Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs International Explained

Runtime:	52 minutes
Director:	Gyan Sahay
Creator:	Rajeev Arora Abhishek Dwivedi
Presenter:	Aditya Narayan
Starring:	Suresh Wadkar Sonu Nigam
Country:	India
Network:	Zee TV

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 with 28 contestants. The show was broadcast on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Anamika Choudhari won this competition on 1 March 2008.^[1] It is the second instalment of the "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs" series and the fifth public voting competition in the "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa" series. Chronologically, the show was preceded by Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007.

Narayan mentioned that children aged 6–14 worldwide could send recordings of their songs on a CD if they wished to participate in the competition. Furthermore, on 13 October 2007, Narayan also added that Pritam and Sonu Nigam would be the judges of the show. However, Pritam was later replaced by Suresh Wadkar.

Regional auditions phase

Locations

The auditions were held in the following cities in India:

Chandigarh

– 22 September

Ahmedabad

– 28 September

Delhi

– 23 September

Kolkata

– 23 September

Mumbai

– 29 September

International auditions took place in the United Kingdom, Dubai, USA, South Africa, Malaysia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Singapore, Fiji, Kenya, Australia, Israel and Hong Kong.^[2]

Most participants were from India. No foreign contestants reached the finals

Judges

Contestants http://www.lilchamps.zeetv.com/participants.php! Name !! City/State !! Country !! Status !! Status Date !! Episode Number !! Wildcard Entry/2nd Elimination
	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		3rd runner-up	15 February 2008	Episode 34
Vasundhara Raturi	Delhi		4th runner-up	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 Raut	Rohit Shyam Raut	Nagpur, Maharashtra		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, Maharashtra		Voted out	30 November 2007	Episode 13
Sayon Sen	New Delhi		Voted out	17 November 2007	Episode 10
Barbie Rajput with Ankesh Godbole	Mandi, Himachal Pradesh		Voted out	10 November 2007	Episode 8
Arghya Ramnath Naik	Muscat		Voted out	28 October 2007	Episode 5
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		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 Khandai	California		Voted out	19 October 2007	Episode 2
Vibhav Gautam	Doha		Voted out	19 October 2007	Episode 2
Yash Kansara	N/A		Voted out	19 October 2007	Grand Finale

Episode themes

Just as was done in previous Sa Re Ga Ma Pa shows, the idea of themes is used to determine the contestants' versatility and ability to sing different genres.

Episode 1 – Week 1 (Fri, 19 October) – Introduction to Indian Contestants
Episode 2 – Week 1 (Sat, 20 October) – Introduction to Foreign Contestants
Episode 3 – Week 2 (Fri, 26 October) – Contestants' Choice
Episode 4 – Week 2 (Sat, 27 October) – Contestants' Choice
Episode 5 – Week 3
Episode 6 – Week 3 (Sat, 3 November) – "Masti and Dhamaal" Songs
Episode 7 – Week 4 (Fri, 9 November) – Diwali Special
Episode 8 – Week 4 (Sat, 10 November) – Rock and Roll 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, 1 December) – Retro Theme
Episode 15 – Week 8 (Fri, 7 December) – Hungama Songs
Episode 16 – Week 8 (Sat, 8 December) – Aamir Khan's Songs
Episode 17 – Week 9 (Fri, 14 December) –
Episode 18 – Week 9 (Sat, 15 December) –
Episode 19 – Week 10 (Fri, 21 December) – Balle Balle Punjabi Songs
Episode 20 – Week 10 (Sat, 22 December) – Hits of Karisma Kapoor
Episode 21 – Week 11 (Fri, 28 December) – Sonu Nigam's Songs
Episode 22 – Week 11 (Sat, 29 December) – Disco Special
Episode 23 – Week 12 (Fri, 4 January) – Beach Special
Episode 24 – Week 12 (Sat, 5 January) – Parent's Special
Episode 25 – Week 13 (Fri, 11 January) – Arabic Music
Episode 26 – Week 13 (Sat, 12 January) – Mela Special
Episode 27 – Week 14 (Fri, 18 January) – Sufi Songs
Episode 28 – Week 14 (Sat, 19 January) – Hits of Arshad Warsi/Ayesha Takia
Episode 29 – Week 15 (Fri, 25 January) – Train Songs
Episode 30 – Week 15 (Sat, 26 January) – Patriotic Songs
Episode 31 – Week 16 (Fri, 1 February) – Suresh Wadkar's Songs
Episode 32 – Week 16 (Sat, 2 February) – New Songs of 2007 & Romantic Songs
Episode 33 – Week 17 (Fri, 8 February) – Devotional Songs
Episode 34 – Week 17 (Sat, 9 February) – Chaand & Bhoot Songs
Episode 35 – Week 18 (Fri, 15 February) – Classical Songs
Episode 36 – Week 18 (Sat, 16 February) – Hits of Kajol/Ajay Devgan

Celebrity guests

Week 3 (2 November) – Anand Raj Anand
Week 4 (9 November) – Vishal–Shekhar
Week 5 (16 November) – Amrita-Nagin
Week 6 (23 November 24 November) – Asha Bhonsle (both days)
Week 7 (1 December) – Soha Ali Khan
- Week 8 (7 December) – Usha Uthup Week 8 (8 December) – Aamir Khan
Week 9 (14 December 15 December) – Alka Yagnik (both days)
Week 10 (21 December) – Richa Sharma
Week 10 (22 December) – Karisma Kapoor
Week 11 (28 December) – Agam Kumar Nigam
Week 11 (29 December) – Mithun Chakraborty, Amrita Rao, Nikhil Dwivedi
Week 12 (5 January) – Deepa Narayan
Week 13 (11 January) – Nagesh Kukunoor, Shreyas Talpade, Salim–Sulaiman
Week 14 (18 January) – Rajpal Yadav
Week 14 (19 January) – Ayesha Takia, Arshad Warsi
Week 15 (26 January) – Bipasha Basu
- Week 16 (1 February) – Vishal Bhardwaj Week 16 (2 February) – Kunal Khemu, Sameer Tandon
Week 17 (9 February) – Raju Shrivastav
Week 18 (15 February) – Amjad Ali Khan
Week 18 (16 February]) – Kajol, Ajay Devgan

Grand Finale: (1 March) Kajol and Ajay Devgan

References

Footnotes

External links

Notes and References

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007. Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007. Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007. Zee TV. Mumbai. 28 July 2007.
http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20071014/793471.html Sa Re Ga Ma Pa- L'il champs' begins on Zee TV from 19 Oct