Nouvelle Star (season 7)
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The 7th season of Nouvelle Star
Nouvelle Star
Nouvelle Star is a French television series based on the popular Pop Idol programme produced by FremantleMedia and broadcast by M6 in France....

premiered on February 24, 2009 on M6. Soan Faya was declared the winner on June 9, 2009, beating out runner-up Leïla Aissaoui.

Changes & Early Process

Virginie Guilhaume became the new host of Nouvelle Star, succeeding previous host Virginie Efira
Virginie Efira
Virginie Efira is a Belgian actress, and anchor on French Television.She was first hired by Club RTL to present a children's show called Mégamix. She went on to present other programmes in Belgium, including A la recherche de la nouvelle Star...

. Philippe Manœuvre
Philippe Manœuvre
Philippe Manœuvre is a French journalist.He has been a radio and television presenter, specialized in rock music. He has been editor-in-chief for the magazine Métal Hurlant and is since 1993 the editor of the music monthly Rock & Folk. Since 2008, he was member of the jury of a reality show called...

, André Manoukian
André Manoukian
André Manoukian, is an French-Armenian songwriter, arranger, and jazz musician.Since 2002, he is also one of the four judges in the French version of Pop Idol, Nouvelle Star.-Early years and education:...

, Lio
Lio
Lio is a singer and actress who was a pop icon in France and Belgium during the 1980s.- Biography :...

, and Sinclair reprised their roles as judges on the show. The show also adopted a new opening title sequence, similar to that of American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...

.

Auditions were held from October 13 to December 6, 2008 in Marseille
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...

, Lille
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...

, Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...

, Rennes
Rennes
Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:...

, Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....

 and Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

.

Semifinalists

The jury selected fifteen contestants to move onto the live semifinal round, which aired April 7. At the end of the show, nine contestants were voted through to the top ten by the public. The jury then selected one contestant from the bottom six to advance to the finals.

Soan Faya was the winner of this season.

Advancing to the Top 10 (Public Vote) - Dalé • Camélia Jordana
Camélia Jordana
Camélia Jordana Aliouane is a French pop singer. She rose to fame after participating in the television show Nouvelle Star, the French version of Pop Idol, in 2009, where she came third.- Biography:...

 • Damien • Mahdi • Leïla • Soan • Mélissa • Thomas • Yoann

Jury's Choice - Lary
Semifinalist (Age) Song Original Artist Jury Vote Result
Manœuvre
Philippe Manœuvre
Philippe Manœuvre is a French journalist.He has been a radio and television presenter, specialized in rock music. He has been editor-in-chief for the magazine Métal Hurlant and is since 1993 the editor of the music monthly Rock & Folk. Since 2008, he was member of the jury of a reality show called...

Manoukian
André Manoukian
André Manoukian, is an French-Armenian songwriter, arranger, and jazz musician.Since 2002, he is also one of the four judges in the French version of Pop Idol, Nouvelle Star.-Early years and education:...

Lio
Lio
Lio is a singer and actress who was a pop icon in France and Belgium during the 1980s.- Biography :...

Sinclair
Antoine Vignette (25) Viva La Vida Coldplay
Eliminated
Charlotte Robin (21) You Know I'm No Good Amy Winehouse
Eliminated
Maria Paz (21) Porque Te Vas Jeanette
Eliminated
Mickaël Frémeaux (25) Voyage, Voyage Desireless
Eliminated
Yasmina (17) I Was Made For Loving You Kiss
Eliminated

Soan Faya

Soan Faya - 27 years old, auditioned in Paris.
Song(s) Original Artist(s) Jury Vote Callout / Result
Manœuvre
Philippe Manœuvre
Philippe Manœuvre is a French journalist.He has been a radio and television presenter, specialized in rock music. He has been editor-in-chief for the magazine Métal Hurlant and is since 1993 the editor of the music monthly Rock & Folk. Since 2008, he was member of the jury of a reality show called...

Manoukian
André Manoukian
André Manoukian, is an French-Armenian songwriter, arranger, and jazz musician.Since 2002, he is also one of the four judges in the French version of Pop Idol, Nouvelle Star.-Early years and education:...

Lio
Lio
Lio is a singer and actress who was a pop icon in France and Belgium during the 1980s.- Biography :...

