TOLO (Dari/Pashto: طلوع) is a commercial television station operated by MOBY Group in Afghanistan. Launched in 2004, it became one of the first commercial stations in the country and laid the foundation for an accessible media outlet by offering a large library of shows. It is a Dari-language channel and is currently Afghanistan's most popular television channel.
TOLO was first launched in Kabul but as of November 2007, has broadcasts in 14 cities in Afghanistan on free-to-air and throughout the region by terrestrial and satellite. Its sister channels are TOLOnews, which broadcasts news all day, and Lemar TV, which is a Pashto-language channel.
TOLO was the subject of documentary film in 2012 called The Network, by Eva Orner. The film saw limited international release in 2013.[1]
Programs[edit]
Old logo (2004-March 2011)
Old logo (2011-January 2016)
Afghanistan’s landmark drama series, Raaz Hai Een Khana ('The Secrets of This House') took the Special Award at the Seoul Drama Awards in October 2008. Screened on Tolo and produced by Kaboora Productions, Raaz Hai Een Khana is the first drama series ever entirely written, acted, filmed, produced and broadcast by Afghans, for Afghans in Afghanistan. It was selected for a Special Prize amongst 152 entries from 33 countries around the world.
Tolo TV broadcasts Afghan Star, a singing competition and one of Afghanistan's most popular television series. The show was the subject of the 2009 documentary film, 'Afghan Star', which won two awards at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.
In 2010 Tolo TV began broadcasting Eagle Four, a police drama often compared to the American series 24, and partially funded by the U.S. government.[2][3][4][5]
Other popular programs include Chai Ba Azizyar, Maheman-e-Yar, Feker Wa Talash, Zang Khatar, Dahlezha, 6.30 Report, Emroz Emshab, Shabake Khanda, Hai Maidan Tai Maidan', and a comedy drama called Hechland. Tolo TV are currently playing Turkish serials dubbed in Dari Persian such as 'Qesa haye Zendagi', 'Zahra' (Zahra), 'Qiyam' (Resurrection) and 'Arbab Kocheh' (Little Lord). The channel also airs 'Quran Majeed', a Quran recitation program, on weekdays.[6]
Turkish programs[edit]
Attacks[edit]
On 21 January 2016, a Taliban suicide car bomber detonated explosives near a bus carrying staffers from TOLO in Darulaman Road in Kabul, killing at least 7 staff members – including 3 female employees - and wounding 26 others. The attack drew widespread global condemnation, with various world countries, activists and media organizations denouncing it as an attack on Afghanistan's freedom of press.[7]
See also[edit]References[edit]
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Afghan Star is a reality televisionshow competition that searches for the most talented singers across Afghanistan. The program broadcasts on the TOLO channel. Afghan Star premiered in 2005, four years after the fall of the Taliban, which had outlawed singing in 1996; it is one of the most-watched shows in Afghanistan.[1]
Format[edit]
The format of Afghan Star is similar to the British Pop Idol or the French Nouvelle Star and their many spinoffs, though it is independently produced and not a licensed adaptation. The program starts with auditions from aspiring singers in their late teens and early 20s. A panel of judges choose the best auditionees and puts them through to the public voting round of the contest. At this stage, each week every singer performs and the viewers use their cell phones to vote for which singer they prefer. In every round, whoever gets the fewest votes leaves the competition until just one is left, who is declared the winner.
Seasons[edit]Season 1[edit]
The first season of Afghan Star was launched in September 2005, with more than 1,000 hopefuls from around Afghanistan gathering to partake in the talent search. The eventual winner of the series was Shakeeb Hamdard from Kabul, who released his debut album Mashalla in late 2007.[2]
Season 2[edit]
Afghan Star season two started in August 2006 with auditions in Kabul, Mazar, Herat, Kandahar, Jalalabad and Peshawar in neighboring Pakistan. The talent net was widened with Afghans from Pakistan and Iran encouraged to participate. The second Afghan Star was even more successful than the first, with Najibullah Mahmoudi a 35-year-old man from Mazar voted the winner. He has signed a recording contract with Barbud Music, the same company that released Shakeeb Hamdard's music.[3]
Season 3[edit]
The third season of Afghan Star debuted in October 2007. Auditions were held in Kunduz and Ghazni as well as cities visited in previous series. At this stage, Afghan Star became one of the most watched and talked about shows on Afghan television, regularly attracting 11 million viewers per episode. The high profile of the show meant heightened security was introduced around the studios and contestants of the show. The eventual winner of the third series of Afghan Star was Rafi Naabzada, once again from Mazar.[4][5]
Season 4[edit]
The fourth season of Afghan Star debuted in December 2008. Changes to the format of the show were introduced, including an extra show broadcast per week. The ultimate winner of the season was Navid Forogh from Kabul.[6] The second runner-up was Mehran Gulzar and the contestant who become third was Navid Saberpoor.
