Nepal Idol

Nepal Idol
Nepal Idol logo as of 2017
Genre Reality television
Created by Simon Fuller
Based on Idol TV Series
Developed by

Mohanraj Adhikari

Babu Surace D.c.
Written by

Suresh Paudel

Manoj K.C. Samaya
Directed by Laxman Paudyal (2017)
Suresh Paudel, Lokesh Bajracharya, Aleen Shrestha (2018)
Presented by Aasif Shah
Reema Bishwokarma
Sushil Nepal
Judges Nhyoo Bajracharya
Kali Prasad Baskota
Indira Joshi
Narrated by Suresh Paudel
Theme music composer Julian Gingell
Barry Stone
Cathy Dennis
Country of origin    Nepal
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 55
Production
Producer(s) Laxmi Prasad Paudyal
Production location(s) Thapathali, Kathmandu
Cinematography Shivaram Shrestha
Editor(s)

Gambir Rajkarnikar Madhu Sanjel Ram Tamang Rabin Shrestha

Anil Samrat Shrestha
Running time 80 min+
Production company(s) Annapurna Media Network
Fremantlemedia
19 Entertainment
Distributor FremantleMedia
Release
Original network AP1 TV
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Dolby Digital
External links
Website
Nepal Idol
Host(s) Reema Bishwokarma Aasif Shah
Broadcaster AP1TV
Winner
Buddha Lama (2017)
Runner-up

Nishan Bhattarai (2017)

Pratap Das (2017)


Nepal Idol (Nepali: नेपाल आइडल) is a Nepali reality television singing competition that is part of the Idols franchise created by Simon Fuller and owned by FremantleMedia.[1][2] The judges were Nhyoo Bajracharya, Indira Joshi and Kali Prasad Baskota[3] Nepal Idol 2017 is the first season of Idol Franchise in Nepal which aired on AP1 TV.[4]

In the first season, audition were held at seven cities; Nepalgunj, Butwal, Narayangarh, Birgunj, Biratnagar, Pokhara and Kathmandu. Contestants aged 16 to 30 years of age are allowed to participate.[5] The first ever season of the show was won by Buddha Lama from Pokhara, Nepal. There were 93,100,000 votes for the grand finale between Thursday and Friday according to the organizer.[6] Nepal Idol is produced by AP1 TV for Annapurna Media Network.

Judges and hosts

Judges

In Nepal Idol season one the judges were Nhyoo Bajracharya, Indira Joshi and Kali Prasad Baskota. Bajracharya is a music composer and singer. He has composed dozens of famous songs in Nepali, Nepal bhasa and Hindi. His popular compositions include "ful ko aakhaa ma fulai sanasar" with Ani Choying Drolma with his fusion style music. Indira Joshi is a singer, model, and actress. She released the song Rato Ghanghara from her album Dance with Me. She has also sung the item number Udhreko choli from the movie Loot (2012 film). She had already been a top 5 contestant in the first season of Nepali singing reality show Nepali Tara. kali Prasad Baskota is a singer, musician, writer, and lyricist. His initial hits were hit songs like Chahana Sakiyo and Laija Re. Kali had done his singing debut from song "Jaalma" from movie "Resham filili" which was one of the biggest hit of that time. His other popular composition includes "Thamel Baazar" from the movie Loot 2, "Nira" from Purano Dunga movie and one of the biggest hits "Saili".

Hosts

The show was hosted by television actor and model Sushil Nepal and actress, model, VJ and television journalist Reema Bishwokarma. After announcement of season 2, Sushil Nepal, who left to host another singing reality show The Voice of Nepal was replaced by Aasif Shah, Television Producer, music video and tvc director, singer and actor from famous Nepali movie, Dui Rupiyan.

Season 1

Nepal Idol Season 1 was directed by Laxman Paudyal. Assistant Directors were Babu Surace D.C. and Manoj K.C.(Samaya). This is the first ever international franchise show held in the country. Buddha Lama was the winner of the first season who also happened to be the youngest contestant to be selected.

