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Star Academy
Star Academy Arabia title card
Also known as	Star Academy Arabia
Created by	John de Mol
Directed by	Tony Qahwaji (Primes) Micha Chahhoud (Dailies) (2003–2011) Adib Mufty (Dailies) (2013–2016)
Presented by	Hilda Khalife
Country of origin	Lebanon
Production
Producers	Roula Saad (2003–2011) Nadine Smayra (2013–2016)
Production locations	Adma, Lebanon
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	Varies
Production company	Endemol Middle East
Original release
Network	LBCI (2003–2016) CBC (2013–2016)
Release	19 December 2003 (2003-12-19) – January 29, 2016 (2016-01-29)

Star Academy Arab World or Star Academy Arabia, is an Arab world televised talent show, which aired from December 19, 2003, to January 29, 2016. The show features a group of young male and female candidates who are selected from a pan-Arab pool of more than 3,000 and sequestered for four months in "The Academy," a four-story building in Lebanon, where they live, train, and compete against one another every week. The show became an instant success and every episode a much-watched event across the Arab world.

The show was adapted from a French show of the same name and produced by Dutch company Endemol, Vanilla Productions & PAC Ltd. Star Academy Arab World is based on the Spanish format Operación Triunfo.

The show centers around the 16 candidates who compete in weekly talent competitions, singing, dancing, and acting during on-stage performances. At the end of every week, one contestant is kicked off by a public vote by the viewers.

One of the show's highlights are the guest appearances of some of the Arab world's most important singers and performers such as Najwa Karam, Angham, Haifa Wahbe, Assala Nasri, Ehab Tawfik, Elissa, Myriam Fares, Nawal Al-Zoghbi, Abdallah Al Rowaished, Wael Kfoury, Latifa, Carole Samaha, Sherine, Saad Lamjarred 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 and Chris De Burgh.

Overview

Based in Adma, a city north of Beirut, Lebanon, the show is aired for 4 months on the Egyptian TV station CBC and on the Lebanese terrestrial channel LBC and is hosted by Hilda Khalife. The show follows 16 candidates through their weeks living in "The Academy," training with "teachers," and performing their talents in live on-stage shows. While many choose to sing, talents are not restricted to vocal performances; acting and dancing are also common talents.

The show takes on a few different formats depending on the day of the week. Every day, there is a one-hour "access" show that goes over the day's important and exciting events. On Friday, there is a live performance show where the candidates compete against each other, sometimes alongside famous domestic and international stars, and are voted off one by one. In addition, viewers can tune into "The Academy" 24/7 by watching LBC Reality, a dedicated satellite station.

The concept of the show is training the students in several disciplines: singing, acting, sports, vocalizing, theatre expression, dancing, and musical culture. Then, each Monday, the three weakest students are nominated. The nomination is done by the teaching staff after the candidates undergo an evaluation test the day before Sunday. On Friday, a special live show called "Prime" is broadcast. 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. 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 both the LBC and CBC stations provide satellite connections to more than two dozen Arab countries and also to Arab communities throughout the world, it became one of the most popular shows in the Arab-speaking world. In Saudi Arabia in particular, Star Academy was a media event so popular that its broadcasts achieved record ratings, emptied streets in major cities like Jedda, animated debates, inspired Mosque sermons, and widely distracted students from focusing on final exams in May 2004. (Al-Humaydan, 2005) CBC And LBCI, the networks airing the show, reaped huge profits from the show but have been unable to replicate the show's success with other reality shows.

This debate also caused the indefinite postponing of West Asian edition of Big Brother, also known as Big Brother – Al Raiss.

Reception

Conservative response

While the show is immensely popular among viewers, especially in Saudi Arabia, many conservative and religious leaders have criticized the show for promoting anti-Islamic behavior and ideals. Star Academy has sparked intense debates over the role of Islam in public life, Western cultural influence, gender relations, and political participation and has subverted Wahhabi notions of social order. In response to countless questions from religious Saudi viewers who questioned whether or not it was religiously haram (prohibited) or halal (permitted) to watch the show and participate in the voting component of Star Academy, the Permanent Committee for Scientific Research and the Issuing of Fatwas issued a related fatwa (religious ruling) that prohibited watching, discussing, voting in, or participating in Star Academy, as well as urging businessmen not to finance this or any similar show.

