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Star Academy Arab World, also known as Star Academy: Al-Academya or Star Academy LBC, is a pan-Arab televised talent show, which began in 2003 that features a group of young male and female candidates from all over the Arab world
.
The show became a huge success instantly and a must-watch event everyday for its fans. It is the Arabic adaptation of the French television show Star Academy
, which is produced by Endemol
. Star Academy Arab World is produced by Netherlands company Endemol
, Vanilla Productions & PAC Ltd. The show is based on the Spanish format called Operación Triunfo
.
The show basically revolves around 16–21 contestants that live in an isolated penthouse apartment
for 4 months, with one of the contestants getting eliminated every week through a nomination process. The contestants get to showcase their talents in a weekly concert and perform on stage with various designs, dancers, solo performances, acapella on piano sharing the stage with the most popular singers in the Arab World.
One of the show's highlights are the appearances of some of the Arab World
's most important performers such as Najwa Karam
, Diana Haddad
, Haifa Wahbe, Elissa
, Angham, Asalah, Ramy Ayach
, Myriam Fares
, Kazem Al Saher, Nawal Al-Zoghbi
, Marwan Khoury
, Carole Samaha
, Ehab Tawfik
, Wael Kfoury
, Sherine
, Fares Karam
, Abdallah Al Rowaished
and many more. The show has also been successful for its reinvention and continuous changes, just as, starting from the third season, the show witnessed guests from international superstars such as Julio Iglesias
, Anggun
, Karl Wolf
, Tina Arena
, Chris De Burgh
and Massari
.
After the last prime on July 15, 2011, LBC announced that Star Academy will renew another season. The casting began on the same day and will premiere sometime in 2012.
, Lebanon
, the show is aired for 3 months on the Lebanese TV station LBC
. It is hosted by Hilda Khalife
. The show's concept consists of an academy and candidates / students, where it is also a talent competition to introduce a new artist among the candidates. Talents are not restricted to singing only, but for acting and dancing as well.
It is divided into two formats: each day a program presents moments of the everyday life and training of the candidates (what they are called), and every Friday at 8:30 pm a prime show is live. In addition, an affiliate TV station films them 24/7.
The concept of the show is training the students in several disciplines: singing, acting, sports, vocalizing, theatre expression, dancing, and musical culture. Then, each Tuesday, the three weakest students are nominated. The nomination is done by the teaching staff after the candidates undergo an evaluation test the day before (Monday). On Friday, a special live show called "Prime" is broadcasted. During the prime show, the candidates perform and sing either by themselves or with guest artists. The three nominated candidates' initial voting is through the public, done by either phone calls or text messages. The one with the highest percentage of votes returns back. The two remaining candidates are then voted on by their fellow candidates, and the one with the most votes remains. The other candidate has to leave the academy immediately. When the overall number of candidates is reduced, the nomination by the professors comes down to two students. At this point, it's completely up to the public to vote who is in and who is out, as the remaining candidates do not vote.
The show proved to be immensely popular. As the LBC station also provides satellite connections to the majority of the Arab countries and to Lebanese and/or Arab communities throughout the world, it became one of the most popular shows in the Arab-speaking world. LBC, the network airing the show, reaped huge profits from the show but have been unable to replicate the show's success with other reality shows.
The show received intense criticism when it started off, which led some people to speculate that it would not succeed.
This debate also caused the indefinite postponing of West Asian edition of Big Brother
, also known as Big Brother – Al Raiss.
The winners for the various series were:
The inaugural show quickly became popular and tickets for the show became harder to get as the show went on. The students, particularly the Top 8, became household names, and those that made the Top 8 became instant stars. The eight finalists were Mohammad Attia (Egypt
), Bashar Al Shatty (Kuwait
), Sophia El Mareekh (Morocco
), Bahaa' El Kafy (Tunisia
), Ahmed El Sherif (Tunisia
), Myriam Attallah (Syria
), Mohammad Khalawi (Saudi Arabia
) and Cynthia Karam (Lebanon
). The teachers were as follows: Wadih Abi Raad, Michael Fadel, Mary Mahfouth, Betty, Aida, Elissar Karakalla and Rola Saad.
At the end of the show, an album featuring the Top 8 was released, as well as a music video for the winner. They then went on a Pan Arab tour, performing concerts in Dubai
, Kuwait
, Cairo
, Alexandria
, Amman
, Damascus
, and Beirut
.
Many of them released albums, ranging in various degrees of success. Bashar Al Shatty (Kuwait) has gained much success in his three albums which he released over the last five years. Also being crowned as the most successful teenage singer in the gulf region was added to his success of being the Star Academy finalist. However, the most successful was Ahmed El Sherif (Tunisia), despite coming in the 5th place. His album has been the most successful among all student from Star Academy thus far, and has also dwarfed the albums of any of the contestants from rival show SuperStar on Future TV.
The candidate that took the 9th place, Bruno Tabbal, participated in the "World Best" contest that englobed about 11 countries that have this reality show in their country. He took the 10th place, and the French, Elodie Frégé, won.
Primes
: As there was a tie, Sophia had the casting vote and she saved Bruno.
: One week after the beginning of the program, She was chosen to participate in the program because of the withdrawal of the Syrian candidate Wafaa due to some pregnancy problems.
: As there was a tie, Amine had the casting vote and he saved Yasser.
Tour
Mohamad A, Bashar, Bahaa, Ahmad, Mohamad K, Sophia, Cynthia, and Myriam (the Top 8) were chosen to be part of the tour.
, was declared as the winner this year, even though he was not the crowd's favorite. Most felt that Amani or Zizi were the better performers overall. Many also felt that this year was a step-down in the quality of students from the previous year, with only Amani, Zizi, and Katia being deemed good singers.
Primes
Tour
Hisham, Amani, Zizi, Ahmad H, Bashar G, Katia, Samer, and Salma (once again, the Top 8) were chosen to be part of the tour.
, who is a radio and TV production student received a trophy, $50,000 in cash and a brand new 2006 car. He was 19 years old and the first Lebanese to win the Title. This year was seen as an improvement over the previous year, and a return to the level of the first season, with many talented students. Some like Hani, Hanaa, and Shayma were deemed just as worthy of winning as Joseph. There were also many other strong performers like Fadi, Khalifa, Rakiya, Maya, and Wajdi.
This year, the show expanded the number of students from 16 contestants in the two previous years to 19 students this year.
Primes
: As there was a tie, Mohammad Ibrahim had the casting vote and he saved Mohamed Dossary
: As there was a tie, Rym had the casting vote and she saved Mohammad Ibrahim
: As there was a tie, Chayma had the casting vote and she saved Mohammad Ibrahim
: He withdrew from the academy after being nomintaed and saved by his colleagues vote and not by the publics vote
Tour
Joseph, Hani, Hanaa, Chayma, Fady, Khalifa, Maya, Rakiya and Wajdi were chosen to be part of the tour. This was the first year 9 students instead of 8 went on tour. It was also the first time where the Top finishing students did not all go on tour. Despite finishing 8th and 9th, Rym and Mohammed I were not chosen for the tour, Rakiya and Wajdi were selected to go on tour instead.
, made history by being the first girl to take the title, as well as the first Iraqi to do so. Her success was a juicy subject for worldwide press and she was credited for uniting her country Iraq, over a happy event despite war.
The fourth season (2007) was also the first season where two girls claimed the first and second place when Shada Hassoun came in first, and Marwa (from Tunisia
) came in second. It was also noteworthy to feature the first female contestant from the Persian Gulf
, Shoroq (from Bahrain
), as well as the first contestant from Oman
, Ayoub.
Tragedy
However, the fourth season was marred with a tragedy in Tunisia
during the selection process for the program for that country, when as a result of the massive number of applicants and pushing and shoving, and some say bad organization, 6 Tunisian youths died and others got injured. The program was put on hold for three days in mourning before resumption of selections.
Primes
: As there was a tie, Ali had the casting vote and he saved Sally
Tour
Shada, Marwa, Mohamed, Carlo, Sally, Ali, Tina, Ahmad, and Imed were chosen to be part of the tour. Once again, 9 students were chosen for the tour. even though Amel was placed ahead of Imed, he was chosen to go on tour instead of her.
The final prime of Star Academy 5 held on the 23rd of May 2008, witnessed the crowning of Nader Guirat, the first winner from Tunis
and the Maghreb
region.
His victory was somewhat controversial, as Nader Guirat
was the first winner of the program to sing primarily in non-Arabic languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian etc.). Even though he did sing in Arabic on various occasions, many felt that he was not up to the standards of the other contestants and not worthy of a variety show that is primarily in Arabic. Nader is also the first winner to be a nominee without being saved by the public, as he had received a low percentage of votes.
Primes
: As there was a tie, Badr had the casting vote and he saved Khaled
: As there was a tie, Dia had the casting vote and she saved Amal M
: He withdrew from the academy in the semifinals week due to several fights with Mohamad qwidaer which made him take the decision to leave the academy. There were also rumors that the Saudi Arabia government advised all their citizens to leave Lebanon due to the current unrest
Tour
Nader, Mohamad, Saad, Shahinaz, Mirhan, Diaa and Amel B were chosen to be part of the tour. This was the first time only 7 students had been chosen for the tour (previous years had 8 or 9 students). However, for unknown reasons, the tour was cancelled.
from Saudi Arabia
became the second Saudi Arabian, after Hisham Abdulrahman
from season 2, to win the title.
Star Academy 6 has undergone some major changes, the studio was enlarged and the Academy itself went through an extreme makeover and now includes a theater for movies, a spa, and a DJ Studio.
Primes
: He withdrew from the academy after not being in the weekly top 5.
: Although it was a special prime for the children cancer center "St.Jude" in Lebanon both of them were not eliminated and their vote's percentage were donated automatically to St. jude children cancer medical center.
Tour
Abdulaziz, Bassma, Ibrahim, Michel A, Lara, Mohamed B, Tania, Yehya and Nasser were chosen to be part of the tour. Once again, unlike the previous season, the tour chose to have 9 students to participate. But once again, for unknown reasons, the tour was canceled.
on the 19th of February 2010 on LBC
.
This year´s winner was Nassif Zaytoun from Syria
.
Primes
Tour
Nassif, Rahma, Mohamed R, Ramy, Badreia, Sultan, Asma, Tahra, Mahmoud, Zeina, Abdulaziz, Miral and Rayan were chosen to be part of the tour, But for unknown reasons the tour was cancelled.
: As there was a tie, Karim had the casting vote and he saved Nina.
: As there was a tie, Ahmad had the casting vote and he saved Husam.
: The results were not shown. However, the presenter, Hilda Khalife
, said that Ahmad got 96%.
-Star Academy 1:
.Mohamed Atteya (Egypt
); Winner.
.Bashar Shatii (Kuwait
).
-Star Academy 2:
.Hisham Abdulrahman
(KSA); Winner.
.Amani Swisy (Tunisia
).
-Star Academy 3:
.Joseph Atteya (Lebanon
); Winner.
.Hani Hussein (Egypt
).
.Han'a Idrissy (Morocco
).
-Star Academy 4:
.Shatha Hassoun
(Iraq
); First Female Winner.
.Marwa Bin Sughaiyer (Tunisia
).
.Mohamed Kammah (Egypt
).
.Carlo Nakhla (Lebanon
).
-Star Academy 5:
.Nader Guirat
(Tunisia
); Winner.
.Mohamed Qwidar (Jordan
).
.Sa'ad Ramadan (Lebanon
).
-Star Academy 6:
.Abdulaziz Abdelrahman (KSA); Second Winner from KSA .
.Bassma Bousail (Morocco
).
.Ibrahim Dashti (Kuwait
).
.Michel Azzi (Lebanon
).
