Googoosh Music Academy

TV series or program
  • Googoosh
  • Hooman Khalatbari
  • Babak Saeedi
Original languagePersianNo. of seasons3ProductionProduction locationsLondon, United KingdomOriginal releaseNetworkManotoRelease19 January 2011 (2011-01-19) –
22 March 2013 (2013-03-22)

Googoosh Music Academy (Persian: آکادمی موسیقی گوگوش) is an Iranian television reality music competition to find new singing talent. The show began airing from London on 22 January 2011 and was broadcast by Manoto.[1]

The judging panel consisted of Googoosh, as head judge and head of the academy, Hooman Khalatbari and Babak Saeedi. The show was hosted by Raha Etemadi in 3 seasons.[2] The show was also launched in the British TV channel, Unique TV.[3]

The show gained millions of fans and views inside and outside of Iran[4] and It is described as an addition to the Idol franchise.[5] It was the most viewed program of Manoto TV at the time.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Manoto TV, au service des nostalgiques de la monarchie iranienne" (in French). 2019-02-08. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  2. ^ "Googoosh Music Academy Talk With Raha Etemadi". Radio Javan. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  3. ^ "Googoosh Music Academy". Unique Television. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  4. ^ Dehghan, Saeed Kamali (29 March 2013). "Ermia – the talent show winner giving voice to Iran's disenfranchised many". the Guardian. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  5. ^ "شبکه من و تو؟ آکادمی موسیقی گوگوش؟". Porseman. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Googoosh Music Academy". Manoto 1. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013.