Star Academy
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Star Academy, called Operación Triunfo ("Operation Triumph") in Spanish-speaking countries, is a highly successful television pop music talent contest with viewer voting and reality show elements.
Format
There are many versions of the Star Academy or Operación Triunfo show, each country having its own slight variations, but the basic concept remains the same: contestants live in a boarding-school called "The Academy", managed by a director, and various teachers coach them in several artistic disciplines. The participants are filmed with cameras throughout the day and night (an idea borrowed from another of Endemol's major reality shows Big Brother). Once a week, the contestants have to face a prime time show, where they sing the song they've prepared during the week before, as well as recapping their trials and tribulations at The Academy from the past week. The live show will often feature special guest stars, with whom some of the contestants have the opportunity to sing. Based on the judges' verdicts and viewer voting, the weakest contestant is dropped. The eventual winner is awarded a record deal and usually some amount of money.
History
The public entity RTVE participated with Gestmusic, a Spanish branch of Endemol, in the development of a music program in 2001. The objective was to promote three musical careers and to find the new representative of Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest. After carrying out a series of auditions for thousands of people throughout Spain, on October 22, 2001, the first Operación Triunfo series on Spanish Television (La 1) began airing. A total of 16 contestants were candidates for the prize. Although production company Gestmusic created the format, Star Academy first premiered in France on October 20, 2001, two days before Operación Triunfo began airing in Spain.[1]
Star Academy has reached markets as different as India, the Arab World and the United States, becoming the first Spanish format ever acquired by these countries. This show is similar to the Idols franchise, but different in that it also shows the contestants' lives together in the "Academy" where they are trained; American Idol shows nothing of the contestants' personalities or relationships with each other. Star Academy is in essence a singing competition, where the lowest vote-receiver each week must leave the show, ending finally when only one person remains.
In 2011, most Star Academy series outside of Africa and the Middle East were phased out in favor of another musical competition format from Endemol, The Voice. In 2017, the series was revived in Spain after six years of absence.
Star Academy around the world
There were more than 30 franchises of Star Academy all around the world, with 103 winners. Just the Spanish one is still going on.
- Currently airing franchise
- An upcoming season
- Franchise no longer in production
| Region | Local name | Channel | Winner | Main Presenters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 African Countries[2] |
Project Fame Website |
M-Net DStv (Live)  The Africa Channel (Broadcast in 2008)
|
Season 1, 2004: |
James Alexander Vusi Twala |
 Arab Maghreb[3]
|
Star Academy Maghreb Website |
 Nessma TV
|
Season 1, 2007: |
Nabila El Kilani |
 Albania
|
Akademia E Yjeve | TV Klan |
Season 1, 2006: TBA |
Zana Çela |
 Arab world[4]