-Star Academy 7:
.Nassif Zeytoun (Syria
); Winner.
.Rahma Mezher
(Iraq
)
.Mohamed Ramadan
(Jordan
).
-Star Academy 8:
.Nesma Mahgoub (Egypt
); Second Winner from Egypt & Second Female Winner.
.Ahmed Ezzat (Egypt
);
.Sarah Farah (Syria
);
Semi-Finalist Contestants:
-Star Academy 1: Baha'a AlKaffy (Tunis
)
-Star Academy 2: ZeeZee Adel
(Egypt
)
-Star Academy 3: Chayma Hilali (Tunis
)
-Star Academy 3: Fady Andraos
(Palestine
)
-Star Academy 4: Sally Ahmed (Egypt
)
-Star Academy 5: Shahinaz (Egypt
)
-Star Academy 6: Lara Skandar (Egypt
)
-Star Academy 7: Ramy Shamali (Lebanon
)
-Star Academy 7: Baderia Elsayed (Tunisia
)
-Star Academy 8: Oumayma Taleb (Tunisia
)
-Star Academy 8: Gilbert Simon (Lebanon
)
Contestants who have won Top 1 the most in each season:
- Star Academy 1: Myriam (Syria
) – 4 wins.
- Star Academy 2: Amani (Tunisia
) – 2 wins.
- Star Academy 3: Hani (Egypt
) – 3 wins. (Tie)
- Star Academy 4: Mohamed Kammah (Egypt
) – 2 wins. (Tie)
- Star Academy 5: Nader (Tunisia
) – 3 wins. (Tie)
- Star Academy 6: Bassma (Morocco
) – 3 wins. (Tie)
- Star Academy 7: Mohammed Ramadan (Jordan
) – 3 wins. (Tie)
- Star Academy 8: Nisma Mahgoub (Egypt
) - 2 wins. (Tie)
- Star Academy 8: Sarah Farah (Syria
) - 2 wins. (Tie)
- Star Academy 8: Gilbert Simon (Lebanon
) - 2 wins. (Tie)
- Star Academy 8: Mohamed Daqdouq (Syria
) - 2 wins. (Tie)
Contestants who won the title without any nominations:
- Star Academy 3: Joseph Attieyh (Lebanon
)
- Star Academy 7: Nassif Zeytoun (Syria
)
- Star Academy 8: Nesma Mahgoub
(Egypt
)
Contestants who have never been chosen as nominees:
- Star Academy 2: Amani Swaisi (Tunis
)
- Star Academy 3: Joseph Attiyah (Lebanon
)
- Star Academy 3: Hana'a Idrissy (Morocco
)
- Star Academy 4: Marwa Bin Sughaiyer (Tunis
)
- Star Academy 4: Carlo Nakhla (Lebanon
)
- Star Academy 5: Sa'ad Ramadhan (Lebanon
)
- Star Academy 6: Basma Boussil (Morocco
)
- Star Academy 6: Michel Azzi (Lebanon
)
- Star Academy 7: Nassif Zeytoun (Syria
)
- Star Academy 7: Mohamed Ramadan
(Jordan
)
- Star Academy 8: Nesma Mahgoub
(Egypt
)
- Star Academy 8: Sarah Farah (Syria
)
Most nominated contestants in Star Academy in each season:
- Star Academy 1: Sophia (Morocco
) – 4 nominations (Tie)
- Star Academy 1: Mira (Lebanon
) – 4 nominations (Tie)
- Star Academy 1: Soumaya (Tunisia
) – 4 nominations (Tie)
- Star Academy 2: Hisham (KSA) – 4 nominations (Tie)
- Star Academy 2: Ahmed S (Bahrain
) – 4 nominations (Tie)
- Star Academy 3: Rym Ghazali (Algeria
) – 6 nominations (Tie)
- Star Academy 4: Sally (Egypt
) – 5 nominations (Tie)
- Star Academy 4: Ali (KSA) – 5 nominations (Tie)
- Star Academy 5: Dia'a Taybi (Morocco
) – 6 nominations (Tie)
- Star Academy 6: Yehya Swiss (Jordan
) – 6 nominations (Tie)
- Star Academy 7: Tahra (Morocco
)- 7 nominations; More than any contestant in Star Academy history.
- Star Academy 8: Abdelsalam Mohamed (Kuwait
) - 5 nominations (Tie)
- Star Academy 8: Ahmed Ezzat (Egypt
) - 5 nominations (Tie)
Most nominated contestants' wins by Public votes:
- Star Academy 2: Hisham Abdulrahman
(KSA) – 4 wins. (Tie)
- Star Academy 3: Rym Ghazali (Algeria
) – 5 wins; More than any contestant in Star Academy history. (Tie)
- Star Academy 4: Ali Al-Saad (KSA)- 4 wins. (Tie)
- Star Academy 7: Tahra (Morocco
)- 5 wins; More than any contestant in Star Academy history. (Tie)
- Star Academy 8: Abdelsalam Mohamed (Kuwait
) - 4 wins. (Tie)
- Star Academy 8: Ahmed Ezzat (Egypt
) - 4 wins. (Tie)
Most nominated contestants' wins by Students votes:
- Star Academy 1: Mira Mikhail (Lebanon
)- 3 wins. (Tie)
- Star Academy 4: Nelly Ma3to2 (Lebanon
)- 3 wins. (Tie)
- Star Academy 5: Zaher Saleh (Palestine
)- 3 wins. (Tie)
- Star Academy 5: Amal el Ma7lawy (Tunisia
)- 3 wins. (Tie)
- Star Academy 6: Yehia Soweis (Jordan
)- 4 wins; More than any contestant in Star Academy history.
- Star Academy 8: Layan Bazlamit (Palestine
)- 3 wins. (Tie)
Highest percentage of public votes ever achieved by each season:
Star Academy 1: Bashar Shatti (Kuwait
): 78.2%
Star Academy 2: Hisham Abdulrahman
(KSA): 85.04%
Star Academy 3: Fady Andraos
(Palestine
): 67.08%
Star Academy 7: Nassif Zeytoun (Syria
) : 65.21%
Star Academy 5: Mohamed Qwidar (Jordan
) : 73.91%
Star Academy 5: Dia Taybe7 (Morocco
): 71.32%
Star Academy 6: Lara scandar (Egypt
): 64.91%
Star Academy 7: Rahma Mezher
(Iraq
): 69.96%
Star Academy 8: Ahmed Ezzat (Egypt
): 81.88%
Star Academy 8: Karima Ghouit (Morocco
): 77.20%
Contestants that left from first nomination:
-Star Academy 1:
. Nisrine (Morocco
)
. Youssef (UAE)
. Leila (Lebanon
)
. Myriam (Syria
)
. Cynthia (Lebanon
)
. Baha2 (Tunisia
)
-Star Academy 2:
. Randa (Egypt
)
. Hanan (Morocco
)
. Joy (Syria
)
. ZeeZee Adel
(Egypt
)
-Star Academy 3:
. Jihan (Morocco
)
. Shadya (Morocco
)
. Marwa (Egypt
)
. Rokaya (Egypt
)
-Star Academy 4:
. Khaled (Bahrain
)
. Entesar (Tunisia
)
. Tina (Lebanon
)
-Star Academy 5:
. Omar (Iraq
)
. Fawaz (Kuwait
)
. Mostafa (Lebanon
)
. Shahinaz (Egypt
)
-Star Academy 6:
. Jaber (Bahrain
)
. Meteb (Saudi Arabia
)
. Diala (Palestine
)
. Aya (Egypt
)
-Star Academy 7:
. Jack (Lebanon
)
. Haitham (Saudi Arabia
)
. Rayan (Lebanon
)
. Ramy (Lebanon
)
-Star Academy 8:
. Mohamed Q. (Jordan
)
. Lamya (Tunisia
)
. Yasmine (Morocco
)
. Mohamed Raf. (Jordan
)
. Efram (Lebanon
)
. Oumayma (Tunisia
)
Contestants that eventually signed with Rotana
:
Star Academy 1: 5th place: Ahmad Al Sharief Tunis
: Released two albums with Rotana, the first being in 2005 and the second in 2009.
Star Academy 1: 2nd place: Bashar Al Shatti Kuwait
: After his second studio album, he withdrew from the company, due to the lack of care and promotion on his claim. He is currently with ARM.
Star Academy 2: Winner: Hisham Abdulrahman Saudi Arabia
, He had a movie produced by the company titled Kaif Al Hal, and a duet released with Mais Hamdan.
Star Academy 2: 2nd place: Amani Swaissi Tunisia
,Left Rotana in 2009 and joined Melody.
Star Academy 2: 3rd place: ZeeZee Adel
Egypt
: The most successful candidate from all the graudates, she has signed the most valuable contract which included 5 albums, 3–4 music videos each and a single release anytime she chooses, ZeeZee's debut album and her second album have enjoyed high commercial success.
Star Academy 2: 4th place: Ahmad Hussain Kuwait
: His debut album hasn't enjoyed much success, as he focused on his acting career, even though he just released his second album.
Star Academy 2: 5th place: Bashar Ghazawi Jordan
: Had signed a contract in which he and 3 other candidates from the same season would share an album with each of them having 2 singles in it.
Star Academy 2: 6th place: Katya Haraky Lebanon
:Had signed a contract in which she and 3 other candidates from the same season would share an album with each of them having 2 singles in it.
Star Academy 2: 7th place: Samer Domat Lebanon
: Had signed a contract in which he and 3 other candidates from the same season would share an album with each of them having 2 singles in it.
Star Academy 2: 8th place: Salma Ghazali Algeria
: Had signed a contract in which she and 3 other candidates from the same season would share an album with each of them having 2 singles in it. She's the only one out of the 4 that shared an album altogether, that eventually got signed by the company for a solo album.
Star Academy 2: 12th place: Bashar Kaisi Iraq
: He was signed as a presenter of Khaleeji chart show that ran for a year in 2007.
Star Academy 3: 3rd place: Hana'a Idresy Morocco
: She announced on various interviews that she signed a contract with the company which she's currently preparing for, as part of a series of albums.
Star Academy 3: 4th place: Chayma Hilali Tunisia
: She released a duet with Lebanese singer Assi Hilani which was produced by the company, though her current status with the company is unknown.
Star Academy 5: 5th place: Abdullah Al-Dosery Saudi Arabia
: He announced, in January 2009, that he signed a contract with the company to produce 5 albums.
Star Academy 5: 9th place: Amel Bshousha Algeria
: Amal has agreed to host the most important chart show in the Arab World
which aired for 3 consecutive months then stopped. Her current status is unknown.
Star Academy 5: 11th place: Bader Saudi Arabia
: He signed a contract in which he only had one single produced by the company without a music video to promote it.
Star Academy 5: 15th place: Khalid Bu Sakher Kuwait
: He signed a contract which only had one single produced by the company without a music video to promote it.
Arab world
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.
The show became a huge success instantly and a must-watch event everyday for its fans. It is the Arabic adaptation of the French television show Star Academy
Star Academy
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, which is produced by Endemol
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. Star Academy Arab World is produced by Netherlands company Endemol
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, Vanilla Productions & PAC Ltd. The show is based on the Spanish format called Operación Triunfo
Operación Triunfo
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The show basically revolves around 16–21 contestants that live in an isolated penthouse apartment
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for 4 months, with one of the contestants getting eliminated every week through a nomination process. The contestants get to showcase their talents in a weekly concert and perform on stage with various designs, dancers, solo performances, acapella on piano sharing the stage with the most popular singers in the Arab World.
