Nouvelle Star (season 8)
# Nouvelle Star (season 8)

The eighth season of Nouvelle Star began on March 2 and finished on June 16. Virginie Guilhaume returned as the host for her sophomore season. André Manoukian remained as the only original jury member after eight years along Philippe Manœuvre and Lio. After one season Sinclair decided to leave and was replaced by former FFF-member Marco Prince because of, according to fellow judge Lio, personal dissatisfaction in the Nouvelle Star-experience for Sinclair.

Auditions were held in the following cities:

* Marseilles
* Toulouse
* Lyon
* Strasbourg
* Brussels
* Paris

After the auditions were over the top 124 were cut down in the Trianon Theater to 15 who eventually competed in the first liveshow aiming to advance to the final group of ten.

## Contestants

Top 10 Finalists

* Luce Brunet (20) - Winner
* François Raoult (25) - Runner-up
* Ramón Mirabet (25)
* Lussi Lebrun (27)
* Benjamin Boehm (16)
* Dave Mgy (28)
* Annabelle (20)
* Stéphanie Vondenhoff (29)
* Sacha Page (19)
* Marine Maiwa (26)

Marine selected as the 10th finalist by the jury.

Semifinalists (Top 15)

* Ambre Dupont (23)
* Anna Torné (18)
* Lucia de Carvalho (29)
* Manon Trinquier (19)
* Siegfried Martin-Diaz (27)

Eliminations - Top 10

| Date | Theme | Bottom Three | Bottom Three | Bottom Three |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 April | | Marine Maiwa | Annabelle | Dave Mgy |
| 28 April | | Sascha Page | Stéphanie Vondenhoff | Ramón Miarbet |
| 5 May | | Stéphanie Vondenhoff (2) | Dave Mgy (2) | Ramón Miarbet (2) |
| 13 May | | Annabelle (2) | Lussi Lebrun | |
| 19 May | | Dave Mgy (3) | François Raoult | Lussi Lebrun (2) |
| 26 May | | Benjamin Boehm | Ramón Mirabet (3) | Lussi Lebrun (3) |
| | | Bottom Two | Bottom Two |
| 2 June | Quarterfinal | Lussi Lebrun (4) | François Raoult (2) |
| 9 June | Semifinal | Ramón Mirabet (4) | François Raoult (2) |
| 16 June | Final | François Raoult (3) | Luce Brunet |

## Elimination chart

| Stage: | Stage: | Top 15 | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Week: | Week: | 4/14 | 4/21 | 4/28 | 5/5 | 5/13 | 5/19 | 5/26 | 6/2 | 6/9 | 6/16 |
| Place | Contestant | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1 | Lucie Brunet | Viewers | | | | | | | | | Winner |
| 2 | François Raoult | Viewers | | | | | Btm 2 | | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Runner-Up |
| 3 | Ramon Mirabet | Viewers | | | | | | Btm 2 | | Elim | |
| 4 | Lussi Lebrun | Viewers | | | | Btm 2 | | | Elim | | |
| 5 | Benjamin Boehm | Viewers | | | | | | Elim | | | |
| 6 | Dave Mgy | Viewers | | | Btm 2 | | Elim | | | | |
| 7 | Annabelle | Viewers | Btm 2 | | | Elim | | | | | |
| 8 | Stéphanie Vondenhoff | Viewers | | Btm 2 | Elim | | | | | | |
| 9 | Sacha Page | Viewers | | Elim | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Marine Maiwa | Judges | Elim | | | | | | | | |
| 11-15 | Ambre | Elim | | | | | | | | | |
| 11-15 | Lucia De Carvalho | Elim | | | | | | | | | |
| 11-15 | Anna Keane | Elim | | | | | | | | | |
| 11-15 | Manon Trinquier | Elim | | | | | | | | | |
| 11-15 | Siegfried Desieg-Dezart | Elim | | | | | | | | | |
