# Nouvelle Star season 4

The fourth season of Nouvelle Star began on February 22, 2006. All the judges returned to the panel and Benjamin Castaldi was set to host for a fourth time. However after the season went halfway through he was replaced by Virginie Efira on May 24. Auditions were held in the following cities:
    Rennes (18 October 2005)
    Marseilles (31 October 2005)
    Lille (6 November 2005)
    Toulouse (14 November 2005)
    Liège (21 November 2005)
    Lyon (5 December 2005)
    Paris (17 December 2005)
Due to problems with the voting lines the results from the original top 14, in which the 10 finalists were supposed to be determined, were voided and the four original eliminated contestants received a second chance in the following week which resulted in all of them making the cut while four original top 10 contestants were eliminated in the semifinals. In the end Christophe Willem who was never in the Bottom group triumphed over Dominique Michalon who was in the Bottom group before the finals.

## Contestants

| Date | Bottom Five | Bottom Five | Bottom Five | Bottom Five | Bottom Five |
| 30 March | Joana | Gaël Faure | Stéphanie Lipstadt | Válerie Castan | Dominique Michalon |
| 5 April | Célia Perez | Jean-Charles Chapuis | Sophie | Vladimir Streiff | Beverly |
| | Bottom Three | Bottom Three | Bottom Three |
| 13 April | Joana | Beverly | Stéphanie Lipstadt |
| 19 April | Beverly (2) | Stéphanie Lipstadt (2) | Florian Lesca |
| 28 April | Stéphanie Lipstadt (3) | Bruno Rua | Valérie Castan |
| 4 May | Bruno Rua (2) | Valérie Castan (2) | Florian Lesca (2) |
| 12 May | Florian Lesca (3) | Valérie Castan (3) | Dominique Michalon |
| 18 May | Valérie Castan (4) | Cindy Santos | |
| | Bottom Two | Bottom Two |
| 25 May | Cindy Santos (2) | Dominique Michalon (2) |
| 31 May | Gaël Faure | |
| 8 June | Dominique Michalon (3) | Christophe Willem |

## Elimination chart

| Stage: | Stage: | Top 14 | Top 14 | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Week: | Week: | 3/10 | 4/5 | 4/13 | 4/19 | 4/28 | 5/4 | 5/12 | 5/18 | 5/25 | 5/31 | 6/8 |
| Place | Contestant | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1 | Christophe Willem | Viewers | Viewers | | | | | | | | | Winner |
| 2 | Dominique Michalon | Judges | Viewers | | | | | Btm 3 | | Btm 2 | | Runner-up |
| 3 | Gaël Faure | Saved | Viewers | | | | | | | | Elim | |
| 4 | Cindy Santos | Viewers | Viewers | | | | | | Btm 2 | Elim | | |
| 5 | Valérie Castan | Saved | Viewers | | | Btm 3 | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Elim | | | |
| 6 | Florian Lesca | Viewers | Viewers | | Btm 2 | | Btm 3 | Elim | | | | |
| 7 | Bruno Rua | Viewers | Viewers | | | Btm 2 | Elim | | | | | |
| 8 | Stéphanie Lipstadt | Saved | Viewers | Btm 2 | Btm 3 | Elim | | | | | | |
| 9 | Beverly | Viewers | Judges | Btm 3 | Elim | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Joana Boumendil | Saved | Viewers | Elim | | | | | | | | |
| 11-14 | Célia Perez | Viewers | Elim | | | | | | | | | |
| 11-14 | Jean-Charles Chapuis | Viewers | Elim | | | | | | | | | |
| 11-14 | Sophie | Viewers | Elim | | | | | | | | | |
| 11-14 | Vladimir Streiff | Viewers | Elim | | | | | | | | | |

