SF produces third season of Music Star

Next year, Music Star will be back on Swiss TV channel SF 1 on Sunday evenings. A third season of the successful casting show will be produced from January 2007. However, some conceptual changes will be made, and dancing will also play a role alongside singing. Over the next few weeks, the presentation, jury line-up and broadcast content will be discussed and the team for the major project will be put together. The castings will take place throughout Switzerland in the second half of 2006, Swiss Television announced on Tuesday. Music Star was one of the most successful entertainment programs on Swiss television. The last decision show on February 26, 2005 achieved a market share of 62 percent and 1,245,000 viewers. The Swiss music industry also benefited from the show's success, with nine singles and albums by Music Stars reaching number one in the charts. The promotion of young talent is also a priority, with each of the ten finalists receiving training to enable them to enter the music business. Music Star will once again be broadcast on Sunday evening at 8.30 pm on SF 1 and will be produced in the Maag Hall in Zurich.