Saudi version of ‘Idol’ talent show to air in December
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Raven Ruma
- . October 25, 2022
- . Update: November 11, 2022 1:23 am
The first season of a Saudi Arabian version of the famous reality music competition series Idol will run in December, General Entertainment Authority (GEA) Chairman Turki al-Shikh stated on Saturday (Sep 24).
The new show will be released in cooperation with Saudi Arabia’s GEA and MBC Group, with filming set to start next month.
The agreement was revealed through Twitter by Turki Al-Sheikh, who also provided the identities of the four judges tasked with finding local singing talent in Riyadh.
Al-Sheikh tweeted, “Happily to announce a new partnership between the Entertainment Authority and the MBC Group to launch Saudi Idol.”
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Saudi vocalist Aseel Abubakr, Emirati singer Ahlam, Iraqi-Saudi singer and composer Majid Almohandis, and Syrian singer Assala make up the judging panel.
Saudi Idol will begin filming in October, according to the entertainment news programme Trending on MBC.
Singers are still being encouraged by MBC to take part. Would you like to sing? Do you have a lovely voice? “The company’s official account tweeted. “Do you enjoy competition and desire a career in the public eye and fame? Take part in the biggest singing competition. Don’t miss out; sign up right away.
Simon Fuller was the original creator of the Idol brand, which has several international offshoots, including Arab Idol. The pan-Arab programme was an adaptation of the SuperStar Idol series, which ran on Future TV in Lebanon for five seasons between 2003 and 2018.
Saudi Idol, which will air on MBC 1, will be split into two categories: live programmes and auditions, according to a report from Al Arabiya on Saturday (Sep 24).
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