MUMBAI: Southern Spice Music (SS Music) is all set to release a Tamil pop album, the maiden creation by the winners of its Voice Hunt. Through the talent search held across South India, the channel had selected five singers to form a pop band.

The band has recorded its first Tamil album in association with the well known music director Pravin Mani. Sony Music will be releasing the first single, video and the album on 19 March in Chennai. The much-awaited announcement of the band's name will take place in a press conference organized on the 18 March. The band's name, for which the channel had conducted a contest for its audience, is being kept under wraps.

Release of the CDs and cassettes will follow across all music retail outlets in India. Their first video Malarey, which was shot in Kodaikanal, is due to release on all music channels in Tamil and Hindi versions.

Sunday Shows

SS Music is launching a film-based programme First Frame on Sunday, 6 March at 11 am. The show, which features all the latest happenings in the South Indian film industry, is a round up of all film news for that week in all four states. The half hour show is divided into four segments, namely, Making of the film, Launches, Locations and Talk of the town.

The 15-minute show Car & Bike Show will air at 9:45 pm. Targeted at the automobile enthusiasts, the show will cover models that are relevant to the south Indian market as well as products from the traditional Indian manufacturer majors. The show will also speak about the Japanese mainstream players, the new Asians, the Europeans, the re-emergence of American manufacturers and the raft of used imports from Japan.