À la Recherche de la Nouvelle Star | |
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Country of origin | France |
No. of seasons | 1 |
Original release | |
Network | M6 |
Release | 27 March 10 July 2003 | –
À la recherche de la nouvelle star (Looking for the new Star) 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 La Francophonie. It was hosted by Benjamin Castaldi. The Belgian singer Jonatan Cerrada won over Thierry Amiel with 50.4% of the total votes, and went on to represent France at the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, with " À chaque pas".
After the first season the show was renamed Nouvelle Star.
The inaugural season of À la Recherche de la Nouvelle Star had seven audition cities to find the best talent not only in France, but also Belgium and Canada:
(ages stated at time of contest)
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Voted Off | Liveshow Theme |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jonatan Cerrada | 17 | Liège, Belgium | Winner | Grand Finale |
Thierry Amiel | 20 | Marseille | 10 July 2003 | |
Jean Sébastien Lavoie | 24 | Montreal, Canada | 3 July 2003 | Hommage |
Alexis Juliard | 21 | Paris | 26 June 2003 | Le voyage |
Laetizia Alberti | 20 | Corsica | 19 June 2003 | Années 2000 |
Yoann Kelyann | 19 | Mont-de-Marsan | 12 June 2003 | Funky hits |
Jonathan Hassen-Ali | 20 | Givors | 5 June 2003 | Pop Hits |
Cindie Bruzzi | 16 | 29 May 2003 | Film Hits | |
Priscilla | 16 | 22 May 2003 | My Birth Year | |
Gabrielle Ducomble | 22 | Liège, Belgium | 15 May 2003 | Contestant's Choice |
Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
---|---|---|
Alexis Juliard | " Hello" ( Lionel Richie) | Advanced |
Florent | " Je n'ai que mon âme" ( Natasha St. Pier) | Eliminated |
Gabrielle Ducomble | " L'Air du vent" (Laura Mayne) | Advanced |
Jordane | "Vivre la vie" (Kelly Joyce) | Eliminated |
Julie | " La solitudine" ( Laura Pausini) | Eliminated |
Paco | " Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" ( Elton John) | Eliminated |
Pauline | "Tu planes sur moi" ( Native) | Eliminated |
Priscilla | " Respect" ( Aretha Franklin) | Eliminated |
Shawn | "Jusqu'au bout" ( David Charvet) | Eliminated |
Yoann Kelyann | " Rêver" ( Mylène Farmer) | Advanced |
Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
---|---|---|
Catherine | " S'il suffisait d'aimer" ( Celine Dion) | Eliminated |
Cindie Bruzzi | " Dans un autre monde" (Celine Dion) | Advanced |
David | "Mon frère" ( Maxime Le Forestier) | Eliminated |
Diane | " En attendant ses pas" (Celine Dion) | Eliminated |
Jean Sébastien Lavoie | "Quand les hommes vivront d'amour" ( Raymond Lévesque) | Advanced |
Jonatan Cerrada | " I Want You Back" ( The Jackson 5) | Advanced |
Laure-Anne | "Evidemment" ( France Gall) | Eliminated |
Nabyl | " Sacrifice" ( Elton John) | Eliminated |
Priscilla | "Humana" ( Lara Fabian) | Eliminated |
Sébastien | "On va s'aimer" ( Gilbert Montagné) | Eliminated |
Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
---|---|---|
Diyas | "Chère amie" ( Marc Lavoine) | Eliminated |
Isabelle | " Stop!" ( Sam Brown) | Eliminated |
Jonathan Hassen-Ali | " My Girl" ( The Temptations) | Advanced |
Kallagnani | " On My Own" ( Frances Ruffelle) | Eliminated |
Laetizia Alberti | " Manhattan-Kaboul" ( Renaud & Axelle Red) | Advanced |
