| MUMBAI:
English entertainment channel Zee Studio has launched the 'movie song karaoke
championship' at Soul Fry Casa in Mumbai, wherein the channel will recognise the
best vocal talents on the Karaoke circuit. Earlier,
the channel had hosted karaoke bouts under the banner 'Studio Nites' at Soul Fry
Bandra and Soul Fry Casa, Fort in Mumbai.
The panel of judges for the Karaoke Championship includes Shibani Kashyap, Anaida,
Mansi Scott and Mohan, the lead vocalistfrom the rock band Agnee.
The winner of the championship will win Rs 25,000 and a chance to represent Mumbai
at a national-level Karaoke championship, to be organised by Opus, a youth hangout
in Bangalore. As
part of its marketing initiative, Zee Studio has tied up with Radio One to promote
the event. RJ Malini's show will run a call-in contest to select one singer who
will have a direct entry into the grand finale. Says
Zee Studio business head Sujay Kutty, "Studio Nites has been a successful
on-ground initiative, giving our viewers a direct interface with the channel.
The Karaoke championship is an extension of this popular initiative." The
championship will commence with semi-final rounds at 9 pm on 27 and 28 May, 3
and 4 June wherein the winners of each semi-final round will compete in the grand
finale on 5 June. | 
