later that Ayman had missed the audition in Cairo, Egypt by one day & had one last chance to audition in

Damascus )), is an adjective which means "spacious". , motto = , image_flag = Flag of Damascus.svg , image_seal = Emblem of Damascus.svg , seal_type = Seal , map_caption = , ...

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

Participants and special guests

Participants, their countries and date of elimination *

- Libya - ''Winner'' *

Ammar Hassan Ammar Hassan ( ar, عمار حسن; born November 13, 1976) is a Palestinian singer who rose to popularity around the Arab world after placing second in '' Super Star 2'', the pan-Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Se ...

- Palestine - 23 August 2004 *

Hadi Aswad Hadi or Hady ( ar, هادي) is an Arabic masculine given name and surname. Al-Hadi is one of the 99 names of God in Islam meaning ''guide'' (from the Arabic triconsonantal root ; also present in hidayah). Given name Hadi * Hadi Saei (born 1976), ...

- Syria - 16 August 2004 * Ranim Qteit - Egypt - 9 August 2004 *

Brigitte Yaghi Brigitte Yaghi ( ar, بريجيت ياغي; born 19 November 1987) is a Lebanese pop singer and actress. She finished in fifth place in ''SuperStar'', the Arabic version of ''American Idol'' or ''Pop Idol''. Early life Yaghi was born in Beiru ...

- Lebanon - 2 August 2004 *

Mohannad Mshallah Mohannad ( ar, مهند) is a masculine Arabic name meaning “sword made in India”. It is derived from the word for India (''Al Hind'' الهند) and can mean both "India-ified" or "Indian". The iron used for it came from India. Given name ;M ...

- Syria - 26 July 2004 * Houssam Madanieh - Syria - 19 July 2004 *

Abir Nameh Gulal or abir ( bn, আবীর) or abhir ( or, ଅଭୀର) is the traditional name given to the coloured powders used for the typical Hindu rituals, in particular for the Holi festival or Dol Purnima (though commonly associated with the r ...

- Lebanon - 12 July 2004 * Abd El Rahman Mohamed - Saudi Arabia - 12 July 2004 * Houssam Chami - Lebanon - 28 June 2004 *

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- Kuwait - 21 June 2004 *

Waad Al Bahri Waad Al Bahri ( ar, وعد البحري) is a Syrian who participated in SuperStar (Arabic TV series) and reached the finals of the program. She is also a singer and has produced one album. Early life Bahri started singing at the age of four. ...

- Syria - 14 June 2004 *

Mustafa Shwiekh Mustafa ( ar, مصطفى , Muṣṭafā) is one of the names of Prophet Muhammad, and the name means "chosen, selected, appointed, preferred", used as an Arabic given name and surname. Mustafa is a common name in the Muslim world. Given name Mou ...

- Egypt - 14 June 2004 * Raneen El Sha'ar - Lebanon - 7 June 2004 *

Zahi Saffeyeh Zahi is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Zahi Armeli (born 1957), Israeli football player *Zahi El-Khoury (born 1969), Lebanese fencer *Zahi Hawass (born 1947), Egyptian archaeologist **Zahi Hawass bibliography, list of all boo ...

- Lebanon - 7 June 2004 * Rania Shaban - UAE - 31 May 2004 *

Yasmine El Husaini Yasmin, Yasmine, or Yasmina may refer to: People * Yasmin (given name), a feminine given name, and sometimes surname * Yasmin (musician) (born 1993), English singer, songwriter, and DJ * Yasmine (pornographic actress), Yasmine Lafitte, French actre ...

- Egypt - 31 May 2004 Special guests: * Wadih El Safi *

* Melhem Zein * Saoud Abou Sultan *

Asalah Nasri Assala Mostafa Hatem Nasri ( ar, أصالة مصطفى حاتم نصري; born 15 May 1969), commonly known as Assala ( ar, أصالة), is a Syrian musical artist. She is one of the most popular and famous Arab singers. Early life and career ...

* Nawal El Kuwaiti *

Sherine Sherine Sayed Mohamed Abdel-Wahab ( ar, شيرين سيد محمد عبد الوهاب; born October 8, 1980), known professionally by the mononym Sherine ( ar, شيرين), is an Egyptian singer, actress, TV host and personality, and a former ...

