Stage (Iranian TV series)
2016 TV series or program
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Stage (Persian: استیج), also known as Manoto Stage, is an Iranian television reality music competition, based on the original British series, and an addition to The X Factor franchise, to find new singing talent. The show began airing from London on 7 January 2016 and was broadcast by Manoto.
- Shahram Azar
- Hamed Nikpay
- Babak Saeedi
- Reza Rohani
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| Also known as | X Factor Iran |
| Created by | Simon Cowell |
| Presented by | Raha Etemadi |
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| Original language | Persian |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
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| Production locations | London, United Kingdom |
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| Network | Manoto |
| Release | 7 January 2016 – 20 March 2017 |
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The judging panel consisted of Shahram Azar (Sandy), Hamed Nikpay, Babak Saeedi and Reza Rohani. The show was hosted by Raha Etemadi in 2 seasons. In addition, Stage has brought in several famous musical guest stars to perform live on the show, including Aref, Afshin,[1] Sepideh,[2] Ava Bahram[3] and Shahab Tiam.[4]
The winners were chosen by people's votes in Manoto application and receive a $50.000 prize.[5] The winners of season 1 and 2 were respectively Amirhossein Eftekhari from Hamed Nikpay's group and Alireza Saremi from Reza Rouhani's group.[6]
Stage Xtra
Stage Xtra was aired every Friday during the second season. It showed behind the scenes, absent voices, and events of the stage show.