Elie Bitar
| SuperStar (سوبر ستار) | |
|---|---|
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| Created by |
 Simon Fuller
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| Starring |
 Rania Kurdi Ayman Kaissouni Majdala Kassar Wael Mansour |
| Country of origin |
Lebanon
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| Production | |
| Running time | Varies |
| Release | |
| Original network | Future Television |
| Original release | 2003 – 2008 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Season 1 (2003) | |
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Diana Karazon
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Winner |
 Rouwaida Attieh
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Runner-up |
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Melhem Zein
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Third |
| Season 2 (2004) | |
 Ayman Alatar
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Winner |
 Ammar Hassan
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Runner-up |
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Hadi Aswad
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Third |
| Season 3 (2005-2006) | |
 Ibrahim El Hakami
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Winner |
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Shahd Barmada
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Runner-up |
 Ayman Lseeq
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Third |
| Season 4 (2007) | |
|
Marwan Ali
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Winner |
 Saad Lamjarred
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Runner-up |
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Yusra Mahnoush
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Third |
| Season 5 (2008) | |
|
Elie Bitar
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Winner |
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Abdel Majid Ibrahim
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Runner-up |
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Mourad El Souiti
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Third |
Super Star (سوبر ستار) is an Arabic television show based on the popular British show Pop Idol created by Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment & developed by Fremantle Media. The show unites the Arab community by democratically choosing the next singing sensation. The show is broadcast worldwide on Future TV, a Lebanese television station. It is also the first Idol franchise to feature contestants from multiple countries.
The show was a huge success. Ali Jaber, the executive manager of Future TV, was quoted as saying "This (program) is the most successful for an Arab television. There isn't a television program that moved the Arab world like that."
However, Superstar was eclipsed by rival show Star Academy on LBC in the Middle East, in terms of popularity and ratings, after only its first season. It has been surpassed by Star Academy as the number one Arab show, and did not move the Arab world the way it did during the first season.
Future TV subsequently lost the Idol licence to the MBC network, which in 2011 relaunched the programme as Arab Idol on MBC 1.
The first ever Arab SuperStar was held between 23 June 2003 and 18 August 2003. The series was won by the Jordanian Diana Karazon
Participants and date of elimination:
Diana Karazon participated alongside 10 other Idol winners from other countries in the mini-event World Idol held in London. Diana placed equal in 9th place among the 11 contestants equal with the German SuperStar Alexander Klaws on 45 points. The event was won by the Norwegian Idol Kurt Nilsen.
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