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shaztea

@shaztea

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Posted: 6 years ago

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Originally posted by: altgr
I will keep posting in this thread.

Vishnumaya - Salaam - Alka Yagnik (Umrao Jaan), Barso Re Megha, Deewani Mastani

Rohanpreet - Tere Naam, Tu Jaane Na

Hemant - Tu Mila De by Sonu Nigam, Ban Ja Tu Meri Rani

Zaid - Dulhe Ka Sehra, Jag Ghoomeya

Akhtar Brothers - Laagi Tumse Mann Ki Lagan, Jhoom Barabar Jhoom

Jaya - Ye Dil Tum Bin, Aisa Lagta Hai

I love Your song choices... wish they would sing these songs...

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Lizzie

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Posted: 6 years ago

#12

Originally posted by: lissa007
@LizzieBennett loved reading this. Amazing choices.
@jenny156: I totally agree with you. The show is becoming little predictable in terms of song selection, I can almost guess what they are going to sing next.

What do you guys think of weekly song genres that are given to contestants. Like for example one week all have to sing party songs, the next week they have to sing folk song etc.? I personally am not a fan of this as it takes out the individuality of the song selection but it may bring in some versitality? Though it might get boring after a while listening to same kinds of songs the whole episode.

Thanks Lissa!! See this is the status quo in most reality shows. The contestants stick to their comfort genres/ zones and things are never about overall versatility but more about how good you are in your genre. This is the era of specialization! 😆 Everyone finds their niche and gets on with doing more and more of the same. It might explain it better of you look at what the ultimate goal of most of these singers is - playback singing in BW. And with a plethora of singers available these days, the composers pick and choose based on the genre of the song - Sufi song hai - Kailash Kher ko le lo, pop sing hai - Arijit Singh ko lo and so on.

Back in the days, that wasn't totally the case. There were only a handful of singers and they had to be comfortable with all genres. Look at a prolific singer like Mohammed Rafi. IMO, he's undoubtedly the most versatile singer EVER, just look at the sheer range of genres he has covered!

The reality shows on singing these days also focus on the fact that they don't need versatile singers. They need specialist singers, if at all. Add to that the public voting that has become the norm in all singing shows. What do the public really know about the nuances of singing? Usually a layman would not know much. He/ she would go by what appeals to their ears in the moment and of course, that is totally ok since the singers sing for public consumption and satisfaction more than anything. But more often than not, public voting is clouded by other extraneous stuff - like where the contestant hails from, what his/her backstory/ profession is. Why do you think the channels focus so much on the contestant's backstory??

I don't know how many of you have watched the very first Sa Re Ga Ma with an extremely young Sonu Nigam as the host. The show's format was so so unlike reality shows these days. There was no audience voting. The judges were the only decision- makers, which may or may not have been a good thing. They would invite stalwarts of the music industry such as O.P Nayyar, Naushad, Pt Jasraj, Shiv Kumar Sharma etc. There would be just 4 contestants in one episode. They would then be put through rigorous testing. First round would be freestyle singing where the contestant could pick the song of their choice. Then would come the really tricky rounds - the "taal" round where the beats of the song would be ramped up or down and the contestant would have to keep up with it. The "sur" round where the pitch/scale of the song would be varied and the contestant would have to adapt accordingly. Then a round of "raag" based songs. Then a judges' choice round where the contestant would have to sing a song picked by the judges. And its all impromptu. The judges would tell them to sing a particular song, they would have no time to prepare, and if they didn't know it they'd be given something else on the spot.

I'm not sure how it works in Rising Star and other shows - if the contestants pick their own songs or have it picked for them by the judges/channel. But in either case, they have a whole week (or maybe more) to prepare and rehearse the song before they actually present it. And some of them don't get it right even after so much practice!

About having weekly song genres - I think it's a good idea. But better still, they can have a weekly theme - like a tribute. The tribute to Sridevi didn't get boring because they could cover so many genres. And it also served to remember a great artiste. I would love it if they did tributes every week - perhaps do a song genre theme on Saturday and a tribute on Sunday. The limitation on song selection that it would impose would be good for the contestants to show their versatility. But then again, is that what the show is really looking for???

Edited by LizzieBennett - 6 years ago

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lissa007

@lissa007

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Posted: 6 years ago

#13

@LizzieBennett

Wow didn't know about the earlier saregamapa. Now this is how a reality show must be. It should serve the contestants and improve their singing. Nowadays in singing shows you can already guess who the winner will be because the singers stay the same and the 'strongest' contestant wins. However, reality shows should like I mentioned improve the singing and give everybody a chance to win. Take Dr. for example, he hasn't improved at all, in fact I feel he has gotten worse. 😛

I have also always crtized audience voting in reality shows because the average person just doesn't know much about singing and it it's technicalities, But how will the channel earn money then, so they have to add it.

Let's see what happens this week. I'm quite excited because I have no idea what the channel has planned.

