| Num Episodes: | 25 |
| Network: | Colors TV |
Rising Star is the second Indian version of the international franchise series Rising Star, a reality television singing competition. This is first time when Rising Star does not come with any present sponsor. This season earlier had an age limit of 4–13 years but when singers more than 13 years of age came for audition, the channel decided to change the age limit to 4 years and above. It is based on the Israeli singing competition HaKokhav HaBa (meaning The Next Star) created by Keshet Broadcasting Ltd.
The program format lets the viewers vote for contestants live via the television channel's mobile app. The show premiered on 20 January 2018 on Colors TV. This is the first reality television show in India which involves Live Audience Voting through Voot App.
Popular playback singer and music director Shankar Mahadevan, playback singer and actor Monali Thakur and actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh return as the experts in the show.
The show is hosted by TV Actor Ravi Dubey. The winner of Rising Star Season 2 is Hemant Brijwasi.[1]
In contrast to other singing competition TV shows which feature a cast of celebrity judges, Rising Star features a cast of celebrity experts and considers the viewers at home the judges.[2] During each performance, the audience at home is able to decide in real time whether or not a contestant is sent through to the next round by using a mobile voting app.[3]
While the viewers at home are considered the "judges", the expert panelists also may influence the vote but with continuously decreasing percentage votes over the total public vote and not exceeding 5% of the total voting power.
The first round where the acts are individually called to perform. As a reportage of the announced performer is shown, viewers are invited to register for voting for that specific act. Following a countdown of three seconds, the candidate has to start performing behind a screen called "The Wall".
With start of performance, the voting kicks in. Registered voters have the option of voting just "Yes" or "No". Non-votes are also considered "No" votes. If an expert votes "Yes", another 5% is added to the tally of the contestant. The contestants also see random photos of voters in their favour. Faces of panelists voting "Yes" are also shown in larger frames.
Once the contestant reaches 80% of "Yes" votes, the wall is raised and the contestant goes to the next round of the competition.[4]
Contestants who make it through the auditions are paired by the judges to face off in a duel. The first contestant sings with the wall up and sets the benchmark for the second contestant. The second contestant sings with the wall down. If the second contestant betters the first contestant's vote total, the wall rises and the second contestant was through to the next round while the first contestant is eliminated; if the second contestant fails to raise the wall, the second contestant is eliminated and the first contestant goes through.
The Live auditions began on 20 January 2018 and went on till 4 February 2018.
| Episode Date | Contestant | Age (in years) | From | Song | Votes | Expert's Choices | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShankarMahadevan | MonaliThakur | DiljitDosanjh | |||||||
| Jan 20 | Rohanpreet Singh | 23 | Patiala | Dil Diyan Gallan | 95% | Advanced | |||
| Mamta Raut | 31 | Ranchi | Baghban | 86% | Advanced | ||||
| Aman Biswal | 12 | Bhubaneshwar | Om Namah Shivay + Albela Sajan | 89% | Advanced | ||||
| Debanjali Chaterjee | 29 | Kolkata | Har Kisi Ko | 90% | Advanced | ||||
| Sriprasanna Pendyalaya | 21 | Visakhapatnam | Sun Saathiya | 94% | Advanced | ||||
| Friendship Band | 24-27 | Lucknow | Mehbooba Mehbooba + ... | 80% | Advanced | ||||
