Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005
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Hero Honda Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005 was a reality series, an extension of the famous Sa Re Ga Ma Pa
programme that was first aired in 1995 on Zee TV
. With the new "Challenge" series, Zee TV brought 48 potential singers that are living in India
.
(Baghban fame), Himesh Reshammiya
(Tere Naam & Aashiq Banaya Aapne fame), Jatin-Lalit (Pehla Nasha fame) and Ismail Darbar
(HDDCS fame). The mentors picked one girl and one boy amidst 4 boys and 4 girls who took part during the course of a month. Hence, 16 contestants out of the 48 were eliminated. The 32 remaining contestants consists of 16 boys and 16 girls.
Aadesh Shrivastav's group was the Jai Ho Gharana, Himesh Reshammiya's group was Rock Gharana, Jatin Lalit's group was the Dum Gharana and Ismail Darbar's group was the Yalgaar Gharana.
, Jagjit Singh etc. were invited to comment and judge all the remaining contestants. Each week features a different judge.
Also, from this round onwards, the public was able to vote via SMS or by phone for their favourite singer. Each week, two contestants will be eliminated until the final round.
The only three contestants to have gone through the perfect green card on first day pattern were Vinit Singh
, Hemachandra, and Nihira Joshi. Nihira Joshi was the only girl out of all to have been perfect when being chosen by judges. She was also the most consistent participant throughout the competition.
The final 12 in order of winning with their gharana:
After the show's final episode, when Debojit was announced the winner, many people in India and other parts of the world were outraged, feeling that Vinit should have been the true winner.
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa
From 1999 till 2001, the show was hosted by the brothers Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan.After that, Shaan started hosting the show. Later, the name "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa" became known as the "brand name" of the series and completely changed the concept of the show to include public interaction through...
programme that was first aired in 1995 on Zee TV
Zee TV
Zee TV is an India-based satellite television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, which broadcasts various programmes in Hindi and other regional languages of India. Broadcasting is also present in various nations of South Asia, Europe, the Middle East,...
. With the new "Challenge" series, Zee TV brought 48 potential singers that are living in India
India
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...
.
Elimination rounds
The process started with elimination rounds by the four mentors: Aadesh ShrivastavaAadesh Shrivastava
Aadesh Shrivastava is an Indian composer and singer. Over the course of his career, he has composed the music for over 100 Hindi films. His wife Vijeta Pandit is a former Bollywood actress and the sister of the composer duo Jatin Lalit...
(Baghban fame), Himesh Reshammiya
Himesh Reshammiya
Himesh Reshammiya is an Indian music director, composer, singer and actor.-Music and film career:Himesh Reshammiya was born in Bhavnagar, Gujarat to Vipin Reshammiya and Madhu Reshammiya. He had his first success as a music director of the 2003 film, Tere Naam...
(Tere Naam & Aashiq Banaya Aapne fame), Jatin-Lalit (Pehla Nasha fame) and Ismail Darbar
Ismail Darbar
Ismail Darbar is an Indian composer and violinist, a popular name in Bollywood.-Career:Ismail Darbar is from Surat, Gujarat. He worked for several years as a session violinist for leading music directors Laxmikant Pyarelal, Kalyanji Anandji, Bappi Lahiri, Rajesh Roshan, Anand-Milind,...
(HDDCS fame). The mentors picked one girl and one boy amidst 4 boys and 4 girls who took part during the course of a month. Hence, 16 contestants out of the 48 were eliminated. The 32 remaining contestants consists of 16 boys and 16 girls.
Gharanas
The 32 remaining contestants were later put into different Gharanas (or Groups). Each Gharana had to pick 8 contestants in total from the contestants selected through the auditions, elimination rounds and wildcard entries.Aadesh Shrivastav's group was the Jai Ho Gharana, Himesh Reshammiya's group was Rock Gharana, Jatin Lalit's group was the Dum Gharana and Ismail Darbar's group was the Yalgaar Gharana.
Final 32
From the final 32 round onwards, guest judges like Shiv, Hari, Pt. Jasraj, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Alka YagnikAlka 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...