According to the Committee, the fatwa was issued because the show carried a number of serious issues including "free mixing of the sexes," "the wanton display and unveiling on the part of the women displaying their charms," and blatant promotion of immorality by "making Muslims get used to seeing these shameful scenes that provoke desires and by distancing them from good morals and virtues." The Committee also declared that simply not watching the show was not sufficient; it is also the duty of all practicing Muslims to advise those who watch or take part in the show that it is against religious law.

Many individuals have also spoken out against the show, citing religious reasoning as well. An Imam as Mecca’s Great Mosque called Star Academy a "weapon of mass destruction." Sahwi activists distributed a series of audiocassette sermons entitled "Satan Academy" while still others created similar sermons that compared the reality show to the virulent virus that had caused severe respiratory syndrome in the population. Religious leaders were not the only one to speak out against the show, though. Al-Riyah published a number of hostile op-eds entitled "Star Academy: A Corrupt Satellite Industry" and "Star Academy… The Other Terrorism" that harshly criticized the show.

Liberal response

While there was much criticism of the show by the area’s more conservative members of society, many liberals praised the novel approach to television media. Numerous reporters in Saudi newspapers praised Star Academy as an alternative to the extremist dogma that had taken over mass media in the nation. In their view, the show acted as an invitation to dialogue as well as an inspiring lesson in democracy. In a column entitled "Star Academy’s Democracy" a female Saudi journalist wrote that "Arabs sheid away from voting because …… until satellite television… corrupted us by inciting us to vote: "vote you are the referee"…"nominate your favorite candidate"…the Arab viewer has become obsessed with voting because results resemble election results in the United States, where unlike Arab elected, no body wins by 99.9 percent but rather by logical proportions."

Other liberals were exasperated by the conservatives’ excessive reaction to Star Academy. Another female journalist writing for Arab news asked "how vulnerable must we be if a TV program can ‘destroy our moral standards and teach our children bad things."

A major liberal voice hailed from within the royal family when Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal, a major stakeholder in LBC, supported Star Academy by sending his private plane to Beirut to bring the winner back to Saudi Arabia.

A "Patriot Night"

On 14 February 2005, Rula Sa'd, the Director of Marketing and Promotions at the LBC acted in her role as "Director of the Academy" to announce to the contestants that Rafiq al-Hariri had been assassinated and that Lebanon was in mourning. This was one of the only instances in the show's history that a real-life event had intruded upon The Academy. Like other Lebanese channels, LBC suspended its regular programing to focus all attention on the aftermath of the assassination, including a ten-day hiatus of Star Academy. The show resumed on Friday, 25 February with an episode that critics deemed "The Patriotic Night" during which the contestants, along with Arab celebrities and contestants from past seasons, came together and sang a number of patriotic songs in solidarity with the mourning nation. Not once throughout the program was al-Hariri's name said; instead, the show was made to be a demonstration of renewed patriotism.

Major controversy began when it came time to vote off that week's losing contestant. That week, the three nominees for expulsion included a Bahraini man Ahmad Salaheddin, a Syrian woman Joey Bassous, and a Lebanese man, Samer Doumit. Per contest rules, the public votes to save one contestant, and the remaining two are voted for by the other non nominated contestants. The Bahraini man was rescued by the public, but the Syrian women, despite getting higher ratings than Doumit by the public, was ultimately voted off the show.

The ousting was said to echo the tension that already existed between Syria and Lebanon post-assassination, as there was widespread suspicion that the Syrians were implicated in the crime.

Winners

The winners for the various series were:

• Star Academy 1 (2003–2004): Mohamed Attieh
• Star Academy 2 (2004–2005): Hisham Abdulrahman
• Star Academy 3 (2005–2006): Joseph Attieh
• Star Academy 4 (2006–2007): Shatha Hassoun
• Star Academy 5 (2008): Nader Guirat
• Star Academy 6 (2009): Abdulaziz Abdulrahman
• Star Academy 7 (2010): Nassif Zeitoun
• Star Academy 8 (2011): Nesma Mahgoub
• Star Academy 9 (2013–2014): Mahmoud Mohy
• Star Academy 10 (2014): Mohamed Chahine
• Star Academy 11 (2015–2016): Marwan Youssef

