The Star (TV series)

The Star (เดอะสตาร์ ค้นฟ้าคว้าดาว) is a Thai reality television singing competition produced by Exact, a GMM Grammy company, and broadcast on Modernine TV. It was first broadcast on 7 October 2003 and its fifth season aired during the first half of 2009. It is one of two such television programmes in Thailand, the other being Academy Fantasia. Both feature a number of auditioned contestants competing in weekly concerts, with elimination determined by viewers' voting through SMS, but unlike the other, The Star does not feature continuous broadcasts of the contestants' lives in a common residence. A number of winners and runners-up from the contest have continued to become mainstream singers and/or actors under GMM Grammy, most notably Sukrit Wisetkaew ("Bie"), who was first runner-up in the show's third season.

In 2016. GMM Grammy cancelled The Star after 12 seasons. Because the format of the program no longer matched the audience at that time. But 3 years after the hiatus, GMM Grammy (or now, The ONE Enterprise) was announced that The Star will come back in 2020 (postponed 1 years due to COVID-19 pandemic). Rather than being the name The Star 13, program was renew under the name The Star Idol.

As of 2024, The Star had 14 seasons, And there has been no announcement of a 15th season yet.

Patterns and rules
The event begins with the recruitment of competitors from all over the country. The divisions are separated into four regions, albeit the Central (ภาคกลาง), the North (ภาคเหนือ), the Isan (ภาคตะวันออกเฉียงเหนือ), the East (ภาคตะวันออก), and the South (ภาคใต้). The revision and judgement is carried out by Phech Mar (เพชร มาร์), Sutheesak Pakdeetewa (สุธีศักดิ์ ภักดีเทวา) and Ornapha Krisadee (อรนภา กฤษฎี). The people selected will compete with other agencies to find the eight people to compete in the final.

The final 8 competitors will then have an opportunity to compete live on stage, which is hosted every Wednesday in season 1, and every weekend in season 2 to 12. The scores are calculated from two places, one from the people in the concert, which represents 10% of the total score, while the other 90% comes from votes sent by audiences watching on live on TV (via SMS, and Application since season 9) -that the program usually announced current score votes in the midweek day throughout the first half of the season- in which both places may send as many as they can during the concert time. After debuting week, Once the singing from the competitors is complete, the host will count the votes and declare the competitor with the fewest votes. The latter then is eliminated, in season 2 to season 12, the eliminated competitor will sing one last song before ultimately leaving. The elimination process takes place once a week until there were only 2 contestants left. The winner of the competition is given the chance to sign a contract and become an artist at GMM Grammy.

Since season 12 onwards, the recruitment ultimately changes to be recruits only in Bangkok. and "Online Audition" that must be sending their singing video. competitors who qualified from both formats will advanced to the preliminary round. The final preliminary round will compete live on stage, and later live announcements the final 8 competitors. Other that, The scores are now calculated from three places, one from the people in the concert, which represents 10% of the total score, one from the judges that have 10 points per person, total 30 points, which also represents 10% of total score. And the other 80% comes from votes sent by audiences watching on live on TV (via SMS and Application). This season also the first season that not included debuting week.

after 5 years hiatus, In The Star Idol, the recruitment are similar to season 12, but don't have the walk-in auditions due to COVID-19 pandemic. Competitors who qualified from the first preliminary round are come to perform in front of the judges, and find out the twenty people to compete in the next competitions until the last twelve, and later the last eight competitors will be compete live in studio. The scores are changes again that calculated from three places, one from the judges, which represents 40% of the total score, one from the guest artist that maybe the other artists, or the senior/previous contestants from the last 12 seasons. They represents 10% of total score. And the other 50% comes from votes sent by audiences watching on live on TV (via SMS, Application, and Websites).

In The Star 2022, the recruitment are similar to the first eleven seasons, and final eight competitors are back to compete live on stage. The scores are similar to season 12 that calculated from three places, one from the people in the concert, which represents 10% of the total score, one from the judges which represents 30% of total score. And the other 60% comes from votes sent by audiences watching on live on TV (via SMS, Application, and Websites). Except the final week, there were no studio score vote and commentator's score. All of 100% score votes are from audience.

