Season 10

**Judges**
 **Host(s)**
 **Broadcaster**
 **Venue**

*Rechercher une étoile* is a French-language Canadian TV show aimed to find new singing talent. The tenth season, also known as ***Rechercher une étoile 2019***, started on 7 September and is hosted by ???.

## Auditions

Open casting auditions began on May 23, 2019 in Gatineau and concluded on June 30 in Quebec City. The minimum age to audition was 16.

After the open auditions, 80 candidates were called for a closed-door audition on August 2 and 3, 2019. 18 candidates advanced to the introduction live show or *Niveau*, where the 16 official contestants who entered the *École d'étoiles* were selected.

## Summary

### **Épisode d'introduction (September 7, 2019)**

* **No theme**
* **Special guests:**
	+ Contestants from Rechercher une étoile 2018 - "C'est l'été"
	+ Contestants from Rechercher une étoile Junior 2019 - "Partager la joie"
* **End credits song:** "Fireball" by Pitbull and John Ryan

### **Niveau 1 (September 14, 2019)**

* **Theme:** L'année de ma naissance (Year I was born)
* **Group performance:** "La musique est mon amour"
* **End credits song:** "The Best of Both Worlds" by Hannah Montana

### **Niveau 2 (September 21, 2019)**

* **Theme:** Lara Fabian tribute
* **Group performance:** "Je suis malade"
* **End credits song:** "Papillon" by Lara Fabian

### **Niveau 3 (September 28, 2019)**

* **Theme:** Chansons de septembre (September songs)
* **Group performance:** "Human"
* **End credits song:** "Star" by Earth, Wind & Fire

### **Niveau 4 (October 5, 2019)**

* **Theme:** 1960's
* **Group performance:** "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
* **End credits song:** "Respect" by Aretha Franklin

### **Niveau 5 (October 12, 2019)**

* **Theme:** Broadway (accompanied by Orchestre Symphonique de Québec)
* **Group performance:** "You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two"
* **End credits song:** "Seasons of Love" by the cast of *Rent*

° Indicates that Renée sang Nina Simone's version of "My Man's Gone Now".
### **Niveau 6 (October 19, 2019)**

* **Theme:** Chansons difficiles (Hard songs)
* **Group performance:** "Hey Look Ma, I Made It"
* **End credits song:** "Mais qu'est-ce que j'ai?" by Édith Piaf

° Indicates that Théodore sang The Righteous Brothers version of "Unchained Melody".
### **Niveau 7 (October 26, 2019)**

* **Theme:** Disney
* **Group performance:** "Break This Down"
* **End credits song:** "Once Upon a Dream" by Emily Osment

### **Niveau 8 (November 2, 2019)**

* **Theme:** Le Canada contre les États-Unis (Canada VS. United States)
* **Group performance:** "Bright Lights Bigger City"
* **End credits song:** "Good Time" by Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen

### **Niveau 9 (November 9, 2019)**

* **Theme:** Film spectaculaire (Movie spectacular)
* **Group performance:** "Couldn't Be Better"
* **End credits song:** "This Is Me" by Keala Settle

### **Niveau 10 (November 16, 2019)**

* **Theme:** Plaisir coupable (Guilty pleasures)
* **Group performance:** "Ain't Nobody"
* **End credits song:** "Always Something There to Remind Me" by Naked Eyes

### **Niveau 11 (November 23, 2019)**

* **Theme:** Chansons inspirées par les Jeux Olympiques (Songs inspired by the Olympics)
* **Group performance:** "The Cup of Life"
* **End credits song:** "Hero" by Mariah Carey

° Indicates that Renée sang Shirley Bassey's version of "Climb Every Mountain".
### **Niveau 12 (November 30, 2019)**

Niveau 12 is different from other Niveau's in the season. Each contestant performed a cover song of their choice as solo, then a duo cover of another popular song. Alicia and Vasily did not perform any duo songs.

* **Group performance:** "Don't Stop Me Now"
* **End credits song:** "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake

° Indicates that Renée sang Dorothy Carless' version of "Tenement Symphony".

### **Grand Finale (December 7, 2019)**

In the final, the winner of the season was decided by public vote. Each finalist performed an original song, and after that, the first round of voting ended. The two finalists with the fewest votes were eliminated. A second round of voting began to determine the winner of the season, and the three remaining finalists performed the song they had sung on *Épisode d'introduction*.

* **Group performances:**
	+ "Poupée de cire, poupée de son"
	+ "La musique est mon amour" (all 16 contestants)

## Specials

### **Réveillon de Nouvel an (December 31, 2019)**

On December 31, 2019, a New Year's Eve special aired on Canal de triomphe, for which the 16 official contestants from season 10 performed with the contestants from seasons two, three, and seven.

* Group performance (all 16 contestants): "La musique est mon amour"
* End credits song: ???

Contestants' performances on *Réveillon de Nouvel an*