Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs International

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

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007

Hero Honda – Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007 is an Indian Television singing competition that premiered on 4 May 2007 and ran until 13 October 2007. It is the 2nd instalment of the "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge" series and the 4th public voting competition in the "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa" series...

host, Aditya Narayan

Aditya Narayan

Aditya Narayan Jha , born 6 August 1987, in Mumbai, India, commonly known as Aditya Narayan, is an actor, television host and music composer. He is the only child of Indian playback singer Udit Narayan and Deepa Narayan.-Early life:...

, on 28 July 2007. The season began on 19 October 2007 and will feature 28 contestants. The show was broadcast on Fridays and Saturdays, and Sundays. Anamika Choudhari

Anamika Choudhari

Anamika Choudhari , born on July 7, 1995 is from Mariani, Jorhat of Assam and was a contestant in Zee TV's children's singing competition Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs International...

won this competition on 1 March 2008. It is the 2nd instalment of the "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs" series and the 5th public voting competition in the "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa

From 1999 till 2001, the show was hosted by the brothers Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan.After that, Shaan started hosting the show. Later, the name "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa" became known as the "brand name" of the series and completely changed the concept of the show to include public interaction through...

" series. Chronologically, the show is preceded by Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007

.

Narayan mentioned that children aged 6–14 worldwide can send recordings of their songs onto a CD if they wish to participate in the competition. Furthermore, on 13 October 2007, Narayan also added that Pritam

Pritam

Pritam Chakraborty , better known as Pritam is a music director and composer from Kolkata who currently works in Bollywood, Mumbai.- Early life :...

and Sonu Nigam

Sonu Nigam

Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Hindi movies, as well as films in Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada language. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums and acted in a few Hindi feature films...

will be the judges of the show. However Pritam was later replaced by Suresh Wadkar

Suresh Wadkar

Suresh Ishwar Wadkar is an Indian playback singer. He performs in both Hindi and Marathi films.He has sung songs in some Bhojpuri films and in Konkani.- Early life :...

Locations

The auditions were held in the following cities in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...

: – 22 September
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...

: – 28 September
Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

: – 23 September
Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

: – 23 September
Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

: – 29 September

International auditions took place in the United Kingdom, Dubai

Dubai

Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...

, USA, South Africa, Malaysia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Singapore, Fiji

Fiji

Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...

, Kenya, Australia, Israel and Hong Kong.

Mostly all participants are from India ( Mostly ) Pakistan (Shortly) (America.Etc.) None Finals

Judges

Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Hindi movies, as well as films in Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada language. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums and acted in a few Hindi feature films...
Suresh Wadkar
Suresh Wadkar
Suresh Ishwar Wadkar is an Indian playback singer. He performs in both Hindi and Marathi films.He has sung songs in some Bhojpuri films and in Konkani.- Early life :...

Contestants http://www.lilchamps.zeetv.com/participants.php
Name	City/State	Country	Status	Status Date	Episode Number	Wildcard Entry/2nd Elimination
Anamika Choudhari Anamika Choudhari Anamika Choudhari , born on July 7, 1995 is from Mariani, Jorhat of Assam and was a contestant in Zee TV's children's singing competition Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs International...	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		Voted Out	15 February 2008	Episode 34
Vasundhara Raturi	Delhi		Voted Out	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 Shyam Raut	Nagpur, Maharastra		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, Maharastra		Voted Out	30 November 2007	Episode 13
Sayon Sen	New Delhi		Voted Out	17 November 2007	Episode 10
Barbie Rajput	Mandi, Himachal Pradesh		Voted Out	10 November 2007	Episode 8
Arghya Ramnath Naik	Muscat		Voted Out	27 October 2007	Episode 4
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	UK	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 Khandor	USA	USA	Voted Out	19 October 2007	Episode 2
Vibhav Gautam	Doha		Voted Out	19 October 2007	Episode 2
Yash Kansara	USA	USA	Voted Out	19 October 2007	Episode 2

Episode themes

Just as was done in previous Sa Re Ga Ma Pa

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa

shows, the idea of themes is featured to determine the contestants' versatility and ability to sing different genres.