Pascal | " One Moment in Time" ( Whitney Houston) | Eliminated |
Sandie | "J'y crois encore" ( Lara Fabian) | Eliminated |
Thierry Amiel | "Je suis malade" ( Serge Lama) | Advanced |
Veronique | "On se retrouvera" ( Francis Lalanne) | Eliminated |
Xavier | " Hymne à l'amour" ( Johnny Hallyday) | Eliminated |
Theme: Contestant's Choice
Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
---|---|---|
Alexis Juliard | " When a Man Loves a Woman" ( Percy Sledge) | Safe |
Cindie Bruzzi | "La vie fait ce qu'elle veut" ( Julie Zenatti) | Bottom two |
Gabrielle Ducomble | " Saving All My Love for You" ( Whitney Houston) | Eliminated |
Jean Sébastien Lavoie | "Les uns contre les autres" ( Fabienne Thibeault) | Safe |
Jonatan Cerrada | " Je voulais te dire que je t'attends" ( Michel Jonasz) | Safe |
Jonathan Hassen-Ali | " The World's Greatest" ( R. Kelly) | Safe |
Laetizia Alberti | " Be My Baby" ( Vanessa Paradis) | Safe |
Priscilla | " I Will Always Love You" (Whitney Houston) | Safe |
Thierry Amiel | "L'aigle noir" ( Barbara) | Safe |
Yoann Kelyann | "La fan de sa vie" ( Zazie) | Bottom three |
Theme: My Birth Year
Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
---|---|---|
Alexis Juliard | " Can You Feel It" ( The Jacksons) | Bottom two |
Cindie Bruzzi | " Ella, elle l'a" ( France Gall) | Bottom three |
Jean Sébastien Lavoie | " We Are the Champions" ( Queen) | Safe |
Jonatan Cerrada | " Je marche seul" ( Jean-Jacques Goldman) | Safe |
Jonathan Hassen-Ali | " Do I Do" ( Stevie Wonder) | Safe |
Laetizia Alberti | "Diego libre dans sa tête" ( France Gall) | Safe |
Priscilla | " Kiss" ( Prince) | Eliminated |
Thierry Amiel | "Mon fils ma bataille" ( Daniel Balavoine) | Safe |
Yoann Kelyann | " Vivre ou survivre" (Daniel Balavoine) | Safe |
Theme: Film Hits
Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
---|---|---|
Alexis Juliard | "On se retrouvera" ( Francis Lalanne) | Safe |
Cindie Bruzzi | " Hot Stuff" ( Donna Summer) | Eliminated |
Jean Sébastien Lavoie | " Calling You" ( Jevetta Steele) | Safe |
Jonatan Cerrada | "Une histoire d'amour" ( Mireille Mathieu) | Safe |
Jonathan Hassen-Ali | " Pauvres diables" ( Julio Iglesias) | Bottom two |
Laetizia Alberti | "T'en a pas" ( Elsa Lunghini) | Safe |
Thierry Amiel | " All by Myself" ( Eric Carmen) | Bottom three |
Yoann Kelyann | " Beautiful Stranger" ( Madonna) | Safe |
Theme: Pop Hits
Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
---|---|---|
Alexis Juliard | " Killing Me Softly" ( The Fugees) | Bottom two |
Jean Sébastien Lavoie | " Chanter pour ceux qui sont loin de chez eux" ( Michel Berger) | Safe |
Jonatan Cerrada | " Les trois cloches" ( Edith Piaf) | Safe |
Jonathan Hassen-Ali | " Your Song" ( Elton John) | Eliminated |
Laetizia Alberti | " Eternal Flame" ( The Bangles) | Safe |
Thierry Amiel | "La vie ne m'apprend rien" ( Daniel Balavoine) | Safe |
Yoann Kelyann | "Pas toi" ( Jean-Jacques Goldman) | Bottom three |
Theme: Funky Hits
Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
---|---|---|
Alexis Juliard | " Je l'aime à mourir" ( Francis Cabrel) | Safe |
Jean Sébastien Lavoie | "Le chanteur" ( Daniel Balavoine) | Safe |
Jonatan Cerrada | "Le coup de soleil" ( Richard Cocciante) | Safe |
Laetizia Alberti | " Marcia Baila" ( Rita Mitsouko) | Bottom two |
Thierry Amiel | " Quand on n'a que l'amour" ( Jacques Brel) | Safe |
Yoann Kelyann | "Sur la route" ( Gérald de Palmas) | Eliminated |
Theme: Années 2000
Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
---|---|---|
Alexis Juliard | " Tu es mon autre" ( Lara Fabian & Maurane) | Bottom two |
Jean Sébastien Lavoie | "Entre nous" ( Chimène Badi) | Safe |
Jonatan Cerrada | " Suerté" ( Shakira) | Safe |
Laetizia Alberti | "Que tu reviennes" ( Patrick Fiori) | Eliminated |
Thierry Amiel | " En apesanteur" ( Calogero) | Safe |
Theme: Le Voyage
Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Alexis Juliard | "Belle-ÃŽle-en-Mer, Marie-Galante" ( Laurent Voulzy) | " Hotel California" ( Eagles) | Eliminated |
Jean Sébastien Lavoie | "Allumer le feu" ( Johnny Hallyday) | " Unchained Melody" ( The Righteous Brothers) | Safe |
Jonatan Cerrada | "Emmenez-moi" ( Charles Aznavour) | " Lettre à France" ( Michel Polnareff) | Bottom two |
Thierry Amiel | " Aller plus haut" ( Tina Arena) | " Amsterdam" ( Jacques Brel) | Safe |
Theme: Hommage
Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Jean Sébastien Lavoie | "Doucement" ( Liane Foly) | " Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps" ( David Hallyday) | Eliminated |
Jonatan Cerrada | "Alors regarde" ( Patrick Bruel) | "Vivre pour le meilleur" ( Johnny Hallyday) | Safe |
Thierry Amiel | "Casser la voix" (Patrick Bruel) | " Fan" ( Pascal Obispo) | Safe |
Artist | First song | Second song | Third song | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jonatan Cerrada | " Je voulais te dire que je t'attends" | " Ma liberté de penser" | " The Show Must Go On" | Winner |
Thierry Amiel | " Avec le temps" | " Je ne suis pas un héros" | "Les mots bleus" | Runner-up |
À la Recherche de la Nouvelle Star | |
---|---|
Country of origin | France |
No. of seasons | 1 |
Original release | |
Network | M6 |
Release | 27 March 10 July 2003 | –
À la recherche de la nouvelle star (Looking for the new Star) 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 La Francophonie. It was hosted by Benjamin Castaldi. The Belgian singer Jonatan Cerrada won over Thierry Amiel with 50.4% of the total votes, and went on to represent France at the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, with " À chaque pas".
After the first season the show was renamed Nouvelle Star.
The inaugural season of À la Recherche de la Nouvelle Star had seven audition cities to find the best talent not only in France, but also Belgium and Canada:
(ages stated at time of contest)
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Voted Off | Liveshow Theme |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jonatan Cerrada | 17 | Liège, Belgium | Winner | Grand Finale |
Thierry Amiel | 20 | Marseille | 10 July 2003 | |
Jean Sébastien Lavoie | 24 | Montreal, Canada | 3 July 2003 | Hommage |
Alexis Juliard | 21 | Paris | 26 June 2003 | Le voyage |
Laetizia Alberti | 20 | Corsica | 19 June 2003 | Années 2000 |
Yoann Kelyann | 19 | Mont-de-Marsan | 12 June 2003 | Funky hits |
Jonathan Hassen-Ali | 20 | Givors | 5 June 2003 | Pop Hits |
Cindie Bruzzi | 16 | 29 May 2003 | Film Hits | |
Priscilla | 16 | 22 May 2003 | My Birth Year | |
Gabrielle Ducomble | 22 | Liège, Belgium | 15 May 2003 | Contestant's Choice |
Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
---|---|---|
Alexis Juliard | " Hello" ( Lionel Richie) | Advanced |