Ps guys: Since I am a Newbie I don't know much about the forum. How do I get notifications if someone likes my post or quotes it?

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Lizzie

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Posted: 6 years ago

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This is a link to the very first Sa Re Ga Ma.. as it was called then. It became Sa Re Ga Ma Pa later. It started with Sonu as the host, then there was Shaan for a while.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r2EbsQildA

Sonu does an amazing intro medley sequence on "Des raag" songs.

This is from one of the finales. Look at the judges' panel. And see the class of singing. One of the judges, Khayyam sahab, had a different opinion and he voiced it and the show implemented his suggestion without any fanfare or drama.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlWZKVI2_jM

And here's one with Shreya Ghoshal as a contestant! 😊

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BExQ4o7iXr0

About your question on forum posts, you don't really get a notification if someone likes your posts or quotes them. You only get email notifications when there are any new posts in the thread. You can keep following the link to your posts - that you see on your profile - to check is anyone has liked them. It's tedious, but that's the way IF works. Unless, there's been some change that I don't know about?? Forumites??

Edited by LizzieBennett - 6 years ago

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Raina

@Raina101

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Posted: 6 years ago

#15

Originally posted by: LizzieBennett

@Raina - Vishnumaya sang this song in one the earlier rounds. Looks like you've gauged her style pretty well😊

hahaha! I was trying to go against their style!!!
I haven't watched all episodes, seems Vishnumaya has tried a lot of variety

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lissa007

@lissa007

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Posted: 6 years ago

#16

Originally posted by: LizzieBennett
This is a link to the very first Sa Re Ga Ma.. as it was called then. It became Sa Re Ga Ma Pa later. It started with Sonu as the host, then there was Shaan for a while.

Sonu does an amazing intro medley sequence on "Des raag" songs.

This is from one of the finales. Look at the judges' panel. And see the class of singing. One of the judges, Khayyam sahab, had a different opinion and he voiced it and the show implemented his suggestion without any fanfare or drama.

And here's one with Shreya Ghoshal as a contestant! 😊

About your question on forum posts, you don't really get a notification if someone likes your posts or quotes them. You only get email notifications when there are any new posts in the thread. You can keep following the link to your posts - that you see on your profile - to check is anyone has liked them. It's tedious, but that's the way IF works. Unless, there's been some change that I don't know about?? Forumites??

Wow thanks LizzieBennett, I really enjoyed watching these videos. This is how singing shows should be, solely focusing on singing without focusing on unnecessary drama.

Also loved how all the judges were experienced singers. Nowadays I feel anybody become a judge e.g Farah Khan in Indian Idol or Sonakshi in some other show. 😔

Loved watching young Shreya, Didn't know she partook in saregamapa. Also, how much has her voice changed over time? I'm happy she made it big. I think she and Arijit Singh are the only ones who got very succesful after taking part in reality show.
Let's see what happenes with our Rising Star 2 contestents. Maybe we will see one of them singing playback in a movie in a year or two. 😉

Edited by lissa007 - 6 years ago

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Jenny

@jenny156

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Posted: 6 years ago

#17

Originally posted by: lissa007
@LizzieBennett loved reading this. Amazing choices.
@jenny156: I totally agree with you. The show is becoming little predictable in terms of song selection, I can almost guess what they are going to sing next.

What do you guys think of weekly song genres that are given to contestants. Like for example one week all have to sing party songs, the next week they have to sing folk song etc.? I personally am not a fan of this as it takes out the individuality of the song selection but it may bring in some versitality? Though it might get boring after a while listening to same kinds of songs the whole episode.

They used to have such themes in the initial seasons of Saregamapa, after 2005.. They used to have one day of party theme, then qawalli, classical, arabic theme, etc.. That showed how much versatile the contestants were, but then it got repetitive, I guess that's why now they don't have such genre based rounds these days in singing shows..

I agree maybe the contestants should do what they know the best so that they do not get eliminated.. But like you said we can almost predict what they will sing in the next episode if we know the theme.. I feel only the two kids Zaid and Vishnumaya have managed to try varied styles in the short span of time.. These two are the only ones we cannot predict what they will sing.. That creates excitement when the contestants sing songs that we do not expect them to sing..

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Raina

@Raina101

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Posted: 6 years ago

#18

Originally posted by: lissa007

Wow thanks LizzieBennett, I really enjoyed watching these videos. This is how singing shows should be, solely focusing on singing without focusing on unnecessary drama.

Also loved how all the judges were experienced singers. Nowadays I feel anybody become a judge e.g Farah Khan in Indian Idol or Sonakshi in some other show.😔

Loved watching young Shreya, Didn't know she partook in saregamapa. Also, how much has her voice changed over time? I'm happy she made it big. I think she and Arijit Singh are the only ones who got very succesful after taking part in reality show.
Let's see what happenes with our Rising Star 2 contestents. Maybe we will see one of them singing playback in a movie in a year or two.😉

and there's Sunidhi Chauhan who participated in Meri Awaaz Suno

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