SuperStar
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Super Star is an Arabic television show based on the popular British show Pop Idol
created by Simon Fuller
's 19 Entertainment
& developed by Fremantle Media. The show unites the Arab community by democratically choosing the next singing sensation. The show is broadcast worldwide on Future TV
, a Lebanese
television station. It is also the first Idol franchise to feature contestants from multiple countries.
The show was a huge success. Ali Jaber, the executive manager of Future TV, was quoted as saying "This (program) is the most successful for an Arab television. There isn't a television program that moved the Arab world like that." http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/08/18/world/main568959.shtml
However, Superstar was eclipsed by rival show Star Academy
on LBC
in the Middle East, in terms of popularity and ratings, after only its first season. It has been surpassed by Star Academy as the number one Arab show, and doesn't move the Arab world the way it did during the first season.
The series was won by the Jordanian Diana Karazon
Participants and date of elimination: Diana Karazon
- Jordan - Winner Rouwaida Attieh
- Syria - 18 August 2003 Melhem Zein
- Lebanon - 11 August 2003 Saoud Abou Sultan UAE - 4 August 2003 Wael Mansour - Egypt - 28 July 2003 Shadi Aswad - Syria - 21 July 2003 Merhi Serhal - Lebanon - 14 July 2003 Mohammad Lafi - Palestine - 7 July 2003 Nancy Zabalawi - Syria - 30 June 2003 Saber Hawari - Algeria - 30 June 2003 Saad Jamal Al-Dine - Lebanon - 23 June 2003 Haytham Saeed - Egypt - 23 June 2003
participated alongside 10 other Idol winners
from other countries in the mini-event World Idol
held in London
. Diana placed equal in 9th place among the 11 contestants equal with the German SuperStar Alexander Klaws
on 45 points. The event was won by the Norwegian
Idol Kurt Nilsen
.
Diana Karazon performed the first radio single from her CD Super Star El Arab
- Ensani Ma Binsak. http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/world-idol-winner-announced-2132.php
Diana Karazon received the following scores respectively:
awarded 4 points
Belgium awarded 1 point
Australia awarded 4 points
United States awarded 8 points
Arab World
awarded 12 points (default award)
Poland awarded 1 point
Netherlands awarded 1 point
Canada awarded 5 points
Germany awarded 6 points
Norway awarded 2 points
South Africa awarded 1 point
Three new audition cities were announced - Tunisia
, Bahrain
& Paris, France
while Algiers was dropped. Tonia Moreeb decided to quit after receiving bad comments about her judging skills in the previous season. She was replaced with music critic/agent Fadia Tanab. An amazing 83 contestants had advanced to the semi finals of Super Star 2, 81 ended up performing before 2 contestants each week would advance to become part of the Top 14 contestants. This series also offered a Wildcard show where it was revealed by the CEO of Future TV - Ali Jaber
, that the Top 14 would become a Top 17 & that the Top 5 vote getters in the Wildcards would advance.
Ayman El Aatar
from Janzour
, Libya
won the title of Super Star on 23 August 2004, beating runner up Palestinian Ammar Hassan with a weighting of 54% to 46%. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/30/1093852180642.html
It was revealed later that Ayman had missed the audition in Cairo
, Egypt
by one day & had one last chance to audition in Damascus
, Syria
.
- Libya - Winner Ammar Hassan
- Palestine - 23 August 2004 Hadi Aswad - Syria - 16 August 2004 Ranim Qteit - Egypt - 9 August 2004 Brigitte Yaghi
- Lebanon - 2 August 2004 Mohannad Mshallah - Syria - 26 July 2004 Houssam Madanieh - Syria - 19 July 2004 Abir Nameh - Lebanon - 12 July 2004 Abd El Rahman Mohamed - Saudi Arabia - 12 July 2004 Houssam Chami - Lebanon - 28 June 2004 Mohamed Daoud - Kuwait - 21 June 2004 Wa'ad El Bahry - Syria - 14 June 2004 Mustafa Shwiekh - Egypt - 14 June 2004 Raneen El Sha'ar - Lebanon - 7 June 2004 Zahi Saffeyeh - Lebanon - 7 June 2004 Rania Shaban - UAE - 31 May 2004 Yasmine El Husaini - Egypt - 31 May 2004
Special guests:
, as the TV station went into mourning. http://www.subzeroblue.com/archives/2005/02/rafik_alhariri_kille.html
Super Star 3 is currently the longest Idol
production ever with auditions beginning in Cairo on 10 November 2004, with the program culminating on 6 February 2006.
Rania Kurdi did not want to renew her hosting position for Season 3, as a result Heba Sisi was hired for Season 3, but due to the lengthy hiatus over the Hariri murder, her contract prematurely ended before the semi finals had begun, leaving Ayman to host solo for the rest of the season.
Auditions took place in the following cities:
. 6 from America, 4 from Australia, 21 from Lebanon
, 8 from Egypt
, 5 from Jordan
, 9 from Syria
, 32 from Tunisia
& 5 from UAE.
