Nouvelle Star

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Nouvelle Star
Created by	Simon Fuller
Presented by	Benjamin Castaldi (2003–06, 2015) Virginie Efira (2006–08) Virginie Guilhaume (2008–10) Cyril Hanouna (2012–14) Laurie Cholewa (2016) Shy'm (2017)
Country of origin	France
No. of seasons	13
Production
Producer	FremantleMedia
Original release
Network	M6 (2003–2010, 2017) D8 (2012–2016)
Release	27 March 2003 (2003-03-27) – 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20)
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Nouvelle Star (pronounced [nuvɛl staʁ]; also known as À la Recherche de la Nouvelle Star for the first season) is a French television series based on the popular Pop Idol programme produced by FremantleMedia. It was broadcast by M6 in seasons 1–8 before D8 aired seasons 9—12. M6 broadcast the 13th and final season.

It was hosted by Benjamin Castaldi for the first three seasons (2003–2005). He also hosted 13 episodes of seasons 4 (2006). Virginie Efira presented the remainder of season 4, as well as presenting seasons 5 and 6. Virginie Guilhaume hosted seasons 7 and 8. Since season 9, Cyril Hanouna is the Nouvelle Star's TV host.

On 4 July 2012, Bibiane Godfroid, program director of Nouvelle Star announced that the show will not return on M6 but will instead be on D8, after its acquisition by Canal +.

In 2017, M6 confirmed that season 13 would be the last.