Teachers

• Academy Director:Roula Saad (Seasons 1 to 8) / Claudia Marchelian (Seasons 9 to 11)
• Contestant Supervisor: Fouad Fadel
• Voice Instructor: Wadih Abi Raad / Khalil Abu Obeid / Hicham Boulos/ Carla Ramia
• Music Instructor: Michel Fadel/ Amir Theyma
• Vocalize Instructor: Mary Mahfoud/ Pierre Samia
• Dance Instructor: Alissar Caracalla/ Hadi Awada
• Drama Instructor: Betty Taoutel/ Gabriel Yammine/ Aida Sabra
• Fitness Instructor: George Assaf ( change annually )

Seasons

Star Academy 1

The first season of Star Academy 1 made its debut in early December 2003. The first season ended on 4 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), 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 Taoutel, Aida Sabra, 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 Persian 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.

• Mohammad Attia (Winner; released one album)
• Bashar Al Shatti (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; released multiple songs & albums)

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 person, Elodie Frégé, won.

Primes

^Note 1.1 : As there was a tie, Sophia had the casting vote and she saved Bruno.
^Note 1.2 : 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.
^Note 1.3 : 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 Arabia, was declared as the winner this year, even though he was not the critic's favorite. He is also the winner with the most nominations in the show's history, with a record 4 nominations. 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 Ahmed 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.

Star Academy 3

Joseph Attieh, 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.

Primes

^Note 3.1 : As there was a tie, Mohammad Ibrahim had the casting vote and he saved Mohamed Dossary
^Note 3.2 : As there was a tie, Rym had the casting vote and she saved Mohammad Ibrahim
^Note 3.3 : As there was a tie, Chayma had the casting vote and she saved Mohammad Ibrahim
^Note 3.4 : He withdrew from the academy after being nominated and saved by his colleagues vote and not by the public's 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 Iraq, made history by being the first girl to take the title.

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.

Primes

^Note 4.1 : 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 25 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 23 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, etc.). Even though he did sing in Arabic on rare occasions, many felt that his Arabic singing was nowhere near 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

^Note 5.1 : As there was a tie, Badr had the casting vote and he saved Khaled
^Note 5.2 : As there was a tie, Dia had the casting vote and she saved Amal M
^Note 5.3 : 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

*at 12 may 2008 Abdullah Al-Dosari withdrew due to problems with Muhammad Qwaider, at the academy*

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 Abdulrahman 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

^Note 6.1 : He withdrew from the academy after not being in the weekly top 5.
^Note 6.2 : 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, Lebanon on 19 February 2010 on LBC.

This year's winner was Nassif Zaytoun from Syria. He made history by being the first contestant from Syria to win.

Primes

^Note 7.1 : As there was a tie, Salwa had the casting vote and she saved Aline
^Note 7.2 : As there was a tie, Tahra had the casting vote and she saved Bassel
^Note 7.3 : As there was a tie, Tahra had the casting vote and she saved Asma
^Note 7.4 : As there was a tie, Badreia had the casting vote and she saved Zeina
^Note 7.5 : There were rumors that the lines in Iraq to vote for Rahma were free of charge on certain days

Tour

Nassif, Rahma, Mohamed R, Ramy, Badria, Sultan, Asma, Tahra, Mahmoud, Zeina, Abdulaziz, Miral and Rayan were chosen to be part of the tour, but following the shocking and unexpected death of Ramy, the tour was cancelled.

Star Academy 8

Nesma Alaa Ali Mahgoub, a 20-year-old student from Egypt, was the winner this year. She is the second Egyptian to win in the show, after Mohamed Atieh, the second female contestant to win, after Shada Hassoun, and also the second candidate to win in the Arab show by singing mostly the western genre, after Nader Guirat.

