Underplayed Gems

Zee Tamil Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2009 Challenge (2009)

Zee Tamil Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2009 Challenge poster
Genre
reality television
Country
India
Length
1 season
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How it feels

This is a Tamil-language reality singing competition where thousands audition across Tamil Nadu to pick top 15 contestants. They compete for a chance to perform with celebrity singers, and four finalists are judged by established music professionals.

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What happens

Zee Tamil's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2009 Challenge was a reality-based Indian singing competition that aired on Tamil language TV channel Zee Tamil. It was designed to be a talent hunt in Tamil Nadu. The top 15 contestants would have an opportunity to perform with celebrity singers during the main stage of the competition. The show was sponsored by Clinic Plus. Prem Menon, Zee Tamil TV's business head, confirmed that more than 10,000 aspirants auditioned for the competition throughout Tamil Nadu from which 15 contestants were selected for the competition, before the competition was filtered down to 4 finalists. Top 15 contestant performances and the finals were judged by music director M. S. Viswanathan, veteran playback singers Vani Jairam and Nithyasree Mahadevan, and composer Sharreth. The four finalists of the competition were Anand, Bhargavi, Deepak, and Gopalakrishnan. Contestant Anand was crowned the winner of the competition, with contestant Gopalakrishnan being crowned runner-up and contestant Bhargavi being third-placed in the competition. The show premiered on 22 June 2009, and episodes were telecast between Mondays and Tuesdays each week at 9:00 pm. Encore telecasts were aired on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 5:00 pm, as well as Saturdays and Sundays each week at 8:00 pm.. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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