One of the show's highlights are the appearances of some of the Arab World
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's most important performers such as Najwa Karam
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, Diana Haddad
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, Haifa Wahbe, Elissa
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, Angham, Asalah, Ramy Ayach
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, Myriam Fares
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, Kazem Al Saher, Nawal Al-Zoghbi
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, Marwan Khoury
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, Carole Samaha
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, Ehab Tawfik
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, Wael Kfoury
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, Sherine
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, Fares Karam
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, Abdallah Al Rowaished
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and many more. The show has also been successful for its reinvention and continuous changes, just as, starting from the third season, the show witnessed guests from international superstars such as Julio Iglesias
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, Anggun
Anggun
Anggun Cipta Sasmi is an Indonesian singer-songwriter. She has released 12 studio albums and one soundtrack album , and her songs have also been included on various compilation albums. Her musical career began in childhood, and she achieved commercial success in Indonesia when she was 12 years old...
, Karl Wolf
Karl Wolf
Carl Abou Samah is a Lebanese-born Canadian musician based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is better known by his stage name Karl Wolf. He has been a singer, songwriter and producer since 2001, releasing his first solo album Face Behind the Face on MapleNationwide/Universal in January 2006,...
, Tina Arena
Tina Arena
Filippina Lydia "Tina" Arena is an Australian singer, songwriter and musical theatre actress. She has won several awards, most notably 6 ARIA Awards and in both 1996 and 2000 she received the World Music Award for the world's best selling Australian artist...
, Chris De Burgh
Chris de Burgh
Chris de Burgh is a British/Irish singer-songwriter. He is most famous for his 1986 love song "The Lady in Red".-Early life:...
and Massari
Massari
Sari Abboud better known by his stage name Massari is a Lebanese Canadian R&B, pop, and hip hop singer who grew up in Canada. Massari means "money" in Arabic....
.
After the last prime on July 15, 2011, LBC announced that Star Academy will renew another season. The casting began on the same day and will premiere sometime in 2012.
Overview
Based in Adma north of BeirutBeirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
, Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
, the show is aired for 3 months on the Lebanese TV station 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...
. It is hosted by 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...
. The show's concept consists of an academy and candidates / students, where it is also a talent competition to introduce a new artist among the candidates. Talents are not restricted to singing only, but for acting and dancing as well.
It is divided into two formats: each day a program presents moments of the everyday life and training of the candidates (what they are called), and every Friday at 8:30 pm a prime show is live. In addition, an affiliate TV station films them 24/7.
The concept of the show is training the students in several disciplines: singing, acting, sports, vocalizing, theatre expression, dancing, and musical culture. Then, each Tuesday, the three weakest students are nominated. The nomination is done by the teaching staff after the candidates undergo an evaluation test the day before (Monday). On Friday, a special live show called "Prime" is broadcasted. During the prime show, the candidates perform and sing either by themselves or with guest artists. The three nominated candidates' initial voting is through the public, done by either phone calls or text messages. The one with the highest percentage of votes returns back. The two remaining candidates are then voted on by their fellow candidates, and the one with the most votes remains. The other candidate has to leave the academy immediately. When the overall number of candidates is reduced, the nomination by the professors comes down to two students. At this point, it's completely up to the public to vote who is in and who is out, as the remaining candidates do not vote.
The show proved to be immensely popular. As the LBC station also provides satellite connections to the majority of the Arab countries and to Lebanese and/or Arab communities throughout the world, it became one of the most popular shows in the Arab-speaking world. LBC, the network airing the show, reaped huge profits from the show but have been unable to replicate the show's success with other reality shows.
The show received intense criticism when it started off, which led some people to speculate that it would not succeed.
This debate also caused the indefinite postponing of West Asian edition of 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...
, also known as Big Brother – Al Raiss.
The winners for the various series were:
- Star Academy 1 (2003–2004): Mohamed Attieh
- Star Academy 2 (2004–2005): Hisham AbdulrahmanHisham AbdulrahmanHisham Abdulrahman Al Howaish is a Saudi actor. He was the winner of Star Academy Lebanon by a close 51.85% in its second season....
- Star Academy 3 (2005–2006): Joseph AttiehJoseph AttiehJoseph 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...
- Star Academy 4 (2006–2007): Shatha HassounShatha HassounShada 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...
- Star Academy 5 (2008): Nader GuiratNader GuiratNader 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...
- Star Academy 6 (2009): Abdulaziz AbdulrahmanAbdulaziz AbdulrahmanAbdulaziz 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...
- Star Academy 7 (2010): Nassif Zaytoun
- Star Academy 8 (2011): Nesma MahgoubNesma MahgoubNesma Mahgoub, is the winner of the Star Academy Arab World, the 8th season. She is the second Egyptian to win in the show, after Mohamed Atieh, the second female contestant to win, after Shada Hassoun, and the second candidate to win in the Arab show by singing mostly the western genre, after...
Teachers
- Academy Director: Rola SaadRola Saad (entertainer)Rola Saad born in Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon in 1948 is a Lebanese pan-Arab television personality, producing well-known television show including the Arab version of Star Academy since 2004 on Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation . In July 2011, she completed the production of 8 full seasons of the...
- Contestant Supervisor: Fouad Fadel
- Voice Instructor: Khalil Abu Obeid/Wadih Abi Raad
- Music Instructor: Michel Fadel
- Vocalize Instructor: Mary Mahfoud
- Dance Instructor: Alissar CaracallaAlissar CaracallaAlissar Caracalla is a Lebanese dancer and choreographer. She is the founder and director of the Orientalist Dance Company and the Caracalla School of Dance, which is simply known as "Studio Caracalla: L'art de la Danse."...
- Drama Instructor: Naji Sorati (changes annually)
- Fitness Instructor: George Assaf
- Swimming Instructor: Sevag Demirjian
- Basketball Instructor: Elie MechantafElie MechantafElie Mechantaf is a retired Lebanese international basketball player. He started his basketball career in the Cypriot Basketball League, before becoming the captain of the Lebanese Hekmeh BC basketball club, a leading club of the Lebanese Basketball League for more than ten years, wining the...
Star Academy 1
The first season of Star Academy 1 made its debut in early December 2003. The first season ended on the 4th of April 2004. The winner was the Egyptian candidate, Mohammad Attia.The inaugural show quickly became popular and tickets for the show became harder to get as the show went on. The students, particularly the Top 8, became household names, and those that made the Top 8 became instant stars. The eight finalists were Mohammad Attia (Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
), Bashar Al Shatty (Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
), Sophia El Mareekh (Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
), Bahaa' El Kafy (Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
), Ahmed El Sherif (Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
), Myriam Attallah (Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
), Mohammad Khalawi (Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
) and Cynthia Karam (Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
). The teachers were as follows: Wadih Abi Raad, Michael Fadel, Mary Mahfouth, Betty, Aida, Elissar Karakalla and Rola Saad.
At the end of the show, an album featuring the Top 8 was released, as well as a music video for the winner. They then went on a Pan Arab tour, performing concerts in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
, Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, Alexandria
Alexandria
Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...
, Amman
Amman
Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...
, Damascus
Damascus
Damascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
, and Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
.
Many of them released albums, ranging in various degrees of success. Bashar Al Shatty (Kuwait) has gained much success in his three albums which he released over the last five years. Also being crowned as the most successful teenage singer in the gulf region was added to his success of being the Star Academy finalist. However, the most successful was Ahmed El Sherif (Tunisia), despite coming in the 5th place. His album has been the most successful among all student from Star Academy thus far, and has also dwarfed the albums of any of the contestants from rival show SuperStar on Future TV.
- Mohamed Attia (Winner; released one album)
- Bashar Al ShattyBashar Al ShattyBashar Al Shatty: :, also known as Basharno, Beesho and Maystro, was born September 22, 1982 in Kuwait. Bashar has three brothers and one sister. He was born into a family that has supported him to continue studying music and becoming a singer as well as a composer and songwriter.Bashar plays the...
(Finalist; released three albums) - Bahaa' El Kafy (3rd place; released one album)
- Mohammad Khalawi (4th place; released one album)
- Ahmed El Sherif (5th place; released two albums)
- Sophia El Mareekh (6th place; released one album)
- Cynthia Karam (7th place; no albums released)
- Myriam Attallah (8th place; no albums released)
The candidate that took the 9th place, Bruno Tabbal, participated in the "World Best" contest that englobed about 11 countries that have this reality show in their country. He took the 10th place, and the French, Elodie Frégé, won.
Primes
| Prime: | 26/12/03 | 02/01/04 | 09/01/04 | 16/01/04 | 23/01/04 | 30/01/04 | 06/02/04 | 13/02/04 | 20/02/04 | 27/02/04 | 05/03/04 | 12/03/04 | 19/03/04 | 26/03/04 | 02/04/04 | ||||||||
| Public's vote : | Nesrine 25% Yasser 40% Soumaya 35% |
Amin 54% Yasser 13% Youssef 33% |
Mira 25% Yasser 30% Soumaya 45% |
Ahmad 63% Mira 16% Amine 21% |
Soumaya 46% Leila 28% Mira 26% |
Sophia 48% Bruno 28% Soumaya 24% |
Mohamaed A 56% Bruno 28% Mira 16% |
Ahmad 50% Sophia 31% Bruno 19% |
Sophia 51.3% Myriam 48.7% |
Mohamad K 71.6% Cynthia 28.4% |
Bashar 78.2% Sophia 21.8% |
Mohamad K 55.4% Ahmad 44.6% |
Bashar 57.9% Mohamad K 42.1% |
Mohamad A 51.1% Bahaa 48.9% |
Mohamad A 55.1% Bashar 44.9% |
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| Evicted : | Nisrine 5/13 votes |
Youssef 6/12 votes |
Yasser 3/11 votes |
Amine 4/10 votes |
Leila 4/9 votes |
Soumaya 4/8 votes |
Mira 3/7 votes |
Bruno 2/6 votes |
Myriam Public's vote |
Cynthia Public's vote |
Sofia Public's vote |
Ahmad Public's vote |
Mohamad K Public's vote |
Bahaa Public's vote |
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| Contestants' votes | Saved by public | Sophia | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved by public | Winner | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bashar Al-Shatty | Soumaya | Youssef | Mira | Amine | Leila | Bruno | Mira | Sophia | Saved | Saved | Saved by public | Saved | Saved by public | Saved | 2nd Place | ||||||||
| Bahaa Al-Kafi | Soumaya | Youssef | Mira | Mira | Mira | Soumaya | Mira | Sophia | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Evicted | 3rd Place | ||||||||
| Mohammed Khalawi | Soumaya | Youssef | Yasser | Amine | Mira | Soumaya | Mira | Sophia | Saved | Saved by public | Saved | Saved by public | Evicted | 4th Place | |||||||||
| Ahmad Cherif | Soumaya | Yasser | Mira | Saved by public | Mira | Soumaya | Bruno | Saved by public | Saved | Saved | Saved | Evicted | 5th Place | ||||||||||
| Sophia Marikh | Soumaya | Yasser | Mira | Amine | Mira | Saved by public | Bruno | Saved by colleagues | Saved by public | Saved | Evicted | 6th Place | |||||||||||
| Cynthia Karam | Nisrine | Youssef | Mira | Mira | Leila | Bruno | Bruno | Bruno | Saved | Evicted | 7th Place | ||||||||||||
| Myriam Atallah | Nisrine | Yasser | Mira | Mira | Leila | Soumaya | Bruno | Bruno | Evicted | 8th Place | |||||||||||||
| Bruno Tabal | Nisrine | Yasser | Mira | Mira | Leila | Saved by colleagues | Saved by colleagues | Evicted | 9th Place | ||||||||||||||
| Mira Mikhail | Nisrine | Youssef | Saved by colleagues | Saved by colleagues | Saved by colleagues | Bruno | Evicted | 10th Place | |||||||||||||||
| Soumaya | Saved by colleagues | Yasser | Saved by public | Mira | Saved by public | Evicted | 11th Place | ||||||||||||||||
| Leila | Nisrine | Youssef | Mira | Mira | Evicted | 12th Place | |||||||||||||||||
| Amine Errachidi | Soumaya | Saved by public | Yasser | Evicted | 13th Place | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yasser | Saved by public | Saved by colleagues | Evicted | 14th Place | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youssef | Soumaya | Evicted | 15th Place | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nisrine | Evicted | 16th Place | |||||||||||||||||||||
: As there was a tie, Sophia had the casting vote and she saved Bruno.