Participants, their countries of origin and date of elimination: Ibrahim El Hakami
- Saudi Arabia - Winner Shahd Barmada
- Syria - 6 February 2006 Ayman Lseeq
- Tunisia - 30 January 2006 Ahmed El Faleh
- Iraq - 23 January 2006 Asma Othmani
- Tunisia - 23 January 2006 Nancy Nasrallah
- Lebanon - 9 January 2006 Haitham El Shoumali
- Palestine - 2 January 2006 Ibrahim Abd El Adheem - Libya - 26 December 2005 Asma Ben Ahmed
- Tunisia - 19 December 2005 Hatem Adar
- Morocco - 19 December 2005 Samar Andeel
- Egypt - 5 December 2005 Yusra Hamzawi - Tunisia - 28 November 2005
The special guests were:
Once again this season, special musical guests have been invited to the show to offer their support & critiques.
The new semi final format from Denmark & America was similarly adopted this season whereby the Top 21 (10 male & 11 female) were placed in male & female groups with 5 contestants advancing to the Top 12.
The semi finalists of Super Star 3 are:
Samar Andeel
(Egypt
), Aida El Rahbani (Lebanon
), Nancy Nasrallah
(Lebanon), Rashel El Rasi (Lebanon), Hasna Zlagh (Morocco
), Shahd Barmada
(Syria
), Asma Ben Ahmed
(Tunisia
), Asma Othmani
(Tunisia), Fouzia El Betri (Tunisia), Olfa El Barhoumi (Tunisia), Yusra Hamzawi (Tunisia), Mohamed El Abd (Egypt
), Mohamed Jamal (Egypt), Ahmed El Faleh
(Iraq), Youssef Kazar (Iraq), Ibrahim Abd El Adheem (Libya
), Hatem Adar
(Morocco), Haitham El Shoumali
(Palestine
), Ibrahim El Hakami
(Saudi Arabia
), Anis Ltaief (Tunisia), Ayman Lseeq
(Tunisia)
As of 12 December 2005, the competition of Super Star has been delayed due to the assassination of Lebanese senator Gebran Tueni
, the results show scheduled to air on Monday 12 December 2005 will be included with the results due on Monday 19 December 2005.
On 15 January 2006, the competition was once again postponed due to the passing of another key political figure, Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
. The performance show was recorded on Tuesday & aired on Thursday 19 January. The votes from this round will be combined with the performance show on 22 January with the elimination of 2 contestants.
On the evening of Monday 6 February 2006, Ibrahim El Hakami
from Saudi Arabia became the 3rd Super Star over Shahd Barmada
with a 53% to 47% weighting. Along with the title of Super Star, Ibrahim also won a Ford Focus. http://www.lebanonlinks.com/entertainment/superstar_third_three_3.html
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On 10 April 2006, the following audition cities were revealed on the official Future TV website:
(São Paulo, Brazil was to be included but scrapped at the last minute http://www.lebanonlinks.com/entertainment/future_superstar_4_launching.html)
Auditions took place during September 2006 and the new season premiered on Future TV in late January 2007, one week after the premier of the sixth season of American Idol
. The performance show airs on Sunday night with the results show on Monday night.
- Tunisia - Winner Saad El Mjarred - Morocco - 4 June 2007 Yusra Mahnoush - Tunisia - 28 May 2007Ahmad Hussein - Lebanon - 14 May 2007 Rihab Saleh - Egypt - 7 May 2007 Ibrahim Ashri - Egypt - 30 April 2007 Fadi Abd El Khaliq - Lebanon - 23 April 2007 Nesma Kurdi - Egypt - 23 April 2007 Youssef Bara - Syria - 9 April 2007 Mustafa Said
- Egypt - 2 April 2007 Rawda Bin Abdallah - Tunisia - 26 March 2007 Elian Ba'ini - Lebanon - 19 March 2007 Nada Omar - Egypt - 19 March 2007
Special Guests:
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Season 5 kicked off with the first episode on 24 February 2008
There were 3 big changes
-New female judge replacing Fadia who judged the 2nd, 3rd, and fourth season
-Wael Mansour (former contestant from SuperStar 2003) & Majdala Khatar now replace Ayman Qaissouni who hosted the first 4 seasons.
-Results shows are no longer on Mondays, they are on Thursdays giving people 5 days to vote
This year's Top 20 featured 9 females and 11 males
The Top 9 females performed on 6 April and Top 11 males performed on 13 April
10 were chosen, and 9 of the remaining 10 came back for a Last Chance show on 20 April
One of the girls chose to drop out of the competition but did not state a reason
The Top 12 was completed on 24 April
Future Television was forced into closing on 9 May, during the 2008 Lebanon conflict. After moving its broadcasting headquarters, the station was back on the air on 13 May at 4:30 p.m (Lebanese Local Time)
Elie Bitar - Lebanon - Winner Abdel Majid Ibrahim Saudi Arabia - 24 July 2008 Mourad El Souiti - Palestine - 17 July 2008 Asma El Jabri - Morocco - 10 July 2008 Diana Sharaneq - Lebanon - 10 July 2008 Dounia Lotfi - Morocco - 26 June 2008 Aidross El Aidross - Saudi Arabia - 19 June 2008 Housam Tershishi - Lebanon - 12 June 2008 Omayma Taleb - Tunisia - 5 June 2008 Anoushka Mousa - Egypt - 29 May 2008 Mohamad El Jafeel - Lebanon - 8 May 2008 Abbas Ali - Iraq - 1 May 2008
Special Guests:
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Pop Idol
Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted on ITV on 6 October 2001. The show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast - one in 2001-02 and a second in 2003...
created by Simon Fuller
Simon Fuller
Simon Fuller is a British artist manager, television producer and creator of the Idol franchise, first seen as Pop Idol in the UK. Fuller is also the co-creator and executive producer of the Fox TV reality show So You Think You Can Dance and other U.S...