Episode 1 – Week 1 (Fri, October 19) – Introduction to Indian Contestants
Episode 2 – Week 1 (Sat, October 20) – Introduction to Foreign Contestants
Episode 3 – Week 2 (Fri, October 26) – Contestants' Choice
Episode 4 – Week 2 (Sat, October 27) – Contestants' Choice
Episode 5 – Week 3 (Fri, November 2) – Shah Rukh Khan's Songs
Episode 6 – Week 3 (Sat, November 3) – "Masti and Dhamaal" Songs
Episode 7 – Week 4 (Fri, November 9) – Diwali Special
Episode 8 – Week 4 (Sat, 10 November) – Rock and Roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...

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, December 1) – Retro Theme
Episode 15 – Week 8 (Fri, December 7) – Hungama Songs
Episode 16 – Week 8 (Sat, December 8) – Amir Khan
Amir Khan
Amir Khan may refer to:*Amir Khan , British boxing world champion*Amir Khan , Indian classical singer*Amir Khan , alternate name of Mohammed Jawad, Guantanamo captive 900*Amir Khan , fictional character...

's Songs
Episode 17 – Week 9 (Fri, December 14) –
Episode 18 – Week 9 (Sat, December 15) –
Episode 19 – Week 10 (Fri, December 21) – Balle Balle Punjabi Songs
Episode 20 – Week 10 (Sat, December 22) – Hits of Karisma Kapoor
Karisma Kapoor
Karisma Kapoor , often informally referred to as Lolo, is an Indian actress who made her debut in 1991, and appears in Bollywood films. During her career, she has been part of many commercially and critically successful films, Raja Hindustani being the most notable of them, as it was her biggest...
Episode 21 – Week 11 (Fri, December 28) – Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Hindi movies, as well as films in Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada language. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums and acted in a few Hindi feature films...

's Songs
Episode 22 – Week 11 (Sat, December 29) – Disco Special
Episode 23 – Week 12 (Fri, January 4) – Beach Special
Episode 24 – Week 12 (Sat, January 5) – Parent's Special
Episode 25 – Week 13 (Fri, January 11) – Arabic Music
Episode 26 – Week 13 (Sat, January 12) – Mela Special
Episode 27 – Week 14 (Fri, January 18) – Sufi Songs
Episode 28 – Week 14 (Sat, January 19) – Hits of Arshad Warsi/Ayesha Takia
Episode 29 – Week 15 (Fri, January 25) – Train Songs
Episode 30 – Week 15 (Sat, January 26) – Patriotic Songs
Episode 31 – Week 16 (Fri, February 1) – Suresh Wadkar
Suresh Wadkar
Suresh Ishwar Wadkar is an Indian playback singer. He performs in both Hindi and Marathi films.He has sung songs in some Bhojpuri films and in Konkani.- Early life :...

's Songs
Episode 32 – Week 16 (Sat, February 2) – New Songs of 2007 & Romantic Songs
Episode 33 – Week 17 (Fri, February 8) – Devotional Songs
Episode 34 – Week 17 (Sat, February 9) – Chaand & Bhoot Songs
Episode 35 – Week 18 (Fri, February 15) – Classical Songs
Episode 36 – Week 18 (Sat, February 16) – Hits of Kajol/Ajay Devgan

Celebrity Guests

Week 3 (2 November) – Anand Raj Anand
Anand Raj Anand
Anand Raj Anand is an Indian music director, composer, lyricist and playback singer in the Hindi film industry.-Early life:Anand was born in Delhi to a family of jewellers...
Week 4 (9 November) – Vishal-Shekhar
Vishal-Shekhar
Vishal-Shekhar are a music directing duo for Hindi films and are among the leading music directors in the industry today...
Week 5 (16 November) – Amrita-Nagin
Week 6 (23 November , November 24) – Asha Bhonsle (Both days)
Week 7 (1 December) – Soha Ali Khan
Soha Ali Khan
- Early life :Khan was born into the erstwhile princely family of Pataudi. She has Muslim Pashtun ancestry through Nawabs of Pataudi lineage from her father's side and Bengali Hindu ancestry from her mother's side...
Week 8 (7 December) – Usha Uthup
Usha Uthup
Usha Uthup is a popular Indian pop, jazz and playback singer. She is well known for popular hits in the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.She started her Bollywood playback career, when she sang an English verse in hit song, "Dum maro dum"" in Hare Rama Hare Krishna, and went on work with music...
Week 8 (8 December) – Amir Khan
Amir Khan
Amir Khan may refer to:*Amir Khan , British boxing world champion*Amir Khan , Indian classical singer*Amir Khan , alternate name of Mohammed Jawad, Guantanamo captive 900*Amir Khan , fictional character...
Week 9 (14 December , December 15) – Alka Yagnik
Alka Yagnik
Alka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards...

