Kurd Idol
Kurd Idol | |
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Kurd Idol | |
Genre | Reality television |
Presented by | Alan Ciwan, Şatwan Ata |
Judges | Bijan Kamkar, Kanî, Adnan Karim and Nizamettin Ariç |
Country of origin | Kurdistan |
Original language(s) | Kurdish Languages (including Kurmanji, Sorani, Gorani, Zazaki, Southern Kurdish) |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 15 (as for May 9, 2017) (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Production location(s) | Silêmanî, Iraqi Kurdistan |
Camera setup | Multiple Cameras |
Running time | 1 Hour (±10 mins) |
Distributor | Kurdsat |
Release | |
Original network | Kurdsat |
Picture format | 1080p |
First shown in | Kurdistan |
External links | |
Kurd Idol Idol |
Kurd Idol (Kurdish: کورد ئایدڵ / Kurd Aydil) is the first International franchise in Kurdish television history. Kurd Idol reality singing competition that is part of the Idols franchise created by Simon Fuller and owned by 19 Entertainment and FremantleMedia. Kurdsat acquired the production and broadcast rights for Kurd Idol. The series aims to find new solo recording artists from across the Kurdish diaspora and the winner would be decided by viewers' votes through the Internet, telephone and text messages. To project is aimed to select the Kurdish singers from the historical Kurdistan region and diaspora.
Audition
Auditions for Kurd Idol have been held in Kurdish cities of Van, Erbil, Mardin, Sanandaj, Slemani, and outside the region - in Berlin, Istanbul, Stockholm, Düsseldorf, Tbilisi and Yerevan.[1]
Season 1
Judges
- Kanî
- Adnan Karim
- Nizamettin Ariç
- Bijan Kamkar, left show because of health problems.
Contestants
17 contestants have been chosen among more than 2,000 candidates who auditioned and 172 candidates who were chosen by judges to attend the subsequent theatre round in Sulaymaniyah.
Order | Contestant | Age | Native Language | Hometown |
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1 | Aştî Ezîz | 23 | Sorani | Erbil, |
2 | Bana Şîrwan | 16 | Sorani | Slemani, |
3 | Cengiz Yazgı | 29 | Kurmanji | Istanbul, |
4 | Evîn Osman | 29 | Sorani | Göteborg, |
5 | Ferzad Mehdî | 26 | Gorani | Marivan, |
— | Hêvî Zîn[2] | 18 | Kurmanji | Mardin, |
6 | Eşkan Ebdulrehman | 25 | Sorani | Slemani, |
7 | Jînda Kenco | 25 | Kurmanji | Kobani, |
8 | Roza Gergerî | 25 | Kurmanji | Tbilisi, |
9 | Songül Düzgün | 34 | Zazaki | Dêrsim, |
10 | Tanya Aso | 19 | Sorani | Slemani, |
11 | Vedat Akarsu | 19 | Kurmanji | Batman, |
12 | Xezel Mistefa | 22 | Sorani | Sardasht, |
13 | Rewan Îbrahîm | 24 | Kurmanji | Qamishli, |
14 | Zêrevan Casim | 20 | Sorani | Erbil, |
15 | Mistefa Salar | 28 | Sorani | Slemani, |
16 | Ronî Artîn | 24 | Kurmanji | Mardin, |
17 | Ebdulla Mihemed | 26 | Sorani | Erbil, |
Voting
According to the fact, that Kurdistan does not exist as a nation state, that is why the voting was able in three parts of the region — Eastern Kurdistan and whole Iran, Northern Kurdistan and whole Turkey, Southern Kurdistan and whole Iraq. The voting numbers were launched in few European countries where the Kurdish diaspora lives, particularly voting was able from Germany, Sweden, France and Denmark. Due the war in Syria, voting was not able in Rojava Kurdistan.
Results
Females | Males | Winner | Bottom | Elimination |
Stage: | Finals | ||||||||||
Date: | 6/16 | 6/23 | 6/30 | 7/7 | 7/14 | ||||||
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Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||
1 | Jînda Kenco | Winner | |||||||||
2 | Ferzad Mehdî | 1st Runner-Up | |||||||||
3 | Xezel Mistefa | 2nd Runner-Up | |||||||||
4 | Vedat Akarsu | Btm 5 | Eliminated in Final | ||||||||
5 | Bane Şîrwan | ||||||||||
6 | Cengiz Yazgı | Btm 4 | |||||||||
7–9 | Aştî Ezîz | Elim | |||||||||
Zêrevan Casim | |||||||||||
Tanya Aso | Btm 4 | ||||||||||
10–11 | Rewan Îbrahîm | Elim | |||||||||
Ronî Artîn | Btm 4 | Btm 5 | |||||||||
12 | Eşkan Ebdulrehman | Btm 4 | WD | ||||||||
13–15 | Roza Gergerî | Elim | |||||||||
Ebdulla Mihemed | |||||||||||
Evîn Osman | |||||||||||
16–17 | Songül Düzgün | Elim | |||||||||
Mistefa Salar |
Prize
- Kurd Idol album and recording contract
References
- ↑ Youtube Video on the Kurd Idol's auditions
- ↑ According to the Kurd Idol's statemnent, Hêvî Zîn left the project because of political problems in Turkey, and was replaced by Eşkan Ebdulrehman. Kurd Idol Official Facebook page