Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs International
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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
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007
Hero Honda – Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007 is an Indian Television singing competition that premiered on 4 May 2007 and ran until 13 October 2007. It is the 2nd instalment of the "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge" series and the 4th public voting competition in the "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa" series...

 host, Aditya Narayan
Aditya Narayan
Aditya Narayan Jha , born 6 August 1987, in Mumbai, India, commonly known as Aditya Narayan, is an actor, television host and music composer. He is the only child of Indian playback singer Udit Narayan and Deepa Narayan.-Early life:...

, 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 Sundays. Anamika Choudhari
Anamika Choudhari
Anamika Choudhari , born on July 7, 1995 is from Mariani, Jorhat of Assam and was a contestant in Zee TV's children's singing competition Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs International...

 won this competition on 1 March 2008. It is the 2nd instalment of the "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs" series and the 5th public voting competition in the "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa
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...

" series. Chronologically, the show is preceded by Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007
Hero Honda – Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007 is an Indian Television singing competition that premiered on 4 May 2007 and ran until 13 October 2007. It is the 2nd instalment of the "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge" series and the 4th public voting competition in the "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa" series...

.

Narayan mentioned that children aged 6–14 worldwide can send recordings of their songs onto a CD if they wish to participate in the competition. Furthermore, on 13 October 2007, Narayan also added that Pritam
Pritam
Pritam Chakraborty , better known as Pritam is a music director and composer from Kolkata who currently works in Bollywood, Mumbai.- Early life :...

 and 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...

 will be the judges of the show. However Pritam was later replaced by 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 :...

.

Locations

The auditions were held in the following cities 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...

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  • Chandigarh
    Chandigarh
    Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...

    : – 22 September
  • 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...

    : – 28 September
  • 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...

    : – 23 September
  • 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...

    : – 23 September
  • 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...

    : – 29 September


International auditions took place in the United Kingdom, Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...

, USA, South Africa, Malaysia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Singapore, Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...

, Kenya, Australia, Israel and Hong Kong.

Mostly all participants are from India ( Mostly ) Pakistan (Shortly) (America.Etc.) None Finals

Judges

  • 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...

  • 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 :...


Contestants http://www.lilchamps.zeetv.com/participants.php
Name City/State Country Status Status Date Episode Number Wildcard Entry/2nd Elimination
Anamika Choudhari
Anamika Choudhari
Anamika Choudhari , born on July 7, 1995 is from Mariani, Jorhat of Assam and was a contestant in Zee TV's children's singing competition Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs International...

 
Mariani, Assam Winner 1 March 2008 Episode 40
Rohanpreet Singh Patiala, Punjab 1st Runner-Up 1 March 2008 Episode 40
Tanmay Chaturvedi Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 2nd Runner-Up 1 March 2008 Episode 40
Aamir Hafeez Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Voted Out 15 February 2008 Episode 34
Vasundhara Raturi Delhi Voted Out 8 February 2008 Episode 32
Vaishali Raikwar Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Voted Out 1 December 2007 Episode 14 25 Jan 2008/Epi. 29
Smita Nandi Agartala, Tripura Voted Out 18 January 2008 Episode 27
Vibhor Parashar Delhi Voted Out 12 January 2008 Episode 25
Rohit Shyam Raut Nagpur, Maharastra Voted Out 4 January 2008 Episode 23
Paritosh Pande Gaziabad, Uttar Pradesh Voted Out 21 December 2007 Episode 21
Sahil Solanki Hissar, Haryana Voted Out 14 December 2007 Episode 6 1 Dec 2007/Epi. 14
Loria Dhoshi Jaipur, Rajasthan Voted Out 8 December 2007 Episode 16
Shahzaad Ali Bikaner, Rajasthan Voted Out 3 November 2007 Episode 17
Sagar Padke Mumbai, Maharastra Voted Out 30 November 2007 Episode 13
Sayon Sen New Delhi Voted Out 17 November 2007 Episode 10
Barbie Rajput Mandi, Himachal Pradesh Voted Out 10 November 2007 Episode 8
Arghya Ramnath Naik Muscat Voted Out 27 October 2007 Episode 4
Harsh Kapoor Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh Voted Out 27 October 2007 Episode 4
Shreya Nayak Mumbai, Maharashtra Voted Out 27 October 2007 Episode 4
Shreya Tripathi Sitrah Voted Out 27 October 2007 Episode 4
Sukanya Gupta Delhi Voted Out 27 October 2007 Episode 4
Utkarsha Telang Indor, Madhya Pradesh Voted Out 27 October 2007 Episode 4
Aamna Waheed (Spelling Correction) England UK Voted Out 26 October 2007 Episode 3
Maithali Shome Johannesburg Voted Out 26 October 2007 Episode 3
Rupaali Suva Voted Out 26 October 2007 Episode 3
Surbhi Rajput Kota, Rajasthan Voted Out 26 October 2007 Episode 3
Veda Narulkar Mumbai, Maharashtra Voted Out 26 October 2007 Episode 3
Anshula Kumar Sydney Voted Out 19 October 2007 Episode 2
Monalisa Roy Kuala Lumpur Voted Out 19 October 2007 Episode 2
Shruti Khandor USA USA Voted Out 19 October 2007 Episode 2
Vibhav Gautam Doha Voted Out 19 October 2007 Episode 2
Yash Kansara USA USA Voted Out 19 October 2007 Episode 2

