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 www.lilchamps.zeetv.com

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
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.

Celebrity guests

Grand Finale: (1 March) Kajol and Ajay Devgan

References

Footnotes

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