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Following the huge success of the first season of ''Arab Idol'', MBC launched the second season on 8 March 2013. The jury panel, composed of Ahlam, Ragheb Alama and Hassan El Shafei, is completed by Lebanese pop star Nancy Ajram. The top 27 was announced on 6 April 2013 and the first prime is scheduled for 19 April. 13 contestants should reach the final stage, compared with the first season where only 10 contestants were picked. On finale night, Mohammed Assaf from Palestine won the competition against Ahmad Gamal (from Egypt) and Farah Youssef (from Syria). There was an estimated 60 million votes. media and was welcomed with joy by Palestinians and the rest of the Arab world. This year was a premiere since it will be the first time that there is a non-Arab/non-Arabic speaker contestant (Parwas Hussain, from the Kurdish part of Iraq). ==Auditions== Ten dates were set for the auditions, which took place in 8 Arab countries (three audition dates in three different Egyptian cities). * Luxor, Egypt, October 11, 2012 * Alexandria, Egypt, October 15, 2012 * Cairo, Egypt, October 19, 2012 * Casablanca, Morocco, October 28, 2012 * Tunis, Tunisia, November 2, 2012 * Amman, Jordan, November 8, 2012 * Erbil, Iraq, November 11, 2012 * Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 15, 2012 * Beirut, Lebanon, November 19, 2012 * Doha, Qatar auditions were originally scheduled for November 15, 2012, but the city was excluded after the citizens of Qatar made a campaign on the internet to prevent the arrival of the show crew, in the excuse that the show doesn't align with the habits and traditions of the conservative Qatari community and the Islamic values. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arab Idol (season 2)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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