(8th place; released multiple songs & albums) The candidate that took the 9th place, Bruno Tabbal, participated in the "World Best" contest that englobed about 11 countries that have this reality show in their country. He took the 10th place, and the French person, Elodie Frégé, won. Primes : As there was a tie, Sophia had the casting vote and she saved Bruno. : One week after the beginning of the program, She was chosen to participate in the program because of the withdrawal of the Syrian candidate Wafaa due to some pregnancy problems. : As there was a tie, Amine had the casting vote and he saved Yasser. Tour Mohamad A, Bashar, Bahaa, Ahmad, Mohamad K, Sophia, Cynthia, and Myriam (the Top 8) were chosen to be part of the tour. Star Academy 2 Hisham, from Saudi Arabia, was declared as the winner this year, even though he was not the critic's favorite. He is also the winner with the most nominations in the show's history, with a record 4 nominations. Most felt that Amani or Zizi were the better performers overall. Many also felt that this year was a step-down in the quality of students from the previous year, with only Amani, Zizi, and Ahmed being deemed good singers. Primes Tour Hisham, Amani, Zizi, Ahmad H, Bashar G, Katia, Samer, and Salma (once again, the Top 8) were chosen to be part of the tour. Star Academy 3 Joseph Attieh, who is a radio and TV production student received a trophy, $50,000 in cash and a brand new 2006 car. He was 19 years old and the first Lebanese to win the Title. This year was seen as an improvement over the previous year, and a return to the level of the first season, with many talented students. Some like Hani, Hanaa, and Shayma were deemed just as worthy of winning as Joseph. There were also many other strong performers like Fadi, Khalifa, Rakiya, Maya, and Wajdi. This year, the show expanded the number of students from 16 contestants, in the two previous years, to 19 students. Primes : As there was a tie, Mohammad Ibrahim had the casting vote and he saved Mohamed Dossary : As there was a tie, Rym had the casting vote and she saved Mohammad Ibrahim : As there was a tie, Chayma had the casting vote and she saved Mohammad Ibrahim :