, ▁Bah aa , ▁A hm ad , ▁Moh am ad ▁K , ▁Soph ia , ▁C yn th ia , ▁and ▁My ri am ▁( the ▁Top ▁ 8 ) ▁were ▁chosen ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁tour . ▁ ▁Star ▁Academy ▁ 2 ▁▁ ▁H ish am , ▁from ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia , ▁was ▁declared ▁as ▁the ▁winner ▁this ▁year , ▁even ▁though ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁critic ' s ▁favorite . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁winner ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁nomin ations ▁in ▁the ▁show ' s ▁history , ▁with ▁a ▁record ▁ 4 ▁nomin ations . ▁Most ▁felt ▁that ▁A man i ▁or ▁Z izi ▁were ▁the ▁better ▁perform ers ▁overall . ▁Many ▁also ▁felt ▁that ▁this ▁year ▁was ▁a ▁step - down ▁in ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁students ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁year , ▁with ▁only ▁A man i , ▁Z izi , ▁and ▁Ah med ▁being ▁de emed ▁good ▁sing ers . ▁ ▁Pr imes ▁ ▁Tour ▁ ▁H ish am , ▁A man i , ▁Z izi , ▁A hm ad ▁H , ▁Bash ar ▁G , ▁Kat ia , ▁Sam er , ▁and ▁Sal ma ▁( once ▁again , ▁the ▁Top ▁ 8 ) ▁were ▁chosen ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁tour . ▁ ▁Star ▁Academy ▁ 3 ▁ ▁Joseph ▁Att ie h , ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁radio ▁and ▁TV ▁production ▁student ▁received ▁a ▁tro phy , ▁$ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁c ash ▁and ▁a ▁brand ▁new ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁car