He withdrew from the academy after being nominated and saved by his colleagues vote and not by the public's vote Tour Joseph, Hani, Hanaa, Chayma, Fady, Khalifa, Maya, Rakiya and Wajdi were chosen to be part of the tour. This was the first year 9 students instead of 8 went on tour. It was also the first time where the Top finishing students did not all go on tour. Despite finishing 8th and 9th, Rym and Mohammed I were not chosen for the tour, Rakiya and Wajdi were selected to go on tour instead. Star Academy 4 Shada Hassoun, from Iraq, made history by being the first girl to take the title. The fourth season (2007) was also the first season where two girls claimed the first and second place when Shada Hassoun came in first, and Marwa (from Tunisia) came in second. It was also noteworthy to feature the first female contestant from the Persian Gulf, Shoroq (from Bahrain), as well as the first contestant from Oman, Ayoub. Primes : As there was a tie, Salwa had the casting vote and she saved Aline : As there was a tie, Tahra had the casting vote and she saved Bassel : As there was a tie, Tahra had the casting vote and she saved Asma : As there was a tie, Badreia had the casting vote and she saved Zeina : There were rumors that the lines in Iraq to vote for Rahma were free of charge on certain days Tour Nassif, Rahma, Mohamed R, Ramy, Badria, Sultan, Asma, Tahra, Mahmoud, Zeina, Abdulaziz, Miral and Rayan were chosen to be part of the tour, but following the shocking and unexpected death of Ramy, the tour was cancelled. Star Academy 8 Nesma Alaa Ali Mahgoub, a 20-year-old student from Egypt, was the winner this year. She is the second Egyptian to win in the show, after Mohamed Atieh, the second female contestant to win, after Shada Hassoun, and also the second candidate to win in the Arab show by singing mostly the western genre, after Nader Guirat. : As there was a tie, Karim had the casting vote and he saved Nina. : As there was a tie, Ahmad had the casting vote and he saved Husam. : The results were not shown. However, the presenter, Hilda Khalife, said that Ahmad got 96%. Star Academy 9 Star Academy Arabia returned with