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''Pakistan Idol'' () is a Pakistani reality singing competition that is part of the ''Idols'' franchise created by Simon Fuller and owned by 19 Entertainment and FremantleMedia. It is the 50th adaptation of the familiar reality competition format introduced in the British series ''Pop Idol'' in 2001 and borrows heavily from its American and Indian counterparts. It is developed for the Pakistani entertainment market by Geo TV. 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. 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. 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.〔 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. The Geo TV management is hopeful the series would boost its target rating point average; however due the strict advertising guidelines set by Ofcom, the series saw delays in its launch on the United Kingdom screens. == History == ''Pakistan Idol'' is an adaptation of the reality singing competition ''Pop Idol'' created in 2001 by Simon Fuller's production company 19 Entertainment. The idea for the show was introduced to Fuller by Nigel Lythgoe was had been inspired by the New Zealand reality show ''Popstars''. Fuller and Lythgoe used the ''Popstars'' formula of employing a panel of judges to audition and select singer while also adding other elements such telephone voting by the viewing public (an idea already used in singing competitions like the ''Eurovision Song Contest''), dramatic back-stories of contestants and real-life unfolding of soap opera in real time. ''Pop Idol'' debuted in 2001 in Britain with Lythgoe as the producer and Simon Cowell as one of the judges. The television format saw instant success with the viewing public. Ten years later, ''Pakistan Idol'' became the 50th adaptation of this popular television format, based on the original ''Pop Idol'' series and borrowing heavily on influences from its counterparts, ''American Idol'' and ''Indian Idol''. Imran Aslam, president of Geo TV, had acquired the production rights for ''Pakistan Idol'' from FreemantleMedia in 2007, but could not continue any further with the production because of the security issues in Pakistan.〔 War against Taliban occupation broke out in north-western Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa bringing production to a halt. Among other problems, the series' director of content and production Saad Bin Mujeeb also cited various abstruse quandaries of production that held back production for another six years. Mujeeb acknowledged that "the security situation has not improved much" but their production company has gotten used to "dealing with () threats".〔 Production finally began in 2013 when the show's producers picked a group of celebrities from the Pakistan entertainment industry to constitute the panel of judges. There was speculation about who would make it to the judges' panel. The panel was confirmed in due course and included renowned singer Hadiqa Kiani, sufi rock band Junoon's lead vocalist Ali Azmat, and television presenter Bushra Ansari.〔 Television actor Mohib Mirza was selected to host the show, while the official theme for ''Pakistan Idol'' was performed by Ali Zafar. The series was launched on 19 September 2013 after the management at Geo TV were confident about their "security measures" and "() to take on this massive undertaking".〔 Speaking at the launch ceremony, Imran Aslam said that Pakistan had "a history of producing talented musicians across genres" and this series would aim to revive this "cherished" cultural tradition.〔 The initial auditions began on 19 September 2013 and continued until 25 October 2013.〔 The series was first broadcast on 6 December 2013. ==Judges and Hosts== | File:HadiqaUN-02.jpg| 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「Pakistan Idol」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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