| Starmania | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Mischa Zickler |
| Starring | Hannes Eder Arabella Kiesbauer |
| Country of origin | Austria |
| No. of episodes | 72 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ORF 1 |
| Release | 11 November 2002 – 6 May 2022 |
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Starmania is an Austrian casting show/talent show for would-be pop stars. It is broadcast on the Austrian TV channel ORF 1.
Despite striking similarities, Starmania is not a licensed version of the Idols format distributed by FremantleMedia. Attempts to export the format to Germany failed due to legal intervention from Fremantle. In 2004, ORF managed to sell the rights to the Swiss channel SF, where the show is called MusicStar.
From 2003 to 2009, four seasons of Starmania have been aired in Austria.
To date, the winners have been Michael Tschuggnall, Verena Pötzl, Nadine Beiler and Oliver Wimmer. Christina Stürmer, who placed second in the first season, has become more famous than the other winners combined, with top charts positions in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy. Also Conchita Wurst who was known as Thomas Neuwirth at Starmania, has become more famous than the other winners because she won the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen.