Indian Idol 5
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The Fifth Season of Indian Idol
started broadcasting from April 26, 2010, on Sony TV
. Anu Malik
returned as the judge while Salim Merchant and Sunidhi Chauhan
were the two new judges this season. The top-17 finals format is used in this season, one among whom will emerge as 'Desh Ki Awaaz'. The contenders will each stand the chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a playback singer in a forthcoming movie of Yash Raj Films
, said a Press release issued by Sony Entertainment Television. The fifth season saw numerous changes to the format of the show. There are 16 semi-finalists instead of 24.However after all votes were tabulated, Sreeram Chandra
was announced as Winner by the Big-B "Amitabh Bachhan".
, as Indian Idol 5 production changed hands; where Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. stepped in along with Fremantle India Television Productions Pvt. Ltd. replacing Miditech Pvt. Ltd., which has been producing the show for the past four seasons. Also, a lot of changes took place in the format of selection of the contestants in the Theatre Rounds and the Piano Rounds.
Sreeram Chandra
The auditions were held in Delhi
, Kolkata
, Ahmedabad
, Indore
and Mumbai
, where 112 participants were selected to perform in Mumbai.
The semifinals saw the biggest change in this season, as out of 112 contestants selected through the regional auditions, throughout the country in the first round, only forty candidates were selected to go in the second round, using group auditions and eliminations method. Remaining 72 candidates had to return to their homes. In this method, all the contestants were divided in the groups of 5 to 6 in each group, performing together as a group in front of the judges and then judges would decide on the overall performance of the group as well as an individual in the group whether or not the candidate is in the next 40's or not, eliminating the remaining ones.
In the third round, these 40 candidates were to form pairs amongst themselves, suggested by the judges, to sing duets. Here 25 candidates out of 40 would go to the next round.
In the fourth round, every individual would perform in front of the judges on some live music, on the song or tune or lyrics suggested by the judges. This being the toughest round as the participants are not given any chance to prepare before going to perform and they do no know what they would be asked to perform. This round saw the elimination of nine more candidates, leaving behind the final sixteen participants.
In this round, all 16 candidates would have to perform individually in front of the audiences and of course the judges and show there potential, to be in the next round where the final thirteen would perform for the title. This is also the round where the public votes would come in picture for the very first time in the season 5; three candidates out of sixteen would be eliminated facing the public votes.
This is the real round of Indian Idol 5, where all the Final Thirteen would compete for the title and the public voting would decide the eliminations. This is a change from last year. There were only twelve last year. Every week there would be one elimination.
. Contestants are ineligible if:
Auditions were held in the following cities:
for the second straight year, the first day of Theatre Round phase featured the 113 contestants. In the first round, the 113 contestants were split into several groups. Contestants from each group sang a short solo a cappella performance of any song. Forty contestants advanced. The next round required the contestants to split up into groups of three or four and perform. They were split up into groups of three where the judges take groups one by one and tell them if they made it to the final round. The Twenty-five contestants who passed group day went to the "judges' mansion" and performed one more solo song according to the judges' choice, this time accompanied by a band, before being narrowed down to the final seventeen.
24-year old Sreeramchandra
is a professional singer who lives with his family in Secunderabad. His father is a High Court advocate while his mother is a housewife.
Sreeramchandra
started singing during his school days, but began his professional training in singing in the first year of his college. He is a complete music enthusiast and has performed in various music shows including playback singing for few Telugu movies. He got his first break singing title track for the critically acclaimed 2008 Telugu comedy film Ashta Chemma. Sreeram performed the hit track "Tum Mile" to which Music director Pritam commented that Sreeram is ready to start playback singing immediately.
His hobbies include sports such as football & basketball, singing, poker bonus and playing the guitar. He auditioned for Indian Idol 5 as he feels he has all the qualities to be India's next big singing sensation. He feels that through Indian Idol, he will able to reach as well as showcase his immense talent to the millions of households in the country. Eventually he went on to win the title of Indian Idol 5.
Sreeram is the first south Indian to become Indian Idol.
Anu Malik has been the jury member on Indian Idol since its inception. Known for his cheeky and straightforward comments, he is the viewers' favorite judge on the show and a nightmare to many a young participants. He was also a judge in the first Asian Idol
held in Indonesia
, representing Indian Idol.
The son of veteran composer Sardar Malik, brother of Abu Malik and Daboo Malik, Anu learnt music from Pandit Ram Prasad Sharma. He composed music for various films but his music finally gained recognition in 1993 for his melodious compositions for the movies like Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee
, Jaanam, Sir and Baazigar
. Some of the prominent films that Anu gave music are Aks
, Fiza
, Filhaal...
and Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai
to name a few. His recent work includes Love Story 2050
, Kambakkht Ishq, Jaan-E-Mann
and the Aishwarya Rai
starrer Umrao Jaan
.
Anu won the National Award for his work in Refugee
and Filmfare Award
for Best Music Director twice - for Baazigar
and Main Hoon Na
. He also got a Special Jury Award (Filmfare) for his outstanding contribution in music. He has worked with some of most prominent playback singers including Sonu Nigam
, Kumar Sanu
, Udit Narayan
, Alka Yagnik
, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Anuradha Paudwal
, Shaan
, Abhijeet, K.K., Sunidhi Chauhan
and many more.
With his work in crossover films like Bride and Prejudice
, he is among the few Indian film composers with international projects to his credit.
Sunidhi Chauhan debuts on television as a jury member on Indian Idol 5. A versatile playback singer, best known for her Bollywood
film songs, she has over 2000 songs to her credit. She began to sing at the age of four and was spotted in the singing contest, Meri Awaz Suno
, which she went on to win.
Her breakthrough in Hindi films was Ram Gopal Varma
's film – Mast
and after that there was no looking back for her. The year 2008 was a highly successful year for the young singer; as she went on to give a huge number of super hit songs like Chhaliya Chhaliya (Tashan
), Rock Mahi, Lucky Boy (Bachna Ae Haseeno
), Desi Girl (Dostana
), Dance Pe Chance (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi), and Race Saanson Ki (Race).
Chauhan is one of the few female singers who have sung for some of the leading actresses of this generation like Aishwarya Rai
, Preity Zinta
, Rani Mukerji
, Kareena Kapoor
, Bipasha Basu
, Priyanka Chopra
and more… She has also sung for legendary actress Rekha. She also sang for the comeback films of two leading Bollywood actresses, Kajol
, in Fanaa
and Madhuri Dixit
, in Aaja Nachle
.
She has won several awards—three Filmfare Awards, two Star Screen Awards, two IIFA Awards
, Zee Cine Award and Kelvinator GR8! FLO Women Award 2009.
Salim Merchant is all set to venture into the reality showbiz as one of the judges of Indian Idol 5. Salim is a music director and singer who has been composing music along with his brother Sulaiman Merchant for over a decade and together they are popularly known as 'Salim-Sulaiman
'. They have scored music for movies such as Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year
, Pyaar Impossible
, Kurbaan
, Neal 'n' Nikki
, Chak De India
, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Fashion
to name a few.
Salim-Sulaiman started by composing background scores for the movies. Their tryst with Bollywood music direction began when Karan Johar
's movie 'Kaal
', which was an instant hit. Since then there was no looking back for the Merchant brothers who went on to work with Bollywood's biggest producers and directors such as Yash Chopra
, Subhash Ghai
, Ram Gopal Verma, and Madhur Bhandarkar
among others.
Salim, who has learned music from the Trinity College of Music
in London
, has brought a global edge to Bollywood's music world, to go with the changing face of the film industry. While his music has a deep resonance of classical music, it strikes a chord with the contemporary too. Infusing different themes like Western, Indian Folk
, and Hindustani and Sufi
into his music, he has a wide range of audiences across the globe.
23-year old Asit Kumar Tripathi is a mechanical engineer from Bangalore. He lives with his family consisting of parents and elder brother. His father is a doctor in Central Excise Police Force, his mother, a housewife while his elder brother is an engineer.
Asit started singing at a young age of 16 years. He has not taken any formal training in singing or music and believes that his talent is inborn. He has been improvising on his singing with every passing day and feels there has been a lot of improvement in his performance lately.
Music is an integral part of Asit's life and therefore he decided to participate all over again in Indian Idol 5. In fact Asit was rejected earlier in two seasons – Indian Idol 3 & 4. This season Asit has worked hard on his performance and determined to make it into the finals of Indian Idol 5.
19-year old Kanika Joshi teaches singing at Ajivasan in Mumbai. She actually belongs to Uttaranchal but shifted her base to Mumbai to join India's well-known classical playback singer, Suresh Wadkar and establish her career in singing.
She belongs to an extremely poor family. Her parents had struggled a lot to help her in establishing her singing career.
20-year old Lakshay Nijhawan is a commercial pilot based out of Delhi. His family comprises his parents and an elder sister. His father works for a switchgear manufacturing company while his mother works for a bank.
He has been singing since he was 8 years old. Lakshay is both a singer and a guitarist. He auditioned for Indian Idol to showcase his passion for music and singing. His favourite playback singer is Kailash Kher.
19-year old Arpita Khan is first year BA Sanskrit Honors Student. She has been learning music since the age of 5 years from her guru, Jayanto Sarkar and Anu Shila Bose. Her father is a headmaster of a RK Shiksha Peth Secondary School while her mother is a housewife now, earlier she uses to be a singer herself.
Arpita's hobbies include singing, painting, gaming, listening to music and shopping. She has a huge collection of soft toys and can even open her shop with that kind of collection. She has participated in many reality shows and has also done playback singing for couple of Bengali movies.
21-year old Bhumi Trivedi is not new to Indian Idol. In fact she had auditioned for the show twice – Indian Idol 3 & 4 and even got selected. She had to quit the 3rd season as she was suffering from jaundice and 4th as she had a personal crisis wherein her aunt, who she was very close to passed away because of breast cancer. She now returns to the fifth edition of Indian Idol with much more confidence and determination.
Bhoomi is the owner of an exceptional voice quality, good looks and a pretty smile which makes her a potential winner of Indian Idol 5.
Bhoomi belongs to a family that has music inherent in their blood; her father loves to sing while her mother has her own music group. Her elder sister is a trained bharat-natayam dancer. Bhoomi along with her sister and mother are regular performers at Navratri events. Bhumi started to learn music while she was in 8th grade. She participated regularly in school and college's competitions that boosted her confidence and made her take up singing seriously.
At the audition, she performs on the song, 'babul ki aur suno liye...'.After she finishes with the song, Salim and Annu Malek asks her to sing the same song in western style. Bhumi then suggests performing another song which is in Gujarati, but she will sing it in Spice Girls 'Wannabe' song style. Bhumi presents a unique mix of rap and hip hop in Gujarti which leaves the judges spellbound and she gets her ticket for the next round.
19-year old Manisha Karmakar belongs to an upper middle class family in Kolkata
. Her father is a head teacher and her mother is a housewife. She has not taken any formal training in singing but has been singing since childhood. She feels that her exceptional voice will strike an emotional cord with both the jury and the viewers.
Manisha's favourite singers include Asha Bhonsle and Kishore Kumar
. Manisha's claim to fame is her win in one of the reality shows. Since then her life completely changed and today she makes a good living through various stage shows.
17-year old Meghna Kumar from Jhansi
shined brightly amongst all the contenders at the Indian Idol 5 auditions held at Indore where she proved that physical disabilities were no barrier in producing stirring performances.
Meghna is a first year Bachelor of Arts student from Jhansi University. She suffers from the Tunnel Vision syndrome wherein the vision diminishes as the person grows older due to reduced retina over a period of time. According to her doctors, she will completely lose her eyesight by end of 2010. Meghna has completed her Sangeet Prabhakar from Prayag University.
This extremely versatile and melodic singer is visually impaired, but she has not let that affect her passion for singing. Meghna has been a part of various stage shows and has even won a gold medal from Agra and Allahbad in Sangeet Spradha. Some of the shows she has participated in include UP Idol, Agra Ninaad Competition and Prayag Sangeet Samiti.
At the auditions, Meghna performs on the song 'Lambi Judaai…' which leaves the jury members spellbound. The jury gives a standing ovation to Meghna as well as salutes to her talent and spirit.
Today, Meghna has proved and set an example to the world that nothing can prevent you from doing what your heart desires … not even your disabilities. Kudos your underlying passion and spirit Meghna!!!
18-year old Naushad Ali Kawa is a classical and sufi singer from the Pink City, Jaipur. Naushad started his training in singing from his uncle Amanat Ali Kawa at a tender age of 3 years.
He lives with his parents and five siblings – 3 brothers and 2 sisters. Naushad belongs to a family of musicians – his father is a sitar player and his brothers – eldest is a singer, the second plays Santoor while his youngest brother is training to play tabla. Naushad too plays tabla in his spare time.
Naushad has studied till 10th standard from Children Development Secondary School in Jaipur. He has represented his school in several competitions and functions, the recent one being the Ravindra Manch – Ek Shayam Shaheedo Ke Naam where he represented his school and won the first prize amongst the 35 schools from all across Jaipur.
Naushad is a big cricket fan and his favourite cricketer is Yusuf Pathan. Naushad came to know about Indian Idol through his academy and decided to audition for the show.
27-year old Rakesh Maini belongs to a big family consisting of eleven siblings and his parents based out in Agra. Rakesh's parents are really old and have dwindling eyesight. Their only wish in life is to see their son, Rakesh performing on television. Rakesh auditioned for Indian Idol to fulfil this wish of his parents.
Rakesh has no formal training in music and has largely learnt singing through his own commitment and effort. His favourite playback singers include Sonu Nigam
, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Shaan
. Rakesh feels his strength lies in being a complete performer with great stage presence and good entertainment value.
21-year old Shashi Suman has been very passionate about singing since he was in his teens. Since he never got adequate encouragement and support from his parents, therefore he left home seven years ago to chase his dreams. He travelled in Banaras, Lucknow and Madhya Pradesh with just Rs. 1000/- to hunt for good music universities.
He even auditioned to get admission in a reputed music institute in Lucknow, which eventually he cleared and secured his training in music under Ustad Gulshan Bharti for six years. During his stay in Lucknow, one of his college friends offered him accommodation at his home and thereafter he opened a small music class there to teach music to kids. This not only helped him to share his knowledge on music but also earned him a living so that he could take care of his day to day expenses.
He shifted his base to Mumbai about two years ago and initially had no place to live, so he started living at one of the platforms in Andheri Station. Today he earns a living through doing a lot of stage shows. He auditioned for Indian Idol 5 to not only to showcase his talent but also to make his parents understand that singing is not a bad profession after all. His favourite singer is Sunidhi Chauhan. Apart from singing, Shashi also likes to play guitar and tabla in his spare time.
20-year old Shivam is a student of hardware networking in Mumbai. His father is a senior accountant in a government bank while his mother is a housewife. Currently Shivam is learning music from Ajjivasan Institute.
His dream is to become a successful playback singer and a music director. His idol is Sonu Nigam as he thinks Sonu is the most gifted and versatile singer of today. Shivam's hobbies include playing guitar and board games at home.
He is a happy go lucky person and believes in spreading happiness wherever he goes. He wants to be a part of Indian Idol to realize his dream of becoming a successful playback singer as well as showcase his talent to the billions of viewers across the country and the world.
24-year old Sreeramchandra is a professional singer who lives with his family in Secunderabad. His father is a High Court advocate while his mother is a housewife.
Sreeramchandra started singing during his school days, but began his professional training in singing in the first year of his college. He is a complete music enthusiast and has performed in various music shows including playback singing for few Telugu movies. He got his first break singing title track for the critically acclaimed 2008 Telugu comedy film Ashta Chemma. Sreeram performed the hit track "Tum Mile" to which Music director Pritam commented that Sreeram is ready to start playback singing immediately.
His hobbies include sports such as football & basketball, music such as singing and playing guitar. He auditioned for Indian Idol 5 as he feels he has all the qualities to be India's next big singing sensation. He feels through Indian Idol, he will able to reach as well as showcase his immense talent to the millions of households in the country.Eventually he went on to win the title of Indian Idol 5.[Indian idol 5 winner]
19-year old Swaroop belongs to the Langa family in Jodhpur. The only profession of the people of this and neighbouring village is singing. Likewise, Swaroop's parents too are deeply associated with singing.
Swaroop learned singing from his parents and even plays Khadtal and Morchang.
Swaroop is confident to win Indian Idol as he feels he has an exceptional voice which represents and blends perfectly his style and tradition.
19-year old Tia Kar
lives in Mumbai all by her self. Her father is a playback singer, while his mother is a professor in Kolkata University. Tia is a first year fashion designing and law student in Amity, Pune.
She developed interest in singing through her father. Though Tia has not learnt music formally, she feels that she has the potential to learn more. Tia has grown up with her aunt in Kanpur since her father was mostly travelling while her mother was busy with her teaching.
Tia has participated in Indian Idol 5 to fulfil her father and uncle's dream to see her as a successful singer. Her favourite singers are Sonu Nigam and Sunidhi Chauhan. In fact, Tia takes Sunidhi as her idol and gets nervous while performing in front of her. She came across as one of the most popular contestants bagging the maximum number of votes to get into the galas. She was often call the Princess of emotions by the hosts because of her emotional nature. She was one of the favorite contestants of Anu Malik who saw her as a complete package, who can sing and perform.
Vishwas Rai is a 29 years old music teacher from Allahabad. He lives there with his family – parents and his siblings – elder & younger sister and a younger brother. His father is an engineer by profession.
Vishwas teaches as well as studies music at Ganesh Sangeer Vidhya Mandir in Allahabad. He is very passionate about singing and has spent 20 years in learning it as it intends to make his career in playback singing. Vishwas is a big fan of the following playback singers – Mohammad Rafi, Sukhwinder Singh, Shreya Ghoshal and Asha Bhonsle. Vishwas' hobbies include cricket and playing music instruments such as table, keyboard, harmonium and drums.
He has been a part of a reality show and even hosted one of the episodes in Dubai. He now participates to makes his presence felt on Indian Idol 5 and gain recognition for his voice and music.
18-year old Yashraj Kapil was a winner of a reality show on television. Even though he emerged victorious and gained recognition, his career came to a standstill and he continued to struggle to get due credit for his talent in the music industry.
Being the only child of his parents, he has received a lot of love and attention from them. They have also been his constant support.
Yashraj's favourite playback singers include Sonu Nigam, KK, Shankar Mahadevan, Nusrat & Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. He makes a comeback into showbiz through Indian Idol 5 as he feels he fulfills each and every criteria to be India's singing sensation be it talent, faith, confidence, style and a good voice.
1 Shivam Pathak was in the bottom 5 of the remaining 8 in the piano results but was saved by the judges on May 12 instead of May 13, after his performance, the same day.
2 The judges saved Yashraj Kapil as the 13th finalist of Indian Idol 5.
3 It was disclosed in the Indian Idol blog that Tia Kar
received the maximum number of votes to get into the galas. She was rated as the most popular contestant of Indian Idol 5
4 Rakesh Maini was saved by the Judges from elimination, by using their Veto Power, for the first time in the history of Indian Idol.
There were special challenges for the Top 3 contestants.
Indian Idol
Indian Idol is an adaptation of the Pop Idol format. It started airing in India with the first season in 2004-2005 and followed that with second , third and fourth seasons...
started broadcasting from April 26, 2010, on Sony TV
Sony Entertainment Television (India)
This article is about the SET channel in India. For the Indian version broadcasted worldwide, see Sony Entertainment Television Asia.Sony Entertainment Television, or SET, is a Hindi-language based general entertainment television channel in India. It was launched in October 1996 and is owned by...
. Anu Malik
Anu Malik
Anu Malik , born Anwar Sardaar Malik, is a famous music director in the Hindi film industry. Son of veteran music director Sardar Malek, Anu Malik made his debut as a music composer in the year 1977. After a considerable period of struggle, the 90's welcomed Anu with hits like 'Phir Teri Kahani...
returned as the judge while Salim Merchant and Sunidhi Chauhan
Sunidhi Chauhan
Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs....
were the two new judges this season. The top-17 finals format is used in this season, one among whom will emerge as 'Desh Ki Awaaz'. The contenders will each stand the chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a playback singer in a forthcoming movie of Yash Raj Films
Yash Raj Films
Yash Raj Films is an Indian Entertainment company set up by Yash Chopra, an Indian film director and producer who is considered an entertainment mogul in India.-Initial years:...