Presenters
Key:
 * Current presenter of The Star
 * Previous presenter of The Star

Commentator
Key:
 * Current Commentator of The Star
 * Previous Commentator of The Star

List of winners and runners up of The Star

 * Male
 * Female

Theme Song
Phuer Dow Douang Nan (เพื่อดาวดวงนั้น) is the theme song for The Star since Season 2, and become one of iconics of the program. The last 8 contestants must sing this song in the debuting week. The song's lyrics is composed by Wiwat Chatthiraphap and melody composed by Weerapat Ungamporn, with new compositions each year, that make each season had the own difference theme. Before the debuting week, contestants had filmed the music video of the song. Except season 12, due the schedule conflict. And season 2022, which had only the audio version instead.


 * In Season 1, The Star used Jud Nut Fun' (จุดนัดฝัน) for the theme song, that had only audio version.

Eliminated Chart

 * Male
 * Female


 * * The Star 1 was the one of two seasons (along with The Star 3) to didn't include duet song round.
 * * The Star 1 also was the one of two seasons (along with The Star Idol) to didn't included mini concert round.
 * * As usual, last contestant that continue to the next round (that shown in orange label) in the later seasons are random. But in The Star 1 and The Star 2, last contestant were mean the contestant who had the second fewest score, what is fixed person in that time.

Eliminated Chart

 * Male
 * Female


 * * As usual, last contestant that continue to the next round (that shown in orange label) in the later seasons are random. But in The Star 1 and The Star 2, last contestant were mean the contestant who had the second fewest score, what is fixed person in that time.
 * * In the 2nd week, there were 4 invalid cards, made total votes were only 96 votes.
 * * The Star 2 had the most closed revealed total score votes of final round to date. With 50.81% for M and 49.19% for Nick.

Eliminated Chart

 * Male
 * Female


 * * The Star 3 was the one of two seasons (along with The Star 1) to didn't include duet song round.
 * * with 6 weeks out of 7 weeks. Bie has the lowest score votes in studio the most times.
 * * Coincidentally, The first two eliminated contestants and last three in this season were the same number with The Star 4.
 * * those seasons' first two eliminated contestants also were the same number with The Star 7.

Eliminated Chart

 * Male
 * Female


 * * The Star 4 is the only season in the first nine seasons that random the contestants' order to shown. without sorting by their number. other aforementioned season are sorted and rolated contestants's order to shown by their number durig the first half of the season.
 * * Coincidentally, The first two eliminated contestants and last three in this season were the same number with The Star 3.
 * * those seasons' first two eliminated contestants also were the same number with The Star 7.
 * * Max replaces Narm - Siranee Thongniyom, who withdrawn from the competition to recover from leukemia, and she later passed away on March 31st, 2008, one day after 4th week result.

Eliminated Chart

 * Male
 * Female


 * * The Star 5 was the last season with *4 number contestant remain on the show more than 3 weeks until Can of The Star 8 broke this coincidence.

Eliminated Chart

 * Male
 * Female


 * * The Star 6 was the first season to didn't have any female contestants in the last 4 contestants. the second is The Star 8.
 * * Coincidentally, The last five contestants in this season were the same number with The Star 7.
 * * this season's last three contestants also were the same number with The Star 12.

Eliminated Chart

 * Male
 * Female


 * * The Star 7 was the one of four seasons (along with The Star 10, The Star 12, and The Star 2022) to didn't include rock song round.
 * * Coincidentally, The last five contestants in this season were the same number with The Star 6.
 * * With 4 persons, making The Star 7, along with The Star 8 and The Star 10, had the highest number of contestants receiving the highest number of votes in the studio.

Eliminated Chart

 * Male
 * Female


 * * The Star 8 was the only season since The Star 5 with *4 number contestant remain on the show more than 3 weeks until Poom of The Star Idol also broke this coincidence too.
 * * With 4 persons, making The Star 8, along with The Star 7 and The Star 10, had the highest number of contestants receiving the highest number of votes in the studio.
 * * Coincidentally, The last three contestants in this season were the same number with The Star 9.
 * * Hunz was the first contestant who eliminated in the round that they got highest score votes in studio.

Eliminated Chart

 * Male
 * Female


 * * The Star 9 was the last season that aired in 4:3 format.
 * * The Star 9 was the only season to had a peninsula on the stage.
 * * In the 3rd week, Thai Folk song. During Boon's show, there was a technical malfunction. That causes everyone in the studio can't hear Boon's voice throughout his show, but didn't effect to commentator's headphone and audience from TV. Later, the program announced that all contestants could continue to the next week without elimination. All vote scores will be added to the following week, which will have the 2 contestants with the fewest score eliminate.
 * * With only 2 persons, making The Star 9, along with The Star 11, had the fewest number of contestants receiving the highest number of votes in the studio.
 * * Coincidentally, The last three contestants in this season were the same number with The Star 8.
 * * Aon was the only *2 number contestants thats made it to the final round to date.