's 19 Entertainment
19 Entertainment
19 Entertainment, based in Los Angeles, United States, is a creator and producer of entertainment properties based around the areas of Music and Television / Film, including American Idol in the United States, Pop Idol in the United Kingdom as well as versions of the Idol series in more than...
& developed by Fremantle Media. The show unites the Arab community by democratically choosing the next singing sensation. The show is broadcast worldwide on Future TV
Future Television
Future Television a television station broadcasting from Lebanon. It was founded in 1993 by Rafik Hariri, a former Prime Minister of Lebanon. Future TV is also available via satellite in Europe, the United States, Canada, and Australia. Politically, the channel supports the views of the Future...
, a Lebanese
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...
television station. It is also the first Idol franchise to feature contestants from multiple countries.
The show was a huge success. Ali Jaber, the executive manager of Future TV, was quoted as saying "This (program) is the most successful for an Arab television. There isn't a television program that moved the Arab world like that." http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/08/18/world/main568959.shtml
However, Superstar was eclipsed by rival show Star Academy
Star Academy Lebanon
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....
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...
in the Middle East, in terms of popularity and ratings, after only its first season. It has been surpassed by Star Academy as the number one Arab show, and doesn't move the Arab world the way it did during the first season.
Super Star 1 (2003)
The first ever Arab SuperStar was held between 23 June 2003 and 18 August 2003.The series was won by the Jordanian Diana Karazon
Diana Karazon
Diana Karazon is a Jordanian singer is an Arabic pop singer, television host and actress. She rose to fame after winning the Arabic version of Pop Idol called Superstar in 2003...
Participants and date of elimination: Diana Karazon
Diana Karazon
Diana Karazon is a Jordanian singer is an Arabic pop singer, television host and actress. She rose to fame after winning the Arabic version of Pop Idol called Superstar in 2003...
- Jordan - Winner Rouwaida Attieh
Rouwaida Attieh
Rouwaida Attieh is a Syrian vocalist. She was born in Talklakh, Syria, 40 kilometers from Homs . She has four siblings, Fatima, Haitham, Zainab, and Shaima'. Rouwaida was the first runner-up on the first season of Super Star, the pan-Arab import of "Pop Idol"...
- Syria - 18 August 2003 Melhem Zein
Melhem Zein
Melhem Zein, also transliterated Melhem Zain is a well-known Lebanese pan-Arab singer. He is married to the daughter of Ali Salim al-Beidh, the former President of Democratic Republic of Yemen....
- Lebanon - 11 August 2003 Saoud Abou Sultan UAE - 4 August 2003 Wael Mansour - Egypt - 28 July 2003 Shadi Aswad - Syria - 21 July 2003 Merhi Serhal - Lebanon - 14 July 2003 Mohammad Lafi - Palestine - 7 July 2003 Nancy Zabalawi - Syria - 30 June 2003 Saber Hawari - Algeria - 30 June 2003 Saad Jamal Al-Dine - Lebanon - 23 June 2003 Haytham Saeed - Egypt - 23 June 2003
Diana Karazon in World Idol
Diana KarazonDiana Karazon
Diana Karazon is a Jordanian singer is an Arabic pop singer, television host and actress. She rose to fame after winning the Arabic version of Pop Idol called Superstar in 2003...
participated alongside 10 other Idol winners
Idol series
The British talent search television series Pop Idol has spawned spin-offs in 42 territories, in what is now referred to as the "Idols" format, as described by FremantleMedia...
from other countries in the mini-event World Idol
World Idol
World Idol was the title of a one-off international version of the television show Pop Idol, featuring winners of the various national Idol shows around the world competing against each other.The performance show was held on Christmas Day 2003, with the results show held on New Year's Day...
held in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. Diana placed equal in 9th place among the 11 contestants equal with the German SuperStar Alexander Klaws
Alexander Klaws
Alexander Klaws is a German pop singer, who came to fame as the winner of the first season of the television show Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German version of Pop Idol.- Early life :...
on 45 points. The event was won by the Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
Idol Kurt Nilsen
Kurt Nilsen
The following is a discography of albums and singles released by Norwegian music artist Kurt Nilsen.-Albums:-Singles:-Other releases:*1998 Shoe...
.
Diana Karazon performed the first radio single from her CD Super Star El Arab
Super Star El Arab
Super Star El Arab is the debut album of songs performed by the Super Star winner Diana Karazon.-Track listing:1. إنساني ما بنساك [forget me, i won't forget you]2. حبك كاويني [your love is burning me]...
- Ensani Ma Binsak. http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/world-idol-winner-announced-2132.php
Diana Karazon received the following scores respectively:
awarded 4 points
Belgium awarded 1 point Australia awarded 4 points United States awarded 8 points Arab WorldArab world
The Arab world refers to Arabic-speaking states, territories and populations in North Africa, Western Asia and elsewhere.The standard definition of the Arab world comprises the 22 states and territories of the Arab League stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the...
awarded 12 points (default award)
Poland awarded 1 point Netherlands awarded 1 point Canada awarded 5 points Germany awarded 6 points Norway awarded 2 points South Africa awarded 1 pointSuper Star 2 (2004)
The second series was held 31 May and 23 August 2004.Three new audition cities were announced - 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...
, 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...