, said a Press release issued by Sony Entertainment Television. The fifth season saw numerous changes to the format of the show. There are 16 semi-finalists instead of 24.However after all votes were tabulated, Sreeram Chandra
Mynampati Sreeram Chandra
Sreerama Chandra Mynampati is a professional singer and 2010 Indian Idol winner from Hyderabad who debuted his playback career in the Telugu film industry. Sreeram won the fifth season of music reality show Indian Idol 5 and was awarded by one of the most prominent figures in the history of Indian...
was announced as Winner by the Big-B "Amitabh Bachhan".
Changes from Season 4
Several changes were planned for season 5. Indian Idol 5 featured fewer "funky auditions," and quickly moved towards its focus to the potential singers during the earlier stages of the competition, thus moving the season at a faster pace. Despite, the roobaroos or other closer sessions with the contestants, viewers could learn more about them and their pasts than they did in the past seasons. Meanwhile, Anupama Mandloi (from Fremantle India Television Productions Pvt. Ltd.) became the new executive producer instead of Nikhil J Alva and Niret AlvaNiret Alva
Niret Alva is an Indian television producer and anchor. He co-founded Miditech, a Rs 50-crore television software company, along with his brother Nikhil Alva in 1992, which is currently one of Asia's leading independent production companies...
, as Indian Idol 5 production changed hands; where Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. stepped in along with Fremantle India Television Productions Pvt. Ltd. replacing Miditech Pvt. Ltd., which has been producing the show for the past four seasons. Also, a lot of changes took place in the format of selection of the contestants in the Theatre Rounds and the Piano Rounds.
Rounds and Phases
- Winner:
Sreeram Chandra
Mynampati Sreeram Chandra
Sreerama Chandra Mynampati is a professional singer and 2010 Indian Idol winner from Hyderabad who debuted his playback career in the Telugu film industry. Sreeram won the fifth season of music reality show Indian Idol 5 and was awarded by one of the most prominent figures in the history of Indian...
- First Round: (Auditions Round)
The auditions were held in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...
, Indore
Indore
Indore is one of the major city in India, the largest city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631...
and Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, where 112 participants were selected to perform in Mumbai.
- Second Round: (THEATRE ROUND In Mumbai)
The semifinals saw the biggest change in this season, as out of 112 contestants selected through the regional auditions, throughout the country in the first round, only forty candidates were selected to go in the second round, using group auditions and eliminations method. Remaining 72 candidates had to return to their homes. In this method, all the contestants were divided in the groups of 5 to 6 in each group, performing together as a group in front of the judges and then judges would decide on the overall performance of the group as well as an individual in the group whether or not the candidate is in the next 40's or not, eliminating the remaining ones.
- Third Round: (THEATRE ROUND)
In the third round, these 40 candidates were to form pairs amongst themselves, suggested by the judges, to sing duets. Here 25 candidates out of 40 would go to the next round.
- Fourth Round: (THEATRE ROUND)
In the fourth round, every individual would perform in front of the judges on some live music, on the song or tune or lyrics suggested by the judges. This being the toughest round as the participants are not given any chance to prepare before going to perform and they do no know what they would be asked to perform. This round saw the elimination of nine more candidates, leaving behind the final sixteen participants.
- Fifth Round: (PIANO ROUND: First round in front of the audiences and the public voting comes in the picture for the first time in season 5)
In this round, all 16 candidates would have to perform individually in front of the audiences and of course the judges and show there potential, to be in the next round where the final thirteen would perform for the title. This is also the round where the public votes would come in picture for the very first time in the season 5; three candidates out of sixteen would be eliminated facing the public votes.
- Sixth Round: (GALA ROUND)
This is the real round of Indian Idol 5, where all the Final Thirteen would compete for the title and the public voting would decide the eliminations. This is a change from last year. There were only twelve last year. Every week there would be one elimination.
Rules and Regulations
Contestants are required to be between the ages 15 and 30 on February 1, 2010 and eligible to work in IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Contestants are ineligible if:
- they were part of the top 24 from previous seasons
- they hold any recording or management contracts, or
- they are not Indian citizens, or are landed immigrants (i.e. temporary residents).
Regional auditions phase
LocationsAuditions were held in the following cities:
| Episode Air Date | Audition City | First Audition Date | Call-back Audition Date | Audition Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 26, 2010 | New Delhi New Delhi New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is... |
March 9 and 10, 2010 | March 11 & 12, 2010 | Expo Drive, A - 11, Sector - 62, N.H.24, Noida Noida Noida , short for the New Okhla Industrial Development Area, is an area in India under the management of the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority . Noida came into administrative existence on 17 April 1976 and celebrates 17 April as "Noida Day". It was set up as part of an urbanization... |
| April 27, 2010 | Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad... , Gujarat |
March 19, 2010 | March 20, 2010 | Karnavati Club, Sg Road |
| April 28, 2010 | Kolkata Kolkata Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India... , West Bengal West Bengal West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP... |
March 3 and 4, 2010 | March 5 and 6, 2010 | The Heritage Plaza, 89C, Molana Abdul Kalam Azad Sarani |
| April 29, 2010 | Indore Indore Indore is one of the major city in India, the largest city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631... , Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city.... |
March 15, 2010 | March 16, 2010 | Basketball Complex, Race-Course Road |
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Theatre Round phase
Held at the National Centre of Performing Arts, MumbaiMumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
for the second straight year, the first day of Theatre Round phase featured the 113 contestants. In the first round, the 113 contestants were split into several groups. Contestants from each group sang a short solo a cappella performance of any song. Forty contestants advanced. The next round required the contestants to split up into groups of three or four and perform. They were split up into groups of three where the judges take groups one by one and tell them if they made it to the final round. The Twenty-five contestants who passed group day went to the "judges' mansion" and performed one more solo song according to the judges' choice, this time accompanied by a band, before being narrowed down to the final seventeen.
About the Winner
- Sreeramchandra Mynampati, SecunderabadSecunderabadSecunderabad popularly known as the twin city of Hyderabad is located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh north of Hyderabad. Named after Sikandar Jah, the third Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty, Secunderabad was founded in 1806 AD as a British cantonment...
, Hyderabad
24-year old Sreeramchandra
Mynampati Sreeram Chandra
Sreerama Chandra Mynampati is a professional singer and 2010 Indian Idol winner from Hyderabad who debuted his playback career in the Telugu film industry. Sreeram won the fifth season of music reality show Indian Idol 5 and was awarded by one of the most prominent figures in the history of Indian...
is a professional singer who lives with his family in Secunderabad. His father is a High Court advocate while his mother is a housewife.
Sreeramchandra
Mynampati Sreeram Chandra
Sreerama Chandra Mynampati is a professional singer and 2010 Indian Idol winner from Hyderabad who debuted his playback career in the Telugu film industry. Sreeram won the fifth season of music reality show Indian Idol 5 and was awarded by one of the most prominent figures in the history of Indian...
started singing during his school days, but began his professional training in singing in the first year of his college. He is a complete music enthusiast and has performed in various music shows including playback singing for few Telugu movies. He got his first break singing title track for the critically acclaimed 2008 Telugu comedy film Ashta Chemma. Sreeram performed the hit track "Tum Mile" to which Music director Pritam commented that Sreeram is ready to start playback singing immediately.
His hobbies include sports such as football & basketball, singing, poker bonus and playing the guitar. He auditioned for Indian Idol 5 as he feels he has all the qualities to be India's next big singing sensation. He feels that through Indian Idol, he will able to reach as well as showcase his immense talent to the millions of households in the country. Eventually he went on to win the title of Indian Idol 5.
Sreeram is the first south Indian to become Indian Idol.
About the judges
- Anu MalikAnu MalikAnu Malik , born Anwar Sardaar Malik, is a famous music director in the Hindi film industry. Son of veteran music director Sardar Malek, Anu Malik made his debut as a music composer in the year 1977. After a considerable period of struggle, the 90's welcomed Anu with hits like 'Phir Teri Kahani...
Anu Malik has been the jury member on Indian Idol since its inception. Known for his cheeky and straightforward comments, he is the viewers' favorite judge on the show and a nightmare to many a young participants. He was also a judge in the first Asian Idol
Asian Idol
Asian Idol is a reality singing competition, which featured winners of Idol competitions from six Southeast and South Asian countries consisting of India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam...
held in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, representing Indian Idol.
The son of veteran composer Sardar Malik, brother of Abu Malik and Daboo Malik, Anu learnt music from Pandit Ram Prasad Sharma. He composed music for various films but his music finally gained recognition in 1993 for his melodious compositions for the movies like Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee
Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee
Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee is a Bollywood film released on Zee TV in 1993. It was produced by Jonny Bakshi and Nitin Keni , directed by Mahesh Bhatt, and starred his daughter Pooja Bhatt in the lead female role. The lead male role was played by Rahul Roy. Pooja Bedi and Avtar Gill played...
, Jaanam, Sir and Baazigar
Baazigar
Baazigar is a 1993 Indian Hindi film directed by Abbas-Mustan. Inspired by the novel A Kiss Before Dying, it is a contemporary thriller about a young man who stops at nothing to get what he wants. The film shocked its Indian audience with an unexpected violation of the standard Bollywood formula,...
. Some of the prominent films that Anu gave music are Aks
Aks
Aks is a 2001 Hindi film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra.-Synopsis:Aks is a supernatural thriller centering on two main characters - Manu Verma, the cop and Raghavan, the shadowy killer....
, Fiza
Fiza
Fiza is a 2000 Indian film written and directed by Khalid Mohammed. The film stars Karisma Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan and Jaya Bachchan.- Synopsis :...
, Filhaal...
Filhaal...