|
Star Academy Arabia Website |
 LBCI CBC (starting season 9)
|
Season 1, 2003–2004: |
Hilda Khalife |
 Argentina
|
Operación Triunfo Website |
Telefe Canal 4DirecTV (Live) (Season 4) |
Season 1, 2003: Claudio Basso |
Alejandro Wiebe, "Marley" (Season 1–4) Germán Paoloski (Season 5) |
 Belgium Wallonia
|
Star Academy Wallonia Website |
RTL-TVI |
Season 1, 2002: Mélanie Martin's |
Plastic Bertrand |
Belgium Flanders
|
Star Academy Flanders Website |
Kanaal Twee |
Season 1, 2005: Katerine Avgoustakis |
Walter Grootaers |
 Brazil
|
FAMA Website |
Rede Globo SKY (Live) |
Season 1, 2002: Vanessa Jackson |
|
 Bulgaria
|
Star Academy Website |
Nova Television Nova+ (Live) CableTel (Live) |
Season 1, 2005: Marin Yonchev | Maria Ilieva |
 Canada Quebec
|
Star Académie Website |
TVA |
Season 1, 2003: Wilfred Le Bouthillier |
|
 Chile
|
Operación Triunfo Website |
Mega |
Season 1, 2003: Mónica Rodríguez[5] |
Álvaro Escobar |
 East Africa[6]
|
Tusker Project Fame Website |
M-Net (Africa) (Season 1) NTV (Season 1) Citizen TV (Season 2–5) RTNB (Season 5) Channel 10 (Season 1) StarTV (Season 2–3, 5) TBC (Season 4) UBC (Season 1, 4) WBS (Season 2–3) NTV (Season 5) Rwanda TV (Season 3–5) SSTV (Season 4) Channel 146 (Season 5)
|
Season 1, 2006: |
Gaetano Kagwa (Season 1) Fumnilayo Raimi (Season 2) Mich Egwang (Season 3–5) Sheila Mwanyigah (Season 3–5) |
| Tusker All-Stars (All-Stars Format) |
Season 1, 2011: Davis Ntare, Peter Msechu & Alpha Rwirangira |
Gaetano Kagwa Eve D'Souza | ||
 France
|
Star Academy Website |
TF1 (Season 1–8) NRJ 12 (Season 9) |
Season 1, 2001–2002: Jenifer Bartoli |
Níkos Aliágas (Season 1–8) Mathieu Delormeau (Season 9) Tonya Kinzinger (Season 9) |
 Georgia
|
ვარსკვლავების აკადემია Varskvlavebis Akademia Website |
Rustavi 2 |
Season 1, 2008: Dito Lagvilava |
Sopho Khalvashi Giorgi Qorqia |
 Germany
|
Fame Academy Website |
RTL II Tele 5 MTV2 Pop |
Season 1, 2003–2004: Become One[8] |
Nova Meierhenrich |
 Greece Cyprus
|
Fame Story | ANT1 |
|
|
| Star Academy - Super Star Academy Website |
Epsilon TV Plus Channel Cyprus |
|
| |
 Hungary
|
Star Academy Magyaroszag Website |
TV2 |
Season 1, 2016: Renáta Szőcs |
Majka Nóra Ördög |
 India
|
Fame Gurukul Website |
SET India |
Season 1, 2005: Qazi Touqeer & Ruprekha Banerjee |
Mandira Bedi (Season 1-Celebrity) Manav Gohil (Season 1-Celebrity) |
| Celebrity Fame Gurukul (Celebrity Format) Website |
Season 1, 2005: Amit Sareen | |||
 Italy
|
Operazione Trionfo Website |
Italia 1 |
Season 1, 2002: Bruno Cuomo |
Miguel Bosé |
| Star Academy Website |
Rai 2 |
Season 1, 2011: Cancelled |
Francesco Facchinetti | |
 Kazakhstan
|
Жұлдыздар фабрикасы Juldizdar Fabrikasi Website |
TV7 |
Season 1, 2011: Alisher Egemberdiev |
|
 Mexico
|
Operación Triunfo Website |
Televisa (Live) |
Season 1, 2002: Darina Márquez |
|
 Moldova Romania
|
Fabrica de Staruri Website Website |
Prime TV 2 Plus TVR1 |
Season 1, 2008–2009: Alexandru Manciu |
Andreea Raicu (Season 1) Dan Negru (Season 2) Marius Vizante (Season 3) |
 Netherlands
|
Star Maker Website |
Yorin |
Season 1, 2001: K-otic[9] |
Gijs Staverman |
| Star Academy |
Season 2, 2002: Cancelled |
Danny Rook | ||
 Peru
|
Operación Triunfo Website |
América Televisión |
Season 1, 2012: Mayra Alejandra Goñi |
Gisela Valcárcel |
 Philippines
|
Pinoy Dream Academy Website |
ABS-CBN Studio 23 |
Season 1, 2006: Yeng Constantino |
Nikki Gil (Season 1–2) |