Season 5[edit]
Afghan Star's fifth season started airing in October 2009, concluding in December of the same year. Auditions were conducted from all the cities visited in previous seasons. However, Nazir Khara and Monesa Sherzada-Hassan (the only female judge) did not return to the judging panel for this series. Instead, Ahmad Fanos became a new judge.[7] Wali Sazesh, a student from Herat was the winner of the series
'Superstar Season 1'[edit]
A special 'Superstar' season of Afghan Star was scheduled for 2010. The series only featured contestants from previous seasons of Afghan Star. The eventual winner of the contest was crowned the 'Superstar' of all Afghan Stars. The contestants led by two coaches Ahmad Fanus and Nazir Khara, each had 6 Contestants in their teams, The winner of that season was Siyar Walizada (team Ahmad Fanus) from the first season of Afghan Star, and second place went to Sharif Deedar (team Nazir Khara) from second season of Afghan Star.
Season 6[edit]
The sixth season debuted in November 2, 2010. This season was won by Omid Altaf. The prize for the winner was a new Nissan Car.
Season 7[edit]
The seventh season debuted on November 4, 2011.[8] The season was won by Reza Rezai, the second runner up was Mateen Alokozai and the final Runner up was Almas Farahi. The prize for the winner was a new red Toyota Corrola, the second prize was a Pamir motorcycle, and the third prize was another motorcycle. The judges of the season were Qasim Ramishgar, Wajia Rastagar, and Ustad Arman. The music director was Farid Rastagar.
Season 8[edit]
The eighth season debuted on November 2, 2012. In this season, all the judges and host were new. The judges were Wali Fateh Ali Khan, Shahlah Zaland, and Jawad Ghaziyar and the host was Mustafa Azizyar. There were many disputes between the judges, which attracted many viewers. Ramishgar returned later on. The music director was Ahmad Jawad Karimi. The winner of this season was Sajid Hussain Jannaty. Second place went to Haroon Andeshwar, and the runner up was Jamshid Sakhi.
Season 9[edit]
The ninth season debuted on November 1, 2013. The host of the previous season, Mustafa Azizyar, continued to host the show. Qasem Rameshgar returned as one of the judges and the other two, Wali Fateh Ali Khan and Shahlah Zaland, were the same as the previous season. The guest judge was Tahir Shubab. The new music director was Wahid Qasemi. Last years winner, Sajid Janaty replaced Ahmad Popal as the host of Ba Setara Ha. This year's winner was Rabiullah Behzad, a student training to become a doctor. Second place went to Nayeb Nayab from Farah. Third place went to Arash Barez.
Season 10[edit]
The 10th season debuted on October 31, 2014. The judges were the same except Wali Fateh Ali Khan was replaced by Ustad Sharif Ghazal. During the Top 160, Shadkam arrived as the new guest judge of the show. The show concluded on March 21, 2015, with Ali Saqi being crowned as the winner. Second place was Panjshanbe Maftoon, the student of the famous mahali singer Mir Maftoon. Third place went to Elyas Isaar. The show courted some controversy when contestant Hasher Ehsas was accused by District Unknown of plagiarising their song, 'Two Seconds After The Blast', in a Wild Card Show on February 13, 2015.
'Superstar Season 2'[edit]
Superstar season 2 was the second season of Superstar (Abarsetara) debuted in May 2015, the season hosted by Arash Barez, and there were 12 Contestants from 10 previous seasons, the format of show was like a battle show with two coaches Obaid Juenda and Qais Ulfat, each coach had 6 contestants in their teams, in top 6 there weren't any team and a new judge Wahid Kacemey came and also the two coaches become judges, the winner of season was Omid Parsa from Season 4 of Afghan Star, second place went to Elyas Issar from the most recent season of Afghan Star (Season 10), both finalists were from team Obaid Juenda. the prize for winner was a new Chevrolet Car and One Audio Album Recording in Barbud Music, as well as two music videos in the same studio.
Season 11[edit]
Season 11 of Afghan Star debuted on October 30, 2015. Three of the four judges this season were replaced with the judges that were previously on The Voice of Afghanistan, Qais Ulfat, Aryana Sayeed, and Obaid Juenda. The fourth judge was Saida Gul Maina. For the first time, Afghan Star had auditions outside of Afghanistan, which were in Australia for one episode. Ahmad Popal replaced Sajid Janati for the host of Ba Setara Ha for a brief period, but Popal was replaced by Season 9 and Superstar Season 2 contestant Hesam Farzan. For the first time, a rapper, Ziba Hamidi, made the show's top 12, the voting segment of the show. Like the previous years, the show was concluded on Nowruz, on March 20th, 2016, with this year's winner being Habibullah Fani from Mazar-i-Sharif with second place going to Ashkan Arab, a contestant from Herat. Third place went to Rashed Aria. Unlike the prior seasons, the winner was simply awarded a trophy.