Filhaal... is a Bollywood film released in 2001. The film stars Sushmita Sen, Tabu, Sanjay Suri and Palash Sen in the lead roles. Meghna Gulzar, daughter of actress Raakhee Gulzar makes her directorial debut with the film.- Synopsis :...
and Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai
Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai
-Reception:Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai received mixed reviews from critics, though mostly positive. Whereas at the box office, the film opened to a weak start, but due to the word-of-mouth, surprisingly it grossed 13.50 crores on its opening weekend. Due to its good opening, it collected 22 crores...
to name a few. His recent work includes Love Story 2050
Love Story 2050
Love Story 2050 is a 2008 Bollywood science fiction film starring producer Pammi Baweja and director Harry Baweja's son Harman Baweja and Priyanka Chopra. Some parts of the movie were filmed in Adelaide, Australia. Initially the film was supposed to release on 21 December 2007 but got postponed to...
, Kambakkht Ishq, Jaan-E-Mann
Jaan-E-Mann
Jaan-E-Mann is a 2006 Bollywood film starring Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Preity Zinta in the lead roles. The movie is directed by Shirish Kunder and is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. The film re-unites Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar post the success of Mujhse Shaadi Karogi . This was Shirish...
and the Aishwarya Rai
Aishwarya Rai
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an Indian film actress. She worked as a model before starting her acting career, and ultimately won the Miss World pageant in 1994...
starrer Umrao Jaan
Umrao Jaan (2006 film)
Umrao Jaan is a Bollywood film about the famous courtesan of the title. Aishwarya Rai stars in the lead role. The film is directed by J.P...
.
Anu won the National Award for his work in Refugee
Refugee
A refugee is a person who outside her country of origin or habitual residence because she has suffered persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or because she is a member of a persecuted 'social group'. Such a person may be referred to as an 'asylum seeker' until...
and Filmfare Award
Filmfare Awards
The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India. The Filmfare ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India. The awards were...
for Best Music Director twice - for Baazigar
Baazigar
Baazigar is a 1993 Indian Hindi film directed by Abbas-Mustan. Inspired by the novel A Kiss Before Dying, it is a contemporary thriller about a young man who stops at nothing to get what he wants. The film shocked its Indian audience with an unexpected violation of the standard Bollywood formula,...
and Main Hoon Na
Main Hoon Na
Main Hoon Na is a Bollywood masala film written and directed by Farah Khan. It was the first film of Khan production company Red Chillies Entertainment. It was released on 30 April 2004 and went on to become a box-office success...
. He also got a Special Jury Award (Filmfare) for his outstanding contribution in music. He has worked with some of most prominent playback singers including Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Hindi movies, as well as films in Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada language. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums and acted in a few Hindi feature films...
, Kumar Sanu
Kumar Sanu
Kumar Sanu Kumar Sanu Kumar Sanu (alias Kedarnath Bhattacharya , born in Kolkata, is a leading Indian Bollywood playback singer. He was awarded the Filmfare Best Male Playback Award over five consecutive years. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 2009....
, Udit Narayan
Udit Narayan
-Career:King of melody, Udit Narayan Jha was born on 1 December, 1955 in a village called Bhardaha in the Saptari district , Nepal. His father was Hare Krishna Jha and his mother was Bhuwaneshwari Devi.Narayan studied at P.B...
, Alka Yagnik
Alka Yagnik
Alka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards...
, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Anuradha Paudwal
Anuradha Paudwal
Anuradha Paudwal is a popular playback singer in Bollywood in India.She has sung songs in Hindi, Marathi and Nepali.- Biography :She studied at Xavier's College in Mumbai. She was married to the late Arun Paudwal, who worked with music director S. D. Burman as his assistant...
, Shaan
Shaan (singer)
Shaan , is an Indian playback singer, and television host. He hosted the shows Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs, Star Voice of India and "Star Voice of India 2"...
, Abhijeet, K.K., Sunidhi Chauhan
Sunidhi Chauhan
Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs....
and many more.
With his work in crossover films like Bride and Prejudice
Bride and Prejudice
Bride and Prejudice is a 2004 romantic musical film directed by Gurinder Chadha. The screenplay by Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges is a Bollywood-style adaptation of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. It was filmed primarily in English, with some Hindi and Punjabi dialogue. The film released in...
, he is among the few Indian film composers with international projects to his credit.
- Sunidhi ChauhanSunidhi ChauhanSunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs....
Sunidhi Chauhan debuts on television as a jury member on Indian Idol 5. A versatile playback singer, best known for her Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
film songs, she has over 2000 songs to her credit. She began to sing at the age of four and was spotted in the singing contest, Meri Awaz Suno
Meri Awaz Suno
-Personnel:Junoon*Salman Ahmad - vocals, lead guitar*Ali Azmat - vocals, backing vocals*Brian O'Connell - bass guitar, backing vocalsAdditional musicians*Ustad Aashiq Ali - Tambourin, Tabla-External links:* *...
, which she went on to win.
Her breakthrough in Hindi films was Ram Gopal Varma
Ram Gopal Varma
Ram Gopal Varma is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer...
's film – Mast
Mast (film)
Mast is a 1999 Bollywood musical film by Indian director Ram Gopal Verma. This was the debut film for Aftab Shivdasani as a lead actor. Till then, he was recognized as a child actor.-Synopsis:...
and after that there was no looking back for her. The year 2008 was a highly successful year for the young singer; as she went on to give a huge number of super hit songs like Chhaliya Chhaliya (Tashan
Tashan
Tashan is a semi-urban subdistrict of Zhifu District, Yantai, in the Shandong province of the People's Republic of China. Tashan is noted for its mountain . Tashan Mountain has a temple dedicated to the boddhisatva Kuan Yin as well as a Taoist pagoda dedicated to Three Pure Ones....
), Rock Mahi, Lucky Boy (Bachna Ae Haseeno
Bachna Ae Haseeno
Bachna Ae Haseeno is a Bollywood film released on 15 August 2008. It stars Ranbir Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Minissha Lamba and Deepika Padukone. The film was directed by Siddharth Anand whose previous films include Salaam Namaste and Ta Ra Rum Pum .-Plot:The film follows the journey of a young man...
), Desi Girl (Dostana
Dostana
Dostana is a 1980 Hindi movie, produced by Yash Johar and directed by Raj Khosla. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, Zeenat Aman, Prem Chopra, Amrish Puri, Helen, Pran and Paintal. The film was the top grossing hit of 1980...
), Dance Pe Chance (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi), and Race Saanson Ki (Race).
Chauhan is one of the few female singers who have sung for some of the leading actresses of this generation like Aishwarya Rai
Aishwarya Rai
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an Indian film actress. She worked as a model before starting her acting career, and ultimately won the Miss World pageant in 1994...
, Preity Zinta
Preity Zinta
Preity Zinta is an Indian film actress. She has appeared in Hindi films of Bollywood, as well as Telugu, Punjabi and English language films. After graduating with a degree in criminal psychology, Zinta made her acting debut in Dil Se in 1998 followed by a role in Soldier the same year...
, Rani Mukerji
Rani Mukerji
Rani Mukerji is an Indian film actress who works in Hindi movies. In the course of her film career, she has received six Filmfare Awards, among twelve nominations....
, Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor , often informally referred to as Bebo, is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. During her career, Kapoor has received six Filmfare Awards, among nine nominations, and has been noted for her performances in a range of film genres; these include her work from contemporary...
, Bipasha Basu
Bipasha Basu
Bipasha Basu is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bollywood films. A former model, she was the winner of the Ford's Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest in 1996.-Early life:...
, Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 2000. She is often referred to by the nickname "Piggy Chops", which was given to her by co-stars on the set of the film...
and more… She has also sung for legendary actress Rekha. She also sang for the comeback films of two leading Bollywood actresses, Kajol
Kajol
Kajol Devgn , better known as Kajol, is an Indian film actress appearing in Hindi films. She is regarded as one of India's most successful and talented female actors....
, in Fanaa
Fanaa
Fanaa can refer to:* Fanaa , a part of Sufi philosophy* Fanaa , a film directed by Kunal Kohli* "Fanaa" , a popular song from the movie Yuva...
and Madhuri Dixit
Madhuri Dixit
Madhuri Dixit is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Hindi films. Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, she established herself as one of Hindi cinema's leading actresses and most accomplished dancers. She appeared in numerous commercially successful films and was recognised for several of...
, in Aaja Nachle
Aaja Nachle
The film's soundtrack was released on 18 October 2007 composed by Salim-Sulaiman and lyrics by Jaideep Sahni and Piyush Mishra. A few songs from the final sequence of the movie have not been included on the soundtrack including "Yeh Ishq"....
.
She has won several awards—three Filmfare Awards, two Star Screen Awards, two IIFA Awards
IIFA Best Female Playback Award
The IIFA Best Female Playback Award is chosen by the viewers and the winner is announced at the ceremony.The winners are listed below:-- See also :* IIFA Awards* Bollywood* Cinema of India...
, Zee Cine Award and Kelvinator GR8! FLO Women Award 2009.
- Salim Merchant
Salim Merchant is all set to venture into the reality showbiz as one of the judges of Indian Idol 5. Salim is a music director and singer who has been composing music along with his brother Sulaiman Merchant for over a decade and together they are popularly known as 'Salim-Sulaiman
Salim-Sulaiman
Salim Merchant And Sulaiman Merchant are a musical duo of brothers, born and brought up in Bhuj, Kutch, India. They belong to Ismaili Muslim family and are inspired by their father Sadruddin Merchant, who used to lead Ismaili Scouts Orchestra in India..Steeped in a family tradition of music as the...
'. They have scored music for movies such as Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year
Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year
Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year is a Hindi film directed by Shimit Amin and produced by Yash Raj Films. Screenplay of the film is by Jaideep Sahni, who collaborated with Shimit Amin for Chak De! India. Ranbir Kapoor, Shazahn Padamsee and Gauhar Khan play primary roles in the movie...
, Pyaar Impossible
Pyaar Impossible
Track listing...
, Kurbaan
Kurbaan
Kurbaan is an Indian Bollywood movie directed by Deepak Bahry, starring Salman Khan and Ayesha Jhulka. The film, which was released on May 31, 1991, marked the debut of Delhi girl Ayesha Jhulka....
