Rising Star is a French musical television competition series based on the Rising Star contest series based on the Israeli programme HaKokhav HaBa. The TV viewers become the instant ultimate juries with expert panelists given a very small percentage weight in voting. The French rights were bought by specialized music-oriented station M6.
Season 1 was launched in 2014 with first season being between 25 September and 13 November 2014. The live broadcasts were held on "Plateau No. 5" of the Cité du Cinéma established by the film director and producer Luc Besson and located in Saint-Denis, a northern suburb of Paris.
The hosts for the series were Faustine Bollaert and Guillaume Pley. The series was won by Corentin Grevost.
The four-member panelists were the singer songwriter cali, the event organizer Cathy Guetta (ex-wife of David Guetta), the singer David Hallyday and the director of French NRJ radio station Morgan Serrano.
The candidates (or groups) perform live with the series' band behind a big semi-circular screen name "The digital wall" such that they are invisible to the viewing public and the panelists. In real time and throughout the performance, the public votes by a "yes" or "no" through the special app launched with the goal of reaching the 70% set barrier where "the wall" is raised with the candidate moving to the next round called "duel". If he/she fails to reach the 70%, the candidate is eliminated. In this stage 28 candidates were selected to pass to the next round
The first show was broadcast on 25 September 2014 starting 20:55[1]. 6 candidates qualified in day 1
| Candidat[2] | Age | Song | Judges' choices | Total percentage | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David | Cathy | Morgan | Cali | |||||
| Barbara Lune | 24 ans | Chandelier - Sia | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | 43 % | Éliminée |
| Séverine Romanet | 39 ans | Wrecking Ball - Miley Cyrus | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 89 % | qualifiée |
| Jackie Deschamps | 60 ans | Non qualifiée pour le mur | Éliminée | |||||
| Léo Rispal | 13 ans | Comme toi - Jean-Jacques Goldman | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 90 % | Qualifié |
| Tarik | 22 ans | Hometown Glory - Adele | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | 73 % | Qualifié |
| Émanuelle Robitaille | 28 ans | I Put a Spell on You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 89 % | Qualifiée |
| Louis Deslys | 25 ans | Si seulement je pouvais lui manquer - Calogero | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | 54 % | éliminé |
| Maëva Bellocq[3] | 18 ans | Non qualifiée pour le mur | Éliminée | |||||
| Larry Lynch | 25 ans | Let Her Go - Passenger | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 94 % | Qualifié |
| The Rainbows | Get Lucky - Daft Punk | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | 22 % | Éliminés | |
| Solène Le Vezo | 18 ans | Il me dit que je suis belle - Patricia Kaas | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 79 % | Qualifiée |
La seconde émission a été diffusée le 2 octobre 2014 à 20h55. 7 candidats ont été qualifiés à son issue.
| Candidat | Âge | Chanson | Choix des juges | Pourcentage total | Statut | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David | Cathy | Morgan | Cali | |||||
| Ann-Shirley | Stay with Me - Sam Smith | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 75 % | Qualifiée | |
| Julien Loko | 30 ans | Demons - Imagine Dragons | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | 63 % | Éliminé |
| Hoshi | 18 ans | Mistral gagnant - Renaud | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 67 % | Éliminée |
| Frénésie | Non qualifié pour le mur | Éliminé | ||||||
| Tiwayo | 28 ans | Another Love - Tom Odell | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 84 % | Qualifié |
| Anne-Sophie Terschan | 18 ans | Respect - Aretha Franklin | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | 77 % | Qualifiée |
| Alexandra Miller | 24 ans | Halo - Beyoncé | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | 79 % | Qualifiée |
| Baby's | 14 ans | Pour une folie - Baby's | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 76 % | Qualifiée |
| Julien Mueller | 25 ans | All of me - John Legend | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | 68 % | Éliminé |
| MTatiana | 25 ans | Jalouse - Mademoiselle K | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 82 % | Qualifiée |
| Sarah Sofia | 21 ans | Dernière Danse - Indila | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | 22 % | Éliminée |
| Ahmed Mouici & The Golden Moments | 51 ans | I've Been Loving You Too Long - Otis Redding | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | 74 % | Qualifié |
La troisième émission a été diffusée le 9 octobre 2014 à 20h55. 7 candidats ont été qualifiés à son issue.
| Candidat | Âge | Chanson | Choix des juges | Pourcentage total | Statut | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David | Cathy | Morgan | Cali | |||||
| Mathieu Canaby | 16 ans | Isn't She Lovely? - Stevie Wonder | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 82 % | Qualifié |
| Jordan Chevallier | 24 ans | La Foule - Édith Piaf | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | 76 % | Qualifié |
| Audrey Passani | 20 ans | Stay - Rihanna | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 87 % | Qualifiée |
| Ludovic | 28 ans | Non qualifié pour le mur | Éliminé | |||||
| Monsieur Jau | 35 ans | Life on Mars? - David Bowie | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | 57 % | Éliminé |
| Corentin Grevost | 18 ans | Papaoutai - Stromae | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 91 % | Qualifié |
| Kenny Andra | 25 ans | Non qualifiée pour le mur | Éliminée | |||||
| Huu | 26 ans | Budapest – George Ezra | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 91 % | Qualifié |
| Melody | 26 ans | Donne-moi le temps - Jenifer | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | 32 % | Éliminée |
| Sheila Ray Charles | 52 ans | Georgia on My Mind - Ray Charles | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 87 % | Qualifiée |
| Arno Santamaria | 35 ans | Ma mère - Arno Santamaria | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 87 % | Qualifié |
| Whities | Grace Kelly - Mika | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | 39 % | Éliminés | |
La quatrième émission a été diffusée le 16 octobre 2014 à 20h55. 9 candidats ont été initialement qualifiés à son issue, mais suite au décès de Gaël Lopez, ils ne sont plus que 8.
| Candidat | Âge | Chanson | Choix des juges | Pourcentage total | Statut | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David | Cathy | Morgan | Cali | |||||
| Tanya Michelle | 41 ans | Addicted to You - Avicii | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 90 % | Qualifiée |
| Alex Copler | 21 ans | Alter Ego - Jean-Louis Aubert | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | 72 % | Qualifié |
| The Turning | What'd I Say - Ray Charles | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 69 % | Éliminés | |
| Inaya | 17 ans | Changer - Maître Gims | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 88 % | Qualifiée |
| The Garbo | 36 ans | Porque te vas - Jeannette Dimech | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 72 % | Qualifié |
| Mélina Bourad | 14 ans | Fallin' – Alicia Keys | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | 78 % | Qualifiée |
| William Matter | Losing My Religion - R.E.M. | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | 79 % | Qualifié | |
| Milou Leiz | 30 ans | Que je t'aime - Johnny Hallyday | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | 22 % | Éliminée |
| Emma Beatson | 26 ans | Wasting My Young Years - London Grammar | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | 49 % | Éliminée |
| Fabien Incardona | 29 ans | Prendre racine - Calogero | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 84 % | Qualifié |
| Gaël Lopes | 25 ans | Prayer in C - Lilly Wood & The Prick | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 91 % | Qualifié |
| Anouchka Strauss | 17 ans | Casta Diva, ext. de Norma - Vincenzo Bellini | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 90 % | Qualifiée |