* Diana Haddad * Washeq El Kaman * Nancy Ajram *

Moeen Charif Moeen Shreif ( ar, معين شريف ) (born on May 15, 1972; Yammoune, Lebanon) is a Lebanese people, Lebanese singer. His public appreciates and respects him particularly for his commitment, his vibrant voice and his poetic lyrics Biography He ...

* Assi El Helani *

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SuperStar 3 (2005–2006)

The telecast of ''SuperStar 3'' was delayed after the assassination of Future TV founder & Lebanese Prime Minister - Rafik Hariri, as the TV station went into mourning. ''SuperStar 3'' was the longest Idol production ever with auditions beginning in Cairo on 10 November 2004, with the program culminating on 6 February 2006. Rania Kurdi did not want to renew her hosting position for Season 3, as a result

Heba Sisi Miss Egypt ( ar, ملكة جمال مصر) is a national beauty pageant in Egypt. Since 2016, Miss Egypt has been directed by Dr. Amaal Rezk. History Early years The first Miss Egypt contest was held in 1927. Charlotte Wassef won the competi ...

was hired for Season 3, but due to the lengthy hiatus over the Hariri murder, her contract prematurely ended before the semi finals had begun, leaving Ayman to host solo for the rest of the season. Auditions took place in the following cities: *

Beirut, Lebanon Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint of ...

* Damascus, Syria * Tunis, Tunisia * Dubai, United Arab Emirates *

Cairo, Egypt Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...

* Amman, Jordan *

Sydney, Australia Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and List of cities in Oceania by population, Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metro ...

Participants and special guests

94 contestants advanced to the theatre round in Beirut. 6 from America, 4 from Australia, 21 from Lebanon, 8 from Egypt, 5 from Jordan, 9 from

, 32 from Tunisia & 5 from UAE. Participants, their countries of origin and date of elimination: * Ibrahim El Hakami - Saudi Arabia - ''Winner'' * Shahd Barmada - Syria - 6 February 2006 * Ayman Lseeq - Tunisia - 30 January 2006 *

Ahmed El Faleh ''Super Star'' ( ar, سوبر ستار) was an Arabic television show based on the popular British show ''Pop Idol'' created by Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment & developed by Fremantle Media. The show unites the Arab community by democratically ...

- Iraq - 23 January 2006 * Asma Othmani - Tunisia - 23 January 2006 * Nancy Nasrallah - Lebanon - 9 January 2006 *

Haitham El Shoumali ''Super Star'' ( ar, سوبر ستار) was an Arabic television show based on the popular British show ''Pop Idol'' created by Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment & developed by Fremantle Media. The show unites the Arab community by democratically ...

- Palestine - 2 January 2006 *

Ibrahim Abd El Adheem Ibrahim ( ar, إبراهيم, links=no ') is the Arabic name for Abraham, a Biblical patriarch and prophet in Islam. For the Islamic view of Ibrahim, see Abraham in Islam. Ibrahim may also refer to: * Ibrahim (name), a name (and list of people w ...

- Libya - 26 December 2005 *

Asma Ben Ahmed ''Super Star'' ( ar, سوبر ستار) was an Arabic television show based on the popular British show ''Pop Idol'' created by Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment & developed by Fremantle Media. The show unites the Arab community by democratically ...

- Tunisia - 19 December 2005 *

Hatem Adar Hatem ( ar, حاتم) is a masculine Arabic given name, it may refer to: Given name * Hatem Ali, Syrian actor * Hatem Ben Arfa, French football player of Tunisian descent * Hatem Aqel, Jordanian footballer * Hatem Ali Jamadar, Bengali politician ...

- Morocco - 19 December 2005 *

Samar Andeel ''Super Star'' ( ar, سوبر ستار) was an Arabic television show based on the popular British show ''Pop Idol'' created by Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment & developed by Fremantle Media. The show unites the Arab community by democratically ...

