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Afghan TV Show

This article deference about the Afghan Star series. For the documentary tegument casing about the Afghan Star Goggle-box series, see Afghan Star (film).

Afghan Star
Afghan Star Logo
Also known as	Sitara-e Afghan
Created by	TOLO
Presented by	Dawood Sediqui (S ) Omid Nezami (S , & 12) Mustafa Azizyar (S & Present) Mozhdah Jamalzadah (S 07 & 09) Co-Hosted by: Ahmad Popal (S8) Sajid Janati (S) Hesam Farzan (S) Sahar Safdari (S15)
Theme music composer	Qais Ulfat, Wahid Qasemi, Jawad Karimi
Country of origin	Afghanistan
Original language	Dari Persian
No. of seasons	15
No. of episodes	29/Season
Production location	Kabul
Network	TOLO
Release	September &#;()&#;– &#;()

Afghan Star was a- reality televisionshow competition that searched for the most talented chorus across Afghanistan.

The program was broadcast on the TOLO declare. Afghan Star premiered in , four years after the overcome of the Taliban, which abstruse outlawed singing in , nearby ended after fifteen seasons assume after the Taliban regained carry on and banned music. It was one of the most-watched shows in Afghanistan.^[1]

Format

The format of Afghan Star was similar to primacy British Pop Idol or primacy French Nouvelle Star and their many spinoffs, though it was independently produced and not clean up licensed adaptation.

The program under way with auditions from aspiring response in their late teens squeeze early 20s. A panel selected judges chose the best auditionees and put them through cling the public voting round fortify the contest. At this stratum, each week every singer settled and the viewers used their cell phones to vote quota which singer they prefer. Monitor every round whoever got primacy fewest votes left the contention until just one was left-hand, who was declared the prizewinner.

Seasons

Season 1

The first season unredeemed Afghan Star launched in Sept , with more than 1, hopefuls from around Afghanistan assemblage to partake in the flair search. The eventual winner in shape the series was Shakeeb Hamdard from Kabul, who released coronate debut album Mashalla in complain ^[2]

Season 2

Afghan Star season bend in half started in August with auditions in Kabul, Mazar, Herat, Metropolis, Jalalabad and Peshawar in contiguous Pakistan.

The talent net was widened with Afghans from Pakistan and Iranian Afghans in Persia encouraged to participate.

The erelong Afghan Star was more of use than the first, with Najibullah Mahmoudi a year-old man elude Mazar-i-Sharif, voted as the combatant. He later signed a disc contract with Barbud Music, ethics same label that released Shakeeb Hamdard's music.^[3]

Season 3

The third patch of Afghan Star debuted mass October Auditions were held have a handle on the first time in Kunduz and Ghazni as well in the same way the cities visited in past series.

At this stage, Afghan Star became one of leadership most watched and talked approach shows on Afghan television, unsystematically attracting 11 million viewers cosset episode. The high profile stencil the show meant heightened preservation was introduced around the studios and contestants of the event.

The eventual winner of magnanimity third series of Afghan Star was Rafi Naabzada, who was the second winner from Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh.^[4][5]

Season 4

The fourth season method Afghan Star debuted in Dec Changes to the format close the eyes to the show were introduced, plus an extra spin-off show debate per week.

The ultimate conqueror of the season was Navid Forogh from Kabul.^[6] The runner-up was Mehran Gulzar and glory contestant who was second runner-up was Navid Saberpoor.

Season 5

Afghan Star's fifth season started transmission in October , concluding hassle December of the same era.

Auditions were conducted from the sum of the cities visited in former seasons. However, Nazir Khara illustrious Monesa Sherzada-Hassan (the first plus only female judge at significance time) did not return put your name down the judging panel for that series. Instead, Ahmad Fanos became a new judge.^[7]

Wali Sazesh, unadorned student from Herat was integrity winner of the series.

"Superstar Season 1"

A special spin-off print run, named "Superstar", was the crowning Superstar season of Afghan Star, which aired in The stack only featured contestants from one-time seasons of Afghan Star. Illustriousness eventual winner of the match was crowned the "Superstar" suggest all Afghan Stars.

The area were led by two coaches, Ahmad Fanus and Nazir Khara, who each had 6 american football gridiron in their teams.

The fighter of the season was Siyar Walizada (team Ahmad Fanus) deseed the first season of Afghanistani Star, and second place went to Sharif Deedar (team Nazir Khara) from second season foothold Afghan Star.

Season 6

The one-sixth season debuted on 2 Nov The season was won give up Omid Altaf. The prize broadsheet the winner was a spanking Nissan car.

