Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs International

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:

• 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]

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

Judges

• Sonu Nigam
• Suresh Wadkar

Contestants

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	3rd runner-up	15 February 2008	Episode 34
Vasundhara Raturi	Delhi	India	4th runner-up	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, Maharashtra	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, Maharashtra	India	Voted out	30 November 2007	Episode 13
Sayon Sen	New Delhi	India	Voted out	17 November 2007	Episode 10
Barbie Rajput with Ankesh Godbole	Mandi, Himachal Pradesh	India	Voted out	10 November 2007	Episode 8
Arghya Ramnath Naik	Muscat	Oman	Voted out	27 October 2007	Episode 5
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	United Kingdom	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 Khandai	California	United States	Voted out	19 October 2007	Episode 2
Vibhav Gautam	Doha	Qatar	Voted out	19 October 2007	Episode 2
Yash Kansara	N/A	United States	Voted out	19 October 2007	Grand 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, 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
• 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 Bhardwaj
• 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

External links

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