Star Academy
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Endemol
Endemol is an international television production and distribution company based in the Netherlands, with subsidiaries and joint ventures in 23 countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Poland,...
, that has been broadcast in over 50 countries. It is a pop music
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
talent contest with viewer voting and reality show elements.
Format
There are many versions of the Star Academy show, each country having its own slight variations, but the basic concept remains the same: contestants live in a boarding-school called "The Academy", managed by a director, and various teachers coach them in several artistic disciplines. The participants are filmed with cameras throughout the day and night (an idea borrowed from another of Endemol's major reality shows Big BrotherBig Brother (TV series)
Big Brother is a television show in which a group of people live together in a large house, isolated from the outside world but continuously watched by television cameras. Each series lasts for around three months, and there are usually fewer than 15 participants. The housemates try to win a cash...
). Once a week, the contestants have to face a prime time show, where they sing the song they've prepared during the week before, as well as recapping their trials and tribulations at The Academy from the past week. The live show will often feature special guest stars, with whom some of the contestants have the opportunity to sing. Based on the judges' verdicts and viewer voting, the weakest contestant is dropped. The eventual winner is awarded a record deal and usually some amount of money.
History
The Star Academy concept belongs to the Spanish production company Gestmusic, a Spanish branch of EndemolEndemol
Endemol is an international television production and distribution company based in the Netherlands, with subsidiaries and joint ventures in 23 countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Poland,...
. The first country to broadcast the format, however, was France on October 20, 2001. Two days later, Operación Triunfo
Operación Triunfo
Operación Triunfo is a reality-show talent contest which first aired on Spain's TVE network in 2001. A kind of cross between Pop Idol, Voces en Función, Star Search, and Big Brother, the show aimed to find the country's next solo singing sensation, putting a selection of hopefuls through their...
, as the show is called in Spanish speaking countries, went on the air in Spain.
From then on the Star Academy phenomenon began to spread in an unstoppable way, being impelled by the sweeping success of the contest in major media markets like France or Russia.
Nowadays, Star Academy is the second most expanded reality show, just behind Big Brother
Big Brother (TV series)
Big Brother is a television show in which a group of people live together in a large house, isolated from the outside world but continuously watched by television cameras. Each series lasts for around three months, and there are usually fewer than 15 participants. The housemates try to win a cash...
, and has reached markets as different as India, the Arab World and the United States, becoming the first Spanish format ever acquired by these countries. This show is similar to the "Idol Series
Idol series
The British talent search television series Pop Idol has spawned spin-offs in 42 territories, in what is now referred to as the "Idols" format, as described by FremantleMedia...
" but different in that it also shows the contestants' lives together in the house where they live; American Idol shows nothing of the contestants' personalities or relationships with each other. Star Academy is in essence a singing competition, where the lowest vote-receiver each week must leave the show, ending finally when only one person remains.
Star Academy around the world
There are currently 98 winners of the Star Academy format. The most recent winner is Yulia Rudneva from UkraineUkraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
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| Region | Local name | Channel | Winner | Main Presenters |
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| Africa Countries Africa Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area... |
Project Fame Project Fame Project Fame was a pan-African version of the international talent/reality show Star Academy. Held in Johannesburg, South Africa from June to August 2004, the show had 16 African contestants - 9 of which were South African - groomed for stardom, with the weakest being eliminated on a weekly basis;... Website |
M-Net M-Net M-Net is a subscription-funded television channel in South Africa, established in 1986 by Naspers.... DStv DStv DStv is MultiChoice's multi-channel digital satellite TV service in Africa, launched in 1995. It operates from two satellites over Africa, broadcasting on Ku band via Eutelsat W7 and Intelsat 7 , which only requires a small satellite dish... (Live)  The Africa ChannelThe Africa Channel The Africa Channel and The Africa Channel UK are American English language Television channels that feature programming from Africa. They are intended to give viewers a taste of the best English-language programming from the African continent. Programming includes: News, documentaries, music,... (Season 1 in 2008) |
Season 1, 2004:  Zambia Lindiwe Alam |
James Alexander (Season 1) Vusi Twala (Season 1) |
| Arab Maghreb Maghreb The Maghreb is the region of Northwest Africa, west of Egypt. It includes five countries: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Mauritania and the disputed territory of Western Sahara... |
Star Academy Maghreb Website |
Nessma TV Nessma TV Nessma TV is a commercial TV channel, that has a range covering Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria Libya and Mauritania. Mediaset owns 25% of it. All programs broadcast on this channel have subtitles in French or Maghrebi Arabic. It broadcasts such programs like Maghreb version of Who Wants to Be a... |
Season 1, 2007:  Morocco Hajar Adnane |
Nabila El Kilani (Season 1) |
 Arab League Arab WorldArab world The Arab world refers to Arabic-speaking states, territories and populations in North Africa, Western Asia and elsewhere.The standard definition of the Arab world comprises the 22 states and territories of the Arab League stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the... |
Star Academy الأكاديمية Website |
LBC Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation The Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation , widely known as LBC, is the first private television station in Lebanon. It went global in 1996 when it launched its satellite channel LBC Al-Fadha'iya Al-Lubnaniya covering the Arab World. It now has several channels covering Europe, America, Australia, and... |
Season 1, 2003-2004:  Egypt Mohamed AttiaSeason 2, 2004-2005:  Saudi Arabia Hisham AbdulrahmanHisham Abdulrahman Hisham Abdulrahman Al Howaish is a Saudi actor. He was the winner of Star Academy Lebanon by a close 51.85% in its second season.... Season 3, 2005-2006:  Lebanon Joseph AttiehJoseph Attieh Joseph Attieh is a Lebanese singer who won the third season of Star Academy Lebanon in 2005 after winning 55% of the vote, becoming the first Lebanese candidate to win the reality talent show... Season 4, 2006-2007:  Iraq Shatha HassounShatha Hassoun Shada Amjad Nasser Hassoun Alshamery better known as Shatha Hassoun is an Arabic singer from both Iraqi and Moroccan ancestry, who rose to fame as the winner of the 4th season of the pan-Arab television talent show Star Academy Arab World. She was the first female to win the competition... Season 5, 2008:  Tunisia Nader GuiratNader Guirat Nader Guirat born in Sousse, Tunisia in 1986 is a Tunisian singer who in 23 May 2008 won the title of the fifth edition of the Arab Star Academy after a very close competition with the other two finalists. He got 34.44% of the votes against runner-up Muhamad Quayder who got 34.04% of the votes and... Season 6, 2009: Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz AbdulrahmanAbdulaziz Abdulrahman Abdulaziz Abdulrahman Al Hamid born in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia on 18 March 1982 is a Saudi singer who in 2009 won the title of the sixth edition of the Arab Star Academy after a very close competition with the other two finalists. He got 50.3% of the votes with Bassma from Morocco as runner-up... Season 7, 2010:  Syria Nassif ZaytounSeason 8, 2011: Egypt Nesma MahgoubSeason 9, 2012: February/March |
Hilda Khalife Hilda Khalife Hilda Khalife is a one of the recognized TV presenters in the Arab world. Despite her modeling career, Khalife's fame started in 2004 when she began hosting the first season of the pan-Arab televised talent show Star Academy Arab World on LBC, the Arabic adaptation of the French television show... (Season 1-8) |
 Argentina |
Operación Triunfo Website |
Argentina Telefe Telefe Televisión Federal S.A., best known as Telefe and later as TLF, is an Argentine television network. Formerly known as Canal Once , a state-run network, it was privatised and established as Telefe in 1989, when and News Corporation took over the channel...  Uruguay Canal 4DirecTV (Live) (Season 4) |
Season 1, 2003: Claudio Basso Claudio Basso Claudio Basso is an Argentine singer born in Cipolletti, Río Negro on August 6, 1977. He was the winner of the first edition of the Argentine version of Star Academy reality show, named after the Spanish Operación Triunfo.-External links:*... Season 2, 2004-2005: José García Season 3, 2005-2006: Benjamín Rosales Season 4, 2009: Cristian Manuel Soloa |
Alejandro Wiebe, "Marley" Alejandro Wiebe Alejandro Wiebe nicknamed Marley is an Argentine TV host.He is currently working for TV channel Telefe.-Telefe:*Odisea*El Show de la Tarde*Operación Triunfo *Por el Mundo... (Season 1-4) |
 Belgium |
Star Academy (French language French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... ) Website |
RTL-TVi | Season 1, 2002: Mélanie Martin's |
Plastic Bertrand Plastic Bertrand Plastic Bertrand is a Belgian musician, songwriter, producer, editor and television presenter, best known for the 1977 international hit single "Ça plane pour moi".-Early life and bands:... (Season 1) |
| Star Academy (Dutch language Dutch language Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second... ) Website |
Kanaal Twee Kanaal Twee -Flemish productions, currently off-air:*Big Brother & its BV version*Dennis *De Heren Maken de Man *De Raf & Ronny Show... |
Season 1, 2005: Katerine Avgoustakis Katerine Avgoustakis Katerine Avgoustakis is a Flemish solo singer and winner of the 2005 Star Academy show in Belgium.-Early life:... |
Walter Grootaers (Season 1) | |
 Brazil |
FAMA Website |
Globo Rede Globo Rede Globo , or simply Globo, is a Brazilian television network, launched by media mogul Roberto Marinho on April 26, 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Organizações Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings... SKY SKY Brasil SKY Brasil is a company that operates a subscription television service in Brazil. It produces TV content, and owns several TV channels. 7% of the equity is owned and operated by Globo the remainder is owned by DirecTV.-History:... (Live) |
Season 1, 2002: Vanessa Jackson Season 2, 2003: Marcus Vinícius Season 3, 2004: Tiago Silva Season 4, 2005: Fabio Souza |
Angélica Ksyvickis (Season 1-4) |
 Kingdom of Bulgaria |
Star Academy Star Academy Bulgaria Star Academy was a Bulgarian reality television show produced by the Dutch company Endemol, based on the Spanish format called Operación Triunfo. It consisted of a contest of young singers. It was broadcasted on Nova Television... Website |
Nova Television Nova+ Nova+ Nova+ was the first Bulgarian reality TV channel. The channel is now defunct.The channel launched with the start of the first season of Big Brother , which was also the very first reality show in Bulgaria... (Live) CableTel (Live) |
Season 1, 2005: Marin Yonchev Marin Yonchev Marin Petkov Yonchev is the winner of the first Star Academy reality show in Bulgaria in 2005.Marin showed a particular interest in music in his earliest childhood.At the age of four Marin began playing the piano... |
Maria Ilieva Maria Ilieva Maria Ilieva is a Bulgarian singer and producer recognized by some as the most successful female vocal artist of the contemporary Bulgarian music scene. Judge on the upcoming first season of X factor Bulgaria.-Early life:... (Season 1) |
 Canada |
Star Académie Star Académie Star Académie is a Canadian reality TV series started in 2003, aimed primarily at the Quebec television audience, featuring an array of competing young women and men for the title of the best singer... Website |
TVA TVA (TV network) TVA is a privately owned French language television network in Canada. The network is currently owned by Groupe TVA Inc. , a publicly traded subsidiary of Quebecor Media... |
Season 1, 2003: Wilfred Le Bouthillier Wilfred Le Bouthillier Wilfred Le Bouthillier is an Acadian singer from the town of Tracadie-Sheila, New Brunswick and the winner of the 2003 edition of Star Académie, a Quebec reality show for aspiring singers.-Life:... Season 2, 2004: Stéphanie Lapointe Stéphanie Lapointe Stéphanie Lapointe is a Quebec singer, song writer, television and movie actress and humanitarian activist. She is best known as the winner of the second season of Star Académie, the Quebec version of Fame Academy.... Season 3, 2005: Marc-André Fortin Season 4, 2009: Maxime Landry Season 5, 2012: February |
Julie Snyder Julie Snyder Julie Snyder is a Francophone Canadian talk show host and producer, appearing as host or guest on various television programs in Canada and France.She graduated from Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf in 1986.... (Season 1-4) |
 Chile |
Operación Triunfo Website |
Mega Red Televisiva Megavisión MEGA, formerly known as Red Televisiva Megavisión, is the first private TV channel of Chile. It currently airs in Santiago on digital frequency channel 27 for HDTV.Among the many TV shows broadcast on MEGA are:... |
Season 1, 2003: Mónica Rodríguez |
Álvaro Escobar (Season 1) |
| East Africa East Africa East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:... |
Tusker Project Fame Website |
