''Stage'' (), also known as ''Manoto Stage'', is an Iranian television reality

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, based on the original British series, and an addition to ''The X Factor'' franchise, to find new singing talent. The show began airing from London on 7 January 2016 and was broadcast by

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. The judging panel consisted of Shahram Azar (

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), Hamed Nikpay, Babak Saeedi and

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. The show was hosted by

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in 2 seasons. In addition, ''Stage'' has brought in several famous musical guest stars to perform live on the show, including Aref,

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, Sepideh, Ava Bahram and Shahab Tiam. The winners were chosen by people's votes in Manoto application and receive a $50.000 prize. The winners of season 1 and 2 were respectively Amirhossein Eftekhari from Hamed Nikpay's group and Alireza Saremi from Reza Rouhani's group.

Stage Xtra

''Stage Xtra'' was aired every Friday during the second season. It showed behind the scenes, absent voices, and events of the stage show.

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{{The X Factor series The X Factor Television shows filmed in England Persian-language television shows

Stage Xtra

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