& Paris, France
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
while Algiers was dropped. Tonia Moreeb decided to quit after receiving bad comments about her judging skills in the previous season. She was replaced with music critic/agent Fadia Tanab. An amazing 83 contestants had advanced to the semi finals of Super Star 2, 81 ended up performing before 2 contestants each week would advance to become part of the Top 14 contestants. This series also offered a Wildcard show where it was revealed by the CEO of Future TV - Ali Jaber
Ali Jaber
Sheikh Ali Jaber, ', born Ali ibn Abdullah ibn Ali Jabber ', was born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in 1951 or 1952...
, that the Top 14 would become a Top 17 & that the Top 5 vote getters in the Wildcards would advance.
Ayman El Aatar
Ayman El Aatar
Ayman El Aatar is a Libyan singer. El Aatar was the winner of Super Star 2, the pan-Arab version of Pop Idol in 2004.Before entering the Superstar competition, Ayman was a dentistry student.-References:...
from Janzour
Janzour
Janzur or Janzour , also known as Zanzur, is a town in the District of Jafara in north-western Libya, located 12 kilometers west of the capital Tripoli.-History:...
, Libya
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
won the title of Super Star on 23 August 2004, beating runner up Palestinian Ammar Hassan with a weighting of 54% to 46%. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/30/1093852180642.html
It was revealed later that Ayman had missed the audition in 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...
, 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...
by one day & had one last chance to audition in 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...
, 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....
.
Participants and special guests
Participants, their countries and date of elimination Ayman El AatarAyman El Aatar
Ayman El Aatar is a Libyan singer. El Aatar was the winner of Super Star 2, the pan-Arab version of Pop Idol in 2004.Before entering the Superstar competition, Ayman was a dentistry student.-References:...
- Libya - Winner Ammar Hassan
Ammar Hassan
Ammar Hassan is a singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing second in Super Star 2, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol...
- Palestine - 23 August 2004 Hadi Aswad - Syria - 16 August 2004 Ranim Qteit - Egypt - 9 August 2004 Brigitte Yaghi
Brigitte Yaghi
Brigitte Yaghi is a Lebanese singer who rose to popularity after placing fifth in Super Star 2, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol.Brigitte includes Warda Al-Jazairia as her main musical inspiration....
- Lebanon - 2 August 2004 Mohannad Mshallah - Syria - 26 July 2004 Houssam Madanieh - Syria - 19 July 2004 Abir Nameh - Lebanon - 12 July 2004 Abd El Rahman Mohamed - Saudi Arabia - 12 July 2004 Houssam Chami - Lebanon - 28 June 2004 Mohamed Daoud - Kuwait - 21 June 2004 Wa'ad El Bahry - Syria - 14 June 2004 Mustafa Shwiekh - Egypt - 14 June 2004 Raneen El Sha'ar - Lebanon - 7 June 2004 Zahi Saffeyeh - Lebanon - 7 June 2004 Rania Shaban - UAE - 31 May 2004 Yasmine El Husaini - Egypt - 31 May 2004
Special guests:
- Wadih El SafiWadih El SafiWadih El Safi is a Lebanese singer songwriter, and actor of Assyrian/Syriac background. He is a Lebanese cultural icon, and is often called the "Voice of Lebanon"...
- Diana KarazonDiana KarazonDiana Karazon is a Jordanian singer is an Arabic pop singer, television host and actress. She rose to fame after winning the Arabic version of Pop Idol called Superstar in 2003...
- Rouwaida AttiehRouwaida AttiehRouwaida Attieh is a Syrian vocalist. She was born in Talklakh, Syria, 40 kilometers from Homs . She has four siblings, Fatima, Haitham, Zainab, and Shaima'. Rouwaida was the first runner-up on the first season of Super Star, the pan-Arab import of "Pop Idol"...
- Melhem ZeinMelhem ZeinMelhem Zein, also transliterated Melhem Zain is a well-known Lebanese pan-Arab singer. He is married to the daughter of Ali Salim al-Beidh, the former President of Democratic Republic of Yemen....
- Saoud Abou Aultan
- Asalah NasriAsalah NasriAssala Mostafa Hatem Nasri is a Syrian musical artist.- Early life and career :Asalah was born in Damascus, Syria to a middle class couple. Mostafa Nasri, Asalah's father, was a revered Syrian composer and singer. Asalah began her musical career by performing patriotic, religious, and children's...
- Nawal El Kuwaiti
- SherineSherineSherine is an Egyptian singer and actress from Egypt, Cairo. Sherine began her career with the single Ah Ya Leil in 2002, and has since released several albums that include 2 EPs and 3 LPs.- Early life :...
- Diana HaddadDiana HaddadDiana Joseph Fouad Haddad is a Lebanese singer and television personality with Emirati citizenship. Mainly known as Diana Haddad, she is one of the most popular and successful singers in the Arab World and has been so since the late 1990s...
- Washeq El Kaman
- Nancy AjramNancy AjramNancy Nabil Ajram is a multi-platinum Lebanese singer and Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. With the support of her father, Nancy began performing as a child and released her first studio album by the age of 15...
- Muin Sharif
- Assi El HelaniAssi El HelaniMohammed El Helani , widely known as Assi El Helani , is a Lebanese singer who has been a major figure in the music scene of the Middle East since the 1990s. Assi's musical career officially started after winning the Art Studio TV Program for young artists at the age of 17.He has released more than...
- Mari Al Ehram
Super Star 3 (2005-2006)
The telecast of Super Star 3 was delayed after the assassination of Future TV Founder & Lebanese Prime Minister - Rafik HaririRafik Hariri
Rafic Baha El Deen Al-Hariri , was a business tycoon and the Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2000 until his resignation, 20 October 2004.He headed five cabinets during his tenure...
, as the TV station went into mourning. http://www.subzeroblue.com/archives/2005/02/rafik_alhariri_kille.html
Super Star 3 is currently the longest Idol
Idol series
The British talent search television series Pop Idol has spawned spin-offs in 42 territories, in what is now referred to as the "Idols" format, as described by FremantleMedia...
production ever with auditions beginning in Cairo on 10 November 2004, with the program culminating on 6 February 2006.
Rania Kurdi did not want to renew her hosting position for Season 3, as a result Heba Sisi was hired for Season 3, but due to the lengthy hiatus over the Hariri murder, her contract prematurely ended before the semi finals had begun, leaving Ayman to host solo for the rest of the season.
Auditions took place in the following cities:
- Beirut, Lebanon
- Damascus, Syria
- Tunis, Tunisia
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Cairo, Egypt
- Amman, Jordan
- Sydney, Australia
Participants and special guests
94 contestants advanced to the theatre round in 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...
. 6 from America, 4 from Australia, 21 from 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...
, 8 from 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 from 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...
, 9 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....
, 32 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...
& 5 from UAE.
Participants, their countries of origin and date of elimination: Ibrahim El Hakami
Ibrahim El Hakami
Ibrahim El Hakami is a singer who rose to popularity around the world as the winner of Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol...
- Saudi Arabia - Winner Shahd Barmada
Shahd Barmada
Shahd Barmada is a singer who rose to popularity around the world as the runner up of Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol...
- Syria - 6 February 2006 Ayman Lseeq
Ayman Lseeq
Ayman Lseeq is a singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing third in Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol.Ayman includes Warda as his main musical inspiration....
- Tunisia - 30 January 2006 Ahmed El Faleh
Ahmed El Faleh
Ahmed El Faleh is a singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing fourth in Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol....
- Iraq - 23 January 2006 Asma Othmani
Asma Othmani
Asma Othmani is a singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing fifth in Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol.Asma includes Julia Boutros as her main musical inspiration....
- Tunisia - 23 January 2006 Nancy Nasrallah
Nancy Nasrallah
Nancy Nasrallah is a singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing sixth in Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol...
- Lebanon - 9 January 2006 Haitham El Shoumali
Haitham El Shoumali
Haitham El Shoumali is a singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing seventh in Super Star 3, the Arabic version of Pop Idol...
- Palestine - 2 January 2006 Ibrahim Abd El Adheem - Libya - 26 December 2005 Asma Ben Ahmed
Asma Ben Ahmed
Asma Ben Ahmed is a singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing ninth in Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol.Asma includes Fairuz as her main musical inspiration....
- Tunisia - 19 December 2005 Hatem Adar
Hatem Adar
Hatem Adar is a singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing tenth in Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol...
- Morocco - 19 December 2005 Samar Andeel
Samar Andeel
Samar Andeel is an Egyptian singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing eleventh in Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol.Samar includes Sherine as her main musical inspiration....
- Egypt - 5 December 2005 Yusra Hamzawi - Tunisia - 28 November 2005
The special guests were:
Once again this season, special musical guests have been invited to the show to offer their support & critiques.
- Ayman El AatarAyman El AatarAyman El Aatar is a Libyan singer. El Aatar was the winner of Super Star 2, the pan-Arab version of Pop Idol in 2004.Before entering the Superstar competition, Ayman was a dentistry student.-References:...
- Ammar HassanAmmar HassanAmmar Hassan is a singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing second in Super Star 2, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol...
- Hadi Aswad
- Ranim Qteit
- Tony Hana
- Abdullah El Rowaished
- Walid Tawfiq
- Marwan KhouryMarwan KhouryMarwan Khoury is a Lebanese singer, writer, composer and music arranger. His compositions are performed by some of the most famous artists in the Arab World and adapted by many other countries including Turkey...
- Nabil Shaeil
- Lotfi Boushnaq
- Julia BoutrosJulia BoutrosJulia Boutros is a Lebanese singer that rose to stardom in the 1980s with a series of nationalistic songs like "Ghabet Shams El Haq" and "Wen el malaieen". She is also the sister of Lebanese songwriter Ziad Boutros.-Biography:...
- Nancy AjramNancy AjramNancy Nabil Ajram is a multi-platinum Lebanese singer and Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. With the support of her father, Nancy began performing as a child and released her first studio album by the age of 15...
The new semi final format from Denmark & America was similarly adopted this season whereby the Top 21 (10 male & 11 female) were placed in male & female groups with 5 contestants advancing to the Top 12.
The semi finalists of Super Star 3 are:
Samar Andeel
Samar Andeel
Samar Andeel is an Egyptian singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing eleventh in Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol.Samar includes Sherine as her main musical inspiration....
(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...
), Aida El Rahbani (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...
), Nancy Nasrallah
Nancy Nasrallah
Nancy Nasrallah is a singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing sixth in Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol...
(Lebanon), Rashel El Rasi (Lebanon), Hasna Zlagh (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...
