For the first season, see Pakistan Idol (season 1).
Pakistan Idol
Pakistan Idol title card
Also known as
Pakistan Idol: Jo Hai Dil Ki Awaz
Genre
Reality television
Created by
Simon Fuller
Directed by
Saad Bin Mujeeb[1]
Presented by
Mohib Mirza
Judges
Hadiqa Kiani
Ali Azmat
Bushra Ansari
Theme music composer
Julian Gingell
Cathy Dennis
Barry Stone
Country of origin
Pakistan
No. of seasons
1
No. of episodes
42 (list of episodes)
Production
Production locations
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Running time
54–105 minutes
Production companies
FremantleMedia
19 Entertainment
Original release
Network
Geo Entertainment
Release
6 December 2013 (2013-12-06)[2] – 27 April 2014 (2014-04-27)[3]
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Pakistan Idol was a Pakistani reality singing competition that was a part of the Idols franchise created by Simon Fuller and owned by 19 Entertainment and FremantleMedia.[4] It was the 50th adaptation of the familiar reality competition format introduced in the British series Pop Idol in 2001.[5] It is developed for the Pakistani entertainment market by Geo TV.[2]
Geo TV acquired the production rights for Pakistan Idol as early as 2007 but could not begin production due to the security conditions in the country and abstruse quandaries of production.[6] The production officially began in September 2013 when three prominent celebrities from the Pakistan entertainment industry were chosen to constitute the judging panel for the show. The series was officially launched on 19 September 2013 with the initial auditions beginning the same day and continuing until 25 October 2013.[7] It was first broadcast on television on 6 December 2013.
The series aims to find new solo recording artists from across Pakistan and the winner would be decided by viewers' votes through the Internet, telephone and text messages. A series of 41 episodes are planned for the first season with special behind-the-scenes episodes which will be aired during the finals week.[7] The series attracted tens of thousands of people from across the 850 cities, towns and villages in Pakistan while the series' official telecom sponsor Mobilink reported that it received 10,861 call-in entries through its mobile auditions after the lines were opened for general public.[8] The Geo TV management is hopeful the series would boost its target rating point average; however due to the strict advertising guidelines set by Ofcom, the series saw delays in its launch on the United Kingdom screens.[9]
^"Pakistan Idol To hit the screens". Brand Synario. 28 September 2013. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
^ ab"Music reality show 'Pakistan Idol' starts on Geo Entertainment today". The News International. Jang Group of Newspapers. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
^Muhammad Nasir. "Geo's Pakistan Idol grand finale today". The News. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
^"Are you ready to become the first Pakistan Idol?". The News International. Karachi: Jang Group of Newspapers. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
^"Pakistan Idol talent show is broadcast for first time". BBC News. BBC. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
^Symington, Annabel (29 October 2013). "Pakistan Braces for Pop Idol". Real Time India, The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
^ ab"Pakistan Idol to hit screens on December 6th". Aurora, Dawn. Dawn Group of Newspapers. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
^Khan, Mehwish (7 November 2013). "Mobilinks receives 10K entries for auditions". ProPakistani. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
^Baddhan, Raj (26 December 2013). "Geo UK takes off 'Pakistan Idol' due to issues". BizAsia. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
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