Episode themes

Just as was done in previous Sa Re Ga Ma Pa
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...

 shows, the idea of themes is featured to determine the contestants' versatility and ability to sing different genres.
  • Episode 1 – Week 1 (Fri, October 19) – Introduction to Indian Contestants
  • Episode 2 – Week 1 (Sat, October 20) – Introduction to Foreign Contestants
  • Episode 3 – Week 2 (Fri, October 26) – Contestants' Choice
  • Episode 4 – Week 2 (Sat, October 27) – Contestants' Choice
  • Episode 5 – Week 3 (Fri, November 2) – Shah Rukh Khan's Songs
  • Episode 6 – Week 3 (Sat, November 3) – "Masti and Dhamaal" Songs
  • Episode 7 – Week 4 (Fri, November 9) – Diwali Special
  • Episode 8 – Week 4 (Sat, 10 November) – Rock and Roll
    Rock and roll
    Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...

     Songs
  • Episode 9 – Week 5 (Fri, 16 November) – Children's Day Special
  • Episode 10 – Week 5 (Sat, 17 November) – Comedy Special
  • Episode 11 – Week 6 (Fri, 23 November) – Asha Bhonsle's Songs
  • Episode 12 – Week 6 (Sat, 24 November)
  • Episode 13 – Week 7 (Fri, 30 November) – Contestant's Favorite Songs
  • Episode 14 – Week 7 (Sat, December 1) – Retro Theme
  • Episode 15 – Week 8 (Fri, December 7) – Hungama Songs
  • Episode 16 – Week 8 (Sat, December 8) – Amir Khan
    Amir Khan
    Amir Khan may refer to:*Amir Khan , British boxing world champion*Amir Khan , Indian classical singer*Amir Khan , alternate name of Mohammed Jawad, Guantanamo captive 900*Amir Khan , fictional character...

    's Songs
  • Episode 17 – Week 9 (Fri, December 14) –
  • Episode 18 – Week 9 (Sat, December 15) –
  • Episode 19 – Week 10 (Fri, December 21) – Balle Balle Punjabi Songs
  • Episode 20 – Week 10 (Sat, December 22) – Hits of Karisma Kapoor
    Karisma Kapoor
    Karisma Kapoor , often informally referred to as Lolo, is an Indian actress who made her debut in 1991, and appears in Bollywood films. During her career, she has been part of many commercially and critically successful films, Raja Hindustani being the most notable of them, as it was her biggest...

  • Episode 21 – Week 11 (Fri, December 28) – 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...

    's Songs
  • Episode 22 – Week 11 (Sat, December 29) – Disco Special
  • Episode 23 – Week 12 (Fri, January 4) – Beach Special
  • Episode 24 – Week 12 (Sat, January 5) – Parent's Special
  • Episode 25 – Week 13 (Fri, January 11) – Arabic Music
  • Episode 26 – Week 13 (Sat, January 12) – Mela Special
  • Episode 27 – Week 14 (Fri, January 18) – Sufi Songs
  • Episode 28 – Week 14 (Sat, January 19) – Hits of Arshad Warsi/Ayesha Takia
  • Episode 29 – Week 15 (Fri, January 25) – Train Songs
  • Episode 30 – Week 15 (Sat, January 26) – Patriotic Songs
  • Episode 31 – Week 16 (Fri, February 1) – 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 :...

    's Songs
  • Episode 32 – Week 16 (Sat, February 2) – New Songs of 2007 & Romantic Songs
  • Episode 33 – Week 17 (Fri, February 8) – Devotional Songs
  • Episode 34 – Week 17 (Sat, February 9) – Chaand & Bhoot Songs
  • Episode 35 – Week 18 (Fri, February 15) – Classical Songs
  • Episode 36 – Week 18 (Sat, February 16) – Hits of Kajol/Ajay Devgan

Celebrity Guests

  • Week 3 (2 November) – Anand Raj Anand
    Anand Raj Anand
    Anand Raj Anand is an Indian music director, composer, lyricist and playback singer in the Hindi film industry.-Early life:Anand was born in Delhi to a family of jewellers...

