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Amr Diab and YouTube Announce the Launch of “Amr Diab Academy”
Published Jun 6, 2012
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Amr Diab announced today he is joining forces with the world’s largest video platform, YouTube, to conduct a global competition to find and nurture talent from the region through the Amr Diab Academy.
This is the first global YouTube competition based in the Middle East. The Amr Diab Academy will leverage the power of YouTube’s popularity and love for music to find talented artists. The winner of the competition will sing live on stage with Amr Diab during his New Year’s Eve concert. Over the next six months, competitors will be judged by a panel of experts and users from the YouTube community will vote for their favorites. Finalists will receive mentoring and training from Amr Diab’s dream team on everything from vocal coaching and sound production, to performing.
"This is the first time ever that a fan will be joining me on stage to sing live with me, said Amr Diab. I'm looking forward to engaging with my fans through YouTube - launching the Academy will allow me to discover the brilliant talent that exists and I can’t wait to see the entries."
With over 72 hours of video uploaded on to YouTube every minute globally, YouTube continues to see explosive growth. And the MENA region has the second highest viewership rates worldwide after the United States with over 167 million views per day. YouTube is also the second largest search engine behind Google.
Launching the Amr Diab Academy showcases how dynamic and interactive YouTube truly is, said Wael Fakharany, Google Regional Manager for Egypt and North Africa. It’s not only a platform to view the latest music or news videos, YouTube is the place to come and share your own magic and experience the momentum with the entire YouTube community."
The competition will be monitored via a panel of experts who - alongside the YouTube community - will take turns voting for the participants and filtering them through the various phases. Amr Diab will announce the Top 30 finalists this upcoming September at a special event.
The finalists will receive Google+ hangout workshops with vocalists, music producers and sound engineers will provide crucial guidance and tutorials to improve their performance at every round. The Top 5 finalists will get a chance to interact directly with Amr Diab via Google+ Hangouts in November 2012. This will be their chance to speak with the icon himself, share their thoughts and get some final words of advice.
The final winner will get a chance to sing with Amr Diab during his New Year's concert. The winner will be announced on December 15th 2012.
About Amr Diab Academy
For more information visit http://www.amrdiab.net/academy where the contest rules and details are featured.
About YouTube
YouTube is the world’s largest online video community, allowing millions of people to discover, watch, and share original videos. YouTube provides a forum for people to connect, inform, and inspire others across the globe and acts as a distribution platform for original-content creators and advertisers large and small. YouTube, LLC, is based in San Bruno, California, and is a subsidiary of Google Inc.
About Google+
Google+ is a project that aims to make sharing on the web more like sharing in the real world: you share different things with different people. But Google+ is not just a social network; it will have an impact on how people interact across all of Google. By forming a relationship with users, knowing their identity and better understanding them, we can improve their entire Google experience - from search to ads to apps, like Gmail. This is just the beginning, and we’re excited to see how people interact and connect with others across all Google properties.
About Google Inc.
Google’s innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Google’s targeted advertising program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.google.com.
For information about Google in the Middle East, please visit our Official Google Arabia Blog: http://google-arabia.blogspot.com/
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VMD - [Virtual Marketing Department]
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