: One week after the beginning of the program, She was chosen to participate in the program because of the withdrawal of the Syrian candidate Wafaa due to some pregnancy problems.
: As there was a tie, Amine had the casting vote and he saved Yasser.
Tour
Mohamad A, Bashar, Bahaa, Ahmad, Mohamad K, Sophia, Cynthia, and Myriam (the Top 8) were chosen to be part of the tour.
Star Academy 2
Hisham, from Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
, was declared as the winner this year, even though he was not the crowd's favorite. Most felt that Amani or Zizi were the better performers overall. Many also felt that this year was a step-down in the quality of students from the previous year, with only Amani, Zizi, and Katia being deemed good singers.
Primes
| Prime: | 07/02/05 | 14/01/05 | 21/01/05 | 28/01/05 | 04/02/05 | 11/02/05 | 25/02/05 | 03/03/05 | 10/03/05 | 17/03/05 | 24/03/05 | 01/04/05 | 08/04/05 | 15/04/05 | ||||||||||||||
| Public's vote : | Anas 54.16% Randa 27.13% Imane 18.71% |
Anas 59.90% Hanane 23.52% Imane 16.58% |
Fahed 40.28% Bashar K 36.35% Anas 23.37% |
Salma 72.81% Katia 16.84% Imane 10.35% |
Ahmad S 35.71% Bashar K 33.53% Fahed 30.76% |
Hisham 76.87% Ahmad S 12.88% Fahed 10.25% |
Ahmad S 34.92% Joy 33.02% Samer 32.06% |
Ahmad H 72.92% Ahmad S 15.74% Samer 11.34% |
Bashar G 55.33% Salma 44.67% |
Bashar G 53.10% Samer 46.90% |
Katia 6.70% Bashar G 8.26% Hisham 85.04% |
Ahmad H 32.45% Hisham 67.55% |
Hisham 58.35% Zizi 41.65% |
Hisham 51.84% Amani 48.16% |
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| Evicted : | Randa 3/13 votes |
Hanane 3/12 votes |
Anas 4/11 votes |
Imane 2/10 votes |
Bashar K 4/9 votes |
Fahed 2/8 votes |
Joy 1/7 votes |
Ahmad S 2/6 votes |
Salma Public's vote |
Samer Public's vote |
Bashar G Katia Public's vote |
Ahmad H Public's vote |
Zizi Public's vote |
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| Contestants' votes | Hisham Hisham 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.... | Imane | Imane | Anas | Katia | Fahed | Saved by public | Samer | Ahmad S | Saved | Saved | Saved by public | Saved by public | Saved by public | Winner | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amani | Imane | Hanane | Anas | Imane | Bashar K | Ahmad S | Samer | Samer | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | 2nd Place | ||||||||||||||
| Zizi | Randa | Hanane | Bashar K | Katia | Fahed | Fahed | Samer | Ahmad S | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Evicted | 3rd Place | ||||||||||||||
| Ahmad H | Imane | Hanane | Anas | Katia | Fahed | Ahmad S | Joy | Saved by public | Saved | Saved | Saved | Evicted | 4th Place | |||||||||||||||
| Bashar G | Imane | Imane | Bashar K | Katia | Fahed | Ahmad S | Samer | Samer | Saved by public | Saved by public | Evicted | 5th Place | ||||||||||||||||
| Katia | Imane | Imane | Bashar K | Saved by colleagues | Bashar K | Ahmad S | Samer | Samer | Saved | Saved | Evicted | 6th Place | ||||||||||||||||
| Samer | Imane | Imane | Bashar K | Katia | Fahed | Fahed | Saved by colleagues | Saved by colleagues | Saved | Evicted | 7th Place | |||||||||||||||||
| Salma | Imane | Imane | Anas | Saved by public | Bashar K | Ahmad S | Samer | Samer | Evicted | 8th Place | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ahmad S | Imane | Imane | Bashar K | Katia | Saved by public | Saved by colleagues | Saved by public | Evicted | 9th Place | |||||||||||||||||||
| Joy | Imane | Imane | Bashar K | Imane | Bashar K | Ahmad S | Evicted | 10th Place | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fahed | Randa | Imane | Saved by public | Katia | Saved by colleagues | Evicted | 11th Place | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bashar K | Imane | Imane | Saved by colleagues | Katia | Evicted | 12th Place | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Imane | Saved by colleagues | Saved by colleagues | Bashar K | Evicted | 13th Place | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anas | Saved by public | Saved by public | Evicted | 14th Place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanane | Randa | Evicted | 15th Place | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Randa | Evicted | 16th Place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tour
Hisham, Amani, Zizi, Ahmad H, Bashar G, Katia, Samer, and Salma (once again, the Top 8) were chosen to be part of the tour.
Star Academy 3
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...
, who is a radio and TV production student received a trophy, $50,000 in cash and a brand new 2006 car. He was 19 years old and the first Lebanese to win the Title. This year was seen as an improvement over the previous year, and a return to the level of the first season, with many talented students. Some like Hani, Hanaa, and Shayma were deemed just as worthy of winning as Joseph. There were also many other strong performers like Fadi, Khalifa, Rakiya, Maya, and Wajdi.
This year, the show expanded the number of students from 16 contestants in the two previous years to 19 students this year.
Primes
| Prime: | 30/12/05 | 06/01/06 | 13/01/06 | 20/01/06 | 27/01/06 | 03/02/06 | 10/02/06 | 17/02/06 | 24/02/06 | 03/03/06 | 10/03/06 | 17/03/06 | 24/03/06 | 31/03/06 | 07/04/06 | |||||||||||||||
| Public's vote : | Rym 55.56% Jihane 25.76% Fady 18.68% |
Mohamad 42.38% Chadia 31.61% Manale 26.01% |
Mohammad 44.94% Mohamed 43.38% Manale 11.68% |
Rym 41.56% Mohamed 35.69% Walid 22.75% |
Wajdi 62.04% Marwa 22.88% Issa 15.08% |
Rym 36.86% Issa 33.43% Mohammad 29.71% |
Rym 44.72% Wajdi 40.00% Mohamad 15.28% |
Chayma 35.82% Mohamad 34.23% Mohammad 29.95% |
Rym 36.12% Rakiya 34.25% Maya 29.63% |
Khalifa 44.89% Mohammad 29.86% Maya 25.25% |
Chayma 53.78% Rym 46.22% |
Khalifa 50.47% Maya 49.53% |
Fady 67.08% Khalifa 32.92% |
Hani 50.34% Chayma 39.86% Fady 9.80% |
Joseph 55.15% Hani 29.20% Hanaa 15.65% |
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| Evicted : | Jihane 7/16 votes |
Chadia 2/15 votes |
Manale 7/14 votes |
Mohamed 3/13 votes |
Marwa 4/11 votes |
Issa 5/10 votes |
Wajdi 4/9 votes |
Mohamad 4/8 votes |
Rakiya 3/7 votes |
Mohammad 0/6 votes |
Rym Public's vote |
Maya Public's vote |
Khalifa Public's vote |
Chayma Fady Public's vote |
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| Contestants' votes | Joseph Joseph 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... | Fady | Manale | Manale | Walid | Issa | Mohammad | Wajdi | Mohammad | Maya | Maya | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Winner | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hani | Fady | Manale | Manale | Walid | Marwa | Mohammad | Mohamad | Mohamad | Rakiya | Maya | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved by public | 2nd Place | |||||||||||||||
| Hanaa | Jihane | Chadia | Manale | Walid | Issa | Mohammad | Wajdi | Mohamad | Maya | Maya | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | 3rd Place | |||||||||||||||
| Chayma | Fady | Manale | Mohamed | Walid | Issa | Issa | Wajdi | Saved by public | Maya | Maya | Saved by public | Saved | Saved | Evicted | 4th Place | |||||||||||||||
| Fady | Saved by colleagues | Manale | Manale | Walid | Marwa | Issa | Mohamad | Mohammad | Maya | Maya | Saved | Saved | Saved by public | Evicted | 5th Place | |||||||||||||||
| Khalifa | Fady | Manale | Mohamed | Mohamed | Issa | Mohammad | Mohamad | Mohammad | Rakiya | Saved by public | Saved | Saved by public | Evicted | 6th Place | ||||||||||||||||
| Maya | Fady | Manale | Manale | Walid | Marwa | Issa | Wajdi | Mohamad | Saved by colleagues | Saved by colleagues | Saved | Evicted | 7th Place | |||||||||||||||||
| Rym | Saved by public | Manale | Mohamed | Saved by public | Issa | Saved by public | Saved by public | Mohammad | Saved by public | Maya | Evicted | 8th Place | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mohammad I | Jihane | Manale | Saved by public | Mohamed | Issa | Saved by colleagues | Mohamad | Saved by colleagues | Rakiya | Evicted | 9th Place | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rakiya | Jihane | Chadia | Manale | Walid | Marwa | Mohammad | Mohamad | Mohamad | Evicted | 10th Place | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mohamad F | Jihane | Saved by public | Mohamed | Walid | Issa | Issa | Saved by colleagues | Evicted | 11th Place | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wajdi | Fady | Manale | Manale | Walid | Saved by public | Issa | Evicted | 12th Place | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issa | Jihane | Manale | Mohamed | Mohamed | Saved by colleagues | Evicted | 13th Place | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marwa | Jihane | Manale | Mohamed | Walid | Evicted | 14th Place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walid | Fady | Manale | Mohamed | Saved by colleagues | 15th Place | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mohamed D | Fady | Manale | Saved by colleagues | Evicted | 16th Place | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manale | Fady | Saved by colleagues | Evicted | 17th Place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chadia | Jihane | Evicted | 18th Place | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jihane | Evicted | 19th Place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
: As there was a tie, Mohammad Ibrahim had the casting vote and he saved Mohamed Dossary
: As there was a tie, Rym had the casting vote and she saved Mohammad Ibrahim
: As there was a tie, Chayma had the casting vote and she saved Mohammad Ibrahim
: He withdrew from the academy after being nomintaed and saved by his colleagues vote and not by the publics vote
Tour
Joseph, Hani, Hanaa, Chayma, Fady, Khalifa, Maya, Rakiya and Wajdi were chosen to be part of the tour. This was the first year 9 students instead of 8 went on tour. It was also the first time where the Top finishing students did not all go on tour. Despite finishing 8th and 9th, Rym and Mohammed I were not chosen for the tour, Rakiya and Wajdi were selected to go on tour instead.
Star Academy 4
Shada Hassoun, from IraqIraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
, made history by being the first girl to take the title, as well as the first Iraqi to do so. Her success was a juicy subject for worldwide press and she was credited for uniting her country Iraq, over a happy event despite war.
The fourth season (2007) was also the first season where two girls claimed the first and second place when Shada Hassoun came in first, and Marwa (from Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
) came in second. It was also noteworthy to feature the first female contestant from the Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers...
, Shoroq (from Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
), as well as the first contestant from Oman
Oman
Oman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...
, Ayoub.
Tragedy
However, the fourth season was marred with a tragedy in Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
during the selection process for the program for that country, when as a result of the massive number of applicants and pushing and shoving, and some say bad organization, 6 Tunisian youths died and others got injured. The program was put on hold for three days in mourning before resumption of selections.
Primes
| Prime: | 22/12/06 | 29/12/06 | 05/01/07 | 12/01/07 | 19/01/07 | 26/01/07 | 02/02/07 | 09/02/07 | 16/02/07 | 23/02/07 | 02/03/07 | 09/03/07 | 16/03/07 | 23/03/07 | 30/03/07 | |
| Public's vote : | Maisoun 42.18% Khaled 35.29% Nelly 22.53% |
Maisoun 35.08% Nelly 33.65% Intissar 31.27% |
Shoroq 45.97% Maisoun 42.93% Nelly 11.10% |
Abdul Aziz 64.25% Dany 28.89% Nelly 6.86% |
Ali 57.71% Imane 23.37% Shoroq 18.92% |
Sally 54.17% Imane 23.89% Dany 21.94% |
Ali 56.51% Abdul Aziz 34.26% Dany 9.23% |
Ahmad 44.34% Abdul Aziz 33.58% Ayoub 22.08% |
Sally 43.72% Imed 35.30% Ayoub 20.98% |
Ahmad 36.14% Amel 33.24% Imed 30.62% |
Ali 37.35% Sally 37.18% Amel 25.47% |
Ali 42.84% Sally 30.86% Ahmad 26.31% |
Mohamed 55.61% Ali 35.65% Tina 8.74% |
Shatha 54.08% Sally 45.92% |
Shatha 40.63% Marwa 28.65% Mohamed 25.06% Carlo 5.66% |
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| Evicted : | Khaled 7/16 votes |
Intissar 7/15 votes |
Maisoun 6/14 votes |
Nelly 3/13 votes |
Shoroq 3/12 votes |
Imane 4/11 votes |
Dany 3/10 votes |
Abdul Aziz 4/9 votes |
Ayoub 3/8 votes |
Imed 3/7 votes |
Amel 3/6 votes |
Ahmad 2/5 votes |
Ali Tina Public's vote |
Sally Public's vote |
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| Contestants' votes | Saved by public | Winner | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marwa | Nelly | Intissar | Nelly | Dany | Imane | Imane | Abdul Aziz | Ayoub | Imed | Imed | Amel | Ahmad | Saved | Saved | 2nd Place | |
| Mohamed | Khaled | Nelly | Maisoun | Dany | Imane | Dany | Abdul Aziz | Ayoub | Imed | Imed | Sally | Sally | Saved by public | Saved | 3rd Place | |
| Carlo | Nelly | Nelly | Nelly | Dany | Imane | Dany | Dany | Abdul Aziz | Imed | Imed | Sally | Sally | Saved | Saved | 4th Place | |
| Sally | Nelly | Intissar | Maisoun | Dany | Imane | Saved by public | Dany | Abdul Aziz | Saved by public | Amel | Saved by colleagues | Saved by colleagues | Saved | Evicted | 5th Place | |
| Ali | Khaled | Nelly | Maisoun | Dany | Saved by public | Dany | Saved by public | Abdul Aziz | Ayoub | Amel | Saved by public | Saved by public | Evicted | 6th Place | ||
| Tina | Nelly | Nelly | Nelly | Nelly | Imane | Dany | Dany | Ayoub | Imed | Amel | Sally | Sally | Evicted | 7th Place | ||
| Ahmad | Khaled | Intissar | Nelly | Dany | Shoroq | Dany | Abdul Aziz | Saved by public | Ayoub | Saved by public | Amel | Evicted | 8th Place | |||
| Amel | Nelly | Intissar | Maisoun | Dany | Imane | Imane | Abdul Aziz | Ayoub | Imed | Saved by colleagues | Evicted | 9th Place | ||||
| Imed | Khaled | Intissar | Maisoun | Dany | Imane | Imane | Abdul Aziz | Abdul Aziz | Saved by colleagues | Evicted | 10th Place | |||||
| Ayoub | Khaled | Nelly | Nelly | Nelly | Shoroq | Dany | Abdul Aziz | Saved by colleagues | Evicted | 11th Place | ||||||
| Abdul Aziz | Khaled | Nelly | Nelly | Saved by public | Shoroq | Dany | Saved by colleagues | Evicted | 12th Place | |||||||
| Dany | Nelly | Nelly | Nelly | Saved by colleagues | Imane | Saved by colleagues | Evicted | 13th Place | ||||||||
| Imane | Nelly | Intissar | Maisoun | Dany | Saved by colleagues | Evicted | 14th Place | |||||||||
| Shoroq | Khaled | Nelly | Saved by public | Dany | Evicted | 15th Place | ||||||||||
| Nelly | Saved by colleagues | Saved by colleagues | Saved by colleagues | Evicted | 16th Place | |||||||||||
| Maisoun | Saved by public | Saved by public | Evicted | 17th Place | ||||||||||||
| Intissar | Nelly | Evicted | 18th Place | |||||||||||||
| Khaled | Evicted | 19th Place | ||||||||||||||
: As there was a tie, Ali had the casting vote and he saved Sally
Tour
Shada, Marwa, Mohamed, Carlo, Sally, Ali, Tina, Ahmad, and Imed were chosen to be part of the tour. Once again, 9 students were chosen for the tour. even though Amel was placed ahead of Imed, he was chosen to go on tour instead of her.
Star Academy 5
The fifth season of Star Academy began on the 25th of January 2008. There were several changes in the academy that included a new swimming pool, a basketball court, a trampoline, a pool and tennis table and a newly decorated building. New lessons were added this season including swimming lessons, basketball lessons and music lessons. Another change was the increase in the number of students, from 19 in the previous season to now 20.The final prime of Star Academy 5 held on the 23rd of May 2008, witnessed the crowning of Nader Guirat, the first winner from Tunis
Tunis
Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....
and the 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...
region.
His victory was somewhat controversial, as Nader Guirat
Nader 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...
was the first winner of the program to sing primarily in non-Arabic languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian etc.). Even though he did sing in Arabic on various occasions, many felt that he was not up to the standards of the other contestants and not worthy of a variety show that is primarily in Arabic. Nader is also the first winner to be a nominee without being saved by the public, as he had received a low percentage of votes.
Primes
| Prime: | 01/02/08 | 08/02/08 | 15/02/08 | 22/02/08 | 29/02/08 | 07/03/08 | 14/03/08 | 21/03/08 | 28/03/08 | 04/04/08 | 11/04/08 | 18/04/08 | 25/04/08 | 02/05/08 | 09/05/08 | 16/05/08 | 23/05/08 | |||||||||||||||||
| Public's vote : | Ahmad 51.25% Omar 39.73% Jessica 9.02% |
Khaled 56.23% Iman 26.98% Jessica 16.79% |
Zaher 67.91% Khaled 23.12% Fawaz 8.97% |
Badr 35.95% Ahmad 34.86% Khaled 29.19% |
Asma 55.31% Amal M 29.66% Iman 15.03% |
Adnan 37.47% Dia 32.99% Khaled 29.54% |
Amel B 61.60% Asma 20.28% Zaher 18.12% |
Badr 38.02% Zaher 33.05% Adnan 28.93% |
Mirhan 40.41% Moustapha 35.50% Amal M 24.09% |
Dia 71.32% Badr 20.07% Amal M 8.61% |
Amel B 48.82% Dia 44.48% Amal M 6.70% |
Dia 53.10% Amel B 39.96% Zaher 6.94% |
Dia 61.05% Nader 31.96% Zaher 6.99% |
Mirhan 53.15% Dia 46.85% |
Abdallah 72.46% Mirhan 27.54% |
Mohamad 73.91% Shahinaz 26.09% |
Nader 34.44% Mohamad 34.04% Saad 31.52% |
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| Evicted : | Omar 7/17 votes |
Jessica 6/16 votes |
Fawaz 7/15 votes |
Ahmad 7/14 votes |
Iman 5/13 votes |
Khaled 3/12 votes |
Asma 5/11 votes |
Adnan 4/10 votes |
Moustapha 3/9 votes |
Badr 4/8 votes |
Amal M 3/7 votes |
Amel B 2/6 votes |
Zaher 2/5 votes |
Dia Public's vote |
Mirhan Public's vote |
Shahinaz Public's vote |
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| Contestants' vote | Nader Nader 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... | Omar | Iman | Fawaz | Ahmad | Amal M | Dia | Zaher | Zaher | Amal M | Amal M | Amal M | Amel B | Saved by colleagues | Saved | Saved | Saved | Winner | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamad | Omar | Iman | Fawaz | Khaled | Iman | Khaled | Zaher | Zaher | Amal M | Badr | Amal M | Zaher | Zaher | Saved | Saved | Saved by public | 2nd Place | |||||||||||||||||
| Saad | Jessica | Jessica | Fawaz | Khaled | Amal M | Dia | Asma | Adnan | Moustapha | Badr | Dia | Zaher | Zaher | Saved | Saved | Saved | 3rd Place | |||||||||||||||||
| Shahinaz | Omar | Iman | Khaled | Ahmad | Iman | Dia | Zaher | Zaher | Amal M | Amal M | Dia | Zaher | Nader | Saved | Saved | Evicted | 4th Place | |||||||||||||||||
| Abdallah | Jessica | Iman | Fawaz | Khaled | Iman | Khaled | Asma | Adnan | Moustapha | Badr | Dia | Zaher | Nader | Saved | Saved by public | 5th Place | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mirhan | Omar | Jessica | Fawaz | Ahmad | Amal M | Dia | Zaher | Zaher | Saved by public | Amal M | Dia | Amel B | Nader | Saved by public | Evicted | 6th Place | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dia | Jessica | Jessica | Khaled | Ahmad | Amal M | Saved by colleagues | Asma | Adnan | Amal M | Saved by public | Saved by colleagues | Saved by public | Saved by public | Evicted | 7th Place | |||||||||||||||||||
| Zaher | Jessica | Jessica | Saved by public | Khaled | Amal M | Dia | Saved by colleagues | Saved by colleagues | Amal M | Badr | Amal M | Saved by colleagues | Evicted | 8th Place | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Amel Boshousha | Jessica | Iman | Khaled | Khaled | Amal M | Dia | Saved by public | Zaher | Amal M | Amal M | Saved by public | Evicted | 9th Place | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Amal Mahalawi | Jessica | Iman | Khaled | Ahmad | Saved by colleagues | Dia | Asma | Zaher | Saved by colleagues | Saved by colleagues | Evicted | 10th Place | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Badr | Omar | Iman | Fawaz | Saved by public | Iman | Khaled | Zaher | Saved by public | Moustapha | Evicted | 11th Place | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moustapha | Jessica | Jessica | Khaled | Ahmad | Amal M | Dia | Zaher | Adnan | Evicted | 12th Place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adnan | Jessica | Iman | Khaled | Khaled | Amal M | Saved by public | Asma | Evicted | 13th Place | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asma | Jessica | Iman | Fawaz | Ahmad | Saved by public | Dia | Evicted | 14th Place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Khaled | Omar | Saved by public | Saved by colleagues | Saved by colleagues | Iman | Evicted | 15th Place | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iman | Omar | Saved by colleagues | Khaled | Khaled | Evicted | 16th Place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ahmad | Saved by public | Jessica | Khaled | Evicted | 17th Place | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fawaz | Jessica | Iman | Evicted | 18th Place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jessica | Saved by colleagues | Evicted | 19th Place | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omar | Evicted | 20th Place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
: As there was a tie, Badr had the casting vote and he saved Khaled
: As there was a tie, Dia had the casting vote and she saved Amal M
: He withdrew from the academy in the semifinals week due to several fights with Mohamad qwidaer which made him take the decision to leave the academy. There were also rumors that the Saudi Arabia government advised all their citizens to leave Lebanon due to the current unrest
Tour
Nader, Mohamad, Saad, Shahinaz, Mirhan, Diaa and Amel B were chosen to be part of the tour. This was the first time only 7 students had been chosen for the tour (previous years had 8 or 9 students). However, for unknown reasons, the tour was cancelled.