(Both days)
Week 10 (21 December) – Richa Sharma
Week 10 (22 December) – Karisma Kapoor
Karisma Kapoor
Karisma Kapoor , often informally referred to as Lolo, is an Indian actress who made her debut in 1991, and appears in Bollywood films. During her career, she has been part of many commercially and critically successful films, Raja Hindustani being the most notable of them, as it was her biggest...
Week 11 (28 December) – Agam Kumar Nigam
Week 11 (29 December) – Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty is an Indian film actor, social activist, and entrepreneur, who has won three National Film Awards. He made his acting debut with the arthouse drama Mrigaya , for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor....

, Amrita Rao
Amrita Rao
Amrita Rao is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films.Beginning her career as a model, Rao made her acting debut with Ab Ke Baras...

, Nikhil Dwivedi
Nikhil Dwivedi
Nikhil Dwivedi is a Hindi film actor. He has till date three movie releases to his name, making his debut with My Name is Anthony Gonsalves in 2008 that also saw him being nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut.-Early Life:...
Week 12 (5 January) – Deepa Narayan
Week 13 (11 January) – Nagesh Kukunoor
Nagesh Kukunoor
Nagesh Kukunoor is an Indian filmmaker and screenwriter. He is known for movies such as Hyderabad Blues , Rockford , 3 Deewarein and Iqbal .-Early life:...

, Shreyas Talpade
Shreyas Talpade
-Early life:Talpade was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, in a Marathi family. He attended Shree Ram Welfare Society's High School in Andheri-West. He is married to Deepti Talpade. Shreyas met his wife Deepti when he went to her college as a celebrity...

, Salim Sulaiman
Week 14 (18 January) – Rajpal Yadav
Rajpal Yadav
Rajpal Yadav is an Indian film actor, known for his comedy oriented roles.-Early life and education:Rajpal Yadav was born and brought up in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where he received his education.He did his college from Sardar Patel Hindu Inter College, Shahjahanpur.He played in Shahjahanpur...
Week 14 (19 January) – Ayesha Takia
Ayesha Takia
-Early life:Ayesha was born in Chembur Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Gujarati father, Nishit and a mother of mixed British-Maharashtrian descent, Faridah. She attended St. Anthony's High School in Chembur...

, Arshad Warsi
Arshad Warsi
Arshad Warsi is an Indian actor who debuted in 1996 with the film Tere Mere Sapne which was a success but he is best known for his role as "Circuit" in the comedy films Munnabhai M.B.B.S. and Lage Raho Munnabhai and his role as Babban in Ishqiya which won him acclaim.-Early life and...
Week 15 (26 January) – Bipasha Basu
Bipasha Basu
Bipasha Basu is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bollywood films. A former model, she was the winner of the Ford's Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest in 1996.-Early life:...
Week 16 (1 February) – Vishal Bharadwaj
Week 16 (2 February) – Kunal Khemu , Sameer Tandon
Week 17 (9 February) – Raju Shrivastav
Week 18 (15 February) – Amjad Ali Khan
Amjad Ali Khan
Amjad Ali Khan is an Indian classical musician who plays the sarod. Khan was born into a musical family and has performed internationally since the 1960s...
Week 18 (16 February]) – Kajol
Kajol
Kajol Devgn , better known as Kajol, is an Indian film actress appearing in Hindi films. She is regarded as one of India's most successful and talented female actors....

, Ajay Devgan
Ajay Devgan
Ajay Devgan , born Vishal Veeru Devgan on 2 April 1969, is an Indian film actor, director, and producer.He made his film debut with Phool Aur Kaante in 1991 and received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance in the film and for which he won a Filmfare Best Debut Award...

Grand Finale: (1 March) Kajol and Ajay Devgan

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