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The premiere episode of Nashville Star introduced us to the host and judges as well as the contestants who were picked to appear this season. The finalists were chosen from thousands, and only the lucky continued. No one was eliminated.

The Road to Nashville

The twelve Nashville Star finalists each had the opportunity to shine as they performed country standards during the first round of competition.

Miranda Lambert:

"Honky Tonk Blues" - Hank Williama

Buddy Jewell:

"Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" - Eddy Arnold

Brandon Silveira:

"Act Naturally" - Buck Owens

Anne Louise Blythe:

"Poor, Poor Pitiful Me" - Terri Clark

Travis Howard:

"Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain" - Willie Nelson

Brandi Gibson:

"Walking After Midnight" - Patsy Cline

Prentiss Varnon:

"Hey Good Lookin'" - Hank Williams

Amy Chappell :

"Son of a Preacher Man" - Dusty Springfield

Kristen Kissling:

"Heartbreak Hotel" - Elvis Presley

John Arthur Martinez:

"When You Say Nothing At All" - Keith Whitley

Tasha Valentine:

"Your Cheating Heart" - Roy Acuff

Jamey Garner:

"Two More Bottles of Wine" - Emmylou Harris

Nashville Classics

This week on Nashville Star, we said goodbye to two more contestants and watched 11 amazing performances intended to show us which styles of country music influenced the performers.

Brandon Silveira:

"I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink" - Merle Haggard

Amy Chappell :

"Walk Softly On This Heart of Mine" - Bill Monroe

Brandi Gibson:

"Drinkin' My Baby Goodbye" - The Charlie Daniels Band

John Arthur Martinez:

"Roly Poly" - Bob Wills

Miranda Lambert:

"Texas (When I Die)" - Tanya Tucker

Travis Howard:

"Six Days on the Road" - Dave Dudley

Jamey Garner:

"Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms" - Tammy Wynette and George Jones

Prentiss Varnon:

"Milk Cow Blues" - Bob Wills

Tasha Valentine:

"Little Sister" - Elvis Presley

Buddy Jewell:

"Gimme Three Steps" - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Styles of Country

This Saturday on Nashville Star, we saw how our remaining contestants brought their country style to a pop standard. Since being a star is also about a look, an attitude, and how you carry yourself, we saw each of the finalists consulting with stylists, shopping for clothes that reflected their personalities, and occasionally opting for a different hairstyle.

Amy Chappell:

"We Belong" - Pat Benatar

John Arthur Martinez:

"Some Kind of Wonderful" - Grand Funk Railroad

Buddy Jewell:

"Please Come to Boston" - Dave Loggins

Jamey Garner:

"Faithfully" - Journey

Brandi Gibson:

"(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" - Bryan Adams

Brandon Silveira:

"Here I Go Again" - Whitesnake

Prentiss Varnon:

"I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" - England Dan/John Ford Coley

Miranda Lambert:

"Hurts So Good" - John Mellencamp

Pop Goes Country

This week on Nashville Star, our contestants proved their mettle and stepped the competition up a notch by performing their original songs.

Brandi Gibson:

"I'm Gonna Make It" - original

Buddy Jewell:

"Help Pour Out the Rain (Lacey's Song)" - original

Miranda Lambert:

"Greyhound Bound for Nowhere" - original

Brandon Silveira:

"Life Don't Get Much Better Than This" - original

John Arthur Martinez:

"Everything I Never Knew I Wanted" - original

Amy Chappell:

"No Turning Back" - original

Original Songs

The American Spirit was alive and well on the Nashville Star stage this week, as each contestant performed a song that he or she felt reflected that spirit. Love of home and family, patriotism, rugged individualism, and hard work were all values expressed in the songs selected, values that together make up the fabric of American society.

Remaining finalists:

"Heartland" - George Strait

Brandon Silveira:

"A Country Boy Can Survive" - Hank Williams, Jr.

Miranda Lambert:

"Fightin' Side of Me" - Merle Haggard

Buddy Jewell:

"40 Hour Week" - Alabama

Brandi Gibson:

"Home" - Joe Diffie

John Arthur Martinez:

"The City of New Orleans" - Arlo Guthrie

American Songs

This week, we narrowed the field of Nashville Star contestants from five to four, and our four remaining contestants each performed a #1 song (post-1999), as well as an original song they HOPED would be #1 someday.

Remaining finalists/Phil Vassar:

"Just Another Day in Paradise" - Phil Vassar

John Arthur Martinez:

"But for the Grace of God" - Keith Urban

"Home Made of Stone" - original

Brandi Gibson:

"How Do You Like Me Now" - Toby Keith

"Take Her Picture" - original

Buddy Jewell:

"It Must Be Love" - Don Williams/Alan Jackson

"Abeline" - original

Miranda Lambert:

"Somebody Like You" - Keith Urban

"Oh, California" - original

Number Ones

This week on Nashville Star we narrowed the field of contestants from four to three. The show began with a "good luck" greeting from the group Rascal Flatts, live from the stage of their show in Moline, IL, as they kicked off the Brooks and Dunn Neon Circus Tour. Mixed in with the contestants' performances were highlights from their homecoming celebrations last week, along with reflections on how the show has changed their lives.

Miranda Lambert:

"Don't It Make You Wanna Dance" - Rusty Wier/Jerry Jeff Walker

"You and Your Memory" - original

John Arthur Martinez:

"River of Love" - original

"The Man Who Holds the Bow" - original

Buddy Jewell:

"Gentle On My Mind" - Glen Campbell

"One in A Row" - original

Duets

The Nashville Star finale had something for everyone - laughter, tears, drama, suspense, celebrity guests, red carpet arrivals, reunions... and of course, the revelation of the first "Nashville Star," based on the results of million of votes cast by you, the television audience! 

Miranda Lambert/John Arthur Martinez/Buddy Jewell:

"Next Big Thing" - Vince Gill

Charlie Robison/Tracy Gershon/Robert Oermann

"Right Man For The Job" - Charlie Robison

Miranda Lambert:

"Bye, Bye" - duet with Jo Dee Messina

John Arthur Martinez:

"Nothin' But The Taillights" - duet with Clint Black

"The Armadillo Song" - original

Buddy Jewell:

"(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing" - duet with Trace Adkins

"Abilene" - original

"Help Pour Out the Rain (Lacey's Song)" - original

"I Want to Thank Everyone Who Ever Told Me No" - original

Grand Finale

Love and Heartache

Willie Songs

Southern Rock

My Best Shot

Episode 301

Episode 302

Episode 303

Episode 304

Episode 305

Episode 306

Episode 307

Episode 308

Episode 309

Opening Night

Redneck Revolution

Takin’ a Gamble

Closest Cut In History

Original Song Night

Boys Club Broken Up

Missin’ Matt Mason

Chris Young Crowned Nashville Star

Premiere

Miranda Returns

Kacey Hits the Bricks

Judges' Choice Night

No Love in the Air

Homecoming

Nashville Star Shines on Angela

With Billy Ray Cyrus overseeing the proceedings, the latest bunch of hopefuls audition to the new panel of judges in the hope of moving onto the next round and ultimately becoming the new Nashville Star!

Season Premiere

Episode 602

Episode 603

Episode 604

Episode 605

Episode 606

Episode 607

Episode 608

Episode 609

Nashville Star is an American reality television program. It was last produced and transmitted during mid-2008 on NBC, following five seasons on USA Network. It premiered on March 8, 2003, and its five seasons on USA made it the longest-running competition series on cable television. In Canada, the show aired on CMT through season 5, but moved to E! beginning with season 6. CMT in the United States reaired each episode in season 6.

It was similar to American Idol, in that performers had to sing to impress both celebrity judges and the public via call-in and/or internet votes. Unlike American Idol, however, the performers were limited to country music. This restriction was relaxed for Season 6, allowing for the finalists to choose from many genres of music, but the songs were arranged to maintain a country sound.

On March 13, 2009, it was confirmed that the series had been canceled by NBC and would not be returning for a seventh season.

The Best Seasons of Nashville Star

The Best Seasons of Nashville Star

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Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

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