Shada Hassoun, 25, Iraqi singer won the popular pan-Arab TV talent show. Her victory united the Iraqis and made them forget about the war and the instability in their beloved country for few moments.
Shada was a contestant in Star Academy Middle East, an Arab version of the French show Star Academy produced by Dutch company Endemol.
Shada’s trip to the success lasted four long months, where she was in Beirut, away of her family and her friends. However, she developed in Lebanon new friends and gained the love of thousand fans.
The success of Shada Hassoun is a message to the world that Iraq doesn’t mean only war. Iraqi people deserve to live and enjoy life to its full.
Could Shada’s success reflect a different world’s view of Iraq.
Could her success generate good PR for her hurt country?
Can her singing bring peace to Iraq?
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Too bad the continuing power outages in Bagdad meant that many Iranians couldn't watch the program.
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