Prodigies (Arabic TV series)

:For the pop music format, see Prodigies Pop (Arabic TV series)
Prodigies is a pan-Arabian classical music talent show for singers, dancers, and musicians aged 8 to 16 and is based on the French reality competition Prodiges. All performances are accompanied by a choir of roughly 40 voices and a full orchestra of approximately 60 members under the direction of Daria Attali.
Unlike the original series in France, for which both episodes in each season are pre-recorded, the season finale in pan-Arabian version is a live show for which the overall winner is decided solely by televoting despite the super finalists from each category being decided by the corresponding judge. The semi-final, however, is pre-recorded.
==Mentors==
Prodigies mentors
Mentor 	Seasons	Seasons	Seasons
Mentor 	1 	2 	3
Darya Dadvar 	 	 	
Simon Ghraichy	 	 	
Nelly Karim 	 	 	
==Series overview==
: Contestant mentored by Darya Dadvar (singers)
: Contestant mentored by Simon Ghraichy (musicians)
: Contestant mentored by Nelly Karim (dancers)
Arabic Prodigies overview
Season	Premiere 	Final 	Winner 	Runner-up 	Third place 	Winning mentor 	Presenter 	Mentors (chair's order)	Mentors (chair's order)	Mentors (chair's order)
Season	Premiere 	Final 	Winner 	Runner-up 	Third place 	Winning mentor 	Presenter 	Singers 	Musicians 	Dancers
1 	October 1, 2022 	October 8, 2022 	Abiha Nermin 	Daud Anjem 	Sajida Dudin 	Simon Ghraichy 	Marcel Ghanem	Darya 	Simon 	Nelly
2 	September 23, 2023	September 30, 2023	Rimas Al-Wazir 	Amjad Elbaz 	Yakub Arikat 	Darya Dadvar 	Marcel Ghanem	Darya 	Simon 	Nelly
3 	September 14, 2024	September 21, 2024	Upcoming season	Upcoming season	Upcoming season	Upcoming season	Marcel Ghanem	Darya 	Simon 	Nelly
==Season 1 (2022)==
:Main article: Prodigies (Arabic season 1)
Here are the contestants and performance details from the inaugural season. Contestants whose names are in bold qualified for the season finale, while contestants whose names are underlined were the super finalists of their respective categories.
;Musicians
* Abdul Latif, age 14, piano - "Unpublished Pages" by Messiaen / "Light of the Seven" from Game of Thrones
* Abiha, age 13, cello - "Stark und markiert" by Schumann / "Andante tranquillo" by Williams
* Anna, age 16, flute - "Exploding Fixed" by Boulez
* Bahri, age 8, trombone - "Two Aequali" by Bruckner
* Chaima, age 11, violin - "FuSe Pattern" by Xuntian / "Hora staccato" by Dinicu
;Singers
* Azizur Rahman, age 16 - "Dein ist mein ganzes Herz" from The Land of Smiles / "Toreador Song" from Carmen
* Nava, age 12 - "Casta Diva" from Norma / "Juliette's Waltz" from Roméo et Juliette
* Nejla, age 13 - "Signore, ascolta!" from Turandot
* Sajida, age 15 - "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz / "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen
* Yasser, age 16 - "Possente spirto" from L'Orfeo
;Dancers
* Aliyah, age 12 - "Swan Lake" by Tchaikovsky / "My Way" by Frank Sinatra
* Daud, age 14 - "La gazza ladra Overture" from La gazza ladra / "Csárdás" by Monti
* Jamila, age 11 - "Gaîté Parisienne" by Offenbach
* Nensi, age 16 - "The Sleepwalker" by Rieti / "Pâquerette" by Benoist
* Sayeeda, age 13 - "Le pavillon d'Armide" by Tcherepnin
===Results===
The overall winner was 13-year-old Abiha from the musicians category, after she won the public vote by a landslide.
Category 	Contestant	Place	Public votes(Percentage)
Musicians	Abiha 	1 	52%
Singers 	Sajida 	3 	18%
Dancers 	Daud 	2 	30%
==Season 2 (2023)==
:Main article: Prodigies (Arabic season 2)
Here are the contestants and performance details from season 2. Contestants whose names are in bold qualified for the season finale, while contestants whose names are underlined were the super finalists of their respective categories.
;Musicians
* Amjad, age 12, flute - "Garden of Delights" by Van Eyck / "Le merle noir" by Messiaen
* Barkat Ali, age 16, organ - "Cyprès et lauriers" by Saint-Saëns / "Messe des pauvres" by Satie
* Sania, age 13, clarinet - "Nur in der Wiener Luft" by Eleonore Schwarz / "Danse Klezmer" by Fröst
* Wael, age 9, violin - "Légende" by Wieniawski
* Yusuf Ali, age 11, trumpet - "The Unanswered Question" by Ives
;Singers
* Davood, age 15 - "The Cold Song" from King Arthur / "È la solita storia del pastore" from L'arlesiana
* Luiza, age 12 - "Ave Maria de Caccini" by Vavilov
* Rimas, age 16 - "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" from Carmen / "Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis Presley
* Ruqayya, age 11 - "Parla più piano" by Nino Rota / "Time to Say Goodbye" by Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman
* Anwarul Haq, age 16 - "Allez chantez l'office" from Werther
;Dancers
* Burhan, age 13 - "The Swan of Tuonela" by Jean Sibelius
* Lina, age 11 - "Flower Duet" from Lakmé / "My Heart Will Go On" by Céline Dion
* Mélissa, age 14 - "Conquest of Paradise" by Vangelis / "The Blue Danube" by Strauss
* Taslima, age 15 - "The Rains of Castamere" from Game of Thrones
* Yakub, age 16 - "Overture" from William Tell / "What Shall We Die For?" from Pirates of the Caribbean
===Results===
The overall winner was 16-year-old Rimas from the singers category, after she won the public vote by 38%.
Category 	Contestant 	Place	Public votes(Percentage)
Musicians	Amjad</small>	2 	35%
Singers 	Rimas 	1 	38%
Dancers 	Yakub 	3 	27%
==Season 3 (2024)==
:Main article: Prodigies (Arabic season 3)
Season 3 is set to premiere on September 14, 2024.
;Musicians
TBA
;Singers
TBA
;Dancers
TBA
==Tours==
Every spring, all 15 contestants co-headline a tour across Arabic-speaking regions reprising their performances in order from the semi-final to the season finale.
* Prodigies 2022 Live
* Prodigies 2023 Live
* Prodigies 2024 Live (planned)
==See also==
* Prodigies (franchise)
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