Nasheed Factor’s Stars for Semi-Finals Have Been Selected!!

Assalamo Alaykum Readers,

Alhumdulilah the Nasheed Factor semi finalists have been selected and will perform at the semi finals which will take place very soon in the two major cities of Scotland. That’s right! Just fewer than 100 contestants turned up at the auditions around Scotland, which made the competition even more serious and exciting. The judges were faced with a dilemma having to pick and choose which one of the contestants would secure a place for the next part of the competition.

The judges were left stunned with the vast amount of talent from contestants of all ages. Evidently, we have now seen that Scotland really does have great talent and can become the drive for new Islamic Sounds.

Nasheed Factor Semi-finalists auditions can be watched online at www.nasheedfactor.co.uk or click on their names in the table to watch each performance. Semi finalists will be split into two sets with one performing at the Glasgow Semi final at Victoria Function Hall and the other performing at Edinburgh in Iqra Academy. The event is FREE and you are all welcome to come along and support the Nasheed Factor cause- ‘Rebuilding People’s Lives’

Having suffered sleepless nights and endless discussions on who should be put through, the Nasheed Factor Team and judges would like to present to you.................................

 Our 32 Semi-Finalists Of Nasheed Factor 2012

Nasheed Factor 2012 Semi Finalists

Glasgow Semi finalists who will perform at Victoria Function Hall on Sunday the 23rd Sept at 6pm

Nasheed/Naat/Hamd Category
Youth	Adult
Hiba Rahman	Mohammed Khan
Beauty of Islam -Rafi Sisters	Fayyaz Ur Rahman
Hafsah & Sanah Bashir	Kamran Younis
Iqra Girls- Sanaa, Aleena,Sara	Viqar Mahmood

Qiraat Category
Youth	Adult
Hassan Ahmed	Numman Ali
Faizaan Ali Chaudhry	Junaid Ur Rahman
Asad Ahmed	Mohammed Saad Mukhtar
Aisha Saleem	Zain Ul Abedin Amir

Edinburgh Semi finalists who will perform at Iqra Academy on Saturday the 29th Sept at 6pm

Nasheed/Naat/Hamd Category
Youth	Adult
Mustaqeem Sha Jihan	Kasim Arshad
Mohammed Milaad Ali Madni	Sajid Sabri
Amina Shahid	Abbas Ul Haq
Zahra Hassam	Aasim Azam

Qiraat Category
Youth	Adult
Uwais Ahmed	Israr Ahmad
Salman Rafiq	Mufti Nabiil Atchia
Asad Bukhari	Abrar Ahmed
Ismail Alshaikh Soleiman	Saif Ali

Nasheed Factor Semi Finals

Glasgow Semi Finals: We are sorry all spaces are now fully booked.

Edinburgh Semi Finals: We will be holding stalls where a variety of items and food could be purchased before the event starts. Contact 07549080931 to reserve your place and your name to our guestbook now! **FREE ENTRY**

Inshallah see you all there at the Nasheed Factor Semi Finals, 

Jazakallah

-NF Team-

Tips For Your Audition & Audition Dates/Times/Venues

Excited? Nervous? Intimidated? Raring to go?

We inshallah are waiting in anticipation to witness your talent!

Before you come along to the auditions we would like to provide you with some tips, so that when you come, you are prepared, at ease and confident inshallah.

1) Rehearse Rehearse Rehearse. Practice your audition in front of your friends, family, islamic teacher or anyone that is close to you. Through practising in front of others you will gain confidence and learn how to improve your performance inshallah.

2) Drink plenty of water, don't eat any junk/greasy/spicy food the night before or on the morning of your audition, make sure you eat healthy foods to ensure your throat/voice does not become 'gunky'. Drinking plenty of water helps keep your voice clear. In addition wrapping a warm towel around your neck also helps.

3) Warm your vocal chords up. The reason why you may see on the tv, people doing scales with their voices like ah ah ah ah ah, is because it helps warm up the voice so you don't hurt it. It is important to take care of your voice and to prevent it from becoming damaged. Warm your voice up regularly before you practice.

4) Drink warm water to help keep the throat at ease and massaged. You can even massage your throat to ensure it is relaxed and ready to be used. If you find your voice is particularly dry then gargle warm water with salt inside it to get rid of the dryness in your threat.

5) Do not practice too many hard hitting high notes or big notes when you are rehersing otherwise you will rip your voice and cause damage to your throat.

6) Chew on malatti, malatti is a soft sweet wooden stick which is available from asian grocers. Malatti helps soften the throat and keeps your mouth feeling good and your voice is kept very fresh.

7) Try not to copy an islamic vocalist that is already out there. Don't be second best to someone who is already established. Be yourself and be original in the way you perform

8) Come with a selection of audition pieces that you are able to perform, so that we can see the diversity in your talent and your voice.

