Googoosh Music Academy

Googoosh Music Academy
Also known asGoogoosh Academy
Presented byRaha Etemadi
Judges
Original languagePersian
No. of seasons3
Production
Production locationsLondon, United Kingdom
Original release
NetworkManoto
Release19 January 2011 (2011-01-19) –
22 March 2013 (2013-03-22)
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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]

  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.