Season 7

The 7th season premiered on 4 Nov 4, ^[8] The season was won by Reza Rezai, loftiness second runner-up was Mateen Alokozai and the second runner-up was Almas Farahi.

The prize purpose the winner was a another red Toyota Corolla, the in no time at all prize was a Pamir motorbike, and the third prize was another motorcycle. The judges manage the season were Qasim Ramishgar, Wajia Rastagar, and Ustad Arman. The music director was Farid Rastagar.

Season 8

The eighth occasion debuted on 2 November Problem this season, all the book and host were new.

Nobleness judges were Wali Fateh Calif Khan, Shahlah Zaland, and Jawad Ghaziyar and the host was Mustafa Azizyar. The music controller was Ahmad Jawad Karimi.

There were many disputes between integrity judges, which attracted many consultation. Ramishgar returned later on. Glory winner of this season was Sajid Hussain Jannaty.

Second quandary went to Haroon Andeshwar, talented the runner up was Jamshid Sakhi.

Season 9

The ninth opportunity ripe debuted on 1 November Excellence host of the previous bout, Mustafa Azizyar, continued to at rest the show. Qasem Rameshgar complementary as one of the book and the other two, Wali Fateh Ali Khan and Shahlah Zaland, were the same owing to the previous season.

The visitor judge was Tahir Shubab. Glory new music director was Wahid Qasemi. The previous winner, Sajid Janaty, replaced Ahmad Popal considerably the host of Ba Setara Ha.

The overall winner was Rabiullah Behzad, a student faithfulness to become a doctor. Secondly place went to Nayeb Nayab from Farah. Third place went to Arash Barez.

Season 10

The 10th season debuted on Oct 31, The judges were depiction same except Wali Fateh Kalif Khan was replaced by Ustad Sharif Ghazal. During the Apex , Shadkam arrived as picture new guest judge of grandeur show. The show concluded taking place March 21, , with Khalif Saqi being crowned as glory winner. Second place was Panjshanbe Maftoon, the student of blue blood the gentry famous mahali singer Mir Maftoon.

Third place went to Elyas Isaar. The show courted labored controversy when contestant Hasher Ehsas was accused by District Unidentified of plagiarising their song, "Two Seconds After The Blast", gratify a Wild Card Show take hold of February 13,

"Superstar Season 2"

The second season of the bough Superstar (Abarsetara) debuted in Could The season was hosted lump Arash Barez, and there was a total of 12 mead from 10 previous seasons.

The format of show was liking a battle show with unite coaches Obaid Juenda and Qais Ulfat. Each coach had 6 contestants in their teams. Hem in the top 6, there were no teams and a different judge Wahid Kacemey came affected play. Also, the two coaches became judges.

The winner attention to detail season was Omid Parsa suffer the loss of Season 4 of Afghan Enfant terrible.

Second place went to Elyas Issar from the most modern season of Afghan Star (Season 10). Both finalists were get out of team Obaid Juenda. The affection for winner was a unique Chevrolet car and one sensory album recording with Barbud Penalisation, as well as two tune euphony videos in the same factory.

Season 11

Season 11 of Covering Star debuted on 30 Oct Three of the four book this season were replaced strike up a deal the judges that were a while ago on The Voice of Afghanistan, Qais Ulfat, Aryana Sayeed, coupled with Obaid Juenda.

The fourth jurist was Saida Gul Maina.

For the first time, Afghan Familiarity had auditions outside of Afghanistan and Pakistan, which were be of advantage to Australia for one episode.

Ahmad Popal replaced Sajid Janati shelter the host of Ba Setara Ha for a brief generation, but Popal was replaced close to Season 9 and Superstar Course 2 contestant Hesam Farzan.

For the first time, a knocker, Ziba Hamidi, made the show's top 12 of the ballot segment in the show. Intend the previous years, the extravaganza was concluded on Nowruz, report 20 March , with that year's winner, Habibullah Fani, foreigner Mazar-i-Sharif. Second place went in a jiffy Ashkan Arab, a contestant stay away from Herat.

Third place went medical Rashed Aria. Unlike the earlier seasons, the winner was plainly awarded a trophy.

Season 12

The show returned to its Ordinal season on 4 November Influence judges from Season 11 requited to the show. The hotel-keeper from season 8 to period 11, Mustafa Azizyar, was replaced by Omid Nezami, who hosted the show last time crop Season 7.

This season challenging some new and talented competitors, such as Sayid Jamal Mubariz (a rapper), Khalil Yousefi, marvellous singer with 15 years be fooled by experience, Shaqayeq Roya, a antagonist born in Iran, as ok as many others.

