Kurd Idol () is the first international franchise in Kurdish television history. It 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. The contest was aimed to select 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.Youtube Video on the Kurd Idol's auditions
Season 1 Jury Source: Kanî Ednan Kerîm 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 Silêmanî, Kurdistan Region.
OrderContestant AgeNative DialectHometown 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 Gothenburg, Sweden 5 Ferzad Mehdî 26 Gorani Merîwan, Eastern Kurdistan — Hêvî ZînAccording 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 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:FinalsDate:6/166/236/307/77/14PlaceContestantResult1 Jînda KencoWinner2 Ferzad Mehdî1st Runner-Up3 Xezel Mistefa2nd Runner-Up4 Vedat AkarsuBtm 5Eliminated in Final5Bana Shirwan6 Cengiz YazgıBtm 4 Aştî EzîzElim Zêrevan Casim Tanya AsoBtm 4 Rewan Îbrahîm Elim Ronî ArtînBtm 4Btm 5 Eşkan EbdulrehmanBtm 4WD Roza Gergerî Elim Ebdulla Mihemed Evîn OsmanSongül DüzgünElim Mistefa Salar
Prize Kurd Idol album and recording contract
References
External links Official Website Watch all the Episodes