Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs International

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs International
Created by Rajeev Arora
Abhishek Dwivedi
Directed by Gyan Sahay
Presented by Aditya Narayan
Starring Suresh Wadkar
Sonu Nigam
Country of origin India
Production
Running time 52 minutes
Release
Original network Zee TV
Original release 19 October 2007 – 1 March 2008
Chronology
Preceded by Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs
Followed by Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2009
Related shows Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs
External links
Website

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs International is an Indian televised children's singing competition announced by Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007 host, Aditya Narayan, on 28 July 2007. The season began on 19 October 2007 with 28 contestants. The show was broadcast on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Anamika Choudhari won this competition on 1 March 2008.[1] It is the second instalment of the "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs" series and the fifth public voting competition in the "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa" series. Chronologically, the show was preceded by Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007.

Narayan mentioned that children aged 6–14 worldwide could send recordings of their songs on a CD if they wished to participate in the competition. Furthermore, on 13 October 2007, Narayan also added that Pritam and Sonu Nigam would be the judges of the show. However, Pritam was later replaced by Suresh Wadkar.

Regional auditions phase

Locations

The auditions were held in the following cities in India:

International auditions took place in the United Kingdom, Dubai, USA, South Africa, Malaysia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Singapore, Fiji, Kenya, Australia, Israel and Hong Kong.[2]

Most participants were from India. No foreign contestants reached the finals

Judges

Contestants
NameCity/StateCountryStatusStatus DateEpisode NumberWildcard Entry/2nd Elimination
Anamika ChoudhariMariani, Assam IndiaWinner1 March 2008Episode 40
Rohanpreet SinghPatiala, Punjab India1st runner-up1 March 2008Episode 40
Tanmay ChaturvediLucknow, Uttar Pradesh India2nd runner-up1 March 2008Episode 40
Aamir HafeezBhopal, Madhya Pradesh India3rd runner-up15 February 2008Episode 34
Vasundhara RaturiDelhi India4th runner-up8 February 2008Episode 32
Vaishali RaikwarBhopal, Madhya Pradesh IndiaVoted out1 December 2007Episode 1425 Jan 2008/Epi. 29
Smita NandiAgartala, Tripura IndiaVoted out18 January 2008Episode 27
Vibhor ParasharDelhi IndiaVoted out12 January 2008Episode 25
Rohit Shyam RautNagpur, Maharashtra IndiaVoted out4 January 2008Episode 23
Paritosh PandeGaziabad, Uttar Pradesh IndiaVoted out21 December 2007Episode 21
Sahil SolankiHissar, Haryana IndiaVoted out14 December 2007Episode 61 Dec 2007/Epi. 14
Loria DhoshiJaipur, Rajasthan IndiaVoted out8 December 2007Episode 16
Shahzaad AliBikaner, Rajasthan IndiaVoted out3 November 2007Episode 17
Sagar PadkeMumbai, Maharashtra IndiaVoted out30 November 2007Episode 13
Sayon SenNew Delhi IndiaVoted out17 November 2007Episode 10
Barbie Rajput with Ankesh GodboleMandi, Himachal Pradesh IndiaVoted out10 November 2007Episode 8
Arghya Ramnath NaikMuscat OmanVoted out27 October 2007Episode 5
Harsh KapoorAllahabad, Uttar Pradesh IndiaVoted out27 October 2007Episode 4
Shreya NayakMumbai, Maharashtra IndiaVoted out27 October 2007Episode 4
Shreya TripathiSitrah BahrainVoted out27 October 2007Episode 4
Sukanya GuptaDelhi IndiaVoted out27 October 2007Episode 4
Utkarsha TelangIndor, Madhya Pradesh IndiaVoted out27 October 2007Episode 4
Aamna Waheed (Spelling Correction)England United KingdomVoted out26 October 2007Episode 3
Maithali ShomeJohannesburg South AfricaVoted out26 October 2007Episode 3
RupaaliSuva FijiVoted out26 October 2007Episode 3
Surbhi RajputKota, Rajasthan IndiaVoted out26 October 2007Episode 3
Veda NarulkarMumbai, Maharashtra IndiaVoted out26 October 2007Episode 3
Anshula KumarSydney AustraliaVoted out19 October 2007Episode 2
Monalisa RoyKuala Lumpur MalaysiaVoted out19 October 2007Episode 2
Shruti KhandaiCalifornia United StatesVoted out19 October 2007Episode 2
Vibhav GautamDoha QatarVoted out19 October 2007Episode 2
Yash KansaraN/A United StatesVoted out19 October 2007Grand Finale

