Thursday, October 4, 2012

Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar


Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar

Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar 2 is an Indian reality show which is currently running on Star Plus. First episode of the show aired on March 31, 2012.

The show comprises of 6 Champions, who are winners of singing reality shows and 10 Challengers, who are popular runner ups from the same shows who will compete against each other. The 6 Champions compete on Saturday and the one with the lowest score moves to the Challengers' group. The 10 Challengers battle it out on Sunday – the top 2 performers are up for public voting and the one with the highest number of votes moves to Champions group. The weakest performer of the week is then eliminated.

Shaan, singer and Shantanu, music director, are mentoring the Champions and the Challengers respectively. They are joined by renowned lyricist Swanand Kirkire on the panel as a judge. This show is being hosted by Mandira Bedi.
In its journey of 26 episodes i.e. 13 weeks with a fresh take on music.

The participants under champions are:
Aneek Dhar who won Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Bangla as well as the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007.
Akanksha Sharma won the Amul Chhote Ustaad title.

Sanchita Bhattacharya was the winner of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs at age 15. (eliminated)
Sreeram is the winner of Indian Idol 2010.

Hemant Brijwasi was the winner of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs in 2009. (eliminated)
Vaishali Mhade was the winner of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009 and the Marathi version of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa in 2008. (eliminated)

The participants under Challengers are:
Mohammed Irfan
Rehman Ali
Sharib Sabri
Shivamm Pathak (wild card entry)
Anweshaa
Sonia Sharma (eliminated)
Torsha Sarkar (eliminated)
Nihira Joshi (eliminated)
Harpreet Deol (eliminated)
Rajdeep Chatterjee (eliminated)

By Neha Rakhiani - The Author can be contacted at neharakhiani@gmail.com