Over 50,000 Sign Up for Saudi Quran and Adhan Contest
The contest, named Scent of Speech (Otr Elkalam), will be aired on MBC TV network in the holy month of Ramadan.
The competition combines good performance and the laws of melody, targeting the beauty of voice without the accompaniment of music.
The start of registration had been announced in early January by Chairman of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority Counsellor Turki Al-Sheikh.
The entertainment authority has allocated unprecedented more than SR12 million worth of prizes for winners of the world's largest contest program in its field.
Contesters who pass the first three phases will appear before viewers of MBC program during the coming fasting month of Ramadan to announce the final winners.
The contest is designed to get the entire world acquainted to Islam’s tolerance and moderation as well as enrichment and diversification of the Islamic cultures and fine voices reciting the Holy Quran and calling for prayers in addition to supporting and empowering the skilled and innovators and honoring them, according to organizers.
Last Ramadan, which witnessed the kickoff of the contest, as many as 40,000 from 80 countries registered to compete in the event.
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