SuperStar | |
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Season 5 | |
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Original network | Future TV |
Original release | 24 February – 24 July 2008 |
The fifth (and last) season of SuperStar was launched on Future TV on 24 February 2008. This year, many changes occurred, such as the fact that the Results shows would happen on Thursdays instead of Mondays, so it will allow the audience to have five days to vote for their favorite contestants. Egyptian singer and SuperStar alumni Wael Mansour would host the show with Miss Lebanon 2004 Majdala Khatar, replacing Egyptian anchorman Ayman Qaissouni. Also, the introduction of a new female judge, Jihane, who joined Elias Rahbani, Ziad Boutros and Abdallah El Qaoud. This year, 12 contestants (7 males and 5 females) would get into the final stage. On 24 July 2008, Lebanese contestant Elie Bitar won the contest against Saudi contestant Abdelmajeed Ibrahim.
Even though running for five seasons, SuperStar was eclipsed by rival show Star Academy on LBC in the Middle East, in terms of popularity and ratings, after only its first season. It has been surpassed by Star Academy as the number one Arab show, and did not move the Arab world the way it did during the first season.
Future TV subsequently lost the Idol licence to the MBC network, which in 2011 relaunched the programme as Arab Idol on MBC 1.
Auditions took place in the following cities :
This year's Top 20 featured 9 females and 11 males
The Top 9 females performed on 6 April and Top 11 males performed on 13 April
10 were chosen, and 9 of the remaining 10 came back for a Last Chance show on 20 April
One of the girls chose to drop out of the competition but did not state a reason
Future Television was forced into closing on 9 May, during the 2008 Lebanon conflict. After moving its broadcasting headquarters, the station was back on the air on 13 May at 4:30 p.m (Lebanese Local Time)
The Top 12 was completed on 24 April 2008. It features 5 girls and 7 boys.
Stage: | Semi Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
Weeks: | 04/06 | 04/13 | 04/20 | 05/01 | 05/08 | 05/28 | 06/05 | 06/12 | 06/19 | 06/26 | 07/03 | 07/10 | 07/17 | 07/24 | ||||
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Place | Contestant | Result | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Elie Bitar | IN | Winner | |||||||||||||||
2 | Abdelmajeed Ibrahim | IN | Btm3 | Btm3 | Btm2 | Runner-up | ||||||||||||
3 | Mourad El Souiti | IN | Btm2 | Btm3 | Elim | |||||||||||||
4–5 | Asma El Jabri | IN | Btm2 | Btm3 | Elim | |||||||||||||
Diana Sharaneq | IN | Btm2 | Elim | Elim | ||||||||||||||
6 | Dounia Lotfi | IN | Btm4 | Btm3 | Elim | |||||||||||||
7 | Aidross El Aidross | IN | Btm3 | Btm4 | Btm4 | Btm2 | Elim | |||||||||||
8 | Houssam Tershishi | Elim | WC | Btm4 | Elim | |||||||||||||
9 | Omayma Taleb | IN | Btm4 | Btm4 | Btm2 | Elim | ||||||||||||
10 | Anoushka Moussa | IN | Btm2 | Btm3 | Elim | |||||||||||||
11 | Mohammad El Jaafeel | IN | Elim | |||||||||||||||
12 | Abbas Ali | Elim | WC | Elim | ||||||||||||||
Female | Male | Safe | Safe first | Safe second | Safe third | Eliminated | Wildcard |
Week 1 (1 May 2008)
Elie Bitar | Tallo Siyadeh – Nasri Shamseddine |
Dounia Lotfi | Law La El Malama – Warda El Djazairia |
Omayma Taleb | Kan Aan Tahoun – Fairuz |
Mohammed El Jaafeel | Kel Mara Bizaalo – Ayman Zbib |
Diana Sharanaq | Taa Ninsa El Musiqar – Melhem Barakat |
Abdelmajeed Ibrahim | Deggo El Mahabej – Fairuz |
Asma El Jabri | Baeed Aanak – Umm Kulthum |
Mourad El Souiti | Yaba Yaba Lah – Tony Hana |
Aidross El Aidross | Ekhtalafna – Mohammed Abdo |
Anoushka Moussa | Balak – Sherine |
Abbas Ali | Hal Indaki Shak – Kathem Al-Saher |
Houssam Tershishi | Aatayer – Saber Rebaï |
Week 2 (8 May 2008)
Mourad El Souiti | Keef Betawel Bali – Melhem Zein |
Omayma Taleb | Samahtek – Assala Nasri |
Anoushka Moussa | Towbeh – Sabah |
Houssam Tershishi | Ana Fintizarak – Umm Kulthum |
Elie Bitar | Khayef Kon Aashek Atek – Marwan Mahfouz |
Asma El Jabri | Elli Nisak Insak – Abdallah Al Rowaished |
Diana Sharanaq | Ana Baasha'ak – Mayada El Henawi |