M-Net M-Net M-Net is a subscription-funded television channel in South Africa, established in 1986 by Naspers.... (Africa) (Season 1)  Kenya NTVNTV - Kenya NTV came into being on May 12, 2005. A new face from the previous Nation TV station under the Nation Media Groups arm that has been in existence since 1999.It has been a popular TV Station in Kenya along with KTN and KBC among others.- Youtube :... (Season 1) Kenya Citizen TV (Season 2-5) Tanzania Channel 10 (Season 1) Tanzania StarTVStarTV Star TV is a Tanzanian television station with a wide range of broadcast content. It is based in Mwanza, near Lake Victoria, and maintains offices in Dar es Salaam.... (Season 2-3) Tanzania TBC (Season 4-5) Uganda UBCUganda Broadcasting Corporation Uganda Broadcasting Corporation is the public broadcaster of Uganda. It was founded as a result of the "Uganda Broadcasting Corporation Act, 2004", which merged the operations of Uganda Television and Radio Uganda... (Season 1, 4-5) Uganda WBSWBS WBS may refer to:* WebChat Broadcasting System, a virtual community* Warwick Business School, the largest academic department of the University of Warwick* Ward-Beck Systems, Canadian manufacturer of Audio and Video equipment... (Season 2-3)  Rwanda Rwanda TV (Season 3-5) SSTV (Season 4-5) |
Season 1, 2006: Kenya Valerie KimaniSeason 2, 2008: Uganda Esther Nabaasa MugiziSeason 3, 2009: Rwanda Alpha RwirangiraSeason 4, 2010: Uganda Davis Hillary NtareSeason 5, 2012: May/June |
Gaetano Kagwa (Season 2) Fumnilayo Raimi (Season 2) Mich Egwang (Season 3) Sheila Mwanyigah (Season 3-4) |
| Tusker All-Stars (All-Stars Format) |
Season 1, 2011: Davis Ntare, Peter Msechu & Alpha Rwirangira |
Gaetano Kagwa (Season 1) Eve D'Souza (Season 1) |
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 Early Modern France |
Star Academy Website |
TF1 TF1 TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network... (Season 1-8) NRJ 12 NRJ 12 NRJ 12 is a French television network. It is available through digital terrestrial television "TNT".-External links:*... (Season 9) |
Season 1, 2001-2002: Jenifer Bartoli Jenifer Bartoli Jenifer Yaël Dadouche-Bartoli , better known as simply Jenifer, is a pop singer who has, since 2002, had a number of hit singles in the French, Belgium and Swiss charts... Season 2, 2002: Nolwenn Leroy Nolwenn Leroy Nolwenn Leroy, , is a French singer and songwriter, discovered by the French television reality show Star Academy. She is best known for her two Number One singles "Cassé" and "Nolwenn Ohwo!".... Season 3, 2003: Elodie Frégé Elodie Frégé Elodie Frégé is a French singer. She was the winner of the third season of Star Academy France. She released her self-titled debut album after winning the show.-Biography:... Season 4, 2004: Grégory Lemarchal Grégory Lemarchal Grégory Jean-Paul Lemarchal was a French singer who rose to fame by winning the fourth series of the reality TV programme Star Academy France, broadcast on the TF1 television network.... Season 5, 2005: Magalie Vaé Magalie Vaé Magalie Vaé is the stage name of Magalie Bonneau, a French singer born on 6 January 1987 in Gonesse . She was the winner of the fifth series of the French Star Academy TV talent show.-Biography:... Season 6, 2006: Cyril Cinélu Cyril Cinélu Cyril Cinélu, born 23 January 1987 in Lagny-sur-Marne, is a Francophone singer originally from Martinique who won the sixth season of Star Academy on 22 December 2006.- Biography :... Season 7, 2007-2008: Quentin Mosimann Quentin Mosimann Quentin Mosimann is a Swiss singer, winner of the seventh season of the TV reality show Star Academy France. His first solo album, Duel, is composed of cover versions of 1980s hits... Season 8, 2008: Mickels Réa Mickels Réa Mickels Rea, born 28 June 1983 in Charleville-Mezieres, is a French singer-songwriter, best known as the winner of France's Star Academy 8.- Biography :... Season 9, 2012: Spring |
Níkos Aliágas Nikos Aliagas Nikos Aliagas is a Greek-born French host of the French music reality program named Star Academy. One of his parents came from the area of Stamna in the prefecture of Aitoloacarnania in Greece. He speaks five languages including English... (Season 1-8) TBA (Season 9) |
 Georgia (country) |
ვარსკვლავების აკადემია Star Academy (Georgia) Star Academy is the edition of the international television format Star Academy in the Republic of Georgia.Star Academy is the place where 14 young singers pass a difficult, dynamic, interesting and obstacle-ridden path to the career of a successful singer and becoming a real star... Website |
Rustavi 2 Rustavi 2 Rustavi 2 Broadcasting Company , better known as Rustavi 2, is the most successful private television broadcasting company in Georgia. The Rustavi, based in Tbilisi, was founded in 1994 in the town of Rustavi. It is a privately owned free to air terrestrial broadcaster that currently reaches around... |
Season 1, 2008: Dito Lagvilava Season 2, 2009: Cancelled |
Sopho Khalvashi Sopho Khalvashi Sopho Khalvashi is a Georgian musician. She comes from a family of Adjarian origin. It was announced on December 12, 2006 that she would represent her home nation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. The song "Visionary Dream" was Georgia's first entry into the contest... (Season 1-2) Giorgi Qorqia (Season 1-2) |
 Germany |
Fame Academy Website |
RTL 2 Tele 5 Tele 5 Tele 5 is a commercial television channel in Germany. The channel is largely known for showing classic American films and series, Japanese Anime and Shows.Tele 5 broadcasts from the Astra 1H, 1M, and 3A satellites and is uplinked by ASTRA Platform Services.... MTV2 Pop MTV2 Pop MTV2 Pop was a German music channel. It launched on 1 May 2001, taking over the transponder left by the analogue service of MTV UK and Ireland when it closed down. It replaced VH1 Germany... |
Season 1, 2003-2004: Become One |
Nova Meierhenrich Nova Meierhenrich Nova Meierhenrich is a German television presenter and actress.Nova Meierhenrich started her career as a TV-Host on German TV in 1996 and since then has been presenting numerous TV shows and magazines for channels such as MDR, Sat.1, Viva, MTV, RTL2, Pro7, WDR and Premiere... (Season 1) |
 Greece Cyprus |
Fame Story Fame Story Fame Story was a Greek reality TV show that was a licensed version of Endemol's Star Academy on the ANT1 network. It has been one of the most successful Greek TV shows over the last years. The contestants gave a weekly performance in a 2½–3 hour episode in which the contestants were judged... Website |
ANT1 ANT1 Antenna, better known as ANT1, is a television network airing in Greece and Cyprus. The alternate spelling is play on words in Greek; ena is the Greek number 1, thus ANT1 is pronounced the same as Antenna . It launched on 31 December 1989, the same year as rival Mega Channel, and is owned by... |
Season 1, 2002-2003: Notis Christodoulou Season 2, 2003-2004: Kalomoira Saranti Kalomoira Saranti Kalomira , is a Greek-American singer who has achieved recognition in Greece and Cyprus following her participation and win on the Greek talent show Fame Story... Season 3, 2004-2005: Pericles Stergianoudes Season 4, 2005-2006: Leonidas Balafas |
