The third season of Arab Idol will premiere on MBC 1 and MBC Masr on Friday, September 5. The popular Arab talent show returns with several new features and a new face on the judging panel. Wael Kfoury, Nancy Ajram, Ahlam and Hassan El Shafei are the celebrity judges on the show. The auditions for […]
The third season of Arab Idol will premiere on MBC 1 and MBC Masr on Friday, September 5.
The popular Arab talent show returns with several new features and a new face on the judging panel. Wael Kfoury, Nancy Ajram, Ahlam and Hassan El Shafei are the celebrity judges on the show.
The auditions for the third season of the show took place in Berlin, Paris, Algeria and Palestine. The first round of auditions was followed by live theatre auditions which lead to the semi-finals. Votes are then turned over to the audience to choose their favourite Idol. This years show will engage the audiences in a weekly chat with contestants through the Arab Idol digital application (App).
This season of Arab Idol also sees an all-new extras section added to the programme. The prizes have been upped this time around with the winners walking away with a record label.
Watched by more than 100 million viewers across the MENA region, the first two seasons of the show proved to be a life-changing experience for the winner, Mohammed Assaf from Gaza who was chosen the Youth Ambassador to UNRWA.