- Egypt - 5 December 2005 * Yusra Hamzawi - Tunisia - 28 November 2005 The special guests were: Once again this season, special musical guests have been invited to the show to offer their support & critiques. * Ayman El Aatar *

* Ranim Qteit *

Tony Hana Tony may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tony (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Gregory Tony (born 1978), American law enforcement officer * Motu Tony (born 1981), New Zealand international rugby leagu ...

Abdallah Al Rowaished Abdallah Alruwaished ( ar, عبدالله الرويشد, born July 18, 1961) is an Arab singer and actor from Kuwait. He has released over thirty albums. Biography Alruwaished began his solo career in the early 1980s with the release of his ...

* Walid Toufic * Marwan Khoury *

Nabil Shaeil Nabīl or Nabeel ( ar, نبيل) is a male given name of Arabic origin, meaning "nobility, noble".Online ...

Lotfi Boushnaq Lutfi (also spelled Lotfi, Lutvi or Luthfi, ar, لطفي), meaning "kind" or "gracious", may refer to: Given name Lotfi * Lotfi A. Zadeh (1921–2017), Azerbaijani electrical engineer * Lotfi Akalay (born 1943), Moroccan writer * Lotfi Nezzar, ...

* Julia Boutros * Nancy Ajram The new semi final format from Denmark & America was similarly adopted this season whereby the Top 21 (10 male & 11 female) were placed in male & female groups with 5 contestants advancing to the Top 12. The semi finalists of ''Super Star 3'' are:

( Egypt), Aida El Rahbani ( Lebanon), Nancy Nasrallah (Lebanon), Rashel El Rasi (Lebanon), Hasna Zlagh ( Morocco), Shahd Barmada (

( Tunisia),

Asma Othmani ''Super Star'' ( ar, سوبر ستار) was an Arabic television show based on the popular British show ''Pop Idol'' created by Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment & developed by Fremantle Media. The show unites the Arab community by democratically ...

(Tunisia), Fouzia El Betri (Tunisia), Olfa El Barhoumi (Tunisia), Yusra Hamzawi (Tunisia), Mohamed El Abd ( Egypt), Mohamed Jamal (Egypt),

(Iraq), Youssef Kazar (Iraq),

( Libya),

(Morocco),

(

Palestine __NOTOC__ Palestine may refer to: * State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia * Palestine (region), a geographic region in Western Asia * Palestinian territories, territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely the West Bank (including East ...

), Ibrahim El Hakami ( Saudi Arabia), Anis Ltaief (Tunisia), Ayman Lseeq (Tunisia) As of 12 December 2005, the competition of Super Star has been delayed due to the assassination of Lebanese senator Gebran Tueni, the results show scheduled to air on Monday 12 December 2005 will be included with the results due on Monday 19 December 2005. On 15 January 2006, the competition was once again postponed due to the passing of another key political figure, Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The performance show was recorded on Tuesday & aired on Thursday 19 January. The votes from this round will be combined with the performance show on 22 January with the elimination of 2 contestants. On the evening of Monday 6 February 2006, Ibrahim El Hakami from Saudi Arabia became the 3rd ''Super Star'' over Shahd Barmada with a 53% to 47% weighting. Along with the title of Super Star, Ibrahim also won a Ford Focus.

Finals elimination chart

SuperStar 4 (2007)

Season 4 of ''SuperStar'' was officially confirmed of the season 3 Grand Final. On 10 April 2006, the following audition cities were revealed on the official Future TV website: *

* Amman, Jordan * Tunis, Tunisia *

Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait City ( ar, مدينة الكويت) is the capital and largest city of Kuwait. Located at the heart of the country on the south shore of Kuwait Bay on the Persian Gulf, it is the political, cultural and economical centre of the emirate, ...

* Dubai, United Arab Emirates * Montreal, Quebec, Canada * Los Angeles, USA * Detroit, USA ( São Paulo, Brazil was to be included but scrapped at the last minute) Auditions took place during September 2006 and the new season premiered on ''Future TV'' in late January 2007, one week after the premier of the sixth season of American Idol. The performance show airs on Sunday night with the results show on Monday night.