| Pinoy Dream Academy: Little Dreamers (Kids Format) |
Season 1, 2008: Philip Nolasco | |||
 Poland
|
Fabryka Gwiazd Website |
Polsat |
Season 1, 2008: Martyna Melosik |
Maciej Rock |
 Portugal[10]
|
Academia de Estrelas Website |
TVI |
Season 1, 2002–2003: Mané Crestejo |
Teresa Guilherme |
| Academia de Famosos (Celebrity Format) Website |
Season 1, 2003: Romana |
Paulo Pires | ||
| Operação triunfo Website |
RTP |
Season 1, 2003: Sofia Barbosa |
Catarina Furtado (Season 1–2) Sílvia Alberto (Season 3–4) | |
| Romania
|
Star Factory Website |
Prima TV |
Season 1, 2003–2004: Alex Velea |
Laura Iordache Virgil Ianțu |
 Russia
|
Фабрика звёзд Fabrika zvyozd Website |
Channel One |
Season 1, 2002: Pasha Artemyev[11] |
Yana Churikova |
| Фабрика звёзд. Возвращение Fabrika Zvyozd. Vozvrachtcheniè (All-Stars Format) Website |
Season 1, 2011: |
Yana Churikova | ||
| Новая Фабрика звёзд Novaya Fabrika zvyozd Website |
Muz-TV |
Season 1, 2017: Guzel Hasanova |
Ksenia Sobchak | |
Russia Ukraine
|
Фабрика звёзд. Россия-Украина Fabrika Zvyozd. Rossiya-Ukrayina (All-Stars Format) Website |
Channel One Novyi Kanal
|
Season 1, 2012: Russia |
Yana Churikova Dmitry Shepelyov
|
 Spain |
Operación Triunfo Website |
TVE (Season 1–3, 9–) TeleCinco (Season 4–8) |
Season 1, 2001–2002: Rosa López |
Carlos Lozano (Season 1–3) |
 Sweden |
Fame Factory | TV3 |
Season 1, 2002: Magnus Bäcklund |
|
 Turkey
|
Akademi Türkiye Website |
ATV |
Season 1, 2004: Barış Akarsu |
Öykü Serter |
| Star Akademi Türkiye Website |
Kanal 1 |
Season 2, 2008: Bahadır Sağlam | ||
| Star Akademi Website |
Star TV |
Season 3, 2011: Giray Songül | ||
 United Kingdom
|
Fame Academy Website |
BBC One BBC Three |
||
| Comic Relief Does Fame Academy (Celebrity Format) |
Series 1, 2003: Will Mellor |
Cat Deeley (Season 1–2) | ||
| Fame Academy Bursary |
Series 1, 2003: Vishal Gopal |
— | ||
| Ukraine
|
Фабрика зірок Fabrika Zirok Website |
Novyi Kanal |
Season 1, 2007–2008: Olga Tsibulska & Alexander Bodyansky |
Andriy Domansky (Season 1, 3) Dmitry Shepelev (Season 2) Vasilisa Frolova (Season 1) Masha Efrosinina (Season 3) Oleksandr Pedan (Season 4) Erika (Season 4) |
| Фабрика Суперфiнал Fabrika Superfinal (All-Stars Format) |
Season 1, 2010: Oleksiy Matias |
|||
| Україна сльозам не вірить Ukraine Does Not Believe in Tears |
Season 1, 2010: Volodymyr Kozhevnikov |
Masha Efrosinina | ||
| USA
|
The One: Making a Music Star Website |
ABC CBC
|
Season 1, 2006: Cancelled[12] |
George Stroumboulopoulos |
 Vietnam
|
Star Academy: Ngôi nhà âm nhạc Website |
HTV |
Season 1, 2012: Phạm Quốc Huy |
Yến Trang Tuấn Tú |
| Star Academy Vietnam: Học viện ngôi sao Website |
VTV |
Season 1, 2014: Hoà Nguyễn (Hoà Minzy) |
Dustin Nguyễn Tú Linh | |
 West Africa[13]
|
Project Fame West Africa Website |
 TV3 (Season 1–3) Metro TV (Season 4–present) Clare TV (Season 1–3, 5–present) SKY TV (Season 4) AIT (Season 1–5) GET TV (Season 5–present) MiTV NTA Nigerzie ONTV Silverbird SoundCity ABC TV (Season 1–3) SLBC (Season 4–5)
|
Season 1, 2008: |
Dare Art Alade (Season 1) Funlola Raimi (Season 1) Joseph Benjamin (Season 2-present) Adaora Oleh (Season 2–6) Bolanle Olukanni (Season 7-present) |
     Western Balkans[14] |
Операција триумф Operacija Trijumf Website |
B92 Nova TV TV In FTV/RTRS A1 TV
|
Season 1, 2008–2009: |
Ana Mihajlovski Nikolina Pišek Milan Kalinić Maca Marinković |
Notes:
- ^ "Second season of Star Academy TV show starts". VTV. August 18, 2015.
