Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs Explained

Native Name:
Genre:Singing show
Reality
Based On:Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs
Presenter:Archana Chandhoke
Director:VijayaKumar Vivekanandan
Judges:Season 01
Karthik
Vijay Prakash
Sujatha Mohan
Season 02
Karthik
Srinivas
Sujatha Mohan
Vijay Prakash
Season 03
Srinivas
Abhirami
Vijay Prakash
Saindhavi PrakashSeason 04
Country:India
Language:Tamil
Num Seasons:3
Num Episodes:Season 01: 40
Season 02: 53
Season 03: 53Season 04:TBA
Location:Tamil Nadu
Camera:Multi-camera
Channel:Zee Tamil
Runtime:approx. 40-45 minutes per episode
approx. 85-90 minutes per episode
Last Aired:present
Related:Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs is an 2016 Indian-Tamil language musical reality TV game show, which airs on Zee Tamil.[1] The show based on the Hindi Language show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs. The series is meant for young children between the ages of 5–14 years, which judges the children on the basis of their voice quality, singing talent and versatility in performance.[2] The show was premiered on 24 December 2016.[3]

Seasons overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedTime
First airedLast aired
140Saturday and Sunday
2533 November 2018Saturday and Sunday
3531 July 202317 December 2023Saturday and Sunday

Judges and Hosts

Judges

SeasonsJudgesNotes
1–2KarthikIndian playback singer and composer. Karthik started his professional singing career as a backing vocalist and has since been working as a playback singer.
1–2Sujatha MohanIndian playback singer.
1-3Vijay PrakashIndian Playback singer and also a Music Composer.
2-3SrinivasPlayback singer who has sung over 2000 songs in South Indian Languages.
3AbhiramiIndian Film Actress who primarily appears in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films.
3Saindhavi PrakashIndian playback singer and Carnatic music vocalist.

Host

SeasonsHostNotes
1-3Archana ChandhokeTamil television presenter, actress and radio jockey who has primarily worked in Tamil film and television industry.
Grand Final Episode 40Deepak DinkarTamil anchor and actor, who has primarily appeared in Tamil television.

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs Season 1

The first season of the show began airing on 24 December 2016 to 7 May 2017[4] on every Saturday and Sunday at 19:00 (IST) for 40 episodes.[5] [6] The judges are Singers Karthik, Vijay Prakash and Sujatha Mohan. Vishwa Prasad was the winner of season one.

Winners

Guest
WinnersNotesAmount won
Vishwa PrasadWinners ₹ 40,00,000
Disathana1st Runner up ₹ 3,00,000
Rakthash2nd Runner up₹ 2,00,000
Top 5 Finalist

Grand Jury Panel

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs Season 2

The second season aired on every Sunday at 6:30 pm from 5 May 2018 to 3 November 2018 and ended with 53 Episodes.[7] [8] [9] Karthik, Srinivas, Sujatha Mohan and Vijay Prakash as the judges and Archana Chandhoke as the host. Idhazhika was the winner of second season.[10]

Winners

Guest
WinnersNotesAmount won
IdhazhikaWinners ₹ 40,00,000
Aryananda1st Runner up Gold weighing 1 kilogram
Bavin Vinoth & Sahana2nd Runner up₹ 3,00,000
Pravasthi3rd Runner up₹ 50,000

Participants

Participants
1Anirvinya
2Srinand
3Daisy Yensone
4Aryashree
5Devadarshini
6Madhuvy
7Srivishnu
8Swathy
9Aryanandha

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs Season 3

See main article: Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Tamil Li'l Champs season 3.

The third season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Tamil Li'l Champs season 3 premiered on Zee Tamil on 1 July 2023.[11] Archana Chandhoke has returned for the third time as host for the third season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil 'Champs . The four main judges of the show are Srinivas, Vijay Prakash, Abhirami (actress) and Saindhavi Prakash .[12]

The Grand Finale took place on 17 December 2023. The grand finale consisted of six contestants. Three of the finalists are male and three other finalists are female.

The six finalists of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Tamil Li'l Champs season 3 were Rikshitha Jawahar, Kilmisha, Sanjana, Ruthresh Kumar, Nishanth Kavin and Kanishkar.

The grand finale consisted of two rounds. The first round was called the freestyle round. Prior to the freestyle round, the audience were provided the option to select one song from a list of four options that they were provided. From the most chosen option, the finalists had sung that song for their first round of the grand finale, which was known as the freestyle round. The second round was called the challenging round.

Prize Winners:

Name of FinalistTitle/PrizeName of Song (Round 1 – Freestyle Round)Name of Film/AlbumSinger(s)Composer(s)Name of Song (Round 2- Challenging Round)Name of Film/AlbumSinger(s)Composer(s)
KilmishaTitle Winner – Rs 1 millionAnbae IdhuRhythm (2000 film)Sadhana SargamA. R. RahmanAila AilaI (2015 film)Natalie Di Luccio, Aditya RaoA. R. Rahman
Ruthresh KumarFirst Runner-up – Rs 300,000MinnalaeMay Maadham (1994 film)S. P. BalasubrahmanyamA. R. RahmanKaddu Thirande KidakinrathuVasool Raja MBBS (2004 film)Hariharan, Sadhana SargamBharadwaj
SanjanaSecond Runner-up – Rs 200,000Poraale Ponnuthayi (sad version)Karuthamma (1994 film)SwarnalathaA. R. RahmanIdhayamKochadaiiyaan (2014 film)Chinmayi Sripaada, SrinivasA. R. Rahman
Rikshitha JawaharThird Runner-up – Rs 100,000Uyire Uyire Bombay (1994 film)Hariharan, K. S. ChithraA. R. RahmanMinsara PoovePadayappa (1999 film)Nithyasree Mahadevan, Srinivas, Palakkad Sreeram, HariharanA. R. Rahman
KanishkarNot ApplicableSandhosha KanneereUyire (1998 film)A. R. Rahman, Anuradha Sriram, Febi Mani, AnnupamaaA. R. RahmanAaromaleVinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010 film)Alphons JosephA. R. Rahman
Nishanth KavinNot ApplicablePoongaatru PuthithaanathuMoondram Pirai (1982 film)K. J. YesudasIlaiyaraajaPaattum NaaneThiruvilaiyadal (1965 film)T. M. SoundararajanK. V. Mahadevan

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Notes and References

  1. News: sa re ga ma pa lil champs on zee tamil . timesofindia.indiatimes.com .
  2. News: Zee Tamil to launch Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs on December 24th at 7:00 pm. www.esselnewsletter.com.
  3. News: Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs from December 24 . timesofindia.indiatimes.com .
  4. News: Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Little Champs final telecast on 7th May 2017. www.screen4screen.com.
  5. News: Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs to take off on Zee Tamil . screen4tv.com .
  6. News: சென்னையில் சரி கம பா லி'ல் சாம்ப்ஸ்' நிகழ்ச்சிக்கான குரல் தேர்வு . tamil.filmibeat.com .
  7. News: Zee Tamil launches the second season of Tamil Nadu's favorite music reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil' Champs!. www.esselnewsletter.com.
  8. News: Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs Season 2, May 27, 2018 . timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  9. News: Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs Season 2, June 24, 2018 : 3 golden performers this week. timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  10. News: Idhazhika is the winner of Tamil Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs Season 2 show. timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  11. Web site: Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs returns for third season on Zee Tamil. www.medianews4u.com. June 29, 2023. en.
  12. Web site: Zee Tamil announces season three of ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs’; sets premiere for July 1. mediabrief.com. June 28, 2023. en.