Participants and special guests

Participants, their countries of origin and date of elimination * Marwan Ali - Tunisia - ''Winner'' * Saad Lamjarred - Morocco - 4 June 2007 * Yusra Mahnoush - Tunisia - 28 May 2007 *

Ahmad Hussein Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet. Etymology The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...

- Lebanon - 14 May 2007 * Rihab Saleh - Egypt - 7 May 2007 *

Ibrahim Ashri Ibrahim ( ar, إبراهيم, links=no ') is the Arabic name for Abraham, a Biblical patriarch and prophet in Islam. For the Islamic view of Ibrahim, see Abraham in Islam. Ibrahim may also refer to: * Ibrahim (name), a name (and list of people w ...

- Egypt - 30 April 2007 *

Fadi Abd El Khaliq Fadi (also spelled Fahdi or Fadhi) is a given name meaning "redeemer or savior". Fady and Fadey are similar names. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Fadi Abboud (born 1955), Lebanese businessman and politician * Fadi Afash (born ...

- Lebanon - 23 April 2007 * Nesma Kurdi - Egypt - 23 April 2007 *

Youssef Bara Yusuf ( ar, يوسف ') is a male name of Arabic origin meaning "God increases" (in piety, power and influence).From the Hebrew יהוה להוסיף ''YHWH Lhosif'' meaning "YHWH will increase/add". It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew name ...

- Syria - 9 April 2007 * Mustafa Said - Egypt - 2 April 2007 *

Rawda Bin Abdallah Rawda, Rawḍah, or ar-Rawḍah, meaning ''garden'' or ''meadow'', may refer to: __NOTOC__ Bahrain * Al Rawda Palace, a palace in western Bahrain Egypt * Rawda Island, an island on the Nile in Cairo * Al-Rawda, North Sinai Saudi Arabia *Rawdah, ...

- Tunisia - 26 March 2007 *

Elian Ba'ini Elian or Elián (Spanish) or Élian (French) can refer to: People *Saint Elian (Syria) (died 284) **Church of Saint Elian (Arabic: كنيسة مار اليان, Kaneesat Mar Elian) is a church in Homs, Syria ** Monastery of St. Elian a Syriac Catho ...

- Lebanon - 19 March 2007 *

Nada Omar Nada may refer to: Culture * Nāda, a concept in ancient Indian metaphysics Places *Nada, Hainan, China *Nada, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in the United States *Nada, Nepal, village in Achham District, Seti Zone * Nada, Texas, United S ...

- Egypt - 19 March 2007 Special Guests: *

Mayada El Hennawy Mayada El Hennawy ( ar, ميادة الحناوي; born October 8, 1959) is a Syrian singer. She lived a part of her life in Egypt where she collaborated with many famous Egyptian musical composers like Mohamed El Mougy and Mohamed Abdel Wahab, ...

* Ibrahim El Hakami * Wadih El Safi *

* Hani Shaker * Melhem Zein *

Sabah Fakhry Sabah al-Din Abu Qaws ( ar, صباح الدين أبو قوس), also known as Sabah Fakhri ( ar, صباح فخري; May 2, 1933 – November 2, 2021), was a Syrian tenor singer from Aleppo. With over 50 years of fame and popularity as a sing ...

* Carole Samaha *

Ehab Tawfik Ehab Tawfik ( ar, إيهاب توفيق is an Egyptian singer and actor. He performs mostly in the '' shababi'' genre of Egyptian popular music. He has also recorded songs in the '' watani'' (nationalistic) tradition, among them "Set saʿat" (' ...

* Assi El Helani

Finals elimination chart

*On 26 March Rehab Saleh was originally eliminated but brought back by the judges and again eliminated on 7 May.

SuperStar 5 (2008)

Auditions took place in the following cities: *

Beqaa Valley The Beqaa Valley ( ar, links=no, وادي البقاع, ', Lebanese ), also transliterated as Bekaa, Biqâ, and Becaa and known in classical antiquity as Coele-Syria, is a fertile valley in eastern Lebanon. It is Lebanon's most important ...

, Lebanon * Tripoli, Lebanon *

* Amman, Jordan * Tunis, Tunisia *

Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the list of largest cities in the Arab world, second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the ...