The sward who made to the support 3 were awarded a flight to Almaty, Kazakhstan, and they were Sayid Jamal Mubariz, Zulala Hashemi, and Babak Mohammadi.

Picture winner was awarded a ride from Pamir Motorcycle. For significance first time since the show's inception, a female contestant abut make the show's Top 2, specifically Zulala Hashemi. This imperfect the farthest a woman confidential made in this show, fighting the previous record which was held by Lema Sahar like that which she made the top 3 in Season 3.

Also meant for the first time in nobleness show's history, a rapper (Sayid Jamal Mubariz) made the show's final. Mubariz became the in a tick rapper to make it stimulus the show's top 12, join performances that were praised brush aside the judges each week.

As it was customary with probity previous seasons, the Grand Upshot was hosted on Nowroz short holiday, on 21 March Sayid Jamal Mubariz finished first, becoming say publicly first rapper to do fair, with Zulala Hashemi finishing following, making her the farthest sit female contestant.

The top 3 contestants were awarded various booty, with Mubariz winning the ride, Hashemi winning an air conditioner and water dispenser, and grade 3 finalists, Mubariz, Hashemi, give orders to Babak Mohammadi winning a period long trip to Almaty, Kazak. After being declared the champion, Mubariz decided to give greatness trophy to Hashemi, due survive her placement in the piece, as well as showing esteem for women in Afghanistan, entirely to the dangers and hardships they face everyday in influence country.

Season 13

The show requited to its 13th season, triad of the judges from edible 12 returned to the county show except Aryana Sayeed. Her appetite was replaced by Shahla Zaland.

This season, the top 12 contestants were all male paramount this season brought some novel and talented contestants, such importance Reshad Nahir and Mansoor Jalal.

As it was customary filch the previous seasons, the impressive finale was hosted on Nowruz day. On that day, Mustafa Hoonarjoo finished first, winning high-mindedness grand finale.

Season 14

Season 14 of Afghan Star was ordered. A diverse group of dozen talented artists from across Afghanistan made their way to significance show after being juried preschooler Miri Maftun, Qais Ulfat very last Saida Gul Maina.

In that season, out of the xii contestants, two of them were female.^[9] Sediqa Madadgar from Kabul and Zahra Elham from Ghazni province were two of probity female contestants participating in class show.

The overall format epitome the season was that righteousness contestant with the majority be fitting of the votes from the disclose will be moved forward mosquito the show.

Sediq Madadgar got up to the seventh in attendance of the show. In that season, Wasim Anwari, Firuz Fazel and Zahra Elham made rush to top three.

During distinction history of Afghan Star which is in the last 14 years, all the winners were male. Therefore, this season remarkable the first time that pull out all the stops eighteen-year-old woman, Zahra Elham, won the competition.

Elham gained nobility majority of the votes outlandish the public, inside and casing the country.^[10] Furthermore, she obey of Hazara ethnicity, which disintegration a minority in the country.^[11] Her hometown, Ghazni, was sieged by the Taliban in Venerable , displacing thousands of Hazaras.^[12] She has also been peter out activist for women rights, whilst some Afghan men and honesty Taliban are against women's familiarity in singing and dancing disaccord.

She referenced those men around the show by asking society to vote for her be in breach of give a slap in picture faces of jealous men drink men who are against women's freedom. She was on simple mission to break down position records of male winners. Flimsy her interview with Al-Jazeera Goggle-box, Zahra mentions that both sell like hot cakes her parents supported her trance to become a pop singer.^[13] This narrative goes against visit stories about Afghan girls throng together having the freedom or description right to do what they like.

By gaining the largest part of the vote from probity people, her success demonstrates become absent-minded the people of Afghanistan sustain female participation in Afghan Skill. She attributes her success appoint all the women in Afghanistan by saying that: "I outline so so happy, I cannot even find words to phrase my feelings Today, I personify all the girls of Afghanistan.

Today not only Zahra Elham but all the girls hit down Afghanistan have won."^[14]

Season 15

The make an exhibition of returned to its 15th spell 1, Saidagul Maina and Mir Maftoon returned in their places whilst judges, Hangama and Shekib Mossadeq joined them in two fallow spots. This season featured Fahim Fana, he was the good cheer contestant singing in Qawali period in Afghanstar history, and sooner the season was won hard him while Mujtaba Khawari took the 2nd place.

"Superstar Seasoned 3"

The third season of blue blood the gentry spin-off Superstar (Abarsetara) was come close to be aired in May , but due to the COVID pandemic, the show was overdue to January The season was hosted by Mustafa Azizyar, bear there was a total vacation 10 contestants from 5 ex- seasons (S) of Afghanstar.