Audition

Location Date Venue
Nepalgunj, Province No. 5 12 Magh 2073 (25 Jan 2017) Jay Bageshowri HS School, Surkhet Road
Butwal, Province No. 5 15 Magh 2073 (28 Jan 2017) Kalika HS School, Kalikanagar
Narayangarh, Province No. 3 18 Magh 2073 (31 Jan 2017) Shree Balkumari HS School
Birgunj, Province No. 2 21 Magh 2073 (3 Feb 2017) Gyan Batika HS School, Ranighat Roads
Biratnagar, Province No. 1 24 & 25 Magh 2073 (6 & 7 Feb 2017) Shree Adarsha HS School, Biratnagar
Pokhara, Province No. 4 29 Magh & 1 Falgun 2073 (11 & 12 Feb 2017) Navin HS School, Gairapatan
Kathmandu, Province No. 3 07 & 08 Falgun 2073 (18 & 19 Feb 2017) DAV School, Jawalakhel


Top 18 Performers

RankVoting CodeContestantAge (on show)HometownAudition cityResult
01 03 Buddha Lama 20 Pokhara Pokhara Winner
02 07 Nishan Bhattarai 21 Morang Kathmandu Runner-up
03 10 Pratap Das 22 Lalitpur Kathmandu 3rd Place
04 13 Sagar Ale 21 Narayangarh Narayangadh Eliminated
05 15 Sujata Pandey 21 Butwal Butwal Eliminated
06 17 Suraj Thapa 30 Nepalgunj Nepalgunj Eliminated
07 09 Pramila Rai 22 Kathmandu Kathmandu Eliminated
08 18 Ulson Shrestha 25 Khotang Kathmandu Eliminated
09 14 Sandhya Joshi 24 Dhangadi Kathmandu Eliminated
10 04 Kenjal Meher Shrestha 23 Lalitpur Kathmandu Eliminated
11 06 Menuka Paudel 18 Jhapa Biratnagar Eliminated
12 12 Rahul Biswash 22 Nepalgunj Butwal Eliminated
13–18 02 Bidhya Tiwari 23 Hetauda Kathmandu Eliminated
13–18 05 Manoj Thapa Magar Bhojpur Biratnagar Eliminated
13–18 01 Afsar Ali Butwal Butwal Eliminated
13–18 08 Pragya Shree Biswokarma 16 Lalitpur Kathmandu Eliminated
13–18 16 Suraj Tamang Morang Biratnagar Eliminated
13–18 11 Pratap Lama Morang Biratnagar Eliminated

Elimination Chart

* Performer Of the Day X Danger Zone Eliminated
Date: 06/23 06/30 07/07 07/14 07/21 07/28 08/04 08/11 08/18 08/25 09/01 09/08 09/22
Place Contestant Result
1 Buddha Lama * X No Elimination Winner
2 Nishan Bhattarai X * * X 2nd
3 Pratap Das * X X X X 3rd
04 Sagar Ale X * Elim
05 Sujata Pandey * X X X * Elim
06 Suraj Thapa * X Elim
07 Pramila Rai X Elim
08 Ulson Shrestha X Elim
09 Shandhya Joshi X X Elim
10 Kenjal M. Shrestha X Elim
11 Menuka Paudel X Elim
12 Rahul Biswash Elim
13–18 Bidhya Tiwari Elim
Manoj Thapa Magar
Afsar Ali
Pragya Shree Biswokarma Elim
Suraj Tamang
Pratap Lama

Guest appearances

Season 2

It was officially announced in early 2018 that Nepal Idol will be back for season, The Season 2 auditions started from March 20 in Bhairahawa. The other announced locations were Dhangadhi, Hetauda, Dharan, Pokhara along with Kathmandu.After the auditions were concluded, the show aired from August 7. The director for season 2 are Suresh Paudel, Lokesh Bajracharya and Aleen Shrestha. The show is hosted by Aasif Shah and Reema Bishwokarma as the previous host Sushil Nepal left and moved to The Voice of Nepal. Assistant Directors are Mohan Raj Adhikari and Babu Surace D.C.(Surace Dulal). Director Of Photography is Shiva Ram Shrestha.

Audition

The audition for the Second season of Nepal Idol were held on :

Location Date Venue
Bhairahawa, Province No. 5 6th Chaitra 2074 Jaycees Kindergarten High School
Hetauda, Province No. 3 3rd Baisakh 2075 Siddhartha Secondary School
Dharan, Province No. 1 8th Chaitra 2074 Bishnu Memorial Higher Secondary School.
Birgunj, Province No. 2 1 Bhaisahak 2075 Shree Adarsha HS School, Birgunj
Dhangadhi, Province No. 7 11th Chaitra 2074 Sudur Paschimanchal Academy
Pokhara, Province No. 4 14 Baishak 2075 Shree Janapriya Secondary School, Pokhara
Kathmandu, Province No. 3 18 & 19 Baishak 2075 NK Singh Memorial EPS School

