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Zee TV stars share I-Day messages
On the eve of India's 67th Independence Day, Zee TV stars expressed their views on independence, while sharing their I-Day memories and plans for the same.
Actress Asha Negi said: "I enjoy my freedom and decorate my room with tri-color balloons and a national flag. As a kid, I would love to wake up early and dress up for the flag hoisting that was held in my school. I miss doing that now.
"While I might listen to and get emotional each time I listen to our national anthem when I go for a movie - to watch the Independence day celebrations across the country on my Television screen is something else. The very joy of seeing my countrymen celebrating their independence is something else," she added.
Giving a quote for her fans, she said,"Use and do not abuse your freedom and live it up for your country."
Revealing his plans, actor Rithvik Dhanjani said," I enjoy going out for Independence Day special buffets with my friends and feel the festivity of celebration in the air."
On being asked about his favourite freedom fighter, he said, "It has to be Mr. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi fondly called as Bapu since he is the only freedom fighter on whose birthday we get a holiday notifying the great battles he has fought with ahimsa."
Sharing the difference between celebrating the day as a child and now, Rithvik said,"I loved to go to my school on Independence Day and watch the celebrations. I remember how I and my friends would then run to collect sweets and cycle to other schools to meet our friends and watch their flag hoisting ceremony. I miss all the fun I used to have as a kid, and hence ensure that I sue this day to reconnect with my friends."
"We should all be responsible citizens and instill the responsibility of duty towards our country in the generations to come," the actor advised his fans on the eve of I-day.
Actress Ankita Lokhande on the other hand said,"I love people selling national flags and badges on the road and ensure I buy loads for my family and friends as well."
One being asked about her favourite patiotic song, she said,"Lata Mangeshkar's - Ae mere watan ke logo. It just makes me so emotional each time I listen to it.
"I loved attending the school and watch my teachers hoist the flag as a kid. It gave me an adrenalin gush to listen to Vande MAtram and hoist the flag. As a grown up individual, I attend the flag hoisting ceremonies held in my building and love watching the little kids do a little cultural performance," Ankita shared.
Speaking about the day, she said,"I feel Independence Day instills the much needed respect and responsibility towards ones country and at the same time teaches the kids of today, what their ancestors and the famous freedom fighters have done for them."
Speaking about the day, popular actor Hiten Tejwani said, "As a kid, I loved buying tricolor balloons and flags off the street and would go to school with a bag full of those. The spirit of freedom in the air and the joyful mood that people are in is what I love the most about this day."
"Everybody yearns to celebrate not just the freedom of the nation but also the freedom of self on Independence Day. As a responsible citizen, I feel that more than celebrating the freedom, we should act up and take up initiatives for the welfare of the society and the nation just like our ancestors did to make this country prosper," he added.
Actress Surbhi Jyoti said, "True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what's right, and as a responsible citizen of India, I feel I need to ensure that every action of mine results in making the nation proud. As a responsible citizen of India, I feel I yet need to be more robust and work towards improving the outlook of the society towards women, which is when I will do my bit of helping women achieve their rights of freedom in this country."
Actress Shilpa Shirodkar on the other hand celebrates the day with her kids' performance.
"As a mother of two, I ensure that I encourage my kids to participate in the Independence Day parade and various cultural activities that are held in their schools. As a matter of fact, for the few years that I was in London after my marriage I would drive miles to just watch a cultural program that was held by the Indian community in UK and watch them hoisting the Indian flag. It's a different feeling to watch your national flag being respected in a foreign land," she said.
Speaking abut the day, actor Arhaan Behl said,"As a kid I would yearn to go to Delhi to watch the massive festivities around Independence Day and watch the parade and cultural activities that were held there. I would always crib and cry about the same to my parents and one year my father did take me all the way to Delhi from Lucknow just for a day to watch the parade."
"After that, there have been a lot of episodes of me being in Delhi during Independence Day, but I will always remember that one special year when my father took me there to specially watch the Independence Day celebrations," he added.
Actor Vikrant Massey said, "I miss the good old days of wearing my school uniform and going to school just for one march past and flag hoisting and run back home in a short span of two hours and then sleep for the rest of the day. That was my freedom. Now since I have grown up, I have realized my duties and responsibilities towards the nation and feel that freedom lies and making others lives joyous and hence I end up doing whatever little I can for the country."
Speaking about freedom, actor Eijaz Khan said,"For me, freedom comes with responsibility, and I feel there needs to be some conscious awakening that needs to happen in order to ensure that we live in a crime free country. Indian politics needs more youth and as a citizen, I feel that we need to wake up to the idea of being a more responsible country to destroy all the crimes that persist in the society."
Actress Mahima Makwana said,"For me, Independence Day means holiday when nobody bothers me with any studies or work. I enjoy a relaxed family day at home and love watching all the cultural shows that come on TV since I learn a lot more about my country's culture watching these shows.
"My favorite memory of Independence Day is visiting my friend's school to hoist the flag instead of going to our school since there was an extended cultural dance and music program being held in their school which we as friends enjoyed a lot," she shared.
Speaking about the day, Ankit Gera said,"Hailing from Delhi, Independence Day was much more than a public holiday for me. I would love to go and watch the National Day parade. I still remember how the streets used to be jam packed and hence I would hold my father's finger tightly and ensure that at no point was I away from his gaze. I loved the festivity in air and I totally miss it now staying away from home in Mumbai."
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Talk about why you like cycling to help promote BC
British Cycling is looking for riders to appear in video shoots in Esher this Thursday and Bristol on Friday.
For the first shoot, BC needs three male advanced sportive riders, preferably British Cycling members, at 2-3:30 at the Giro Cafe Esher on Thursday.
On Friday, the organisation is looking for riders for two shoots at Mud Dock Cafe. Riders for both can be male or female, and should be beginner or intermediate sportive riders, ideally BC members.
The first of Friday's shoots is 11-12:30 and the second is 4-5:30.
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'Amber' severe weather warning for intense thunderstorms in North East Lincolnshire
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The Met Office has upgraded its weather warning for "torrential downpours, frequent lightning and large hail" in North East Lincolnshire.
"Intense" thunderstorms are expected to move northwards across the country tonight and the agency has now issued a higher-level 'Amber' alert effective from 12.15am on Saturday.
Though the precise locations of the worst conditions cannot be pinpointed until nearer the time, those most badly affected could experience "significant flooding" from surface water and small watercourses.
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"Beyond the Ashes" is the second teaser off the upcoming album, EMO FASCISM – due in August.
Catch Kevin Mathews/The Groovy People play "Beyond the Ashes" next Friday, April 26th at Identite 9.3 – KAMCO MUSIC at Home Club from 8pm. Cover is $12 (one free housepour and free entry to Kicks! afterwards). Also on the bill – Enec.e, Tricks & Cider and TypeWriter.
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.-- A pair of two-goal performances from senior Monica Lam-Feist and sophomore Cara Walls proved too much for Purdue, as the Wisconsin women's soccer team extended its win streak to four matches in its 4-2 victory at the rainy Boilermaker Soccer Complex on Friday.
"This win was something we definitely needed," UW head coach Paula Wilkins said. "After not getting off to a good start in the Big Ten, it was important for us to get those wins at home and carry that momentum into tonight's match against Purdue.
"It's always challenging to play on the road in the Big Ten and this was no different."
The Badgers (11-5-1, 4-4-1 Big Ten) doubled the Boilermakers in shots (18), as well as shots on goal (8), and defended all seven Purdue corner kicks to perfection, including four straight at one point early in the first half.
Despite the less than stellar weather conditions at kickoff, UW remained composed and looked to strike early by attacking Purdue's back line. It took the Badgers nearly the entire half to find the net, but in a three-goal, nine-minute span, Wisconsin blew the match wide open.
After 37 minutes of scoreless, but aggressive, play from both sides, the Badgers got on the board by taking advantage of their only corner kick of the first half. Freshman Kinley McNicoll placed the ball perfectly into the 18-yard box and Walls netted her ninth goal of the season on the header, giving the Badgers a 1-0 lead.
Less than 30 seconds after Walls' score, Lam-Feist was seen streaking toward the Purdue goal -- following an intercepted pass -- and securing UW's second score of the night. Despite Walls' goal just seconds before, Lam-Feist remained on the defense as play resumed at midfield -- picking off the Boilermaker pass and dribbling into the 18-yard box, where she attempted a sliding shot just outside of the reach of Purdue keeper Clara Kridler.
The Badgers succeeded in thwarting any thoughts of a Purdue (7-8-2, 2-6-1) comeback shortly after the intermission. Just three minutes into the second half, Lam-Feist recorded her second goal of the contest, extending UW's lead to 3-0 with 43 minutes remaining.
"Monica was special today in the midfield," Wilkins said. "Once we got our feet underneath us, I thought we settled down and we were able to get some play through Monica on a consistent basis. It was an important element for us to get those two goals from her."
Jordan Pawlick netted Purdue's first goal in the 72nd minute on a penalty kick, as she beat Wisconsin senior GK Lauren Gunderson to the far post.
Walls added an insurance goal in the 80th minute for Wisconsin, collecting a set piece just outside the box and sending the ball across her body toward the opposite post.
"In the last three games, Cara has been fantastic in terms of finishing her chances and that consistency has brought the entire team to a whole new level," Wilkins said. "It's something we always knew she had in her and we just have to keep fostering that and she just has to remain focused."
A late score from Boilermaker freshman Kate Fowee cut the deficit to 4-2, but it was not enough as the Badgers secured their fourth Big Ten win an their fifth 11-win season in the last decade.
Gunderson, who appeared in the starting lineup for the 13th time this season, tallied two very impressive saves despite giving up a pair of Boilermaker goals in the second half.
"Moving forward we have to take care of our business in terms of one game at a time and getting three points," Wilkins added. "We're still striving to get into the Big Ten tournament, and that's the main focus for our group."
Wisconsin takes to the pitch on Sunday as it travels to Bloomington, Ind., to take on the Hoosiers. Kickoff is slated for noon (CT).
