Wow!!! Who is going to be our first Maldivian Idol?

Maldivian idol is the first franchised television show in the Maldives, judged by a panel consisting of well experienced musicians of the country; Mariyam Unoosha, Ibrahim Ali and Ahmed Ibrahim. With Fremantle Media’stechnical consultancy, technical personnel were trained abroad for the show. Maldivian Idol will be marketed through all the mediums of Public Service Media, which includes; TV, Radio, Online and Print Media.Maldivian Idol will be held in association with the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation and the National Centre for the Arts. 

Maldivian Idol is part of the global “Idol” franchise, and marks the biggest singing competition series to be aired in the Maldives. With 600 participants, Maldives’ own version of the “Pop Idol” format is ready to premiere on January 22nd. The contestants will be narrowed down to 12 finalists who will battle it down in the competition. With weekly eliminations, only three finalists will be able to compete for the ultimate title; the Maldivian Idol. 

After each song that was sung by the contestants, the judges critique that contestants’ chosen song. From the third round onwards, the audience of the show holds the power to determine fifty percent of the result, and Maldives must vote for the contestant to whom they think really shined. Text message and online voting begins immediately after each performance show, and the results are announced during the following night’s broadcast.

With local telecom giant Dhiraagu as the title sponsor, the final show with the top three contestants, is scheduled to be held on 30^th April 2016 . The core associates of the show are, Lotus, Dabur, Allied Insurance and Maldivian. Beverage partner is XL Energy drink. Public Service Media has allocated a cash prize of MVR 250,000 to the winner.

Produced by Public Service Media (PSM), the show is categorised into four rounds and already indicates a new level of creativity, said TVM’s crew and senior officials.

“It’s hard for us to believe, too. This is such a quality show,” said PSM director of e-commerce and marketing, Ibrahim Nasreen.

“It will be very interesting for viewers; this such a unique show.”

Maldivian Idol’s producers asserted that the show is not merely for singing and recreation, but will also depict various challenges across the Maldives and the effects of values good and bad. Hence, the show will bring a range of community issues to public attention.

“Every participant is their own character. Each one of them brings a story to tell the viewers,” said Nasreen.

“Good values and bad values; much of these issues will be seen in the show.”

Maldivian Idol rounds

• Open Audition: to seek and recruit contestants from capital Male and other regions
• Theatre Round: challenge for chosen contestants from various regions
• Piano Round: challenge for Top 16 contestants from Theatre Round
• Top Twelve: contests for the main show

Public voting will open from the Top 16 contestants in the Piano Round onwards.