Pakistan Sangeet Icon is a reality-based singing competition shown on MTV Pakistan

MTV Pakistan

Music Television Pakistan is the Pakistani subsidiary of MTV, a cable television network owned by Viacom Inc. headquartered in New York. The Pakistan franchise has been set up in collaboration with Pakistan's first satellite channel media group known as Indus Media Group . Indus TV is Pakistan's...

, Indus TV

Indus TV

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 and Gkaboom. It is based on the popular British show Pop Idol

Pop Idol

Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted on ITV on 6 October 2001. The show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast - one in 2001-02 and a second in 2003...

 and its American counterpart American Idol

American Idol

American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...

. The show aims to find the most talented young singer in Pakistan.

The show begins with a cross-country tour in which aspiring singers audition in front of three judges, namely Ali Haider

Ali Haider

Ali Haider is a former Pakistani singer and actor. He has had numerous hits in the early 90s such as Poorani Jeans. He also had a big hit later in the 1990s with Chand Sa Mukhra. Besides singing, he has acted in numerous TV serials on PTV. Among the successful dramas was Chand Sa Mukhra, which...

, Mekaal Hasan

Mekaal Hasan

Mekaal Hasan is a leading Pakistani musician and record producer from Lahore. He has worked in the capacity of a guest artist and/or record producer in the music industry of Pakistan with many Pakistani bands and solo artists at home and abroad. He is also the leader and composer for Mekaal Hasan...

 and Pappu

Pappu

Pappu is a common nick name in North India and Pakistan. It conjures up the image of a common man who is full of innocency and simplicity .'Pappu'is been used frequently in popular culture Pappu is a common nick name in North India and Pakistan. It conjures up the image of a common man who is full...

 (all recording artists). Eventually the number of performers is narrowed down with each competitor performing live. Viewers have two hours following the broadcast of the show to phone or text in their votes for their favourite competitor. On the following week, the competitor with the fewest votes is eliminated.

The two remaining finalists battle it out during the Finale and viewers have more time allotted to vote. The next day, the competitor with the most votes is declared the winner and is awarded One Crore

Crore

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 Rupees.

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The winner of the first competition was Asad Abbas. Asad later joined Mekaal Hasan Band

Mekaal Hasan Band

Mekaal Hasan Band, sometimes shortened to MHB, is a sufi rock band formed in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan in 1999 by composer-songwriter, guitarist Mekaal Hasan...

 in mid 2010. Shahid Mehmood has the biggest collection of Asad Abbas performances on its Youtube

YouTube

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channel. You can also watch Pakistan Sangeet Icon Season One on the same Youtube channel.

External links

• Pakistan Sangeet Icon - official website
• http://www.apnicommunity.com
• http://www.youtube.com/chshahid2k/ Pakistan Sangeet Icon Season One Full with All Performances Availabale