Star Academy, called Operación Triunfo ("Operation Triumph") in Spanish-speaking countries, is a highly successful television pop music talent contest with viewer voting and reality show elements and an aim to find the country's next solo singing sensation. It is based on the Spanish reality television show Operación Triunfo, which has served as the national final to select the Spanish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest from 2002 until 2004, and from 2017 until 2018.
There are many versions of the show, each country having its own slight variations, but the basic concept remains the same: contestants live in a boarding-school called "The Academy", managed by a director, and various teachers coach them in several artistic disciplines. The participants are filmed with cameras throughout the day and night (an idea borrowed from another of Endemol's major reality shows Big Brother). Once a week, the contestants have to face a prime time show, where they sing the song they've prepared during the week before, as well as recapping their trials and tribulations at The Academy from the past week. The live show will often feature special guest stars, with whom some of the contestants have the opportunity to sing. Based on the judges' verdicts and viewer voting, the weakest contestant is dropped. The eventual winner is awarded a record deal and usually some amount of money.
International versions[]
Original format[]
| Country | Title | Channel | Host(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | Project Fame | M-Net DStv (live) The Africa Channel (United States) |
James Alexander, Vusi Twala |
| Arab Maghreb | Star Academy Maghreb | Nessma TV (Tunisia) | Nabila El Kilani |
| Arab World | Star Academy Arabia | LBCI (Lebanon) CBC (Egypt) |
Hilda Khalife |
| Argentina | Operación Triunfo | Telefe (Argentina) Canal 4 (Uruguay) DirecTV (live) |
Alejandro "Marley" Wiebe, Germán Paoloski |
| Belgium (Dutch) | Star Academy | Kanaal Twee | Walter Grootaers |
| Belgium (French) | Star Academy | RTL-TVI | Virginie Elfira, Frédéric Hebrays |
| Bolivia | La Fábrica de Estrellas - Star Academy | Red Unitel | Anabel Angus, Angélica Mérida |
| Brazil | Fama | Rede Globo SKY (live) |
Angélica Ksyvickis, Toni Garrido |
| Bulgaria | Star Academy | Nova Television Nova+, CableTel (live) |
Maria Ilieva |
| Canada | Star Académie | TVA | Current: Jean-Philippe Dion Former: Julie Snyder, Patrice Michaud, Marc Dupré |
| Chile | Operación Triunfo | Mega | Álvaro Escobar |
| East Africa | Tusker Project Fame | M-Net NTV, Citizen TV (Kenya) RTNB (Burundi) Channel 10, StarTV, TBC (Tanzania) UBC, WBS, NTV (Uganda) Rwanda TV (Rwanda) SSTV, Channel 146 (South Sudan) |
Gaetano Kagwa, Fumnilayo Raimi, Mich Egwang, Sheila Mwanyigah |
| France | Star Academy | TF1 | Nikos Aliagas |
| NRJ 12 | Mathieu Delormeau, Tonya Kinzinger | ||
| Georgia | ვარსკვლავების აკადემია Varskvlavebis Akademia |
Rustavi 2 | Sopho Khalvashi, Giorgi Qorqia |
| Germany | Fame Academy | RTL II, Tele 5, MTV2 Pop | Nova Meierhenrich |
| Greece | Fame Story | ANT1 | Natalia Germanou, Andreas Mikroutsikos, Tatiana Stefanidou, Sophia Aliberti |
| Star Channel (Greece) Omega TV (Cyprus) |
Nikos Koklonis | ||
| Star Academy - Super Star Academy | Epsilon TV (Greece) Plus Channel Cyprus (Cyprus) |
Menios Fourthiotis | |
| Hungary | Star Academy Magyaroszág | TV2 | Majka, Nóra Ördög |
| India | Fame Gurukul | Sony Entertainment Television | Mandira Bedi, Manav Gohil |
| Fame X Chal Udiye | SAB TV | Sophie Choudry, Shilpa Sakhlani | |
| Israel | Star Academy ישראל | Reshet 13 | Noa Kirel |