### Live show details
#### Pre Live Show 1 (30 March 2006)

| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Beverly | "Fever" (Peggy Lee) | Safe |
| Bruno Rua | "Beautiful" (Christina Aguilera) | Safe |
| Célia Perez | "The Best" (Tina Turner) | Safe |
| Christophe Willem | "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) | Safe |
| Cindy Santos | "Respect" (Aretha Franklin) | Safe |
| Dominique Michalon | "I Will Survive" (Gloria Gaynor) | Bottom five |
| Florian Lesca | "Éteins la lumière" (Axel Bauer) | Safe |
| Gaël Faure | "Pride (In the Name of Love)" (U2) | Eliminated |
| Jean-Charles Chapuis | "Tant qu'on rêve encore" (Le Roi Soleil) | Safe |
| Joana Boumendil | "Qui a le droit..." (Patrick Bruel) | Eliminated |
| Sophie Claret | "Whenever, Wherever" (Shakira) | Safe |
| Stéphanie Lipstadt | "Rich Girl" (Gwen Stefani) | Eliminated |
| Valérie Castan | "Une seule vie" (Gérald de Palmas) | Eliminated |
| Vladimir Streiff | "Prendre racine" (Calogero) | Safe |

##### Notes

* The results from the original top 14 were voided due to problems with voting lines. Gaël Faure, Joana Boumendil, Stéphanie Lipstadt, Valérie Castan received a second chance in the following week.

#### Pre Live Show 2 (5 April 2006)

| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Beverly | "Le dilemme" (Les Dix Commandements) | Bottom five |
| Bruno Rua | "Quand on a que l'amour" (Jacques Brel) | Safe |
| Célia Perez | "Mistral gagnant" (Renaud) | Eliminated |
| Christophe Willem | "Où sont les femmes?" (Patrick Juvet) | Safe |
| Cindy Santos | "Parle-moi" (Nâdiya) | Safe |
| Dominique Michalon | "Comme d'habitude" (Claude François) | Safe |
| Florian Lesca | "C'est comme ça" (Les Rita Mitsouko) | Safe |
| Gaël Faure | "Un autre monde" (Téléphone) | Safe |
| Jean-Charles Chapuis | "En apesanteur" (Calogero) | Eliminated |
| Joana Boumendil | "J’oublierai ton nom" (Johnny Hallyday) | Safe |
| Sophie Claret | "Dans un autre monde" (Celine Dion) | Eliminated |
| Stéphanie Lipstadt | "Tandem" (Vanessa Paradis) | Safe |
| Valérie Castan | "Caravane" (Raphaël) | Safe |
| Vladimir Streiff | "Sa raison d'être" (Pascal Obispo) | Eliminated |

#### Live Show 1 (13 April 2006)

Theme:
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Beverly | "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (Frankie Valli) | Bottom three |
| Bruno Rua | "Billie Jean" (Michael Jackson) | Safe |
| Christophe Willem | "True Colors" (Phil Collins) | Safe |
| Cindy Santos | "Diego libre dans sa tête" (France Gall) | Safe |
| Dominique Michalon | "Ella, elle l'a" (France Gall) | Safe |
| Florian Lesca | "Baby Jane" (Rod Stewart) | Safe |
| Gaël Faure | "Hélène" (Roch Voisine) | Safe |
| Joana Boumendil | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" (Irene Cara) | Eliminated |
| Stéphanie Lipstadt | "Tous les cris les SOS" (Daniel Balavoine) | Bottom two |
| Valérie Castan | "Encore et encore" (Francis Cabrel) | Safe |

#### Live Show 2 (19 April 2006)

Theme:
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Beverly | "Roxanne" (The Police) | Eliminated |
| Bruno Rua | "Goodbye My Lover" (James Blunt) | Safe |
| Christophe Willem | "Ça plane pour moi" (Plastic Bertrand) | Safe |
| Cindy Santos | "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen) | Safe |
| Dominique Michalon | "We Don't Need Another Hero" (Tina Turner) | Safe |
| Florian Lesca | "Gabrielle" (Johnny Hallyday) | Bottom two |
| Gaël Faure | "Rock DJ" (Robbie Williams) | Safe |
| Stéphanie Lipstadt | "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" (France Gall) | Bottom three |
| Valérie Castan | "Contact" (Kyo) | Safe |

