The ninth season of Nouvelle Star began on December 11, 2012 and finished on February 26, 2013. Virginie Guilhaume was replaced by Cyril Hanouna. André Manoukian remained as the only original jury member after nine years. Sinclair, Maurane and Olivier Bas joined Manoukian as judges for the season.
Auditions were held in Marseille, Lyon and Paris. After the auditions were over the top 100 were cut down in the Trianon Theater to ten without resorting to semi-finals.
Contestants Top 10 Finalists
Sophie-Tith Charvet (16) – Winner Florian Bertonnier (19) – Runner-up Philippe Krier (24) Florian Devos aka. Floto avoid confusion with the future runner-up" (20) Julie Obré (25) Paul Kay (18) Timothée Rossignol (25) Charlotte Morgane Berry (24) Adélaïde Pratoussy (20) Léa Layne (18)
No semifinalist for this season, all were directly selected before the first prime.
Eliminations - Top 10
DateThemeBottom Three15 JanuaryDuring this season, rules changed: only during the first prime, 3 contesters were eliminated, 2 by the jury and 1 by the classic way.Léa Layne (jury)Adélaïde Pratoussy (jury)Charlotte Morgane Berry22 JanuaryTimothée RossignolJulie Obré29 JanuaryPaul KayPhilippe KrierFlo Devos5 FebruaryJulie Obré (2)Flo Devos (2)Florian BertonnierFinal round12 FebruaryQuarterfinalFlo Devos19 FebruarySemifinalPhilippe Krier26 FebruaryFinalFlorian BertonnierSophie-Tith Charvet
Elimination chart + Legend Female Male Top 10 Eliminated Eliminated by the judges
Stage:FinalsWeek:1/151/221/292/52/122/192/26PlaceContestantResult1Sophie-Tith Charvet 2Florian Bertonnier 3Philippe Krier4Florian Devos (aka. Flo)5Julie Obré 6Paul Kay 7Timothée Rossignol8Charlotte Morgane Berry9-10Adélaïde PratoussyLéa Layne
References
External links Official site