Get ready to tune in, Pakistan! After a decade-long hiatus, the wildly popular Pakistan Idol is set to return to television screens, promising a fresh wave of musical talent and a star-studded judging panel.
Announced on August, 2025, the reboot will feature heartthrob Fawad Khan, acclaimed vocalist Zeb Bangash, qawwali legend Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, and Strings frontman Bilal Maqsood as panelists, ensuring a blend of star power and musical expertise that’s bound to captivate audiences.
After eleven years, Pakistan Idol is returning with a new panel of judges.
Pakistan Idol is an adaptation of the British musical talent show Pop Idol and first aired in 2014 on Geo TV, attracting thousands of viewers and participants from across the country.
Junoon’s Ali Azmat, actor Bushra Ansari, and singer Hadiqa Kiani served as judges. Zamad Baig from Lahore was crowned winner of the season.
Pakistan Idol launched careers. “It advertises you,” said Waqas Ali Vicky, a contestant from Season One.
“You are musically groomed when you go to this show.”
One of the finalists of the competition, Rose Marie, said, “Every artist wants a boost in their career and Pakistan Idol is a stage where all of the country can watch them and appreciate them.
Something at such a big scale in Pakistan was amazing and the management was great too.”
The show has helped young artists learn by experimenting with genres.
“All of us boys who went into Pakistan Idol were raw talent,” said Vicky.
“We learned how to dress ourselves. There are people to teach you and there is an environment where everyone is focused upon their music only.
Everyone has different music styles so you observe and learn to experiment from each other.”
