Stage (Persian: استیج), also known as Manoto Stage, is an Iranian television reality music competition, 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 Manoto.
The judging panel consisted of Shahram Azar (Sandy), Hamed Nikpay, Babak Saeedi and Reza Rohani.
In addition, Stage has brought in several famous musical guest stars to perform live on the show, including Aref, Afshin,[1] Sepideh,[2] Ava Bahram[3] and Shahab Tiam.
[4] The winners were chosen by people's votes in Manoto application and receive a $50.000 prize.