The Star (TV series)


The Star is a Thai reality television singing competition produced by Exact, a GMM Grammy company, and broadcast on Modernine TV. It was first broadcast on 7 October 2003 and its fifth season aired during the first half of 2009. It is one of two such television programmes in Thailand, the other being Academy Fantasia. Both feature a number of auditioned contestants competing in weekly concerts, with elimination determined by viewers' voting through SMS, but unlike the other, The Star does not feature continuous broadcasts of the contestants' lives in a common residence. A number of winners and runners-up from the contest have continued to become mainstream singers and/or actors under GMM Grammy, most notably Sukrit Wisetkaew, who was first runner-up in the show's third season.

Patterns and rules

The event begins with the recruitment of competitors from all over the country. The divisions are separated into four regions, albeit the Central, the North, the Isan, the East, and the South. The revision and judgement is carried out by Phech Mar, Sutheesak Pakdeetewa and Ornapha Krisadee. The people selected will compete with other agencies to find the eight people to compete in the final.
The final 8 competitors will then have an opportunity to compete live on stage, which is hosted every weekend. The scores are calculated from two places, one from the people in the concert, which represents 10% of the total score, while the other 90% comes from votes sent by audiences watching on live on TV, in which both places may send as many as they can during the concert time. Once the singing from the competitors is complete, the host will count the votes and declare the competitor with the fewest votes. The latter then is eliminated and he/she will sing one last song before ultimately leaving. The elimination process takes place once a week. The winner of the competition is given the chance to sign a contract and become an artist at GMM Grammy.

The Presenters and Commentator

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List of winners and runners up of The Star

By city tally

RankcityThe Star1st runner-up2nd runner-up3rd runner-up4th runner-upTotal
1Chiang Mai2503212
2Phuket200013
2Udon Thani200002
3Bangkok1254416
4Khon Kaen111003
4Songkhla100012
5Nakhon Sawan100001
5Ratchaburi100001
5Suphan Buri100001

Winner by Provinces

The Star Season 1 (2003)

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The Star Season 2 (2004)

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The Star Season 3 (2006)

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The Star Season 4 (2008)

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The Star Season 5 (2009)

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The Star Season 6 (2010)

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The Star Season 7 (2011)

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The Star Season 8 (2012)

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The Star Season 9 (2013)

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The Star Season 10 (2014)

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The Star Season 11 (2015)

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The Star Season 12 (2016)

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