Florent | " Je n'ai que mon âme" ( Natasha St. Pier) | Eliminated |
Gabrielle Ducomble | " L'Air du vent" (Laura Mayne) | Advanced |
Jordane | "Vivre la vie" (Kelly Joyce) | Eliminated |
Julie | " La solitudine" ( Laura Pausini) | Eliminated |
Paco | " Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" ( Elton John) | Eliminated |
Pauline | "Tu planes sur moi" ( Native) | Eliminated |
Priscilla | " Respect" ( Aretha Franklin) | Eliminated |
Shawn | "Jusqu'au bout" ( David Charvet) | Eliminated |
Yoann Kelyann | " Rêver" ( Mylène Farmer) | Advanced |
Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
---|---|---|
Catherine | " S'il suffisait d'aimer" ( Celine Dion) | Eliminated |
Cindie Bruzzi | " Dans un autre monde" (Celine Dion) | Advanced |
David | "Mon frère" ( Maxime Le Forestier) | Eliminated |
Diane | " En attendant ses pas" (Celine Dion) | Eliminated |
Jean Sébastien Lavoie | "Quand les hommes vivront d'amour" ( Raymond Lévesque) | Advanced |
Jonatan Cerrada | " I Want You Back" ( The Jackson 5) | Advanced |
Laure-Anne | "Evidemment" ( France Gall) | Eliminated |
Nabyl | " Sacrifice" ( Elton John) | Eliminated |
Priscilla | "Humana" ( Lara Fabian) | Eliminated |
Sébastien | "On va s'aimer" ( Gilbert Montagné) | Eliminated |
Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
---|---|---|
Diyas | "Chère amie" ( Marc Lavoine) | Eliminated |
Isabelle | " Stop!" ( Sam Brown) | Eliminated |
Jonathan Hassen-Ali | " My Girl" ( The Temptations) | Advanced |
Kallagnani | " On My Own" ( Frances Ruffelle) | Eliminated |
Laetizia Alberti | " Manhattan-Kaboul" ( Renaud & Axelle Red) | Advanced |
Pascal | " One Moment in Time" ( Whitney Houston) | Eliminated |
Sandie | "J'y crois encore" ( Lara Fabian) | Eliminated |
Thierry Amiel | "Je suis malade" ( Serge Lama) | Advanced |
Veronique | "On se retrouvera" ( Francis Lalanne) | Eliminated |
Xavier | " Hymne à l'amour" ( Johnny Hallyday) | Eliminated |
Theme: Contestant's Choice
Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
---|---|---|
Alexis Juliard | " When a Man Loves a Woman" ( Percy Sledge) | Safe |
Cindie Bruzzi | "La vie fait ce qu'elle veut" ( Julie Zenatti) | Bottom two |
Gabrielle Ducomble | " Saving All My Love for You" ( Whitney Houston) | Eliminated |
Jean Sébastien Lavoie | "Les uns contre les autres" ( Fabienne Thibeault) | Safe |
Jonatan Cerrada | " Je voulais te dire que je t'attends" ( Michel Jonasz) | Safe |
Jonathan Hassen-Ali | " The World's Greatest" ( R. Kelly) | Safe |
Laetizia Alberti | " Be My Baby" ( Vanessa Paradis) | Safe |
Priscilla | " I Will Always Love You" (Whitney Houston) | Safe |
Thierry Amiel | "L'aigle noir" ( Barbara) | Safe |
Yoann Kelyann | "La fan de sa vie" ( Zazie) | Bottom three |
Theme: My Birth Year
Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
---|---|---|
Alexis Juliard | " Can You Feel It" ( The Jacksons) | Bottom two |
Cindie Bruzzi | " Ella, elle l'a" ( France Gall) | Bottom three |
Jean Sébastien Lavoie | " We Are the Champions" ( Queen) | Safe |
Jonatan Cerrada | " Je marche seul" ( Jean-Jacques Goldman) | Safe |
Jonathan Hassen-Ali | " Do I Do" ( Stevie Wonder) | Safe |
Laetizia Alberti | "Diego libre dans sa tête" ( France Gall) | Safe |
Priscilla | " Kiss" ( Prince) | Eliminated |
Thierry Amiel | "Mon fils ma bataille" ( Daniel Balavoine) | Safe |
