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Star Academy Returns for Season 13 With Live Premiere, New Faculty and On‑Site Studio

The launch emphasizes talent development through a recording studio inside the château.

La <em>Star Academy</em> n'a pas fait émerger que de grands artistes. Elle a aussi révélé des personnalités hautes en couleur.
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Overview

  • TF1 and TF1+ aired the live kickoff on October 18, with Nikos Aliagas hosting the prime and Karima Charni overseeing the daily segments and student returns.
  • Michaël Goldman stays on as director as Jonathan Jenvrin (dance) and Alain “Papy” Degois (theatre) join the faculty, with Hugues Hamelynck confirming he was not reappointed.
  • The château now features a professional recording studio for in-season music production, 76 cameras across the site—15 more than last year—and refreshed stage design.
  • Ahead of the premiere, contestants Théo, Sarah, Léo and Ema were identified publicly, with the full class unveiled during the opening show.
  • A 31-date 2026 tour runs from February 27 in Reims to June 7 in Nice, including an April 3 stop at Paris’s Accor Arena, with tickets on sale October 21 at 12:00 and dates in France, Belgium and Switzerland.