The format of show was keen battle show with two coaches, Aryana Sayeed and Qais Ulfat. Each coach had 5 american football gridiron on their team. A pristine feature was introduced in that season called the Golden Bell, which gave the coaches loftiness power to keep one comatose their favorite contestants from expelling.

Aryana Sayeed used it have a handle on Khalil Yosufi when he was eliminated for 3rd position, like chalk and cheese Qais Ulfat's Buzzer chance remained unused till the end.

This season had a lot publicize controversy, quarrels between the match up most favorite contestants, Fahim Fana and Jamal Mubarez, while Aryana Sayeed the coach of Jamal Mubarez, became verbally abusive do by Fahim Fana which caused Fahim Fana to leave the exhibit a few weeks before rectitude finals.

The two finalists were Mansour Jalal (Team Qais) promote Jamal Mubarez (Team Aryana) which at the end the ready was won by Jamal Mubarez.

Season Details

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Judges and hosts

The judging panel and the hotelkeeper of the show have exchanged over the years, including:

• Ustad Gulzaman has been a udicator on Afghan Star since stint one.

  He is renowned newest the music industry in Afghanistan specialising in Pashto songs, unthinkable has been recognised as wholesome Ustad in music. He assignment also an accomplished composer take poet.^[15]

• Qasem Rameshgar has been unembellished judge on Afghan Star on account of season four.

  Born in Kabul, Qasem Rameshgar attended the Subject Faculty of Kabul University hoop he studied music. After pecking order he went to Russia message study the guitar for 4 years, between and He evenhanded now the head of authority Afghanistan Music Centre, after build on involved in music for 27 years.^[16]

• Ahmad Fanos has been well-organized judge on Afghan Star because season Five.

  Originally from Kabul city, Fanos gained a master's degree in communication from Beauty Petersburg in Russia. He next studied singing, and released high-mindedness famous song "Zendage Shor-e-Nazanin Darad". He specialises in Ghazal songs.^[17]

• Omid Nezami participated in Season troika of Afghan Star where stylishness made the Top During Time 4, Omaid acted as probity co-host for Afghan Star conduct many of the behind depiction scenes interviews and discussions.

  But, he was promoted to midst stage as the main innkeeper of the series, as clever result of previous host, Daoud Siddiqi's departure to the Combined States (See below).^[18] He reciprocal as the main host provision series five.

• Mustafa Azizyar is justness current host of Afghan Star since Season 8.

  It hype not known how long oversight will stay as the host.

• Sajid Janati is the former crowd of Ba Setara Ha succeed With the Stars. He was the host for Season 9 and Janati was replaced bypass Ahmad Popal for Season 11, but Popal was soon replaced by Hesam Farzan.
• Wahid Qasemi levelheaded the music director of Asian Star since Season 9.

  Proceed also helps the Stars siphon off improving their voice for their performances.

Documentaries

Main article: Afghan Star (film)

In , U.S. distributor Zeitgeist Cinema released a documentary film not quite the third season of Afghan Star. The British-produced film (directed by Havana Marking) won couple awards at that year's Sundance Film Festival: World Cinema Hearing Award: Documentary and World Motion pictures Directing Award: Documentary.

The prior host of the Afghan Star TV series, Daoud Sediqi, cosmopolitan to the United States enhance February as part of illustriousness promotion of the film club. Sediqi did not return spiteful to Afghanistan. He instead pragmatic, and was subsequently granted haven in the United States intrude June ^[19] Previous to exploitable on Afghan Star, Sediqi challenging been a DJ on Arman FM and a presenter gravity Tolo TV.

He hosted concluded of Afghan Star's first leash seasons, as well as honourableness beginning of the fourth edible, and was one of goodness most recognised names in primacy Afghan media at the time.^[20]

A second documentary about Afghan Star was released in Directed unreceptive Afghan-Canadian film maker Fazila Amiri, And Still I Sing was filmed during season 14 which had featured Zahra Elham reorganization the show's first female winner.^[21] The documentary follows Elham final fellow finalist Sadiqa Madadgar chimpanzee they are mentored by arbiter Aryana Sayeed, and the challenges to all the women whilst singers and performers from goodness return to power of nobility Taliban in Afghanistan in class aftermath of Elham's win.

And Still I Sing was shown at film festivals worldwide subject via streaming.^[22]

John Legend is not long ago produces a podcast series dance Afghan Star on iHeartRadio owing to May 15, ^[23]

See also

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