9) If you are a Quran reciter entrant, polish up on the pronounciation of your letters, this will keep you in good stead for the semi-finals and finale. The first round auditions will be more relaxed in terms of judging tajweed and pronounciation as we realise people will be nervous and some people don't have the resources or live nearby an islamic centre to learn tajweed. However we do passionately advice people to practice their correct recitation of the quran.

10) We are not looking for people to be perfect as soon as they walk through the door. If you are then great, but if your not a perfect vocalist then don't be put off as through the competition you can develop your voice and your singing/recitation and improve on what you already have. We want to see our contestants grow and improve inshallah.

11) If you are relatively young, and you are entering the competition, don't worry and don't be intimidated, we are just looking for your enthusiasm and for you to be yourself.

 

We hope these tips are of use to you and we will inshallah see you at the auditions.

The Final Count Down For Nasheed Factor Open Auditions

****************10 DAYS LEFT FOR AUDITIONS!*******************

Alhumdulilah with only a few days of Ramadhan remaining, this is a great opportunity for you the participants to brush up on your vocal skills, as NASHEED FACTOR IS ON ITS WAY!

That is right!! The final countdown is finally here!!!

From what started off as merely a creative idea of the mind has now expanded into a renowned Scotland-based project, about to change lives inshallah!!

The Nasheed Factor team have been planning this for 18 months and only 10 days remain for the auditions to kick off in your city. That’s right, you are about to be spellbound by the Nasheed Factor and very soon the team are about to sprinkle some Nasheed Factor pixie dust across your city to welcome its participants.

So ARE YOU READY???? I can’t hear you, I said ARE YOU READY FOR SCOTLAND’S BIGGEST AND MOST EXICITING COMPETITION????

We aim to make the Nasheed Factor competition the most EPIC and MEMORABLE both for our participants and for our Scottish Community. Already we have gained increasing popularity over UK and internationally, with many asking why Nasheed Factor is strictly confined to Scotland yet applications have been flowing in from from down south MashaAllah. Alhumdulilah, Nasheed Factor also featured in the Fifteen21 magazine! An exciting new, vibrant monthly magazine for the youth read by 100,000 people each month. The Nasheed Factor team members have also been spreading the excitement of the competition at interviews on RadioRamadhan Glasgow and Edinburgh. 

Alhumdulilah we are being approached by many including famous nasheed artists who are in close contact with us regarding the progress of the competition. This truly is an exciting time, so we are hoping that you the participants are preparing yourself for this AWESOME and MEMORABLE experience.

A star so bright it can only be the Nasheed Factor light!!

This competition is about bringing YOU to the light! So that your voice could light up someone's life. Yes, the 10 days final countdown to witness Scotland's Finest Islamic Talent starts NOW!!!

Keep in mind this competition is aimed at raising money for Islamic Relief’s One Safe Village Appeal. And since it is Ramadhan, this is a great opportunity for you to give back to humanity by singing. That’s right you are SINGING FOR THE POOR and HELPING TO REBUILD LIVES, inshallah.

Jazakallah

Nasheed Factor Movie 2012

Nasheed Factor gains further popularity! Alhumdullilah

Assalamo Alaykum to our Dear Fans!

Ramadhan Kareem!

We hope you are reaping the benefits of this blessed month of Ramadhan. May Allah swt bless each and everyone of you and accept your fasts!

The Nasheed Factor team bring you some more exciting news. As you know the prestigious event held by Islamic Relief and The Well Foundation in July really spurred things for the Nasheed Factor Project. Alhumdullilah we gained an immense amount of support which was overwhelming. This has put Nasheed Factor on the platform as being one of Scotland’s most anticipated Islamic competitions. We thank our fans and team for the support gained and inshallah continue to receive.
So the best part- what was this huge promotional launch which made people laugh, sad and think about the message being portrayed?

The Nasheed Factor Movie 2012 has been released! An exciting showcase of the project itself in the form of a role play. Featuring a comical performance, 2 very contrasting song performances and a story behind it all!

Our team members: Shahbaz, Akeel, Afia, Bushra, Sherin and Usman imitated the very well-known ‘The X Factor’ with an Islamic twist. The idea was to show to the audience that the applicant, who set out to sing Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean, had a voice for a much better cause. An opportunity to sing nasheeds to voice concerns on humanity and praise Allah swt. The applicant- Shahbaz returned the next day having been told he was at the ‘Nasheed Factor’ and not ‘X factor’ stunned the audience and judges with his nasheed- ‘For the Rest of My Life’ by Maher Zain. The applicant had reflected on his singing the night before, and discovered he had a voice for singing nasheeds which can send out a positive message.