- ^ Pan regional version with 11 African countries involved: Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
- ^ Adaptation for the Maghreb area. Countries taking part: Tunisia, Algeria, Libya and Morocco.
- ^ Arab world version, with 19 contestants chosen from the Arab world countries taking part in it (watching, voting and/or with a contestant): Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE and Yemen.
- ^ Mónica Rodríguez was chosen as the winner by the jury, however César Ávila was the most voted by the public.
- ^ Joint version with contestants from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.
- ^ The five-storey building housing Georgia's "Star Academy" collapsed on April 26, 2009, during production of the show's second season. Two people on the production staff were killed, and the series was cancelled out of respect to those that were affected by the collapse. There were eight contestants that were remaining in the competition at the time of the show's cancellation.
- ^ (resulting six-member band).
- ^ Resulting a seven-member band.
- ^ Endemol produced two versions for each channel.
- ^ Pasha Artemyev decided to share the award with the other finalists and to create the band Korni.
- ^ ABC canceled the series after four episodes due to low ratings, and no results were announced. There were ten contestants remaining in the competition at the time of the show's cancellation.
- ^ Joint version with contestants from Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.
- ^ Joint version with contestants from Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia.
Parodies of Star Academy
- Mexico: Aperración al Triunfo
- France: StarLoose Academy, Vedette de Star
- Greece: Super Star Academy
Special concerts of Star Academy
| Country | Concert | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Spain
|
"Gala de los ganadores" (The Winners Gala) | No winners |
| France
|
EUROBEST | Chenoa (from Spain) |
| France
|
WORLDBEST | Elodie (from France) |
EUROBEST
| Country | Contestant | Song |
|---|---|---|
| Spain
|
Chenoa (finalist of Operación Triunfo 1) | "It's Raining Men" |
| Belgium
|
Mélanie Martin's | "Like a Prayer" |
| United Kingdom
|
Lemar (finalist of Fame Academy 1) | "With or Without You" |
| Portugal
|
Mané Crestejo and Lília Matos | "Sussudio" |
| Greece
|
Notis Christodoulou | "1,2,3… Maria" |
| France
|
Nolwenn Leroy | "I Will Always Love You" |
| Netherlands
|
Sita Vermeulen | "All I Wanna Do" |
| Russia
|
Korni | "We Will Rock You" |
| Italy
|
Bruno Cuomo | "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" |
"Gala de los ganadores" (The winners gala)
| Country | Contestant | Song |
|---|---|---|
| Spain
|
Ainhoa Cantalapiedra | "Sobreviviré" |
| Mexico
|
Darina Márquez | "Mujer contra mujer" |
| Brazil
|
Vanessa Jackson | "De volta pra mim" |
| Italy
|
Bruno Cuomo | "L'atmosfera" |
WORLDBEST
| Country | Contestant | Song |
|---|---|---|
| Spain
|
Miguel and Davinia (Operación Triunfo 3's finalists) | "As" |
| Argentina
|
Emanuel (finalist of Operación Triunfo 1) | "Feel" |
| United Kingdom
|
Alistair (Fame Academy 2's finalist) | "Everything I do" |
| Brazil
|
Nalanda (finalist of FAMA 1) | "Whenever" |
| Chile
|
Mónica Rodríguez | "Lady marmalade" |
| France
|
Elodie Frégé | "S'il suffisait d'aimer" |
| Lebanon
|
Bruno (Star Academy 1) | "The cup of life" |
| Russia
|
Yulia Savicheva(finalist of Fabrika Zvezd 2) | "Thorn" |
| Mexico
|
Darina Márquez | "Hero" |
| Canada
|
Wilfred Le Bouthillier and Marie-Elaine | "Turn around" |
| Germany
|
Become One | "Fame" |
