Winner of Arab Idol 2012: The 17-year old Egyptian Carmen Sulaiman. (Source: MBC.net)
Last week, millions in the region enjoyed watching the finale of ‘Arab Idol 2012’. The Egyptian singer Carmen Sulaiman was the great winner, leaving behind her the Moroccan Dounia Batma.
Arab Idol is a show similar to the American and European versions, and has gained an immense popularity in the Arab world over the past months. Arab Idol is more or less a revival of ‘Super Star’, an Arabic show which started airing in 2003 and went on for five seasons.
