A judge for the first season of Pakistan Idol was a singer who has performed at what two prestigious venues?
37b912edb820b22099044a07e42324c3
Pakistan Idol (season 1) The first season of Pakistan Idol premièred on Geo on 6 December 2013, and aired finale episode on 27 April 2014, under the banner of "Pakistan Idol: Jo Hai Dil Ki Awaz". The show aired two episodes every week – one on Friday and one on Sunday at the 21:00 PST prime-time slot. The judges′ panel for the first season includes Ali Azmat, Hadiqa Kiani and Bushra Ansari, while for the first time show is hosted by Mohib Mirza and co-hosted by Anoushey Ashraf only in Semi-finals, she also hosted "Pakistan Idol" spin-off show "Pakistan Idol-Sur Ka Safar". Show follows the same "Idols" format comprising 14 weeks from auditions to semifinals till grand finale.
66b0d9e92c82dcc51e8881797f429570
Hadiqa Kiani Hadiqa Kiani (Urdu: ‎ ) is a Pakistani singer, songwriter, and philanthropist. She has received numerous local and international awards and also has performed at the most prestigious venues in the world, including Royal Albert Hall and The Kennedy Center.
51695df29da439f38236bd728d67d48a
Gyanu Rana Gyanu Rana (Nepali: ज्ञानु राणा, born October 3, 1949) is a famous modern, pop and folk singer and reality show judge from Nepal. She recorded the duet songs like "Siri ma Siri... ", "Manche ko maya yaha..." with Narayan Gopal, a great singer of Nepal.
2e25c3d895dc2dd029102a368c1ddd5e
Afghan Star Afghan Star is a reality television show competition that searches for the most talented singers across Afghanistan. The program is broadcast on the Tolo TV channel. "Afghan Star" premiered in 2005, four years after the fall of the Taliban, which had outlawed singing in 1996; it is one of the most-watched shows in Afghanistan.
aef030d7d0975bb8715dbac72f64c134
Runa Laila Runa Laila (born 17 November 1952) is a Bangladeshi, widely regarded as one of the popular singers in South Asia and started her career in Pakistan film industry in late 1960s. Her style of singing is inspired by Pakistani playback singer Ahmed Rushdi and she also made a pair with him after replacing another singer Mala. Her playback singing in films – ""Jadur Banshi"", ""Accident"", ""Ontore Ontore"", ""Tumi Ashbe Bole"", ""Devdas"" and ""Priya Tumi Shukhi Hou"" - earned her six Bangladesh National Film Awards for Best Female Playback Singer.
6f9f38592f6791c4708599815c63bb95
Latif Nangarhari Latif Nangarhari (Pashto: لطیف ننګرهاری, b. 1980-1981) is a well known Afghan singer. He sings in the Pashto language (although has one Dari (Persian) song). He is an ethnic Pashtun born in Jalalabad in Nangarhar Province (a reference from his surname), and has lived in London, England since 2001.
cc6f5aab0b23fc47e1c73e77d621b0f5
Sherine Sherine Ahmed Abdel Wahab (Arabic: شيرين أحمد عبد الوهاب‎ ‎ ), mononymously known as Sherine (Arabic: شيرين‎ ‎ ), is an Egyptian singer, actress, tv-host, and a former judge on MBCs The Voice Ahla Sawt
8f15c4eaa081e8ad3ecd88a00bdd20d3
Sherine Abdel Wahab Sherine Abdel-Wahab is an Egyptian singer, Actress, TV host and a reality television judge, famous across the Arab world. She was born on October 9, 1980, in Cairo, Egypt. As a child, Sherine's vocal talent was first discovered by her Music teacher at school; at the age of nine, her teacher convinced her mother to take her to the Cairo Opera House to meet Selim Sehab, a very famous Egyptian classical music conductor. She sang in front of him, and he liked her voice a lot. From the age of nine to the age of 12, she sang as a choral member at the Cairo Opera House, then she was given a chance to perform as a solo singer and had tremendous success. She kept singing at the Cairo Opera House while looking for a music producer to start her professional career. At the age of 18, she was introduced to Mr. Nasr Mahrous, a prominent Star Maker, director and Music producer, he liked her voice and decided to collaborate with her; he set an appointment for her at his office in his company, Free Music, where she met with Tamer Hosny, then a new talent seeking an opportunity too. Nasr Mahrous decided to make a joint album for both Tamer and Sherine which included two duet songs featuring them together. The album was later released in September, 2002, by the name "Free Mix3 - Tamer&Sherine" and it was a smash hit all across the Arab World. The album sold more than 30 Million copies all across the Arab World.
2271236bc7f38e72c39fa4272a15d2e9
Tufail Niazi Tufail Niazi (Urdu: طفیل نیازی‎ ) (1916 – 21 September 1990) was a Pakistani folk singer whose songs include "Saada Chirryan Da Chamba Ae," "Akhiyaan Lagiyaan Jawaab Na Daindian," "Layee Beqadran Naal Yaari, Tay Tut Gai Tarak Karkey" and "Mein Nai Jana Kheriyan De Naal." He used to perform regularly on Pakistan Television (PTV) and Radio Pakistan.
b455820fa9bd6f4321e649e207765e1a
Pawni Pandey Pawni Pandey (Hindi: पावनी पाण्डेय) (Born 20 July 1992) is an Indian singer and was finalist on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs and advanced to fifth place with public votes. She made her debut in the singing reality show Indian Idol. Post the reality show, she has sung a diverse number of songs in Bollywood films and is a live performer in both national and international shows.
f274c98bc17c44c54127c3e29cf4e484
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan discography Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is a Pakistani singer, who has sung several songs in Pakistan and India, including the Pakistani film and drama industries, as well as "Coke Studio" and Bollywood. He is a well-known Qawwali singer, and has also sung many national songs and ghazals.