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Tab Benoit
Born and raised in Louisiana, blues guitarist Tab Benoit first picked up a guitar on his 9th birthday and was soon playing for church and fair audiences. Benoit found his calling as a teenager, when he discovered the blues and became a regular performer at the legendary south Louisiana club Tabbys Blues Box. He landed a recording contract in 1992, and his first album, Nice and Warm, sold 200,000 copiesan impressive number for a debut blues album.
Since then, Benoit has recorded What I Live For, Standing on the Bank, Swampland Jam, These Blues Are All Mine, The Sea Saint Sessions, and Wetlands. A contemporary blues work infused with Cajun and zydeco sounds, Wetlands won Benoit awards for Best Blues Artist and Best Blues Album from Offbeat, the New Orleans and Louisiana music magazine.
Band members include drummer Darryl White, who has performed or recorded with such notables as Etta James, James Thackery, the OJays, and the Temptations, and bass player Cal Dufrene, a veteran performer who has worked with Cajun fiddler Waylon Thibodeaux, among many others.
This artist appears in the following Jubilee programs:
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Benoit, an iconic Louisiana guitarist and songwriter, delivers his signature swamp-blues-meets-Chicago-blues sound in a high-energy performance at the 2010 W. C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival.


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Job Description - Special Assistant to the President for External Affairs
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Special Assistant to the President for External Affairs
Primary administrative position, charged with performing administrative work for the President in the area of External Affairs, governmental and community relations, including serving as liaison for the College with local, state and federal governmental agencies, as liaison for the College with the nonprofit sector, and on public policy issues. Serves as liaison specifically to the Texas legislature and Congress on directed issues; serves as liaison with city and county governments within the Austin Community College District Service Area, and as liaison to state agencies, to provide information on issues effecting Austin Community College. Primary administrative position supporting the President in interacting with local public and private entities as well as with national associations supporting higher education and community college issues, college board elections, revenue, service area annexation and elections. Charged additionally with administrative responsibilities for the college Alumni Program, the Center for Community Based and Nonprofit Organizations, and the Center for Public Policy and Political Studies.
Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Reports to the President, and provides support for a range of assignments related to governmental and community relations, outreach, civic engagement, and other areas as assigned.
Develops and maintains relationships on behalf of the College with local, state and federal agencies, and assists with College program compliance in areas of agency requirements, and in support of instructional/administrative goals.
Acts as liaison between College and governmental agencies.
Disseminates information of legislative issues to faculty, staff and administration, through a variety of communication means; and develops, directs and presents legislative and civic involvement training workshops within the College, such as for employee associations; provides periodic reports to the administration and Board on legislative issues.
Directs the monitoring and review of legislation, and provides information to the President; provides interpretation and recommendations, and represents the College on assigned issues, legislative committee hearings, etc.
Attends regular and special sessions of the Texas Legislature on behalf of the College, keeps President advised of new and pending legislation that may effect the College, and participates in developing legislative action plans with the President.
Provides research and background for legislative issue development, and for committee testimony for the President and Board as directed. Staffs President and Board for legislative committee testimony, including for Congressional legislation when directed.
Plans and coordinates program for annual National Legislative conference for President and Board, and accompanies them to sessions and congressional office visits.
Provides supervision for community relations programs through the development, maintenance and oversight for the Center for Community Based and Nonprofit Organizations and for the Center for Public Policy and Political Studies. Participates with boards of both programs, and serves as liaison on behalf of the College to both.
Through External Affairs Outreach office, provides assistance and relationship building on behalf of College workforce programs, to expand external partnerships and contract opportunities.
Plans and participates in public outreach activities related to community and governmental relations issues at local, state and federal levels, including serving in and/or leading collaborative efforts for legislative programs, civic engagement or other projects related to the College mission. Represents college through presentations for professional association meetings and conferences on governmental, civic engagement, and community relations issues, to enhance relationships and networking with other institutions.
Recommends, administers and oversees External Affairs budget, which includes Governmental and Community Relations, Center for Community Based and Nonprofit Organizations, for Public Policy and Political Studies, Elections (Trustee, Annexation, and Bond), and Alumni; approves and/or designates staff for expenditures approval, a 501c3 organization.
Selects, trains, supervises and evaluates Governmental and Community Relations, Center for Community Based and Nonprofit Organizations, Elections, Alumni, External Affairs, and Center for Public Policy and Political Studies staff.
Maintains legislative information, bill status and governmental affairs events calendar.
Plans, coordinates, and implements all elections activities on behalf of the College, including serving as the Board designated Elections Officer for the College.
Participates in Annexation effort coordination, including working with Community Committees representing the governmental entity seeking annexation into the Austin Community College Tax District. Provides Committees with legal requirements and formatting for their use, and training for annexation information collection guidelines.
Revises and maintains Annexation Manual for the College, and serves as annexation resource as directed by the President for external inquiries on annexation process.
Hires and directs staff for election activities; makes all arrangements for election sites, materials, equipment, signage, security, etc. for elections activities for the college.
Oversees any elections duties when College serves as election sites in non-ACC election dates.
Serves as the elections compliance officer, maintaining all elections legal records, filings, candidate filings, Political Action Committee and financial record filings, and other required elections records.
Coordinates with college attorneys for all elections and annexation matters, and reports to the President on any issues regarding elections and annexations.
Performs other duties as assigned by the President.
Must possess required knowledge and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
Ability to manage operations by objectives.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Effective organizational and planning skills.
Writing, development and interpretation of legislation.
Supervision of staff, operations, budgets, and managing multiple projects.
Experience with and knowledge of local, state and federal laws relating to higher education, elections, public sector, and civic engagement.
Demonstrated success in public and/or private sector administration, resource development and management, education, human services, or related field.
Experience in training and instruction of adult learners, public speaking and presentation skills.
Demonstrated ability to work with various levels of government agencies and officials, including working on legislative issues.
Must possess required skills and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
Maintaining confidentiality of work related information and materials.
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Mystic Krewe Of Barkus Dog Parade
A krewe member marches with The Mystic Krewe of Barkus, a non-profit... News PhotoAnimal Welfare,Arts Culture and Entertainment,Gulf Coast States,Horizontal,New Orleans,Non-profit Organization,Organized Group,USAPhotographer Monica McKlinskiCollection: Getty Images Entertainment 2014 Monica McKlinskiNEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 23: A krewe member marches with The Mystic Krewe of Barkus, a non-profit organization that supports animal welfare groups on February 23, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. DOGZILLA - Barkus Licks the Crescent City was the theme of the 22nd Mystic Krewe of Barkus Parade. (Photo by Monica McKlinski/Getty Images)


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The new Isaac Mizrahi Bridal Collection will be available exclusively at Target.com beginning May 5. These bridal and bridesmaid dresses are beautiful and affordable – ranging in price from $29.99 to $159.99. Fashionlines suggests you check them out. There are no more excuses now for not looking good. Isaac has brought couture down to earth.
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Blog calendar date icons, which show the publication date next to each entry, provide a simple way to spice up your WordPress design. Using just a single image, a bit of CSS and some WordPress PHP this tutorial will show you how to implement something similar in your own themes. Plus we have some free graphics for you to use…
Firstly let's start off with making a simple two colour icon which shows the month in short form and the day of the post, the finished icon will look something like this:
Start off with the following HTML and PHP in your WordPress theme:
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<?php the_time('M'); ?>

<?php the_time('d'); ?>

the_time is a WordPress function however the argument works exactly the same way as PHP's date function. The M in the first call will output the short text version of the month while the d in the second call will output the day of the post with leading zeros.
Now we'll use the following image to style the icon:
The following CSS will style the icon:
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.date { background:#fff url('background.jpg') no-repeat scroll top left; width:60px; height:57px; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center; } .date .date-month { height:18px; font-size:13px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight:bold; } .date .date-day { font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size:30px; }
The first rule sets the image as the background, colours the text white and centres it. The next two rules add a few extra basic styles to both the month and day text.
The text style of icon we'll demonstrate uses only a gradient image to show the day, month and year of a post:
The HTML and PHP for this style is as follows:
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<?php the_time('M'); ?>

<?php the_time('d'); ?>

<?php the_time('Y'); ?>

We have an extra call to the_time, this time with the argument Y, to show the four-digit version of the year. We also have an extra div wrapping the date in order to create a simple border effect. The following purple gradient will be used for this icon:
The CSS is as follows:
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.date { background:#330177 url('purple.jpg') repeat-x scroll top left; width:60px; text-align:center; color:#fff; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12px; border:1px solid #330175; } .date-inside { border:1px solid #C3A4EF; padding:2px; } .date .date-day { font-size:30px; }
As before we use the outer div to set the background-image and font styles, increasing the font size on date-day div to make it stand out. The outer div has a dark purple border while the inner div has a much lighter purple border, making an otherwise simple gradient a little more interesting.
The final example icon we'll be constructing uses a simple calendar page icon as background to produce the following:
The HTML is exactly the same as the first date icon example:
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The background image used looks like this:
And the CSS follows a similar format as before:
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.date { background:#fff url('fulldate.jpg') repeat-x scroll top left; width:60px; height:60px; text-align:center; color:#fff; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-transform:uppercase; } .date .date-day { color:#333; font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size:35px; } .date .date-month { font-size:11px; font-weight:bold; }
The background image used for this date icon is also available in a number of other colours which you are free to use without any conditions in your own work or themes:


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ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. (KSDK) - Improvised explosive devices were recently found inside a St. Charles home after a man sold federal investigators $6,000 worth of drugs.
The home sits quiet now, but neighbors say the scene about one month ago was anything but. They knew neighbor Ehrick Preis was up to no good, but when DEA agents surrounded his home back in March, they knew it was serious.
Stephanie Horneker lives on the same street and was shocked when Preis was facing a federal charge and behind bars.
Court documents say it started with a drug bust in December, when Preis sold $6,000 worth of drugs to undercover agents.
Investigators then searched his home, with Preis' permission.
Court documents show the investigators found two "apparent improvised explosive devices," notes that contained "hand written words describing acts of killing people," a large bag of fireworks, and drugs.