The role play at the end also features video blogs from a number of famous nasheed artists such as Native Deen,Khaleel Muhammad,Outlandish & Shaam! They shared their thoughts on the Nasheed Factor and encouraged people to help in the cause. So we hope that this short entertaining drama has instilled passion into our fans and prompts them to listen and sing alternatively to the ordinary music being endorsed. Nasheeds, naats and Qiraats are the new and exciting way forward to strengthening your deen and making a positive change, inshallah.

So since the month of Ramadhan is upon us, we would like to wish our fans the best. This is an exciting time for applicants to brush up on their vocals and show to the Nasheed Factor team and the rest of Scotland, their Islamic talent blessed by Allah swt, inshallah.

Jazakallah Khair  

Official Nasheed Factor 2012 Album! Sponsored by Sher Brothers.

Here here, well isn't this getting just a bit too exciting!!!!

The Nasheed Factor 2012 Album has launched!

We have 300 copies to give away on Radio Ramadhan Glasgow & Edinburgh!

Listen out on Radio Ramadhan to be in with a chance of winning a copy!

All CD's were paid for by Sher Brothers Limited, a big shout out to them for supporting the Nasheed Factor Production since the start!

Nasheed Factor Audition Dates Released!

Salam WR WB,
The auditions are finally here!
Auditions will be held after Ramadhan 2012 in the cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen.

Glasgow - Radio Ramadhan Glasgow
Saturday 25th August 12 - 5pm
27 Arlington Street
Woodlands
G3 6DT

Edinburgh - Iqra Academy Edinburgh
Sunday 26th August 12 - 4pm
10 East Suffolk Road
Newington
EH16 5PJ

Dundee - Dundee Community Centre
Saturday 8th September Time: 12 - 4pm
7 Guthrie Street
DD1 5DR

Aberdeen Mosque & Islamic Centre
Sunday 9th September Time: 12 - 3pm
164 Spital: Off King Street
AB24 3JD

Males of all ages allowed
Females who are 12 and under are allowed.

No need for registration beforehand just turn up on the day! Plenty of team members will be at hand to take care of you.

Please do join the open auditions event on facebook, so that you could keep posted of any amendments or updates inshaAllah. Also please do share the event and invite your friends. Click on the links below to join the event. JazakAllah!

Glasgow and Edinburgh Auditions: https://www.facebook.com/events/325109317580319/
Dundee and Aberdeen Auditions: https://www.facebook.com/events/413173828730587/

We have been busy doing radio interviews! Recording adverts for Radio Ramadhan stations! Look out for us in featured pages of AwazNewspaper and Fifteen21! Radio Ramadhan Glasgow & Edinburgh! Castle Fm!

Nasheed Factor's Live Promotional Launch

A Moment of Glory for Nasheed Factor at the Water for Life Fundraising Dinner!!

Alhumdulilah what an excellent start to the month of July with the Water for Life Fundraising Dinner hosted by two prestigious charities: Islamic Relief and the Well-Foundation. A great event! A great success! And a great audience! The ambiance was immense filled with great speeches, remembering the cause of the event and followed by lovely entertainment by well-known nasheed artist- Saif Adam. The audience and Nasheed Factor were honoured to have Saif Adam sing two of his beautiful nasheeds, ‘I am strong’ and ‘Heart of a Muslim’.

Nasheed Factor Team with Nasheed Artist Saif Adam

Mashallah over £50,000 was raised for the Water Projects in West Africa- an outstanding amount which will go to a charitable cause, inshallah. A number of prestigious members of the community such as Habib Malik, First Minister Alex Salmond and CEO of Islamic Relief Dr. Mohammed Ashmawey were also present at the event and gave speeches.

Shahbaz Mirza - Nasheed Factor Producer explaining the main cause and objective of the project. 

The highlight of the evening was the Nasheed Factor Live Promotional Launch in the form of a role play, mimicking the X Factor with an Islamic twist. It was a delightful short drama exhibiting the purpose and cause of Nasheed Factor and spreading the love and excitement this project has brought with it. The audience were left stunned and excited with the promotional launch which has boosted the popularity of Nasheed Factor, Alhumdulilah.

Nasheed Factor Team  role play judging panel 

Our very own Nasheed Factor Producer- Shahbaz Mirza left the crowd speechless with his heart-moving voice, singing a nasheed.

 An excellent performance and excellent encouragement for others to come forth and join our great project, inshallah!

A very successful night for Nasheed Factor indeed and many more to come, inshallah! The team also auctioned off four tickets for the Nasheed Factor Finale, again adding credibility to the project and creating hype for the Finale!!!

Another great surprise is on your way which is still under cover, so stay tuned to find out folks!!
JazakAllah Khair and stay blessed!

Nasheed Factor Team on stage concluding the performance

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