Star Academy 6
The winner of Star Academy 6 made history by being the first contestant from a country that already had a student win from it. 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...
from Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
became the second Saudi Arabian, after Hisham Abdulrahman
Hisham 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....
from season 2, to win the title.
Star Academy 6 has undergone some major changes, the studio was enlarged and the Academy itself went through an extreme makeover and now includes a theater for movies, a spa, and a DJ Studio.
Primes
| Prime: | 27/02/09 | 06/03/09 | 13/03/09 | 20/03/09 | 27/03/09 | 03/04/09 | 10/04/09 | 17/04/09 | 24/04/09 | 01/05/09 | 08/05/09 | 15/05/09 | 22/05/09 | 29/05/09 | 05/06/09 | 12/06/09 | ||||||||||||
| Public's vote: | Mohamad S 44.45% Jaber 40.03% Noura 15.51% |
Mohamad S 38.13% Meteb 33.00% Michel R 28.87% |
Mohamad S 57.38% Iness 27.74% Noura 14.88% |
Zaher 35.09% Nazem 33.11% Iness 31.80% |
Yehya 60.54% Mohamad S 29.52% Nazem 9.94% |
Khawla 46.72% Yehya 36.98% Mohamad S 16.03% |
Nasser 50.47% Khawla 34.96% Zaher 14.57% |
Ibrahim 43.07% Yehya 34.07% Diala 22.86% |
Lara 55.14% Nasser 27.58% Tania 17.28% |
Lara 49.29% Yehya 36.94% Zaher 13.77% |
Abd Al Aziz 62.18% Aya 29.08% Yehya 8.74% |
Ibrahim 50.44% Yehya 43.76% Tania 5.80% |
Mohamad B ?% Lara ?% |
Lara 64.91% Mohamad B 29.63% Tania 5.46% |
Ibrahim 52.35% Lara 47.65% |
Abd Al Aziz 50.30% Bassma 26.12% Ibrahim 19.55% Michel A 4.03% |
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| Evicted : | Jaber 5/17 votes |
Meteb 2/16 votes |
Noura 5/15 votes |
Iness 1/14 votes |
Nazem 6/13 votes |
Mohamad S 4/12 votes |
Khawla 4/10 votes |
Diala 3/9 votes |
Nasser 2/8 votes |
Zaher 3/7 votes |
Aya 2/6 votes |
Yehya 2/5 votes |
Both Stayed |
Mohamad B Tania Public's vote |
Lara Public's vote |
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| Contestants | Abdulaziz Abdulaziz 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... | Jaber | Meteb | Iness | Nazem | Nazem | Yehya | Zaher | Yehya | Nasser | Zaher | Saved by public | Yehya | Saved | Saved | Saved | Winner | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bassma | Jaber | Michel R | Iness | Nazem | Nazem | Yehya | Khawla | Diala | Tania | Yehya | Yehya | Tania | Saved | Saved | Saved | 2nd Place | ||||||||||||
| Ibrahim | Noura | Meteb | Noura | Nazem | Mohamad S | Mohamad S | Zaher | Saved by public | Tania | Yehya | Yehya | Saved by public | Saved | Saved | Saved by public | 3rd Place | ||||||||||||
| Michel A | Noura | Michel R | Noura | Nazem | Nazem | Yehya | Zaher | Yehya | Tania | Yehya | Yehya | Tania | Saved | Saved | Saved | 4th Place | ||||||||||||
| Lara | Noura | Michel R | Noura | Nazem | Mohamad S | Mohamad S | Khawla | Diala | Saved by public | Saved by public | Aya | Yehya | Saved | Saved by public | Evicted | 5th Place | ||||||||||||
| Mohamad B | Noura | Michel R | Iness | Nazem | Nazem | Yehya | Zaher | Yehya | Tania | Zaher | Aya | Tania | Saved | Evicted | 6th Place | |||||||||||||
| Tania | Noura | Michel R | Noura | Nazem | Nazem | Yehya | Zaher | Diala | Saved by colleagues | Yehya | Yehya | Saved by colleagues | Saved | Evicted | 7th Place | |||||||||||||
| Yehya | Noura | Michel R | Iness | Nazem | Saved by public | Saved by colleagues | Zaher | Saved by colleagues | Nasser | Saved by colleagues | Saved by colleagues | Evicted | 8th Place | |||||||||||||||
| Aya | Noura | Michel R | Iness | Nazem | Mohamad S | Mohamad S | Khawla | Yehya | Tania | Zaher | Evicted | 9th Place | ||||||||||||||||
| Zaher | Noura | Michel R | Iness | Saved by public | Mohamad S | Mohamad S | Saved by colleagues | Yehya | Tania | Evicted | 10th Place | |||||||||||||||||
| Nasser | Noura | Michel R | Noura | Nazem | Mohamad S | Yehya | Saved by public | Yehya | Evicted | 11th Place | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diala | Jaber | Michel R | Iness | Iness | Mohamad S | Yehya | Khawla | Evicted | 12th Place | |||||||||||||||||||
| Khawla | Jaber | Michel R | Iness | Nazem | Mohamad S | Saved by public | Evicted | 13th Place | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Michel R | Noura | Saved by colleagues | Iness | Nazem | Nazem | Yehya | 14th Place | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mohamad S | Saved by public | Saved by public | Saved by public | Nazem | Saved by colleagues | Evicted | 15th Place | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nazem | Noura | Michel R | Iness | Saved by colleagues | Evicted | 16th Place | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iness | Noura | Michel R | Saved by colleagues | Evicted | 17th Place | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noura | Saved by colleagues | Michel R | Evicted | 18th Place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Meteb | Jaber | Evicted | 19th Place | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jaber | Evicted | 20th Place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
: He withdrew from the academy after not being in the weekly top 5.
: Although it was a special prime for the children cancer center "St.Jude" in Lebanon both of them were not eliminated and their vote's percentage were donated automatically to St. jude children cancer medical center.
Tour
Abdulaziz, Bassma, Ibrahim, Michel A, Lara, Mohamed B, Tania, Yehya and Nasser were chosen to be part of the tour. Once again, unlike the previous season, the tour chose to have 9 students to participate. But once again, for unknown reasons, the tour was canceled.
Star Academy 7
Star Academy 7 launched its first prime from Adma, LebanonLebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
on the 19th of February 2010 on 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...
.
This year´s winner was Nassif Zaytoun from Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
.
Primes
| Prime: | 26/02/10 | 05/03/10 | 12/03/10 | 19/03/10 | 26/03/10 | 02/04/10 | 09/04/10 | 16/04/10 | 23/04/10 | 30/04/10 | 07/05/10 | 14/05/10 | 21/05/10 | 28/05/10 | 04/06/10 |
| Public's vote: | Salwa 46.02% Jack 29.69% Aline 24.29% |
Mehdi 57% Tahra 38% Salwa 5% |
Tahra 66.70% Bassel 29.19% Aline 4.11% |
Mehdi 67% Bassel 27% Haitham 6% |
Tahra 48.3% Mehdi 31.06% Rania 20.64% |
Mahmoud 36% Rania 34% Miral 30% |
Tahra 57% Mohamed A 37% Rayan 6% |
Zeina 66.57% Bassel 20.75% Abdelaziz 12.68% |
Tahra 48.25% Abdelaziz 24.24% Miral 15.87% Asma 11.64% |
Zeina 21.67% Mohamed A 36.69% Badreia 41.64% |
Zeina 14.88% Mahmoud 22.88% Tahra 62.24% |
Sultan 42.53% Mahmoud 17.69% Tahra 39.78% |
Sultan 20.26% Rahma 69.96% Asma 9.78% |
Badreia' 23.55% Rahma 49.63% Ramy 26.82% |
Mohamed R 10.71% Nassif 65.21% Rahma 24.08% |
| Evicted : | Jack 9/18 votes |
Salwa 4/17 votes |
Aline 8/16 votes |
Haitham 6/15 votes |
Mehdi 4/14 votes |
Rania 5/13 votes |
Rayan 5/12 votes |
Bassel 3/11 votes |
Abdelaziz Miral Abdelaziz: 1/9 Votes-Miral: 4/9 Votes |
Mohamed A 4/8 votes |
Zeina 3/7 votes |
Tahra Mahmoud Public's vote |
Sultan Asma Public's vote |
Ramy Badreia Public's vote |
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| Contestants | Winner | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahma El-Sabahi | Aline | Tahra | Bassel | Haitham | Rania | Miral | Mohamed A | Abdelaziz | Asma | Zeina | Zeina | Saved | Saved by public | Saved by public | 2nd Place |
| Mohamed Ramadan | Aline | Tahra | Bassel | Bassel | Rania | Rania | Mohamed A | Bassel | Miral | Zeina | Zeina | Saved | Saved | Saved | 3rd Place |
| Ramy Chemali | Aline | Salwa | Aline | Bassel | Rania | Rania | Rayan | Abdelaziz | Asma | Zeina | Mahmoud | Saved | Saved | Evicted | 4th Place |
| Badreia El-Sayed | Aline | Tahra | Aline | Haitham | Mehdi | Miral | Rayan | Bassel | Asma | Saved by public | Mahmoud | Saved | Saved | Evicted | 5th Place |
| Sultan Bin Rashed | Jack | Tahra | Bassel | Haitham | Mehdi | Rania | Mohamed A | Abdelaziz | Abdelaziz | Mohamed A | Mahmoud | Saved by public | Evicted | 6th Place | |
| Asma Mahalawi | Aline | Tahra | Aline | Bassel | Rania | Miral | Mohamed A | Abdelaziz | Saved by colleagues | Mohamed A | Mahmoud | Saved | Evicted | 7th Place | |
| Tahra Hmamish | Aline | Saved by colleagues | Saved by public | Haitham | Saved by public | Miral | Saved by public | Abdelaziz | Saved by public | Mohamed A | Saved by public | Evicted | 8th Place | ||
| Mahmoud Shokry | Jack | Tahra | Aline | Bassel | Rania | Saved by public | Mohamed A | Abdelaziz | Miral | Mohamed A | Saved by colleagues | Evicted | 9th Place | ||
| Zeina Aftimos | Aline | Tahra | Aline | Bassel | Rania | Miral | Rayan | Saved by public | Miral | Saved by colleagues | Evicted | 10th Place | |||
| Mohamed Ali | Jack | Tahra | Bassel | Haitham | Rania | Rania | Saved by colleagues | Bassel | Asma | Evicted | 11th Place | ||||
| Abdelaziz El-Difiri | Jack | Tahra | Aline | Haitham | Rania | Miral | Rayan | Saved by colleagues | Evicted | 12th Place | |||||
| Miral Faisal | Jack | Salwa | Aline | Bassel | Mehdi | Saved by colleagues | Mohamed A | Abdelaziz | Evicted | 13th Place | |||||
| Bassel El-Khoury | Jack | Tahra | Saved by colleagues | Saved by colleagues | Rania | Rania | Mohamed A | Evicted | 14th Place | ||||||
| Rayan Eid | Aline | Tahra | Aline | Bassel | Rania | Miral | Evicted | 15th Place | |||||||
| Rania El-Gazzar | Aline | Salwa | Bassel | Bassel | Saved by colleagues | Evicted | 16th Place | ||||||||
| Mehdi Bahmed | Jack | Saved by public | Bassel | Saved by public | Evicted | 17th Place | |||||||||
| Haitham El-Khozoum | Jack | Tahra | Bassel | Evicted | 18th Place | ||||||||||
| Aline Kassis | Saved by colleagues | Salwa | Evicted | 19th Place | |||||||||||
| Salwa Taaliby | Saved by public | Evicted | 20th Place | ||||||||||||
| Jack Haddad | Evicted | 21st Place | |||||||||||||
Tour
Nassif, Rahma, Mohamed R, Ramy, Badreia, Sultan, Asma, Tahra, Mahmoud, Zeina, Abdulaziz, Miral and Rayan were chosen to be part of the tour, But for unknown reasons the tour was cancelled.
