Manoto Stage was the biggest Persian-language talent show airing from London, England. It was hosted by Raha Etemadi and produced by Roxy Amini and Saber (Roxy Saber). Stage invited four Iranian music producers to coach, help, and judge the contestants: Reza Rouhani, Babak Saeedi, Hamed Nikpay and Sharam Azar (Sandi). Amir Hussein Eftekhari from Hamed Nikpay’s group won the first airing of the show with a $50,000 prize. In addition, Stage brought in several famous musical guest stars to perform live on the show, including Aref, Afshin,[9] Sepideh, Ava Bahram and Shahab Tiam.