Indian Idol is a top-rated singing reality show, adapted from the British television music show Pop Idol and the American singing competition, American Idol. The show was created by Simon Fuller and was aired on the Sony Entertainment Television channel, produced by Ashok (from 2008 to 2009) and Namit Sharma Namit Sharma is a Hindi host in the Bollywood indu >> Read More... (2010 up to the present).
The show combines reality and drama, consisting of music, emotions, and glamour. Contestants should be 15 to 30 years old and entitled to work in India. They are not allowed to join if they have already participated in the previous seasons and became part of the top 24, under any recording contracts, are not a citizen of India, or are landed immigrants with temporary residency.
Indian Idol has completed six seasons and has become very successful. Season 1 was premiered in October 2004 and ended in March 2005. The winner for this season was Abhijeet Sawant Abhijeet Sawant is an Indian Hindi singer, actor a >> Read More... , who had already released his first and second albums entitled 'Aap Ka Abhijeet' and 'Hunoon,' respectively. He also represented India and was placed third in the reality singing competition, Asian Idol. Amit Sana A very talented singer born in Bhilai, he is very >> Read More... won first place while Rahul Vaidya Rahul Vaidya is a prominent Indian singer turned a >> Read More... took the second runner-up and became an anchor in popular shows like 'Aaja Mahi Ve' and 'Jhoom India.' He also won the singing competition show 'Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar,' while Sawant placed first. Prajakta Shukre Born in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, Prajakta was lead >> Read More... won the fourth runner-up place. In addition, Vaidya, Sana, and Shukre have already released their solo albums. The juries for Season 1 are Anu Malik Anu Malik is considered as one of the most famous >> Read More... , Farah Khan Farah Khan is an Indian film actress, producer, di >> Read More... , and ' Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam is a renowned Bollywood singer and comp >> Read More... .'
Season 2 started on November 21, 2005, and lasted until April 22, 2006. Sandeep Acharya Sandeep Acharya was born on February 4, 1984. He i >> Read More... won this season while N. C. Karunya got the first runner-up place; Anuj Sharma Anuj Sharma is an Indian singer and runner up in t >> Read More... took the third runner-up place, Amey Date Born on, in Mumbai, to a middle-class family, Amey >> Read More... was in the fourth, and Antara Mitra Antara Mitra was born on 10th July 1987 in the sta >> Read More... bagged the fifth place. Karunya became the favorite and was later announced as the Season 2 winner. Regrettably, Sandeep Acharya died on December 15, 2013, due to Jaundice. The third season of the Indian Idol started premiering on May 4, 2007 and ended on September 23, 2007. Prashant Tamang Prashant Tamang is a popular singer turned actor a >> Read More... won this season while Amit Paul Amit Paul is an Indian singer. He was a participan >> Read More... was the runner-up. Tamang released his solo 'Dhanyabad' and went on a world tour. Amit sang the OST for the film, 'Luck by Chance' entitled 'Pyaar Ki Dastaan.' He also represented India in Kuwait's Indian Carnival in 2007 along with Ankita Mishra, who took the third runner-up place.Â
Season 3 judges are Anu Malik, Udit Narayan, Alisha Chinai, and Javed Akhtar Javed Akhtar is an Indian poet, lyricist, film scr >> Read More... . The fourth season started on September 19, 2008, and ended on March 1, 2009. Sourabhee Debbarma was the first female winner in the history of Indian Idol. She won a total of Rs. 1 Crore and a contract with TATA Winger and the Sony Entertainment Television channel. Her first album was 'Meherbaan.' Kapil Thapa Kapil Thapa is a sensational playback singer and a >> Read More... took the runner-up place, and Torsha Sarkar Torsha Sarkar is a combination of beauty and talen >> Read More... was third. Anu Malik, Kailash Kher Kailash Kher was born on 7 July, 1973 in New Delhi >> Read More... , Sonali Bendre Sonali Bendre, the epitome of beauty and grace was >> Read More... , and Javed Akhtar were the judges for this season. The fifth season was premiered on May 13, 2010, and lasted until August 15, 2010. The winner for this season is Sreeramchandra Mynampati. The judges for this season are Anu Malik, Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan, a very famous Indian playback sin >> Read More... , and Salim Merchant Salim Merchant is a mesmerizing Music director, pl >> Read More... . The sixth season started on June 1, 2012, and aired till September 1, 2012. Vipul Mehta Vipul Mehta is an Indian singer born on 28 July 19 >> Read More... was the winner of this season, receiving the highest votes in Indian Idol history.Â
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