), Shahd Barmada
Shahd Barmada
Shahd Barmada is a singer who rose to popularity around the world as the runner up of Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol...
(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....
), Asma Ben Ahmed
Asma Ben Ahmed
Asma Ben Ahmed is a singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing ninth in Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol.Asma includes Fairuz as her main musical inspiration....
(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...
), Asma Othmani
Asma Othmani
Asma Othmani is a singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing fifth in Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol.Asma includes Julia Boutros as her main musical inspiration....
(Tunisia), Fouzia El Betri (Tunisia), Olfa El Barhoumi (Tunisia), Yusra Hamzawi (Tunisia), Mohamed El Abd (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...
), Mohamed Jamal (Egypt), Ahmed El Faleh
Ahmed El Faleh
Ahmed El Faleh is a singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing fourth in Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol....
(Iraq), Youssef Kazar (Iraq), Ibrahim Abd El Adheem (Libya
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
), Hatem Adar
Hatem Adar
Hatem Adar is a singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing tenth in Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol...
(Morocco), Haitham El Shoumali
Haitham El Shoumali
Haitham El Shoumali is a singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing seventh in Super Star 3, the Arabic version of Pop Idol...
(Palestine
Palestinian territories
The Palestinian territories comprise the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Since the Palestinian Declaration of Independence in 1988, the region is today recognized by three-quarters of the world's countries as the State of Palestine or simply Palestine, although this status is not recognized by the...
), Ibrahim El Hakami
Ibrahim El Hakami
Ibrahim El Hakami is a singer who rose to popularity around the world as the winner of Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol...
(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...
), Anis Ltaief (Tunisia), Ayman Lseeq
Ayman Lseeq
Ayman Lseeq is a singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing third in Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol.Ayman includes Warda as his main musical inspiration....
(Tunisia)
As of 12 December 2005, the competition of Super Star has been delayed due to the assassination of Lebanese senator Gebran Tueni
Gebran Tueni
Gebran Ghassan Tueni was a Lebanese politician and the former editor and publisher of the mass circulation An-Nahar daily newspaper in Beirut, Lebanon....
, the results show scheduled to air on Monday 12 December 2005 will be included with the results due on Monday 19 December 2005.
On 15 January 2006, the competition was once again postponed due to the passing of another key political figure, Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Jaber III al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, GCB , GCMG of the al-Sabah dynasty, was the Emir and thirteenth Sheikh of Kuwait, serving from December 31, 1977 until his death on January 15, 2006...
. The performance show was recorded on Tuesday & aired on Thursday 19 January. The votes from this round will be combined with the performance show on 22 January with the elimination of 2 contestants.
On the evening of Monday 6 February 2006, Ibrahim El Hakami
Ibrahim El Hakami
Ibrahim El Hakami is a singer who rose to popularity around the world as the winner of Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol...
from Saudi Arabia became the 3rd Super Star over Shahd Barmada
Shahd Barmada
Shahd Barmada is a singer who rose to popularity around the world as the runner up of Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol...
with a 53% to 47% weighting. Along with the title of Super Star, Ibrahim also won a Ford Focus. http://www.lebanonlinks.com/entertainment/superstar_third_three_3.html
Finals elimination chart
| Stage: | Semi Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| Weeks: | 11/07 | 11/14 | 11/21 | 11/28 | 12/05 | 12/19 | 12/26 | 01/02 | 01/09 | 01/23 | 01/30 | 02/06 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Contestant | Result | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ibrahim El Hakami Ibrahim El Hakami Ibrahim El Hakami is a singer who rose to popularity around the world as the winner of Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol... |
IN | Btm4 | Btm3 | Btm2 | Winner | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Shahd Barmada Shahd Barmada Shahd Barmada is a singer who rose to popularity around the world as the runner up of Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol... |
IN | Btm3 | Btm3 | Runner-up | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Ayman Lseeq Ayman Lseeq Ayman Lseeq is a singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing third in Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol.Ayman includes Warda as his main musical inspiration.... |
IN | Btm3 | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| 4-5 | Ahmed El Faleh Ahmed El Faleh Ahmed El Faleh is a singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing fourth in Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol.... |
IN | Btm2 | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| Asma Othmani Asma Othmani Asma Othmani is a singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing fifth in Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol.Asma includes Julia Boutros as her main musical inspiration.... |
Elim | WC | Btm2 | Btm2 | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Nancy Nasrallah Nancy Nasrallah Nancy Nasrallah is a singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing sixth in Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol... |
IN | Btm4 | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Haitham El Shoumali Haitham El Shoumali Haitham El Shoumali is a singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing seventh in Super Star 3, the Arabic version of Pop Idol... |
IN | Elim | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Ibrahim Abd El Adheem | Elim | WC | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| 9-10 | Hatem Adar Hatem Adar Hatem Adar is a singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing tenth in Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol... |
IN | Elim | |||||||||||||||
| Asma Ben Ahmed Asma Ben Ahmed Asma Ben Ahmed is a singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing ninth in Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol.Asma includes Fairuz as her main musical inspiration.... |
IN | Btm3 | Elim | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | Samar Andeel Samar Andeel Samar Andeel is an Egyptian singer who rose to popularity around the world after placing eleventh in Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol.Samar includes Sherine as her main musical inspiration.... |
IN | Elim | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | Yusra Hamzawi | IN | Elim | |||||||||||||||
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Super Star 4 (2007)
Season 4 of Super Star was officially confirmed of the season 3 Grand Final.On 10 April 2006, the following audition cities were revealed on the official Future TV website:
- Beirut, Lebanon
- Cairo, Egypt
- Amman, Jordan
- Tunis, Tunisia
- Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Montreal, CanadaMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
- Los Angeles, USALos ÁngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
- Detroit, USA
(São Paulo, Brazil was to be included but scrapped at the last minute http://www.lebanonlinks.com/entertainment/future_superstar_4_launching.html)
Auditions took place during September 2006 and the new season premiered on Future TV in late January 2007, one week after the premier of the sixth season of American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
. The performance show airs on Sunday night with the results show on Monday night.