| Italy | Operazione Trionfo | Italia 1 | Miguel Bosé |
| Star Academy | Rai 2 | Francesco Facchinetti | |
| Kazakhstan | Жұлдыздар фабрикасы Juldizdar Fabrikasi |
TV7 | Adil Liyan |
| Mexico | Operación Triunfo | Canal de las Estrellas | Jaime Camil |
| Mongolia | Оддын академи Oddin akademi |
Edutainment TV | Unknown |
| Netherlands | Star Maker | Yorin | Gijs Staverman |
| Star Academy | Danny Rook | ||
| Peru | Operación Triunfo | América Televisión | Gisela Valcárcel |
| Philippines | Pinoy Dream Academy | ABS-CBN, Studio 23 | Nikki Gil, Toni Gonzaga, Bianca Gonzalez, Sam Milby, Roxanne Barcelo, Billy Crawford |
| Pinoy Dream Academy: Little Dreamers | Nikki Gil, Toni Gonzaga, Billy Crawford | ||
| Poland | Fabryka Gwiazd | Polsat | Maciej Rock |
| Portugal | Academia de Estrelas | TVI | Teresa Guilherme |
| Operação Triunfo | RTP1 | Catarina Furtado, Sílvia Alberto | |
| Romania | Star Factory | Prima TV | Laura Iordache, Virgil Ianțu |
| Fabrica de Staruri | Prime TV, 2 Plus | Andreea Raicu, Dan Negru | |
| TVR 1 | Marius Vizante | ||
| Russia | Фабрика звёзд Fabrika zvyozd |
Channel One | Yana Churikova |
| Новая Фабрика звёзд Novaya Fabrika zvyozd |
Muz-TV | Regina Todorenko, Ksenia Sobchak | |
| TNT | Regina Todorenko, Timur Rodriguez | ||
| Spain | Operación Triunfo | La 1 | Carlos Lozano, Roberto Leal |
| Telecinco | Jesús Vázquez, Pilar Rubio | ||
| Amazon Prime Video | Chenoa | ||
| Turkey | Akademi Türkiye | ATV | Öykü Serter |
| Anadolu Rüzgarı | TGRT | ||
| Star Akademi Türkiye | Kanal 1 | ||
| Star Akademi | Star TV | ||
| Ukraine | Фабрика зірок Fabrika Zirok |
Novyi Kanal | Andriy Domansky, Dmitry Shepelev, Vasilisa Frolova, Masha Efrosinina, Oleksandr Pedan, Erika |
| United Kingdom | Fame Academy | BBC One, BBC Three | Cat Deeley, Patrick Kielty |
| Fame Academy Bursary | none | ||
| United States | The One: Making a Music Star | ABC CBC Television (Canada) |
George Stroumboulopoulos |
| Vietnam | Star Academy: Ngôi nhà âm nhạc | HTV | Yến Trang, Tuấn Tú |
| Star Academy Vietnam: Học viện ngôi sao | VTV | Dustin Nguyễn, Tú Linh | |
| West Africa | Project Fame West Africa | TV3, Metro TV (Ghana) Clare TV, SKY TV (Liberia) AIT, GET TV, MiTV, NTA, Nigerzie, ONTV, Silverbird, Soundcity TV (Nigeria) ABC TV, SLBC (Sierra Leone) |
Dare Art Alade, Funlola Raimi, Joseph Benjamin, Adaora Oleh, Bolanle Olukanni |
| Western Balkans | Операција триумф Operacija Trijumf |
B92 (Serbia) Nova TV (Croatia) TV In (Montenegro) FTV/RTRS (Bosnia and Herzegovina) A1 TV (Macedonia) |
Ana Mihajlovski, Nikolina Pišek, Milan Kalinić, Maca Marinković |
All-Stars format[]
| Country | Title | Channel | Host(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Africa | Tusker All-Stars | Citizen TV (Kenya) RTNB (Burundi) TBC, StarTV (Tanzania) UBC, WBS, NTV (Uganda) Rwanda TV (Rwanda) SSTV, Channel 146 (South Sudan) |
Gaetano Kagwa, Eve D'Souza |
| Russia | Фабрика звёзд. Возвращение Fabrika Zvyozd. Vozvrachtcheniè |
Channel One | Yana Churikova |
| Фабрика звёзд. Россия-Украина Fabrika Zvyozd. Rossiya-Ukrayina |
Channel One Novyi Kanal (Ukraine) |
Yana Churikova, Dmitry Shepelyov | |
| Ukraine | Фабрика Суперфiнал Fabrika Superfinal |
Novyi Kanal | Masha Efrosinina |
Celebrity format[]
| Country | Title | Channel | Host(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | Celebrity Fame Gurukul | Sony Entertainment Television | Mandira Bedi, Manav Gohil |
| Portugal | Academia de Famosos | TVI | Paulo Pires, Fernanda Serrano |
| United Kingdom | Comic Relief Does Fame Academy | BBC One, BBC Three, CBBC | Cat Deeley, Patrick Kielty, Claudia Winkleman |