Super Star 5 (2008)
Auditions took place in the following cities:
- Beqaa Valley, Lebanon
- Tripoli, Lebanon
- Cairo, Egypt
- Amman, Jordan
- Tunis, Tunisia
- Baghdad, Iraq
- Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Manama, Bahrain
- Casablanca, Morocco
Season 5 kicked off with the first episode on 24 February 2008
There were 3 big changes
-New female judge replacing Fadia who judged the 2nd, 3rd, and fourth season
-Wael Mansour (former contestant from SuperStar 2003) & Majdala Khatar now replace Ayman Qaissouni who hosted the first 4 seasons.
-Results shows are no longer on Mondays, they are on Thursdays giving people 5 days to vote
This year's Top 20 featured 9 females and 11 males
The Top 9 females performed on 6 April and Top 11 males performed on 13 April
10 were chosen, and 9 of the remaining 10 came back for a Last Chance show on 20 April
One of the girls chose to drop out of the competition but did not state a reason
The Top 12 was completed on 24 April
Future Television was forced into closing on 9 May, during the 2008 Lebanon conflict. After moving its broadcasting headquarters, the station was back on the air on 13 May at 4:30 p.m (Lebanese Local Time)
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