Investigators say they also found videos on Preis' cell phone of him trying to ignite the devices.
Not many neighbors admitted to knowing Preis, but are glad he's locked up.
Mother of two, Liz Talbert says while she knew nothing of the activity she's glad someone was watching.
"Thankful that the police do, that they are doing their research and that they have the knowledge and have people around that know what to do in this incident," said Talbert.
The defense attorney says they were oversized fireworks, not IEDs.
Pries was charged in March with knowingly possessing an unregistered destructive device, and was arrested Monday.
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LBC Star Academy 5 - Prime 10 LIVE
To kick off the tenth prime of Star Academy 5, Egyptian singer Angham sings one of her popular songs 'Kol Ma Ne2rab' and Shahinaz sings along.
The surprising thing is that Angham's performance wasn't impressive at all! Her voice seemed weak and the music was louder than her!
The 1st tableau if the night is totally Lebanese! Mohammad starts to sing as the rest of students do a bit of Dabkeh and sing in the background.
Then Saad comes in with a Rababah and sings 'Diggi Diggi Ya Rababah'.
The nominees enter the stage and the 1st to sing is Amal M., she sings something French.
I think she sings Entre Nous by Chimene Badi.
Then Mostafa sings 'Saalouni' by Wael Kfouri.
Mirhan sings last and she does a Haifa Wehbe song! I think it's 'Fakerni'.
It's time for Amel Bent to sing her 1st song of the night, she does her popular debut song 'Ma Philosophie'. Diaa sings along with her.
The second tableau is amazing! Three huge washing machines up there and on top are the students singing 'Ya Bent el Jeeran' by Rami Ayach. Oh! They're doing laundry too!
Abdallah goes first, then Mostafa takes over.
Angham sings again ... she performs her song 'Atmanalo el Kheir' with Shahinaz.
As for Friend of the week ... it's a girl this week ... it's Amal M. !
Mohammad appears from behind a huge screen! I thought it was another surprise guest!
He sings one of those patriotic songs by Wadih al Safi, i think it's entitled 'Yabni'.
Bader drops from the ceiling of the theater
beside him sits Shahinaz.
They sing Ibrahim al Hakamis debut song Ma Baddi Illak Shou Benni.
The Academy's Angels are going to perform now!
Amal M. , Amal B. and Mirhan sing 'Ashteki Minno' by Nancy Ajram.
Amel Bent performs the legendary Rocky song Eye of the Tiger.
Joining her are Zaher and Diaa ...
Sorry, but if you know and love the original song, you won't like their performance at all!
I know it's remix, but it could have been better!
The 3rd tableau tonight is set in a bakery
And Shahinaz sings el hilwa di the Dania al Khatib remix of the original song.
Amel Bent sings again this time she sings her song Nouveau Francais alongside Nader and Amal B.
It seems it's Zaher's 21st B-day ... he gets a huge surprise! An unexpected visit from his best friend Raida! Happy B-day Zakzak!
To finish off the prime ... i mean just before announcing the voting results ... Angham sings another one of her songs.
As for the voting results, Mirhan gets 40.41% and thus is saved by the audience.
The choice is now between Mostafa and Amal M.
The students give the majority of their votes to Amal M. and Mostafa leaves the Academy! Hard Luck Mostafa!
Gosh! What a surprise! I thought his friends would give him a chance ... but those are the harsh rules of the game! And Amal M. has many friends inside the academy ... it must have been a difficult choice for the students.
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Mar 28, 2008zahretelsham
Abdallah showed tonight that he can't sing and his voice is weak....he really deserves to be a nominee next week I dislike the guy verymuch
Mar 28, 2008Ahbal
loool el bent amal sang well :)
the laundry tableau is funny, makes doing laundry seem fun :) I can't wait for MO's bahdaleh today :))))))
Mar 28, 2008zahretelsham
wow Mohammad he's a true star......... regardless what he does
Mar 28, 2008BamBina
MOE rocks the PRIME.... he doesnt even need that song that was taken away from him.. MOE U ROCK good job in the mawal and song
Mar 28, 2008Ahbal
Mo the sicko is singing with his hand waving like an idiot. Moving the mic from one hand to the other. His shirt open and a necklace that has his serial number and his house information (just incase he forgot) ...loool
Majnooon ebn majaneen :)
Mar 28, 2008roula
wlek yo2borneh rabbak malla sot ya mohamad
Mar 28, 2008Ahbal
Mo the sicko is singing with his hand waving like an idiot. Moving the mic from one hand to the other. His shirt open and a necklace that has his serial number and his house information (just incase he forgot) ...loool
Majnooon ebn majaneen :)
Mar 28, 2008BamBina
ahbal would u give it a rest.. its like ur living just to see moe getting tortured... get a life bro seriously u NEED to get another hobby
Mar 28, 2008dima
mhamad ifg u werent starac 5 thenn sth is wrng int his world
Mar 28, 2008felicia
Ahbal...........jealous much?? LOL
Is it just me or did amal bent totally outshine dia? It was as if dia wasnt even there.
Mar 28, 2008roula
shou ra2yak trouh tomm halak
3abeleh a3ref shou bye3jbak bi hal deneh
eleh senten bo2ra ur posts w ma 3ejbak shi
shou ra2yak tesh7at halak bi tari2a mhazbeh
Mar 28, 2008sage
Mohammed has by far the most beautiful voices of the guys. The only thing that restricts him from winning it all is his attitude. I guarantee if he was as nice as Nader, everyone on here would be saying that he will win SA5. But his attitude has turned people off. I ope he can turn it around because if we base the winner strictly on their singing talent, he is the winner.
Mar 28, 2008BamBina
awwwwww bader looks totally cute sitting on that swing thing next to shahy .. he sang really well.. but he needs to move his hands a bit instead of being stiff..
ahbal ur getting BORING...
Mar 28, 2008Tara
Maybe you can criticize Mohammad's personality and behavior but his voice is perfect.
Mar 28, 2008Yalie
can someone explain why shahinaz is NOT in the top 5?! She did wonderfully last prime...
Mar 28, 2008BamBina
woooooooooohooooooooooooo mohammed is number 2 yaaaaaaaaaay ya rab e5aleek wa ti6la3 top 1 inshallah
GO mooooooooe...
mabrooook amal bashoosha she deserves it =) this weeks top 5 is fair but shahinaz should be their regardin her evaluation was the best ...
and the singer amal is great mashallah.. shes really nice to look at and listen too shes light on the eyes and ears..
this prime really turned out to be cool n fun unlike what i expected..
Mar 28, 2008cupcake
Thank god the song in Rocky movie didn't have a chance to have Diaa's voice in .. otherwise, Rocky will never made it to be a legend and classic forever!
Diaa's voice is .... well no voice, she is just screaming and needs to join the British council in morocco as soon as she is out of the academy!!
Mar 28, 2008layla
im really sick of people always picking on dia they are other people in the academy who should have been gone a long time ago
Mar 28, 2008BamBina
another thing that shows how moe is being unfairly treated.. why does zaher and dia get surprises for their birthday.. not that i have anything against zaher and diaa.. i like both of them ... while moe got what??? punished in george's class... pffft... ..this treatment will drive anyone nuts... poor moe ya3ni he is a human being... and every person like to feel special atleast one day in a year which is on his birthday..coz its his day...
btw its my birthday today 28th march =) my gift is seeing moe in the top 5 and seeing him sing well =)
Mar 28, 2008Jo
happy birthday BamBina!!!
best of wishes:)
Mar 28, 2008layla
let me just say that i am really sick of people throwing really bad comments about dia they are alot of people in the academy who really that good anyway.
Mar 28, 2008suzi
Mar 28, 2008felicia
Omg, all the girls are crying!
Mar 28, 2008suzi
Mar 28, 2008vanvoon
Noooooooooo i cant believe moustapha is out..that was totally not fair...amal m already got her chance...OMG i cant imagine the academy without him...I HATE THIS!
Mar 28, 2008daydreamer
what the hell they were thining of??
it's not fair at all...safo deserved 2 stay as amal got her chance b4.....
really i can't believe it...
poooooooooooor safooooo
Mar 28, 2008Yalie
7aram mostafa, why did Mirhan get the highest votes?
Mar 28, 2008hey
I HATE THIS SHIT OMG MUSTAFA IS OUT??? WTF ALL THE GIRLS COME ON GIVE HIM A f***N CHANCE WTF HE IS WAY BETTTER THEN AMAL I LOVE AMAL BUT COME ON HE DESERVES A CHANCEE OMG ALL THE TEACHERS LOVE MOSTAFA THEY ARE GONG TO FREAK AND COME ON NADER HE INVITED YOU TO THE TRIP WITH HIM WHAT BACKSTABERS OMG I HATE THIS I HATE STAR ACADEMY NOW THIS IS SOOO NOT FAIRRR
Mar 28, 2008layla
i miss the voting results who voted for each person
Mar 28, 2008Nadia
All I can say is this is completely unfair! I'm so disappointed that Mustafa was the one to leave. I truly believe he deserved a second chance...Good luck Mustafa, you are already a star!!!!!!
Mar 28, 2008Yezen
Well lets see,
First of all I am dissappointed that Nader did not yet get to sing the arabic song he had planned. I wonder why they put it off still? He sounded great when he was practicing. He only got 1 part. Nader needs to sing more variety.
Second, happy birthday to Zaher, but he did terrible in "Eye of the Tiger".
Third, Shahinaz did well tonight but got too many parts. 4 parts? it's too much. One should have gone to Amel B. Mohammad did very well, Saad and Abdullah only had one part.
I am very sorry to Mustafa, but that is the way things worked out.
Lastly I'll have you all know I am very happy for Amel Ma7alawy. She came back by getting votes she deserved. Nader, Dia, and Amel B. were from il Maghreb and close to Amel M. so they all voted for her. Shahinaz is a much closer friend to Amel then Mustafa.
Zaher and Mohammad were real men today and voted for the person who deserved their vote and who had stood with them instead of listening to the pressure from the audience.
Congradulations Amel M.