Sinclair
Top 15 Le Vent Nous Portera Noir Désir
6th / Top 10
Top 10 Ma Petite Entreprise Alain Bashung
3rd / Top 9
Top 9 Boys Don't Cry The Cure
5th / Top 8
Top 8 Les mots bleus Christophe
1st / Top 7
Top 7 Alabama Song The Doors
Absent 1st / Top 6
Top 6 Requiem pour un con Serge Gainsbourg
2nd / Top 5
My Way Frank Sinatra
Top 5 Seven Nation Army The White Stripes
4th / Bottom 2
Ces gens-là Jacques Brel
Top 4 La mauvaise réputation Georges Brassens / Sinsemilia
1st / Top 3
One U2
Top 3 Poupée de cire, poupée de son France Gall
2nd / Top 2
L'acordéonniste Edith Piaf
Personal Jesus Depeche Mode
Finale Je veux du soleil Au P'tit Bonheur
1st / Winner
Aux sombres héros de l'amer Noir Désir
Break On Through The Doors

Leïla Aissaoui

Leïla Aissaoui - 18 years old, auditioned in Rennes.
Song(s) Original Artist(s) Jury Vote Callout / Result
Manœuvre
Philippe Manœuvre
Philippe Manœuvre is a French journalist.He has been a radio and television presenter, specialized in rock music. He has been editor-in-chief for the magazine Métal Hurlant and is since 1993 the editor of the music monthly Rock & Folk. Since 2008, he was member of the jury of a reality show called...

Manoukian
André Manoukian
André Manoukian, is an French-Armenian songwriter, arranger, and jazz musician.Since 2002, he is also one of the four judges in the French version of Pop Idol, Nouvelle Star.-Early years and education:...

Lio
Lio
Lio is a singer and actress who was a pop icon in France and Belgium during the 1980s.- Biography :...

Sinclair
Top 15 Marcia Baila Rita Mitsouko
5th / Top 10
Top 10 My Baby Just Cares For Me Nina Simone
9th / Bottom 2
Top 9 Dès que je te vois Vanessa Paradis
7th / Bottom 3
Top 8 Wannabe Spice Girls
6th / Bottom 2
Top 7 Frozen Madonna
Absent 2nd / Top 6
Top 6 Think Aretha Franklin
5th / Bottom 2
Parle plus bas Dalida
Top 5 Babooshka Kate Bush
1st / Top 4
Ma plus belle histoire d'amour Barbara
Top 4 Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Cyndi Lauper
2nd / Top 3
Mon amie la rose Françoise Hardy
Top 3 Ma révérence Véronique Sanson
1st / Top 2
Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps Doris Day
Mon Coeur, mon Amour Anaïs
Finale Crazy Gnarls Barkley
2nd / Runner-Up
I Don't Know Noa
Fais-moi une place Julien Clerc

Camélia-Jordana

Camélia Jordana
Camélia Jordana
Camélia Jordana Aliouane is a French pop singer. She rose to fame after participating in the television show Nouvelle Star, the French version of Pop Idol, in 2009, where she came third.- Biography:...

- 16 years old, auditioned in Marseille.
Song(s) Original Artist(s) Jury Vote Callout / Result
Manœuvre
Philippe Manœuvre
Philippe Manœuvre is a French journalist.He has been a radio and television presenter, specialized in rock music. He has been editor-in-chief for the magazine Métal Hurlant and is since 1993 the editor of the music monthly Rock & Folk. Since 2008, he was member of the jury of a reality show called...

Manoukian
André Manoukian
André Manoukian, is an French-Armenian songwriter, arranger, and jazz musician.Since 2002, he is also one of the four judges in the French version of Pop Idol, Nouvelle Star.-Early years and education:...

Lio
Lio
Lio is a singer and actress who was a pop icon in France and Belgium during the 1980s.- Biography :...

Sinclair
Top 15 Quelqu'un ma dit Carla Bruni
2nd / Top 10
Top 10 Heart Of Glass Blondie
6th / Top 9
Top 9 I Wanna Be Loved By You Marilyn Monroe
3rd / Top 8
Top 8 Womanizer Britney Spears
3rd / Top 7
Top 7 Le Coup de Soleil Richard Cocciante
Absent 4th / Top 6
Top 6 Anyone Else But You The Moldy Peaches
1st / Top 5
Que reste-t-il de nos amours ? Charles Trenet
Top 5 Ton invitation Louise Attaque
2nd / Top 4
Back to Black Amy Winehouse
Top 4 Killing Me Softly With His Song Roberta Flack / The Fugees
3rd / Bottom 2
La Madrague Brigitte Bardot
Top 3 Foundations Kate Nash
3rd / Eliminated
Mistral gagnant Renaud
Paint It Black Rolling Stones

Thomas Bonneau

Thomas Bonneau - 17 years old, auditioned in Toulouse.
Song(s) Original Artist(s) Jury Vote Callout / Result
Manœuvre
Philippe Manœuvre
Philippe Manœuvre is a French journalist.He has been a radio and television presenter, specialized in rock music. He has been editor-in-chief for the magazine Métal Hurlant and is since 1993 the editor of the music monthly Rock & Folk. Since 2008, he was member of the jury of a reality show called...

