The ninth season of Nouvelle Star began on December 11, 2012 and finished on February 26, 2013.
André Manoukian remained as the only original jury member after nine years.
Sinclair, Maurane and Olivier Bas joined Manoukian as judges for the season.
After the auditions were over the top 100 were cut down in the Trianon Theater to ten without resorting to semi-finals.
Top 10 Finalists No semifinalist for this season, all were directly selected before the first prime.