, Jagjit Singh etc. were invited to comment and judge all the remaining contestants. Each week features a different judge.
Also, from this round onwards, the public was able to vote via SMS or by phone for their favourite singer. Each week, two contestants will be eliminated until the final round.
The only three contestants to have gone through the perfect green card on first day pattern were Vinit Singh
Vinit Singh
Vineet Singh is a Bollywood playback singer.-Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005:...
, Hemachandra, and Nihira Joshi. Nihira Joshi was the only girl out of all to have been perfect when being chosen by judges. She was also the most consistent participant throughout the competition.
Final 12
From the final 12 onwards, week after week, after entertaining audiences from around the world with some fantastic music, singer by singer got eliminated due to lack of votes from the public.The final 12 in order of winning with their gharana:
- Debojit SahaDebojit SahaDebojit Saha, , is Indian-Bengali singer and was the winner of Zee TV's reality series, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005.-On Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005:He is a Silcharite....
(Yalgaar Ho) - Winner - Vinit SinghVinit SinghVineet Singh is a Bollywood playback singer.-Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005:...
(Jai Mata Di Let's Rock) - 1st Runner up - Vedala HemachandraVedala HemachandraHemachandra Vedala is a professional singer in Telugu Cinema and 2nd runner-up at the 2005 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. He hails from Hyderabad.-Personal life:...
(Jai Ho) - 2nd Runner Up - Himani KapoorHimani KapoorHimani Kapoor is an Indian singer and finalist of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005. She also hosted a show with Karan Oberoi on Zee TV called "Antakshari". She also competed in Star Plus's Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar....
(Jai Ho) - 3rd Runner Up - Nihira Joshi (Yalgaar Ho)- 4th Runner Up
- Paresh Madhaparia (Jai Mata Di Let's Rock)
- Ujjaini Mukherjee (Jai Mata Di Let's Rock)
- Twinkle BajpaiTwinkle BajpaiTia Bajpai was a finalist on the reality television music competition show, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005. She also participated in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Ek Main Aur Ek Tu, a duet singing competition, where she won the Judges Choice Award along with her partner Vishwas...
(Yalgar Ho) - Rajeev Kumar (Jai Ho)
- Sharib Sabri (Dum)
- Swananda Karmarkar (Dum)
- Raktima MukerjeeRaktima MukerjeeRaktima Mukerjee was a finalist on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005 achieving 12th place and subsequently a contestant on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Ek Main Aur Ek Tu with Vushwanath. Raktima was known for her clean and unique voice quality in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005...
(Jai Ho)
Controversy
During the show, at one point, one of the judges simply walked off the stage and said goodbye, due to an outrageous amount of votes for a contestant he thought was inadequate.After the show's final episode, when Debojit was announced the winner, many people in India and other parts of the world were outraged, feeling that Vinit should have been the true winner.
Cast
- 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"...
- host - Jatin-Lalit- themselves (Dum)
- Aadesh ShrivastavaAadesh ShrivastavaAadesh Shrivastava is an Indian composer and singer. Over the course of his career, he has composed the music for over 100 Hindi films. His wife Vijeta Pandit is a former Bollywood actress and the sister of the composer duo Jatin Lalit...
- himself (Jai Ho) - Himesh ReshammiyaHimesh ReshammiyaHimesh Reshammiya is an Indian music director, composer, singer and actor.-Music and film career:Himesh Reshammiya was born in Bhavnagar, Gujarat to Vipin Reshammiya and Madhu Reshammiya. He had his first success as a music director of the 2003 film, Tere Naam...
- himself (Jai Mata Di Let's Rock) - Ismail DarbarIsmail DarbarIsmail Darbar is an Indian composer and violinist, a popular name in Bollywood.-Career:Ismail Darbar is from Surat, Gujarat. He worked for several years as a session violinist for leading music directors Laxmikant Pyarelal, Kalyanji Anandji, Bappi Lahiri, Rajesh Roshan, Anand-Milind,...
- himself (Yalgaar Ho)