Eliminated Chart

 * Male
 * Female


 * * Starting from this season. The Star 10 was the first season that aired in widescreen 16:9 format. And the last one that aired on Modernine TV.
 * * The Star 10 was the one of four seasons (along with The Star 7, The Star 12, and The Star 2022) to didn't include rock song round.
 * * The Star 10 was the last season to date with *1 number contestant remain on the show more than 2 weeks.
 * * With 4 persons, making The Star 10, along with The Star 7 and The Star 8, had the highest number of contestants receiving the highest number of votes in the studio.
 * * After using this format before in season 4, The Star 10 was the first season that change to random the contestants' order to shown permanently.
 * * However, after removed the debuting week in The Star 12, making the first week of The Star 12 and The Star 2022 were still sorted contestants's order to shown.

Eliminated Chart

 * Male
 * Female


 * * Starting from this season, Warawut Poyim, winner from The Star 9 has been add to be the third presenters.
 * * Starting from this season. The Star had been moved to be aired on One 31.
 * * The Star 11 was the only season to didn't have any male contestants in the last 3 contestants.
 * * Grace was the first *7 number contestant thats remain on the show more than 4 week.
 * * Pua was the only male contestants thats eliminated in Thai Folk round. All of oher contestants that eliminated in aforementioned round were female.
 * * This season had the highest and fewest ever total studio score votes of all week of the last 2 contestants. With 405 scores for Matang, and 52 scores for Ying.
 * * Matang also got a highest ever score vote from the studio in a week, with 80 scores in 6th week.
 * * with 6 weeks out of 7 weeks. Matang also has the highest score votes in studio the most times.
 * * With 15 years and 127 days old at the time. Matang also had been the youngest winner to date.
 * * With only 2 persons, making The Star 11, along with The Star 9, had the fewest number of contestants receiving the highest number of votes in the studio.
 * * The Star 11 also was the last season to date that includes Phech Mar, Sutheesak Pakdeetewa, and Ornapha Krisadee as commentators, after they had been since The Star 1.

Eliminated Chart

 * Male
 * Female


 * * The Star 12 was the one of two seasons (along with The Star 2022) to didn't use original star-shaped A logo.
 * * The Star 12 also was the one of four seasons (along with The Star 7, The Star 10, and The Star 2022) to didn't include rock song round.
 * * The Star 12 also was the only season since The Star 7 that didn't includes OST. and/or Musical round.
 * * The Star 12 also was the last season to date that includes Thai Folk round.
 * * The Star 12 also was the last season to date that includes Ekkachai Euasangkomsert as presenter, after he had been since The Star 2.
 * * Coincidentally, The last three contestants in this season were the same number with The Star 6.

Eliminated Chart

 * Male
 * Female


 * Due to COVID-19 pandemic, making The Star Idol was the only season that live in closed stidio, rather than in concert hall.
 * This season was also the only season to didn't have any break week.
 * * This season was also been the shortest season to date. With only 6 week (Didn't include the preliminary rounds).
 * * The Star Idol also was the one of two seasons (along with The Star 1) to didn't included mini concert round.
 * * The Star Idol was the first season since The Star 8, with *4 number contestant remain on the show more than 3 weeks.
 * * With 14 years old at the time. Maddoc had been the youngest contestant to date.
 * * Coincidentally, All of contestants who had the third place of ranking scores before the show were all eliminated in those week.

Eliminated Chart

 * Male
 * Female


 * * Noppasin Sangsuwan is the first commentators since three commentators from first eleven seasons that still been present as commentator more than 1 season.
 * * Warawut Poyim also been reinstated as presenters after he has been removed in The Star Idol.
 * * The Star 2022 was the one of two seasons (along with The Star 12) to didn't use original star-shaped A logo.
 * * The Star 2022 was the one of four seasons (along with The Star 7, The Star 10, and The Star 12) to didn't include rock song round.
 * * In the 7th week, there were no studio score vote and commentator's score. All of 100% score votes were from audience.
 * * With 29 years old at the time. Shane had been the oldest contestant to date.
 * * With 27 years and 58 days old at the time. James had been the oldest winner to date.
 * * James is the longest contestant who debuted and became to the final 8 contestants in all contestants in all season. He made his debuted on The Star 10 and made it all the way until the final preliminary round where he eliminated. with a gap almost 10 years.