Natalia Germanou Natalia Germanou Natalia Germanou is a Greek lyricist, television hostess, radio producer, DJ and journalist.Germanou has written lyrics for many popular Greek singers such as Anna Vissi, Christos Dantis, Elena Paparizou, Sakis Rouvas, Despina Vandi, Mihalis Hatzigiannis, Notis Sfakianakis, Natasa Theodoridou,... (Season 1) Andreas Mikroutsikos Andreas Mikroutsikos Andreas Mikroutsikos is a composer, lyricist, singer and TV presenter. He is the brother of Thanos Mikroutsikos and is considered to be Greece's "reality king". His top hits were "the kiklopaki " or "oso girizei i gi "... (Season 2) Tatiana Stefanidou Tatiana Stefanidou Tatiana Stefanidou is a Greek television host and former journalist on Greek television.-Personal life:In 1995, Stefanidou got married to businessman Panayiotis Stavropoulos, but the marriage ended in a divorce seven years later, in 2002. While married to Stavropoulos, she met a rising TV... (Season 3) Sophia Aliberti Sophia Aliberti Sophia Aliberti is a Greek talk show and game show host since 2004, television actress, and former fashion model.-Filmography:*Ta Tsakalia: Ena koinoniko provlima, 1981 .... Athina Fotiadou*Garsoniera gia deka 1981... (Season 4) |
 India |
Fame Gurukul Fame Gurukul Fame Gurukul is an Indian prime-time show on Sony Entertainment Television which premiered on 27 June 2005. The program is produced by the same production house of Indian Idol... Website |
SET India Sony Entertainment Television (India) This article is about the SET channel in India. For the Indian version broadcasted worldwide, see Sony Entertainment Television Asia.Sony Entertainment Television, or SET, is a Hindi-language based general entertainment television channel in India. It was launched in October 1996 and is owned by... |
Season 1, 2005: Qazi Touqeer & Ruprekha Banerjee Ruprekha Banerjee Ruprekha Banerjee was one of the three finalists of Fame Gurukul, one of the most watched television shows in India - along with Rex D'Souza and Qazi Touqeer. On 20 October 2005, she managed to grab the top prize along with Qazi Touqeer.... |
Mandira Bedi Mandira Bedi Mandira Bedi is an Indian actress, model and television presenter who gained celebrity status playing the title role in the 1994 television serial, Shanti, shown on India's national channel, Doordarshan which was the first ever daily soap on Indian television.She followed up her career in TV... (Season 1-Celebrity) Manav Gohil Manav Gohil Manav Gohil is an Indian television actor and anchor. He was one of the presenters in the Indian television show, Fame Gurukul which ended on 20 October 2005... (Season 1-Celebrity) |
| Celebrity Fame Gurukul (Celebrity Format) Website |
Season 1, 2005: Amit Sareen |
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| Fame X Fame X Fame X, with Indian subtitle Chal Udiye, was an Indian television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. It followed an earier Indian singing competition and musical reality show called Fame Gurukul.... Website |
SAB SAB SAB may stand for:In businesses:* Sabena, a former airline company* The School of American Ballet in New York City* SAB, a French Core Banking company* South African Breweries* Shipping Association of BarbadosIn literature:... |
Season 2, 2007: Rehan Khan |
Sophie Choudry Shilpa Sakhlani |
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 Italy |
Operazione Trionfo Website |
Italia 1 Italia 1 Italia 1 is an Italian commercial television channel on the Mediaset network. It is oriented especially at young people.Italia 1 was launched in January 1982 and, originally, was owned by Rusconi; after a few months, however, due to the aggressive dumping practices of Silvio Berlusconi's rival... |
Season 1, 2002: Bruno Cuomo |
Miguel Bosé Miguel Bosé Miguel Dominguín Bosé is a Latin Grammy-winning Spanish/Italian musician and actor.-Early life:Bosé was born in San Fernando Hospital in Panama City, Panama, the son of the famous Italian actress Lucia Bosé and the legendary bullfighter Luis Miguel Dominguín. He is also a cousin of Carmen... (Season 1) |
| Star Academy Website |
RAI 2 | Season 1, 2011: Cancelled |
Francesco Facchinetti (Season 1) | |
 Kazakhstan |
Жұлдыздар фабрикасы Juldizdar Fabrikasi Website |
TV7 | Season 1, 2011: Current Season |
Unknow |
 Mexico |
Operación Triunfo Website |
Televisa Televisa Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract... SKY SKY México SKY México is a company that operates a subscription television service in the Mexico, Central America, Dominican Republic area. It produces TV content, and owns several TV channels... (Live) |
Season 1, 2002: Darina Márquez Darina Darina is a Mexican singer pop, rock, acoustic artist. Winner of the first place in Operación Triunfo México . Then, she released her first CD on July, 2003; with the first single "De corazón a corazón" as the principal theme of the soap opera "Velo de Novia"... |
Jaime Camil Jaime Camil Jaime Federico Said Camil de Saldaña da Gama is a Mexican actor, singer and host.-Biography:Born in Mexico City, Mexico, Camil is the son of Jaime Camil Garza, a very successful Mexican businessman, and Cecilia Saldaña Da Gama, a Brazilian singer... (Season 1) |
 Moldova |
Fabrica de Staruri Website |
Prime TV 2 Plus |
Season 1, 2008-2009: Alexandru Manciu Season 2, 2010: Alexandru Belenki |
Andreea Raicu (Season 1) Dan Negru (Season 2) |
 Netherlands |
Star Maker Website |
Yorin Yorin Yorin was a Dutch television channel. Yorin disappeared and most programs of this channel went to RTL 5. The programs of RTL 5 moved to a new channel called RTL 7.... |
Season 1, 2001: K-otic |
Gijs Staverman (Season 1) |
| Star Academy | Season 2, 2002: Cancelled |
Danny Rook (Season 1) | ||
 Philippines |
Pinoy Dream Academy Pinoy Dream Academy Pinoy Dream Academy is the Philippine version of Endemol's Operación Triunfo . The format is similar to Big Brother, where a set number of finalists would live inside the Academy for four months and will be trained by guest teachers to be multimedia performers... Website |
ABS-CBN ABS-CBN ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ... Studio 23 Studio 23 Studio 23 is a Filipino television network owned by the ABS-CBN Corporation. The network is named for its flagship station in Metro Manila, DWAC-TV, which is carried on UHF channel 23... |
Season 1, 2006 Pinoy Dream Academy (season 1) The pilot season of Pinoy Dream Academy formally began on August 27, 2006 and ended on December 16 of the same year. Nikki Gil was the main host of this season, while joining her in the Saturday Gala Nights were Bianca Gonzalez, Roxanne Barcelo, and Toni Gonzaga. Sam Milby was also part of the... : Yeng Constantino Yeng Constantino Josephine "Yeng" Constantino, born on December 4, 1988, is a Filipina singer and host. She won as "Grand Star Dreamer" of Pinoy Dream Academy, the Philippine edition of Endemol's reality TV show Star Academy... Season 2, 2008 Pinoy Dream Academy (season 2) Pinoy Dream Academy is a Philippine television program similar to Big Brother. The second season began on June 14, 2008. Nikki Gil and Toni Gonzaga reprised their roles as hosts of the show, but Gonzaga now handled the main hosting plum while Gil appeared both on the Probation Nights and Little... : Laarni Lozada Laarni Lozada Laarni Lozada is a Filipino pop, ballad, classical, and soul singer. She is the winner of Pinoy Dream Academy , Philippine franchise of Endemol's Star Academy... |
Nikki Gil Nikki Gil Monica Pauline "Nikki" Gil is a Filipino singer, actress, host, model and myx VJ.-Biography:Monica Pauline Gil was born in Manila to Dino and Julie Gil. She is of Filipino, Spanish and German descent... (Season 1-2) Toni Gonzaga Toni Gonzaga Celestine Cruz Gonzaga , better known as Toni Gonzaga, is a Filipino singer, television host and actress. She started her career with GMA Network, then later moved to ABS-CBN Network... (Season 1-2) Bianca Gonzalez Bianca Gonzalez Bianca Gonzalez is a Filipina TV host and model.-Education:Bianca Monica Malasmas Gonzalez graduated from high school at the De La Salle Santiago Zobel School and graduated with a degree of AB Communication Arts with a minor in Philosophy at the Ateneo de Manila University.-Writer:Her first job in... (Season 1) |
| Pinoy Dream Academy: Little Dreamers Pinoy Dream Academy: Little Dreamers The second season of Pinoy Dream Academy formally began on June 14, 2008. Nikki Gil and Toni Gonzaga reprise their roles as hosts of the show, but Gonzaga now handles the main hosting plum while Gil appears both on the Probation Nights and Little Dreamers Gala/Expulsion Night... (Kids Format) |
Season 1, 2008: Philip Nolasco |
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 Poland |
Fabryka Gwiazd Website |
Polsat Polsat Polsat is Poland's second biggest television channel, founded on December 5, 1992 and owned by Zygmunt Solorz-Żak.Polsat belongs to the Polsat Group , which also owns other channels:*Polsat HD*Polsat 2 International*Polsat News*TV Biznes... |
Season 1, 2008: Martyna Melosik |
Maciej Rock (Season 1) |
 Portugal |
Academia de Estrelas Website |
TVI | Season 1, 2002-2003: Mané Crestejo |
Teresa Guilherme (Season 1) |
| Academia de Famosos (Celebrity Format) Website |
Season 1, 2003: Romana |
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| Operação Triunfo Operação triunfo Operação Triunfo is the Portuguese version of the original Star Academy... Website |
RTP Rádio e Televisão de Portugal Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, S.A.,commonly known as RTP, is Portugal's public service broadcasting organization. It operates four terrestrial television channels and three national radio channels, as well as several satellite and cable offerings.... |
Season 1, 2003: Sofia Barbosa Season 2, 2003-2004: Sofia Vitória Season 3, 2007-2008: Vânia Fernandes Vânia Fernandes Vânia Fernandes is a Portuguese singer from Funchal, Madeira .Known for her powerful stage presence, as well as her prominent and versatile voice, Fernandes has participated in several singing contests and performed in public in both her home island of Madeira and on the mainland of Portugal since... Season 4, 2010-2011 Operação Triunfo 2010 Operação Triunfo 2010 is the fourth edition of the Portuguese talent show Operação triunfo based on Star Academy. It is broadcasted by RTP, and it was the first season to broadcast the casting phase. The casting phase started on 16 October and the Gala phase started on 6 November. It follows the... : Jorge Roque |
Catarina Furtado (Season 1-2) Sílvia Alberto (Season 3-4) |
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 Kingdom of Romania |
Star Factory Website |
Prima TV Prima TV Prima TV is a Romanian commercial TV channel, famous mainly for the Cronica Cârcotaşilor show and various reality shows.-Start:Prima TV was launched as one of the first commercial television stations in Romania in December 1997... |
Season 1, 2003-2004: Alex Velea |
Laura Iordache (Season 1) Virgil Ianțu (Season 1) |
 Russia |
Фабрика звёзд Fabrika zvyozd Star Factory Star Factory is a Russian television show aired on Channel One since 13 October 2002. The show is the Russian version of the Endemol format Operación Triunfo.... Website |
1TV Channel One (Russia) Channel One is the first television channel to broadcast in the Soviet Union. The channel was renamed Ostankino Channel 1 in 1991, after the Soviet Union broke up and the Russian SFSR became the Russian Federation. According to a recent government publication, the Russian government controls 51%... |
Season 1, 2002: Pasha Artemyev Season 2, 2003: Polina Gagarina Season 3, 2003: Nikita Malinin Season 4, 2004: Irina Dubtsova Season 5, 2004: Victoria Dayneko Victoria Dayneko Victoria Petrovna Dayneko — well-known Russian singer, the graduator and the winner of Star Factory-5, the participant of the Channel One’s project «Glacial age».- Early years :... Season 6, 2006:  Belarus Dmitry KoldunDmitry Koldun Dmitry Aleksandrovich Koldun is a pop singer from Minsk, Belarus.Koldun participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 and has been the most successful entrant from Belarus to date... Season 7, 2007:  Ukraine Anastasiya Prikhodko |
Yana Churikova Yana Churikova Yana Churikova is a Russian journalist and television host who worked on MTV Russia before moving to Channel One, where she hosted seven seasons of the Star Factory show. She has also gained publicity across Europe and the world for presenting the results of the Russian televote at the Eurovision... (Season 1-7, All-Stars) |
| Фабрика Звезд. Возвращение Fabrika Zvyozd.Vozvrachtcheniè Star Factory Star Factory is a Russian television show aired on Channel One since 13 October 2002. The show is the Russian version of the Endemol format Operación Triunfo.... (All-Stars Format) Website |
Season 1, 2011: Victoria Dayneko Victoria Dayneko Victoria Petrovna Dayneko — well-known Russian singer, the graduator and the winner of Star Factory-5, the participant of the Channel One’s project «Glacial age».- Early years :... |
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 Spain |
Operación Triunfo Operación Triunfo Operación Triunfo is a reality-show talent contest which first aired on Spain's TVE network in 2001. A kind of cross between Pop Idol, Voces en Función, Star Search, and Big Brother, the show aimed to find the country's next solo singing sensation, putting a selection of hopefuls through their... Website |
TVE (Season 1-3) Telecinco Telecinco Telecinco is a Spanish commercial television channel operated by Mediaset España. Launched in 1990 as Tele 5, it was the fifth of the national terrestrial television channels. In 1997, Tele 5 was rebranded as Telecinco, dropping the flower logo seen in other Mediaset channel... (Season 4-8) Telecinco 2 Telecinco 2 LaSiete , formerly known as Telecinco 2, is a Spanish digital terrestrial television channel, operated by Gestevisión Telecinco. It began its broadcasts on 18 February 2008, replacing Telecinco Sport. On 18 May 2009, Telecinco 2 changed its name to LaSiete.-Logos:- External links :* *... (Season 6) La Siete (Season 7-8) Canal Satélite Digital (Live) (Season 1-3) Digital+ (Live) (Season 5-6) |
Season 1, 2001-2002: Rosa López Rosa López Rosa López, , is a Spanish singer. She came to fame in 2001 as part of the reality show "Operación Triunfo", she represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002. She has subsequently released five studio albums, an album on DVD and ten singles.She has been awarded several times throughout her... Season 2, 2002-2003: Ainhoa Cantalapiedra Ainhoa Cantalapiedra Ainhoa Cantalapiedra is a popular Spanish-Basque singer/songwriter, most commonly known as Ainhoa.... Season 3, 2003-2004: Vicente Seguí Vicente Seguí Porres Vicente Seguí Porres, better known simply as Vicente, is a Spanish singer born in Villamarchante, Valencia), Spain on 25 December 1978. He started with the Valencian orchestra "La Metro". He took part and won the title in the third series of Operación Triunfo in 2003.He later released three albums... Season 4, 2005: Sergio Rivero Sergio Rivero Sergio Rivero is a Spanish singer born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, an island of Gran Canaria, the Canary Islands, Spain on 1 April 1986. He took part and won the title in the fourth series of Operación Triunfo in 2004.-Career:... Season 5, 2006-2007 Operación Triunfo Fifth Series Telecinco announced in May 2006 that the fifth series of the program was to be released in October 2006.On July 25, 2006 Telecinco released a TV show called Operación Triunfo 2006: Otra Vez en Marcha... : Lorena Gómez Season 6, 2008 Operación Triunfo Sixth Series This is the 6th series of Spanish reality TV show Operación Triunfo.Castings started in Barcelona on February 18, 2008. The season began on April 8 with 18 contestants.-Contestants:* Virginia - 25, - WINNER* Pablo - 24, Málaga - 2nd place... : Virginia Maestro Virginia Maestro Virginia Maestro Díaz is a Spanish singer-songwriter. She is the winner of Operación Triunfo 2008, a Spanish version of "Pop Idol".... Season 7, 2009: Mario Álvarez Season 8, 2011:  Paraguay Nahuel Sachak |
