While Akademi Fantasia 5 in Malaysia has only started to hot up, I simply couldn’t help comparing the show with other versions of the Academy around the world. Akademi Fantasia is actually a franchise of reality show better known as Star Academy, a reality tv show conceptualized by Gestmusic, a Spanish branch of Endemol, a Netherland-based TV production company. The first country to broadcast the format, however, was France on October 20th, 2001. In Argentina, it’s called Operación Triunfo, in Brazil it’s known as Fama, in Philippine it’s called Pinoy Dream Academy, in Indonesia it’s called Akademi Fantasi Indosiar. There’s not much different in content from country to country. A group of students will be coached at undisclosed location and will be performing every week at a concert. Winners will be voted by SMS.

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Fame GuruKul Star Academy India

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FAME GURU KUL – STAR ACADEMY INDIA

Fama Brazil Star Academy

FAMA – BRAZIL STAR ACADEMY PARTICIPANTS

Star Academy Arab Iraq - Shada Hassoun

LEBANON’S STAR ACADEMY PARTICIPANTS

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SHADA HASSOUN, WINNER OF STAR ACADEMY, LBC

Shada Hassoun, from Iraq, Winner of LBC Star Academy

SHADA HASSOUN – WINNER OF LBC’S STAR ACADEMY

Star Academy - Arab

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ARAB’S LBC STAR ACADEMY CONCERT

Star Academy Lebanon - Student Sleeping

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Tina Yamout, Lebanese Star Academy Participant

TINA YAMOUT

Tina Yamout, also known as Tina Yammut is a LBC’s Star Academy 4 Candidate from Lebanon. Tina Yamout was born in 1987 and studies Business at the American University of Beirut. Tina lost her father in the year 2005, she lives with her mother which she loves and cares for a lot.