Star Academy down to final ten student stars

By Nohad Topalian in Beirut
For Al-Shorfa.com
2010-05-03

[FILE] During the "London" tableau, Mahmoud Shukri sang "Music".

By the time Prime 11 ended on Friday (April 30th), ten students - dubbed the "stars of Star Academy" - remained to compete in the last five primes of the current season.

The three nominees for this week's prime were Badriya from Tunisia, Zeina from Syria and Mohammad Ali from Egypt.

The public vote saved Badriya with 41%. The student vote then resulted in a tie between Zeina and Mohammad Ali, which Badriya, back in the safe zone, had to break. Her vote went to Zeina and Mohammad Ali thus departed the academy.

Meanwhile, Prime 11 was an enjoyable evening filled with song and dance. Tunisian singer Saber Al-Robai's appearance as a guest, along with Moroccan artist Hasna Zalagh, added a joyous atmosphere.

Saber opened the prime with the song "Barsha Barsha", joined by student Mohammad Ramadan. Sultan joined him in his second song, "Delluna". The Tunisian artist advised the students to sing in the manner best suiting their voices, which helped tone down the atmosphere of competition among the students, including among the three nominees.

Moroccan star Hasna Zalagh then joined Asma, Rahma and Badriya in three songs. Later, Nassif sang "Shtaana Ktir Ya Habayeb" by Zaki Nassif, and Badriya sang "Tisawar" by Asala Nasri.

During the song and dance numbers, Mohammad Ramadan performed Ghassan Saliba's song, "Ya Ahel el-Ard", in the "Ancient Romans" tableau set, paying homage to workers on their holiday, which falls on May 1st. In the "Bicycles" set, Sultan and Mohammad Ali sang "Nari Narin", and Shukri sang "Music" during the last set "London".

Lebanese singer Sabah, who could not perform because of illness, was a guest in a report covering the stages of her career and her participation in previous seasons of Star Academy. A song set was dedicated to her, in which Tahra sang "Massaynakum", Asma "Deq Al-Kaf wa Qum Al Saha", and Rahma "Zaafa Ya Shabab".

Student Mahmoud Shukri, as promised, completed a painting. At the end of the report on his work, Mahmoud invited the public and viewers to purchase it, saying the proceeds would be donated to charitable organisations.

The evening also featured a segment on Rahma, who had won a visit to acclaimed Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad on a previous prime. For her prize, she selected an evening gown from his designs.

In the weekly "Top Five" report, Mohammad Ramadan ranked first for his performance in the last prime in the "Magic Lamp" set. His gift was a cash award to be used toward buying a motorcycle at the end of the program. Sultan came in second, Asma third, Nassif fourth and Tahra fifth, after being named a nominee for five times.

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