Carlos Lozano (Season 1-3) Jesús Vázquez Jesús Vázquez Martínez -Biography:Vázquez Martínez was born in Ferrol, Galicia.He travelled to Melilla, where he joined as an undergraduate at the local Veterinary School; however, before he could complete his studies he moved to Madrid. In this period he worked as model and later as television presenter... (Season 4-7) Pilar Rubio Pilar Rubio Pilar Rubio Fernández is a Spanish reporter and TV presenter. She became famous for covering events for the program Sé lo que hicisteis... for the television network La Sexta... (Season 8) |
 Turkey |
Akademi Türkiye Website |
ATV ATV Turkey atv is a nationwide TV channel in Turkey, founded in 1993. atv is one of the most widely watched TV channels in Turkey. atv is an acronym of Actual Television.Since 2007 atv is owned by Çalık Holding.- Shows :News Programming* atv Ana Haber... |
Season 1, 2004: Barış Akarsu Baris Akarsu Barış Akarsu was a Turkish rock musician and actor who rose to fame after winning the television series Akademi Türkiye in July 2004... |
Öykü Serter (Season 1-3) |
| Star Akademi Türkiye Website |
Kanal 1 Kanal 1 Kanal 1 can refer to:*BNT Channel 1, a Bulgarian-language public television station*TV1/Kanal 1/SVT1, a television channel broadcast by Sveriges Television in Sweden*Kanal 1 , a Turkish-language public television station... |
Season 2, 2008: Bahadır Sağlam |
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| ' | Fame Academy Fame Academy Fame Academy is a televised competition to search for and educate new musical talents. The winner received a chance to become a successful music artist. The prize consisted of a £1m recording contract with a major record company, plus the use of a luxury apartment in London and a sports car for one... Website |
BBC One BBC One BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution... BBC Three BBC Three BBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent... |
Series 1, 2002 Fame Academy 1 The first series of Fame Academy, a BBC reality talent search, was first broadcast in the UK over ten weeks in October - December 2002. It was won by David Sneddon... :  Kingdom of Scotland David SneddonDavid Sneddon David Sneddon is a Scottish musician and singer-songwriter.He has performed on British television, radio and theatre. Sneddon won the first BBC UK series of Fame Academy in 2002... Series 2, 2003 Fame Academy 2 This article is about the second series of the BBC's Fame Academy TV programme, first broadcast in the UK over thirteen weeks in July - October 2003. It was won by Alex Parks.- Changes to format :... :  Kingdom of England Alex ParksAlex Parks Alex Parks is an English singer-songwriter. She is best known for winning Fame Academy in 2003, for her singles, and for the albums, Introduction and Honesty.-Biography:... |
Cat Deeley Cat Deeley Catherine Elizabeth "Cat" Deeley is an English television presenter and model. Since 2006, Deeley has also been the host of So You Think You Can Dance in the United States, for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition... (Season 1-2) Patrick Kielty Patrick Kielty Patrick Kielty is an Irish comedian and television personality from Dundrum, Northern Ireland.-Background:He was affected by The Troubles in Northern Ireland. On 25 January 1988 his father, businessman Jack Kielty, was shot dead by the Ulster Defence Association /"Ulster Freedom Fighters" , a... (Season 1-2) |
| Comic Relief Does Fame Academy Comic Relief Does Fame Academy Comic Relief Does Fame Academy is a spin-off of the original Fame Academy show where celebrities sing as students of the Academy. The programme was launched in 2003 to help raise money for the charities supported by Comic Relief, with the final of the show occurring on Red Nose Day... (Celebrity Format) |
Series 1, 2003: Kingdom of England Will MellorWill Mellor William "Will" Mellor is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Jambo Bolton in Hollyoaks, Gaz Wilkinson in comedy, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps... Series 2, 2005: Kingdom of Scotland Edith BowmanEdith Bowman Edith Eleanor Bowman is a Scottish music critic, radio DJ and television presenter. She is mostly known for hosting the weekday afternoon show and from September 2009 weekend morning on BBC Radio 1 and for presenting a variety of music related television shows and music... Series 3, 2007: Kingdom of England Tara Palmer-TomkinsonTara Palmer-Tomkinson Tara Palmer-Tomkinson also known as T P-T, is an English socialite, "it girl", television presenter, columnist and model... |
Cat Deeley Cat Deeley Catherine Elizabeth "Cat" Deeley is an English television presenter and model. Since 2006, Deeley has also been the host of So You Think You Can Dance in the United States, for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition... (Season 1-2) Patrick Kielty Patrick Kielty Patrick Kielty is an Irish comedian and television personality from Dundrum, Northern Ireland.-Background:He was affected by The Troubles in Northern Ireland. On 25 January 1988 his father, businessman Jack Kielty, was shot dead by the Ulster Defence Association /"Ulster Freedom Fighters" , a... (Season 1-3) Claudia Winkleman Claudia Winkleman Claudia Anne I. Winkleman is an English television presenter, film critic, radio personality and journalist.- Early life and family :... (Season 3) |
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| Fame Academy Bursary | Series 1, 2003: Kingdom of England Vishal GopalSeries 2, 2003: Kingdom of England Shona KiplingSeries 3, 2003: Kingdom of England Daniel AllinsonSeries 4, 2003: Kingdom of England Daniel PowellSeries 5, 2003: Kingdom of England David Rimbault |
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| Ukraine |
Фабрика зірок Fabrika Zirok Fabrika Zirok Фабрика зірок , is a Ukrainian televised talent show, which began in 2007 that features a group of young male and female candidates from all over Ukraine.... Website |
Novyi Kanal Novyi Kanal Novyi Kanal is a Ukrainian television channel.- History :The channel was launched on August 15, 1998. At first, it was broadcast only in Kiev, but since 1999, it has extended its range to six other regions of Ukraine, and from 2000, is received in more than 17 major cities... |
Season 1, 2007-2008: Olga Tsibulska Season 2, 2008: Vladimir Dantes & Vadim Oleynik Season 3, 2009:  Latvia Stas Shurins Season 4, 2011: Yulia Rudneva Season 5, 2012: Upcoming Season |
