Arab Idol, Les Miz, the Gazan Sinatra and human spirit
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/06/25/mohammed-assaf-from-underdog-to-idol.html
The never-ending spectacle reached its crescendo during a stunning group performance of a medley of songs from Cameron Macintoshs legendary musical, Les Miserables. The Broadway mashup was sung, in Arabic, by the 27 original season-two competitors and featured jaw-dropping solos from the finalists. The lyrics, written decades ago for a piece about the French Revolution, could have just as easily been written for the current generation of Arabs, in the Middle East, fighting the power. The young songbirds on the Arab Idol stage knew of what they sang, as they belted out I Had a Dream, a ballad about shattered dreams; Empty Chairs at Empty Tables, an ode to friends gone too soon; and Do You Hear the People Sing, a revolutionary anthem.