Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs 2020

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs 2020
Season 2020
No. of episodes35
Release
Original networkZee TV
Original release29 February (2020-02-29) –
11 October 2020 (2020-10-11)
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Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2020 is an Indian reality television program scheduled to premiere on Zee TV in 2020. The show is a children's singing competition, spin off from Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. It is being hosted by Manish Paul. Previous editions were judged by Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan, and Kumar Sanu. Sanu and Narayan has been replaced by Himesh Reshammiya and Javed Ali due to other commitments.[1]

The show is the 8th season of the franchise. Aryananda R Babu was announced as the winner of SaReGaMaPa Li’l Champs 2020,[2] and Ranita Banerjee and Gurkirat Singh became the first and second runner-up of the show.

Auditions

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2020 auditions will be held in several major Indian cities, including Guwahati, Kochi, Bhubaneshwar, Goa, Lucknow, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Indore, Jaipur, Delhi, Nagpur, and Mumbai.[3]

Judges

Initially, Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan, and Kumar Sanu were announced as the show's judges.[4]

However, due to other commitments, Narayan, and Sanu has been replaced by Javed Ali, and Himesh Reshammiya.

Host

It was originally reported that Jay Bhanushali would host the 8th season of the franchise.[5] Later, Zee TV confirmed that Manish Paul would take the role instead.[6]

Contestants

Winner

  • Aryananda R Babu

1st Runner Up

  • Ranita or Ronita Banerjee

2nd Runner Up

  • Gurkirat Singh

Other finalists

  • Zaid Ali
  • Madhav Arora
  • Tanishka Sarkar
  • Saksham Sonawane

Eliminated contestants

  • Ananya Sharma
  • Saee Joshi
  • Radhika Mishra
  • Somya Sharma
  • Bobby Verma
  • Satish Kumar
  • Hansraj Dash
  • Dhaani Saikia

Grand jury

The 30 Grand Jury members are as follows:[citation needed]

Each member of the jury scores the contestant out of 10 points.

Accolades

  • Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs 2020 won Gold for the best children's promo at Promax India 2020 virtual award ceremony.[7]

Viewership

The show topped in UK on its Grand Finale day with highest viewership among any foreign channels.[8] This made Zee TV No.1 in UK that week.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs: Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan opt out, Himesh Reshammiya, Javed Ali step in
  2. ^ "Aryananda Babu announced as the winner of SaReGaMaPa Li'l Champs 2020". Mumbai Live. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs 2020 Audition Date, City & Venue". RDDU ENTERTAINMENT. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan & Kumar Sanu approached to judge Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs' 8th season; Jay Bhanushali to host". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan & Kumar Sanu approached to judge Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs' 8th season; Jay Bhanushali to host". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  6. ^ Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs Starts From 29 February 2020- Zee TV
  7. ^ Promax India 2020 complete winner list
  8. ^ Overnights: ‘SRGMP Lil Champs’ final puts ZEE TV at No.1 on Sunday in UK