Mustafa, has done well and come far.
Mirhan.... I don't understand why people vote for her but oh well. They will likely use her voting strength to take out Badr.
Mar 28, 2008nat
I HATE THIS SHIT OMG MUSTAFA IS OUT??? WTF ALL THE GIRLS COME ON GIVE HIM A f***N CHANCE WTF HE IS WAY BETTTER THEN AMAL I LOVE AMAL BUT COME ON HE DESERVES A CHANCEE OMG ALL THE TEACHERS LOVE MOSTAFA THEY ARE GONG TO FREAK AND COME ON NADER HE INVITED YOU TO THE TRIP WITH HIM WHAT BACKSTABERS OMG I HATE THIS I HATE STAR ACADEMY NOW THIS IS SOOO NOT FAIRRR
Mar 28, 2008ildivo
ooooooooooh the prime was great and ithink the star of this prime is shahinaz she looks different right guys??!! she lost some pounds and with her new look she looks amazing,and ilove amal benttttttttt her voice is amazing,and im really sorry that mustafa is outttttttt ithought he will stay really he deserves it more than mirhan and im really shocked coz iwas sure that he will stay,ba ialso like amal m,and mohamed sang beautifully,and sure naderrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr,
Mar 28, 2008BamBina
thanks jo *not a flower but a bouquet of them for u*
aww poor saffoo....i wanted mirhan to be out but... what to do...what im sure of is that she wont be in the finals ..so one or two more weeks of her wont kill me... =p.... GoOd LUCK mustafa...welcome back amal M......
the prime finished fast.. its shorter than usual
Mar 28, 2008ms independent
r u crazy so wat if amal got her chance......khalid was nominated 4 freakin times n zaher was nominated twice........n its their wish whoever they vote for..........i can say for sure dat amal m iz wayyyyyyyyyy more talented than safo cut her some slack
Mar 28, 2008maruoma
mirhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan congrats babeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Mar 28, 2008zizo
Mar 28, 2008Engy....from...egypt
OMGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!! i cant believe it bgd!!!!!!steaf is oout!!!!!!!im totally shocked!!!!!
n he got only 3 votes by his friends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
im disappointed!!!!!!! its like a night mare!!!!anyway, its his fate!!!!!!!!!!!!i wish him the best of luck
Mar 28, 2008100% Masreya
I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MAD!!! Mostapha deserved another chance! BEGAD 7ARAM! Amal needed to get out, hopefully she'll get out next week. Begad 7aram!!!! I'm gonna miss Mostapha and he had a beautiful voice. OMG, I HATE AMAL! First nees then Mostapha, I hate Star Academy NOW! And whats with Amal. B being top 1, Mohammed deserved Top 1 and Ahahinaz Top 2.
Miss u Mostapha and Nees!!!
Mar 28, 2008Redd
Congratulations Mirhan and Amel M.!! I love them both!! I'm so glad that Amel M is back she deserves it soo much! I knew that she would get the majority of the friends votes, think about it:
Mohammad- She calms him down after the fights.
Zaher-Best friend, she also saved him last week.
Amel B-Best Friend,
Diaa-Best Friend
Shahy-close Friend
Nader- because she's from Tunis, his country
Amel M is the friendliest girl in the academy, she won friend of the week twice in a row! Adn she has a better voice than Safo and Mirhan! Go Amel M!!!!!
Mar 28, 2008ildivo
ooooooooooh the prime was great and ithink the star of this prime is shahinaz she looks different right guys??!! she lost some pounds and with her new look she looks amazing,and ilove amal benttttttttt her voice is amazing,and im really sorry that mustafa is outttttttt ithought he will stay really he deserves it more than mirhan and im really shocked coz iwas sure that he will stay,ba ialso like amal m,and mohamed sang beautifully,and sure naderrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr,and diaa sang beautifully specially the first song,its great songgggg ppl u should search for the lyrics because its great song specially for the girlsss
Mar 28, 2008kayy
Mar 28, 2008Tina
can some on pleaaasee tell me who voted for amal and who voted for mostada? pleaseeee
Mar 28, 2008steph
shanaza - amal
diaa- amal
amel- amal
nader- amal
dont get me wrong i like amal but mostafa deservers a second chance
Mar 28, 2008Nadia
Mustafa plzzzzzz come back! This is so unfair! He deserved a second chance!!!!!!!!!
Mar 28, 2008kayy
Mar 28, 2008kimmycrew
this prime was soooo boring!
a part from Moe who did a very great job! he sings well during all the primes and he is always good during the eval, he should have been Top 1, but yallah, next week inch'allah!
angham, keep away from any LIVE performance, u r just good to sing in studios not in front of an audience T.T
i m going to miss sapho :( i whished he stayed and mirhan went out!
i think that amel bent wasn't in her day, she usually sings better than that, i guess she was little afraid...
Mar 28, 2008nooooo
can u plz write the voiting result 4 each person
Mar 28, 2008nana
wow, i'm shocked that mostafa is out! i thought one of the girls will leave but that's what you get when you are not friends with everyone!
shahinaz and mohmad votes changes everything and they picked the one they loved the most!
the prime was nice, shahinaz should've been top1 not amal b! she simply doesn't have a voice and can't act!! i don't know how the academy thinks but she deserve to be happy and go to italy so it's all cool!
nader got a small part and he isn't in top5!! i think he's gonna be nominated soon sadly
zaher needs to show himself more! they just give him a small part each prime and they expect him to improve! give the guy a break
mohmad , classy voice and he was awesome tonight
Mar 28, 2008ildivo
oooooh ma god waleg plzzzzz put clear password coiz ikeep resendin ma comment,anyway the prime was greatttttttt really no mistakes and ithink the star of this prime is shahinaz she looked pretty specially with her new look or haircut and she lost few pounds.....
ilove amal bent she is great singer and ppl plz stop pickin on diaa she sang nicley specially the first song by the way ppl u should know the meaning of the lyrics specially the girls im sure u will love itttttttt,and mohamed sang beautifully,
and sure naderrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr,
ooh and im shocked iwas soooooooo sure that mustafa will return ba noo he is out im really sorry for hime he deserve to stay more than mirhan,im happy that amal m returned,and wow amal b prefered the travilin over 5000dolar greatttttt lool now she can see safina.
Mar 28, 2008shadi
I am lebanese but that doesnt effect my opinion, i like all 3 of them, amal m the most, she is soo nice and calm and talented. i wished if all 3 would stay but i was sure that mirhan was gonna get the votes and amal m the students votes. rola saad knew how to get rid of him, offcourse its her game, she knows how to get rid of the students. and now they will use mirhan as a weapon to take badr out, obvious, offcourse placing him with amal m, so amal comes again, then they're gonna use maybe nader or mohammad to get rid of merhan herself .....until a student last...i want amal boushousha or shahinaz to win.
students to leave next are:
amal m
the finalists:
amal b
in between:
i am really sad for mostapha he is a gr8 guy but am still happy for the girls.
(2-0) for academy's angel and with zaher leaving soon, academy's angels would win!! and no academy brothers (last week adnan is out, this week mostapha, most probably zaher next week)
GO Amal B, Shahinaz, Amal M, Dia
Mar 28, 2008moustafahayati
first of all idk who suzi is but she needs to stfu because almost half the people on this show dunt know how to sing are UGLY and are asswholes and are still here. i cant believe he left the only reason i even watch this show is because of him and his beautiful smile. and wtf is wrong with zaher i cant believe he picked amal over moustafa idc that she voted for him that was her choice he dosent owe her anything because she did that. im so fuckin mad right now i cant believe habibii safo is gone. i feel like this is just a dream.
Mar 28, 2008WALEG
First videos of the 10th prime are available on Waleg videos.
Please no Capital letters and no loooOoong words
Thank you.
Mar 28, 2008eve
Oh, i started late and did not see saad perform at all so i am a bit disappointed but i am glad i did not miss mohammeds solo. Damn, the guy can definitely sing! My sister who do not watch the show was like is he a student or guest? Angham did not do it for me, she looks really uncomfortable when she sang with shahinze. and bader did good i think. Zaher needs to go out asap, he really really cant sing. Sorry to mustepha fans, the voting was so close, only 5 % or so difference and a big no unheard of for a Lebanese contestant. But i am happy to see amal m back. I hope she will not be a nomine next week. The star of the prime was mohammed ! but My star is saad.
The students are back, they are like sad and staff...
p.s guys dont answer to ahbal ever, - just another attention seeker!
Mar 28, 2008Tara
Well don't try to say that Amal M. is more talented than Mustafa. It doesn't make any sense. He's a nice and friendly girl but when it comes to talent if Mustafa isn't more talented than her , at least they're the same but Mustafa has a distinguished presence on stage. He's a very charismatic person while Amal M. even can't smile easily on stage. Anyway Mustafa had not any chance to get to the finals and it's the same about Amal M. So being in the tour is the best thing they can achieve in this program. I think Mustafa will be treated like Wajdi and he'll be included in the tour besides Saad, Abdallah, Nader, Mohammad, Shahinaz,Diaa, Amal B and unfortunately Mirhane while Amal M. won't have this chance. She has not a lot of fans and most importantly she has nothing special to offer to the tour.
Mar 28, 2008zena
WHAT just happend today was unfair....
is zaher better than moustafa
is badr better than moustafa
is mirhan better than moustafa
is amal m better than moustafa
I hope that moustafa gose to that tour but that depends om madame rola.....
Hate Sahinaz and Zaher for not woting for moustafa....
Mar 28, 2008Abdulaziz
As the nominees both Mirhan and Sally last year (15th prime) had the same song; it should be still available in clips online (Sally and Shada). In (this) comparison (even) Sally sounds like a star.
Mar 28, 2008?
Mar 28, 2008asmi
Totally not fair!!! its ok mustafa you are better then them anywhys!
Mar 28, 2008Abdulaziz
As the nominees both Mirhan and Sally last year (15th prime) had the same song; it should be still available in clips online (Sally and Shada). In (this) comparison (even) Sally sounds like a star.