Episodes

Date Episode No Episode Title
2018 August 9 01 Bhairahawa Audition
2018 August 10 02 Dhangadi Audition
2018 August 16 03 Birgunj & Hetauda Audition
2018 August 17 04 Dharan Audition
2018 August 23 05 Pokhara Audition
2018 August 24 06 Kathmandu Audition
2018 August 30 07 Theatre Round - 1
2018 August 31 08 Theatre Round - 2
2018 September 6 09 Theatre Round - 3
2018 September 7 10 Theatre Round - 4
2018 September 13 11 Paino Round - 1
2018 September 14 12 Paino Round - 2
2018 September 20 13 Paino Round - 3
2018 September 21 14 Paino Round - 4
2018 September 27 15 Gala Round-1 Grand Premiere
2018 September 28 16 Gala Round-2 Top 12 Elimination
2018 October 4 17 Gala Round-3 Top 11
2018 October 5 18 Gala Round-4Top 11 Elimination
2018 October 11 19 Gala Round-5 Top 10
2018 October 12 20 Gala Round-6 Top 10 Elimination
  • ^Note 1 Episodes are entitled according to rounds.

Elimination Chart

** Golden Mic Winner P Performer Of the Day X Danger Zone V Highest Voted Contestant
RankContestantAge (on show)HometownPiano RoundTop 12Top 11Top 10Top 9Top 8Top 7Top 6Top 5Top 4Finalist
9 Amit Baral 24 Butwal X P
9 Ashmita Adhikari 22 Jhapa X
9 Bikram Baral 25 Pokhara **
9 Krishal Kandel 17 Dhading X
9 Nilima Thapa 20 Pokhara **
9 Pawan Giri 22 Dolakha P X V
9 Ravi Oad 20 Dhangadi
9 Subin Singh 27 Surkhet
9 Sumit Pathak 19 Jhapa ** P V
10 Minraj Poudel 26 Chitwan ** X Eliminated
11 Heena Malla Baraili 17 Dharan X Eliminated
12 Ramita Sharma 22 Kathmandu Eliminated
13-20 Bishwas Upreti 23 Jhapa Eliminated
13-20 Dipraj Khatri 21 Makwanpur Eliminated
13-20 Milan Pariyar 20 Morang Eliminated
13-20 Rajendra Ale 26 Lalitpur Eliminated
13-20 Samrat Neupane 22 Dang Eliminated
13-20 Shrijana Karki 19 Morang Eliminated
13-20 Suman Pariyar 18 Pokhara Eliminated
13-20 Swastika Dhakal 21 Hetauda Eliminated

Guest Appearance

Controversy and lawsuit

On 1 September 2017, the judges of the content announced that they would use their "veto" and not allow the elimination of any contestant at the end of that episode. The hosts announced that the votes received for that episode would be added to the next weeks elimination scores. However, the move drew considerable criticism on social media, with many accusing the producers of trying to make more money or trying to save their "favourite" contestant.[7] After that they had to face a lawsuit against them.[8][9]

A lawsuit was also subsequently filed by a local lawyer against Nepal Idol and the channel broadcasting the show, in which the plaintiff claimed that the judges did not allow the elimination to save their "favorite" contestant and not disclosing the result of the vote. This lawsuit was dismissed by the court, finding that the plaintiff did not have "sufficient grounds for their claim".

See also

References

  1. ↑ Nepal Idol. "Nepal Idol, Season 1". Nepal Idol. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  2. ↑ "Nepal Idol (TV Series 2017– ) – IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  3. ↑ "Nepal Idol, Judges". Nepal Idol. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  4. ↑ "Official Website (Beta) of AP1 TV". ap1.tv. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  5. ↑ Biplob Prasai (Feb 14, 2017). "Some facts you may not know about 'Nepal Idol'". annanote.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  6. ↑ "Buddha Lama clinches Nepal Idol title". My Republica. 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  7. ↑ "Now, you don't need to pay to vote for your favorite Nepal Idol contestant". glocalkhabar. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  8. ↑ Tribune, Kathmandu (2017-09-07). "Nepal Idol slapped with lawsuit over voting decision – Kathmandu Tribune – Nepal's Online Daily | Digital Newspaper in English and Nepali | Latest News from Nepal and the world". Kathmandu Tribune – Nepal's Online Daily | Digital Newspaper in English and Nepali | Latest News from Nepal and the world. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  9. ↑ "Court orders to stop counting of votes of 'Nepal Idol' till Sept 8". The Himalayan Times. 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
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