Turkstar
Encyclopedia
Turkstar is a reality television
show based on the popular British show Pop Idol
. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in Turkey
. It is hosted by Seray Sever, Gamze Özçelik
& Haldun Dormen
. While the show is the first and currently only Idol franchise to feature a duo, it had extremely bad ratings and was discontinued.
, including:
Two members of the top 3, Simge Bağdatlı and Sertaç Yanmaz, were born and raised in Germany. The latter one was a semifinalist on the first season of Turkstars German equivalent Deutschland sucht den Superstar
.
Format: 4 out of 10 making it in each week + one Wildcard
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
show based on the popular British show Pop Idol
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...
. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. It is hosted by Seray Sever, Gamze Özçelik
Gamze Özçelik
Gamze Özçelik is a Turkish actress, model and TV hostess.-Biography:She studied at Maltepe Anatolian High School, and went on to graduate from Istanbul Bilgi University. She won the Elite Model look 1999...
& Haldun Dormen
Haldun Dormen
Haldun Dormen is a famous Turkish theatre, movie and TV series actor and film director. Dormen is of Turkish Cypriot descent.- Biography :...
. While the show is the first and currently only Idol franchise to feature a duo, it had extremely bad ratings and was discontinued.
Auditions
The first series of Turkstar had 9 audition cities to find the best talent in all of TurkeyTurkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, including:
- AdanaAdanaAdana is a city in southern Turkey and a major agricultural and commercial center. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, 30 kilometres inland from the Mediterranean, in south-central Anatolia...
- AnkaraAnkaraAnkara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
- AntalyaAntalyaAntalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :...
- DiyarbakırDiyarbakırDiyarbakır is one of the largest cities in southeastern Turkey...
- EdirneEdirneEdirne is a city in Eastern Thrace, the northwestern part of Turkey, close to the borders with Greece and Bulgaria. Edirne served as the capital city of the Ottoman Empire from 1365 to 1453, before Constantinople became the empire's new capital. At present, Edirne is the capital of the Edirne...
- İstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
- İzmirIzmirIzmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
- TrabzonTrabzonTrabzon is a city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. Trabzon, located on the historical Silk Road, became a melting pot of religions, languages and culture for centuries and a trade gateway to Iran in the southeast and the Caucasus to the northeast...
- MunichMunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Germany
Turkstar Jury
- Zerrin ÖzerZerrin ÖzerZerrin Özer is a famous Turkish pop singer. She is called as Turkey's Janis Joplin by several fans. She has very famous hits such as "Gönül" , "Dayanamıyorum" , "Dünya Tatlısı" and "Paşa Gönlüm" -Biography:She was born in 1957 in Ankara, Turkey...
- Turkish singer. - Armağan Çağlayan - A&R BMG France.
- Ercan Saatçi - Songwriter & musician.
- Ahmet San - Musician & choreographer.
Contestants
Meltem Denizci & Emrah Gökelma until now remain as the only duo to participate on an Idol Show worldwide (auditioned, performed and got voted off together).Two members of the top 3, Simge Bağdatlı and Sertaç Yanmaz, were born and raised in Germany. The latter one was a semifinalist on the first season of Turkstars German equivalent Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Deutschland sucht den Superstar is a German reality talent show, also commonly known by its initials DSDS. Part of the Idol franchise, it was created by English media mogul Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show Pop Idol, of which two series were broadcast between the years of 2001 and...
.
Semi Final Qualifyings
Top 30Format: 4 out of 10 making it in each week + one Wildcard
| Date | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
| March 11 | Meltem Denizci & Emrah Gökelma |
Simge Bağdatlı | Emrah Keskin | Faruk Emre Kürklüoğlu |
| March 18 | Ahmet Gülsen | Açelya Kılıç | Yusuf Emre Uzunca | Banu Ekşi |
| March 25 | Sertaç Yanmaz | Abedin Sakirov | Ufuk Çakir | Sevil Kul |
| Wildcard | Seçil Hüner Ünsal |