Elie Bitar
''Super Star'' ( ar, سوبر ستار) was an Arabic television show based on the popular British show ''Pop Idol'' created by Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment & developed by Fremantle Media. The show unites the Arab community by democratically choosing the next singing sensation. The show is broadcast worldwide on Future TV, a Lebanese television station. It is also the first ''Idol'' franchise to feature contestants from multiple countries. The show was a huge success. Ali Jaber, the executive manager of Future TV, was quoted as saying "This (program) is the most successful for an Arab television. There isn't a television program that moved the Arab world like that." However, ''SuperStar'' was eclipsed by rival show ''Star Academy'' on LBC in the Middle East, in terms of popularity and ratings, after only its first season. It has been surpassed by ''Star Academy'' as the number one Arab show, and did not move the Arab world the way it did during the first season. Future ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Simon Fuller
Simon Fuller (born 17 May 1960) is a British entrepreneur, artist manager, and film and television producer renowned for nurturing and inspiring world class entertainment talent. He is the creator of the ''Idols'' TV format, including the UK series '' Pop Idol'' and the US series ''American Idol''. In 2020, Fuller signed an exclusive agreement with tech firm TikTok to create a new TikTok supergroup and concluded an agreement with Verizon Communications to develop 5G content. In 2021 Pearson PLC announced a partnership with Simon Fuller to create a new global education business in Performing Arts.In 2016, Simon Fuller persuaded Swedish quartet ABBA to re-unite to explore working in virtual reality, which led to the ABBA Voyage project. ''Time'' has named Fuller one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He has been certified as the most successful British music manager of all time by ''Billboard''. Fuller received the 2,441st star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 23 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Melhem Zein
Melhem Zain ( ar, ملحم زين; born 21 October 1982) is a Lebanese singer Career When he was 16, Melhem Hussein Zein first participated in an Amateur Singing Program called ''Kaas Al Nojoum'' (The Cup of the Stars) on the Lebanese LBC Channel for singing Mohammed Abd El Wahhab's "Ya Jarat Al Wadi" (The Neighbor of the Valley). He came in third in '' Super Star'' 1, the Pan-Arab version of ''Idol series, Pop Idol''. Personal life Melhem is married to Tamani Ali Salem al Beidh, the daughter of Ali Salem al Beidh. He has four children. Discography *2004 ''Enti Msheetee'' *2006 ''Badde Hebbik'' *2008 ''Aallawah'' *2012 ''Melhem Zein 2012'' *2017 ''El Jereh Elli Baadou'' Singles *2015 "Lama El Haki" For the Lebanese movie called ''Shi Yom Rah Fell'' *2015 "Andak Hiwaii" References {{DEFAULTSORT:Zein, Melhem 1982 births Living people Lebanese people of Arab descent Idols (franchise) participants 21st-century Lebanese male singers SuperStar (Arabic TV seri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mourad El Souiti
Murad or Mourad ( ar, مراد) is an Arabic name. It is also common in Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Turkish, Persian, and Berber as a male given name or surname and is commonly used throughout the Muslim world and Middle East. Etymology It is derived from the Arabic Semitic triliteral root رود (r-w-d). Its Arabic meaning can be translated roughly into ''wanted'', ''desired'', ''wished for'', ''yearned'' or ''goal''. Given name Ottoman sultans *Murad I (1326–1389), often nicknamed Hüdavendigâr—from Persian: ''Khodāvandgār'' —"the devotee of God", the third sultan. Received the name Murad through a play on the Arabic word "mordd", which means "wish" or "desire". *Murad II (1404–1451) *Murad III (1546–1595) *Murad IV (1612–1640) *Murad V (1840–1904) Others ;Murad *Mawlana Murad, Islamic scholar *Şehzade Murad, Ottoman prince *Murad, Veteran Bollywood Indian Actor *Murad Artin (born 1960), Armenian-Swedish politician *Murad Mirza, second son of Mughal Em ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Abdel Majid Ibrahim
Abdul (also transliterated as Abdal, Abdel, Abdil, Abdol, Abdool, or Abdoul; ar, عبد ال, ) is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word '' Abd'' (, meaning "Servant") and the definite prefix '' al / el'' (, meaning "the"). It is the initial component of many compound names, names made of two words. For example, , ', usually spelled ''Abdel Hamid'', ''Abdelhamid'', ''Abd El Hamid'' or ''Abdul Hamid'', which means "servant of The Praised" (God). The most common use for ''Abdul'' by far, is as part of a male given name, written in English. When written in English, ''Abdul'' is subject to variable spacing, spelling, and hyphenation. The meaning of ''Abdul'' literally and normally means "Slave of the", but English translations also often translate it to "Servant of the". Spelling variations Variations in spelling are primarily because of the variation in pronunciation. Arabic speakers normally pronounce and transcribe their names of Arabic origi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Elie Bitar
''Super Star'' ( ar, سوبر ستار) was an Arabic television show based on the popular British show ''Pop Idol'' created by Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment & developed by Fremantle Media. The show unites the Arab community by democratically choosing the next singing sensation. The show is broadcast worldwide on Future TV, a Lebanese television station. It is also the first ''Idol'' franchise to feature contestants from multiple countries. The show was a huge success. Ali Jaber, the executive manager of Future TV, was quoted as saying "This (program) is the most successful for an Arab television. There isn't a television program that moved the Arab world like that." However, ''SuperStar'' was eclipsed by rival show ''Star Academy'' on LBC in the Middle East, in terms of popularity and ratings, after only its first season. It has been surpassed by ''Star Academy'' as the number one Arab show, and did not move the Arab world the way it did during the first season. Future ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yusra Mahnoush