| Jan 21 | Dr. Sudeep Ranjan | 24 | Boko, Assam | Khamoshiyan | 93% | Advanced | |||
| Soham & Chaitanya | 10 & 12 | Alandi, Pune | Dagabaaz Re | 94% | Advanced | ||||
| Iswari Behera | 21 | Sambhalpur, Odisha | Dua | 77% | Eliminated | ||||
| Srushti & Varsha Barlemwar | 23 & 48 | Nagpur | Saiyaan Dil Mein Aana Re | 66% | Eliminated | ||||
| Ridham Kalyan | 18 | Amritsar | Aaj Ibaadat | 83% | Advanced | ||||
| Rajnigandha Shekhawat | 43 | Jaipur, Rajasthan | Badrinath Ki Dulhania + Holiya Me Ude Re Gulal | 74% | Eliminated | ||||
| Ashwin Prabhu | 22 | Bengaluru | Tumse Milke Dil Ka Hai Jo Haal | 89% | Advanced | ||||
| Afreen Group | 18-24 | Jalandar | Naina Thag Lenge + Kajra Re | 94% | Advanced | ||||
| Jan 27 | Nigam Brothers | 22 & 31 | Lucknow | Dil Se Re + Maa Tujhe Salaam | 91% | Advanced | |||
| Prakruthi Reddy | 8 | Bangalore, Karnataka | Nagada Sang Dhol | 67% | Eliminated | ||||
| Alankar Mahtolia | 23 | New Delhi | Chunar | 86% | Advanced | ||||
| Manganiyar Fusion | 21-27 | Jaisalmer, Rajasthan | Saree Ke Fall Sa | 90% | Advanced | ||||
| Raenit Singh | 23 | New Delhi | Moh Moh Ke Dhaage | 94% | Advanced | ||||
| Raman Kapoor | 27 | Gurugram, Haryana | Rang De Basanti | 80% | Advanced | ||||
| Mohd Rehan Quraishi | 28 | Lucknow | Aas Paas Khuda | 73% | Eliminated | ||||
| Jan 28 | Sindhu Wadekar | 60 | Maharashtra | Hansta Hua Noorani Chehra | 89% | Advanced | |||
| Akhtar Brothers | 21 & 23 | Punjab | Sultan | 93% | Advanced | ||||
| Shashank Sekhar | 28 | Bhubaneswar | Teri Meri Kahaani | 94% | Advanced | ||||
| Vishnumaya Ramesh | 12 | Kerala | Jiya Jale | 93% | Advanced | ||||
| Jyoti Sharma | 18 | Guwahati | Parda Parda | 66% | Eliminated | ||||
| The Harmony Chorus | 10-16 | Bengaluru | Kal Ho Naa Ho + Choti Si Aasha + Taare Zameen Par | 93% | Advanced | ||||
| Sakshi Ratti | 21 | Ludhiana, Punjab | Kamli | 66% | Eliminated | ||||
| Sagar Mhatre | 20 | Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra | Dil Ki Tapish | 94% | Advanced | ||||
| Feb 3 | Zaid Ali | 10 | Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh | Mere Rashke Qamar | 91% | Advanced | |||
| Vishal Srivastava | 34 | New Delhi | Ab Tere Bin | 63% | Eliminated | ||||
| Arya Nandini | 17 | Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh | Ghoomar | 91% | Advanced | ||||
| Jaya Piyush | 40 | Mumbai | Hothon Mein Aisi Baat | 92% | Advanced | ||||
| Anmol Jaswal | 19 | Jammu | Sapnon Se Bhare Naina | 76% | Eliminated | ||||
| Mehrnangori Rustam | 23 | Tajikistan | Khatooba | 74% | Eliminated | ||||
| Kumar Sahil | 25 | Kangra, Himachal Pradesh | Ramta Jogi | 78% | Eliminated | ||||
| Feb 4 | Chetan Brijwasi | 11 | Mathura | Haanikaarak Bapu | 93% | Advanced | |||
| Ajay Brijwasi | 14 | Mathura | Dil Haara | 94% | Advanced | ||||
| Hosiyaar Brijwasi | 16 | Mathura | O saiyaan | 94% | Advanced | ||||
| Hemant Brijwasi | 20 | Mathura | Tashan Mein | 94% | Advanced | ||||
| Akhil R Pillai | 27 | Alleppey, Kerala | Bulleya | 69% | Eliminated | ||||
| Supriya Joshi | 34 | Mumbai | Gulaabo | 88% | Advanced | ||||
| Archit Patidia | 21 | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | Maduban Me Radhika Nache | 94% | Advanced | ||||
The top 31 scorers from the auditions moved on to the second round named 'Duels Ki Takkar' which began on 10 February 2018. The contestants who qualify from this round move on to the quarterfinals.
The Top 16 contestants compete in this round. Eight teams of two perform in duets. The first team perform with the wall up and set the target percentage. The next teams perform with the wall down and attempt to beat the target score. The duo with the least score move to the Red Sofa (unsafe zone). The team with the lowest score gets eliminated.