Manoukian
André Manoukian
André Manoukian, is an French-Armenian songwriter, arranger, and jazz musician.Since 2002, he is also one of the four judges in the French version of Pop Idol, Nouvelle Star.-Early years and education:...

Lio
Lio
Lio is a singer and actress who was a pop icon in France and Belgium during the 1980s.- Biography :...

Sinclair
Top 15 Tatoue Moi Opéra Rock Mozart
8th / Top 10
Top 10 Dans La Maison Vide Michel Polnareff
8th / Bottom 3
Top 9 Onde Sensuelle Matthieu Chedid
8th / Bottom 2
Top 8 Maniac Michael Sembello
4th / Top 7
Top 7 Tu m'oublieras Régine / Larusso
Absent 6th / Bottom 2
Top 6 Four to the Floor Starsailor
3rd / Top 5
Ce n'est rien Julien Clerc
Top 5 Ça plane pour moi Plastic Bertrand
3rd / Bottom 3
Love Today Mika
Top 4 New York avec toi Téléphone
4th / Eliminated
Starman David Bowie

Dalé

Dalé - 24 years old, auditioned in Lyon.
Song(s) Original Artist(s) Jury Vote Callout / Result
Manœuvre
Philippe Manœuvre
Philippe Manœuvre is a French journalist.He has been a radio and television presenter, specialized in rock music. He has been editor-in-chief for the magazine Métal Hurlant and is since 1993 the editor of the music monthly Rock & Folk. Since 2008, he was member of the jury of a reality show called...

Manoukian
André Manoukian
André Manoukian, is an French-Armenian songwriter, arranger, and jazz musician.Since 2002, he is also one of the four judges in the French version of Pop Idol, Nouvelle Star.-Early years and education:...

Lio
Lio
Lio is a singer and actress who was a pop icon in France and Belgium during the 1980s.- Biography :...

Sinclair
Top 15 I've Been Loving You Too Long Otis Redding
1st / Top 10
Top 10 You Are So Beautiful Joe Cocker
5th / Top 9
Top 9 Toi et le soleil Claude François
4th / Top 8
Top 8 What'd I Say Ray Charles
1st / Top 7
Top 7 Je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais Serge Gainsbourg
Absent 5th / Bottom 3
Top 6 Toute la musique que j'aime Johnny Hallyday
4th / Bottom 3
Sympathy For The Devil The Rolling Stones
Top 5 Mon paradis Christophe Maé
5th / Eliminated
On Broadway George Benson

Damien Vanni

Damien Vanni - 29 years old, auditioned in Lyon.
Song(s) Original Artist(s) Jury Vote Callout / Result
Manœuvre
Philippe Manœuvre
Philippe Manœuvre is a French journalist.He has been a radio and television presenter, specialized in rock music. He has been editor-in-chief for the magazine Métal Hurlant and is since 1993 the editor of the music monthly Rock & Folk. Since 2008, he was member of the jury of a reality show called...

Manoukian
André Manoukian
André Manoukian, is an French-Armenian songwriter, arranger, and jazz musician.Since 2002, he is also one of the four judges in the French version of Pop Idol, Nouvelle Star.-Early years and education:...

Lio
Lio
Lio is a singer and actress who was a pop icon in France and Belgium during the 1980s.- Biography :...

Sinclair
Top 15 Wicked Game Chris Isaak
3rd / Top 10
Top 10 L'Autre Finistère Les Innocents
4th / Top 9
Top 9 Everybody's Got To Learn Sometimes The Korgis
1st / Top 8
Top 8 Elle a les yeux revolver Marc Lavoine
5th / Top 7
Top 7 Wonderwall Oasis
Absent 3rd / Top 6
Top 6 Le Premier Jour (du reste de ta vie) Étienne Daho
6th / Eliminated
No Woman No Cry Bob Marley

Lary Lambert

Lary Lambert - 20 years old, auditioned in Paris.
Song(s) Original Artist(s) Jury Vote Callout / Result
Manœuvre
Philippe Manœuvre
Philippe Manœuvre is a French journalist.He has been a radio and television presenter, specialized in rock music. He has been editor-in-chief for the magazine Métal Hurlant and is since 1993 the editor of the music monthly Rock & Folk. Since 2008, he was member of the jury of a reality show called...

Manoukian
André Manoukian
André Manoukian, is an French-Armenian songwriter, arranger, and jazz musician.Since 2002, he is also one of the four judges in the French version of Pop Idol, Nouvelle Star.-Early years and education:...

Lio
Lio
Lio is a singer and actress who was a pop icon in France and Belgium during the 1980s.- Biography :...

