Nouvelle Star season 9

Nouvelle Star
Season 9
Hosted byCyril Hanouna
JudgesAndré Manoukian, Olivier Bas, Sinclair, Maurane
WinnerSophie-Tith Charvet
Runner-upFlorian Bertonnier
Release
Original releaseDecember 11, 2012 (2012-12-11) –
February 26, 2013 (2013-02-26)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 8
Next →
Season 10

The ninth season of Nouvelle Star began on December 11, 2012 and finished on February 26, 2013. Virginie Guilhaume was replaced by Cyril Hanouna. André Manoukian remained as the only original jury member after nine years. Sinclair, Maurane and Olivier Bas joined Manoukian as judges for the season.

Auditions were held in Marseilles, Lyon and Paris. After the auditions were over the top 100 were cut down in the Trianon Theater to ten without resorting to semi-finals.

Contestants

Top 10 Finalists

  • Sophie-Tith Charvet (16) - Winner
  • Florian Bertonnier (19) - Runner-up
  • Philippe Krier (24)
  • Florian Devos aka. Flo[1]" (20)
  • Julie Obré (25)
  • Paul Kay (18)
  • Timothée Rossignol (25)
  • Charlotte Morgane Berry (24)
  • Adélaïde Pratoussy (20)
  • Léa Layne (18)

No semifinalist for this season, all were directly selected before the first prime.

Eliminations - Top 10

Date Theme Bottom Three
15 January[2] Léa Layne (jury) Adélaïde Pratoussy (jury) Charlotte Morgane Berry
22 January Timothée Rossignol Julie Obré
29 January Paul Kay Philippe Krier Flo Devos
5 February Julie Obré (2) Flo Devos (2) Florian Bertonnier
Final round
12 February Quarterfinal Flo Devos
19 February Semifinal Philippe Krier
26 February Final Florian Bertonnier Sophie-Tith Charvet

Elimination chart

Legend
Female Male Top 10 Eliminated Eliminated by the judges
Stage: Finals
Week: 1/15 1/22 1/29 2/5 2/12 2/19 2/26
Place Contestant Result
1 Sophie-Tith Charvet Winner
2 Florian Bertonnier Btm 3 Runner-Up
3 Philippe Krier Btm 2 Elim
4 Florian Devos (aka. Flo) Btm 3 Btm 2 Elim
5 Julie Obré Btm 2 Elim
6 Paul Kay Elim
7 Timothée Rossignol Elim
8 Charlotte Morgane Berry Elim
9-10 Adélaïde Pratoussy Elim
Léa Layne

References

  1. ^ to avoid confusion with the future runner-up
  2. ^ During this season, rules changed: only during the first prime, 3 contesters were eliminated, 2 by the jury and 1 by the classic way.