Andriy Domansky (Season 1) Dmitry Shepelev (Season 2) Andriy Domansky (Season 3) Masha Efrosinina Maria Efrosinina Maria "Masha" Efrosinina , , is a Ukrainian television host.-Overview:Graduating from a high school with a gold medal , Efrosinina enrolled into the Department of Foreign Languages in the Kiev University to graduate as an interpreter of the English and Spanish languages.In 19 she debuted on the... (Season 3) Oleksandr Pedan (Season 4) Erika (Season 4) |
| Фабрика Суперфiнал Fabrika Superfinal (All-Stars Format) |
Season 1, 2010: Oleksiy Matias |
Masha Efrosinina Maria Efrosinina Maria "Masha" Efrosinina , , is a Ukrainian television host.-Overview:Graduating from a high school with a gold medal , Efrosinina enrolled into the Department of Foreign Languages in the Kiev University to graduate as an interpreter of the English and Spanish languages.In 19 she debuted on the... |
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| United States |
The One: Making a Music Star The One: Making a Music Star The One: Making a Music Star was an American reality television series that aired in July 2006 on ABC in the United States, and CBC Television in Canada. The show was hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos, known to Canadian viewers as the host of CBC's The Hour... Website |
ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... Canada CBCCBC Television CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are... |
Season 2006: Cancelled |
George Stroumboulopoulos George Stroumboulopoulos George Mark Paul Stroumboulopoulos is a Canadian television and radio personality, best known as the host of CBC Television's George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight and being a VJ for Canadian music television channel MuchMusic... (Season 1) |
| West Africa West Africa West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the UN definition of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries and an area of approximately 5 million square km:-Flags of West Africa:... |
Project Fame West Africa Website |
 Ghana TV3TV3 Ghana TV3 Network Limited is a private, free-to-air television broadcaster in Ghana. Launched in 1997, TV3 Ghana airs and produces a variety of television programmes including acclaimed news bulletins, dramas and successful reality television and entertainment shows.TV3 Ghana established itself as the... (Season 1-3) Ghana Metro TV (Season 4-) Liberia Clare TV (Season 1-3) Liberia SKY TV (Season 4-)  Nigeria NTANigerian Television Authority The Nigerian Television Authority - also known as NTA - was inaugurated in 1977 and is the government-owned body in charge of television broadcasting in the country. The NTA claims to run the biggest television network in Africa with stations in several parts of Nigeria... (Season 1-)  Sierra Leone ABC TV (Season 1-3) Sierra Leone SLBC (Season 4-) |
Season 1, 2008: Nigeria Inyanya MbukSeason 2, 2009: Nigeria Mike AnyasodoSeason 3, 2010 Project Fame West Africa 3 Project Fame is a regional music talent TV reality show filmed in Lagos, Nigeria, aired in the West Africa. It is a local version of Star Academy reality series that was developed and is licensed worldwide by Endemol... : Nigeria Chidinma EkileSeason 4, 2011: Current Season |
Dare Art Alade (Season 1) Fumnilayo Raimi (Season 1) Joseph Benjamin (Season 2-4) Adaora Oleh (Season 2-4) |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina  Independent State of Croatia   Kingdom of Montenegro  Serbia Western Balkans |
Операција триумф Operacija Trijumf Operacija trijumf Operacija Trijumf is a regional music talent TV reality show filmed in Belgrade, Serbia, aired in the region of former Yugoslavia. It is a local version of Star Academy reality series that was developed and is licensed worldwide by Endemol... Website |
Serbia B92 B92 B92 is a radio and television broadcaster with national coverage headquartered in Belgrade, Serbia. The network's key demographic is chiefly urban and young audience. Its programs, including the news cover topics with fairly liberal political painted attitudes... Independent State of Croatia Nova TV Kingdom of Montenegro TV InTV In TV IN is a television station in Montenegro. It started working in early 2002. It is based in Podgorica. It is currently one of the most watched TV stations in Montenegro... Bosnia and Herzegovina FTV/RTRSRadio Televizija Republike Srpske Radio Televizija Republike Srpske , otherwise RTRS, is the public-service broadcasting organization of the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.... A1 TV |
Season 1, 2008-2009: Bosnia and Herzegovina Adnan Babajić |
Ana Mihajlovski Ana Mihajlovski Ana Mihajlovski is a Serbian television presenter mostly hosting locally licensed reality programmes through Emotion Production. She also occasionally works as an actress.... (Season 1) Nikolina Pišek Nikolina Pisek Nikolina Pišek is a Croatian TV presenter currently with Nova TV. She occasionally also works as TV actress.-Career:... (Season 1) Milan Kalinić (Season 1) Maca Marinković Dragan Marinkovic (actor) Dragan "Maca" Marinković is a Bosnian actor and TV personality from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.Widely known by his nickname Maca, though trained as an actor, Marinković is most notable for his outrageous personality showcased during his stints on reality television... (Season 1) |
Parodies of Star Academy
- Mexico: Aperración al Triunfo
- France: StarLoose Academy
Trivia of Star Academy
- France was the first one country to air the show
- Rosa López from Spain is the first winner
- In Mexico, the "Academy" was called "The institute"
- In Philippines, they make their own version for kids entitled Pinoy Dream Academy: Little DreamersPinoy Dream Academy: Little DreamersThe second season of Pinoy Dream Academy formally began on June 14, 2008. Nikki Gil and Toni Gonzaga reprise their roles as hosts of the show, but Gonzaga now handles the main hosting plum while Gil appears both on the Probation Nights and Little Dreamers Gala/Expulsion Night...
- In Portugal, the setting and the academy were exactly the same as in Spain
- In Chile, the setting was exactly the same as in Argentina
- Marin Yonchev from Bulgaria won the Star Academy when he was 17
- Darina Márquez from Mexico, Joseph Attieh from Lebanon, Nassif Zayton from Syria and Quentin Mosimann from France never were nominated
- Spanish final on TVE 68% market share
- Six million albums were sold during series 1 in Spain
- BBC choice in the UK the most watched program
- Nearly doubled ratings of TV Globo in Brazil
- In Italy, Operazione Trionfo scored seven singles in the top 30 charts
- In Russia the Factory of the Stars' website averages 60 000 visitors per day
- Vanessa Jackson from Brazil, won FAMA With 18 millions of votes
- In the Arab world, the Star Academy is the most watched TV program
- In India there were 2 winners
- In Russia, Pasha Artemyev decided to share his award with his partners, they integrate the band "Korni"
- David Sneddon from UK was invited to participate in "The Winners gala" but he couldn't go
- In Portugal Endemol produced two Star Academy versions in different channels
- In UK David Sneddon was chosen to replace Naomi who had to leave the Fame Academy due to the problems with her throat
- The series was abandoned in two countries:
- North American English (US/Canada), 2006: Show abandoned after two weeks.
- Georgia, 2009: Two members of the production staff were killed when the building collapsed.