Prime:	08/04/11 Prime 2	15/04/11 Prime 3	22/04/11 Prime 4	29/04/11 Prime 5	06/05/11 Prime 6	13/05/11 Prime 7	20/05/11 Prime 8	27/05/11 Prime 9	03/06/11 Prime 10	10/06/11 Prime 12	17/06/11 Prime 13	24/06/11 Prime 14	1/07/11 Prime 15	08/07/11 prime 16	15/07/11 prime 17	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%	Gilbert 16.1% Oumayma 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 7/14 votes	Karima 6/13 votes	Mohamed Raf. 6/12 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	Contestants' votes												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 Alaa Mahgoub	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	Saved by Public Husam	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
Gilbert Simon	Lian	Mohamed R.	Husam	Nina	Karima	Mohamed R.	Nina	Husam	Mohamed A.	Efram	Christine	Lian	Saved by Public	Eliminated	4th Place
Oumayma Taleb	Lian	Lamya	Husam	Yasmine	Karima	Husam	Mohamed A.	Mohamed A.	Christine	Mohamed D.	Lian	Lian	Saved by Judges	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.	Saved by Public Nina	Saved by Public	Husam	Mohamed A.	Dropped-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

^Note 8.1 : As there was a tie, Karim had the casting vote and he saved Nina.
^Note 8.2 : As there was a tie, Ahmad had the casting vote and he saved Husam.
^Note 8.3 : The results were not shown. However, the presenter, Hilda Khalife, said that Ahmad got 96%.

Star Academy 9

Star Academy Arabia returned with a brand new name after a hiatus of over a year. The series began on 26 September 2013 and ended on 9 January 2014, and was produced by Endemol Middle East. It aired on three channels including LBCI and CBC Egypt. The contestants of this series were, in order of elimination: 1. Menna Hany 2. Marita Abi Nader 3. Issa Almarzoug 4. Taher Mostafa 5. Mayssa Mejri 6. Maria Sarkis 7. Nour Farawati 8. Lilia Ben Chikha 9. Zaki Chreif 10. Mosab Al Khateeb 11. Abdallah Abd Al Aziz 12. Rana Samaha 13. Soukaina Boukries 14. Jean Chahid 15. Zinab Oussama 16. Mahmoud Mohey (Winner)

	Prime 2 03/10/2013	Prime 3 10/10/2013	Prime 4 17/10/2013	Prime 5 24/10/2013	Prime 6 31/10/2013	Prime 7 07/11/2013	Prime 8 14/11/2013	Prime 9 21/11/2013	Prime 10 28/11/2013	Prime 11 05/12/2013	Prime 12 12/12/2013	Prime 13 19/12/2013	Prime 14 26/12/2013	Prime 15 09/01/2014
Contestants	Contestants' votes								Public's vote
Mahmoud	Menna	Marita	Nour	Taher	Nour	Nour	Mosab	Peers' Save	–	–	–	–	–	WINNER
Zinab	Maria	Jean	Nour	Mayssa	Nour	Nour	Mosab	Lilia	–	–	–	–	Public's Save	2nd Place
Jean	Maria	Peers' Save	Issa	Mayssa	Nour	Maria	Mosab	Mahmoud	–	–	–	–	–	3rd Place
Soukaina	Maria	Jean	Nour	Mayssa	Mayssa	Maria	Mosab	Public's Save	–	–	–	Public's Save	Eliminated	4th Place
Rana	Maria	Marita	Nour	Taher	Nour	Maria	Mosab	Mahmoud	Public's Save	–	Public's Save	Eliminated	5th Place
Abdallah	Maria	Jean	Issa	Mayssa	Nour	Maria	Mosab	Lilia	–	Public's Save	Eliminated	6th Place
Mosab	Maria	Jean	Nour	Mayssa	Nour	Nour	Peers' Save	Mahmoud	–	Eliminated	7th Place
Zaki	Maria	Jean	Nour	Mayssa	Nour	Nour	Public's Save	Mahmoud	Eliminated	8th Place
Lilia	Menna	Marita	Nour	Mayssa	Public's Save	Nour	Nour	Eliminated	9th Place
Nour	Maria	Jean	Peers' Save	Mayssa	Peers' Save	Peers' Save	Eliminated	10th Place
Maria	Peers' Save	Marita	Issa	Public's Save	Mayssa	Eliminated	11th Place
Mayssa	Maria	Jean	Nour	Peers' Save	Eliminated	12th Place
Taher	Menna	Public's Save	Public's Save	Eliminated	13th Place
Issa	Public's Save	Jean	Eliminated	14th Place
Marita	Maria	Eliminated	15th Place
Menna	Eliminated	16th Place
Public's Votes	Issa 45.18% Maria 41.92% Menna 12.90%	Taher 55.72% Marita 33.77% Jean 10.51%	Taher 40.12% Issa 36.88% Nour 23.00%	Maria 45.82% Taher 44.23% Mayssa 9.95%	Lilia 49.47% Nour 38.40% Mayssa 12.13%	Mosab 39.30% Maria 36.26% Nour 24.43%	Zaki 60.69% Nour 20.85% Mosab 18.46%	Soukaina 59.00% Mahmoud 21.57% Lilia 19.43%	Rana 70.32% Zaki 29.68%	Abdallah 71.51% Mosab 28.49%	Rana 66.78% Abdallah 33.22%	Soukaina 52.99% Rana 47.01%	Zinab 50.12% Soukaina 49.88%	Mahmoud 45.74% Zinab 42.82% Jean 11.44%
Eliminated	Menna 3/13 votes	Marita 4/12 votes	Issa 3/11 votes	Taher 2/10 votes	Mayssa 2/9 votes	Maria 4/8 votes	Nour 1/7 votes	Lilia 2/6 votes	Zaki	Mosab	Abdallah	Rana	Soukaina	Jean | Zinab
														Mahmoud Winner