Episode 11: 24 February 2018
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | |||||
| 1 | Afreen Group | Billo Rani + Humka Peeni Hain | 89% | Advanced | |||
| Mamta Raut | |||||||
| 2 | Rohanpreet Singh | Samjhawan | 90% | Advanced | |||
| Vishnumaya Ramesh | |||||||
| 3 | Jaya Piyush | Manwa Laage | 88% | Advanced | |||
| Shashank Sekhar | |||||||
| 4 | Dr. Sudeep Ranjan | Jai Ho + Roobaroo | 86% | Advanced | |||
| The Harmony Chorus | |||||||
| 5 | Zaid Ali | Arziyan | 92% | Advanced | |||
| Hosiyaar Brijwasi | |||||||
| 6 | Akhtar Brothers | Mast Kalandar | 94% | Advanced | |||
| Hemant Brijwasi | |||||||
| 7 | Alankar Mahtolia | Dhan The Nan | 54% | Eliminated | |||
| Ridham Kalyan | |||||||
| 8 | Sagar Mhatre | Tere Naina | 88% | Advanced | |||
| Aman Biswal | |||||||
The Top 14 contestants compete in this round. As the round progresses, the contestant who receives fewest votes at that point of the competition moves to the Red Sofa. At the end of the episode, the contestant who sits on the Red Sofa gets eliminated.
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | ||||||
| 1 | The Harmony Chorus | English Vinglish + Na Jaane + Navrai Majhi | 87% | Advanced | ||||
| 2 | Mamta Raut | Morni Baaga Ma Bole | 84% | Advanced | ||||
| 3 | Rohanpreet Singh | Aye Zindagi Gale Laga Le | 90% | Advanced | ||||
| 4 | Jaya Piyush | Mere Haathon Mein | 65% | Advanced | ||||
| 5 | Hosiyaar Brijwasi | Lagi Aaj Sawan Ki | 53% | Eliminated | ||||
| 6 | Aman Biswal | Surmayee Ankhyion Mein | 91% | Advanced | ||||
| 7 | Akhtar Brothers | Mujhe Ek Pal Chain Na Aaye | 90% | Advanced | ||||
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | ||||||
| 1 | Afreen Group | Naino Mein + Main Teri Dushman | 85% | Advanced | ||||
| 2 | Vishnumaya Ramesh | Hawa Hawai | 93% | Advanced | ||||
| 3 | Shashank Shekhar | Neele Neele Ambar Par | 88% | Advanced | ||||
| 4 | Zaid Ali | Tu Mujhe Kabool | 90% | Advanced | ||||
| 5 | Sagar Mhatre | Kabhi Main Kahoon Kabhi Tu | 51% | Eliminated | ||||
| 6 | Hemant Brijwasi | Meri Zindagi Ek Pyaas | 93% | Advanced | ||||
| 7 | Dr. Sudeep Ranjan | Kate Nahin Kat Te | 78% | Advanced | ||||
The Top 12 contestants compete in this round. As the round progresses, the contestant who receives fewest votes at that point of the competition moves to the Red Sofa. At the end of the episode, the contestant who sits on the Red Sofa gets eliminated.
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | |||||
| 1 | Shashank Shekhar | Main Toh Raste Se Ha Raha Tha | 85% | Advanced | |||
| 2 | Mamta Raut | Prem Jaal | 88% | Advanced | |||
| 3 | Vishnumaya Ramesh | Sona Kitna Sona Hai | 88% | Advanced | |||
| 4 | Afreen Group | UP Wala Thumka + Suno Sasur Ji | 87% | Advanced | |||
| 5 | Hemant Brijwasi | Kaha Raja Bhoj Kaha Gangu Teli | 93% | Advanced | |||
| 6 | Aman Biswal | Kisi Disco Mein Jaaye | 83% | Eliminated | |||
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | |||||
| 1 | Rohanpreet Singh | Channa Mereya | 92% | Advanced | |||
| 2 | Jaya Piyush | O Mere Sona Re Sona Re | 84% | Advanced | |||
| 3 | Akhtar Brothers | Mera Yaar | 90% | Advanced | |||
| 4 | Zaid Ali | Main Nikla Gaddi Leke | 94% | Advanced | |||
| 5 | The Harmony Chorus | Mere Mehboob + Maahi Ve + Mehndi | 83% | Advanced | |||
| 6 | Dr. Sudeep Ranjan | I Love You | 54% | Eliminated | |||
Wild Card Twist: Some of the eliminated contestants were brought back for another chance. Raenit Singh, Aman Biswal & Chetan Brijvasi.
