Arab Idol
| Arab Idol | |
|---|---|
MBC 1 | |
| Release | 9 December 2011 – 25 February 2017 |
Arab Idol is an
Background
Arab Idol is the successor of a previous pan-Arab rendition of the
Summary
| Season | From | To | Winner | Runner-up | Host(s) | Coaches | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
1
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9 December 2011 | 23 March 2012 | Carmen Suleiman | Dounia Batma | Annabella Hilal Abdallah Tulehi |
Ragheb Alama | Ahlam | Hassan El Shafei | N/A |
2
|
8 March 2013 | 22 June 2013 | Mohammed Assaf | Ahmad Gamal | Annabella Hilal Ahmad Fahmi |
Nancy Ajram | |||
3
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5 September 2014 | 13 December 2014 | Hazem Shareef | Haitham Khalayla | Annabella Hilal Ahmad Fahmi |
Wael Kfoury | |||
4
|
4 November 2016 | 25 February 2017 | Yacoub Shaheen | Amir Dandan | Ahmad Fahmi | ||||
Season 1 (2011–2012)
The first season was hosted by Kuwaiti actor Abdallah Tulehi and Lebanese model Annabella Hilal. The judging panel consisted of
- Ragheb Alama - Singer and composer
- Ahlam - Singer and composer
- Hassan El Shafei - Music producer, record producer and vocalist
On finale night, 24 March 2012, Carmen Suleiman from Egypt was crowned the winner of the first season of Arab Idol in a tough competition against Dounia Batma from Morocco.
Season 2 (2013)
The second season was hosted by Egyptian singer and actor Ahmed Fahmi and Lebanese model Annabella Hilal. The judging panel consisted of:
- Ragheb Alama - Singer and composer
- Ahlam - Singer and composer
- Hassan El Shafei - Music producer, record producer and vocalist
- Nancy Ajram - Singer
The second season premiered on 8 March 2013.
On finale night, 22 June 2013,
Season 3 (2014)
The third season premiered on 5 September 2014. Auditions were held in
Three of the four judges returned with Ragheb Alama being replaced, after two consecutive seasons, by another well-known Lebanese singer, Wael Kfoury, who was recently a judge on the pan-Arabian version of The X Factor. The judging panel comprised:
- Wael Kfoury - Singer and composer
- Ahlam - Singer and composer
- Hassan El Shafei - Music producer, record producer and vocalist
- Nancy Ajram - Singer
Season 3 was notable because of the presence of non-Arabic-speaking contestants at the auditions including a Japanese and two Indian contestants.[5][6][7] The Japanese Koyasu made it through to the group challenge, though she did not proceed any further and was eliminated before the Final 26.[8]
On finale night, 13 December 2014, Hazem Shareef from Syria was crowned the winner of the third season of Arab Idol in a tough competition against Haitham Khalaily from Palestine and Majed Madani from Saudi Arabia.
Season 4 (2016–2017)
The fourth season premiered on November 4, 2016. Auditions were held in Beirut, Bahrain, Kuwait, Algeria, Cairo, Alexandria, Dubai, Morocco, Palestine, the Iraqi-Kurdish city of Irbil and Turkey.
The judging panel comprises:
- Wael Kfoury - Singer and composer
- Ahlam - Singer and composer
- Hassan El Shafei - Music producer, record producer and vocalist
- Nancy Ajram - Singer
On finale night, 25 February 2017, Yacoub Shaheen from Palestine was crowned the winner of the fourth season of Arab Idol in a tough competition against Ameer Dandan also from Palestine and Ammar Mohammed from Yemen. For the first time in Arab Idol history, two of the last three contestants were Palestinian.
References
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