, Neal 'n' Nikki
Neal 'n' Nikki
Neal 'n' Nikki is a Bollywood film, released in 2005 starring Uday Chopra, Tanisha Mukherjee, Susheel Parashara, Richa Pallod. It was produced by Yash Chopra and his son Aditya, and directed by Canadian-based director Arjun Sablok. The film was critically panned and also was a failure at the box...
, Chak De India
Chak De India
Chak De! India is a 2007 Indian sports films about field hockey in India. It is directed by Shimit Amin, produced by Yash Raj Films, written by Jaideep Sahni, sports action by ReelSports, and stars Shahrukh Khan as Kabir Khan, the former captain of the Indian hockey team. After a disastrous loss...
, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Fashion
Fashion
Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
to name a few.
Salim-Sulaiman started by composing background scores for the movies. Their tryst with Bollywood music direction began when Karan Johar
Karan Johar
Karan Johar is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and Television host. He is the son of Hiroo Johar and Yash Johar. He is one of the most successful filmmakers in Bollywood. He is most known for directing and producing some of Bollywood's highest grossing films in India and the...
's movie 'Kaal
Kaal
Kaal is a Bollywood Horror film, released in India on 29 April 2005. The movie is directed by Soham Shah, who also wrote its dialogue and screenplay. Karan Johar and Shahrukh Khan produced the movie...
', which was an instant hit. Since then there was no looking back for the Merchant brothers who went on to work with Bollywood's biggest producers and directors such as Yash Chopra
Yash Chopra
Yash Raj Chopra is an Indian filmmaker, film director, screenwriter, and a highly successful Bollywood producer. Waqt, Deewar, Kabhi Kabhie, Silsila, Lamhe, Chandni, Darr, Dil To Pagal Hai, and Veer-Zaara are some of his highly popular movies...
, Subhash Ghai
Subhash Ghai
Subhash Ghai is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. His most notable films include Kalicharan ,Karz , Hero , Meri Jung , Karma ,Ram Lakhan ,Saudagar , Khalnayak , Pardes and Taal...
, Ram Gopal Verma, and Madhur Bhandarkar
Madhur Bhandarkar
Madhur Bhandarkar is a National Award-winning Indian film director, script writer, and producer. He is best known for his films such as Chandni Bar , Page 3 , Traffic Signal , and Fashion...
among others.
Salim, who has learned music from the Trinity College of Music
Trinity College of Music
Trinity College of Music is one of the London music conservatories, based in Greenwich. It is part of Trinity Laban.The conservatoire is inheritor of elegant riverside buildings of the former Greenwich Hospital, designed in part by Sir Christopher Wren...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, has brought a global edge to Bollywood's music world, to go with the changing face of the film industry. While his music has a deep resonance of classical music, it strikes a chord with the contemporary too. Infusing different themes like Western, Indian Folk
Indian folk music
Indian folk music is diverse because of India's vast cultural diversity. It has many forms including bhangra, lavani, dandiya and Rajasthani. The arrival of movies and pop music weakened folk music's popularity, but cheaply recordable music has made it easier to find and helped revive the traditions...
, and Hindustani and Sufi
Sufi music
Sufi music is the devotional music of the Sufis, inspired by the works of Sufi poets, like Rumi, Hafiz, Bulleh Shah and Khwaja Ghulam Farid.Qawwali is the most well known form of Sufi music, common in India and Pakistan...
into his music, he has a wide range of audiences across the globe.
About Semi-finalists
- Asit Kumar Tripathi, BangaloreBangaloreBengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
23-year old Asit Kumar Tripathi is a mechanical engineer from Bangalore. He lives with his family consisting of parents and elder brother. His father is a doctor in Central Excise Police Force, his mother, a housewife while his elder brother is an engineer.
Asit started singing at a young age of 16 years. He has not taken any formal training in singing or music and believes that his talent is inborn. He has been improvising on his singing with every passing day and feels there has been a lot of improvement in his performance lately.
Music is an integral part of Asit's life and therefore he decided to participate all over again in Indian Idol 5. In fact Asit was rejected earlier in two seasons – Indian Idol 3 & 4. This season Asit has worked hard on his performance and determined to make it into the finals of Indian Idol 5.
- Kanika Joshi, MumbaiMumbaiMumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
19-year old Kanika Joshi teaches singing at Ajivasan in Mumbai. She actually belongs to Uttaranchal but shifted her base to Mumbai to join India's well-known classical playback singer, Suresh Wadkar and establish her career in singing.
She belongs to an extremely poor family. Her parents had struggled a lot to help her in establishing her singing career.
- Lakshay Nijhawan, New DelhiNew DelhiNew Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
20-year old Lakshay Nijhawan is a commercial pilot based out of Delhi. His family comprises his parents and an elder sister. His father works for a switchgear manufacturing company while his mother works for a bank.
He has been singing since he was 8 years old. Lakshay is both a singer and a guitarist. He auditioned for Indian Idol to showcase his passion for music and singing. His favourite playback singer is Kailash Kher.
About Finalists
- Arpita Khan, KolkataKolkataKolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
19-year old Arpita Khan is first year BA Sanskrit Honors Student. She has been learning music since the age of 5 years from her guru, Jayanto Sarkar and Anu Shila Bose. Her father is a headmaster of a RK Shiksha Peth Secondary School while her mother is a housewife now, earlier she uses to be a singer herself.
Arpita's hobbies include singing, painting, gaming, listening to music and shopping. She has a huge collection of soft toys and can even open her shop with that kind of collection. She has participated in many reality shows and has also done playback singing for couple of Bengali movies.
- Bhoomi Trivedi, Baroda
21-year old Bhumi Trivedi is not new to Indian Idol. In fact she had auditioned for the show twice – Indian Idol 3 & 4 and even got selected. She had to quit the 3rd season as she was suffering from jaundice and 4th as she had a personal crisis wherein her aunt, who she was very close to passed away because of breast cancer. She now returns to the fifth edition of Indian Idol with much more confidence and determination.
Bhoomi is the owner of an exceptional voice quality, good looks and a pretty smile which makes her a potential winner of Indian Idol 5.
Bhoomi belongs to a family that has music inherent in their blood; her father loves to sing while her mother has her own music group. Her elder sister is a trained bharat-natayam dancer. Bhoomi along with her sister and mother are regular performers at Navratri events. Bhumi started to learn music while she was in 8th grade. She participated regularly in school and college's competitions that boosted her confidence and made her take up singing seriously.
At the audition, she performs on the song, 'babul ki aur suno liye...'.After she finishes with the song, Salim and Annu Malek asks her to sing the same song in western style. Bhumi then suggests performing another song which is in Gujarati, but she will sing it in Spice Girls 'Wannabe' song style. Bhumi presents a unique mix of rap and hip hop in Gujarti which leaves the judges spellbound and she gets her ticket for the next round.
- Manisha Karmakar, KolkataKolkataKolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
19-year old Manisha Karmakar belongs to an upper middle class family in Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
. Her father is a head teacher and her mother is a housewife. She has not taken any formal training in singing but has been singing since childhood. She feels that her exceptional voice will strike an emotional cord with both the jury and the viewers.
Manisha's favourite singers include Asha Bhonsle and Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century...
. Manisha's claim to fame is her win in one of the reality shows. Since then her life completely changed and today she makes a good living through various stage shows.
- Meghna Kumar, JhansiJhansiJhansi Hindi:झाँसी, , Marathi: झाशी, is a historical city of India. Jhansi is the administrative headquarters of Jhansi District and Jhansi Division. The original walled city grew up around its stone fort, which crowns a neighboring rock. This district is on the bank of river Betwa.The National...
17-year old Meghna Kumar from Jhansi
Jhansi
Jhansi Hindi:झाँसी, , Marathi: झाशी, is a historical city of India. Jhansi is the administrative headquarters of Jhansi District and Jhansi Division. The original walled city grew up around its stone fort, which crowns a neighboring rock. This district is on the bank of river Betwa.The National...
shined brightly amongst all the contenders at the Indian Idol 5 auditions held at Indore where she proved that physical disabilities were no barrier in producing stirring performances.
Meghna is a first year Bachelor of Arts student from Jhansi University. She suffers from the Tunnel Vision syndrome wherein the vision diminishes as the person grows older due to reduced retina over a period of time. According to her doctors, she will completely lose her eyesight by end of 2010. Meghna has completed her Sangeet Prabhakar from Prayag University.
This extremely versatile and melodic singer is visually impaired, but she has not let that affect her passion for singing. Meghna has been a part of various stage shows and has even won a gold medal from Agra and Allahbad in Sangeet Spradha. Some of the shows she has participated in include UP Idol, Agra Ninaad Competition and Prayag Sangeet Samiti.
At the auditions, Meghna performs on the song 'Lambi Judaai…' which leaves the jury members spellbound. The jury gives a standing ovation to Meghna as well as salutes to her talent and spirit.
Today, Meghna has proved and set an example to the world that nothing can prevent you from doing what your heart desires … not even your disabilities. Kudos your underlying passion and spirit Meghna!!!
- Naushad Ali KawaNaushad Ali KawaNaushad Ali Kawa is an Indian singer. He is one of the finalist of popular reality show Indian Idol , which is based on the Idol series format, which began with Pop Idol in the UK.-External links:* Naushad Ali Kawa...
, JaipurJaipurJaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....
18-year old Naushad Ali Kawa is a classical and sufi singer from the Pink City, Jaipur. Naushad started his training in singing from his uncle Amanat Ali Kawa at a tender age of 3 years.
He lives with his parents and five siblings – 3 brothers and 2 sisters. Naushad belongs to a family of musicians – his father is a sitar player and his brothers – eldest is a singer, the second plays Santoor while his youngest brother is training to play tabla. Naushad too plays tabla in his spare time.
Naushad has studied till 10th standard from Children Development Secondary School in Jaipur. He has represented his school in several competitions and functions, the recent one being the Ravindra Manch – Ek Shayam Shaheedo Ke Naam where he represented his school and won the first prize amongst the 35 schools from all across Jaipur.
