Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs International

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Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs International
Created byRajeev Arora
Abhishek Dwivedi
Directed byGyan Sahay
Presented by Aditya Narayan
Starring Suresh Wadkar
Sonu Nigam
Country of origin India
Production
Running time52 minutes
Release
Original network Zee TV
Original release19 October 2007 (2007-10-19) 
1 March 2008 (2008-03-01)
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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 .

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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 Choudhari Mariani, Assam India Winner1 March 2008Episode 40
Rohanpreet SinghPatiala, Punjab India 1st runner-up1 March 2008Episode 40
Tanmay ChaturvediLucknow, Uttar Pradesh India 2nd runner-up1 March 2008Episode 40
Aamir HafeezBhopal, Madhya Pradesh India 3rd runner-up15 February 2008Episode 34
Vasundhara RaturiDelhi India 4th runner-up8 February 2008Episode 32
Vaishali RaikwarBhopal, Madhya Pradesh India Voted out1 December 2007Episode 1425 Jan 2008/Epi. 29
Smita NandiAgartala, Tripura India Voted out18 January 2008Episode 27
Vibhor ParasharDelhi India Voted out12 January 2008Episode 25
Rohit Shyam RautNagpur, Maharashtra India Voted out4 January 2008Episode 23
Paritosh PandeGaziabad, Uttar Pradesh India Voted out21 December 2007Episode 21
Sahil SolankiHissar, Haryana India Voted out14 December 2007Episode 61 Dec 2007/Epi. 14
Loria DhoshiJaipur, Rajasthan India Voted out8 December 2007Episode 16
Shahzaad AliBikaner, Rajasthan India Voted out3 November 2007Episode 17
Sagar PadkeMumbai, Maharashtra India Voted out30 November 2007Episode 13
Sayon SenNew Delhi India Voted out17 November 2007Episode 10
Barbie Rajput with Ankesh GodboleMandi, Himachal Pradesh India Voted out10 November 2007Episode 8
Arghya Ramnath NaikMuscat Oman Voted out28 October 2007Episode 5
Harsh KapoorAllahabad, Uttar Pradesh India Voted out27 October 2007Episode 4
Shreya NayakMumbai, Maharashtra India Voted out27 October 2007Episode 4
Shreya TripathiSitrah Bahrain Voted out27 October 2007Episode 4
Sukanya GuptaDelhi India Voted out27 October 2007Episode 4
Utkarsha TelangIndor, Madhya Pradesh India Voted out27 October 2007Episode 4
Aamna Waheed (Spelling Correction)England United Kingdom Voted out26 October 2007Episode 3
Maithali ShomeJohannesburg South Africa Voted out26 October 2007Episode 3
RupaaliSuva Fiji Voted out26 October 2007Episode 3
Surbhi RajputKota, Rajasthan India Voted out26 October 2007Episode 3
Veda NarulkarMumbai, Maharashtra India Voted out26 October 2007Episode 3
Anshula KumarSydney Australia Voted out19 October 2007Episode 2
Monalisa RoyKuala Lumpur Malaysia Voted out19 October 2007Episode 2
Shruti KhandaiCalifornia United States Voted out19 October 2007Episode 2
Vibhav GautamDoha Qatar Voted out19 October 2007Episode 2
Yash KansaraN/A United States Voted 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.

Celebrity guests

Grand Finale: (1 March) Kajol and Ajay Devgan

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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