| Nepal Idol | |
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| Genre | Reality television |
| Created by | Simon Fuller |
| Based on | Idol TV Series |
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| Country of origin | Nepal |
| Original language | Nepali |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 150 |
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| Production location | Various Places |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera Setup (Grass Valley/Black Magic) |
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| Network | AP1 TV |
| Release | 12 April 2017 – present |
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Nepal Idol (Nepali: नेपाल आइडल) is a Nepali reality television singing competition that is part of the Idols franchise created and owned by FremantleMedia.[1][2] Nepal Idol 2017 is the first season of Idol Franchise in Nepal which aired on AP1 TV.[3]
In the first season, audition were held at seven cities; Nepalgunj, Butwal, Narayangarh, Birgunj, Biratnagar, Pokhara and Kathmandu. Contestants aged 16 to 30 years of age are allowed to participate.[4] The first ever season of the show was won by Buddha Lama from Pokhara, Nepal in which a total of 93,100,000 votes were cast for the grand finale. Similarly, the second season of Nepal Idol was won by Ravi Oad from Dhangadi. And, the third season of Nepal Idol was won by Sajja Chaulagain from Morang. According to organizers more than 1,25,000 people were watching the Grand Finale Event live on YouTube, which was a record for any Nepalese Television Show to be watched online.[5] Nepal Idol is produced by AP1 TV for Annapurna Media Network.
In the finale event of season 3, the announcement of winner was affected due to COVID-19 positive case from one of the production team member which withheld the finale program and winner was declared by digital method.
For Season 4, all past three judges got replaced by new judges, namely, Sambhujeet Baskota, Sugam Pokharel and Subani Moktan. Bhupendra Thapa Magar was winner of season 4.
For season 5, all judges of season 4 got replaced by Nhyoo Bajracharya, Indira Joshi and Kali Prasad Baskota; who returned to the show again.
"The Nepal Idol logo was transformed to have a 3D feel by Bibek Shrestha, a renowned 3D motion graphics designer and the CEO of Design Karkhana Pvt. Ltd., , enhancing its visual impact."
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- ^ Biplob Prasai (Feb 14, 2017). "Some facts you may not know about 'Nepal Idol'". annanote.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ "Buddha Lama clinches Nepal Idol title". My Republica. 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2017-09-28.