Sinclair
Top 15 Si Seulement Je Pouvais Lui Manquer Calogero
Saved / Bottom 6
Top 10 You Give Me Something James Morrison
7th / Top 9
Top 9 I'm Not In Love 10 CC
2nd / Top 8
Top 8 L'Encre de tes yeux Francis Cabrel
6th / Bottom 3
Top 7 I Heard It Through The Grapevine Marvin Gaye
Absent 7th / Eliminated

Mahdi Jaggae

Mahdi Jaggae - 27 years old, auditioned in Marseille.
Song(s) Original Artist(s) Jury Vote Callout / Result
Manœuvre
Philippe Manœuvre
Philippe Manœuvre is a French journalist.He has been a radio and television presenter, specialized in rock music. He has been editor-in-chief for the magazine Métal Hurlant and is since 1993 the editor of the music monthly Rock & Folk. Since 2008, he was member of the jury of a reality show called...

Manoukian
André Manoukian
André Manoukian, is an French-Armenian songwriter, arranger, and jazz musician.Since 2002, he is also one of the four judges in the French version of Pop Idol, Nouvelle Star.-Early years and education:...

Lio
Lio
Lio is a singer and actress who was a pop icon in France and Belgium during the 1980s.- Biography :...

Sinclair
Top 15 I'm Yours Jason Mraz
4th / Top 10
Top 10 Pastime Paradise Stevie Wonder
1st / Top 9
Top 9 Aïcha Khaled
6th / Top 8
Top 8 Always On The Run Lenny Kravitz
8th / Eliminated

Mélissa Reffas

Mélissa Reffas - 18 years old, auditioned in Lille.
Song(s) Original Artist(s) Jury Vote Callout / Result
Manœuvre
Philippe Manœuvre
Philippe Manœuvre is a French journalist.He has been a radio and television presenter, specialized in rock music. He has been editor-in-chief for the magazine Métal Hurlant and is since 1993 the editor of the music monthly Rock & Folk. Since 2008, he was member of the jury of a reality show called...

Manoukian
André Manoukian
André Manoukian, is an French-Armenian songwriter, arranger, and jazz musician.Since 2002, he is also one of the four judges in the French version of Pop Idol, Nouvelle Star.-Early years and education:...

Lio
Lio
Lio is a singer and actress who was a pop icon in France and Belgium during the 1980s.- Biography :...

Sinclair
Top 15 I'm Outta Love Anastasia
7th / Top 10
Top 10 Mamy Blue Nicoletta
2nd / Top 9
Top 9 I'm So Excited The Pointer Sisters
9th / Eliminated

Yoann Pigny

Yoann Pigny - 21 years old, auditioned in Paris.
Song(s) Original Artist(s) Jury Vote Callout / Result
Manœuvre
Philippe Manœuvre
Philippe Manœuvre is a French journalist.He has been a radio and television presenter, specialized in rock music. He has been editor-in-chief for the magazine Métal Hurlant and is since 1993 the editor of the music monthly Rock & Folk. Since 2008, he was member of the jury of a reality show called...

Manoukian
André Manoukian
André Manoukian, is an French-Armenian songwriter, arranger, and jazz musician.Since 2002, he is also one of the four judges in the French version of Pop Idol, Nouvelle Star.-Early years and education:...

Lio
Lio
Lio is a singer and actress who was a pop icon in France and Belgium during the 1980s.- Biography :...

Sinclair
Top 15 Cargo Axel Bauer
9th / Top 10
Top 10 Les Voisines Renan Luce
10th / Eliminated

Elimination chart

Date Theme Bottom Three
April 14 Yoann Pigny Leïla Aissaoui Thomas Bonneau
April 21 Love Songs Mélissa Reffas Thomas Bonneau (2) Leïla Aissaoui (2)
April 28 Dance Floor Mahdi Jaggae Leïla Aissaoui (3) Lary Lambert
May 5 Lary Lambert (2) Thomas Bonneau (3) Dalé
May 12 Cinema Damien Leïla Aissaoui (4) Dalé (2)
May 19 Viewer's Choice Dalé (3) Soan Faya Thomas Bonneau (4)
Bottom Two
May 26 Quarterfinal Thomas Bonneau (5) Camélia Jordana
Camélia Jordana
Camélia Jordana Aliouane is a French pop singer. She rose to fame after participating in the television show Nouvelle Star, the French version of Pop Idol, in 2009, where she came third.- Biography:...

June 2 Semifinal Camélia Jordana
Camélia Jordana
Camélia Jordana Aliouane is a French pop singer. She rose to fame after participating in the television show Nouvelle Star, the French version of Pop Idol, in 2009, where she came third.- Biography:...

Soan Faya (2)
June 9 Final Leïla Aissaoui (5) Soan Faya (2)

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