Star Academy is a French reality television. It was produced by the Dutch company Endemol. It consists of a contest of young singers. It spawned an equally successful show in Canada called Star Académie. It was broadcast on TF1 and NRJ 12 (2012-2013). At the end of each season, selected contestants would go on tour around France : Morocco, Switzerland, Belgium, Tunisia, and other French-speaking countries.

TF1 is a French commercial television network owned by TF1 Group, controlled by the Bouygues conglomerate. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network.