Indian Idol Junior
| Indian Idol Junior | |
|---|---|
| Hosted by | Karan Wahi Mandira Bedi |
| Judges | Vishal Dadlani Shekhar Ravjiani Shreya Ghoshal |
| Winner | Anjana Padmanabhan |
| Runners-up | Debanjana Karmakar Anmol Jaswal Nirvesh Dave |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sony TV |
| Original release | 1 June 2013 – 2015 |
Indian Idol Junior is an Indian Hindi-language reality television singing competition and is part of Indian Idol. It began broadcasting on Sony Entertainment Television from 1 June 2013.[1] Karan Wahi and Mandira Bedi were hosts of the show which was judged by music duo Vishal–Shekhar and with playback singer Shreya Ghoshal.[2]
A second season started on 30 May 2015. The new judges were Salim Merchant and Sonakshi Sinha, while Vishal Dadlani reprised his role as the judge. The show was hosted by Hussain Kuwajerwala and co-hosted by Asha Negi. Ananya Sritam Nanda was the winner for the second season.[3]
A third season started on August. The new judges were Anu Malik and Sonakshi Sinha, while Vishal Dadlani reprised his role as the judge. The show was hosted by Manish Paul and co-hosted by Asha Negi.
Summary
[edit]| Season | Year | Judges | Host | Channel | Contestants | Winner | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IIJ S1 | 2013 | Vishal Dadlani | Shekhar Ravjiani | Shreya Ghoshal | Karan Wahi Mandira Bedi |
Sony TV | 11 | Anjana Padmanabhan | Debanjana Karmakar |
| IIJ S2 | 2015 | Salim Merchant | Hussain Kuwajerwala Asha Negi |
13 | Ananya Nanda | Nahid Afrin | |||
| Sonakshi Sinha | |||||||||
Season 1
[edit] |
- Judges
Vishal Dadlani
Shreya Ghoshal
Shekhar Ravjiani
- Host
Top 11 Contestants
[edit]| Name | Hometown | Result | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anjana Padmanabhan | Bengaluru | Winner | 1st |
| Debanjana Karmakar | Kolkata | 1st Runner-up | 2nd |
| Anmol Jaswal | Jammu and Kashmir | 2nd Runner-up | 3rd |
| Nirvesh Dave | Ahmedabad | 3rd Runner-up | 4th |
| Sugandha Date | Nagpur | Eliminated | 5th |
| Cuttack | Eliminated | 6th | |
| Priyam Borpatragohain | Assam | Eliminated | 7th |
| Akash Sharma | Haryana | Eliminated | 8th |
| Eman Chaudhary | Assam | Eliminated | 9th |
| Sankalp Yaduwanshi | Moradabad | Eliminated | 10th |
| Aryan Das | Moradabad | Eliminated | 11th |
Season 2
[edit] |
Indian Idol Junior Season 2 started on30 May 2015 and finished on 6 September 2015.
- Judges
Salim Merchant
Sonakshi Sinha replaced Shalmali Kholgade
Vishal Dadlani
- Host
Top 13 Contestants
[edit]| Name | Hometown | Result | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ananya Sritam Nanda[4] | Bhubaneswar | Winner | 1st |
| Nahid Afrin | Assam | 1st Runner-up | 2nd |
| Nithyashree Venkataramanan | Chennai | 2nd Runner-up | 3rd |
| Vaishnav Girish | Thrissur | Eliminated | 4th |
| Niharika Nath | Agartala | Eliminated | 5th |
| Moti Khan | Rajasthan | Eliminated | 6th |
| Ranita Banerjee | Kolkata | Eliminated | 7th |
| Sreelakshmi Belmannu | Bangalore | Eliminated | 8th |
| Ajay Brijwasi | Mathura | Eliminated | 9th |
| Yumna Ajin | Vengara | Eliminated | 10th |
| Surendra Singh Panwar | Rajasthan | Eliminated | 11th |
| Vidhi Jaswal | Jammu and Kashmir | Eliminated | 12th |
| Shubhankar | Kolkata | Eliminated | 13th |
References
[edit]- ^ "Indian Idol Junior - About". setindia.com. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ^ Tandon, Saloni (26 July 2013). "Indian Idol Junior's judges in Lucknow". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "Indian Idol Junior's winner Ananya Nanda meets PM Narendra Modi - Economic Times". The Economic Times. 16 September 2015.
- ^ "Ananya Sritam Nanda wins Indian Idol Junior 2". 7 September 2015.