Participants and special guests
Participants, their countries of origin and date of elimination Marwan AliMarwan Ali
Marwan Ali is a Tunisian pop singer, the winner of the Arab Super Star show, a version of the British show Pop Idol.SuperStar is broadcast on Future TV, a Lebanese television station and is the first Idol franchise to feature contestants from multiple countries.Marwan, an 18-year-old student, won...
- Tunisia - Winner Saad El Mjarred - Morocco - 4 June 2007 Yusra Mahnoush - Tunisia - 28 May 2007Ahmad Hussein - Lebanon - 14 May 2007 Rihab Saleh - Egypt - 7 May 2007 Ibrahim Ashri - Egypt - 30 April 2007 Fadi Abd El Khaliq - Lebanon - 23 April 2007 Nesma Kurdi - Egypt - 23 April 2007 Youssef Bara - Syria - 9 April 2007 Mustafa Said
Mustafa Said
Mustafa Said is an Egyptian singer, musicologist, composer and a virtuoso Oud player. He has been living in Beirut since 2004. He is one of the few young talents to devote his career to the classical Arabic repertoire while exploring new forms and new sounds....
- Egypt - 2 April 2007 Rawda Bin Abdallah - Tunisia - 26 March 2007 Elian Ba'ini - Lebanon - 19 March 2007 Nada Omar - Egypt - 19 March 2007
Special Guests:
- Mayada El Hinawi
- Ibrahim El HakamiIbrahim El HakamiIbrahim El Hakami is a singer who rose to popularity around the world as the winner of Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol...
- Wadih El SafiWadih El SafiWadih El Safi is a Lebanese singer songwriter, and actor of Assyrian/Syriac background. He is a Lebanese cultural icon, and is often called the "Voice of Lebanon"...
- Brigitte YaghiBrigitte YaghiBrigitte Yaghi is a Lebanese singer who rose to popularity after placing fifth in Super Star 2, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol.Brigitte includes Warda Al-Jazairia as her main musical inspiration....
- Hani ShakerHani ShakerHany Shaker is an Egyptian singer, actor and composer. He has over 461 songs in the hearts of his lovers. His first public appearance was when he sang with Abd El Halim Hafez Choral Group in "Sora", then he showed up in the movie Sayed Darwish as Sayed darwish when he was young.-Biography:Hany...
- Melhem ZeinMelhem ZeinMelhem Zein, also transliterated Melhem Zain is a well-known Lebanese pan-Arab singer. He is married to the daughter of Ali Salim al-Beidh, the former President of Democratic Republic of Yemen....
- Sabah Fakhry
- Carole SamahaCarole SamahaCarole Samaha is a Lebanese musician and actress. She has released five studio albums. Samaha has a masters degree in acting and directing, which she earned in 1999. In 2004 she won the Arab Music Award for best female newcomer...
- Ehab TawfikEhab TawfikEhab Tawfik is an Egyptian singer.- Biography :Ehab Tawfik was only a child when he learned how to play the lute, and his love for music started when he was only nine years old. His first single "Dany" was released in 1989. His first album "Ekminny" was released in 1990...
- Assi El HelaniAssi El HelaniMohammed El Helani , widely known as Assi El Helani , is a Lebanese singer who has been a major figure in the music scene of the Middle East since the 1990s. Assi's musical career officially started after winning the Art Studio TV Program for young artists at the age of 17.He has released more than...
Finals elimination chart
| Stage: | Semi Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| Weeks: | 02/28 | 03/05 | 03/12 | 03/19 | 03/26 | 04/02 | 04/09 | 04/16 | 04/23 | 04/30 | 05/07 | 05/14 | 05/28 | 06/06 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Contestant | Result | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Marwan Ali | Elim | WC | Btm4 | Winner | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Saad El Mjarred | IN | Btm3 | Runner-up | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Yusra Mahnoush | IN | Btm5 | Btm4 | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Ahmad Hussein | IN | Btm4 | Btm3 | Btm2 | Btm2 | Elim | |||||||||||
| 5 | Rihab Saleh | IN | Btm4 | Elim | Btm3 | Elim | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Ibrahim Ashri | Elim | WC | Btm2 | Btm2 | Btm2 | Btm2 | Elim | ||||||||||
| 7-8 | Nesma Kurdi | IN | Btm3 | Btm4 | Btm3 | Elim | ||||||||||||
| Fadi Abd El Khaliq | IN | Btm3 | Elim | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | Youssef Bara | IN | Btm5 | Btm2 | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 10 | Mustafa Said | IN | Btm4 | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Rawda Bin Abdallah | Elim | WC | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| 12-13 | Elian Ba'ini | IN | Elim | |||||||||||||||
| Nada Omar | IN | Elim | ||||||||||||||||
- On 26 March Rehab Saleh was originally eliminated but brought back by the judges and again eliminated on 7 May.