Star Academy 8
| Prime: | 08/04/11 | 15/04/11 | 22/04/11 | 29/04/11 | 06/05/11 | 13/05/11 | 20/05/11 | 27/05/11 | 03/06/11 | 10/06/11 | 17/06/11 | 24/06/11 | 01/07/11 | 08/07/11 | 15/07/11 | Winner |
| Public's Votes: | Karima 77.02% Lian 12.43% Mohamed Q. 10.38% |
Karim 46.55% Mohamed Rah. 44.24% Lamya 09.21% |
AbdeSalam 57.43% Husam 33.04% Mohamed Rah. 09.54% |
Karim 55.91% Yasmine 26.95% Nina 17.15% |
Karim 36.46% Karima 33.51% Ahmed 30.03% |
Ahmed 81.88% Husam 10.92% Mohamed Raf. 07.20% |
Mohamed A. 27.78% Husam 38.34% Nina 33.88% |
Ahmed 75.93% Husam 10.25% Mohamed A. 13.82% |
AbdeSalam 57.94% Mohamed A. 12.34% Christine 29.72% |
AbdeSalam 70.48% Efram 17.04% Mohamed D. 12.48% |
AbdeSalam 60.21% Christine 22.17% Lian 17.62% |
Ahmed 62.05% AbdeSalam 35.67% Lian 02.28% |
Gilbert 46.64% Mohamed D. 15.72% Lian 37.64% |
Oumayma 16.1% Gilbert 14.3% Ahmed 69.96% |
Sarah 21.83% Nesma 48.37% Ahmed 29.80% |
Nesma |
| Eliminated : | Mohamed Q. 7/17 votes |
Lamya 6/16 votes |
Mohamed Rah. 5/15 votes |
Yasmine 7/15 votes |
Karima 6/13 votes |
Mohamed Raf. 6/13 votes |
Nina 5/11 votes |
Husam 3/9 votes |
Mohamed A. 3/8 votes |
Efram 3/7 votes |
Christine 1/6 votes |
AbdeSalam 2/5 votes |
Mohamed D. ---- Lian ---- Public's vote |
Oumayma ---- Gilbert ---- Public's vote |
Sarah ---- Ahmed ---- Public's vote |
| Contestants | Prime 2 | Prime 3 | Prime 4 | Prime 5 | Prime 6 | Prime 7 | Prime 8 | Prime 9 | Prime 10 | Prime 11 | Prime 12 | Prime 13 | Prime 14 | Prime 15 | Prime 16 | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nesma Mahgoub Nesma Mahgoub Nesma Mahgoub, is the winner of the Star Academy Arab World, the 8th season. She is the second Egyptian to win in the show, after Mohamed Atieh, the second female contestant to win, after Shada Hassoun, and the second candidate to win in the Arab show by singing mostly the western genre, after...  |
Lian | Lamya | Mohamed Rah. | Yasmine | Ahmed | Mohamed Raf. | Nina | Mohamed A. | Christine | Efram | Lian | AbdeSalam | Saved by Judges | Saved by Judges | Winner | |||
| Ahmed Ezzat |
Lian | Mohamed Rah. | Mohamed Rah. | Yasmine | Saved by Students | EWLINE
|
Mohamed A. | Saved by Public | Mohamed A. | Mohamed D. | Lian | Saved by Public | Saved by Judges | Saved by Public | 2nd Place | |||
Sarah Farah  |
Lian | Mohamed Rah. | Husam | Yasmine | Karima | Husam | Mohamed A. | Husam | Christine | Mohamed D. | Lian | Lian | Saved by Judges | Saved by Judges | 3rd Place | |||
Oumayma Taleb  |
Lian | Lamya | Husam | Yasmine | Karima | Husam | Mohamed A. | Husam | Mohamed A. | Mohamed D. | Lian | Lian | Saved by Judges | Eliminated | 4th Place | |||
Gilbert Simon  |
Lian | Lamya | Husam | Nina | Karima | Mohamed Raf. | Nina | Mohamed A. | Christine | Efram | Christine | Lian | Saved by Public | Eliminated | 5th Place | |||
Lian Bazlamit  |
Saved by Students | Lamya | Husam | Nina | Ahmed | Mohamed Raf. | Nina | Mohamed A. | Christine | Mohamed D. | Saved by Students | Saved by Students | Eliminated | 6th Place | ||||
| Mohamed Dakdouk |
Mohamed Q. | Mohamed Rah. | Husam | Nina | Ahmed | Husam | Mohamed A. | Mohamed A. | Mohamed A. | Saved by Students | Lian | AbdeSalam | Eliminated | 7th Place | ||||
AbdeSalam Mohamed  |
Mohamed Q. | Mohamed Rah. | Saved by Public | Nina | Ahmed | Mohamed Raf. | Mohamed A. | Mohamed A. | Saved by Public | Saved by Public | Saved by Public | Eliminated | 8th Place | |||||
| Christine Saadeh |
Lian | Mohamed Rah. | Husam | Nina | Ahmed | Mohamed Raf. | Nina | Mohamed A. | Saved by Students | Efram | Eliminated | 9th Place | ||||||
| Efram Salemeh |
Lian | Mohamed Rah. | Husam | Nina | Karima | Husam | Nina | Husam | Christine | Eliminated | 10th Place | |||||||
Mohamed Abdallah  |
Mohamed Q. | Mohamed Rah. | Mohamed Rah. | Nina | Ahmed | Husam | Saved by Students | Saved by Students | Eliminated | 11th Place | ||||||||
| Husam Taha |
Mohamed Q. | Mohamed Rah. | Saved by Students | Yasmine | Karima | Saved by Students | Saved by Public | Eliminated | 12th Place | |||||||||
| Karim Kamel |
Mohamed Q. | Saved by Public | Mohamed Rah. | EWLINE
|
Saved by Public | Husam | Mohamed A. | Droped-Out right after 8th prime | 13th Place | |||||||||
| Nina Abdelmalak |
Lian | Lamya | Husam | Saved by Students | Ahmed | Mohamed Raf. | Eliminated | 14th Place | ||||||||||
Mohamed Rafe3  |
Mohamed Q. | Mohamed Rah. | Husam | Yasmine | Karima | Eliminated | 15th Place | |||||||||||
Karima Gouit  |
Saved by Public | Lamya | Mohamed Rah. | Yasmine | Eliminated | 16th Place | ||||||||||||
| Yasmine Ahjouwi |
Lian | Lamya | Husam | Eliminated | 17th Place | |||||||||||||
Mohamed Rahma  |
Mohamed Q. | Saved by Students | Eliminated | 18th Place | ||||||||||||||
| Lamya Jamal |
Lian | Eliminated | 19th Place | |||||||||||||||
| Mohamed El Qaq |
Eliminated | 20th Place | ||||||||||||||||
: As there was a tie, Karim had the casting vote and he saved Nina.
: As there was a tie, Ahmad had the casting vote and he saved Husam.
: The results were not shown. However, the presenter, 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...
, said that Ahmad got 96%.
Guest(s) |
|
| Prime 1 | Warda Al-Jazairia Warda Al-Jazairia Warda Al-Jazairia , commonly referred to as just Warda , is a French-born Algerian singer. She is well known in the Arabic music community for her Egyptian songs and music.-Biography:... |
| Prime 2 | Haifa Wehbe |
| Prime 3 | Ramy Ayach |
| Prime 4 | Melhem Zein |
| Prime 5 | Marwan Khoury |
| Prime 6 | Nabil Shouail > Andrea |
| Prime 7 | Tony Hana > Joseph Attieh |
| Prime 8 | Assi el Helani |
| Prime 9 | Ayman Zbib > Vika |
| Prime 10 | Angham > Ahmed Esherif |
| Prime 11 | Yara > Mohombi |
| Prime 12 | Ehab Tawfik |
| Prime 13 | Myriam Fares |
| Prime 14 | Sherine |
| Prime 15 | Samira Said |
| Prime 16 | Najwa Karam |
| Top 5 | Top 4 | Top 3 | Top 2 | Top 1 | |
| Prime 2 | Yasmine | Ahmed | Oumayma | Nesma | Mohamed D. |
| Prime 3 | Gilbert | AbdeSalam | Christine | Yasmine | Nesma |
| Prime 4 | Mohamed A. | Lian | Nesma | Sarah | Gilbert |
| Prime 5 | Christine | Mohamed Raf. | Nesma | Gilbert | Sarah |
| Prime 6 | Lian | Nesma | Gilbert | Sarah | AbdeSalam |
| Prime 7 | Mohamed D. | Gilbert | Oumayma | Sarah | Efram |
| Prime 8 | Efram | Sarah | Gilbert | Oumayma | Nesma |
| Prime 9 | Lian | Nesma | AbdeSalam | Sarah | Oumayma |
| Prime 10 | - - - | Efram | Oumayma | Nesma | Gilbert |
| Prime 11 | - - - | Christine | Nesma | Sarah | Ahmed |
| Prime 12 | - - - | Oumayma | Ahmed | Nesma | Sarah |
| Prime 13 | - - - | - - - | Sarah | Oumayma | Mohamed D. |
Milestones, Record-holders and Trivia
Finalist Contestants:-Star Academy 1:
.Mohamed Atteya (Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
); Winner.
.Bashar Shatii (Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
).
-Star Academy 2:
.Hisham Abdulrahman
Hisham 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....
(KSA); Winner.
.Amani Swisy (Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
).
-Star Academy 3:
.Joseph Atteya (Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
); Winner.
.Hani Hussein (Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
).
.Han'a Idrissy (Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
).
-Star Academy 4:
.Shatha Hassoun
Shatha 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...
(Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
); First Female Winner.
.Marwa Bin Sughaiyer (Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
).
.Mohamed Kammah (Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
).
.Carlo Nakhla (Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
).
-Star Academy 5:
.Nader Guirat
Nader 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...
(Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
); Winner.
.Mohamed Qwidar (Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
).
.Sa'ad Ramadan (Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
).
-Star Academy 6:
.Abdulaziz Abdelrahman (KSA); Second Winner from KSA .
.Bassma Bousail (Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
).
.Ibrahim Dashti (Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
).
.Michel Azzi (Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
).
-Star Academy 7:
.Nassif Zeytoun (Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
); Winner.
.Rahma Mezher
Rahma Mezher
Rahma Mezher born January 19, 1987 in Iraq) Al-Basrah, is an Iraqi singer who rose to popularity after participating in Super Star 2, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol. Rahma was eliminated from the beginning of the competition...
(Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
)
.Mohamed Ramadan
Mohamed Ramadan
Mohamed Ramadan is a Lebanese Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.-References:...
(Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
).
-Star Academy 8:
.Nesma Mahgoub (Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
); Second Winner from Egypt & Second Female Winner.
.Ahmed Ezzat (Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
);
.Sarah Farah (Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
);
Semi-Finalist Contestants:
-Star Academy 1: Baha'a AlKaffy (Tunis
Tunis
Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....
)
-Star Academy 2: ZeeZee Adel
Zeezee Adel
ZeeZe Adel is an Egyptian singer.Adel first came to attention when she entered the second series of Star Academy in 2005, coming third to Hisham Abdulrahman and Amani Swissi after reaching the semi-final.-After Star Academy:After Star Academy, Zizi Adel signed a contract with Rotana in 2007...
(Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
)
-Star Academy 3: Chayma Hilali (Tunis
Tunis
Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....