Abdelmajeed Ibrahim | Ballegh Habibak – Hussain Al Jasmi |
Mohammed El Jafeel | Hayrana – Laila Mourad |
Dounia Lotfi | Khayarouni – Najwa Karam |
Aidross El Aidross | Habbaytak Tansit Nawm- Fairuz |
Week 3 (28 May 2008)
Houssam Tershishi | Gatalouni Oyoun Essoud – Wadih El Safi |
Asma El Jabri | Ya Magnoun – Assala Nasri |
Omayma Taleb | Lamouni Li Gharo Menni – Hedi Jouini |
Mourad El Souiti | Mashkali – Rashed Al-Majed |
Aidross El Aidross | Akdeb Alik- Warda El Djazairia |
Elie Bitar | Aanabi – Karim Mahmoud |
Dounia Lotfi | Ana Albi Dalil – Laila Mourad |
Abdelmajeed Ibrahim | Rouh – Fadl Shaker |
Anoushka Moussa | Sodfa – Yara |
Diana Sharanaq | Qaduka El Mayas – Sabah Fakhri |
Week 4 (5 June 2008)
Asma El Jabri | Kan Andi Ghazal – Wael Jassar |
Diana Sharanaq | Oudak Ranan – Fairuz |
Mourad El Souiti | Aalalat Oud – Wadih El Safi |
Dounia Lotfi | Alf Laila wa Laila – Umm Kulthum |
Elie Bitar | Ya Babour – Walid Toufic |
Houssam Tershishi | Baad Kentom – Mohammed Abdo |
Omayma Taleb | Aw'at Tehlaw – Sayed Mekawy |
Aidross El Aidross | Hali La Taharamoni Mennah- Rashed Al-Majed |
Abdelmajeed Ibrahim | Sawt El Hida – Assi El Helani |
Week 5 (12 June 2008)
Elie Bitar | Ana Elli Alayki Mishta – Joseph Sakr |
Asma El Jabri | Hobek Wajaa – Elissa |
Dounia Lotfi | Wallah Ahtajak Ana – Ahlam |
Houssam Tershishi | Layl wa Raad – Wael Kfoury |
Abdelmajeed Ibrahim | Khamrat El Hob – Sabah Fakhri |
Aidross El Aidross | Layl Aala Albi- Fadl Shaker |
Diana Sharanaq | El Atlal – Umm Kulthum |
Mourad El Souiti | Aala Babi Wa'ef Amarein – Melhem Barakat |
Week 6 (19 June 2008)
Aidross El Aidross | Biterhalak Mishwar- Wadih El Safi |
Dounia Lotfi | Elli Lamouni Lamouk – Thekra |
Asma El Jabri | Rouhi Ya Wahrane – Cheb Khaled |
Mourad El Souiti | Albi Aasha'ha – Ragheb Alama |
Elie Bitar | Gana El Hawa – Abdelhalim Hafez |
Diana Sharanaq | Zay El Aassal – Sabah |
Abdelmajeed Ibrahim | Qoum Ouqaf – Bahaa Sultan |
Week 7 (26 June 2008)
Dounia Lotfi | Ah Ya Leil – Sherine |
Abdelmajeed Ibrahim | Sert El Hob – Umm Kulthum |
Mourad El Souiti and Asma El Jabri | Akhedni Maak- Fadl Shaker and Yara |
Diana Sharanaq | El Amaken – Mohammed Abdo |
Elie Bitar | Habibi Keda – George Wassouf |
Abdelmajeed Ibrahim and Dounia Lotfi | Halek Mosh Tayeb – Sharif Ismail and Bushra |
Mourad El Souiti | Lazraalak Boustan Worood – Fouad Ghazi |
Elie Bitar and Diana Sharanaq | Belghi Kel Mwaeedi- Melhem Barakat and Georgette Sayegh |
Asma El Jabri | Ahl El Maghna – Fella Ababsa |
Week 8 (3 July 2008)
Elie Bitar | Samra Ya Samra – Karim Mahmoud | Ya Saif Aala El Ad – Marwan Mahfouz |
Abdelmajeed Ibrahim | Ma Bitfrahsh – Sherine | El Khatiar – Fares Karam |
Asma El Jabri | Haramt Ahebak – Warda El Djazairia | Wa Hayati Andek – Thekra |
Diana Sharanaq | Eshta'na Kteer – Zaki Nassif | Imta Zaman – Mohammed Abdel Wahab |
Mourad El Souiti | A Laylo Layl – Wadih El Safi | El Hassoudi – Ali El Deek |
Week 9 (10 July 2008)
Diana Sharanaq | Habibi Aala Dounia – Sabah Fakhri | Ahla Hawaki – Ragheb Alama |
Mourad El Souiti | Bihan – Wael Kfoury | Aala El Kuffiyeh – Palestinian folklore |
Elie Bitar | Degi Ya Rababa – Samir Yazbeck | Shouhouri Nahiyatek – Warda El Djazairia |
Asma El Jabri | Lisa Faker – Umm Kulthum | Aala El Mani – Ruwaida Attieh |
Abdelmajeed Ibrahim | Rida Wallah Ma Radinak – Talal Salama | Aaisha Wahda Balak – Joseph Saar |
Elie Bitar and Mourad El Souiti | Mali Saber Ya Nass – Assi El Helani | |
Abdelmajeed Ibrahim and Asma El Jabri | Yaani Elli Bi Albi Albak – Bahaa Sultan and Soma |
Week 10 (17 July 2008)
Abdelmajeed Ibrahim | Khalasti Kalamak – Fadl Shaker | Foug El Nakhel – Nazem Al Ghazali | Min Igoul Eni Legherak – Rashed Al-Majed |
Mourad El Souiti | Sawah – Abdelhalim Hafez | Mather Fiyeh – Fadl Shaker | Zayeno El Saha – Ghassan Saliba |
Elie Bitar | Sayyajna Lebnan – Wadih El Safi | Khotbeh Ma Feesh – Joseph Sakr | Hob Eih – Umm Kulthum |
Finale (24 July 2008)
Elie Bitar | Habibi Inta – Melhem Barakat | Ya Leil El Ashiqeen – George Wassouf | Ya Kass El Omr – Iraqi folklore |
Abdelmajeed Ibrahim | Wa Hayatek Ya Habibi – Sayed Mekawy | Khayl El Arab – Assi El Helani | Nadeet – Abbas Ibrahim |
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