Season 12[edit]
The show returned to its 12th season on November 4, 2016. The judges from Season 11 returned to the show. The host from season 8 to season 11, Mustafa Azizyar, was replaced by Omid Nezami, who hosted the show last time in Season 7. This season had some new and talented contestants, such as Sayid Jamal Mubariz, a rapper, Khalil Yousefi, a singer with 15 years of experience, Shaqayeq Roya, a contestant born in Iran, as well as many others. The contestants who made to the top 3 were awarded a trip to Almaty, Kazakhstan, and they were Sayid Jamal Mubariz, Zulala Hashemi, and Babak Mohammadi. The winner was awarded a motorcycle from Pamir Motorcycle. For the first time since the show's inception, a female contestant to make the show's Top 2, specifically Zulala Hashemi. The farthest a woman has made in this show was Lema Sahar making the top 3 in Season 3. Also for the first time in the show's history, a rapper (Sayid Jamal Mubariz) has made the show's final. Mubariz became the second rapper to make it into the show's top 12, with performances that were praised by the judges each week.
As it was customary with the previous seasons, the Grand Finale was hosted on Nowroz day, on March 21, 2017. Sayid Jamal Mubariz finished first, becoming the first rapper to do so, with Zulala Hashemi finishing second, making her the farthest placed female contestant. The top 3 contestants were awarded various prizes, with Mubariz winning the motorcycle, Hashemi winning an air conditioner and water dispenser, and top 3 finalists, Mubariz, Hashemi, and Babak Mohammadi winning a week long trip to Almaty, Kazakhstan. After being declared the winner, Mubariz decided to give the trophy to Hashemi, due to her placement in the show, as well as showing respect for women in Afghanistan, due to the dangers and hardships they face everyday in the country.
Season 14[edit]
Season 14 of Afghan Star was historical. A diverse group of twelve talented artists from across Afghanistan made their way to the show after juried by Mir Maftoon, Qais Ulfat and Saida Gul Maina. In this season, out of the twelve contestants, two of them were female[9]. Sediqa Madadgar from Kabul and Zahra Elham from Ghazni province were two of the female contestants participating in the show. The structure of the show is such that the contestant with the majority of the votes from people will move forward in the show. Sediq Madadgar got up to the seventh round of the show. During the history of Afghan Star which is in the last 14 years, all the winners were male. In season 14, Wasim Anwari, Firuz Fazel and Zahra Elham made it to top three. This is the first time that an eighteen-year-old woman, Zahra Elham, is winning the competition by getting the majority of the votes from the people inside and outside the country[10]. What is inspiring about her winning is the fact that she belongs to the Hazara ethnic group which is a minority in the country.[11] Her hometown Ghazni was sieged by the Taliban in August 2018, displacing thousands of Hazaras[12]. She has also been an activist for women rights. While some Afghan men and the Taliban are against women’s participation in singing and dancing competition. She referenced those men during the show by asking people to vote for her to give a slap in the faces of jealous men or men who are against women’s freedom. She was on a mission to break down the records of male winners. In her interview with Al-Jazeera TV, Zahra mentions that both of her parents support her dream to become a pop singer[13]. This narrative goes against many stories that we hear about Afghan girls not having the freedom or the right to do what they like. By gaining the majority of the vote from the people, her success demonstrates that the people of Afghanistan support women’s’ participation in Afghan Star. She attributes her success to all the women in Afghanistan by saying that: 'I am so so happy, I cannot even find words to express my feelings.. Today, I represent all the girls of Afghanistan. Today not only Zahra Elham but all the girls in Afghanistan have won.'[14]
Seasons Detail[edit]
Superstar ابرستاره[edit]
Judges and hosts[edit]
The judging panel and the host of the show have changed over the years, but the most recent line-up is predominantly male and includes the following individuals:
Afghan Star documentary[edit]
In 2009, U.S. distributor Zeitgeist Films released a documentary film about the third season of Afghan Star. The British-produced film (directed by Havana Marking) won two awards at that year's Sundance Film Festival: World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary and World Cinema Directing Award: Documentary.
The previous host of the Afghan Star TV series, Daoud Sediqi, travelled to the United States in February 2009 as part of the promotion of the film worldwide. Sediqi did not return home to Afghanistan. He instead applied, and was subsequently granted asylum in the United States in June 2009.[19] Previous to working on Afghan Star, Sediqi had been a DJ on Arman FM and a presenter on Tolo TV. He hosted all of Afghan Star's first three seasons, as well as the beginning of the fourth season, and was one of the most recognised names in the Afghan media at the time.[20]
See also[edit]References[edit]
External links[edit]
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