Naushad is a big cricket fan and his favourite cricketer is Yusuf Pathan. Naushad came to know about Indian Idol through his academy and decided to audition for the show.
- Rakesh Maini, AgraAgraAgra a.k.a. Akbarabad is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, west of state capital, Lucknow and south from national capital New Delhi. With a population of 1,686,976 , it is one of the most populous cities in Uttar Pradesh and the 19th most...
27-year old Rakesh Maini belongs to a big family consisting of eleven siblings and his parents based out in Agra. Rakesh's parents are really old and have dwindling eyesight. Their only wish in life is to see their son, Rakesh performing on television. Rakesh auditioned for Indian Idol to fulfil this wish of his parents.
Rakesh has no formal training in music and has largely learnt singing through his own commitment and effort. His favourite playback singers include Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Hindi movies, as well as films in Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada language. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums and acted in a few Hindi feature films...
, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Shaan
Shaan (singer)
Shaan , is an Indian playback singer, and television host. He hosted the shows Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs, Star Voice of India and "Star Voice of India 2"...
. Rakesh feels his strength lies in being a complete performer with great stage presence and good entertainment value.
- Shashi Suman, PatnaPatnaPaṭnā , is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar and the second largest city in Eastern India . Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world...
21-year old Shashi Suman has been very passionate about singing since he was in his teens. Since he never got adequate encouragement and support from his parents, therefore he left home seven years ago to chase his dreams. He travelled in Banaras, Lucknow and Madhya Pradesh with just Rs. 1000/- to hunt for good music universities.
He even auditioned to get admission in a reputed music institute in Lucknow, which eventually he cleared and secured his training in music under Ustad Gulshan Bharti for six years. During his stay in Lucknow, one of his college friends offered him accommodation at his home and thereafter he opened a small music class there to teach music to kids. This not only helped him to share his knowledge on music but also earned him a living so that he could take care of his day to day expenses.
He shifted his base to Mumbai about two years ago and initially had no place to live, so he started living at one of the platforms in Andheri Station. Today he earns a living through doing a lot of stage shows. He auditioned for Indian Idol 5 to not only to showcase his talent but also to make his parents understand that singing is not a bad profession after all. His favourite singer is Sunidhi Chauhan. Apart from singing, Shashi also likes to play guitar and tabla in his spare time.
- Shivam PathakShivam PathakShivam Pathak is an upcoming singer hailing from Lakhimpur, Uttar Pradesh. He recently contributed his voice for movie called 'Mod'. He was a contestant on Indian Idol 5.- External links :* *...
, MumbaiMumbaiMumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
20-year old Shivam is a student of hardware networking in Mumbai. His father is a senior accountant in a government bank while his mother is a housewife. Currently Shivam is learning music from Ajjivasan Institute.
His dream is to become a successful playback singer and a music director. His idol is Sonu Nigam as he thinks Sonu is the most gifted and versatile singer of today. Shivam's hobbies include playing guitar and board games at home.
He is a happy go lucky person and believes in spreading happiness wherever he goes. He wants to be a part of Indian Idol to realize his dream of becoming a successful playback singer as well as showcase his talent to the billions of viewers across the country and the world.
- Sreeram Chandra, SecunderabadSecunderabadSecunderabad popularly known as the twin city of Hyderabad is located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh north of Hyderabad. Named after Sikandar Jah, the third Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty, Secunderabad was founded in 1806 AD as a British cantonment...
24-year old Sreeramchandra is a professional singer who lives with his family in Secunderabad. His father is a High Court advocate while his mother is a housewife.
Sreeramchandra started singing during his school days, but began his professional training in singing in the first year of his college. He is a complete music enthusiast and has performed in various music shows including playback singing for few Telugu movies. He got his first break singing title track for the critically acclaimed 2008 Telugu comedy film Ashta Chemma. Sreeram performed the hit track "Tum Mile" to which Music director Pritam commented that Sreeram is ready to start playback singing immediately.
His hobbies include sports such as football & basketball, music such as singing and playing guitar. He auditioned for Indian Idol 5 as he feels he has all the qualities to be India's next big singing sensation. He feels through Indian Idol, he will able to reach as well as showcase his immense talent to the millions of households in the country.Eventually he went on to win the title of Indian Idol 5.[Indian idol 5 winner]
- Swaroop KhanSwaroop KhanSwaroop Khan is an Indian folk singer belonging to Langa family in Jodhpur.-Early life:Swaroop Khan was born to a folk singer in a small village near by Jodhpur. The only profession of the people of this and neighbouring village is singing. Likewise, Swaroop's parents too are deeply associated with...
, JodhpurJodhpurJodhpur , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located west from the state capital, Jaipur and from the city of Ajmer. It was formerly the seat of a princely state of the same name, the capital of the kingdom known as Marwar...
19-year old Swaroop belongs to the Langa family in Jodhpur. The only profession of the people of this and neighbouring village is singing. Likewise, Swaroop's parents too are deeply associated with singing.
Swaroop learned singing from his parents and even plays Khadtal and Morchang.
Swaroop is confident to win Indian Idol as he feels he has an exceptional voice which represents and blends perfectly his style and tradition.
- Tia KarTia KarTia Kar is an Indian Idol 5 finalist,a show that follows the extremely popular Idol series format, which began with Pop Idol in the UK. She was in the top 6 of the show.-Personal:...
, MumbaiMumbaiMumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
19-year old Tia Kar
Tia Kar
Tia Kar is an Indian Idol 5 finalist,a show that follows the extremely popular Idol series format, which began with Pop Idol in the UK. She was in the top 6 of the show.-Personal:...
lives in Mumbai all by her self. Her father is a playback singer, while his mother is a professor in Kolkata University. Tia is a first year fashion designing and law student in Amity, Pune.
She developed interest in singing through her father. Though Tia has not learnt music formally, she feels that she has the potential to learn more. Tia has grown up with her aunt in Kanpur since her father was mostly travelling while her mother was busy with her teaching.
Tia has participated in Indian Idol 5 to fulfil her father and uncle's dream to see her as a successful singer. Her favourite singers are Sonu Nigam and Sunidhi Chauhan. In fact, Tia takes Sunidhi as her idol and gets nervous while performing in front of her. She came across as one of the most popular contestants bagging the maximum number of votes to get into the galas. She was often call the Princess of emotions by the hosts because of her emotional nature. She was one of the favorite contestants of Anu Malik who saw her as a complete package, who can sing and perform.
- Vishwas Rai, AllahabadAllahabadAllahabad , or Settled by God in Persian, is a major city of India and is one of the main holy cities of Hinduism. It was renamed by the Mughals from the ancient name of Prayaga , and is by some accounts the second-oldest city in India. It is located in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,...
Vishwas Rai is a 29 years old music teacher from Allahabad. He lives there with his family – parents and his siblings – elder & younger sister and a younger brother. His father is an engineer by profession.
Vishwas teaches as well as studies music at Ganesh Sangeer Vidhya Mandir in Allahabad. He is very passionate about singing and has spent 20 years in learning it as it intends to make his career in playback singing. Vishwas is a big fan of the following playback singers – Mohammad Rafi, Sukhwinder Singh, Shreya Ghoshal and Asha Bhonsle. Vishwas' hobbies include cricket and playing music instruments such as table, keyboard, harmonium and drums.
He has been a part of a reality show and even hosted one of the episodes in Dubai. He now participates to makes his presence felt on Indian Idol 5 and gain recognition for his voice and music.
- Yashraj Kapil, New DelhiNew DelhiNew Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
18-year old Yashraj Kapil was a winner of a reality show on television. Even though he emerged victorious and gained recognition, his career came to a standstill and he continued to struggle to get due credit for his talent in the music industry.
Being the only child of his parents, he has received a lot of love and attention from them. They have also been his constant support.
Yashraj's favourite playback singers include Sonu Nigam, KK, Shankar Mahadevan, Nusrat & Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. He makes a comeback into showbiz through Indian Idol 5 as he feels he fulfills each and every criteria to be India's singing sensation be it talent, faith, confidence, style and a good voice.