The Top 12 contestants compete in this round. As the round progresses, the contestant who receives fewest votes at that point of the competition moves to the Red Sofa. At the end of the episode, the contestant who sits on the Red Sofa gets eliminated.
WILD CARD
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | |||||
| 1 | Chetan Brijwasi | Baawre | 83% | Won Re-entry | |||
| 2 | Raenit Singh | Kurbaan Hua | 84% | Won Re-entry | |||
| 3 | Aman Biswal | Bijuria | 79% | Couldn't make a come-back | |||
Top 12
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | |||||
| 1 | Mamta Raut | Aga Bai | 86.96% | Advanced | |||
| 2 | The Harmony Chorus | O Humdum Sonio Re + Dhakka Laga Mukka | 86.86% | Advanced | |||
| 3 | Vishnumaya Ramesh | Chupske Se | 91% | Advanced | |||
| 4 | Jaya Piyush | Hum Tum | 75% | Eliminated | |||
| 5 | Akhtar Brothers | Jiya Lage Na | 91% | Advanced | |||
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | |||||
| 1 | Zaid Ali | Piya Haji Ali | 93% | Advanced | |||
| 2 | Rohanpreet Singh | Layi Vi Na Gayi | 90% | Advanced | |||
| 3 | Shashank Shekhar | Hamari Adhuri Kahani | 65% | Eliminated | |||
| 4 | Chetan Brijwasi | Dus Bahane | 83% | Advanced | |||
| 5 | Raenit Singh | Jab Se Tere Naina | 74% | Advanced | |||
| 6 | Afreen Group | Tharki Chokro | 88% | Advanced | |||
| 7 | Hemant Brijwasi | Slow Motion Angreza | 94% | Advanced | |||
The Top 10 contestants compete in this round. As the round progresses, the contestant who receives fewest votes at that point of the competition moves to the Red Sofa. At the end of the episode, the contestant who sits on the Red Sofa gets eliminated.
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | |||||
| 1 | Vishnumaya Ramesh | Dil Cheez Kya Hai | 91% | Advanced | |||
| 2 | Rohanpreet Singh | Rafta Rafta | 88.95% | Advanced | |||
| 3 | Zaid Ali | Agar Tum Na Hote | 88.78% | Advanced | |||
| 4 | Mamta Raut | Ho Pardesia | 75% | Eliminated | |||
| 5 | The Harmony Chorus | Kaisi Paheli Zindagani | 83% | Advanced | |||
| Order | Contestant | Season 1 Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | ||||||
| 1 | Akhtar Brothers | Diljot Qawwali Group (8th Place) | Aaya Tere Dar Par Deewana | 90% | Advanced | |||
| 2 | Chetan Brijwasi | Bannet Dosanjh (Winner) | Dard-e-Disco & Swag Se Swagat | 88% | Advanced | |||
| 3 | Hemant Brijwasi | Maithili Thakur (Runner-up) | Mere Dholna | 93% | Advanced | |||
| 4 | Raenit Singh | Ameya Date (6th Place) | Zaalima | 83% | Eliminated | |||
| 5 | Afreen Group | Afsana Khan (7th Place) | Ghagra & Kajra Mohabbat Wala | 86% | Advanced | |||
The Top 8 contestants compete in this round. As the round progresses, the contestant who receives fewest votes at that point of the competition moves to the Red Sofa. At the end of the episode, the contestant who sits on the Red Sofa gets eliminated.
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | |||||
| 1 | Rohanpreet Singh | Pehla Nasha | 90% | Advanced | |||
| 2 | The Harmony Chorus | Gun Gun Guna + Ghanan Ghanan | 75% | Eliminated | |||
| 3 | Chetan Brijwasi | Tatad Tatad | 83% | Advanced | |||
| 4 | Vishnumaya Ramesh | Kuhu Kuhu Bole Koyalia | 88% | Advanced | |||
| 5 | Akhtar Brothers | Kawa Kawa | 87% | Advanced | |||
| 6 | Zaid Ali | Laal Ishq | 89% | Advanced | |||
| 7 | Hemant Brijwasi | Satrangi Re | 92% | Advanced | |||
| 8 | Afreen Group | Tu Cheej Badi Hai + Koi Jaane Koi Na Jaane | 80% | Advanced | |||
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | |||||
| 1 | Vishnumaya Ramesh | Bhare Naina | 90% | Advanced | |||
| 2 | Chetan Brijwasi | Malhari | 58% | Advanced | |||
| 3 | Rohanpreet Singh | Bol Na Halke Halke | 92% | Advanced | |||
| 4 | Zaid Ali | Maula Mere Lele Meri Jaan | 91% | Advanced | |||
| 5 | Hemant Brijwasi | Rut Aa Gayi Re | 89% | Advanced | |||
| 6 | Akhtar Brothers | Deva Shree Ganesha | 88% | Advanced | |||
| 7 | Afreen Group | Afreen Afreen | 53% | Eliminated | |||
The contestants compete to earn a direct entry to the finale week. In each episode, the contestant sitting on Golden Sofa (the contestant with the highest score) will move on to compete for the Ticket To Finale.
