Superstar (Brazilian TV series)

Superstar
Also known as	SuperStar
Created by	Keshet Media Group
Developed by	Screenz Cross Media LTD
Presented by	Fernanda Lima
Judges	List of judges
Country of origin	Brazil
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	40
Production
Running time	75 minutes
Original release
Network	TV Globo
Release	April 6, 2014 (2014-04-06) – June 26, 2016 (2016-06-26)

Superstar (also stylized SuperStar) is a Brazilian live reality television singing competition airing on TV Globo. Based on the Israeli singing competition Rising Star , the series was created by Keshet Media Group and developed by Screenz Cross Media LTD.

The show's format lets viewers vote for contestants via mobile apps. The winner is entitled to a R$ 500,000 prize, a new Ford Ka and a recording contract with Som Livre. ^[1]

The Brazilian version only allows bands or groups to compete, not solo artists and duos, to avoid clashing with The Voice Brasil (also produced and broadcast by TV Globo during the Southern Hemisphere spring). ^[2]

The series premiered on April 6, 2014. In June 2014, TV Globo renewed the show for a second season. ^[3]

In November 2016, TV Globo canceled the series after three seasons due to declining viewership.

Format

SuperStar features a cast of celebrity experts and considers the viewers at home the judges. During each performance, the audience at home is able to decide in real time whether or not a band is sent through to the next round by using a mobile voting app.

While the viewers at home are considered the "judges", the expert panelists also influence the vote. During most of the show, a yes vote from one of the judges added 7% to the performers total. In the semifinals, the expert's yes vote was lowered to a 5% add (and for only one band each). In the finale, the expert's yes vote only counts as a home judge vote.

Auditions

Each performance begins with the band singing behind a screen ('The Wall'). Once the band reaches 70% of "Yes" votes, the wall is raised and the band goes to the next round of the competition. Alongside the viewers' vote, three of the panelists (excluding the host) have 7% of the vote each, which will be added should they vote "Yes".

Duels

The bands are paired by the judges to face off in a duel. The first band to perform, chosen by a coin toss before the show, sings with the wall up and sets the benchmark for the second contestant. The second contestant sings with the wall down. If the second band betters the first band's vote total, the wall rises and the second band is through to the next round while the first band is eliminated; if the second band fails to raise the wall, the second band is eliminated and the first band is through.

Solos

The top 12 bands compete against each other in weeks of live broadcasts, where public voting narrows to a final group of bands and eventually declares the season's winner.

Host and experts

Host

On March 20, 2014, the hosts were confirmed to be Fernanda Lima and André Marques as co-host. Actress Fernanda Paes Leme serves as backstage interviewer. ^[4]

Experts

On March 24, 2014, Globo officially confirmed the three experts: Latin Grammy Award–winning singer Ivete Sangalo, singer–songwriter and actor Fábio Jr. and Capital Inicial frontman Dinho Ouro Preto. ^[5] For the second season, Sandy, Thiaguinho and Paulo Ricardo replaced Ivete Sangalo, Fábio Jr. and Dinho Ouro Preto as experts. For the third season, Sandy and Paulo Ricardo returns and Daniela Mercury replace Thiaguinho.

List of experts

The experts of SuperStar

Sandy

Daniela Mercury

Experts of Superstar

Expert	Seasons
	Season 1	Season 2	Season 3
Dinho Ouro Preto
Fábio Jr.
Ivete Sangalo
Paulo Ricardo
Sandy
Thiaguinho
Daniela Mercury

Series overview

Season	Winner	Runner-up	Third place	Fourth place
1	Malta (Post-grunge)	Jamz (R&B)	Luan & Forró Estilizado (Forró)	Suricato (Folk rock)
2	Lucas & Orelha (Melodic funk)	Scalene (Stoner rock)	Versalle (Indie rock)	Dois Africanos (Pop-rap)
3	Fulo de Mandacaru (Forró )	Plutão Já Foi Planeta (Indie pop)	OutroEu (Folk pop)	Bellamore (Pop-rock)

Ratings and reception

The first season was panned by the audience and critics. The series premiere was characterized by many technical failures as the SuperStar app did not work for many users, preventing public involvement. Constant error messages appeared on the screen. On Twitter, an avalanche of complaints and jokes about the problem. ^[6]

There was also plenty of criticism reserved for hosts Fernanda Lima and André Marques, who failed to control the stage, and for the experts Ivete Sangalo, Fábio Jr. and Dinho Ouro Preto, for their lack of objectivity and anxiety in their speeches, sometimes contradictory. ^{[7] [8]}

Brazilian ratings

All numbers are in points and provided by IBOPE.

Season	Timeslot (BRT)	Episodes	Premiered		Ended		TV season	Season viewers
			Date	Viewers (in points)	Date	Viewers (in points)
1	Sunday 11:05 p.m.	14	April 6, 2014	12.0 [9]	July 6, 2014	12.7 [10]	2014–15
2	Sunday 11:20 p.m.	14	April 12, 2015	11.9 [11]	July 12, 2015	13.2 [12]	2015–16
3	Sunday 1:00 p.m.	12	April 10, 2016	10.5 [13]	June 26, 2016	9.5	2016–17

• Each point represents a specific number of households in São Paulo.

2014: 65.000 households
2015: 67.000 households

2016: 69.000 households

References

1. Banda vencedora do SuperStar ganhará Ford Ka que não chegou ao mercado
2. Estão abertas as inscrições para o SuperStar: novo reality musical da Globo
3. Globo dá nova chance para ‘SuperStar’ e garante segunda temporada para 2015
4. Fernanda Lima apresentará o SuperStar com André Marques
5. Dinho Ouro Preto, Fábio Junior e Ivete Sangalo são os jurados do SuperStar
6. Novo reality show da Globo usa tecnologia em telefone celular para as votações, mas não funcionou em seu primeiro dia
7. Aplicativo do "Superstar" funciona, mas o júri não
8. Falhas na votação, jurados afobados e apresentadora perdida marcam a estreia do 'Superstar'
9. Globo cai 56% com Santos pela sexta vez na final do Paulistão
10. Após perder para Silvio, SuperStar termina com audiência recorde
11. Sem futebol e com protestos, Globo tem pior domingo em dois anos
12. Pan de Toronto derruba a Record, e futebol deixa emissora em 3º
13. Com mico, SuperStar fracassa em missão de manter ibope de The Voice Kids

External links

• SuperStar on GShow.com
• SuperStar on Twitter
• SuperStar on Facebook

Preceded by Revenge

Fantástico fall lead-out program Superstar

Succeeded by TBA