Nouvelle Star season 4

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Nouvelle Star
Season 4
Hosted by Benjamin Castaldi, Virginie Efira
Winner Christophe Willem
Runner-up Dominique Michalon
Release
Original releaseFebruary 22 (2006-02-22) 
June 8, 2006 (2006-06-08)
Season chronology
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The fourth season of Nouvelle Star began on February 22, 2006. All the judges returned to the panel and Benjamin Castaldi was set to host for a fourth time. However after the season went halfway through he was replaced by Virginie Efira on May 24. [1] Auditions were held in the following cities:

Contents

Rennes (18 October 2005)
Marseilles (31 October 2005)
Lille (6 November 2005)
Toulouse (14 November 2005)
Liège (21 November 2005)
Lyon (5 December 2005)
Paris (17 December 2005)

Due to problems with the voting lines the results from the original top 14, in which the 10 finalists were supposed to be determined, were voided and the four original eliminated contestants received a second chance in the following week which resulted in all of them making the cut while four original top 10 contestants were eliminated in the semifinals. In the end Christophe Willem who was never in the Bottom group triumphed over Dominique Michalon who was in the Bottom group before the finals.

Contestants

DateBottom Five
30 MarchJoanaGaël FaureStéphanie LipstadtVálerie Castan Dominique Michalon
5 AprilCélia PerezJean-Charles ChapuisSophieVladimir StreiffBeverly
Bottom Three
13 AprilJoanaBeverlyStéphanie Lipstadt
19 AprilBeverly (2)Stéphanie Lipstadt (2)Florian Lesca
28 AprilStéphanie Lipstadt (3)Bruno RuaValérie Castan
4 MayBruno Rua (2)Valérie Castan (2)Florian Lesca (2)
12 MayFlorian Lesca (3)Valérie Castan (3) Dominique Michalon
18 MayValérie Castan (4)Cindy Santos
Bottom Two
25 MayCindy Santos (2)Dominique Michalon (2)
31 MayGaël Faure
8 JuneDominique Michalon (3) Christophe Willem


Elimination chart

Legend
FemaleMaleTop 10Top 14
Stage:Top 14Finals
Week:3/104/54/134/194/285/45/125/185/255/316/8
PlaceContestantResult
1Christophe WillemViewersViewersWinner
2Dominique MichalonJudgesViewersBtm 3Btm 2Runner-up
3Gaël FaureSavedViewersElim
4Cindy SantosViewersViewersBtm 2Elim
5Valérie CastanSavedViewersBtm 3Btm 2Btm 2Elim
6Florian LescaViewersViewersBtm 2Btm 3Elim
7Bruno RuaViewersViewersBtm 2Elim
8Stéphanie LipstadtSavedViewersBtm 2Btm 3Elim
9BeverlyViewersJudgesBtm 3Elim
10Joana BoumendilSavedViewersElim
11-14Célia PerezViewersElim
Jean-Charles ChapuisViewers
SophieViewers
Vladimir StreiffViewers

Live show details

Pre Live Show 1 (30 March 2006)

ArtistSong (original artists)Result
Beverly"Fever" (Peggy Lee)Safe
Bruno Rua"Beautiful" (Christina Aguilera)Safe
Célia Perez"The Best" (Tina Turner)Safe
Christophe Willem"Sunny" (Bobby Hebb)Safe
Cindy Santos"Respect" (Aretha Franklin)Safe
Dominique Michalon"I Will Survive" (Gloria Gaynor)Bottom five
Florian Lesca"Éteins la lumière" (Axel Bauer)Safe
Gaël Faure"Pride (In the Name of Love)" (U2)Eliminated
Jean-Charles Chapuis"Tant qu'on rêve encore" (Le Roi Soleil)Safe
Joana Boumendil"Qui a le droit..." (Patrick Bruel)Eliminated
Sophie Claret"Whenever, Wherever" (Shakira)Safe
Stéphanie Lipstadt"Rich Girl" (Gwen Stefani)Eliminated
Valérie Castan"Une seule vie" (Gérald de Palmas)Eliminated
Vladimir Streiff"Prendre racine" (Calogero)Safe
Notes
  • The results from the original top 14 were voided due to problems with voting lines. Gaël Faure, Joana Boumendil, Stéphanie Lipstadt, Valérie Castan received a second chance in the following week.

Pre Live Show 2 (5 April 2006)

ArtistSong (original artists)Result
Beverly"Le dilemme" (Les Dix Commandements)Bottom five
Bruno Rua"Quand on a que l'amour" (Jacques Brel)Safe
Célia Perez"Mistral gagnant" (Renaud)Eliminated
Christophe Willem"Où sont les femmes?" (Patrick Juvet)Safe
Cindy Santos"Parle-moi" (Nâdiya)Safe
Dominique Michalon"Comme d'habitude" (Claude François)Safe
Florian Lesca"C'est comme ça" (Les Rita Mitsouko)Safe
Gaël Faure"Un autre monde" (Téléphone)Safe
Jean-Charles Chapuis"En apesanteur" (Calogero)Eliminated
Joana Boumendil"J’oublierai ton nom" (Johnny Hallyday)Safe
Sophie Claret"Dans un autre monde" (Celine Dion)Eliminated
Stéphanie Lipstadt"Tandem" (Vanessa Paradis)Safe
Valérie Castan"Caravane" (Raphaël)Safe
Vladimir Streiff"Sa raison d'être" (Pascal Obispo)Eliminated

Live Show 1 (13 April 2006)

Theme:

ArtistSong (original artists)Result
Beverly"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (Frankie Valli)Bottom three
Bruno Rua"Billie Jean" (Michael Jackson)Safe
Christophe Willem"True Colors" (Phil Collins)Safe
Cindy Santos"Diego libre dans sa tête" (France Gall)Safe
Dominique Michalon"Ella, elle l'a" (France Gall)Safe
Florian Lesca"Baby Jane" (Rod Stewart)Safe
Gaël Faure"Hélène" (Roch Voisine)Safe
Joana Boumendil"Flashdance... What a Feeling" (Irene Cara)Eliminated
Stéphanie Lipstadt"Tous les cris les SOS" (Daniel Balavoine)Bottom two
Valérie Castan"Encore et encore" (Francis Cabrel)Safe

Live Show 2 (19 April 2006)

Theme:

ArtistSong (original artists)Result
Beverly"Roxanne" (The Police)Eliminated
Bruno Rua"Goodbye My Lover" (James Blunt)Safe
Christophe Willem"Ça plane pour moi" (Plastic Bertrand)Safe
Cindy Santos"Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen)Safe
Dominique Michalon"We Don't Need Another Hero" (Tina Turner)Safe
Florian Lesca"Gabrielle" (Johnny Hallyday)Bottom two
Gaël Faure"Rock DJ" (Robbie Williams)Safe
Stéphanie Lipstadt"Poupée de cire, poupée de son" (France Gall)Bottom three
Valérie Castan"Contact" (Kyo)Safe

Live Show 3 (28 April 2006)

Theme:

ArtistSong (original artists)Result
Bruno Rua"Angels" (Robbie Williams)Bottom two
Christophe Willem"I Am What I Am" (George Hearn)Safe
Cindy Santos"Hot Stuff" (Donna Summer)Safe
Dominique Michalon"I'm Every Woman" (Chaka Khan)Safe
Florian Lesca"Femmes, je vous aime" (Julien Clerc)Safe
Gaël Faure"Lucie" (Pascal Obispo)Safe
Stéphanie Lipstadt"Désenchantée" (Mylène Farmer)Eliminated
Valérie Castan"One" (U2)Bottom three

Live Show 4 (4 May 2006)

Theme:

ArtistSong (original artists)Result
Bruno Rua"Sex Bomb" (Tom Jones)Eliminated
Christophe Willem"New York, New York" (Frank Sinatra)Safe
Cindy Santos"Ne retiens pas tes larmes" (Amel Bent)Safe
Dominique Michalon"It's Raining Men" (The Weather Girls)Safe
Florian Lesca"Et maintenant" (Gilbert Bécaud)Bottom three
Gaël Faure"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Elton John)Safe
Valérie Castan"La vie ne m'apprend rien" (Liane Foly)Bottom two

Live Show 5 (12 May 2006)

Theme:

ArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songResult
Christophe Willem"Goodbye Marilou" (Michel Polnareff)"I Will Always Love You" (Whitney Houston)Safe
Cindy Santos"Le chanson de Ziggy" (Éric Estève)"Sorry" (Madonna)Safe
Dominique Michalon"Hymne à l'amour" (Édith Piaf)"I'm Outta Love" (Anastacia)Bottom three
Florian Lesca"Desire" (U2)"Parle moi" (Jean-Louis Aubert)Eliminated
Gaël Faure"Oh, Pretty Woman" (Roy Orbison)"Et un jour, une femme" (Florent Pagny)Safe
Valérie Castan"Rodéo" (Zazie)"Every Breath You Take" (The Police)Bottom two

Live Show 6 (18 May 2006)

Theme:

ArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songResult
Christophe Willem"My Heart Will Go On" (Celine Dion)"Stayin' Alive" (Bee Gees)Safe
Cindy Santos"Fame" (Irene Cara)"Kissing You" (Des'ree)Bottom two
Dominique Michalon"Salma Ya Salama" (Dalida)"I Have Nothing" (Whitney Houston)Safe
Gaël Faure"Your Song" (Elton John)"New York avec toi" (Téléphone)Safe
Valérie Castan"Quelque chose de Tennessee" (Johnny Hallyday)"A Thousand Miles" (Vanessa Carlton)Eliminated

Live Show 7 (25 May 2006)

Theme:

ArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songResult
Christophe Willem"Memory" (Elaine Paige)"I Want You Back" (The Jackson 5)Safe
Cindy Santos"Chanter pour ceux qui sont loin de chez eux" (Lââm)"Survivor" (Destiny's Child)Eliminated
Dominique Michalon"I Got You (I Feel Good)" (James Brown)"Ma révérence" (Véronique Sanson)Bottom two
Gaël Faure"Caruso" (Lucio Dalla)"Faith" (George Michael)Safe

Live Show 8: Semi-final (31 May 2006)

Theme:

ArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songResult
Christophe Willem"I'm Still Standing" (Elton John)"Pour ne pas vivre seul" (Dalida)Safe
Dominique Michalon"What's Love Got to Do with It" (Tina Turner)"Calling You" (Jevetta Steele)Safe
Gaël Faure"Feel" (Robbie Williams)"Je te promets" (Johnny Hallyday)Eliminated

Live final (8 June 2006)

ArtistFirst songSecond songThird songResult
Christophe Willem"Born to Be Alive""La chanson des vieux amants""Last Dance"Winner
Dominique Michalon"All Night Long (All Night)""La Quête""Hero"Runner-up

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