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | ||||||
| 1 | Akhtar Brothers | Shah Ka Rutba | 80% | Beaten by Vishnumaya | ||||
| 2 | Chetan Brijwasi | Suno Na Sangemarmar | 71% | Couldn't beat the score of 80% | ||||
| 3 | Vishnumaya Ramesh | Mohe Rang Do Laal | 86.04% | Beaten by Zaid Ali | ||||
| 4 | Zaid Ali | O Re Piya | 86.50% | Beaten by Hemant | ||||
| 5 | Rohanpreet Singh | Aaoge Jab Tum | 84% | Couldn't beat the score of 86% | ||||
| 6 | Hemant Brijwasi | Bheegi Bheegi | 88% | bgcolor=gold | Advanced to compete for the Ticket To Finale | |||
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | ||||||
| 1 | Chetan Brijwasi | Manma emotion+Aashiq surrender | 75% | Beaten by Zaid Ali | ||||
| 2 | Zaid Ali | Surili Ankhyion Wale | 88.2% | Beaten by Vishnumaya Ramesh | ||||
| 3 | Rohanpreet Singh | Jeena Jeena | 84% | Couldn't beat the score of 88% | ||||
| 4 | Vishnumaya Ramesh | Satyam Shivam Sundaram | 88.51% | bgcolor=gold | Advanced to compete for the Ticket To Finale | |||
| 5 | Akhtar Brothers | Jugni | 84% | Couldn't beat the score of 88% | ||||
The two top scorers of Saturday and Sunday episode participate in a face-off round.
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | ||||||
| 1 | Vishnumaya Ramesh | Sun Raha Hai Na Tu | 74% | Couldn't win the ticket to finale | ||||
| 2 | Hemant Brijwasi | Piya Re | 89% | bgcolor=gold | Won Ticket To Finale | |||
The Top 5 contestants except for Ticket to Finale winner Hemant Brijwasi were divided into two batches. Batch A- Zaid Ali, Chetan Brijwasi & Vishnumaya Ramesh and Batch B- Akhtar Brothers & Rohanpreet Singh. The contestant with the lowest score in each batch will be eliminated, making the Top 4.
| Batch | Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | ||||||
| A | 1 | Zaid Ali | Teri Deewani | 88% | Advanced to Top 4 | |||
| 2 | Chetan Brijwasi | Afghan Jalebi | 63% | Eliminated | ||||
| 3 | Vishnumaya Ramesh | Bairi Piya | 88% | Advanced to Top 4 | ||||
| B | 4 | Rohanpreet Singh | Tum Hi Ho | 89% | Advanced to Top 4 | |||
| 5 | Akhtar Brothers | Barson Yaaron | 79% | Eliminated | ||||
The Top 4 finalists compete in the first round. The Top 3 contestants proceed to the Face-off round.
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | ||||||
| 1 | Vishnumaya Ramesh | Hai Rama | 85% | Advanced to Top 3 | ||||
| 2 | Zaid Ali | Jag Ghoomeya | 80% | Third Runner-Up | ||||
| 3 | Rohanpreet Singh | Haule Haule | 83% | Advanced to Top 3 | ||||
| 4 | Hemant Brijwasi | Saanware | 88% | Advanced to Top 3 | ||||
Final Face-off:
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rohanpreet Singh | Khuda Jaane | 78.39% | 1st Runner-up | |
| 2 | Vishnumaya Ramesh | Silsila Yeh Chaahat Ka | 78.10% | 2nd Runner-up | |
| 3 | Hemant Brijwasi | Alvida | 86% | Winner[5] |