Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs International

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs International
Format	Children's Interactive reality Musical game show
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
Broadcast
Original channel	Zee TV
Original run	19 October 2007 – 1 March 2008
Chronology
Preceded by	Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007
Followed by	Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge USA 2008
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 and will feature 28 contestants. The show was broadcast on Fridays and Saturdays, and Sundays. Anamika Choudhari won this competition on 1 March 2008.^[1] It is the 2nd instalment of the "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs" series and the 5th public voting competition in the "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa" series. Chronologically, the show is preceded by Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007.

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

1 Regional auditions phase
- 1.1 Locations
- 1.2 Judges
2 Episode themes
3 Celebrity Guests
4 References
- 4.1 Footnotes
5 External links

Regional auditions phase

Locations

The auditions were held in the following cities in India:

Chandigarh: – 22 September
Ahmedabad: – 28 September
Delhi: – 23 September
Kolkata: – 23 September
Mumbai: – 29 September

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]

Mostly all participants are from India ( Mostly ) Pakistan (Shortly) (America.Etc.) None Finals

Judges

Contestants [1]
Name	City/State	Country	Status	Status Date	Episode Number	Wildcard Entry/2nd Elimination
Anamika Choudhari	Mariani, Assam	India	Winner	1 March 2008	Episode 40
Rohanpreet Singh	Patiala, Punjab	India	1st Runner-Up	1 March 2008	Episode 40
Tanmay Chaturvedi	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh	India	2nd Runner-Up	1 March 2008	Episode 40
Aamir Hafeez	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh	India	Voted Out	15 February 2008	Episode 34
Vasundhara Raturi	Delhi	India	Voted Out	8 February 2008	Episode 32
Vaishali Raikwar	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh	India	Voted Out	~~1 December 2007~~	~~Episode 14~~	25 Jan 2008/Epi. 29
Smita Nandi	Agartala, Tripura	India	Voted Out	18 January 2008	Episode 27
Vibhor Parashar	Delhi	India	Voted Out	12 January 2008	Episode 25
Rohit Shyam Raut	Nagpur, Maharastra	India	Voted Out	4 January 2008	Episode 23
Paritosh Pande	Gaziabad, Uttar Pradesh	India	Voted Out	21 December 2007	Episode 21
Sahil Solanki	Hissar, Haryana	India	Voted Out	~~14 December 2007~~	~~Episode 6~~		1 Dec 2007/Epi. 14
Loria Dhoshi	Jaipur, Rajasthan	India	Voted Out	8 December 2007	Episode 16
Shahzaad Ali	Bikaner, Rajasthan	India	Voted Out	3 November 2007	Episode 17
Sagar Padke	Mumbai, Maharastra	India	Voted Out	30 November 2007	Episode 13
Sayon Sen	New Delhi	India	Voted Out	17 November 2007	Episode 10
Barbie Rajput	Mandi, Himachal Pradesh	India	Voted Out	10 November 2007	Episode 8
Arghya Ramnath Naik	Muscat	Oman	Voted Out	27 October 2007	Episode 4
Harsh Kapoor	Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh	India	Voted Out	27 October 2007	Episode 4
Shreya Nayak	Mumbai, Maharashtra	India	Voted Out	27 October 2007	Episode 4
Shreya Tripathi	Sitrah	Bahrain	Voted Out	27 October 2007	Episode 4
Sukanya Gupta	Delhi	India	Voted Out	27 October 2007	Episode 4
Utkarsha Telang	Indor, Madhya Pradesh	India	Voted Out	27 October 2007	Episode 4
Aamna Waheed (Spelling Correction)	England	UK	Voted Out	26 October 2007	Episode 3
Maithali Shome	Johannesburg	South Africa	Voted Out	26 October 2007	Episode 3
Rupaali	Suva	Fiji	Voted Out	26 October 2007	Episode 3
Surbhi Rajput	Kota, Rajasthan	India	Voted Out	26 October 2007	Episode 3
Veda Narulkar	Mumbai, Maharashtra	India	Voted Out	26 October 2007	Episode 3
Anshula Kumar	Sydney	Australia	Voted Out	19 October 2007	Episode 2
Monalisa Roy	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Voted Out	19 October 2007	Episode 2
Shruti Khandor	USA	USA	Voted Out	19 October 2007	Episode 2
Vibhav Gautam	Doha	Qatar	Voted Out	19 October 2007	Episode 2
Yash Kansara	USA	USA	Voted Out	19 October 2007	Episode 2

Episode themes

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

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

Celebrity Guests

Week 3 (2 November) – Anand Raj Anand
Week 4 (9 November) – Vishal-Shekhar
Week 5 (16 November) – Amrita-Nagin
Week 6 (23 November , November 24) – Asha Bhonsle (Both days)
Week 7 (1 December) – Soha Ali Khan
Week 8 (7 December) – Usha Uthup
Week 8 (8 December) – Aamir Khan
Week 9 (14 December , December 15) – Alka Yagnik (Both days)
Week 10 (21 December) – Richa Sharma
Week 10 (22 December) – Karisma Kapoor
Week 11 (28 December) – Agam Kumar Nigam
Week 11 (29 December) – Mithun Chakraborty , Amrita Rao , Nikhil Dwivedi
Week 12 (5 January) – Deepa Narayan
Week 13 (11 January) – Nagesh Kukunoor , Shreyas Talpade , Salim Sulaiman
Week 14 (18 January) – Rajpal Yadav
Week 14 (19 January) – Ayesha Takia , Arshad Warsi
Week 15 (26 January) – Bipasha Basu
Week 16 (1 February) – Vishal Bharadwaj
Week 16 (2 February) – Kunal Khemu , Sameer Tandon
Week 17 (9 February) – Raju Shrivastav
Week 18 (15 February) – Amjad Ali Khan
Week 18 (16 February]) – Kajol , Ajay Devgan

Grand Finale: (1 March) Kajol and Ajay Devgan

References

Footnotes

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

External links

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa	Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Ek Main Aur Ek Tu Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstar

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs	Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs International Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2009 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2011

Regional shows	Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Marathi L'il Champs Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge USA 2008

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