  • Week 4 (9 November) – Vishal-Shekhar
    Vishal-Shekhar
    Vishal-Shekhar are a music directing duo for Hindi films and are among the leading music directors in the industry today...

  • Week 5 (16 November) – Amrita-Nagin
  • Week 6 (23 November , November 24) – Asha Bhonsle (Both days)
  • Week 7 (1 December) – Soha Ali Khan
    Soha Ali Khan
    - Early life :Khan was born into the erstwhile princely family of Pataudi. She has Muslim Pashtun ancestry through Nawabs of Pataudi lineage from her father's side and Bengali Hindu ancestry from her mother's side...

  • Week 8 (7 December) – Usha Uthup
    Usha Uthup
    Usha 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...

  • Week 8 (8 December) – Amir Khan
    Amir Khan
    Amir Khan may refer to:*Amir Khan , British boxing world champion*Amir Khan , Indian classical singer*Amir Khan , alternate name of Mohammed Jawad, Guantanamo captive 900*Amir Khan , fictional character...

  • Week 9 (14 December , December 15) – 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...

     (Both days)
  • Week 10 (21 December) – Richa Sharma
  • Week 10 (22 December) – Karisma Kapoor
    Karisma Kapoor
    Karisma Kapoor , often informally referred to as Lolo, is an Indian actress who made her debut in 1991, and appears in Bollywood films. During her career, she has been part of many commercially and critically successful films, Raja Hindustani being the most notable of them, as it was her biggest...

  • Week 11 (28 December) – Agam Kumar Nigam
  • Week 11 (29 December) – 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....

     , Amrita Rao
    Amrita Rao
    Amrita Rao is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films.Beginning her career as a model, Rao made her acting debut with Ab Ke Baras...

     , Nikhil Dwivedi
    Nikhil Dwivedi
    Nikhil Dwivedi is a Hindi film actor. He has till date three movie releases to his name, making his debut with My Name is Anthony Gonsalves in 2008 that also saw him being nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut.-Early Life:...

  • Week 12 (5 January) – Deepa Narayan
  • Week 13 (11 January) – Nagesh Kukunoor
    Nagesh Kukunoor
    Nagesh Kukunoor is an Indian filmmaker and screenwriter. He is known for movies such as Hyderabad Blues , Rockford , 3 Deewarein and Iqbal .-Early life:...

     , Shreyas Talpade
    Shreyas Talpade
    -Early life:Talpade was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, in a Marathi family. He attended Shree Ram Welfare Society's High School in Andheri-West. He is married to Deepti Talpade. Shreyas met his wife Deepti when he went to her college as a celebrity...

     , Salim Sulaiman
  • Week 14 (18 January) – Rajpal Yadav
    Rajpal Yadav
    Rajpal Yadav is an Indian film actor, known for his comedy oriented roles.-Early life and education:Rajpal Yadav was born and brought up in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where he received his education.He did his college from Sardar Patel Hindu Inter College, Shahjahanpur.He played in Shahjahanpur...

  • Week 14 (19 January) – Ayesha Takia
    Ayesha Takia
    -Early life:Ayesha was born in Chembur Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Gujarati father, Nishit and a mother of mixed British-Maharashtrian descent, Faridah. She attended St. Anthony's High School in Chembur...

     , Arshad Warsi
    Arshad Warsi
    Arshad Warsi is an Indian actor who debuted in 1996 with the film Tere Mere Sapne which was a success but he is best known for his role as "Circuit" in the comedy films Munnabhai M.B.B.S. and Lage Raho Munnabhai and his role as Babban in Ishqiya which won him acclaim.-Early life and...

  • Week 15 (26 January) – 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:...

  • Week 16 (1 February) – Vishal Bharadwaj
  • Week 16 (2 February) – Kunal Khemu , Sameer Tandon
  • Week 17 (9 February) – Raju Shrivastav
  • Week 18 (15 February) – Amjad Ali Khan
    Amjad Ali Khan
    Amjad Ali Khan is an Indian classical musician who plays the sarod. Khan was born into a musical family and has performed internationally since the 1960s...

  • Week 18 (16 February]) – 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....

     , Ajay Devgan
    Ajay Devgan
    Ajay 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...



Grand Finale: (1 March) Kajol and Ajay Devgan

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