The eighth season of Nouvelle Star began on March 2 and finished on June 16. Virginie Guilhaume returned as the host for her sophomore season. André Manoukian remained as the only original jury member after eight years along Philippe Manœuvre and Lio. After one season Sinclair decided to leave and was replaced by former FFF-member Marco PrinceLe retour du télé-crochet le 2 mars sur M6 because of, according to fellow judge Lio, personal dissatisfaction in the Nouvelle Star-experience for Sinclair.
Auditions were held in the following cities: Marseille Toulouse Lyon Strasbourg Brussels Paris After the auditions were over the top 124 were cut down in the Trianon Theater to 15 who eventually competed in the first liveshow aiming to advance to the final group of ten.
Contestants Top 10 Finalists
Luce Brunet (20) - Winner François Raoult (25) - Runner-up Ramón Mirabet (25) Lussi Lebrun (27) Benjamin Boehm (16) Dave Mgy (28) Annabelle (20) Stéphanie Vondenhoff (29) Sacha Page (19) Marine Maiwa (26)
Marine selected as the 10th finalist by the jury.
Semifinalists (Top 15)
Ambre Dupont (23) Anna Torné (18) Lucia de Carvalho (29) Manon Trinquier (19) Siegfried Martin-Diaz (27)
Eliminations - Top 10
DateThemeBottom Three21 AprilMarine MaiwaAnnabelleDave Mgy28 AprilSascha PageStéphanie VondenhoffRamón Miarbet5 MayStéphanie Vondenhoff (2)Dave Mgy (2)Ramón Miarbet (2)13 MayAnnabelle (2)Lussi Lebrun19 MayDave Mgy (3)François RaoultLussi Lebrun (2)26 MayBenjamin BoehmRamón Mirabet (3)Lussi Lebrun (3)Bottom Two2 JuneQuarterfinalLussi Lebrun (4)François Raoult (2)9 JuneSemifinalRamón Mirabet (4)François Raoult (2)16 JuneFinalFrançois Raoult (3)Luce Brunet
Elimination chart + Legend Female Male Top 10 Top 15
Stage:Top 15FinalsWeek:4/144/214/285/55/135/195/266/26/96/16PlaceContestantResult1Lucie BrunetViewers2François RaoultViewers3Ramon MirabetViewers4Lussi LebrunViewers5Benjamin BoehmViewers6Dave MgyViewers7AnnabelleViewers8Stéphanie VondenhoffViewers9Sacha PageViewers10Marine MaiwaJudges11-15AmbreElimLucia De CarvalhoAnna KeaneManon Trinquier
References
External links Official site