Mar 28, 2008observer
Whichever way you see it mirhan is to blame for mustephas early dismissal.
She distracted him so that he cant concentrate
All the girls are a little bit jealous of the attention she gets from the boys so to spite her they voted against him
All the boys kind of like her so, they got read of competition specially zaher, he always liked her but couldnt do anything about it because of mustepha.
Mar 28, 2008sousou
Wow I am surprised that Mima got the audiance, I thought Mustapha would. Oh well. I really like Moe, Shahinaz and Diaa this prime. Tableaus were fun :)
I never heard Amel Bent before but now I am hooked, I think she is really good. Not a big fan of Angham I think Shahinaz outshined her. Good for you Shahinaz.
Best of luck to all the students :)
Mar 28, 2008Zozo
Ohh the prime was very cool tonight, i'm very sorry 4 safo but that's life. I mean ok he is cute and everything and even if Amal M had already 1 chanse before she deserved to stay, her voice is better , BUT even better than Mirhan's . Ohh I really felt sorry 4 Amal when all the people in the audience just scream mustafa , but why hate those who did't vote 4 Mustafa it's their choice . I also think that it was very strong from them I mean that they did't let the audience influence them.
Mar 28, 2008dalia
This prime was so shyt coz SAFO left am really angry and wish u all da best SAFO!
MIRHAN wish u all da best with zaher coz use are ma fav nw after Safo left! I WILL MISS WATCHING U ON TV! LOVE U LOADSS HAYTIE XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Mar 28, 2008nsreen men falasteen
kayy i definetly agree w/ u!!!! i thnk mirhan or amal m shuda left but not mostafa!!!!!! i lluuvvv mostafa he wuz da 1st person in da academy i had a crush on!!!! bes anjed he can sing way better den both dem grls!!!!!! thad iz nootttt fair!!!! i bet da teachers feel stupid now!!!! nd y did mahlawe get mre votes den him???? i am sssooo mad!!! bes we all luv u mostafa nd anjed i thnk u r da best!!!!!!!! i hate mahlawe now!
Mar 28, 2008Sage
Honestly, I too believe that everyone should get a second chance, and I feel bad that Mostafa was voted out, but realistically, we will never win. He had started to become a tad too arrogant for my likes and well, life will go on without him.
Congrats to Amal for Top 1. I thought it should have come way sooner, but I'm glad she won today. She'll have a lot of fun in Italy with Diaa and Nader!
Mar 28, 2008rana-lebanese
omg i cant believe mostafa left i keep thinking this is only a dream he is the best and he has the most amazing smile. it makes no sense he shouldnt have been nominee in the first place and its also not fair because everyone deserves a second chance and he never got his. mostafa even if ur not in staracademy we love u so much and we always will we will never forget u and ur still a star no matter what.
Mar 28, 2008Hanna
I am sooooooooo worried about Nader if he has to face against Saudi or Jordan or any other country cuz soooooooo many here in Tunisian voted for Amal M. Please Nader work hard, if you are nominee once that means he will go out, and i will die!!!!!! :(
Mar 28, 2008rana-lebanese
omg i cant believe mostafa left i keep thinking this is only a dream he is the best and he has the most amazing smile. it makes no sense he shouldnt have been nominee in the first place and its also not fair because everyone deserves a second chance and he never got his. mostafa even if ur not in staracademy we love u so much and we always will we will never forget u and ur still a star no matter what.
Mar 28, 2008E
i'm happy for mirhan she is crying now let her fil the shit like what happen to asma wa adnan when she splite them .but i'm sad for mostafa good luck lebanon is proud of you.
Mar 28, 2008michelle
Mo was AMAZING tonight.
Glad Amal M is back. shes gorgeous, charismatic, and has a sweet voice.
btw- what did she win as friend of the week?
I'll miss you Mustafaaaa
Abdallah gets on my last nerve. He sings like he has potatoes stuck in his throat. Strong voice but not a nice one.
He needs to leave. Seriously.
Id rather see someone with a weak voice like Zaher or Badr win this thing than the sneaky donkey Abdallah.
Mar 28, 2008Kay
Thanks WALEG for the the summaries of the dailies and the videos.
I'll give my 5 cents on the programe and the students, these are my personal thoughts. The prime today was ok, actually this season the primes are not that good, it's not the same without the Rahbani songs and Fairouz.
As for the students:
Saad- was one of my favourites but not anymore. His voice is boring and he is very sly.
Zaher- seems like a nice guy but his voice is very weak.
Dia- a very nice person although she seems to be going through depression. Her voice is nice but sometimes she shouts. I'm happy she isn't with Saad anymore.... and please don't tell me they are siblings!
Amel M- what a pure heart she has. An ok voice.
Mirhan- I feel bad for the girl, the programe is using her to create a new Haifa Wehbi. She is ok.
Abdullah- my favourite voice in the academy. He has a lot of emotions when he sings. However I don't like his personality at all, he acts very childish. I do beleive he will be in the finals.
Bader- ok voice, boring character. Enough said.
Mohammed- a very nice voice, though not my fav. He is not being fake and that is why people hate him. I do admit sometimes he is annoying but that is how he is and you either accept him for who he is or not. However he should respect the teachers coz most of them are trying to teach him something new.
Amel B- has lost her spark, she has an ok voice.
Nader- a very very strong stage presence. I enjoy seing him on stage, but i don't like his voice and all the songs he sings sound the same. I don't think he will be successful outside the academy. His voice just doesn't do it for me.
shahinaz- is not getting the credit she deserves. she will shine more and more in the coming primes.
Mostapha- I was surprised that he left, I thought it would be Mirhan to go. His voice is very weak and he tends to shout alot while singing.
This is definetly not the best season although there are better voices then all seasons. Well these are my thoughts, and thanks WALEG again.
Mar 29, 2008dalia
musty i wil miss u ! u are da BEST and the acadmey is shyt with out u
Mar 29, 2008zena
Moustafa voted for dia (and gave her a chance) when she was nomine with khaled (and moustafa was closer to khaled) And now she votes for amal....
Mirhan should have left
I can understand the situation the student had but it was wrong to even put moustafa nomine at the first place when badr and zaher are weaker
it´s all roulas faul, she plays wiht the student like shak how much money did she get for having badr left or zaher
Mar 29, 2008nessma
ah moustafa well he had to go anyways bas i thought not rite now it ws to early..... anyways go mima and i think amel was good and glad for both of them......... this mite sound stupid but still miss ahmed......k bie and go shahy love u so much and nader i thought he should have done that song in arabic i got goose bumps in the practice with mohameed!!!!!
Mar 29, 2008TO AHBAL AHBAL
I got one thing to say for you, you are either extremely stupid and you dont read what you type or you just have some mental issues that make you hate people that much.
Anyway, you need help big time, to prove my point you called yourself ahbal, so what does that tell us, but anyway keep sending comments because thats probably your only way of contacting with people because i cant imagin you have any friends.
Mar 29, 2008Marwa
Wallah Haram if they make Nader a nominee, because he has a lot to show us! Today they only gave him Half a song, when other got 2 to 4 songs!!!! Its there fault! They better make him sing a lot more in the next prime hopefully!
Mar 29, 2008to the writer of ahbal and ahbal
ahbal u honestly need help i have to go with the person who wrote to ahmal..... moe is an amazing person bas he has an anger problem..... also that was a bit too harsh there that wrote to ahbal but it was funny
Mar 29, 2008nessma
any body knoo the son mohammed and saad sang last week in the prime and the evaluation song shahy and most of the girls sang:) thanks rly appreciate that !!!
Mar 29, 2008nessma
and whoo are the singers:)
Mar 29, 2008mirhans brother
gooooooooooooooooooooooooo mimaaaaaaaaaa 7ayete i luv u sis ur d best all d students were amazing 2day bt 7ayete sis ma tez3ale bcoz of mustafa dnt worry u will meet wiv him actually amal woud av gone out bcoz dis is d second time shes nominee
Mar 29, 2008jordanian princess
omg, I'm so proud of mohammad!!!:)
he waz the best in the prime!!!!
Congrats moe on the Top 2, I'll say congrats to you next week when you get the top 1, inshallah because u deserve it!!!!:)
goooo moe, you're the best from all of the rest!!!!!
Mar 29, 2008meemee
welcome back mirhaaaaaaaaaannn !!
sad for mostafa :(
Mar 29, 2008jordanian princess
omg, I'm so proud of mohammad!!!:)
he waz the best in the prime!!!!
Congrats moe on the Top 2, I'll say congrats to you next week when you get the top 1, inshallah because u deserve it!!!!:)
goooo moe, you're the best from all of the rest!!!!!
Mar 29, 2008felicia
I want to give my 5 cents on each student too,lol. However, Idont speak arabic, so im going on stage presence, entertainment and whether or not i need to press mute when i hear the person sing.
Mohamed- OMG, i love him, i could just listen to him sing all day, i dotn need to know the language.
Dia- she is horrible, she doesnt sing, she shouts, next to amel bent she was invisible today.
Zaher- NEXXXXT!!!! Why is he still there?
Abdullah- His face makes me laugh, and that's not compliment, he has this goofy look, its annoying but his voice is ok i guess.
Amal B- she reminds me of britney,(well when britney was hot) not the strongest voice but she's fierce
Mirhan- she can sing????? she just pretends to be sexy, that's all, she can be the next haifa.
Amel M- bless her heart, but she should be a model instead
Bader- No stage presence at all but ok voice.
Saad, he has nice eyes, his voice is ok, i get bored watching him perform though
Naader- cant sing in english, his voice is mediocre but everyone seems to like him.
Anywayz thanx 4 reading everyone, hehe!
Mar 29, 2008mohmd
i am so sry 4 mostapha he deserves really 2 stay
mabrooooooooook mimaa u r gr8
Mar 29, 2008Yezen
Well lets see,
First of all I am dissappointed that Nader did not yet get to sing the arabic song he had planned. I wonder why they put it off still? He sounded great when he was practicing. He only got 1 part. Nader needs to sing more variety.
Second, happy birthday to Zaher, but he did terrible in "Eye of the Tiger".