Yousra is a given name, with variants Yosra or Yusra. It is the feminine equivalent of Yousri or Yousry. Notable people with the name include: Yousra *Yousra (Civene Nessim, born 1955), an Egyptian actress and singer *Yousra Abdel Razek or Yousra Helmy (born 1995), Egyptian table tennis player *Yousra Elbagir (born c. 1982) is a Sudanese-British journalist and writer *Yousra Ben Jemaa (born 1986), Tunisian Paralympian athlete *Yousra Saouf (born 1992), Moroccan singer Yosra * Yosra Dhieb (born 1995), Tunisian weightlifter *Yosra El Lozy (born 1985), Egyptian actress *Yosra Frawes (fl. from 1995), a Tunisian lawyer and human rights activist Yusra *Yusra (archaeologist), a Palestinian archaeologist at Mount Carmel 1929–1935 * Yusra Alhabsyi (born 1979), an Indonesian politician *Yusra Mardini Yusra Mardini OLY ( ar, يسرى مارديني; born 5 March 1998) is a Syrian former competition swimmer and refugee of the Syrian civil war. She was a member of the Refugee Oly ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Saad Lamjarred
Saad Lamjarred ( ar, سعد لمجرد; born 7 April 1985) is a Moroccan singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, dancer, record producer and actor. He grew up in an artist family and became famous after his songs broke YouTube audience records, making him a major figure in Arabic pop, and the first singer to popularize Moroccan pop. Early life Lamjarred was born to Bachir Abdou, a Moroccan classical singer, and Nezha Regragui, an actress and comedian. From an early age, Lamjarred had a special interest in playing the piano, as well as singing as early as the age of four. Lamjarred then went on to study at the Conservatory of Music in Rabat, where he studied music, art theory and dance. He would perform many productions wherein he would collaborate with his father. Lamjarred moved to the US in 2001 and cites this as one of the main sources of inspiration for his music, crediting the experience for exposing him to western music and having a defining effect on his style and the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marwan Ali
Marwan Ali ( ar, مروان علي) is a Tunisian pop singer, the winner of the Arab Super Star show, a version of the British show Pop Idol. SuperStar is broadcast on Future TV, a Lebanese television station and is the first Idol franchise to feature contestants from multiple countries. Marwan, an 18-year-old student at the time, won the fourth season of ''SuperStar''competition broadcast from 22 January to 4 June 2007, against 12 other late-stage participants from Lebanon, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt and Syria. His competitors in the final show were Saad Lamjarred from Morocco and Yousra Mahnouch from Tunisia. His prizes included a new car from Ford Ford commonly refers to: * Ford Motor Company, an automobile manufacturer founded by Henry Ford * Ford (crossing), a shallow crossing on a river Ford may also refer to: Ford Motor Company * Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company * Ford F ..., and a recording contract to help launch his debut album. He released his first s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ayman Lseeq
Ayman ( ar, أيمن, also spelled as Aiman, Aimen, Aymen, or Eymen in the Latin alphabet) is an Arabic masculine given name. It is derived from the Arabic Semitic root () for ''right'', and literally means ''righteous'', ''he who is on the right'', ''right-handed'', ''blessed'' or ''lucky''. An early bearer of the name was Ayman ibn Ubayd, an early Muslim and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It is a masculine name in the Arabic language. However, in Pakistan, Ayman is used both as a masculine and feminine name. This may be because of the popular woman figure Umm Ayman, who raised Muhammad, whom parents name their daughter after. Her first name was ''Barakah'', and Umm Ayman was her kunya, with "Umm" meaning ''mother of'', and Ayman being the name of her eldest son, Ayman ibn Ubayd. In Turkey, the name is spelled as ''Eymen''. Eymen was the second most popular given name for boys born in the country in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. In Malaysia, Aiman was the 24th most po ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shahd Barmada
Shahad (could be spelled as Shahd or Shahed) is an Arabic feminine given name, which means "pure honey". The name may refer to: ;As a given name: *Shahed Ahmed, English footballer * Shahd Alshammari, Kuwaiti academic *Shahd Barmada Shahad (could be spelled as Shahd or Shahed) is an Arabic feminine given name, which means "pure honey Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several bees, the best-known of which are honey bees. Honey is made and stored to nourish ... (born 1988), singer * Shahad Budebs, Emirati footballer References {{given name Arabic feminine given names Feminine given names abah.pk ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ibrahim El Hakami
Ibrahim El Hakami ( ar, ابراهيم الحكمي; born May 2, 1979) is a Saudi singer who rose to popularity around the world as the winner of '' Super Star 3'', the pan-Arabic version of ''Pop Idol''. Ibrahim won with 53% of the total vote against Shahd Barmada from Syria. Ibrahim names Faiza Ahmad and Thekra as his main musical inspirations. ''Super Star'' Performances Top 21: أكذب عليك (Akdib Aleyk) by Warda Top 12: انا الشاكي (Ana El Shaki) by Hussain Al Jassmi Top 11: الغالي (El Fali) by Said Makawi Top 10: اللي نسيك انساه (Elli Naseek Insa'a) by Abdallah El Rowaished Top 10: ليل و رعد أو برد (Leel W Rahd W Bard) by Wael Kfoury Top 8: أنا ناطر (Ana Nater) by Nabil Shaeil Top 7: الحب الكبير (El Hob El Kebir) by Ragheb Alama Top 6: اختلفنا (Ekhtalafna) by Mohamed Abdou Top 5: موال ( Mawal) Top 5: البوسطة (El Posta) by Fairouz Top 5: حرمت أحبك (Haramt Ahibak) by Warda Top 5: ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |