''The Star'' ( th, เดอะสตาร์ ค้นฟ้าคว้าดาว) is a Thai

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singing competition produced by Exact, a

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company, and broadcast on

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. 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 ''

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''. Both feature a number of auditioned contestants competing in weekly concerts, with elimination determined by viewers' voting through

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, 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

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("Bie"), who was first runner-up in the show's third season.

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

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(ภาคกลาง), the

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(ภาคเหนือ), the

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(ภาคตะวันออกเฉียงเหนือ), the

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(ภาคตะวันออก), and the

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(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 two 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 is complete, the host will count the votes and declare the competitor with the ''fewest'' votes. The latter then is eliminated, in season 2 to season 12, the eliminated competitor 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

. Since season 12 onwards, the recruitment ultimately changes to be recruits only in

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. and "Online Audition" that must be sending their singing video. competitors who qualified from both formats will advanced to the preliminary round. The final preliminary round will compete live on stage, and later live announcements the final 8 competitors. Other that, The scores are now calculated from three places, one from the people in the concert, which represents 10% of the total score, one from the judges that have 10 points per person, total 30 points, which also represents 10% of total score. And the other 80% comes from votes sent by audiences watching on live on TV (via SMS). In The Star Idol, the recruitment are similar to season 12, but don't have the walk-in auditions due to

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. Competitors who qualified from the first preliminary round are come to preform in front of the judges, and find out the twenty people to compete in the next competitions until the last twelve, and later the last eight competitors will be compete live in studio. The scores are changes again that calculated from three places, one from the judges, which represents 40% of the total score, one from the guest artist that maybe the other artists, or the previous contestants from the last 12 seasons. They represents 10% of total score. And the other 50% comes from votes sent by audiences watching on live on TV (via SMS, Application, and Websites). In The Star 2022, the recruitment are similar to the first eleven seasons, and final eight competitors are back to compete live on stage. The scores are similar to season 12 that calculated from three places, one from the people in the concert, which represents 10% of the total score, one from the judges which represents 30% of total score. And the other 60% comes from votes sent by audiences watching on live on TV (via SMS, Application, and Websites).

The Presenters and Commentator

Presenters

Key: : Current presenter of ''The Star'' : Previous presenter of ''The Star''

Commentator

Key: : Current Commentator of ''The Star'' : Previous Commentator of ''The Star''

List of winners and runners up of The Star

: Male : Female

External links

Official Website
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