ul az iz , ▁ ▁Mir al ▁and ▁Ray an ▁were ▁chosen ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁tour , ▁but ▁following ▁the ▁shock ing ▁and ▁unexpected ▁death ▁of ▁Ram y , ▁the ▁tour ▁was ▁cancel led . ▁ ▁Star ▁Academy ▁ 8 ▁▁ ▁N es ma ▁A la a ▁Ali ▁Mah g ou b , ▁a ▁ 2 0 - year - old ▁student ▁from ▁Egypt , ▁was ▁the ▁winner ▁this ▁year . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁Egypt ian ▁to ▁win ▁in ▁the ▁show , ▁after ▁Moh amed ▁At ie h , ▁the ▁second ▁female ▁contest ant ▁to ▁win , ▁after ▁Sh ada ▁Hass oun , ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁second ▁candidate ▁to ▁win ▁in ▁the ▁Arab ▁show ▁by ▁singing ▁mostly ▁the ▁western ▁genre , ▁after ▁N ader ▁Gu irat . ▁▁ ▁: ▁As ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁tie , ▁Kar im ▁had ▁the ▁casting ▁vote ▁and ▁he ▁saved ▁N ina . ▁: ▁As ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁tie , ▁A hm ad ▁had ▁the ▁casting ▁vote ▁and ▁he ▁saved ▁Hus am . ▁: ▁The ▁results ▁were ▁not ▁shown . ▁However , ▁the ▁present er , ▁H ilda ▁K hal ife , ▁said ▁that ▁A hm ad ▁got ▁ 9 6 %. ▁ ▁Star ▁Academy ▁ 9 ▁ ▁Star ▁Academy ▁Arab ia ▁returned ▁with ▁a ▁brand ▁new ▁name ▁after ▁a ▁hi atus ▁of ▁over ▁a ▁year . ▁The ▁series ▁began ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁ended ▁on ▁ 9 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁produced ▁by