The first season of Pakistan Idol premièred on Geo on which date, and aired finale episode on 27 April 2014, under the banner of "Pakistan Idol: Jo Hai Dil Ki Awaz", the judges′ panel for the first season includes Hadiqa Kiani, a Pakistani singer, songwriter, and philanthropist?
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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.
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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.
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Muniba Mazari Muniba Mazari Baloch (Urdu: ‎ ; born 3 March 1987) is a Pakistani artist, model, activist, motivational speaker and television host. She uses a wheelchair due to injuries sustained in a car accident at the age of 21 which makes her Pakistan's first wheelchair bound model. She is also the National Ambassador for UN Women Pakistan. She is also a singer and activist.
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Joru Ka Ghulam (Geo TV) Joru Ka Ghulam is a Pakistani drama serial that first aired on Geo Tv on 13 July 2016. It is produced by Babar Javed.
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Mai Dhai Mai Dhai (Urdu: مای دهای‎ ) is a Pakistani classical folk singer hailing from Tharparkar, Sindh. She formed a folk-band called Mai Dhai Band composed of Jamal Shab, a harmonium player and dhol player, Muhammad Fakir. Mai and her band has performed in US at SXSW Music 2015, where her music style was met with extravagant positive response. She rose to prominence on national television after appearing as a featured artist in eight season of music series "Coke Studio".
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Maldivian Idol Maldivian Idol is a Dhivehi television show based on the popular British show "Pop Idol" created by Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment and developed by Fremantle Media. The first season premiered on 22 January 2016. On 2 May, 18-year-old Laisha Junaid from Male' was announced winner, with close contenders Shalabee Ibrahim and Mohamed Ishan coming second and third respectively. The winner was awarded a cash prize of MVR 250,000 (USD 16,213) from the organizer PSM, among a host of other prizes.
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Pakistan Idol Pakistan Idol (Urdu: ‎ ) is a Pakistani reality singing competition that is part of the "Idols" franchise created by Simon Fuller and owned by 19 Entertainment and FremantleMedia. It is the 50th adaptation of the familiar reality competition format introduced in the British series "Pop Idol" in 2001. It is developed for the Pakistani entertainment market by Geo TV.
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SuperStar (Arabic TV series) Super Star (سوبر ستار) is an Arabic television show based on the popular British show "Pop Idol" created by Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment & developed by Fremantle Media. The show unites the Arab community by democratically choosing the next singing sensation. The show is broadcast worldwide on Future TV, a Lebanese television station. It is also the first "Idol" franchise to feature contestants from multiple countries.
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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".
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Indonesian Idol (season 4) The 4th season of "Indonesian Idol" premiered on RCTI on March 30, 2007 and concluded on July 28, 2007. Daniel Mananta and Ata continued to host the show. On the workshop round plus the first two spectacular show, Daniel hosted the show alone due to Ata's pregnancy. Ata started joining Daniel back hosting the show on the third spectacular show. Additionally, Nirina Zubir and Indra Bekti were also announced as the hosts of "Idol Banget", a behind-the-scenes show of Indonesian Idol.
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American Idol (season 8) The eighth season of "American Idol" premiered on January 13, 2009, and concluded on May 20, 2009. Judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson continued to judge the show's contestants, along with Ryan Seacrest as host. The season introduced Kara DioGuardi as the fourth judge on the "Idol" panel. It was also Abdul's final season as a judge. Kris Allen, a native of Conway, Arkansas, was announced the winner of the competition on May 20, 2009, defeating runner-up Adam Lambert after nearly 100 million votes. Kris Allen is the only married winner of the competition at the time of his victory. This was the second season where both of the final two contestants had been in the bottom three or two at least once before the finale, with the first being season three.
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Pop Idol Pop Idol is a British television music competition created by Simon Fuller which ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003. The aim of the show was to decide the best new young pop singer (or "pop idol") in the UK based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast—one in 2001–2002 and a second in 2003. "Pop Idol" was subsequently put on an indefinite hiatus after series judge Simon Cowell announced the launch of "The X Factor" in the UK in April 2004.
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Brunei's Next Superstar Brunei's Next Superstar is the Bruneian version of the "Idol" series that started in UK, similar to shows such as "Pop Idol" and "American Idol" in the franchise but it does have a few differences. This show is a contest to determine the best young singer in Brunei. This first season premiered in December 2011.
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Elaha Soroor Elaha Soroor (also spelled as Elaha Sorur) (Persian: الهه سرور‎ ‎ ) (born in 1988) is an Afghan pop singer. She was in musical reality show "Afghan Star", a television program similar to the "Idol" franchise. She is a member of the Hazara ethnic group of Afghanistan.
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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.
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Thailand's Got Talent Thailand's Got Talent ไทยแลนด์ก็อตทาเลนต์, (also known as TGT) is a Thai reality television series on the Channel 3 television network, and part of the global British "Got Talent" series. It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, sketch artists, comedians and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised top prize of 10,000,000 Baht (approximately $325,000). The show debuted in March 2011. Thailand is also the fifth country in Asia to license Got Talent series. The three judges Nirut Sirijanya, Benz Pomchita Na Songkla, and Pinyo Rutham join hosts Krit Sribhumisret and Ketsepsawat Palagawongse na Ayutthaya.
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Zara Sheikh Zara Sheikh (Urdu: ‎ ) is a Pakistani model, actress and singer.
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The X Factor (UK series 8) The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The eighth series commenced airing on ITV on 20 August 2011 and ended on 11 December 2011. The winner was Little Mix, a four-piece girl group known earlier in the series as Rhythmix, consisting of members Jesy Nelson, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and Jade Thirlwall. They became the first act in the groups category to win in the UK show's history with new judge Tulisa emerging as their winning mentor. Dermot O'Leary presented the main show on ITV, while Caroline Flack and series 6 runner-up Olly Murs co-presented the spin-off show "The Xtra Factor" on ITV2, replacing Konnie Huq from the previous year. Louis Walsh returned to the judging panel and was joined by Gary Barlow, Kelly Rowland and Tulisa. Barlow, Rowland and Tulisa joined the panel as replacements for former judges, Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue and Cheryl Cole. Series 5 winner Alexandra Burke served as a guest judge for week 4 of the live shows due to Rowland having a throat infection.
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The X Factor (New Zealand TV series) The X Factor is a New Zealand television reality music competition, originating from the original UK series and based on the Australian "The X Factor" production format. The show began in 2013 and was open to anyone aged 14 and over. The winner was signed to Sony Music Entertainment New Zealand.
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American Idol American Idol is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by FremantleMedia North America. It began airing on Fox on June 11, 2002, and ended its first-run on April 7, 2016. In 2018, the show will make its debut on ABC. It started off as an addition to the "Idols" format based on the British series "Pop Idol", and became one of the most successful shows in the history of American television. The concept of the series involves discovering recording stars from unsigned singing talents, with the winner determined by the viewers in America through telephones, Internet, and SMS text voting. Winners chosen by viewers in its fifteen seasons were Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, Jordin Sparks, David Cook, Kris Allen, Lee DeWyze, Scotty McCreery, Phillip Phillips, Candice Glover, Caleb Johnson, Nick Fradiani, and Trent Harmon.
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Afghanistan in the ABU TV Song Festival The participation of Afghanistan in the ABU TV Song Festival has occurred twice since the inaugural ABU TV Song Festival began in 2012. Since their début in 2012, the Afghan entry has been organised by the national broadcaster Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA). Hameed Sakhizada and Shahzad Adeel have both represented the nation at the 2012 and 2013 festivals respectively. In 2014, Afghanistan withdrew from the festival. Ariana Television Network (ATN) took over from organising the nations entry since the announcement of their return to the ABU TV Song Festival 2015.
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X Factor (Poland series 4) X Factor is a Polish television music competition to find new singing talent. The fourth series began airing on TVN on 1 March 2014 and ended on 31 May 2014. Kuba Wojewódzki, Tatiana Okupnik and Czesław Mozil returned as judges. Ewa Farna joined the judging panel as the fourth judge. Patricia Kazadi presents the show.