SuperStar (season 5)

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The fifth (and last) season of SuperStar was launched on Future TV on 24 February 2008. This year, many changes occurred, such as the fact that the Results shows would happen on Thursdays instead of Mondays, so it will allow the audience to have five days to vote for their favorite contestants. Egyptian singer and SuperStar alumni Wael Mansour would host the show with Miss Lebanon 2004 Majdala Khatar, replacing Egyptian anchorman Ayman Qaissouni. Also, the introduction of a new female judge, Jihane, who joined Elias Rahbani, Ziad Boutros and Abdallah El Qaoud. This year, 12 contestants (7 males and 5 females) would get into the final stage. On 24 July 2008, Lebanese contestant Elie Bitar won the contest against Saudi contestant Abdelmajeed Ibrahim.

Even though running for five seasons, 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.

Auditions[]

Auditions took place in the following cities :

• Beqaa Valley, Lebanon
• Tripoli, Lebanon
• Cairo, Egypt
• Amman, Jordan
• Tunis, Tunisia
• Baghdad, Iraq
• Kuwait City, Kuwait
• Manama, Bahrain
• Casablanca, Morocco

Top 20[]

This year's Top 20 featured 9 females and 11 males
The Top 9 females performed on 6 April and Top 11 males performed on 13 April
10 were chosen, and 9 of the remaining 10 came back for a Last Chance show on 20 April
One of the girls chose to drop out of the competition but did not state a reason

Future Television was forced into closing on 9 May, during the 2008 Lebanon conflict. After moving its broadcasting headquarters, the station was back on the air on 13 May at 4:30 p.m (Lebanese Local Time)

Top 12[]

The Top 12 was completed on 24 April 2008. It features 5 girls and 7 boys.

Stage:		Semi Finals			Finals
Weeks:		04/06	04/13	04/20	05/01	05/08	05/28	06/05	06/12	06/19	06/26	07/03	07/10	07/17	07/24
Place	Contestant	Result
1	Elie Bitar		IN												Winner
2	Abdelmajeed Ibrahim		IN				Btm3		Btm3			Btm2			Runner-up
3	Mourad El Souiti		IN							Btm2	Btm3			Elim
4–5	Asma El Jabri	IN				Btm2						Btm3	Elim
	Diana Sharaneq	IN									Btm2	Elim	Elim
6	Dounia Lotfi	IN						Btm4		Btm3	Elim
7	Aidross El Aidross		IN		Btm3		Btm4	Btm4	Btm2	Elim
8	Houssam Tershishi		Elim	WC				Btm4	Elim
9	Omayma Taleb	IN			Btm4	Btm4	Btm2	Elim
10	Anoushka Moussa	IN			Btm2	Btm3	Elim
11	Mohammad El Jaafeel		IN			Elim
12	Abbas Ali		Elim	WC	Elim

• On 3 July Diana Sharaneq was originally eliminated but brought back by the judges and again eliminated the next week.

Repertoire[]

Week 1 (1 May 2008)

	Elie Bitar	Tallo Siyadeh – Nasri Shamseddine
	Dounia Lotfi	Law La El Malama – Warda El Djazairia
	Omayma Taleb	Kan Aan Tahoun – Fairuz
	Mohammed El Jaafeel	Kel Mara Bizaalo –
	Diana Sharanaq	Taa Ninsa El Musiqar – Melhem Barakat
	Abdelmajeed Ibrahim	Deggo El Mahabej – Fairuz
	Asma El Jabri	Baeed Aanak – Umm Kulthum
	Mourad El Souiti	Yaba Yaba Lah –
	Aidross El Aidross	Ekhtalafna – Mohammed Abdo
	Anoushka Moussa	Balak – Sherine
	Abbas Ali	Hal Indaki Shak – Kathem Al-Saher
	Houssam Tershishi	Aatayer – Saber Rebaï

Week 2 (8 May 2008)

	Mourad El Souiti	Keef Betawel Bali – Melhem Zein
	Omayma Taleb	Samahtek – Assala Nasri
	Anoushka Moussa	Towbeh – Sabah
	Houssam Tershishi	Ana Fintizarak – Umm Kulthum
	Elie Bitar	Khayef Kon Aashek Atek –
	Asma El Jabri	Elli Nisak Insak – Abdallah Al Rowaished
	Diana Sharanaq	Ana Baasha'ak –
	Abdelmajeed Ibrahim	Ballegh Habibak – Hussain Al Jasmi
	Mohammed El Jafeel	Hayrana – Laila Mourad
	Dounia Lotfi	Khayarouni – Najwa Karam
	Aidross El Aidross	Habbaytak Tansit Nawm- Fairuz

Week 3 (28 May 2008)

	Houssam Tershishi	Gatalouni Oyoun Essoud – Wadih El Safi
	Asma El Jabri	Ya Magnoun – Assala Nasri
	Omayma Taleb	Lamouni Li Gharo Menni – Hedi Jouini
	Mourad El Souiti	Mashkali – Rashed Al-Majed
	Aidross El Aidross	Akdeb Alik- Warda El Djazairia
	Elie Bitar	Aanabi –
	Dounia Lotfi	Ana Albi Dalil – Laila Mourad
	Abdelmajeed Ibrahim	Rouh – Fadl Shaker
	Anoushka Moussa	Sodfa – Yara
	Diana Sharanaq	Qaduka El Mayas – Sabah Fakhri