"Performer of The Week" Award
From the Gala Rounds (Top 13) onwards, every week, the "Performer of the Week" award would be given to one performer for his/her best performance in that week. The performer would be chosen by the judges and would be awarded with a Suzuki GS-150R motorbike, which is a Bike-of-the-Year-2009. The winners of this award are as follows :| Week | Date | Performer of The Week | Top Performers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | May 18, 2010 | Sreeramchandra | * Sreeramchandra * Naushad Ali Kawa * Arpita Khan |
| Week 2 | May 25, 2010 | Shashi Suman | * Shashi Suman * Swaroop Khan * Shivam Pathak |
| Week 3 | June 1, 2010 | Rakesh Maini | * Rakesh Maini * Naushad Ali Kawa * Shivam Pathak |
| Week 4 | June 8, 2010 | Shivam Pathak | * Rakesh Maini * Swaroop Khan * Shivam Pathak * Sreeramchandra (Judges selected 4 top performers this time) |
| Week 5 | June 15, 2010 | Bhumi Trivedi | * Sreeramchandra * Arpita Khan * Bhumi Trivedi * Naushad Ali Kawa (Judges selected 4 top performers this time) |
| Week 6 | June 22, 2010 | Rakesh Maini | * This time, only one name was announced by the guest judge on the day, Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies... . |
| Week 7 | June 29, 2010 | Sreeramchandra | * Sreeramchandra * Naushad Ali Kawa * Shivam Pathak |
| Week 8 | July 5, 2010 | Naushad Ali Kawa | * Swaroop Khan * Naushad Ali Kawa * Rakesh Maini |
| Week 9 | July 12, 2010 | Rakesh Maini | * Sreeramachandra * Rakesh Maini |
| Week 10 | July 19, 2010 | Bhumi Trivedi | * Bhumi Trivedi * Sreerama Chandra * Shivam Pathak |
| Week 11 | July 26, 2010 | Swaroop Khan | * This time, only one name was announced by the guest judge on the day, Mithun Chakraborty Mithun Chakraborty Mithun Chakraborty is an Indian film actor, social activist, and entrepreneur, who has won three National Film Awards. He made his acting debut with the arthouse drama Mrigaya , for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor.... . |
| Week 12 | Aug 2, 2010 | Rakesh Maini | * This time, only one name was announced by the guest judge on the day, Dharmendra Dharmendra Dharmendra Singh Deol |Punjab]]), better known as Dharmendra, is an award-winning Hindi film actor who has appeared in more than 247 Hindi-language films as of 2011. In 1997, he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Hindi cinema and also another Lifetime... . |
Eliminations
Every week, as the show progresses, there would be eliminations where the participants would be eliminated after facing the public votes and judges decisions.Eliminations Details Table
| Sr. No. |
Contestant Name |
Elimination Date |
Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Arvind Gujral |
May 9, 2010 | Arvind Gujral was eliminated after a face-off competition with another contestant and his close friend during the journey of Indian Idol together, Asit Kumar Tripathi. The result was announced by Deepika Padukone Deepika Padukone Deepika Padukone is an Indian actress and a former model. She appears mostly in Hindi as well as Tamil and Kannada language films. Born to Badminton player Prakash Padukone, she chose to become an actress and not pursue a career in sports.Padukone made her acting debut in the 2006 Kannada film... , who came as a guest at the show for the promotion of her film Housefull Housefull (2010 film) Housefull is a 2010 Bollywood comedy film directed by Sajid Khan, and starring Akshay Kumar as the protagonist and Deepika Padukone, Lara Dutta and Jiah Khan as the female leads. Ritesh Deshmukh, Arjun Rampal and Boman Irani also play important roles in the film, whilst Malaika Arora Khan and... . |
| 2. | Asit Kumar Tripathi |
May 13, 2010 | Instead of 4, the three participants were eliminated by the judges on 13 May after their solo performances, to select the top 13 candidates (instead of top 12, as it was declared earlier), who would go for the next level in Indian Idol. Yashraj was given a special Judges choice favor to be in the competition for the next round and he would be the 13th participant. The results were announced in presence of the guests of the day, the team of Hindi film, Badmaash Company Badmaash Company Badmaash Company is a 2010 Bollywood film directed by actor-turned-director Parmeet Sethi, produced by Aditya Chopra and starring Shahid Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Meiyang Chаng and Vir Das in the lead roles... . |
| 3. | Kanika Joshi |
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| 4. | Lakshay Nijhawan |
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| 5. | Vishwas Rai |
May 24, 2010 | Bottom Three - Yashraj Kapil, Manisha Karmarkar and Vishwas Rai; Vishwas Rai was eliminated after facing public votes. He is also the first candidate to be eliminated, among the top 13 finalists. |
| 6. | Meghna Kumar |
May 31, 2010 | Bottom Three - Shivam Pathak, Arpita Khan and Meghna Kumar; Meghna Kumar was eliminated after facing public votes |
| 7. | Manisha Karmakar |
June 7, 2010 | Bottom Three - Manisha Karmakar, Arpita Khan and Yashraj Kapil; Manisha Karmakar - Eliminated after facing public votes. |
| 8. | Yashraj Kapil |
June 14, 2010 | Bottom Three - Shashi Suman, Arpita Khan and Yashraj Kapil; Yashraj Kapil - Eliminated after facing public votes. |
| 9. | Arpita Khan |
June 21, 2010 | Bottom Three - Shashi Suman, Arpita Khan and Swaroop Khan; Arpita Khan - Eliminated after facing public votes. |
| 10. | Shashi Suman |
June 28, 2010 | Bottom Three - Shashi Suman, Shivam Pathak and Swaroop Khan; Shashi Suman - Eliminated after facing public votes. |
| 11. | Naushad Ali Kawa |
July 6, 2010 | Bottom Three - Rakesh Maini, Naushad Ali Kawa and Swaroop Khan; Naushad Ali Kawa - Eliminated after facing public votes. |
| 12. | Tia Kar |
July 13, 2010 | Bottom Three - Shivam Pathak, Tia Kar Tia Kar Tia Kar is an Indian Idol 5 finalist,a show that follows the extremely popular Idol series format, which began with Pop Idol in the UK. She was in the top 6 of the show.-Personal:... and Bhumi Trivedi; Tia Kar Tia Kar Tia Kar is an Indian Idol 5 finalist,a show that follows the extremely popular Idol series format, which began with Pop Idol in the UK. She was in the top 6 of the show.-Personal:... - Eliminated after facing public votes. |
| No one Eliminated |
July 20, 2010 | Bottom Two - Rakesh Maini and Swaroop Khan; Rakesh Maini saved by judges using their veto power |
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| 13. | Shivam Pathak |
July 27, 2010 | Bottom Two - Shivam Pathak and Swaroop Khan; Shivam Pathak - Eliminated after facing public votes. |
| 14. | Swaroop Khan |
Aug 3, 2010 | Bottom Two - Rakesh Maini and Swaroop Khan; Swaroop Khan - Eliminated after facing public votes. |
Elimination chart
| Did Not Perform | Top 16 | Top 13 | Winner |
| Initial Bottom 5 |
Initial Top 5 |
Safe | Bottom 3 | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
| Stage: | Semi- Finals |
Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week: | May 10 | May 13 | May 24 | May 31 | Jun 07 | Jun 14 | Jun 21 | Jun 28 | Jul 06 | Jul 13 | Jul 20 | Jul 27 | Aug 03 | Aug 15 | ||
| Place | Contestant | Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sreeram Chandra | Saved | winner | |||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Rakesh Maini | Saved | Saved4 | Runner | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Swaroop Khan | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Shivam Pathak | Saved1 | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Tia Kar Tia Kar Tia Kar is an Indian Idol 5 finalist,a show that follows the extremely popular Idol series format, which began with Pop Idol in the UK. She was in the top 6 of the show.-Personal:... |
1st3 | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Saved | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Shashi Suman | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Arpita Khan | Saved | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 10 | Yashraj Kapil | Saved 2 | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 11 | Elim | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | Meghna Kumar | Saved | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 13 | Vishwas Rai | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| 14-16 | Lakshay Nijhawan | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| Kanika Joshi | ||||||||||||||||
1 Shivam Pathak was in the bottom 5 of the remaining 8 in the piano results but was saved by the judges on May 12 instead of May 13, after his performance, the same day.
2 The judges saved Yashraj Kapil as the 13th finalist of Indian Idol 5.
3 It was disclosed in the Indian Idol blog that Tia Kar
Tia Kar
Tia Kar is an Indian Idol 5 finalist,a show that follows the extremely popular Idol series format, which began with Pop Idol in the UK. She was in the top 6 of the show.-Personal:...
received the maximum number of votes to get into the galas. She was rated as the most popular contestant of Indian Idol 5
4 Rakesh Maini was saved by the Judges from elimination, by using their Veto Power, for the first time in the history of Indian Idol.
Theme
The themes for each week were:- Week 1- Freestyle
- Week 2- Pritam special
- Week 3- Laxmikant Pyarelal special
- Week 4- Folk music
- Week 5- Bollywood special
- Week 6- RD Burman special
- Week 7- Qawwali
- Week 8- Hemamalini songs
- Week 9- In week 9, the contestants were divided into 2 teams. One team had to sing Anu Malik's songs while the other had to sing Salim Sulaiman's songs. This was the Idol Premier League.
- Week 10- Freestyle
- Week 11- Disco
- Week 12- Dharmendra songs
- Week 13- Songs requested by the Peepli live team
There were special challenges for the Top 3 contestants.
- Challenge 1: Sing along with Sunidhi Chauhan
- Challenge 2: Sing along with Udit Naryanan
- Challenge 3: Sing along with Shaan
- Challenge 4: Sing along with Usha Uthup
- Challenge 5: Grand Finale. The Top 3 had to sing three different songs.
Guests and Celebrity Judges
- Usha UthupUsha UthupUsha Uthup is a popular Indian pop, jazz and playback singer. She is well known for popular hits in the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.She started her Bollywood playback career, when she sang an English verse in hit song, "Dum maro dum"" in Hare Rama Hare Krishna, and went on work with music...
- April 28, 2010 - HousefullHousefull (2010 film)Housefull is a 2010 Bollywood comedy film directed by Sajid Khan, and starring Akshay Kumar as the protagonist and Deepika Padukone, Lara Dutta and Jiah Khan as the female leads. Ritesh Deshmukh, Arjun Rampal and Boman Irani also play important roles in the film, whilst Malaika Arora Khan and...
Team - Deepika PadukoneDeepika PadukoneDeepika Padukone is an Indian actress and a former model. She appears mostly in Hindi as well as Tamil and Kannada language films. Born to Badminton player Prakash Padukone, she chose to become an actress and not pursue a career in sports.Padukone made her acting debut in the 2006 Kannada film...
and Jiah KhanJiah Khan-Early Life:Khan Raised in Chelsea, London, to a Muslim family is the daughter of Ali Rizvi Khan, an Indian American, and Rabiya Amin, a Hindi film actress in the 1980s from Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India and most remembered in Tahir Hussain's Dulha Bikta Hai....
- May 10, 2010 - Housefull Team - Riteish Deshmukh, Sajid KhanSajid Khan (director)Sajid Khan is an Indian film-maker, actor, film director, script writer, talk show host and presenter and the younger brother of Bollywood choreographer and director Farah Khan.-Family and life:...
and Lara DuttaLara DuttaLara Dutta Bhupathi is an Indian actress, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, and former Miss Universe.-Early life:Dutta was born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh to a Punjabi father and an Anglo-Indian mother. Her father is Wing Commander L.K. Dutta and her mother is Jennifer Dutta...
- May 11, 2010 - Badmaash CompanyBadmaash CompanyBadmaash Company is a 2010 Bollywood film directed by actor-turned-director Parmeet Sethi, produced by Aditya Chopra and starring Shahid Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Meiyang Chаng and Vir Das in the lead roles...
team - Shahid KapoorShahid KapoorShahid Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. He is also a trained dancer.Starting off his career by working in music videos and advertisements, Kapoor made his Bollywood debut as a background dancer in Subhash Ghai's Taal . Four years later, he made his acting debut in Ishq...