Third, Shahinaz did well tonight but got too many parts. 4 parts? it's too much. One should have gone to Amel B. Mohammad did very well, Saad and Abdullah only had one part.
I am very sorry to Mustafa, but that is the way things worked out.
Lastly I'll have you all know I am very happy for Amel Ma7alawy. She came back by getting votes she deserved. Nader, Dia, and Amel B. were from il Maghreb and close to Amel M. so they all voted for her. Shahinaz is a much closer friend to Amel then Mustafa.
Zaher and Mohammad were real men today and voted for the person who deserved their vote and who had stood with them instead of listening to the pressure from the audience.
Congradulations Amel M.
Mustafa, has done well and come far.
Mirhan.... I don't understand why people vote for her but oh well. They will likely use her voting strength to take out Badr.
Mar 29, 2008jana
it was moustafa's fault for playing around and goofing around and not working hard....thats why he is out.
Amel B deserved top 1, congrats to her, she deserved it a long time ago!
shahinaz is shining more and more...
mirhan seems more and more used by the academy as the "attention grabber"
saad is boring
abdullah is showing a horrible side to him lately...
moe is improving VERY SLOWLY
badr should be out
zaher needs to shine more...
nader hasn't changed but hes good
dia is good.
amel m- shes nice, but she will leave soon.
Mar 29, 2008sousou
Diaa was really good today. And for those who don't like her though luck.
Moe, and Shahy did really well one of them should be top one next week. Mustapha did well in the tableau too bad he had to go, but it's game one of them has to go. I thought bader was scared to fall from the swing :) that's why he didn't move at all throught the song :)
Zaher, was cute but didn't do well, so I think he is going to be nominated again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mar 29, 2008Lou Lou (the original)
Can you please give me 5 strong reasons why she deserved to stay?
Because I don't think she deserves to!
Mar 29, 2008mirhan is in
shes preety
she can sing
she egyptian
she can dance
awesome person and funny
Mar 29, 2008W
Lou Lou (the original)
I can give you 5 strong reasons why Marihan should leave right away:
1. Very weak voice (worst one from girls)
2. She uses her body and moves to get attention.
3. She humuliated herself by going after a 18 year old kid even after he told her 10 times no.
4. Very rude and aggresive especially when she get mad at somebody.
5. She does not know how to forgive, you can see that when she deals with shahinaz and moe, still very cold with them.
Mar 29, 2008love shahy
i dont care about anyone only shay she is amazing and pretty hard t obeat.. she looked amazing begad all that running worked.... vry pround of her and she improved love the eval,,,,,,,, k biee
Mar 29, 2008MOSTAFAAAAAAAAA
cant believe that mostafa got out omgg
they should've gave him another chance, they way they gave amal another chance
Mar 29, 2008layla
i agree with sousou, dia, shahinaz, mohammed did very well everyone didn't really stand out that much tonight. anyway prime was boring as usual and went very fast why? but anyway based on tonight nominees will be zaher, bader and someone else i dont know who
Mar 29, 2008meemee
mirhan has a 1.strong personality
2.she dance well
3.her performance is awesome
5.sings well
Mar 29, 2008Yezen
Dear Mirhan is in,
- Mirhane is pretty. But so are Amel and Amel.
- She can not sing well. All teachers agree on this.
- Yes she is Egyptian. But all of them are from a country. Not sure of your point here.
- She is a terrible dancer.
- And people are very frustrated with her behavior and are fiding it immoral.
I am aware of Nader's slight accent in english songs(English is my first language). But so do many European singers such as Allesandro Savilla. He actully has what is takes to be a world lass singer. His voice in english is far from mediocre. He is a good singer in all languages including arabic(every time I hear hi sing arabic it sounds good). Nader's performances are getting a little boring because the teachers give him the same roles EVERY SINGLE PRIME. They always make him sing with a crappy foreign singer that can't sing as well as he can. If only that had given him his arabic song this week or some other unique performance.The teachers are not crazy, he really is that good lol.
The Song Saad and Mohammad sang last week was "Sagheer il dinia" by Assei Hilani. Saad did it more like Assei but Mohammad was much better.
I think a lot of people here are being too harsh on Abdullah. His voice is perect. He is much better then Saad or Mustafa.
I feel sorry for Mustafa, he is much better then Mirhan and probably better overall then Zaher. He's about as good as Badr but Badr is boing. But a lot of people are over estimating him. Mustafa's voice is vry weak, which has showed in all of his songs today and recently. Honestly Mustafa should have focused more on his work and less on keeping Mirhan away. If he had he would have been able to do better lately. Honestly Mustafa hasn't had a good role since the first 3 weeks. Oh well. I think he will be in the tour.
Mar 29, 2008dana
OMGGG MOHAMEDDDDDDDDDD CANNT BELIEVE ITT AMAZIng espically the solo i was likeeee omgg wow.... he should be top 1 walllah haram the guy is tryinggggg .. and shahinze number 2 .. he deserve it more cuz did better he did better than her.!!!! but i cannt believe saad and abdallah suprisee... well thats goodddd.. i luv mhamed and did u guys see how mohamed switch beds after he took mostapha bed cuz he like how his head hurts cuz of the colf airr... and nobody said anything to him untill mirhan opened her mouth but he was calm and everythinggglike the guy didnt do anythingg poor him he has a point
Mar 29, 2008felicia
I cant agree with u on nader, im not here to argue, im not arab, im an american born with an obsession with middle eastern culture, go figure,
Anywayz, i heard nader sing muse's song, and i dont remember the name right now, but i couldnt understand a word he was singing, he does not pronunce his words properly. Secondly, his voice is very monotonous. He has an ok voice but it's not world class, however, many artistes today cant sing for **** so i guess he has a chance.
Mar 29, 2008mabrouukk
mabrouuuuuuukkk amoula m. u r the best mwaaaaaaaa
hard luck 4 mostafa. i wanted mirhan out!!
i'm leb nd i'm happy for amoula more than being sad for mostafa.
amoula deserves to come back she is the most talented w her nomination was unfair!!
Mar 29, 2008BENTPALI4LIFE
Mar 29, 2008amani
damn it moustafa doesn't deserve it amal should go out coz she already took her chance n moustfa got nicer voice than her, i like amal but im sad coz mustafa went out, n even he got a better voice than mirhan, the girls got the look nt the voice ,ouffffffffffffff its unfair , im happy coz dia is in the top 5
Mar 29, 2008Ahbal
To all of you who don't like what I say:
Don't read my post! That simple. Close your eyes and it all goes away.
I use the name Ahbal because it is funny and unique. And I dont hate everyone, I like Zaher, Amal B, Mustapha , Nader as personalities. I really don't care much for voices. There are plenty of good singers out there, don't need more ;)
So when I am going to vote and spend my money, it is going to be on a person that is respectful, open minded, and sets a good example. SO would that be Mohamad? Anyone could ever dare to describe Mohamad as respetful? Open Minded? or a good example????
Ya jama3a, Mohamad makes me sick. Shu a3mil????? I see him and hear him speak and feel like he was a bull in a previous life!! Wallahi wallahi the guy mish tabee3i. He is MEAN to everyone including himself!!!!
Think about it. How do you win Starac? You have to get the Votes from the people and the fellow students. This guy does everything he can to make as many people hate him inside and out!
Even the teachers admit that if he was a nominee, he will LEAVE! Because he will not get much votes and the students will not save him! He is hated by a lot of people. And stop convincing yourself that they are jealous! He imagines things and is convinced that everyone hates him.
To those who love Mo, I have to say that you too need therapy. If you find Mo's demeanor and intelectual level satisfactory then, you too have issues.
Bambina, your name isn't much better , little italian baby.
Roula: I loved your comment. It was cute ;) I still not going to listen.
Qwaider sucks!!
Mar 29, 2008sarah
Felicia where are u from my dear?
Mar 29, 2008audrey
Since you are not Arab and you don't speak arabic, how do you follow this program? And why/how are you interested in Middle Eastern culture? I apologize for coming off as nosey but I'm kind of curious!!!
Mar 29, 2008To ahbal
To Ahbal,
I dont have a problem with you not liking moe becasue everybody has a different taste but i have a problem with someone like you saying weired stuff about one of the students (moe) like you want to see him suffer or go crazy and very harsh words about him. I personally dont like some students for many reasons and i want them to leave the show before others but i would never wish them anything bad, they are just young people who are trying to be famous.
About your comment about people who likes moe need theropy, you are right, we do need theropy, you know why? because we are so in love with, we adore his smile, we cant get enough of his amazing and strong voice, and we can watch him day and night and we still want to see more, i guess we need help because star academy will finish in few weeks and we wont get to see him anymore.
One last thing, if you dont care about voices in the show and just watch it because of personality as you said then i will recomend another show for you that will really help you and you will enjoy it more and thats (Dr. Phil) i hope you know what i am talking about, he can really help you with your hate/anger problem that you have.
P.S. the name ahbal is not funny or unique at all, its very stupid.
Mar 29, 2008BB
who evr wrote the comment above
i was going saying the same thing lol =]]]
mohamad is star in my opinion and if the teachers didnt like him then y would they give him a solo today and put him on top 2????? =]]
Mar 29, 2008faiza
i agree with u BB HEE WAS AMAZINGGGGGGGGGGG I LUV HIMM but i have a question... in the prime mohamed hair seems more than in the academy like in his last eval when he took off his hat his hair was shorter and not as much .. like do they use fake hairrrr and ive seen old pic of him heee had lots of hair wat happened.. but i dont care luvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv and will vote for him till the end
inshallah hes top 1 next week
Mar 29, 2008To Ahbal
To Ahbal,
You are awesome. You should change your name to Wisdom. every word you said is true.
Thanks so much for what you said. And to all who don;t agree with Ahbal ento mahabeel.
I also can't wait to see Mo punished, what is the big deal. He was bad and he is getting what he deserves. Its not like Saddam will punish him, it is just a little game from Mme Rola.... you people lighten up.
Qwaider Sucks Big Time!