5d3605dd78811ed16261440bf784b300
Novita Dewi Novita Dewi Marpaung (born 15 November 1978) is an Indonesian singer, who gained wide prominence after being the runner-up of the first season of "X Factor Indonesia". She is known for her powerful vocals and skilled singing technics. Dewi is the daughter of legendary Batak singer Jack Marpaung. She started her music career in the mid-1990s through various singing competitions and festivals. She was the runner-up of "Cipta Pesona Bintang", the weekly champion of "Asia Bagus", and the winner of "Festival Suara Remaja Vinolia" (RCTI). Her highest achievement was as the grand champion of "Astana International Song Festival 2005" in Kazakhstan.
3cb9fcec48489f3c4a171c0d9b0d1c40
Ahmad Zahir Ahmad Zahir (14 June 1946 – 14 June 1979) was a singer, songwriter, and composer from Afghanistan. His songs are mostly in the Dari language and are based on Persian poems, although a few are in Pashto. Zahir was the first popular pop singer in Afghanistan as his appeal crossed all boundaries of age, class, language, and regions. Besides being a pioneer of rock and pop music in Afghanistan, in a similar style to Elvis Presley, he experimented and performed almost all styles of music (indian classical, iranian, qarsak, qataghani and logari). His immortal fame is mainly due to his repertoire of songs that are uniquely Afghan. His songs "Zeba Negaram", "Merawi Az Mano", "Agar Bahar Beyayad", "Laili Laili Jan", "Khuda Buwad Yaret", "Kajaki Abroyet" and many others, are known by most in Afghanistan. They are ranked as some of the best music created in Afghanistan's musical history.
74332d6c5f7ced4f615f1d504735adc4
Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi Attaullah Khan Niazi Esakhelvi (Urdu: ‎ , born 19 August 1951; surname also translated as Esa Khailvi) also known as 'lala' (which means "elder brother" in Pashto and Punjabi) is a Pakistani award-winning musician from Isakhel, Mianwali, Punjab. He was thrown out of his house for wanting to become a singer, against his father's wishes. The only opportunity seemed to him was to follow his passion during his father's Hajj journey. He is traditionally considered a Seraiki artist, but his music albums are in both Seraiki and Punjabi/Urdu.
388c3ef99a5eccb9858014f0abea1933
Krzysztof Zalewski Krzysztof Zalewski (born August 24, 1984) is a Polish singer and the winner of Idol (Poland) season two.
219cc119aaa2eacf59628ce193a7849e
Sara Raza Khan Sara Raza Khan also known as Sara Raza, is a Pakistani singer who started her singing career on the television program "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009". She is the winner of the Pakistani reality show "Bright Star". She also participated in the talent program "Sur Kshetra".
dbe044eedae2d2cc58a16d5daef3d744
Makpal Isabekova Makpal Isabekova (Kazakh Cyrillic: Мақпал Исабекова) (Russian Cyrillic: Макпал Исабекова) (born February 21, 1984 in Panfilov, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (present Zharkent, Kazakhstan)) is a Kazakh singer who placed sixth in the 2004 edition of "SuperStar KZ", the Kazakh version of "Pop Idol", shown by Perviy Kanal Evraziya.
9237c6081bda6cb1cd1a065b6ae98f8b
Haroon (singer) Aaron Haroon Rashid is an award winning British born Pakistani musician, singer, music producer, composer, director and social activist born in London, UK to a New Zealand mother and Pakistani father. He has sold millions of singles and albums worldwide and has performed at large venues such as the Wembley Arena. Haroon is the creator and director of the hugely successful and internationally acclaimed multi award winning Pakistani 3D animated TV series "Burka Avenger".
1e71a064feb50ed9f31313b873c91bd3
Nida Yasir Nida Pasha, better known as Nida Yasir, is a Pakistani television host and model known for her role as Saima in the television drama "Hum Tum". She also hosted the morning television series "Good Morning Pakistan" at ARY Digital.
3f2049099fe27d6b9207bd857d97a028
Pakistan Sangeet Icon Pakistan Sangeet Icon is a reality-based first singing competition shown on MTV Pakistan and Indus TV. It is based on the popular British show Pop Idol and its American counterpart American Idol. The show aims to find the most talented young singer in Pakistan.
c3589f49c1e6274069969daf68413276
Najwa Karam Najwa Karam (Arabic: نجوى كرم‎ ‎   ] ) (born 26 February 1966) is a Lebanese, multi-Platinum singer, songwriter, and fashion icon who has sold over 50 million albums worldwide. Karam, widely known for her vocal powerhouse Mawwal talents, gained an international audience for her distinct blend of traditional Lebanese music and contemporary sounds and contributed to the spread of the Lebanese dialect in Arabic Music. In 2011, Karam debuted as a judge on the reality competition television series, Arabs' Got Talent; she has since appeared on all five of its seasons. Having sold tens of millions of records, Najwa Karam is one of the highest selling Arabic language singers and holds the records for highest selling Arabic language album during the years of 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2008. In 2017 Forbes Middle East ranked Karam number 5 on the list of "The Top 100 Arab Celebrities" with 26.58 Million social media followers.
5f9f23b95f0b47c58d9788da5f9af026
Zeek Afridi Zeek Afridi (born April 1, in Peshawar) is a Pashtun singer from Pakistan.