Special concerts of Star Academy
| Country | Concert | Winner |
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| "Gala de los ganadores" (The Winners Gala) | No winners | |
| EUROBEST | Chenoa (from Spain) | |
| WORLDBEST | Elodie (from France) |
EUROBEST
| Country | Contestant | Song |
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| Chenoa (finalist of Operación Triunfo 1) | "It's Raining Men It's Raining Men "It's Raining Men" is a song written by Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer in 1979 originally for Dave Balfour's album Stars , and originally recorded by The Weather Girls in 1982... " |
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| Mélanie Martin's | "Like a Prayer Like a Prayer (song) "Like a Prayer" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna on her fourth studio album of the same name . It was released on March 21, 1989, by Sire Records as the album's lead single... " |
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| Lemar (finalist of Fame Academy 1) | "With or Without You With or Without You "With or Without You" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the third track from their 1987 album, The Joshua Tree, and was released as the album's first single on 21 March 1987... " |
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| Mané Crestejo and Lília Matos | "Sussudio Sussudio "Sussudio" is a song by Phil Collins, released as a single in February 1985. The song is also the first track on Collins' third album, No Jacket Required, released in January of the same year. The song entered frequent rotation on MTV in May, and by 6 July, both the single and the album reached... " |
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| Notis Christodoulou | "1,2,3… Maria" | |
| Nolwenn Leroy | "I Will Always Love You I Will Always Love You "I Will Always Love You" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton in 1973, who first released the song as a single in 1974.-Dolly Parton version:... " |
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| Netherlands |
Sita Vermeulen | "All I Wanna Do All I Wanna Do (Sheryl Crow song) English singer/songwriter Amy Studt released a cover version of the song as her fourth single. Amy was asked personally by Sheryl Crow to record a cover of the song.... " |
| Korni | "We Will Rock You We Will Rock You "We Will Rock You" is a song written by Brian May and recorded and performed by Queen for their 1977 album News of the World. Rolling Stone ranked it #330 of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2004, and the RIAA placed it at #146 on its list of Songs of the Century... " |
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| Bruno Cuomo | "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" is a song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. It was recorded by Elton John and released in 1976, both as a single and as part of the Blue Moves album. It was his second single on Rocket Records. The song is a mournful ballad about a romantic relationship... " |
"Gala de los ganadores" (The winners gala)
| Country | Contestant | Song |
|---|---|---|
| Ainhoa Cantalapiedra | "Sobreviviré" | |
| Darina Márquez | "Mujer contra mujer" | |
| Vanessa Jackson | "De volta pra mim" | |
| Bruno Cuomo | "L'atmosfera" |
WORLDBEST
| Country | Contestant | Song |
|---|---|---|
| Miguel and Davinia (Operación Triunfo 3's finalists) | "As" | |
| Emanuel (finalist of Operación Triunfo 1) | "Feel" | |
| Alistair (Fame Academy 2's finalist) | "Everything I do" | |
| Nalanda (finalist of FAMA 1) | "Whenever" | |
| Mónica Rodríguez | "Lady marmalade" | |
| Elodie Frégé | "S'il suffisait d'aimer" | |
| Bruno (Star Academy 1) | "The cup of life" | |
| Yulia Savicheva(finalist of Fabrika Zvezd 2) | "Thorn" | |
| Darina Márquez | "Hero" | |
| Wilfred Le Bouthillier and Marie-Elaine | "Turn around" | |
| Become One | "Fame" |
Near copies of Star Academy
- Fame Factory
- Países: LithuaniaLithuaniaLithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, Norway and Sweden.
- Países: Lithuania
- La AcademiaLa AcademiaLa Academia is a Mexican reality musical talent show shown on TV Azteca, premiering in June 2002 and currently in its ninth installment...
- Países: IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
(Akademi Fantasi IndosiarAkademi Fantasi IndosiarAkademi Fantasi Indosiar was Indonesia's second reality television after Popstars Indonesia show in which a number of contestants called students competed for the winning title and a chance to start their career in the entertainment industry.The first season premiered in the end of November 2003...
,and will be continued on MNC TV with the new name,Akademi Fantasi Indonesia), Malaysia (Akademi FantasiaAkademi FantasiaAkademi Fantasia is Malaysia's first reality television show in which a number of contestants called students compete for the winning title and a chance to start their career in the entertainment industry. The first season premiered in June 3, 2003 and was one of Astro Ria's highest rated shows...
), Mexico (La AcademiaLa AcademiaLa Academia is a Mexican reality musical talent show shown on TV Azteca, premiering in June 2002 and currently in its ninth installment...
), ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
(Academy FantasiaAcademy FantasiaAcademy Fantasia is a reality show held in Thailand. It is a singing contest, judged through popular votes.-Overview:...
) and The United States (La Academia USALa Academia USALa Academia USA is the first musical reality show with only Hispanic contestants launched by Azteca America in October 2005. The auditions were done nation-wide and a total of 30 people were chosen to go to Mexico where they would have to spend a week working hard and showing all of what they had...
).
- Países: Indonesia
- Dream Show, the music: Greece.
- Amici di Maria De Filippi: Italy.
- Super GirlSuper GirlSuper Girl or Super Voice Girls was an annual national singing contest in People's Republic of China for female contestants, organized by Hunan Satellite Television between 2004 and 2006...
: ChinaChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
.
- Showtime: CroatiaCroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
.
- Akademia e Yjeve: AlbaniaAlbaniaAlbania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
.
- Showvival: Korea South.
- One Million StarOne Million StarOne Million Star is a television singing competition in Taiwan broadcast on China Television . It first debuted on 5 January 2007, filling the 10 PM to midnight time slot on Friday evenings. The show is hosted by Tao Ching-Ying and is currently shown on Sundays from 8-10 PM...
: TaiwanTaiwanTaiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
.
- Ópera Prima: MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.
- Protagonistas de la MúsicaProtagonistas de la MúsicaProtagonistas de la Música was a Spanish reality television program taped in Miami, where various participants competed to win a recording contract with Sony Records. Based on the Protagonistas... franchise, it aired from October 2002 to January 2003...
: ChileChileChile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
and USA.
- Protégé: The Battle For The Big BreakProtégé: The Battle For The Big BreakProtégé: The Battle For The Big Break is a 2011 reality-based singing talent show created by GMA Network. It is hosted by Ogie Alcasid, as the journey host, Dingdong Dantes as gala presenter, and Jennylyn Mercado, the show's reality host...
: GMA Network, Inc.GMA Network, Inc.Global Media Arts Network Inc. is a multimedia entertainment conglomerate, incorporated on March 1, 1950 in the Philippines. Its main businesses are into television and radio distribution, program production, and other media related industry...
PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
See also
- List of television show franchises
- American IdolAmerican IdolAmerican 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...
- Australian IdolAustralian IdolAustralian Idol is a Logie Award-winning Australian singing competition, which began its first season on July 2003 and ended its run in November 2009. As part of the Idol franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program Pop Idol, which was created by British entertainment executive...
- Making The BandMaking the BandMaking the Band is an ABC/MTV reality television series that exists in separate iterations, each iteration focusing on a specific music act. It spawned musical acts O-Town, Da Band, Danity Kane, Day26, and Donnie Klang...