Duo Académie

Duo Académie is a French-language Canadian music talent show for singers aged 17 or older, all of which are required to perform cover songs in duets.

Format
Twenty aspiring singers - ten males and ten females - are sent to an abandoned apartment near Montreal (though each episode was recorded at Pollack Hall from seasons one to eight and Salle Bourgie starting from season nine). Each duo consists of one male and one female. Love relationships are strictly prohibited, even during the performances. Duos are not allowed to hold hands or attempt to kiss, but high-fives and casual hugs are permitted. Most of the songs covered are in French, but there's also hits in English and other languages such as German, Italian, or Spanish. Based on the judges' verdicts and viewer voting, the duo with the least votes is dropped from the contest. There is no live band or orchestra, so each duo performs to prerecorded instrumentation.

On air
I forgot the judges from each season
 * Regular judges

Various guest judges
 * Guest judge

Various co-hosts
 * Co-hosts

Season 1 (2003)

 * Main article: Season 1

Season 2 (2004)

 * Main article: Season 2

Season 3 (2005)

 * Main article: Season 3

Season 4 (2006)

 * Main article: Season 4

Season 5 (2007)

 * Main article: Season 5

Season 6 (2008)

 * Main article: Season 6

Season 7 (2009)

 * Main article: Season 7

Season 8 (2010, the farewell)

 * Main article: Season 8

Shortly before the season 7 finale, Canal de triomphe announced that season 8 would be the last. The eighth season ended with a rush finale, with six duos in the last episode instead of two.

Season 9 (2014, the comeback)

 * Main article: Season 9

Despite the publicity that the series would be ending, Canal de triomphe announced a reboot in January 2014. The total cost for the reboot was six million Canadian dollars. It was also the first season to be moved to Wednesdays. For the first time since season 7, there were nine weeks, and two duos would be in the season finale. The reboot proved to be a success.

Season 10 (2015)

 * Main article: Season 10

Season 11 (2016)

 * Main article: Season 11

Season 12 (2017)

 * Main article: Season 12

Season 13 (2018)

 * Main article: Season 13

Season 14 (2019)

 * Main article: Season 14

The fourteenth season was the second-most watched Wednesday night program altogether.

Season 15 (2020)

 * Main article: Season 15

The fifteenth season took place at an empty auditorium due to COVID-19.

Season 16 (2021)

 * Main article: Season 16

The sixteenth season will commence in fall 2021.