Nouvelle Star (season 6)
# Nouvelle Star (season 6)

The sixth season of Nouvelle Star aired from February 21 to June 13, 2008. Virginie Efira hosted her third season. Novelties of the season were brought with a change in the judging panel as André Manoukian remained as the only former jury member. Next to him, Lio, Sinclair and Philippe Manœuvre judged the contestants for the first time. Also a veto power was introduced in which the judges had the right to save an eliminated contestant which they used at their first opportunity. A similar element was later seen in the eighth season of American Idol.

Auditions were held in the following cities:

    Marseilles
    Lille
    Toulouse
    Rennes
    Lyon
    Brussels
    Paris
    Strasbourg (first time used as a casting location)

The season also saw several contestants using artistic names instead of their real ones:

## Candidates

| Name | Real Name | Pseudonym |
| - | - | - |
| Amandine | Amandine Bourgeois | - |
| Axelle | | - |
| Benjamin | Benjamin Siksou | - |
| Cédric | Cédric Oheix | - |
| Cindy | Cindy Aghostino | - |
| Clément | | - |
| Fred | | - |
| Jules | Julien Pélissier | - |
| Julie | Julie Bessard | Julia Mary puis Bessa |
| Julien | Julien Pierson | Peter Sunson |
| Kristov | Christophe Leroy | - |
| Lucile | Lucile Malghem | Lucile Luzely |
| Siân | Siân Pottok | - |
| Thomas | Thomas Marfisi | - |
| Ycare | Assane Attié | - |

The judges this series were eligible to exercise a veto power on one eliminated contestant at any given point of the competition and spare them from elimination. The power was exercised in the very first live programme when Kristov received the fewest votes and thus no-one was sent home the first week.

Top 10 Finalists

| Date | Theme | Bottom Three | Bottom Three | Bottom Three |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 April | Rock | Kristov Leroy | Ycare Cavens | Lucile Malghem |
| 16 April | Big Band | Julien Pierson | Kristov Leroy (2) | Thomas Marfisi |
| 23 April | Personal | Siân Pottok http://fr.akamusic.com/sianpottok | Ycare Cavens (2) | Kristov Leroy (3) |
| 30 April | Unplugged | Kristov Leroy (4) | Lucile Malghem (2) | Ycare Cavens (3) |
| 7 May | Viewer's Choice | Thomas Marfisi (2) | Ycare Cavens (4) | Benjamin Siksou |
| 15 May | Free Choice 1 | Lucile Malghem (3) | Jules Pélissier | Ycare Cavens (5) |
| | | Bottom Two | Bottom Two |
| 21 May | Free Choice 2 | Jules Pélissier (2) | Ycare Cavens (6) |
| 28 May | Movie Song | Ycare Cavens (7) | Benjamin Siksou (2) |
| 4 June | Love Song | Cédric Oheix (2) | Benjamin Siksou (3) |
| 11 June | Grand Finale | Benjamin Siksou (4) | Amandine Bourgeois |

## Elimination chart

| Stage: | Stage: | Top 15 | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Week: | Week: | 4/2 | 4/9 | 4/16 | 4/23 | 4/30 | 5/7 | 5/15 | 5/21 | 5/28 | 6/4 | 6/11 |
| Place | Contestant | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1 | Amandine Bourgeois | Viewers | | | | | | | | | | Winner |
| 2 | Benjamin Siksou | Viewers | | | | | Btm 3 | | | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Runner-up |
| 3 | Cédric Oheix | Viewers | | | | | | | Btm 3 | | Elim | |
| 4 | Ycare Cavens | Viewers | Btm 2 | | Btm 2 | Btm 3 | Btm 2 | Btm 3 | Btm 2 | Elim | | |
| 5 | Jules Pelissier | Viewers | | | | | | Btm 2 | Elim | | | |
| 6 | Lucile Malghem | Viewers | Btm 3 | | | Btm 2 | | Elim | | | | |
| 7 | Thomas Marisi | Viewers | | Btm 3 | | | Elim | | | | | |
| 8 | Kristov Leroy | Viewers | Saved | Btm 2 | Btm 3 | Elim | | | | | | |
| 9 | Siân Pottok | Judges | | | Elim | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Julien Pierson | Viewers | | Elim | | | | | | | | |
| 11-15 | Axelle | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11-15 | Cindy Agostinho | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11-15 | Clément Falgous | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11-15 | Fred | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11-15 | Julie Bessard | Elim | | | | | | | | | | |
