Türkstar
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| Türkstar | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Fremantle Media & Kanal D |
| Starring | Haldun Dormen Gamze Özçelik Zerrin Özer |
| Country of origin | Turkey |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Original release | |
| Network | Show TV[1] |
| Release | 2004 – 2004 |
| Finalists (with dates of elimination) | |
| Emrah Keskin | Winner |
| Simge Bağdatlı | 19 June |
| Sertaç Yanmaz | 12 June |
| Ufuk Çakir | 5 June |
| Abedin Sakirov | 29 May |
| Faruk Emre Kürklüoğlu | 22 May |
| Ahmet Gülsen | 15 May |
| Meltem Denizci & Emrah Gökelma | 8 May |
| Sevil Kul | 1 May |
| Seçil Hüner Ünsal | 24 April |
| Açelya Kılıç | 17 April |
| Yusuf Emre Uzunca | 10 April |
| Banu Ekşi | 3 April |
Türkstar was a 2004 Turkish reality television singing competition show based on the popular British show Pop Idol. It was hosted by Seray Sever, Gamze Özçelik and Haldun Dormen. It had extremely low ratings and only lasted one season.
Türkstar is notable for being the only Idol franchise to have featured a singing duo (Meltem Denizci and Emrah Gökelma).
Auditions
The first series of Türkstar had 9 audition cities to find the best talent in all of Turkey, including:
Türkstar Jury
- Zerrin Özer - Turkish singer.
- Armağan Çağlayan - A&R BMG France.
- Ercan Saatçi - Songwriter & musician.
- Ahmet San - Musician & choreographer.
Contestants
Meltem Denizci & Emrah Gökelma until now remain as the only duo to participate on an Idol show worldwide (auditioned, performed and got voted off together).
Two members of the top 3, Simge Bağdatlı and Sertaç Yanmaz, were born and raised in Germany. The latter was a semifinalist on the first season of Türkstars German equivalent Deutschland sucht den Superstar.
Semi Final Qualifyings
Top 30
Format: 4 out of 10 making it in each week + one Wildcard
| Date | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 11 | Meltem Denizci & Emrah Gökelma |
Simge Bağdatlı | Emrah Keskin | Faruk Emre Kürklüoğlu |
| March 18 | Ahmet Gülsen | Açelya Kılıç | Yusuf Emre Uzunca | Banu Ekşi |
| March 25 | Sertaç Yanmaz | Abedin Sakirov | Ufuk Çakir | Sevil Kul |
| Wildcard | Seçil Hüner Ünsal |
Finalists
(ages stated at time of contest)
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Voted Off | Liveshow Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emrah Keskin | 19 | Trabzon | Winner | Grand Finale |
| Simge Bağdatlı | 26 | Germany | June 19, 2004 | |
| Sertaç Yanmaz | 21 | Germany | June 12, 2004 | |
| Ufuk Çakir | 29 | June 5, 2004 | ||
| Abedin Sakirov | 17 | Germany | May 29, 2004 | |
| Faruk Emre Kürklüoğlu | 21 | Ankara | May 22, 2004 | |
| Ahmet Gülsen | 23 | İzmir | May 15, 2004 | |
| Meltem Denizci & Emrah Gökelma | 22 & 24 | Edirne | May 8, 2004 | |
| Sevil Kul | 21 | Germany | May 1, 2004 | |
| Seçil Hüner Ünsal | 30 | Antalya | April 24, 2004 | |
| Açelya Kılıç | 20 | İzmir | April 17, 2004 | |
| Yusuf Emre Uzunca | 22 | Ankara | April 10, 2004 | |
| Banu Ekşi | 24 | İzmir | April 3, 2004 |