Grand Stars

Grand Stars is a Serbian singing competition show, created by Saša Popović and produced by Grand Production. The show began airing in 2004 and is one of the longest-running and most-watched reality television shows in the region.

Before the show starts recording, potential contestants are scouted through an audition process. Grand Stars consists of around six rounds where contestants sing one or two songs and are judged by the main judging panel based on their performance. The first round used to be a blind audition, where the singers were judged exclusively based on their vocal performance. If they receive more than a half of the judges’ votes, the contestant may choose their future mentor from the judges who voted for them. However, the judges are allowed to decline the mentorship over a contestant. The judging panel can also use the “panic button” to cut the contestant’s performance short. In the following rounds, contestants continue performing, now with the help and training from their mentors, solo or against other contestants, and are judged by the other mentors.

Ultimately, the last remaining contestants enter the grand finale, where they face the public vote, which decides the season’s winner.

The winner of Grand Stars receives a recording and management contract with Grand Production, as well as other rewards, such as an apartment or a car.

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