Mar 29, 2008kiki
why did they give only less than half song to nader it is so not fair are they treating him bad because last time they said that they are giving him more attentions than others if that is the case they are wrong they didn't treat him right they only give 1 or 2 songs every prime is that fair i am so not getting it. to the people who think nader is by far the best please vote for him if he is nominee coz i think they will nominate him soon let us show them he has fans and he is better than anyone in the academy they think that diaa sings better than him what a load of crap. i was so sorry for zaher for the position he was in to choose between mustufa amal and mirihan he even told his country to vote for amal i don't know what he was thinking but i think it was because he wouldn't have to choose between mirihan and amal m.
p.s nader is the best he wii go far good luck to u
Mar 29, 2008Rana
I've thought alot before posting my opinion here. Mainly because i find some people offensive and attacking each other for no reason. So i hope when i give my 2 cents ..please, no one attack me!
The prime was overall one of the better ones artistically and entertainment-wise. I thought many of the students have shown they improved this time and the song choices were great. I love Angham, so i can't really complain.
Zaher - He has one of the most decent personalities in the academy. He's nice and respectful and nothing like to cause trouble. However, his voice is very weak. I couldn't even hear him today when he sang "Eye of the Tiger" and he chose a very very low voice range, too low for even him.
Saad - He has a very nice and soothing voice. Old songs like Abdelhalim's and Farid really suit him. He's a nice guy but he needs to learn to control his anger when it comes to competition
Abdallah - Again, great voice and what sets him apart is that he has a wide range, so it allows him a bigger variety of songs. I like his voice and he has charisma on stage, yet the constant smiling sometimes makes me uncomfortable lol Also he seems to have a bit of a childish personality.
Mohamad - what a guy! He's very complex and you either like him or you hate him..no inbetweens lol. I think he probably has the strongest voice among the boys (strongest doesnt necessarily mean better because some songs require a mellow soothing voice to actually enjoy) However, in a certain type of songs he excels among his peers with no competition. His personality is a bit complex. He seems like a nice guy at heart but he has some communication impairment. Doesn't know how to get his ideas across or to accept other's ideas/words. Sometimes he amazes me at how stubborn he can be with even the teachers.
Bader - good voice, Zero stage presence. He is such a sweetheart, so unharmful and is like a teddy bear..you just wanna hug him. But, today's prime when he sang with shahinaz i became 100% convinced that he is SO boring. Shahinaz was right next to him and he had his back to turned to her the howl time and seemed like a lost kid on a swing waiting for someone to tell him the song is over lol.
Nader - I personally love his voice. I have a certain taste in western music and he perfectly fits it for me. So i got no complaints about him in the english department. His pronounciation can be alittle weird at times but that can sometimes be common as well in even western artists. I heard his voice in arabic and it's decent, he seems to be trying. However, if he doesnt challenge himself more then he will never make it in the arab world. I wish to see him one day be daring enough and choose the arabic song to sing in the eval. I think it's not fair because other students are challenged by the difficulty of the arabic songs (and basically stuck with it).....and i say this from experience, almost all english songs are fare easier than arabic songs to sing. So Nader and Diaa get it much easier in the eval.
Mirhan - I don't think her voice is suitable for professional singing. She doesnt have a bad voice for someone who can sing a few tunes when they're bored. But going on stage and actually aiming for people to be entertained by her voice? I don't think so. That's like waiting to be vocally entertained by Haifa or Dana! She is a nice girl and all and she's fun to be around. But she relies almost fully on her body and dancing to attract the viewers. I think she will be better as na actress or a TV presenter. She needs to go soon!
Amal B - Her voice confuses me. Sometimes it can be really nice and others i can't even bare to listen to her. I like her personality though and charisma. She's sweet and is a very hard worker. Maybe one of the most hard working people in the academy. And to me that can be the only reason she deserves the Top 1 today. Because people who work hard and try their best deserves to be top 1 at least once. One more thing, she really gotta calm down on stage a bit. Sometimes she scares me with her excessive dancing lol.
Shahinaz - Wow. I think that word doesnt even begin to describe this girl. This is a girl with a golden voice that can take you back to the times of Fayza Ahmed and Laila Mourad to Magda Alroumy and contemporary artists. At first she didn't have a lot of stage pressence but she is also a hard worker and is improving so much in that area. Today she totally stole the show for me. As a die-hard Angham fan, it take a lot from me to say that Shahinaz actually sounded better than her tonight. She's got such a strong voice and it was so obvious when she sang with Bader. I can totally see her in the final and i really hope she wins. She is losing credit in the Top 5, but i think it's intentional. Rula and the teachers are know that the student who earns the most points from the top 5 gets the money in the end. And i can guess they think Shahinaz has high potential of winning the title and don't want her also taking the money. That's why people like Mohamad and abdallah and Saad make it to the top 5 every once in a while as well but not frequently.
Amal M - such a sweetheart. She's everybody's friend and i would say she's got the second best voice after shahinaz, but ofcourse with a huge gap in between. She's a hard worker and i can see her being successful after the academy
Diaa - exactly like Nader. I like her style and her voice in western songs. But in arabic she probably needs to work even harder than Nader. So far, it just doesnt suit her at all. She's a very nice girl however
I'm sad for Mostafa's departure. He was such a great guy and very friendly and sweet to everyone. He's just very unlucky, because i can guarantee if it was Mirhan standing next to him for the students to choose between he would have probably came back. I hope we see him again in the tour.
well, that's all folks. I hope i didn't forget anyone
Mar 29, 2008lebanese
I think that this whole academy is FAKE!!! Mustapha is endowed with a better voice than both Amel M and Merhan. It was NOT fair at all:(:(.. a bon.
I love you Mohammad Quwaider, you are the best among them all! You really deserved the top 1 this week! (another one of Roula Saad's mischiefs to hurt Adam on purpose).
Have you all noticed that they barely spoke at all about Moe when they announced him second this week!! Explicit discrimination, don't you think?
Mar 29, 2008lebaneseprincess
I agree with ahbal!
honestly mohammed has a beautiful voice but he is so rude he deserves punishment to get his act together I hope he gets nominated so he can wake up and change before everyone turns against hiim.
I am going to miss mustapha so much
Mar 29, 2008nadia
I think t it is unfair that they never give Zaher the chance to shine .he always sings a small part of the song .Yesterday that singer Amal bent didnt let Zaher or Diaa to sing with her .she sang most of the song.zaher i believe in u and that u can shine more and more but if they give u the chance coz till now they didnt give it to u so hopefully they gonna let u sing more so we can listen to your romantic voice.
Zahewr I love u ,I believe in U ,enough said.
Mar 29, 2008nanoose
To Ahbal, you are now posting to urself because no-one cares what u have to say, How sad,
Sorry little boy, to break it to you but no-one cares what a ahbal thinks, since by your own admission you call yourself ahbal.
But with therapy you will improve.
To the post that said Moe has communication impairment, you seem to me as a smart accurate, articulate person. I applaud your judgement.
Mar 29, 2008soso
Wow mohammed was so amazing.. he is a star wallah bmoot fik ya mohammed qwaider
WE will miss you mooustafa
Mar 29, 2008mia
Why does everyone keep thinking that Moustafa was better then Bader...or some keep thinking that ZAHER is better then Bader.
Bader has a good voice and the teachers have said that many times...its just his confidence which can be changed easily.
Moustafa outshined Abdullah in ya bint al jeerany, abdullah didnt have the right voice or it.
And once again Mohammed proved hes already a star!
Mirhan will go next week, they'll put her up against Bader coz hes from saudi, enough said.
When i look at the students the only two who i imagine as real stars (and this isnt not about personality since most of you think every singer ha sthe a nice personality, think again, welcome to the reality) they are; MOHAMMED AND SHAHINAZ. And i think Amal B isnt bad at all the second strongest girl.
one more question : WHY IS ZAHER STILL IN THE ACADEMY?!!!!!??????
Mar 29, 2008ahbal 2 to ahbal ahbal
ahbal i am wit u 100% qauidar is a foolish guy he suks he has disrespect n amal b n mirhan a d best fuk mo
Mar 29, 2008mustaphaaa LOVER !!
im soo sad that safoo got out !! OMG its all from his friends wut friends are thesee !! he only got 3 points and amal m got 6 ... i really hate the people who voted against himm ...ZAHER wut rong with ya, ur saying that she voted for u last week when u were against adnan<3 ...well mustapha voted for u when u were agianst asmaa( miss her ) but amal didnt vote for u !! u people are unfairr !!! im sad he got out but im sad more becuz his friends didnt vote for him his friends that he doesnt trust anymore ... come on guys u saw mustapha didnt get any points and u kept on going and voting for AMAL M. dont u guys have a heart dont u see him with no points at all ... I REALLY THANK saad, abdulla , and bader for voting for himm ... I WAS REALLY SHOCKED ,,i started crying aloot !!dont blame mirhan ... its not her fault that she got the highest vote and she was the most who cried yesterday for himm!! ... wut made the prime sad is when he went !!
MUSTAPHAA UR A STAR !! AND WE ALL LOVE YOU ( TAKE CARE ) and i wish u all the best and i hope that u will be in the tour..... ( AMAL M. doesnt deserve to stayy ))!!!
WUT bothers me is that mohammed didnt even feel sorry for himm he was just sitting !! UHGGG!! HATE MOHAMMED"S attitudee!
Mar 29, 2008felicia
To sarah, im from coral springs, florida.
To audrey,
I cant explain it,lol...I know i cant really follow the program because I dont understand a thing, that's where waleg comes in, Im home studying right now for exams if ur thinking, she has no life. So, whenever it comes on, i watch, its not that hard to understand a bit of what is going on, then i check waleg, its really a form of entertainment for me because at 1:00 p.m, there is nothing entertaining showing on regular cable.
As for my obsession with middle eastern culture, no, im not trying to be arab, i picked up arabian dance about 5 yrs ago and i fell in love with the music and it all went downhill from there,lol. I am not totally obsessive though, I do have a life, anywayz i hope i cleared that up for you, any more questions?
