Stage (Iranian TV series)

Stage
Also known as	X Factor Iran
Created by	Simon Cowell
Presented by	Raha Etemadi
Judges	Shahram Azar Hamed Nikpay Babak Saeedi Reza Rohani
Original language	Persian
No. of seasons	2
Production
Producers	Roxy Amini Saber (Roxy Saber)
Production locations	London, United Kingdom
Original release
Network	Manoto
Release	7 January 2016 (2016-01-07) – 20 March 2017 (2017-03-20)
Related
The X Factor

Stage (Persian: استیج), also known as Manoto Stage, is an Iranian television reality music competition, based on the original British series, and an addition to The X Factor franchise, to find new singing talent. The show began airing from London on 7 January 2016 and was broadcast by Manoto.

The judging panel consisted of Shahram Azar (Sandy), Hamed Nikpay, Babak Saeedi and Reza Rohani. The show was hosted by Raha Etemadi in 2 seasons. In addition, Stage has brought in several famous musical guest stars to perform live on the show, including Aref, Afshin,[1] Sepideh,[2] Ava Bahram[3] and Shahab Tiam.[4]

The winners were chosen by people's votes in Manoto application and receive a $50.000 prize.[5] The winners of season 1 and 2 were respectively Amirhossein Eftekhari from Hamed Nikpay's group and Alireza Saremi from Reza Rouhani's group.[6]

Stage Xtra

Stage Xtra was aired every Friday during the second season. It showed behind the scenes, absent voices, and events of the stage show.

See also

• Googoosh Music Academy
• The Voice Persia
• Persia's Got Talent

References

1. تو, Manoto من و. "Afshin Performance at 23:30 قسمت ۱۸ – نتیجه". Manoto TV (in Persian). Retrieved 2019-02-07.
2. تو, Manoto من و. "Sepideh Performance at 1:20:10 قسمت ۲۲ – نتیجه نهایی". Manoto TV (in Persian). Retrieved 2019-02-07.
3. "Home". www.avabahram.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
4. تو, Manoto من و. "Shahab Tiam performance at 21:20 قسمت ۱۰ – اعلام نتیجه هفته سوم". Manoto TV (in Persian). Retrieved 2019-02-07.
5. "تلویزیون منوتو – تلویزیون من و تو".
6. تو, Manoto من و. "Manoto TV". Manoto TV.