Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge USA 2008 is an India

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n television singing competition show that has premiered on 20 June 2008 on Zee TV

Zee TV

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 channel. It is the 1st instalment of the "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge" series in USA and the 6th public voting competition in the "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa" series. Chronologically, the show is preceded by Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs International

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs International

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs International is an Indian televised children's singing competition announced by Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007 host, Aditya Narayan, on 28 July 2007. The season began on 19 October 2007 and will feature 28 contestants. The show was broadcast on Fridays and Saturdays, and...

, however systematically it is followed by Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009

Hero Honda - Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009 is the 3rd installment of the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge series which premiered on July 4, 2008 on Zee TV. The show is hosted by Aditya Narayan, who also hosted the previous competition Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007...

.

Concept

Like other singing competitions, the concept of this season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa is to discover singing talent from USA. Auditions will be held in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas / Fort Worth and the Finals will be recorded in Dallas, Texas.

Host

• Aishwarya Nigam
  Aishwarya Nigam
  Aishwarya Nigam is an Indian singer. He is best known as a playback singer in Hindi films, particularly for films like Dabangg.He has received several awards for the song Munni Badnaam from Dabangg.He is a known name as he is the winner of Television music talent hunt, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa and has sung a...
  
  

Judges

• Suresh Wadkar
  Suresh Wadkar
  Suresh Ishwar Wadkar is an Indian playback singer. He performs in both Hindi and Marathi films.He has sung songs in some Bhojpuri films and in Konkani.- Early life :...
  
  
• Aadesh Srivastav

Top 20 Finalists

Male

1. Jeffrey Iqbal – 1st Runner-up (27 July 2008)
2. Farhan Zaidi – 2nd Runner-up (27 July 2008)
3. Krushanu Majmundar – Eliminated (27 July 2008) --- Semi-finalist
4. Rahul Lakhanpal – Eliminated (26 July 2008)
5. Vishal Bhalla – Eliminated (25 July 2008)
6. Anand Kannan – Eliminated (19 July 2008)
7. Prabhu Shankar – Eliminated (18 July 2008)
8. Muhibur Rehman – Eliminated (7/12/2008)
9. Praveen Jaligama – Eliminated (7/4/2008)
10. Purnash Durgaprasad – Eliminated (27 June 2008)

Female

1. Darshana Menon – Winner (27 July 2008)
2. Harini Vasudevan – Eliminated (27 July 2008) --- Semi-finalist
3. Ganga Narayanan – Eliminated (27 July 2008) --- Semi-finalist
4. Deeti Majmundar – Eliminated (26 July 2008)
5. Soujanya Madabhushi – Eliminated (25 July 2008)
6. Supriya Shridharan – Eliminated (19 July 2008)
7. Rasika Shekar – Eliminated (18 July 2008)
8. Ishmeet Kaur – Eliminated (7/11/2008)
9. Ujwala Chinni – Eliminated (7/5/2008)
10. Dr. Adeeba Akhtar – Dropped Out (28 June 2008)

• Note: Contestant's Darshana Menon (Winner), Jeffrey Iqbal (1st Runner-up), & Farhan Zaidi (2nd Runner-up) were accepted to participate in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009
  Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009
  Hero Honda - Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009 is the 3rd installment of the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge series which premiered on July 4, 2008 on Zee TV. The show is hosted by Aditya Narayan, who also hosted the previous competition Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007...
  
  in India.

External links

• Official Site