Afghan StarThe American Idol

of Afghanistan

What is Afghan Star really??So…

Afghan Star is a popular reality television show which searches for the most talented singer in Afghanistan. The program is broadcast on the Afghan ToloTV channel.(ToloTV is the most favourite TV channel in Afghanistan since it started to broadcast Afghan Star) The format of Afghan Star is similar to the British Pop Idol or the American America’s got talent. The program starts with auditions from singers in their late teens and early 20’s. A panel of judges chooses the best auditions. After this the viewers vote for which singer is the best in their opinion. In every round, whoever gets the lowest amount of votes leaves the show until just one is left who is the WINNER! Afghan’s Star has 5 seasons up to now.

Logo of Afghan Star Rafi Naabzada(Winner of the 3rd season. He´s

become the most successful singer)

First season

The first season of Afghan

Star was launched in

September 2005,with over

1000 hopefuls around Afghanistan.

The winner of the series was

Shaked Hamdarb Shaked Hamdarb from KabulKabul

who released his debut

album Mashalla Mashalla in 2007.

Second seasonAfghan Star season two started in August 2006 with auditions in Kabul, Mazar, Herat, Kandahar, Jalalabad and Peshawar. The second Afghan Star was even more successful than the first. The winner was a 35-year-old man from MazarMazar. He is called Najibullah Najibullah Mahmoudi.Mahmoudi.

Third season

The third season of Afghan Star

debuted in October 2007. Auditions

were held in KunduzKunduz and GhanziGhanzi. At

this stage, Afghan Star became one of

the most watched shows on Afghan

television. Regulalry 11 million11 million

viewers per episode. The winner of

the series of Afghan Star was Rafi Rafi

NaabzadaNaabzada, once again from MazarMazar. He

has the most successful career of

singers who’s won in this show.

Fourth season

The fourth season of Afghan Star debuted in December 2008. Started an extra show broadcast per week. The ultimate winner of the season was Lima Sarah Lima Sarah from Jalalabad.Jalalabad.

Last (fifth) season

Afghan Star’s fifth season started in October

2009. Auditions were conducted from all the

cities visited in previous seasons. Wali Sazesh Wali Sazesh , a

student from HeartHeart was the winner of the series.

Something about season 6After incredible 5 seasons, Afghan Star started his sixth season. Bigger, brighter and more surprises along the way. Kabul auditions were completed with over 5.000 registrations. Judges for the sixth seasonare: Ustad Arman, Wajiha Ustad Arman, Wajiha RastagarRastagar and Qaasim RamishgarQaasim Ramishgar. In the reality show Afghan Star between auditions the women´s rate is lower then 3%.

In my opinion…Afghan Star is a very little television show next to American Idol or X-Faktor, but in this country, where the war is run everyday, this is a very big thing for people who want to achieve their dreams. In this country men have big benefit in everything because women live under oppression. Women can’t dance in public, can’t show their faces in front of men.Unfortunately, this is a very obscurantist county. But this fact that they did a reality show in this country I think this is a very considerable thing. With this they were given a chance for all to make reality from dreams. There was an incident that one woman started to dance and showed her face. Everyone was indignant from this. They said –”She did a very bad thing” –”We should cut off her throat” also they disowned her from the city. When Lima Sarah won the fourth season millions of people were indignant.”How it can be possible!?” The biggest problem is the thinking of human. That’s why this country is at the place where it is.But at least they tried to do change. This is my opinion about Afghan Star.

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