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MUMBAI:
The competition gets tougher on Sony's K for Kishore as three IBN
7 challengers gear up to compete against the contestants sent by
the other partners. The February 16 episode to be aired on Sony
at 9 PM will decide who amongst the challengers will emerge as the
wild card entry winner.
In
the search for the challengers, Sony Entertainment television travelled
across the country. The participants were asked to sing their favourite
Kishore Kumar songs, which were recorded on CD's and sent to IBN
7 with a personal code for each contestant, for further short listing.
The codes of the five short listed candidates were then shared with
Sony for final selection and after a rigorous audition, Amit Paul,
Ammanat Ali and Jimmy Felix, made it as the IBN 7 challengers.
Pakistani
talent Ammanat Ali is the nephew of maestro Gulam Ali and has been
singing from an early age. He is a well-known playback singer and
has sung for several Pakistani films. Amit Paul, a 24-year-old singer
from Shillong and is rated among the top budding singers following
his success in the Indian Idol 3 as a runner up. His stylish presentation,
versatility in singing, has created a huge fan following for him.
Jimmy Felix, 30-year-old is one of the popular singers from Asma
band and a huge fan of Kishore Kumar. Channel V gave him a break
through their popular show known as "coke V pop stars",
which was a turning point in his journey to become a singer
The
three IBN 7 challengers along with those selected by other partners
will perform in front of three esteemed judges and at least one
of them will make it to the K for Kishore main draw as a wild card
entry winner/s.
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