* Manama, Bahrain * Casablanca, Morocco

Season 5 A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperate and po ...

kicked off with the first episode on 24 February 2008. There were 3 big changes: *New female judge replacing Fadia who judged the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th season *Wael Mansour (former contestant from SuperStar 2003) & Majdala Khatar now replace Ayman Qaissouni who hosted the first 4 seasons. *Results are no longer given on Mondays, they are on Thursdays giving people 5 days to vote This year's Top 20 featured 9 females and 11 males. The Top 9 females performed on 6 April and Top 11 males performed on 13 April. 10 were chosen, and 9 of the remaining 10 came back for a Last Chance show on 20 April. One of the girls chose to drop out of the competition but did not state a reason. The Top 12 was completed on 24 April. Future Television was forced into closing on 9 May, during the 2008 Lebanon conflict. After moving its broadcasting headquarters, the station was back on the air on 13 May at 4:30 p.m (Lebanese Local Time)

Participants and special guests

Names of contestants, their countries of origin and date of elimination: * Elie Bitar - Lebanon - ''Winner'' * Abdel Majid Ibrahim Saudi Arabia - 24 July 2008 * Mourad El Souiti - Palestine - 17 July 2008 *

Asma El Jabri Asma may refer to: * Asma (given name), list of people with the given name * Asma, Bozdoğan, a village in the district of Bozdoğan, Aydın Province, Turkey * Asma, Socotra, a village and ridge on the island of Socotra, Yemen * Tropical Storm Asma ...

- Morocco - 10 July 2008 *

Diana Sharaneq Diana most commonly refers to: * Diana (name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Diana (mythology), ancient Roman goddess of the hunt and wild animals; later associated with the Moon * Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997) ...

- Lebanon - 10 July 2008 *

Dounia Lotfi Dounia Tazi, known mononymously as Dounia, is a Moroccan Americans, Moroccan-American singer, songwriter and model. She rose to prominence as a model. She began releasing music commercially in 2017. Her first commercial Extended play, EP, ''Int ...

- Morocco - 26 June 2008 * Aidross El Aidross - Saudi Arabia - 19 June 2008 * Housam Tershishi - Lebanon - 12 June 2008 * Omayma Taleb - Tunisia - 5 June 2008 * Anoushka Mousa - Egypt - 29 May 2008 *

Mohamad El Jafeel Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...

- Lebanon - 8 May 2008 * Abbas Ali - Iraq - 1 May 2008 Special Guests: *Top 11: Layla Ghoufran *Top 10:

Jad Nakhle JAD or Jad may refer to: JAD: *JAD Records *Jamaah Ansharut Daulah, an Indonesian terrorist organization *JAD (software), a JAva Decompiler *JAD (file format), Java Application Descriptor *Joint application design (JAD), a process of collection o ...

*Top 9:

Hisham Abbas Mohammad Hisham Mahmoud Mohammad Abbas ( ar, محمد هشام محمود محمد عباس; born September 13, 1963), commonly known as just Hisham Abbas , is an Egyptian pop singer best known for his hit song " Habibi Dah (Nari Narain)" and hi ...

*Top 8:

*Top 7:

Nabil Shaeil Nabīl or Nabeel ( ar, نبيل) is a male given name of Arabic origin, meaning "nobility, noble".Online ...

*Top 6: Walid Toufic *Top 5: Majid Al Mohandis *Top 4:

Abdel Rabb Idris Abdul (also transliterated as Abdal, Abdel, Abdil, Abdol, Abdool, or Abdoul; ar, عبد ال, ) is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word '' Abd'' (, meaning "Servant") and the definite prefix '' al / el'' (, mea ...

*Top 3:

*Top 2:

Ragheb Alama Ragheb Alama ( ar, راغب علامة born 7 June 1962) is a Lebanese singer, dancer, composer, television personality, and philanthropist. Alama began his career in the 1980s when he appeared as a contestant on the talent show broadcast Studio ...

Finals elimination chart

*On 3 July Diana Sharaneq was originally eliminated but brought back by the judges and again eliminated the next week.

References

External links

SuperStar Official website
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