Maldivian Idol

*Maldivian Idol*
Maldivian Idol
Genre	Reality television
Created by	Simon Fuller
Directed by	Aishath Azma Mujthaba Rasheed and Creative Director Muaviyath Anwar
Presented by	Moosa Waseem; Aminath Maureena;
Judges	Ahmed Ibrahim (Ammadey) (Season 1); Ismail Affan (Season 2); Ibrahim Zaid Ali (Season 1 and 2); Unoosha ( Season 1 and 2);
Theme music composer	Julian Gingell; Barry Stone; Cathy Dennis;
Country of origin	Maldives
Original language	Dhivehi
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	35
Production
Running time	1 Hour to 2 hours
Production companies	FremantleMedia North America; 19 Entertainment;
Original release
Network	Television Maldives
Release	22 January 2016 –; present
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Maldivian Idol is a Dhivehi television show based on the popular British show Pop Idol created by Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment and developed by Fremantle Media. The first season premiered on 22 January 2016. On 2 May, 18-year-old Laisha Junaid from Male' was announced winner, with close contenders Shalabee Ibrahim and Mohamed Ishan coming second and third respectively. The winner was awarded a cash prize of MVR 250,000 (USD 16,213) from the organizer PSM, among a host of other prizes.