Final Round: Alka Yagnik

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rQep_WN0r4

Yes very well sung again 10/10. Loved the special softness.

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O what memories! have listened to it a lot! 😊
the voice gets a bit extra sharp sometimes.. but i love this song, so by being strict as its the finals, i would give Alka ji 9 out of 10 marks.

Gr8 performance in the final round. I will give her full 10

Ah, my last post for Alka Yagnik. In the first round, it was her performance that moved me most and the same has happened in this, the final round.

Akaji has sung many, many songs, but her most spectacular work has come from under the baton of the maestro A R Rahman and one of my favorites, Anu Malik. And in this song, Alkaji has really poured her all. As was the case in 'Mere Humsafar' in the first round, this song is truly a perfect blend of music (A R Rahman), lyrics (Javed Akhtar) and singing.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rQep_WN0r4[/YOUTUBE]

It is a very difficult song indeed and has some very high notes, which I think have been handled beautifully. There was a slight loss of tonal quality at some points but that's fine because the notes she has to reach really are very high, especially given this is a Bollywood song. The harkats are polished and the small nuances flow nicely. This is no easy tune to sing, especially the finishing syllables of every line, which are do not end on 'shuddha' (pure) notes.

Having won marks on the technical side, the singing scores 110% for feel and expression. A lot of effort has gone behind the rendition every word, and it shows! Keep an ear out for the small inflexions that Alkaji has put into the words. After all, the song is ful of lyrics in which one word has to do a lot of talking. Just through the words 'Saanwariya Saanwariya', Alkaji has conveyed many emotions - and this has been done on other significant words, too.

I hope people recognise the effort that has gone into the song and appreciate the beauty that has come out of it.

TEN ON TEN!
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As an aside, I am also sharing with everyone two of my personal favourites by Alka Yagnik from this decade.

I have been hoping for this song to be included in the competition since the beginning, and now that the game is ending, I'm presenting it myself. I hope everyone likes it!

'Jhute Ilzaam' from Umrao Jaan (2006)
Sung by Alka Yagnik
Music: Anu Malik
Lyrics: Javed Akhtar

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akgOoNjfJV4[/YOUTUBE]

And another favourite:

'Tu Muskura' from Yuvvraaj (2008)
Sung by Alka Yagnik and Javed Ali
Music: A R Rahman
Lyrics: Gulzar

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j17ggJMxwcw[/YOUTUBE]

I was really worried whether judges will like this song or not. But I am glad atleast two of the judges gave it a perfect 10.
Anyways 10 on 10 from my side also.

Summer 3, saq123, xobile and myself...all of have given 10 but then why are there only 3 perfect 10...??

Originally posted by: brahmabul

Summer 3, saq123, xobile and myself...all of have given 10 but then why are there only 3 perfect 10...??

summer3 and I don't vote in the poll - because our vote gets counted separately

Originally posted by: xobile

summer3 and I don't vote in the poll - because our vote gets counted separately

Oops!! Thanks for the clarification.

Alka sang pretty amazing in many sequences in this song. Like beyond perfection.

However, at many times she did lose her voice quality, particularly when she went higher in the main sequences, for a split second she lost it in the transition going higher.

And then in the post-main sequences, her high pitches weren't that good, at times you were probably thinking she could go higher, and at other times I think her voice started screeching a bit when it got higher.


So I'm surprised xobile gave this a 10. Because xobile usually cuts points when the singer doesn't hit their high notes. Which it was clear Alka wasn't comfortable at in this song.

I don't think this was a good selection for Alka this round. Though the song demanded a lot, I think the 90s Alka would've sang this a lot better and it was too much to ask for for 2000's Alka.



Still a very difficult song to sing