UAE’s Biggest Singing Talent Hunt Contest Gets Underway at The Arabian Center

Arabian Center, the latest hot spot for shopping, leisure and entertainment in Dubai, in association with the Channel Radio 4 Network, is hosting Arabian Center Radio Star 2009, a talent hunt for new and undiscovered singers from the UAE.Arabian Center Radio Star 2009 is being held in three languages – Arabic, English and Hindi, across the three Channel 4 Stations – 107.8 Radio Rabia (Arabic), 104.8 Channel 4 FM (English) and 89.1 Radio 4 FM (Hindi) respectively. The entries for each of the three channels will be short-listed and divided into two sub categories – below 14 and above 14. The Grand Finale will choose 18 winners- 3 in each category, in three languages, making the Arabian Center Radio Star the largest talent search contest for singers in the UAE.The contest is open for registration until June 12, 2009. Eager applicants can register and audition for the Arabian Center Radio Star at a special studio set up at the Arabian Center mall.During the five-week long period of the contest, Channel 4 Radio Network will broadcast live from the mall where the presenters will bring live auditions and updates to the radio listeners. The broadcast of the contest will be aired live on Channel 4 every evening from Arabian Center.The selected singers will compete in the semi finals and the Grand Finale, to be held on June 25, 26 and 27, 2009 on each of the three radio stations, will be held at Arabian Center and broadcasted live.Winners of the contest will walk away with prizes worth AED 150,000/-. The above 14 category winner from each station will get a chance to record a hit single which will be aired on each station, respectively, for a week.Apart from the opportunity to be recognized for their talent for singing, the contest also offers the opportunity for radio listeners to meet with their favourite Radio Hosts at Arabian Center.Speaking on the event, Mr. Tim Jones, COO, Arabian Center said, “Radio Star 2009 is a wonderful platform for new and undiscovered talent to be recognized. We have already witnessed some really good talent and voices that deserve to be heard. We invite all those who have the passion and dream to be a singer to come and take advantage of this amazing opportunity. One of the most exciting parts of this contest is the chance for the winner in the adult category to record a hit single which will be aired on each station throughout the week.”“We are excited to be a part of this contest to hunt for the best singing talent in the UAE along with Channel Radio 4 Network. We have already received an overwhelming response from those who are coming in for the auditions and are positive that the contest will be a huge success,” he further added.

Excitement Mounts As Lazio And Sampdoria Line Up For The Upcoming Copa Italia Title

The 2009 Copa Italia Title is poised at an interesting stage as the live final match hits the screens of football enthusiasts on 13th May 2009. Live coverage of the matches will be broadcast on ART SPORT 4 available to Firstnet Premium and Pehla Gold & Silver subscribers in Dubai and the entire Middle East and North African (MENA) region.

With the final match underway football enthusiasts can gear up to watch the two major teams Lazio and Sampdoria square off for the 2009 Copa Italia title. The match will be telecast live on May 13 2009 at 5.00 GMT (9 AM UAE time), according to an announcement today by Arab Digital Distribution (ADD), the region’s largest pay TV platform Management Company.

This year’s game saw strong teams like Juventus, Inter Milan & AC Milan’s exit quiet unexpectedly. Lazio reached the final of the Copa Italia after beating Juventus 2-1 in Turin for a 4-2 aggregate win in the semi-finals. Sampdoria saw a strong comeback to the finals despite losing the second leg 1-0. Intermilan, stung by a 3-0 defeat in the first leg, gave themselves hope when Zlatan Ibrahimovic struck midway through the first half but Sampdoria held on to clinch a 3-1 aggregate win and a place in the final against Lazio. Lazio are still in the 10th place with 47 points from 35 games played and with Europa League qualification six points away whereas Samprodia have climbed up to 12th place with 44 points from 35 games played.

The sixty-first season of the tournament started on 9 August 2008 and will end on 13 May 2009. The winners earn a spot in the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League 2009–2010.

The 2007–08 Copa Italia final was played, like the three previous editions, between Internationale and Roma. The match was held at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on May 24, 2008 and ended with a 2-1 win for Roma. This time around the two teams Lazio and Sampdoria are extremely enthusiastic to go out onto the field and play their final round as Lazio has been winless in 5 years (last winning the Copa Italia in 2004), while Sampdoria haven’t lifted a trophy in 15 years (last winning the Copa Italia in 1994).