Yoann Kelyann | " Vivre ou survivre" (Daniel Balavoine) | Safe |
Theme: Film Hits
Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
---|---|---|
Alexis Juliard | "On se retrouvera" ( Francis Lalanne) | Safe |
Cindie Bruzzi | " Hot Stuff" ( Donna Summer) | Eliminated |
Jean Sébastien Lavoie | " Calling You" ( Jevetta Steele) | Safe |
Jonatan Cerrada | "Une histoire d'amour" ( Mireille Mathieu) | Safe |
Jonathan Hassen-Ali | " Pauvres diables" ( Julio Iglesias) | Bottom two |
Laetizia Alberti | "T'en a pas" ( Elsa Lunghini) | Safe |
Thierry Amiel | " All by Myself" ( Eric Carmen) | Bottom three |
Yoann Kelyann | " Beautiful Stranger" ( Madonna) | Safe |
Theme: Pop Hits
Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
---|---|---|
Alexis Juliard | " Killing Me Softly" ( The Fugees) | Bottom two |
Jean Sébastien Lavoie | " Chanter pour ceux qui sont loin de chez eux" ( Michel Berger) | Safe |
Jonatan Cerrada | " Les trois cloches" ( Edith Piaf) | Safe |
Jonathan Hassen-Ali | " Your Song" ( Elton John) | Eliminated |
Laetizia Alberti | " Eternal Flame" ( The Bangles) | Safe |
Thierry Amiel | "La vie ne m'apprend rien" ( Daniel Balavoine) | Safe |
Yoann Kelyann | "Pas toi" ( Jean-Jacques Goldman) | Bottom three |
Theme: Funky Hits
Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
---|---|---|
Alexis Juliard | " Je l'aime à mourir" ( Francis Cabrel) | Safe |
Jean Sébastien Lavoie | "Le chanteur" ( Daniel Balavoine) | Safe |
Jonatan Cerrada | "Le coup de soleil" ( Richard Cocciante) | Safe |
Laetizia Alberti | " Marcia Baila" ( Rita Mitsouko) | Bottom two |
Thierry Amiel | " Quand on n'a que l'amour" ( Jacques Brel) | Safe |
Yoann Kelyann | "Sur la route" ( Gérald de Palmas) | Eliminated |
Theme: Années 2000
Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
---|---|---|
Alexis Juliard | " Tu es mon autre" ( Lara Fabian & Maurane) | Bottom two |
Jean Sébastien Lavoie | "Entre nous" ( Chimène Badi) | Safe |
Jonatan Cerrada | " Suerté" ( Shakira) | Safe |
Laetizia Alberti | "Que tu reviennes" ( Patrick Fiori) | Eliminated |
Thierry Amiel | " En apesanteur" ( Calogero) | Safe |
Theme: Le Voyage
Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Alexis Juliard | "Belle-ÃŽle-en-Mer, Marie-Galante" ( Laurent Voulzy) | " Hotel California" ( Eagles) | Eliminated |
Jean Sébastien Lavoie | "Allumer le feu" ( Johnny Hallyday) | " Unchained Melody" ( The Righteous Brothers) | Safe |
Jonatan Cerrada | "Emmenez-moi" ( Charles Aznavour) | " Lettre à France" ( Michel Polnareff) | Bottom two |
Thierry Amiel | " Aller plus haut" ( Tina Arena) | " Amsterdam" ( Jacques Brel) | Safe |
Theme: Hommage
Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Jean Sébastien Lavoie | "Doucement" ( Liane Foly) | " Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps" ( David Hallyday) | Eliminated |
Jonatan Cerrada | "Alors regarde" ( Patrick Bruel) | "Vivre pour le meilleur" ( Johnny Hallyday) | Safe |
Thierry Amiel | "Casser la voix" (Patrick Bruel) | " Fan" ( Pascal Obispo) | Safe |
Artist | First song | Second song | Third song | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jonatan Cerrada | " Je voulais te dire que je t'attends" | " Ma liberté de penser" | " The Show Must Go On" | Winner |
Thierry Amiel | " Avec le temps" | " Je ne suis pas un héros" | "Les mots bleus" | Runner-up |