#### Live Show 3 (28 April 2006)

Theme:
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Bruno Rua | "Angels" (Robbie Williams) | Bottom two |
| Christophe Willem | "I Am What I Am" (George Hearn) | Safe |
| Cindy Santos | "Hot Stuff" (Donna Summer) | Safe |
| Dominique Michalon | "I'm Every Woman" (Chaka Khan) | Safe |
| Florian Lesca | "Femmes, je vous aime" (Julien Clerc) | Safe |
| Gaël Faure | "Lucie" (Pascal Obispo) | Safe |
| Stéphanie Lipstadt | "Désenchantée" (Mylène Farmer) | Eliminated |
| Valérie Castan | "One" (U2) | Bottom three |

#### Live Show 4 (4 May 2006)

Theme:
| Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| Bruno Rua | "Sex Bomb" (Tom Jones) | Eliminated |
| Christophe Willem | "New York, New York" (Frank Sinatra) | Safe |
| Cindy Santos | "Ne retiens pas tes larmes" (Amel Bent) | Safe |
| Dominique Michalon | "It's Raining Men" (The Weather Girls) | Safe |
| Florian Lesca | "Et maintenant" (Gilbert Bécaud) | Bottom three |
| Gaël Faure | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Elton John) | Safe |
| Valérie Castan | "La vie ne m'apprend rien" (Liane Foly) | Bottom two |

#### Live Show 5 (12 May 2006)

Theme:
| Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Result |
| Christophe Willem | "Goodbye Marilou" (Michel Polnareff) | "I Will Always Love You" (Whitney Houston) | Safe |
| Cindy Santos | "Le chanson de Ziggy" (Éric Estève) | "Sorry" (Madonna) | Safe |
| Dominique Michalon | "Hymne à l'amour" (Édith Piaf) | "I'm Outta Love" (Anastacia) | Bottom three |
| Florian Lesca | "Desire" (U2) | "Parle moi" (Jean-Louis Aubert) | Eliminated |
| Gaël Faure | "Oh, Pretty Woman" (Roy Orbison) | "Et un jour, une femme" (Florent Pagny) | Safe |
| Valérie Castan | "Rodéo" (Zazie) | "Every Breath You Take" (The Police) | Bottom two |

#### Live Show 6 (18 May 2006)

Theme:
| Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Result |
| Christophe Willem | "My Heart Will Go On" (Celine Dion) | "Stayin' Alive" (Bee Gees) | Safe |
| Cindy Santos | "Fame" (Irene Cara) | "Kissing You" (Des'ree) | Bottom two |
| Dominique Michalon | "Salma Ya Salama" (Dalida) | "I Have Nothing" (Whitney Houston) | Safe |
| Gaël Faure | "Your Song" (Elton John) | "New York avec toi" (Téléphone) | Safe |
| Valérie Castan | "Quelque chose de Tennessee" (Johnny Hallyday) | "A Thousand Miles" (Vanessa Carlton) | Eliminated |

#### Live Show 7 (25 May 2006)

Theme:
| Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Result |
| Christophe Willem | "Memory" (Elaine Paige) | "I Want You Back" (The Jackson 5) | Safe |
| Cindy Santos | "Chanter pour ceux qui sont loin de chez eux" (Lââm) | "Survivor" (Destiny's Child) | Eliminated |
| Dominique Michalon | "I Got You (I Feel Good)" (James Brown) | "Ma révérence" (Véronique Sanson) | Bottom two |
| Gaël Faure | "Caruso" (Lucio Dalla) | "Faith" (George Michael) | Safe |

#### Live Show 8: Semi-final (31 May 2006)

Theme:
| Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Result |
| Christophe Willem | "I'm Still Standing" (Elton John) | "Pour ne pas vivre seul" (Dalida) | Safe |
| Dominique Michalon | "What's Love Got to Do with It" (Tina Turner) | "Calling You" (Jevetta Steele) | Safe |
| Gaël Faure | "Feel" (Robbie Williams) | "Je te promets" (Johnny Hallyday) | Eliminated |

#### Live final (8 June 2006)

| Artist | First song | Second song | Third song | Result |
| Christophe Willem | "Born to Be Alive" | "La chanson des vieux amants" | "Last Dance" | Winner |
| Dominique Michalon | "All Night Long (All Night)" | "La Quête" | "Hero" | Runner-up |