Nouvelle Star (season 9)
# Nouvelle Star (season 9)

The ninth season of Nouvelle Star began on December 11, 2012 and finished on February 26, 2013. Virginie Guilhaume was replaced by Cyril Hanouna. André Manoukian remained as the only original jury member after nine years. Sinclair, Maurane and Olivier Bas joined Manoukian as judges for the season.

Auditions were held in Marseilles, Lyon and Paris. After the auditions were over the top 100 were cut down in the Trianon Theater to ten without resorting to semi-finals.

## Contestants

Top 10 Finalists

* Sophie-Tith Charvet (16) - Winner
* Florian Bertonnier (19) - Runner-up
* Philippe Krier (24)
* Florian Devos aka. Flo" (20)
* Julie Obré (25)
* Paul Kay (18)
* Timothée Rossignol (25)
* Charlotte Morgane Berry (24)
* Adélaïde Pratoussy (20)
* Léa Layne (18)

No semifinalist for this season, all were directly selected before the first prime.

Eliminations - Top 10

| Date | Theme | Bottom Three | Bottom Three | Bottom Three |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 January | | Léa Layne (jury) | Adélaïde Pratoussy (jury) | Charlotte Morgane Berry |
| 22 January | | Timothée Rossignol | Julie Obré | |
| 29 January | | Paul Kay | Philippe Krier | Flo Devos |
| 5 February | | Julie Obré (2) | Flo Devos (2) | Florian Bertonnier |
| | | Final round | Final round |
| 12 February | Quarterfinal | Flo Devos |
| 19 February | Semifinal | Philippe Krier |
| 26 February | Final | Florian Bertonnier | Sophie-Tith Charvet |

## Elimination chart

| Stage: | Stage: | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Week: | Week: | 1/15 | 1/22 | 1/29 | 2/5 | 2/12 | 2/19 | 2/26 |
| Place | Contestant | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1 | Sophie-Tith Charvet | | | | | | | Winner |
| 2 | Florian Bertonnier | | | | Btm 3 | | | Runner-Up |
| 3 | Philippe Krier | | | Btm 2 | | | Elim | |
| 4 | Florian Devos (aka. Flo) | | | Btm 3 | Btm 2 | Elim | | |
| 5 | Julie Obré | | Btm 2 | | Elim | | | |
| 6 | Paul Kay | | | Elim | | | | |
| 7 | Timothée Rossignol | | Elim | | | | | |
| 8 | Charlotte Morgane Berry | Elim | | | | | | |
| 9-10 | Adélaïde Pratoussy | Elim | | | | | | |
| 9-10 | Léa Layne | Elim | | | | | | |