As for ahbal, you say u dont like mohamed cuz he doesnt have any morals and he is not respectable yet some of your posts have been disrespectable, I guess its the pot calling the kettle black....lame.......
Mar 29, 2008BamBina
hmm ahbal u know what im the only one here who is against u yet i didnt mention anything about your nick name .. anyways i dont care.. and weldone u got one thing right is that BamBina is an italian name but whats wrong is that u understood it in as "being a BABY " and not as a name which is given in italia for a baby girl.. just like some people have a name :sarah, dima. aziz etc in italia they have a name Bambina for girls and bambino for boy... .. i never commented on ur nick so if u dont have a proper comment on what i told u above dont go commenting on my nick... and want more info about BamBina take ur time and google the name...
and adam just gave the bed back and went back to his own bed and said sorry to mima and mustafa ... its just a BED like come on next thing they'll say please dont step on this piece of floor coz some one steped on it and if u step on it the world will come to an end...
Mar 29, 2008audrey
Im imressed!!! Not too many Americans (non-Arabs) dare to step out of their bubble and actually immerse themselves in other cultures especially non-Western ones. Good for you!!! I'm glad that you enjoy the culture and have the time to follow it. I'm also impressed that you actually have the arabic satellite!!!lol!!!! You actually have motivated to step out of my bubble as well and explore other cultures...
Mar 29, 2008roro
hey who watched the 24/24? how were the students after the prime??
Mar 29, 2008Nour
1)The girls were crying specially Mirhan
2)It was so boring to see Amel sitting and saying,that she will work hard,bcz of the tour.Actually that was what I understood,bcz tunissian is hard to understand.
3)I heard from a friend,that someone came to them in the academy,but I don;t know who.
4)They saw mostafa from the window and all of them were screaming or crying bcz of him.
5)Mima spoke a little bit with amal.b about her hard relationship with him and that she tought that he will normaly come back,but amal.b told her it;s hard for the students to leave amel.m and choose mostafa.
Mar 29, 2008rana-lebanese
i watched the 24 hour channel and only a couple people were by the window saying by to mostafa which was unfair because he deserved so much more because he always said bye to everyone else. still after a day i cant believe that he is out. mostafa u really deserved to stay and it is too early for u to leave. i really hope you will be in the tour. the academy without safoo is nothing its just plain and boring he was the one who made everyone smile. im really going to miss his smile and everything about him..
Mar 29, 2008nessma
thanks yezen!!!! do u knoo the song the sang in the eval.... i think moe is an amazing singer but he has a temper problem....... that doesnt mean u should hate him for who he is.. this is a singing show not a personality show................. GO shahy ....... and who ever wrote that mirhan should stay in bc shes egyptian soo is shay noone loves her bc shes egyptian they love her bc she can SINGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! love u egypt!!!
Mar 29, 2008Dolly to nooooo
The One Who Wants To Know The Voting Results 4 Each Student.
Who Vote 4 Amal M.
3-Amal B.
Who Vote 4 Moustapha
Hard Luck Moustapha =( =(
Really We'll All Miss u =(
Mar 29, 2008RoRo
This Prime was SO boring! ... Angham just made me go to sleep .. Amal Bent was cool ... and the Tableau's were ok
Performance wise:
Saad - great voice and in general nice guy, although he has such nice colour eyes I feel like they are DEAD .. there is no energy in them ...
Mohammad - again great voice BUT ... he needs to REALLY REALLY sort out his attitude ... the guy is too too rude and constantly on his nerves ... even if he wins star academy ... he still needs to sort out his behavious because no one is going to work with him on future projects and albums if he has that temper!
Diaa - really strong voice and in general good presence .. but she does tend to SHOUT sometimes .. and it gets really annoying .. she is ok personality wise ... but she needs to start and sing in Arabic ... there is simply no excuse!
Nader - absolutly LOVE this guy .. he has such a nice and lovely personality ... very peaceful with everyone ... such a great guy .. great stage presence .. and a brilliant voice in english .. AND honestly he has potential in arabic too .. he practiced with mohammad a bit a few days ago on the guitar and he sounded really good!
Amal B - Love her character and personality .. she is fierce and confident .. and lovely at the same time!! ... and she sings in both arabic and french ... and she is gorgeous .. what more could you want!?
Mirhan - this is the girl that should have left tonight ... she is a haifa wannabe and like Madam Mary and Wadi3 said her voice range is very very small .. so all I am going to say is that we already have 1 haifa (who is WAY more hot) we dont need ANOTHER one. I have nothing against her but all she seems to be doing is shaking her booty rather than singing!
Amal M - lovely girl ... really nice girl .. her voice is ok ... she sang "entre nous" well ... but I think she should stick to modelling .. but I am happy she is back!
Mustapha - shame he left! ... he has a nice voice .. charisma .. and a cute look ... and I think he deserved a second chance to show more if he had more to give!
Bader - he is a really lovely guy .. but no stage presence .. and quite boring .. but he is a sweatheart though! ... his voice is ok
Zaher - really nice personality and character .. but he should have left 2 primes ago .. the guy's voice is WEAK! .. and he did a terrible job on the song "eye of the tiger"
Abdullah - he has a brilliant voice in both english and arabic ... really nice and likeable guy ... but yeh I do agree he is a bit goofy looking and doesnt really have the looks of a star .. maybe he can improve that when he does eventually become a big name ...
Shahinaz - Brilliant voice! ... she is really confident on stage now .. she is opening up more and more ... i think she realises that she has to change and be more energetic and active and playful on stage like the other girls .. and she is doing that .. she looks AMAZING too .. her new haircut and look is so nice on her! ... i think she is fun and gets along with nearly everyone .. but she puts up with Mohammad's crap behaviour too much ... she's too patient with him ..
Mar 29, 2008dalia loves safoo
hiya I REALLY WANT SOME1 TO ANSWER MA QUESTION why dose everyone hate mirhan and wat has she done to use! i think she is one of the best girls in da acadmey so if u dont lik her plz dont talk abot coz aother poeple like her ok FS
Mar 29, 2008Yalie
RoRo, I agree with you about Shahi. However, I'm disappointed that she is getting this attention because she decided to forget her values and wear short dresses/swimming suit which she refused to wear in the first half of the show...
Mar 29, 2008gabriella
can i PLZ know why did mirhane cum back ? and y dd safoo leave ?
and why ddn't any1 vote 4 safoo ????? like saad had to , badr dn't want him feeel tht nobody wanted to vote 4 him & abdulla is his "close friend"
ddnt rola say tht the nomination is based on how the person interacts with the ppl in the academy ? mohd doesnt interact with anyone here , even shahinaz his ex-close-friend doesnt like him anymore!!!!!!!!!! the dude only has a voice , period
Mar 29, 2008jaida
mirhan is back...ta2o mooto koloko !!!!
Mar 29, 2008Susaaaan
No the nomination is not just based o that...its mainly based on the persons voice and what they have to give on stage. And Mohammed has the voice an hes got a lot to give on stage.
The way they interact is one of the last things they think about.
Mar 30, 2008meemee
yes mima is back ;) cuz she is the bestttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt
Mar 30, 2008yowas
the only one who can do thing other arabic singers can not do is BADER
the others have nice voice, so what kathem 3amro diab, wael, rashid, asala, saber, an'3am & nancy have nice voice too!!!!
other sudents can sing well? guess what, our famouse singers can do it better than them!!!!
What I want to say this show failed to show us something different than what we see every day on our channels.
If you didn't feel sick of it yet, I did
but I really liked Bader & I can see the potential he has got to be a real pop star
at least he is different that ha can dance in a very lovely and difficult way while other arabic singers can't
at least he can do an interesting show of singing and dancing that other arabs can not do, but unfortunatly Madam Rola doesn't want us to see what he can do on the stage.
In other words,
He can be the ONE MAN SHOW, that we miss in our arab world
Mar 30, 2008yowas
Gues what!!
Other student are copying famouse singers too in the way they sing + they have a similler voice too
no one of them has got the voice that is never heard on the earth!!!
you seem not an international fan
I'm a fan of Arabic + english + hindi + korean music
and all singers dancers in these regions started with matching MJ moves but then they started to have their own style and they had an extraordinary success
like Justin timberlik, Hritik roshan in india, and Rain in South Korea,
Bader dance very well despite of his weight (10kg+) and watching an arabic singer doing so is very interesting coz its different and matchless in the arab world, believe me there is a huge number of dance fans in our arab world, but unfortunately no even one singer was clever enough to focus on them.
If you really want to think rationally, you'll admit there is a gab in Arab world in this feild and who is going to fill it, will have a great success
and always remember:
Success is not about doing the things correct as the others, it's about being different.
Mar 30, 2008gabriella
ppl dnt get me rong , i dnt hate mima ,, itzz jst tht the voting was supposed to go to mostafa thtz all
Mar 30, 2008jordan first
ahbal i kow why ur name is ahbal
stfu u dont even know moe and u judge him by the way he acts on a show that is run by a lady who hates him............
u should be ashamed of yourself . if u tried to sing against him u would look like s***
he is the best in the academy and the star
u need to see a doctor and get some meds or u need tostop takin too many,,,,,,,,,,,,lololololol
ha............i think u should call this number
1-800-GET-HELP u need it retard
Mar 30, 2008elaa
academy bet2aref bala safo ... i wish amal will be nomine this week
Mar 30, 2008shahad
elaa,l wish amal m will be a nomine this week hate that gerafee safo l sceriously miss u habebey ba mote fek xxx.
Apr 7, 2008Maryam
I'm an Iranian Arab. My cousins and I have been fans of this exciting program for a long time. But we're sorry we cannot vote. Is there a possibility for us to get to vote for our favorites?
Many thanks,
Maryam from Ahwaz, IRAN
Apr 9, 2008LENA
ps..i sooo think Mirhan is there for sluttin around!!i love MOHAMMED!!!he is real...he is just being himself,,he cannot pretend like da others do,,,i hope either MOHAMMED OR NADER WIN,,,they desrve it!!!does any1 have any idea how 2 sms dem??hook me up??thanks
one love!!!


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