)
-Star Academy 3: Fady Andraos
Fady Andraos
Fady Andraos is a Palestinian singer and actor. He was born and raised in Lebanon.-Biography:Andraos' first television appearance was on the Arab edition of the Star Academy reality show in 2005. Lebanese actor/writer George Khabbaz offered Andraos the lead role in a Lebanese sitcom called Fady w...
(Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
)
-Star Academy 4: Sally Ahmed (Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
)
-Star Academy 5: Shahinaz (Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
)
-Star Academy 6: Lara Skandar (Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
)
-Star Academy 7: Ramy Shamali (Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
)
-Star Academy 7: Baderia Elsayed (Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
)
-Star Academy 8: Oumayma Taleb (Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
)
-Star Academy 8: Gilbert Simon (Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
)
Contestants who have won Top 1 the most in each season:
- Star Academy 1: Myriam (Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
) – 4 wins.
- Star Academy 2: Amani (Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
) – 2 wins.
- Star Academy 3: Hani (Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
) – 3 wins. (Tie)
- Star Academy 4: Mohamed Kammah (Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
) – 2 wins. (Tie)
- Star Academy 5: Nader (Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
) – 3 wins. (Tie)
- Star Academy 6: Bassma (Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
) – 3 wins. (Tie)
- Star Academy 7: Mohammed Ramadan (Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
) – 3 wins. (Tie)
- Star Academy 8: Nisma Mahgoub (Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
) - 2 wins. (Tie)
- Star Academy 8: Sarah Farah (Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
) - 2 wins. (Tie)
- Star Academy 8: Gilbert Simon (Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
) - 2 wins. (Tie)
- Star Academy 8: Mohamed Daqdouq (Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
) - 2 wins. (Tie)
Contestants who won the title without any nominations:
- Star Academy 3: Joseph Attieyh (Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
)
- Star Academy 7: Nassif Zeytoun (Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
)
- Star Academy 8: Nesma Mahgoub
Nesma Mahgoub
Nesma Mahgoub, is the winner of the Star Academy Arab World, the 8th season. She is the second Egyptian to win in the show, after Mohamed Atieh, the second female contestant to win, after Shada Hassoun, and the second candidate to win in the Arab show by singing mostly the western genre, after...
(Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
)
Contestants who have never been chosen as nominees:
- Star Academy 2: Amani Swaisi (Tunis
Tunis
Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....
)
- Star Academy 3: Joseph Attiyah (Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
)
- Star Academy 3: Hana'a Idrissy (Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
)
- Star Academy 4: Marwa Bin Sughaiyer (Tunis
Tunis
Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....
)
- Star Academy 4: Carlo Nakhla (Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
)
- Star Academy 5: Sa'ad Ramadhan (Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
)
- Star Academy 6: Basma Boussil (Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
)
- Star Academy 6: Michel Azzi (Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
)
- Star Academy 7: Nassif Zeytoun (Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
)
- Star Academy 7: Mohamed Ramadan
Mohamed Ramadan
Mohamed Ramadan is a Lebanese Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.-References:...
(Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
)
- Star Academy 8: Nesma Mahgoub
Nesma Mahgoub
Nesma Mahgoub, is the winner of the Star Academy Arab World, the 8th season. She is the second Egyptian to win in the show, after Mohamed Atieh, the second female contestant to win, after Shada Hassoun, and the second candidate to win in the Arab show by singing mostly the western genre, after...
(Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
)
- Star Academy 8: Sarah Farah (Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
)
Most nominated contestants in Star Academy in each season:
- Star Academy 1: Sophia (Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
) – 4 nominations (Tie)
- Star Academy 1: Mira (Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
) – 4 nominations (Tie)
- Star Academy 1: Soumaya (Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
) – 4 nominations (Tie)
- Star Academy 2: Hisham (KSA) – 4 nominations (Tie)
- Star Academy 2: Ahmed S (Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
) – 4 nominations (Tie)
- Star Academy 3: Rym Ghazali (Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
) – 6 nominations (Tie)
- Star Academy 4: Sally (Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
) – 5 nominations (Tie)
- Star Academy 4: Ali (KSA) – 5 nominations (Tie)
- Star Academy 5: Dia'a Taybi (Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
) – 6 nominations (Tie)
- Star Academy 6: Yehya Swiss (Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
) – 6 nominations (Tie)
- Star Academy 7: Tahra (Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
)- 7 nominations; More than any contestant in Star Academy history.
- Star Academy 8: Abdelsalam Mohamed (Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
) - 5 nominations (Tie)
- Star Academy 8: Ahmed Ezzat (Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
) - 5 nominations (Tie)
Most nominated contestants' wins by Public votes:
- Star Academy 2: Hisham Abdulrahman
Hisham 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....
(KSA) – 4 wins. (Tie)
- Star Academy 3: Rym Ghazali (Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
) – 5 wins; More than any contestant in Star Academy history. (Tie)
- Star Academy 4: Ali Al-Saad (KSA)- 4 wins. (Tie)
- Star Academy 7: Tahra (Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
)- 5 wins; More than any contestant in Star Academy history. (Tie)
- Star Academy 8: Abdelsalam Mohamed (Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
) - 4 wins. (Tie)
- Star Academy 8: Ahmed Ezzat (Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
) - 4 wins. (Tie)
Most nominated contestants' wins by Students votes:
- Star Academy 1: Mira Mikhail (Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
)- 3 wins. (Tie)
- Star Academy 4: Nelly Ma3to2 (Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
)- 3 wins. (Tie)
- Star Academy 5: Zaher Saleh (Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
)- 3 wins. (Tie)
- Star Academy 5: Amal el Ma7lawy (Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
)- 3 wins. (Tie)
- Star Academy 6: Yehia Soweis (Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
)- 4 wins; More than any contestant in Star Academy history.
- Star Academy 8: Layan Bazlamit (Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
)- 3 wins. (Tie)
Highest percentage of public votes ever achieved by each season:
Star Academy 1: Bashar Shatti (Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
): 78.2%
Star Academy 2: Hisham Abdulrahman
Hisham 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....
(KSA): 85.04%
Star Academy 3: Fady Andraos
Fady Andraos
Fady Andraos is a Palestinian singer and actor. He was born and raised in Lebanon.-Biography:Andraos' first television appearance was on the Arab edition of the Star Academy reality show in 2005. Lebanese actor/writer George Khabbaz offered Andraos the lead role in a Lebanese sitcom called Fady w...
(Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
): 67.08%
Star Academy 7: Nassif Zeytoun (Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
) : 65.21%
Star Academy 5: Mohamed Qwidar (Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
) : 73.91%
Star Academy 5: Dia Taybe7 (Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
): 71.32%
Star Academy 6: Lara scandar (Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
): 64.91%
Star Academy 7: Rahma Mezher
Rahma Mezher
Rahma Mezher born January 19, 1987 in Iraq) Al-Basrah, is an Iraqi singer who rose to popularity after participating in Super Star 2, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol. Rahma was eliminated from the beginning of the competition...
(Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
): 69.96%
Star Academy 8: Ahmed Ezzat (Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
): 81.88%
Star Academy 8: Karima Ghouit (Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
): 77.20%
Contestants that left from first nomination:
-Star Academy 1:
. Nisrine (Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
)
. Youssef (UAE)
. Leila (Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
)
. Myriam (Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
)
. Cynthia (Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
)
. Baha2 (Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
)
-Star Academy 2:
. Randa (Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
)
. Hanan (Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
)
. Joy (Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
)
. ZeeZee Adel
Zeezee Adel
ZeeZe Adel is an Egyptian singer.Adel first came to attention when she entered the second series of Star Academy in 2005, coming third to Hisham Abdulrahman and Amani Swissi after reaching the semi-final.-After Star Academy:After Star Academy, Zizi Adel signed a contract with Rotana in 2007...
(Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
)
-Star Academy 3:
. Jihan (Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
)
. Shadya (Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
)
. Marwa (Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
)
. Rokaya (Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
)
-Star Academy 4:
. Khaled (Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
)
. Entesar (Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
)
. Tina (Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
)
-Star Academy 5:
. Omar (Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
)
. Fawaz (Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
)
. Mostafa (Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
)
. Shahinaz (Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
)
-Star Academy 6:
. Jaber (Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
)
. Meteb (Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
)
. Diala (Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
)
. Aya (Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
)
-Star Academy 7:
. Jack (Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
)
. Haitham (Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
)
. Rayan (Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
)
. Ramy (Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
)
-Star Academy 8:
. Mohamed Q. (Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
)
. Lamya (Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
)
. Yasmine (Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
)
. Mohamed Raf. (Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
)
. Efram (Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
)
. Oumayma (Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
)
Contestants that eventually signed with Rotana
Rotana Records
Rotana Records is the Arab World's largest record label. It is owned by the Rotana Group, established by the Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, who sometimes personally signs artists to the label. Rotana Records is part of a huge media empire that includes a film production company, a magazine in...
:
Star Academy 1: 5th place: Ahmad Al Sharief Tunis
Tunis
Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....
: Released two albums with Rotana, the first being in 2005 and the second in 2009.
Star Academy 1: 2nd place: Bashar Al Shatti Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
: After his second studio album, he withdrew from the company, due to the lack of care and promotion on his claim. He is currently with ARM.
Star Academy 2: Winner: Hisham Abdulrahman Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
, He had a movie produced by the company titled Kaif Al Hal, and a duet released with Mais Hamdan.
Star Academy 2: 2nd place: Amani Swaissi Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
,Left Rotana in 2009 and joined Melody.
Star Academy 2: 3rd place: ZeeZee Adel
Zeezee Adel
ZeeZe Adel is an Egyptian singer.Adel first came to attention when she entered the second series of Star Academy in 2005, coming third to Hisham Abdulrahman and Amani Swissi after reaching the semi-final.-After Star Academy:After Star Academy, Zizi Adel signed a contract with Rotana in 2007...
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
: The most successful candidate from all the graudates, she has signed the most valuable contract which included 5 albums, 3–4 music videos each and a single release anytime she chooses, ZeeZee's debut album and her second album have enjoyed high commercial success.
Star Academy 2: 4th place: Ahmad Hussain Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
: His debut album hasn't enjoyed much success, as he focused on his acting career, even though he just released his second album.
Star Academy 2: 5th place: Bashar Ghazawi Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
: Had signed a contract in which he and 3 other candidates from the same season would share an album with each of them having 2 singles in it.
Star Academy 2: 6th place: Katya Haraky Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
:Had signed a contract in which she and 3 other candidates from the same season would share an album with each of them having 2 singles in it.
Star Academy 2: 7th place: Samer Domat Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
: Had signed a contract in which he and 3 other candidates from the same season would share an album with each of them having 2 singles in it.
Star Academy 2: 8th place: Salma Ghazali Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
: Had signed a contract in which she and 3 other candidates from the same season would share an album with each of them having 2 singles in it. She's the only one out of the 4 that shared an album altogether, that eventually got signed by the company for a solo album.
Star Academy 2: 12th place: Bashar Kaisi Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
: He was signed as a presenter of Khaleeji chart show that ran for a year in 2007.
Star Academy 3: 3rd place: Hana'a Idresy Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
: She announced on various interviews that she signed a contract with the company which she's currently preparing for, as part of a series of albums.
Star Academy 3: 4th place: Chayma Hilali Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
: She released a duet with Lebanese singer Assi Hilani which was produced by the company, though her current status with the company is unknown.
Star Academy 5: 5th place: Abdullah Al-Dosery Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
: He announced, in January 2009, that he signed a contract with the company to produce 5 albums.
Star Academy 5: 9th place: Amel Bshousha Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
: Amal has agreed to host the most important chart show in the Arab World
Arab 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...
which aired for 3 consecutive months then stopped. Her current status is unknown.
Star Academy 5: 11th place: Bader Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
: He signed a contract in which he only had one single produced by the company without a music video to promote it.
Star Academy 5: 15th place: Khalid Bu Sakher Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
: He signed a contract which only had one single produced by the company without a music video to promote it.