Kurd Idol

Kurd Idol
Logo since 2017
GenreReality television
Created bySimon Fuller
Presented byAlan Ciwan, Şatwan Ata
JudgesBijan Kamkar, Kanî, Adnan Karim and Nizamettin Ariç
Country of originKurdistan
Original languagesKurdish Dialects (including Kurmanji, Sorani, Gorani, Zazaki, Southern Kurdish)
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26 (as for May 9, 2017) (list of episodes)
Production
ProducerÇekdar ERKIRAN
Production locationsSilêmanî, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Camera setupMultiple Cameras
Running time60 minutes (±10 mins)
Production companyGlob Inc
Original release
NetworkKurdsat
ReleaseApril 9 (2017-04-09) –
May 9, 2017 (2017-05-09)

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, Hewlêr, Mêrdîn, Sine, Silêmanî, and outside the region - in Berlin, Istanbul, Stockholm, Düsseldorf, Tbilisi and Yerevan.[1]

Season 1

Jury

Source:[2]

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 Silêmanî, Kurdistan Region.

Order Contestant Age Native Dialect Hometown
1 Aştî Ezîz 23 Sorani Hewlêr, Southern Kurdistan
2 Bane Şîrwan 16 Sorani Silêmanî, Southern Kurdistan
3 Cengiz Yazgı 29 Kurmanji Istanbul, Turkey
4 Evîn Osman 29 Sorani Göteborg, Sweden
5 Ferzad Mehdî 26 Gorani Merîwan, Eastern Kurdistan
— Hêvî Zîn[3] 18 Kurmanji Mêrdîn, Northern Kurdistan
6 Eşkan Ebdulrehman 25 Sorani Silêmanî, Southern Kurdistan
7 Jînda Kenco 25 Kurmanji Kobanî, Western Kurdistan
8 Roza Gergerî 25 Kurmanji Tbilisi, Georgia
9 Songül Düzgün 34 Zazaki Dêrsim, Northern Kurdistan
10 Tanya Aso 19 Sorani Silêmanî, Southern Kurdistan
11 Vedat Akarsu 19 Kurmanji Batman, Northern Kurdistan
12 Xezel Mustefa 22 Sorani Serdeşt, Eastern Kurdistan
13 Rewan Îbrahîm 24 Kurmanji Qamişlo, Western Kurdistan
14 Zêrevan Casim 20 Sorani Erbil, Southern Kurdistan
15 Mustefa Salar 28 Sorani Silêmanî, Southern Kurdistan
16 Ronî Artîn 24 Kurmanji Mêrdîn, Northern Kurdistan
17 Ebdulla Mehemed 26 Sorani Hewlêr, Southern Kurdistan

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 to the war in Syria, voting was not able in Rojava Kurdistan.

Results

(Co-)s
Females Males Winner Bottom Elimination
Stage: Finals
Date: 6/16 6/23 6/30 7/7 7/14
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 Bana Shirwan
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

  1. ^ Youtube Video on the Kurd Idol's auditions
  2. ^ "Kurdish Singing talents' program "Kurd Idol" in Rojava next month". راديو ولات (in Arabic). Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  3. ^ 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