# Kurd Idol

Kurd Idol (Kurdish: کورد ئایدڵ / Kurd Aydil) is the first international franchise in Kurdish television history. Kurd Idol reality singing competition that is part of the Idols franchise created by Simon Fuller and owned by 19 Entertainment and FremantleMedia. Kurdsat acquired the production and broadcast rights for Kurd Idol. The series aims to find new solo recording artists from across the Kurdish diaspora and the winner would be decided by viewers' votes through the Internet, telephone and text messages. To project is aimed to select the Kurdish singers from the historical Kurdistan region and diaspora.

## Audition

Auditions for Kurd Idol have been held in Kurdish cities of Van, Hewlêr, Mêrdîn, Sine, Silêmanî, and outside the region - in Berlin, Istanbul, Stockholm, Düsseldorf, Tbilisi and Yerevan.

## Season 1
### Jury

Source:
* Kanî
* Ednan Kerîm
* Nizamettin Ariç
* Bijan Kamkar, left show because of health problems.

### Contestants

17 contestants have been chosen among more than 2,000 candidates who auditioned and 172 candidates who were chosen by judges to attend the subsequent theatre round in Silêmanî, Kurdistan Region.
| Order | Contestant | Age | Native Dialect | Hometown |
| 1 | Aştî Ezîz | 23 | Sorani | Hewlêr, Southern Kurdistan |
| 2 | Bane Şîrwan | 16 | Sorani | Silêmanî, Southern Kurdistan |
| 3 | Cengiz Yazgı | 29 | Kurmanji | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 4 | Evîn Osman | 29 | Sorani | Göteborg, Sweden |
| 5 | Ferzad Mehdî | 26 | Gorani | Merîwan, Eastern Kurdistan |
| — | Hêvî Zîn | 18 | Kurmanji | Mêrdîn, Northern Kurdistan |
| 6 | Eşkan Ebdulrehman | 25 | Sorani | Silêmanî, Southern Kurdistan |
| 7 | Jînda Kenco | 25 | Kurmanji | Kobanî, Western Kurdistan |
| 8 | Roza Gergerî | 25 | Kurmanji | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 9 | Songül Düzgün | 34 | Zazaki | Dêrsim, Northern Kurdistan |
| 10 | Tanya Aso | 19 | Sorani | Silêmanî, Southern Kurdistan |
| 11 | Vedat Akarsu | 19 | Kurmanji | Batman, Northern Kurdistan |
| 12 | Xezel Mustefa | 22 | Sorani | Serdeşt, Eastern Kurdistan |
| 13 | Rewan Îbrahîm | 24 | Kurmanji | Qamişlo, Western Kurdistan |
| 14 | Zêrevan Casim | 20 | Sorani | Erbil, Southern Kurdistan |
| 15 | Mustefa Salar | 28 | Sorani | Silêmanî, Southern Kurdistan |
| 16 | Ronî Artîn | 24 | Kurmanji | Mêrdîn, Northern Kurdistan |
| 17 | Ebdulla Mehemed | 26 | Sorani | Hewlêr, Southern Kurdistan |

### Voting

According to the fact, that Kurdistan does not exist as a nation state, that is why the voting was able in three parts of the region — Eastern Kurdistan and whole Iran, Northern Kurdistan and whole Turkey, Southern Kurdistan and whole Iraq. The voting numbers were launched in few European countries where the Kurdish diaspora lives, particularly voting was able from Germany, Sweden, France and Denmark. Due to the war in Syria, voting was not able in Rojava Kurdistan.

### Results

| Stage: | Stage: | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Date: | Date: | 6/16 | 6/23 | 6/30 | 7/7 | 7/14 |
| Place | Contestant | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1 | Jînda Kenco | | | | | Winner |
| 2 | Ferzad Mehdî | | | | | 1st Runner-Up |
| 3 | Xezel Mistefa | | | | | 2nd Runner-Up |
| 4 | Vedat Akarsu | | Btm 5 | | | Eliminated in Final |
| 5 | Bana Shirwan | | | | | Eliminated in Final |
| 6 | Cengiz Yazgı | | | Btm 4 | | Eliminated in Final |
| 7–9 | Aştî Ezîz | | | | Elim | | | |
| 7–9 | Zêrevan Casim | | | | Elim | | | |
| 7–9 | Tanya Aso | | | Btm 4 | Elim | | | |
| 10–11 | Rewan Îbrahîm | | | Elim | | | | |
| 10–11 | Ronî Artîn | Btm 4 | Btm 5 | Elim | | | | |
| 12 | Eşkan Ebdulrehman | Btm 4 | WD | | | | | |
| 13–15 | Roza Gergerî | | Elim | | | | | |
| 13–15 | Ebdulla Mihemed | | Elim | | | | | |
| 13–15 | Evîn Osman | | Elim | | | | | |
| 16–17 | Songül Düzgün | Elim | | | | | |
| 16–17 | Mistefa Salar | Elim | | | | | |

### Prize

* Kurd Idol album and recording contract