Encore une chance (meaning Again a chance in French, full title Encore une chance: Les plus belles voix de la téléréalités (meaning Again a chance: the most beautiful voices of reality television in French) is a French reality television show broadcast on French music television network NRJ 12 in January and February 2012, and comprising six shows with the first on 24 January 2012 and the finals on 27 February. The music competition gave a new chance to 32 contestants in various music competition shows in France that had failed to win in their bids giving them a new chance with two winners signing contracts with NRJ and given chances to record with established artist. The winner in the female category was Lucie Azard, a contestant from French Star Academy in season 7 held in 2007-2008. She won the chance to record in cooperation with Canadian singer K.Maro.[1][2]
| Encore une chance | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Judges | Richard Cross Mia Frye Stéphane Joffre-Roméas Morgan Serrano |
| Original language | French |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Original release | |
| Network | NRJ 12 |
| Release | 24 January – 27 February 2012 |
The winner in the female category was Lucie Azard, a contestant from French Star Academy in season 7 held in 2007-2008. She won the chance to record in cooperation with Canadian singer K.Maro.[3][4]
Due to lower than expected viewership of the program, the series was moved from prime time to late night slot for the second half of the series.
Jury edit
The jury was composed of music professionals:[5]
Contestants edit
The 32 contestants, 16 male and 16 female, with none of them winners in the series they took part in, came from the following musical reality television series (winners in bold):
| Name | Channel | Seasons | Male contestants | Female contestants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Academy | 8 seasons from 2001 to 2008 |
Romain (2003, Star Academy 3) Pierre Mathyss (2005, Star Academy 5) Harold (2008, Star Academy 8) |
Jessica Marquez (2001-2 Star Academy 1) Anne-Laure Sibon (2002, Star Academy 2) Hoda (2004, Star Academy 4) Cynthia Brown (2006, Star Academy 6) Lucie Azard (2006-7, Star Academy 7) | |
| Popstars | 4 seasons 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007 |
Leandro (2002, Popstars 2) Rida (2002, Popstars 2) |
Vanessa (2001, Popstars 1) Élodie (2002, Popstars 2) Lily (2002, Popstars 2) Ibtissem (2007, Popstars 4) Jessie (2007, Popstars 4) | |
| Nouvelle Star | 8 seasons from 2003 to 2010 |
Charles (2004, Nouvelle Star 2) Malik (2005, Nouvelle Star 3) Bruno Rua (2006, Nouvelle Star 4) Julien-Baptiste (2006, Nouvelle Star 4) Tigane Drammeh (2007, Nouvelle Star 5) Lary Lambert (2009, Nouvelle Star 7) Thomas (2009, Nouvelle Star 7) |
Babeth Lando (2004, Nouvelle Star 2) Lucille (2008, Nouvelle Star 6) | |
| X Factor | 2 seasons 2009 / 2011 |
Adrien (2011, X Factor 2) Jordan (2011, X Factor 2) Nedjim (2011, X Factor 2) Slimane (2011, X Factor 2) |
Cyrielle (2009, X Factor 1) Julie (2009, X Factor 1) Marie (2009, X Factor 1) Ana (2011, X Factor 2) |
Finalists / Winners edit
The 8 finalists who had the chance to compete in an episode registered in Canada were:
- Jessie Amseli
- Lucie Azard
- Cynthia Brown
- Tigane Drammeh
- Larry Lambert
- Nedjim Mahtallah
- Bruno Rua
- Anne-Laure Sibon
The 2012 winner in the male category was Larry Lambert, originally a contestant in Nouvelle Star in season 7 of the series in 2009. He won a chance to record in cooperation with Canadian singer Corneille.
The winner in the female category was Lucie Azard, a contestant from French Star Academy in season 7 held in 2007-2008. She won the chance to record in cooperation with Canadian singer K.Maro.
Results table edit
| Contestants (male) |
Series | Eliminations | Contestants (female) |
Series | Eliminations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lary Lambert | Nouvelle Star 7 | Winner (with Corneille) |
Lucie Azard | Star Academy 7 | Winner
(with K.Maro) |
| Tigane Drammeh | Nouvelle Star 5 | 27 February 2012 | Cynthia Brown | Star Academy 6 | 27 February 2012 |
| Bruno Rua | Nouvelle Star 4 | 21 February 2012 | Jessie | Popstars 4 | 27 February 2012 |
| Nedjim | X Factor 2 | 21 February 2012 | Anne-Laure Sibon | Star Academy 2 | 21 February 2012 |
| Slimane | X Factor 2 | 14 February 2012 | Babeth Lando | Nouvelle Star 2 | 21 February 2012 |
| Pierre Mathyss | Star Academy 5 | 7 February 2012 | Vanessa | Popstars 1 | 21 February 2012 |
| Harold | Star Academy 8 | 31 January 2012 | Jessica Marquez | Star Academy 1 | 7 February 2012 |
| Romain | Star Academy 3 | 31 January 2012 | Ana | X Factor 2 | 31 January 2012 |
| Adrien | X Factor 2 | 24 January 2012 | Hoda | Star Academy 4 | 31 January 2012 |
| Charles | Nouvelle Star 2 | 24 January 2012 | Julie | X Factor 1 | 31 January 2012 |
| Jordan | X Factor 2 | 24 January 2012 | Lily | Popstars 2 | 31 January 2012 |
| Julien-Baptiste | Nouvelle Star 4 | 24 January 2012 | Lucille | Nouvelle Star 6 | 31 January 2012 |
| Leandro | Popstars 2 | 24 January 2012 | Cyrielle | X Factor 1 | 24 January 2012 |
| Malik | Nouvelle Star 3 | 24 January 2012 | Élodie | Popstars 2 | 24 January 2012 |
| Rida | Popstars 2 | 24 January 2012 | Ibtissem | Popstars 4 | 24 January 2012 |
| Thomas | Nouvelle Star 7 | 24 January 2012 | Marie | X Factor 1 | 24 January 2012 |
Viewers edit
| Episode | Date | Time | Viewers | Share of market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Tuesday 24 January 2012 | 20:35-22:40 | 584,000 | 2.2%
|
2 |
Tuesday 31 January 2012 | 20:35-22:40 | 403,000 | 1.5%
|
3 |
Tuesday 7 February 2012 | 20:35-22:40 | 348,000 | 1.3%
|
4 |
Tuesday 14 February 2012 | 22:30-00:10 | 370,000 | 2.6%
|
5 |
Tuesday 21 February 2012 | 22:30-00:10 | 346,000 | 2.6%
|
6 |
Monday 27 February 2012 | 20:35-22:40 | 303,000 | 1.2%
|
References edit
- ^ Premiere: Encore une chance - Lary et Lucie sont les grands gagnants (in French)
- ^ Le Figaro: Stéphane Joffre-Roméas: "NRJ12 est une chaîne créative" (in French)
- ^ Premiere: Encore une chance - Lary et Lucie sont les grands gagnants (in French)
- ^ Le Figaro: Stéphane Joffre-Roméas: "NRJ12 est une chaîne créative" (in French)
- ^ Telle est le télé: Morgan Serrano, Stéphane Joffre-Roméas, Mia Frye, Morgan Serrano - membres de la jurie d'Encore une chance les plus belles voix de la téléréalités sur NRJ 12 (in French)