| Arab Idol | |
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| Format | Interactive reality |
| Created by | Simon Fuller |
| Country of origin | Arab World |
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| Running time | Varies |
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| Original channel | MBC 1 |
| Original airing | 9 December 2011 |
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Arab Idol is an Arabic television show based on the popular British show Pop Idol created by Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment and developed by Fremantle Media. The first season of the show debut on 9 December, 2011 and broadcast worldwide on MBC 1, a Pan Arab television station. The show also airs on LBC at the same time.
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Arab Idol replaces Super Star سوبر ستار, a pan-Arab show of the Idol series held in 2003 that was aired on Future Television for 5 seasons. MBC 1 expressed desire to revive the show in a revamped version.
It was first revealed to the public on July 21, 2011 when MBC 1 began airing the first advertisement.[1] The name was also changed from Super Star سوبر ستار to Arab Idol and the new logo was launched.
On July 2011, the following audition cities were revealed on the official MBC 1 website, and in August the dates were revealed:
Damascus, Syria auditions were originally scheduled for September 26, 2011, but the city was excluded after political unrest in the country.
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