Episode themes

Just as was done in previous Sa Re Ga Ma Pa shows, the idea of themes is used to determine the contestants' versatility and ability to sing different genres.

  • Episode 1 – Week 1 (Fri, 19 October) – Introduction to Indian Contestants
  • Episode 2 – Week 1 (Sat, 20 October) – Introduction to Foreign Contestants
  • Episode 3 – Week 2 (Fri, 26 October) – Contestants' Choice
  • Episode 4 – Week 2 (Sat, 27 October) – Contestants' Choice
  • Episode 5 – Week 3
  • Episode 6 – Week 3 (Sat, 3 November) – "Masti and Dhamaal" Songs
  • Episode 7 – Week 4 (Fri, 9 November) – Diwali Special
  • Episode 8 – Week 4 (Sat, 10 November) – Rock and Roll Songs
  • Episode 9 – Week 5 (Fri, 16 November) – Children's Day Special
  • Episode 10 – Week 5 (Sat, 17 November) – Comedy Special
  • Episode 11 – Week 6 (Fri, 23 November) – Asha Bhonsle's Songs
  • Episode 12 – Week 6 (Sat, 24 November)
  • Episode 13 – Week 7 (Fri, 30 November) – Contestant's Favorite Songs
  • Episode 14 – Week 7 (Sat, 1 December) – Retro Theme
  • Episode 15 – Week 8 (Fri, 7 December) – Hungama Songs
  • Episode 16 – Week 8 (Sat, 8 December) – Aamir Khan's Songs
  • Episode 17 – Week 9 (Fri, 14 December) –
  • Episode 18 – Week 9 (Sat, 15 December) –
  • Episode 19 – Week 10 (Fri, 21 December) – Balle Balle Punjabi Songs
  • Episode 20 – Week 10 (Sat, 22 December) – Hits of Karisma Kapoor
  • Episode 21 – Week 11 (Fri, 28 December) – Sonu Nigam's Songs
  • Episode 22 – Week 11 (Sat, 29 December) – Disco Special
  • Episode 23 – Week 12 (Fri, 4 January) – Beach Special
  • Episode 24 – Week 12 (Sat, 5 January) – Parent's Special
  • Episode 25 – Week 13 (Fri, 11 January) – Arabic Music
  • Episode 26 – Week 13 (Sat, 12 January) – Mela Special
  • Episode 27 – Week 14 (Fri, 18 January) – Sufi Songs
  • Episode 28 – Week 14 (Sat, 19 January) – Hits of Arshad Warsi/Ayesha Takia
  • Episode 29 – Week 15 (Fri, 25 January) – Train Songs
  • Episode 30 – Week 15 (Sat, 26 January) – Patriotic Songs
  • Episode 31 – Week 16 (Fri, 1 February) – Suresh Wadkar's Songs
  • Episode 32 – Week 16 (Sat, 2 February) – New Songs of 2007 & Romantic Songs
  • Episode 33 – Week 17 (Fri, 8 February) – Devotional Songs
  • Episode 34 – Week 17 (Sat, 9 February) – Chaand & Bhoot Songs
  • Episode 35 – Week 18 (Fri, 15 February) – Classical Songs
  • Episode 36 – Week 18 (Sat, 16 February) – Hits of Kajol/Ajay Devgan

Celebrity guests

Grand Finale: (1 March) Kajol and Ajay Devgan

References

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007". Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007. Mumbai. 28 July 2007. Zee TV.
  2. ↑ Sa Re Ga Ma Pa- L'il champs' begins on Zee TV from 19 Oct
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