Star Academy 10

The winner of Star Academy 10 made history by being the first contestant from a country that already had a student win from it. Mohammed Chahin from Egypt became the 4th Egyptian to win the title, and the 3rd consecutive one after Mahmoud Mohey in Season 9 and Nesma Mahgoub In Season 8 .

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Star Academy 11

Star Academy 11 began in 16-October- 2015 and ended in 29-January-2016 with the crowning of this season's winner Marwan Youssef from Lebanon. Marwan is the second Lebanese contestant to win the first place title after Joseph Attieh (Star Academy 3). The season was produced by Endemol Shine Middle East and broadcast on Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International aka LBC Lebanon) and Capital Broadcasting Center aka CBC (Egypt) tv networks. Among many other prizes awarded to the winner of the season, Marwan Youssef won a song produced by Endemol, and released his first single "Watan Hobi." Marwan later went on to release a second single alone with Watary Productions record label titled "Rafed Saddek," which saw great success and lead to him filming his first music video for the song. Marwan has since performed many concerts and performed in important music festivals. This also had a few noteworthy and historical things to mention for example, Ihab Amir made history as the first male Moroccan contestant since the first season and being the second male Moroccan contestant after Amine Errachidi in the first season. Also Algeria made history this season as this was the first time in the show's entire run that more than one contestant was chosen to represent the North African nation.