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Super Star 5 (2008)
Auditions took place in the following cities:- Beqaa ValleyBeqaa ValleyThe Beqaa Valley is a fertile valley in east Lebanon. For the Romans, the Beqaa Valley was a major agricultural source, and today it remains Lebanon’s most important farming region...
, LebanonLebanonLebanon , 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... - Tripoli, LebanonTripoli, LebanonTripoli is the largest city in northern Lebanon and the second-largest city in Lebanon. Situated 85 km north of the capital Beirut, Tripoli is the capital of the North Governorate and the Tripoli District. Geographically located on the east of the Mediterranean, the city's history dates back...
- Cairo, Egypt
- Amman, Jordan
- Tunis, Tunisia
- Baghdad, Iraq
- Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Manama, Bahrain
- Casablanca, Morocco
Season 5 kicked off with the first episode on 24 February 2008
There were 3 big changes
-New female judge replacing Fadia who judged the 2nd, 3rd, and fourth season
-Wael Mansour (former contestant from SuperStar 2003) & Majdala Khatar now replace Ayman Qaissouni who hosted the first 4 seasons.
-Results shows are no longer on Mondays, they are on Thursdays giving people 5 days to vote
This year's Top 20 featured 9 females and 11 males
The Top 9 females performed on 6 April and Top 11 males performed on 13 April
10 were chosen, and 9 of the remaining 10 came back for a Last Chance show on 20 April
One of the girls chose to drop out of the competition but did not state a reason
The Top 12 was completed on 24 April
Future Television was forced into closing on 9 May, during the 2008 Lebanon conflict. After moving its broadcasting headquarters, the station was back on the air on 13 May at 4:30 p.m (Lebanese Local Time)
Participants and special guests
Names of contestants, thir countries of origin and date of elimination:Elie Bitar - Lebanon - Winner Abdel Majid Ibrahim Saudi Arabia - 24 July 2008 Mourad El Souiti - Palestine - 17 July 2008 Asma El Jabri - Morocco - 10 July 2008 Diana Sharaneq - Lebanon - 10 July 2008 Dounia Lotfi - Morocco - 26 June 2008 Aidross El Aidross - Saudi Arabia - 19 June 2008 Housam Tershishi - Lebanon - 12 June 2008 Omayma Taleb - Tunisia - 5 June 2008 Anoushka Mousa - Egypt - 29 May 2008 Mohamad El Jafeel - Lebanon - 8 May 2008 Abbas Ali - Iraq - 1 May 2008
Special Guests:
- Top 11: Layla Ghoufran
- Top 10: Jad Nakhle
- Top 9: Hisham AbbasHisham AbbasMohammad Hisham Mahmoud Mohammad Abbas was born on September 13, 1963 in Cairo, Egypt. He is commonly known as just Hisham Abbas . He is an Egyptian popsinger best known for his hit song Habibi Dah and his religious song Asmaa Allah al-husna-Biography:He had his primary education in Dar El Tefl...
- Top 8: Rouwaida AttiehRouwaida AttiehRouwaida Attieh is a Syrian vocalist. She was born in Talklakh, Syria, 40 kilometers from Homs . She has four siblings, Fatima, Haitham, Zainab, and Shaima'. Rouwaida was the first runner-up on the first season of Super Star, the pan-Arab import of "Pop Idol"...
- Top 7: Nabil Shaeil
- Top 6: Walid TouficWalid TouficWalid Toufic , is a Lebanese singer who constantly made his big break in Egypt, and he is also known for performing in concerts and appearing in music videos.-Biography:...
- Top 5:
- Top 4:
- Top 3: Muin Sharif
- Top 2: Ragheb AlamaRagheb AlamaRagheb Subhi Alama is a Lebanese singer, composer, television personality, and philanthropist. Alama began his career in the 1980s when he appeared as a contestant on the talent show broadcast Studio El Fan, on which he received the Platinum Award...
Finals elimination chart
| Stage: | Semi Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| Weeks: | 04/06 | 04/13 | 04/20 | 05/01 | 05/08 | 05/28 | 06/05 | 06/12 | 06/19 | 06/26 | 07/03 | 07/10 | 07/17 | 07/24 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Contestant | Result | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Elie Bitar | IN | Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Abdelmajeed Ibrahim | IN | Btm3 | Btm3 | Btm2 | Runner-up | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Mourad El Souiti | IN | Btm2 | Btm3 | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 4-5 | Asma El Jabri | IN | Btm2 | Btm3 | Elim | |||||||||||||
| Diana Sharaneq | IN | Btm2 | Elim | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Dounia Loutfi | IN | Btm4 | Btm3 | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Aidross El Aidross | IN | Btm3 | Btm4 | Btm4 | Btm2 | Elim | |||||||||||
| 8 | Housam Tershishi | Elim | WC | Btm4 | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Omayma Taleb | IN | Btm4 | Btm4 | Btm2 | Elim | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Anoushka Moussa | IN | Btm2 | Btm3 | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 11 | Mohammad Jaafeel | IN | Elim | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | Abbas Ali | Elim | WC | Elim | ||||||||||||||
- On 3 July Diana Sharaneq was originally eliminated but brought back by the judges and again eliminated the next week.
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