![]() This could go some way in finally addressing today's alarming trend of young competition winners who enter the industry with a lack of onstage charisma – think 2014 Arab Idol winner Hazem Sharif and Mohammed Rifi, who won The X Factor Arabia in 2013. Instead, The X Factor ensures a diversity of on-air talent with various categories: 16 to 24 years old, 25 to 30 years old, males, females and groups.Īlso, unlike Arab Idol, the judging panel is tasked with not only finding the best voice but also talent, marketability and performance. In a time where television talent shows are a dime a dozen, it's easy to dismiss The X Factor as a copy of Arab Idol.įor one thing, the programme is not focused on finding the next big artist. Premiering on Saturday, March 14, here is what you need to know about what Alama promises is "a new beginning of The X Factor." The event was attended by all three judges – Lebanese singers Ragheb Alama and Elissa and Egyptian actress Donia Ghanem – and included a special performance by UK girl band Little Mix, who won season eight of the British version of The X Factor in 2011. ![]() In a move to blow away any remaining whiff of failure surrounding the franchise, MBC spared no efforts in launching the latest incarnation on March 11 with a sparkling ceremony at Dubai’s Jumeirah Beach Hotel. ![]() The Dubai-based broadcaster acquired the programme, previously titled The X Factor Arabia, last year following a troubled stint: the Simon Cowell-created talent quest was cancelled by the Saudi-owned Rotana after two seasons in 2007 and the Egyptian channel CBC after one season in 2013. Will it be a case of third time lucky for the Arabic version of The X Factor?
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