Rechercher une étoile 2008 en tournée

**Rechercher une étoile 2008 en tournée** was a concert tour promoting season 2 of *Rechercher une étoile*. This tour visited a mix of concert halls and arenas. For arena stops, the stage was placed in the middle of the floor, and the other half of the corresponding arena behind the stage was closed off with curtains, creating a theater-like environment. There were two shows at small theaters that have a capacity of less than fifteen-hundred, such as the 958-seat Salle Philippe-Filion in Shawinigan and the 1,037 seat Salle J.-Antonio-Thompson in Trois-Rivières. The top 6 finalists (Patricia, Gustav, Edmond, Jeanette, Irina, and Fernand) continued the tour on January 31st with a stop in France.

## Background and development

In August 2008, it was revealed that all 16 contestants selected for *École d'étoiles* in season 2 would do a nationwide concert tour in January of the following year. Each show started between 6:15 and 7:45 in the evening.

## Overview

The show had the similar structure as that of the previous season, with the first half being entirely solos performed by contestants in elimination order, and the second half consisting of performances in groups and some solos.

## Set list

* Melvin - "You've Got a Friend in Me" (Randy Newman)
* Liliane - "Let's Twist Again" (Chubby Checker)
* Gilles - "Hitch Hike" (Marvin Gaye)
* Yvette - "C'est la Vie" (B\*Witched)
* Maryse - "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (Nina Simone)
* Lucien - "Life Fades Away" (Roy Orbison)
* Ethan - "Cuts Like a Knife" (Bryan Adams)
* Micheline - "Highway to Hell" (AC/DC)
* Ernest - "Autumn Sweater" (Yo La Tengo)
* Fernand - "J'y crois encore" (Lara Fabian)
* Irina - "I Feel Pretty" (Carol Lawrence)
* Jeanette - "The Color of Love" (Billy Ocean)
* Edmond - "Du froid" (Written by Edmond and his little sister Elisa)
* Gustav - "All by Myself" (Eric Carmen)
* Patricia - "Ben" (Michael Jackson)

**Act 2**
* Guys - "Bye Bye Bye" (NSYNC)
* Girls - "Say You'll Be There" (Spice Girls)
* Group - "Strung Out" (Steve Perry)
* Edmond and Irina - "Breaking Free" (Zac Efron, Drew Seeley, and Vanessa Hudgens)
* Gustav and Jeanette - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Nirvana)
* Patricia and Fernand - "Dancing in the Street" (Martha and the Vandellas)
* Group - Current hits medley:
	+ "Human" (The Killers)
	+ "Heaven's Table" (Garou)
	+ "The Right Life" (Seal)
	+ "Appelle mon numéro" (Mylène Farmer)
	+ "L'un pour l'autre" (Tina Arena)
	+ "Viva la Vida" (Coldplay)
* Gustav - "Monde fantastique" (Written by Gustav and his older sister Marine)
* Patricia - "Le remède" (Written by Patricia herself)
* Group - "Mon hymne"

* Irina - "I Feel Pretty" (Carol Lawrence)
* Jeanette - "The Color of Love" (Billy Ocean)
* Edmond - "Du froid" (Written by Edmond and his little sister Elisa)
* Gustav - "All by Myself" (Eric Carmen)
* Patricia - "Ben" (Michael Jackson)

**Act 2**
* Gustav, Edmond, and Fernand - "Get Down" (b4-4)
* Patricia, Jeanette, and Irina - "Fuego" (The Cheetah Girls)
* Top 6 - 1980's medley:
	+ "C'est ta chance" (Jean-Jacques Goldman)
	+ "Any Way You Want It" (Journey)
	+ "À quoi je sers…" (Mylène Farmer)
	+ "Étienne" (Guesch Patti)
	+ "Borderline" (Madonna)
	+ "Ne partez pas sans moi" (Céline Dion)
* Edmond and Irina - "Breaking Free" (Zac Efron, Drew Seeley, and Vanessa Hudgens)
* Gustav and Jeanette - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Nirvana)
* Patricia and Fernand - "Dancing in the Street" (Martha and the Vandellas)
* Gustav - "Monde fantastique" (Written by Gustav and his older sister Marine)
* Patricia - "Le remède" (Written by Patricia herself)
* Top 6 - "Mon hymne"

## Reaction

The entirety of the tour received positive reviews from critics.