, Anushka SharmaAnushka SharmaAnushka Sharma is an Indian actress and former model who appears in Hindi films. In 2008, she was signed by Aditya Chopra for a three-film contract and made her screen debut in Chopra's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. She later received acclaim for her role as Shruti Kakkar in Band Baaja Baaraat...
, Meiyang ChаngMeiyang ChаngMeiyang Chang is an Indian actor, television host, singer and qualified dentist.- Personal life :Meiyang Chang studied in Dhanbad, Dehradun, Mussoorie, and Bangalore. He attended Colonel Brown Cambridge School in Dehradun and Wynberg Allen School in Mussoorie...
and Vir DasVir Das- Personal life :Vir Saran Das was born in Dehradun and has lived in Africa and studied in Indian Language School in Lagos, Nigeria, Shimla and Delhi. He obtained a Bachelor's degree from Knox College, Illinois in Economics & Theatre with a concentration in performance...
- May 13, 2010 - PritamPritamPritam Chakraborty , better known as Pritam is a music director and composer from Kolkata who currently works in Bollywood, Mumbai.- Early life :...
- May 24 and 25, 2010 - Raajneeti team - Katrina KaifKatrina KaifKatrina Kaif is a British Indian actress and former model who appears in Indian films, mainly in the Hindi-language film industry. She has also appeared in Telugu and Malayalam films. She was voted the sexiest Asian woman in the world by Eastern Eye in the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011...
, Arjun RampalArjun RampalArjun Rampal , born 26 November 1972, is an award-winning Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films, as well as a fashion model.- Film career :...
- May 31, 2010 - Raajneeti team - Ranbir KapoorRanbir KapoorRanbir Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood movies.Making his acting debut in the 2007 film Saawariya, for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut, Kapoor went on to earn critical praise for his performance in Wake Up Sid...
- June 1, 2010 - Laxmikant PyarelalLaxmikant PyarelalLaxmikant-Pyarelal were a popular Indian composer duo, consisting of Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma . They composed music for about 635 Hindi movies from 1963 to 1998, working for almost all notable filmmakers including Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand, Feroze Khan, B.R...
Special - Pyarelal - June 1, 2010 - Shankar-Ehsaan-LoyShankar-Ehsaan-LoyShankar–Ehsaan–Loy are an Indian musical trio consisting of Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa. Record producers, musicians and multi-instrumentalists, they have composed music for over fifty soundtrack across four languages...
- June 21, 2010 - Asha BhosleAsha BhosleAsha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...
- June 22, 2010 - R D Burman Special - I Hate Luv StorysI Hate Luv StorysI Hate Luv Storys is a Bollywood film starring Imran Khan and Sonam Kapoor in the lead roles. The film is a romantic comedy, written and directed by newcomer, Punit Malhotra and produced under Karan Johar's Dharma Productions and Ronnie Screwvala's UTV Motion Pictures. The film was released on 2...
team -Sonam KapoorSonam KapoorSonam Kapoor is an Indian film actress who appears in Bollywood films. Kapoor made her acting debut in the unsuccessful film Saawariya opposite newcomer Ranbir Kapoor, which earned her a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She earned her first commercial success in I Hate Luv...
, Imran KhanImran KhanImran Khan Niazi is a Pakistani politician and former Pakistani cricketer, playing international cricket for two decades in the late twentieth century. After retiring, he entered politics...
- June 28, 2010 - LamhaaLamhaa-Controversy:Lamhaa was banned in GCC countries i.e. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE and Oman. UAE National Media Council Censorship Board felt that the content of the movie is highly objectionable and controversial....
team -Bipasha BasuBipasha BasuBipasha Basu is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bollywood films. A former model, she was the winner of the Ford's Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest in 1996.-Early life:...
, Sanjay DuttSanjay DuttSanjay Dutt is an Indian Hindi film actor and politician. Dutt, son of Hindi film actors Sunil and Nargis Dutt, made his acting debut in 1981.-Personal life:...
, Kunal KapoorKunal KapoorKunal Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi cinema.-Career:Kapoor began his career as an assistant director on the Amitabh Bachchan starrer Aks. He began his acting career training under theatre legend Barry John. He continued his theatre career with Motley, a theater group run by...
- June 29, 2010 - Hema MaliniHema MaliniHema Malini is an Indian actress, director and producer, as well as a Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer. Making her acting debut in Sapno Ka Saudagar , she went on to appear in numerous Bollywood films, most notably those with actor and future-husband Dharmendra. She was initially promoted as...
Special - Hema Malini - July 5, 2010 - Sulaiman Merchant- July 12, 2010
- 3 Idiots team -Aamir KhanAamir KhanAamir Hussain Khan is an Indian film actor, director and producer who has established himself as one of the leading actors of Hindi cinema....
, Sharman JoshiSharman JoshiSharman Joshi is an Indian film and theatre actor. He has worked on various stage productions in English, Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati languages. However, he is mostly known for his work in Hindi films.-Personal life :...
, Rajkumar HiraniRajkumar HiraniRajkumar Hirani is a National Award and Filmfare Award winning Indian director, screenwriter and film editor of Hindi films, best known for the films Munna Bhai MBBS , Lage Raho Munnabhai and 3 Idiots , considered the highest-grossing Hindi film by distributor-share.-Early life and...
- July 19, 2010 - (Promoting TV Premiere of 3 Idiots) - Once Upon a Time in MumbaiOnce Upon A Time In MumbaiOnce Upon a Time in Mumbaai is a 2010 Bollywood crime drama film directed by Milan Luthria and produced by Ekta Kapoor. It stars Ajay Devgan, Emraan Hashmi, Prachi Desai, and Kangana Ranaut. The film, produced by Balaji Telefilms, was released on 30 July 2010.-Plot:The film opens with a suicide...
team -Ajay DevganAjay DevganAjay Devgan , born Vishal Veeru Devgan on 2 April 1969, is an Indian film actor, director, and producer.He made his film debut with Phool Aur Kaante in 1991 and received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance in the film and for which he won a Filmfare Best Debut Award...
, Kangana Ranaut - July 20, 2010 - Mithun ChakrabortyMithun ChakrabortyMithun Chakraborty is an Indian film actor, social activist, and entrepreneur, who has won three National Film Awards. He made his acting debut with the arthouse drama Mrigaya , for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor....
- July 26, 2010 - Shivaji Satam - C.I.D. (TV series) - July 27, 2010
- DharmendraDharmendraDharmendra Singh Deol |Punjab]]), better known as Dharmendra, is an award-winning Hindi film actor who has appeared in more than 247 Hindi-language films as of 2011. In 1997, he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Hindi cinema and also another Lifetime...
- August 2, 2010 - Aashayein team -John AbrahamJohn Abraham (actor)John Abraham is an Indian film actor and former model. After modeling for numerous advertisements and companies, Abraham made his film debut with Jism , which earned him a Filmfare Best Debut Award nomination. This was followed by his first commercial success, Dhoom...
, Nagesh KukunoorNagesh KukunoorNagesh Kukunoor is an Indian filmmaker and screenwriter. He is known for movies such as Hyderabad Blues , Rockford , 3 Deewarein and Iqbal .-Early life:...
, Sonal SehgalSonal SehgalSonal Sehgal: is an Indian television actress best known for her work in the television serials, 'Saara Akash' and 'Hotel Kingston'. She even featured in the popular music-video Maeri by Euphoria....
- August 3, 2010 - Peepli LivePeepli LivePeepli Live is a 2010 Indian comic satire that explores the topic of "farmer suicides" and the subsequent media and political response. It is written and directed by Anusha Rizvi in her directorial debut, and produced by Aamir Khan Productions...
team -Aamir KhanAamir KhanAamir Hussain Khan is an Indian film actor, director and producer who has established himself as one of the leading actors of Hindi cinema....
, Anusha RizviAnusha RizviAnusha Rizvi is an Indian film director and Screenwriter. Her directorial debut is Peepli Live. The movie won the Best First Film award at the Durban film festival.-Career:...
- August 9, 2010 - Udit NarayanUdit Narayan-Career:King of melody, Udit Narayan Jha was born on 1 December, 1955 in a village called Bhardaha in the Saptari district , Nepal. His father was Hare Krishna Jha and his mother was Bhuwaneshwari Devi.Narayan studied at P.B...
- August 11, 2010 - ShaanShaan (singer)Shaan , is an Indian playback singer, and television host. He hosted the shows Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs, Star Voice of India and "Star Voice of India 2"...
- August 12, 2010 - Usha UthupUsha UthupUsha Uthup is a popular Indian pop, jazz and playback singer. She is well known for popular hits in the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.She started her Bollywood playback career, when she sang an English verse in hit song, "Dum maro dum"" in Hare Rama Hare Krishna, and went on work with music...
- August 14, 2010 - We Are Family (2010 film)We Are Family (2010 film)We Are Family is a Hindi film directed by Siddharth Malhotra and produced by Karan Johar. The project features actors Kajol, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal in the lead roles, and is an official remake of the 1998 film Stepmom. It released worldwide on September 3, 2010, and a day before in India...
team - Kareena KapoorKareena KapoorKareena Kapoor , often informally referred to as Bebo, is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. During her career, Kapoor has received six Filmfare Awards, among nine nominations, and has been noted for her performances in a range of film genres; these include her work from contemporary...
- Grand Finale - August 15, 2010 - Amitabh BachchanAmitabh BachchanAmitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...
- Kaun Banega CrorepatiKaun Banega CrorepatiKaun Banega Crorepati is an Indian reality/game show based on the UK game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? which offers a maximum cash prize of £1 million. The show first aired in 2000 and was hosted by Amitabh Bachchan. This was the first appearance of Bachchan on Indian television...
- 4 - Grand Finale - August 15, 2010 - Richa Sharma - Grand Finale - August 15, 2010
- Shankar MahadevanShankar MahadevanShankar Mahadevan is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.-Early life:...
- Grand Finale - August 15, 2010 - Kailash Kher - Grand Finale - August 15, 2010
- Alisha ChinaiAlisha ChinaiAlisha Chinai in Gujarati family and an Indian pop singer known for her several albums as well as playback singing in Hindi cinema.-Career:...
- Grand Finale - August 15, 2010