Million's Poet
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| Million's Poet | |
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| Country of origin | United Arab Emirates |
| Production | |
| Production location | Abu Dhabi |
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| Network | TVE 1993-2006 Abu Dhabi TV 2006-present |
| Release | 2007 – present |
Million's Poet (Arabic: شاعر المليون) is a reality television show in the United Arab Emirates, which was first broadcast in December 2006.[1][2] The show is a Nabati vernacular poetry competition in which the participants compose and recite poems.[3]
History
[edit]The show is funded by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture & Heritage and is inspired by a pre-Islamic poetry festival at Souk Okaz.[4] 48 participants are selected from among several thousand applicants. In each episode, participants read a poem they have written. A panel of judges evaluate the style and language of the poems and the quality of the recitation; contestants also receive votes from the audience, and are eliminated from the competition until five finalists remain.[5]
The show's prize initially amounted to one million UAE dirham, in addition to a banner made of the most expensive fabric in the world, featuring the program's logo. The winner will keep the banner for a full year, allowing them to defend their title the following year. Starting with the second season, the prize was raised to five million dirhams.[4] The competition is overseen by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, and is implemented and produced by Pyramedia, headed by Egyptian media personality Nashwa Al-Ruwaini, the company's CEO.[6]
In 2010, journalist and editor Hissa Hilal was the show's first female finalist, finishing third in the finals. Her poems strongly criticized "ad hoc fatwas", religious extremism and conservative clerics.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Politics Dominates the Million's Poet". Zawya.com (Press release). 24 January 2008. Archived from the original on 29 April 2008.
- ^ Pearson, Bryan (4 April 2008). "'Million's Poet' a runaway success". Variety. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012.
- ^ "Kuwaiti poet wins Million's Poet first prize". alarabiya.net. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ a b Radan, Silvia (16 April 2016). "Where poets become millionaires - UAE". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "«شاعر المليون» يفتح باب التسجيل للمشاركة في موسمه الـ 12". صحيفة الخليج (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-04-29.
- ^ البيان. "«شاعر المليون» ينطلق من أبوظبي". www.albayan.ae (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-04-29.
- ^ "Million's Poet finalist defies death threats". The National. 19 March 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2010.
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