The 21-year-old Syrian, Hazem Sharif, won the third season of MBC’s Arab Idol programme on Saturday, November 13 after amassing the most votes from a pan Arab television audience estimated at over 100 million people.
In what was a star-studded, two-part final episode, Sharif edged out fellow finalists Haitham Khalailah from Palestine and the Saudi Majed Al Madani.
As well as regional stardom, Sharif’s prize includes 250,000 Saudi riyals (Dh244,000), a recording contract with the Dubai based label Platinum Records (three singles and a video clip), in addition to a (well-earned) holiday in the Seychelles.
Ironically, Sharif’s victory was the only expected moment in a season packed with surprises and shock exits.
That said, both Khalailah and Al Madani didn’t arrive at the Beirut studio simply to make up the numbers. Both saved their best performances for the last and wowed the judging panel: the UAE diva Ahlam, the Egyptian producer Hassan El Shafei and the Lebanese pop stars Nancy Ajram and Wael Kfoury.
Original article by Saeed Saeed
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