À la Recherche de la Nouvelle Star
À la recherche de la nouvelle star is a reality television show based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in La Francophonie. It was hosted by Benjamin Castaldi. The Belgian singer Jonatan Cerrada won over Thierry Amiel with 50.4% of the total votes, and went on to represent France at the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, with "À chaque pas".
After the first season the show was renamed Nouvelle Star.
Auditions
The first series of À la Recherche de la Nouvelle Star had seven audition cities to find the best talent in all of La Francophonie :Jury
- Dove Attia - Music producer
- Varda Kakon
- Lionel Florence - Songwriter
- André Manoukian - Musician & choreographer
Finals elimination chart
Live Show Details
Heat 1 (24 April 2003)
Heat 2 (1 May 2003)
Heat 3 (8 May 2003)
Live Show 1 (15 May 2003)
Theme: Contestant's Choice| Artist | Song | Result |
| Alexis Juliard | "When a Man Loves a Woman" | Safe |
| Cindie Bruzzi | "La vie fait ce qu'elle veut" | Bottom two |
| Gabrielle Ducomble | "Saving All My Love for You" | Eliminated |
| Jean Sébastien Lavoie | "Les uns contre les autres" | Safe |
| Jonatan Cerrada | "Je voulais te dire que je t'attends" | Safe |
| Jonathan Hassen-Ali | "The World's Greatest" | Safe |
| Laetizia Alberti | "Be My Baby" | Safe |
| Priscilla | "I Will Always Love You" | Safe |
| Thierry Amiel | "L'aigle noir" | Safe |
| Yoann Kelyann | "La fan de sa vie" | Bottom three |
Live Show 2 (22 May 2003)
Theme: My Birth Year| Artist | Song | Result |
| Alexis Juliard | "Can You Feel It" | Bottom two |
| Cindie Bruzzi | "Ella, elle l'a" | Bottom three |
| Jean Sébastien Lavoie | "We Are the Champions" | Safe |
| Jonatan Cerrada | "Je marche seul" | Safe |
| Jonathan Hassen-Ali | "Do I Do" | Safe |
| Laetizia Alberti | "Diego libre dans sa tête" | Safe |
| Priscilla | "Kiss" | Eliminated |
| Thierry Amiel | "Mon fils ma bataille" | Safe |
| Yoann Kelyann | "Vivre ou survivre" | Safe |
Live Show 3 (29 May 2003)
Theme: Film Hits| Artist | Song | Result |
| Alexis Juliard | "On se retrouvera" | Safe |
| Cindie Bruzzi | "Hot Stuff" | Eliminated |
| Jean Sébastien Lavoie | "Calling You" | Safe |
| Jonatan Cerrada | "Une histoire d'amour" | Safe |
| Jonathan Hassen-Ali | "Pauvres diables" | Bottom two |
| Laetizia Alberti | "T'en a pas" | Safe |
| Thierry Amiel | "All by Myself" | Bottom three |
| Yoann Kelyann | "Beautiful Stranger" | Safe |
Live Show 4 (5 June 2003)
Theme: Pop Hits| Artist | Song | Result |
| Alexis Juliard | "Killing Me Softly" | Bottom two |
| Jean Sébastien Lavoie | "Chanter pour ceux qui sont loin de chez eux" | Safe |
| Jonatan Cerrada | "Les trois cloches" | Safe |
| Jonathan Hassen-Ali | "Your Song" | Eliminated |
| Laetizia Alberti | "Eternal Flame" | Safe |
| Thierry Amiel | "La vie ne m'apprend rien" | Safe |
| Yoann Kelyann | "Pas toi" | Bottom three |
Live Show 5 (12 June 2003)
Theme: Funky Hits| Artist | Song | Result |
| Alexis Juliard | "Je l'aime à mourir" | Safe |
| Jean Sébastien Lavoie | "Le chanteur" | Safe |
| Jonatan Cerrada | "Le coup de soleil" | Safe |
| Laetizia Alberti | "Marcia Baila" | Bottom two |
| Thierry Amiel | "Quand on n'a que l'amour" | Safe |
| Yoann Kelyann | "Sur la route" | Eliminated |
Live Show 6 (19 June 2003)
Theme: Années 2000| Artist | Song | Result |
| Alexis Juliard | "Tu es mon autre" | Bottom two |
| Jean Sébastien Lavoie | "Entre nous" | Safe |
| Jonatan Cerrada | "Suerté" | Safe |
| Laetizia Alberti | "Que tu reviennes" | Eliminated |
| Thierry Amiel | "En apesanteur" | Safe |
Live Show 7 (26 June 2003)
Theme: Le Voyage| Artist | First song | Second song | Result |
| Alexis Juliard | "Belle-Île-en-Mer, Marie-Galante" | "Hotel California" | Eliminated |
| Jean Sébastien Lavoie | "Allumer le feu" | "Unchained Melody" | Safe |
| Jonatan Cerrada | "Emmenez-moi" | "Lettre à France" | Bottom two |
| Thierry Amiel | "Aller plus haut" | "Amsterdam" | Safe |
Live Show 8: Semi-final (3 July 2003)
Theme: Hommage| Artist | First song | Second song | Result |
| Jean Sébastien Lavoie | "Doucement" | "Tu ne m'as pas laissé le temps" | Eliminated |
| Jonatan Cerrada | "Alors regarde" | "Vivre pour le meilleur" | Safe |
| Thierry Amiel | "Casser la voix" | "Fan" | Safe |