Prime:	23/10/2015 Prime 2	30/10/2015 Prime 3	06/11/2015 Prime 4	13/11/2015 Prime 5	20/11/2015 Prime 6	27/11/2015 Prime 7	04/12/2015 Prime 8	11/12/2015 Prime 9	18/12/2015 Prime 10	25/11/2015 Prime 11	01/01/2016 Prime 12	08/01/2016 Prime 13	15/01/2016 Prime 14	22/01/2016 prime 15	29/01/2016 prime 16
Public's Votes:	Faten 6.25% Youssef 35.08% Raphael 58.67%	Soukaina 26.95% Faten 7.62%% Hanane 65.43%	Mabelle 22.64% Ali 41.04% Soukaina 36.32%	Mohammed S 23.00% Souhaila 52.63% Mortada 24.37%	Chantal 18.21% Mohammed S 14.89% Hanane 66.90%	Souhaila 44.10% Ali 48.90% Chantal 6.00%	Hanane 63.23% Dina 22.16% Chantal 14.60%	Haidy 53.67% Ali 46.33%	Anis 54.30% Mabelle 45.70%	Raphael 70.76% Anis 29.24%	Ihab 48.60% Dina 51.40%	Raphael 54.32% Dina 45.68%	Raphael 40.57% Nassim 59.43%	Nassim 51.12% Hanane 48.88%	Haidy 19.82% Marwan 55.46% Mohammed A 6.55% Nassim 18.67%	Marwan
Eliminated :	Youssef 5/15 votes	Faten 4/14 votes	Soukaina 3/13 votes	Mortada 2/12 votes	Mohammed S 3/11 votes	Souhaila dropped out	Chantal 4/9 votes	Ali 46.33%	Mabelle 45.70%	Anis 29.24%	Ihab 48.60%	Dina 45.68%	Raphael 40.57%	Hanane 48.88%
Contestants	Contestants' votes												Public's vote
Contestants	Prime 10	Prime 11	Prime 12	Prime 13	Prime 14	Prime 15	Prime 16	Prime 1	Prime 2	Prime 3	Prime 4	Prime 5	Prime 6	Prime 7	Prime 8	Rank
Marwan	Youssef	Faten	Mabelle	Mohammed S	Chantal	N/A	Chantal	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Winner
Haidy	Faten	Soukaina	Mabelle	Mohammed S	Mohammed S	N/A	Dina	Saved by Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2nd Place
Nassim	Faten	Soukaina	Mabelle	Mohammed S	Chantal	N/A	Dina	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Saved by Public	Saved by Public	3rd Place
Mohammed A	Youssef	Soukaina	Mabelle	Mohammed S	Mohammed S	N/A	Dina	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4th Place
Hanane	Faten	Saved by Public	Soukaina	Mohammed S	Saved by Public	N/A	Saved by Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Eliminated	5th Place
Raphael	Saved by Public	Soukaina	Mabelle	Mohammed S	Chantal	N/A	Chantal	N/A	N/A	Saved by Public	N/A	Saved by Public	Eliminated	6th Place
Dina	Faten	Soukaina	Mabelle	Mohammed S	Mohammed S	N/A	Saved by Students	N/A	N/A	N/A	Saved by Public	Eliminated	7th Place
Ihab	Faten	Soukaina	Soukaina	Mohammed S	Chantal	N/A	Dina	N/A	N/A	N/A	Eliminated	8th Place
Anis	Youssef	Soukaina	Mabelle	Mortada	Chantal	N/A	Dina	N/A	Saved by Public	Eliminated	9th Place
Mabelle	Faten	Soukaina	Saved by Students	Mohammed S	Chantal	N/A	Chantal	N/A	Eliminated	10th Place
Ali	Faten	Faten	Saved by Public	Mortada	Chantal	Souhaila Dropped-Out, Ali Safe	Chantal	Eliminated	11th Place
Chantal	Youssef	Faten	Mabelle	Mohammed S	Saved by Students	Souhaila Dropped-Out, Chantal Safe	Eliminated	12th Place
Souhaila	Faten	Soukaina	Soukaina	Saved by Public	Chantal	Dropped-Out	13th Place
Mohammed S	Youssef	Soukaina	Mabelle	Saved by Students	Eliminated	14th Place
Mortada	Faten	Faten	Mabelle	Eliminated	15th Place
Soukaina	Faten	Saved by Students	Eliminated	16th Place
Faten	Saved by Students	Eliminated	17th Place
Youssef	Eliminated	18th Place

Marwan Youssef winner of star academy 11

|Public's Votes: |Faten
6.25%%
Yousef
35.08%
Rapheal
58.67% |soukaina
26.95%
Faten
7.62%
Hanane
65.43% |Mabell
22.64%
Ali
41.04%
Soukaina
36.32% |Mohameds
23.00%
Souhila
52.63%
Mortada
24.37% |Chantal
18.21%
Mohameds
14.89%
Hanane
66.90% |Souhila
?
Ali
?%
Chantal
?% |Hanane
63.23%
Dena
22.16%
Chantal
14.60 |Haidy
53.67%
Ali
47.33% |Anis
54.30%
Mabell
45.70% |Rapheal
70.76
Anis
29.24% |Ihab
48.60%
Dena
51.40% |Dena
45.68
Rapheal
54.32% |Rapheal
40.57
Nassim
59.43% |Nassim
51.12%
Hanane
48.88% |Haidy
19.32%
Marwan
55.46%
Mohameda
6.55% Nassim
18.67%

Milestones, recordholders and trivia

Finalist Contestants:
-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);
-Star Academy 9:
.Mahmoud Mohey (Egypt); Third Winner from Egypt
.Zinab Oussama (Morocco)
.Jean Chahid (Lebanon)
-Star Academy 10:
.Mohammad Chahine (Egypt); Fourth Winner from Egypt
. Lea Makhoul (Lebanon)
.Ghada Jreidi (Tunisia)
-Star Academy 11
.Marwan Youssef (Lebanon); Second Winner From Lebanon
.Heidi Moussa (Egypt)
.Nassim Reissi (Tunisia)
.Mohammad Abbass (Egypt)