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This is the first Arab contest to come here and recruit people, and the other programs will follow,\" Mohammed Assaf, the feel-good winner of last year's competition, told The Associated Press.\u003cbr/\u003eAssaf, a young wedding singer for a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, became an overnight sensation across the Arab world thanks to his bright smile, warm tenor voice and personal story of adversity. \u003cbr/\u003eAssaf said he had to plead with Gaza's Islamic Hamas rulers to let him leave the territory, then bribe Egyptian border guards to enter the country en route to Lebanon to compete. \u003cbr/\u003eA fellow Palestinian gave up his slot during the audition phase because he believed Assaf had a better chance at winning. \u003cbr/\u003eMany of Assaf's songs touched upon the Palestinian struggle for independence. The Palestinians seek the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem, territories captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war, for an independent state.\u003cbr/\u003eAssaf said his success helped persuade the producers of \"Arab Idol\" to hold Monday's tryout.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I told them, 'Look at me. I won, and there are hundreds of other gifted singers in Palestine and they need to get the chance like their other Arab fellows',\" he said.\u003cbr/\u003eSome 500 hopefuls showed up for Monday's tryout, huddling in a large tent outside the Grand Park Hotel waiting for their turn to perform. Each contestant was given one minute to sing in front of the cameras, and the tryout ran from 7 a.m. until well into the evening.\u003cbr/\u003eAssaf was impressed with what he heard.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Honestly, I am very optimistic, I listened to many beautiful voices and I wish them the best of luck, in the end I will support my people, I love beautiful voices, it's not nationalism but my people deserves my support because there are so many good talents, I am certain of that, it's a good chance to take part in a program, for the first time in history as famous as Arab Idol.\"\u003cbr/\u003eMost of the singers, aged from 15-30, said they were inspired by Assaf. All expressed the hope of leaving behind their lives of dead-end jobs and conflict with Israel. \u003cbr/\u003eMusafa Ayyash, 22, who makes his living as a construction worker in a Jewish settlement near Bethlehem, said he left his house at 4 a.m. to make sure he would get a chance to compete.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I have a good voice, I sing in the house, I sing for my friends, and they all told me I should come, and I will try my luck,\" he said. \"This could change my whole life. I do a very difficult job. I work in construction to earn $600 a month. If I get a chance and win, then my whole life will change.\"\u003cbr/\u003eRula Ghazi, 27-year old freelance singer, was keen to do her best and see what might happen.\u003cbr/\u003e\"It's an opportunity to take part in 'Arab Idol', and take a chance and see if it will work or not, at least I can say I gave it a try,\" she said.\u003cbr/\u003eMBC, the Lebanon-based pan-Arab TV station that airs the program, sent a five-member production crew for the tryout. The team entered the West Bank, whose border with Jordan is controlled by Israel, on French passports. The producers were not permitted to speak to the media.\u003cbr/\u003eWhile the contest brought some rare excitement to the streets of Ramallah, not everyone got to celebrate. Assaf said a request to allow singers from Gaza to travel through Israel to the West Bank for the competition was denied. Maj. Guy Inbar, a defense official, said the request was not even considered because the Gaza-Israel border crossing is closed due to heavy rocket fire out of Gaza last week.\u003cbr/\u003eDuring last year's competition, the head of the jury, Lebanese singer Ragheb Alama, nicknamed Assaf \"the Rocket from Gaza,\" in reference to the frequent rocket fire from Gaza at Israel.\u003cbr/\u003eFor Assaf, though, the competition was simply about bringing a small piece of normality to a troubled region.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Being under occupation doesn't prevent you from singing and playing soccer and creating a good life. I'm singing in the Arab world and tell our story wherever I go,\" he said.\u003cbr/\u003eNo re-use or sale of any Film/TV/Music/Performance clips without clearance\u003cbr/\u003eRamallah, West Bank - 17 March 2014\u003cbr/\u003e1. Mid of hopeful candidates walking into \"Arab Idol\" auditions \u003cbr/\u003e2. An usher dressed in \"Arab Idol\" white shirt, as more candidates walking into \"Arab Idol\" auditions   \u003cbr/\u003e3. Wide of outdoor waiting area \u003cbr/\u003e4. Renal Al-Sayfe , 23 year old sitting and clapping with other candidates \u003cbr/\u003e5. Renal Al-Sayfe singing \"In a Day or a Night\" by late Algerian singer Warda \u003cbr/\u003e6. Candidates dancing, drumming  and clapping\u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Renal Al-Sayfe, 23 year-old employee at Palestinian Prime Minister office:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Frankly everybody has a hobby, and wants to share it with the people by taking a part in such programs, there is nothing wrong with that, it's a combination of ambitions, dreams, and hopes\"\u003cbr/\u003e8. Zoom out from 27-year old Rula Ghazi, singing with other candidates a song by Egyptian singer Shireen Abdul Wahab   \"Law Ghit Fi Balak\" - \"If I was to pop into your mind\"  \u003cbr/\u003e9. SOUNDBITE (Arabic+English) Rula Ghazi , 27-year old freelance singer:\u003cbr/\u003e\"It's an opportunity  to  take part in 'Arab Idol,' and take a chance and see if it will work or not, at least I can say I gave it a try\"\u003cbr/\u003e10. Wide of Arab Idol winner, Palestinian singer Mohammed Assaf, arriving at auditions zone, candidates cheering \u003cbr/\u003e11. Assaf singing on stage \u003cbr/\u003e12. More of Assaf singing \u003cbr/\u003e13. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Arab Idol winner, Palestinian singer Mohammed Assaf:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Honestly, I am very optimistic, I listened to many beautiful voices and I wish them the best of luck, in the end I will support my people, I love beautiful voices, it's not nationalism but my people deserves my support because there are so many good talents, I am certain of that, it's a good chance to take part in a program, for the first time in history as famous as Arab Idol\"\u003cbr/\u003e14. 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