Week 4 (5 June 2008)

	Asma El Jabri	Kan Andi Ghazal – Wael Jassar
	Diana Sharanaq	Oudak Ranan – Fairuz
	Mourad El Souiti	Aalalat Oud – Wadih El Safi
	Dounia Lotfi	Alf Laila wa Laila – Umm Kulthum
	Elie Bitar	Ya Babour – Walid Toufic
	Houssam Tershishi	Baad Kentom – Mohammed Abdo
	Omayma Taleb	Aw'at Tehlaw – Sayed Mekawy
	Aidross El Aidross	Hali La Taharamoni Mennah- Rashed Al-Majed
	Abdelmajeed Ibrahim	Sawt El Hida – Assi El Helani

Week 5 (12 June 2008)

	Elie Bitar	Ana Elli Alayki Mishta – Joseph Sakr
	Asma El Jabri	Hobek Wajaa – Elissa
	Dounia Lotfi	Wallah Ahtajak Ana – Ahlam
	Houssam Tershishi	Layl wa Raad – Wael Kfoury
	Abdelmajeed Ibrahim	Khamrat El Hob – Sabah Fakhri
	Aidross El Aidross	Layl Aala Albi- Fadl Shaker
	Diana Sharanaq	El Atlal – Umm Kulthum
	Mourad El Souiti	Aala Babi Wa'ef Amarein – Melhem Barakat

Week 6 (19 June 2008)

	Aidross El Aidross	Biterhalak Mishwar- Wadih El Safi
	Dounia Lotfi	Elli Lamouni Lamouk – Thekra
	Asma El Jabri	Rouhi Ya Wahrane – Cheb Khaled
	Mourad El Souiti	Albi Aasha'ha – Ragheb Alama
	Elie Bitar	Gana El Hawa – Abdelhalim Hafez
	Diana Sharanaq	Zay El Aassal – Sabah
	Abdelmajeed Ibrahim	Qoum Ouqaf –

Week 7 (26 June 2008)

	Dounia Lotfi	Ah Ya Leil – Sherine
	Abdelmajeed Ibrahim	Sert El Hob – Umm Kulthum
/	Mourad El Souiti and Asma El Jabri	Akhedni Maak- Fadl Shaker and Yara
	Diana Sharanaq	El Amaken – Mohammed Abdo
	Elie Bitar	Habibi Keda – George Wassouf
/	Abdelmajeed Ibrahim and Dounia Lotfi	Halek Mosh Tayeb – and Bushra
	Mourad El Souiti	Lazraalak Boustan Worood –
/	Elie Bitar and Diana Sharanaq	Belghi Kel Mwaeedi- Melhem Barakat and
	Asma El Jabri	Ahl El Maghna – Fella Ababsa

Week 8 (3 July 2008)

	Elie Bitar	Samra Ya Samra –	Ya Saif Aala El Ad –
	Abdelmajeed Ibrahim	Ma Bitfrahsh – Sherine	El Khatiar – Fares Karam
	Asma El Jabri	Haramt Ahebak – Warda El Djazairia	Wa Hayati Andek – Thekra
	Diana Sharanaq	Eshta'na Kteer – Zaki Nassif	Imta Zaman – Mohammed Abdel Wahab
	Mourad El Souiti	A Laylo Layl – Wadih El Safi	El Hassoudi –

Week 9 (10 July 2008)

	Diana Sharanaq	Habibi Aala Dounia – Sabah Fakhri	Ahla Hawaki – Ragheb Alama
	Mourad El Souiti	Bihan – Wael Kfoury	Aala El Kuffiyeh – Palestinian folklore
	Elie Bitar	Degi Ya Rababa –	Shouhouri Nahiyatek – Warda El Djazairia
	Asma El Jabri	Lisa Faker – Umm Kulthum	Aala El Mani –
	Abdelmajeed Ibrahim	Rida Wallah Ma Radinak –	Aaisha Wahda Balak –
/	Elie Bitar and Mourad El Souiti	Mali Saber Ya Nass – Assi El Helani
/	Abdelmajeed Ibrahim and Asma El Jabri	Yaani Elli Bi Albi Albak – and

Week 10 (17 July 2008)

	Abdelmajeed Ibrahim	Khalasti Kalamak – Fadl Shaker	Foug El Nakhel – Nazem Al Ghazali	Min Igoul Eni Legherak – Rashed Al-Majed
	Mourad El Souiti	Sawah – Abdelhalim Hafez	Mather Fiyeh – Fadl Shaker	Zayeno El Saha –
	Elie Bitar	Sayyajna Lebnan – Wadih El Safi	Khotbeh Ma Feesh – Joseph Sakr	Hob Eih – Umm Kulthum

Finale (24 July 2008)

	Elie Bitar	Habibi Inta – Melhem Barakat	Ya Leil El Ashiqeen – George Wassouf	Ya Kass El Omr – Iraqi folklore
	Abdelmajeed Ibrahim	Wa Hayatek Ya Habibi – Sayed Mekawy	Khayl El Arab – Assi El Helani	Nadeet – Abbas Ibrahim

External links[]

• SuperStar Official website