Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Tamil Li'l Champs (season 3)
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs Season 3, is the third season of the Indian Tamil-language child singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs which is based on India's longest-running reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa.[1] The show was launched by Zee Tamil on 1 July 2023.[2]
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Tamil Li'l Champs | |
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Season 3 | |
![]() Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs Season 3 | |
Presented by | Archana Chandhoke |
Judges | |
Country of origin | India |
Release | |
Original network | Zee Tamil |
Original release | 1 July 2023 – present |
Abhirami is the third new judge who has joined Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs in the judging panel. Saindhavi Prakash is known to be the fourth new judge who has joined Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs alongside the judging panel. Archana Chandhoke has returned for the sixth time, including Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs, as host for the third season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs.[3] This show has been known to introduce and unlock the hidden talents of the juniors from all diverse backgrounds, including children who are categorised under special needs. The three main judges of the show are Srinivas, Vijay Prakash and Abhirami.[4] The mega auditions saw the three judges along with special judges with well-known playback singers, such as Mano and Vaikom Vijayalakshmi.
Auditions
The channel started taking auditions for this season through online audition registration.[5] Then the offline auditions placed in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka as well as from international waters (such as Sri Lanka), the jury and judges picked out the top 45 talented singers and they will battle it out to grab a position in the final 30. The youngest contestant who successfully completed the auditions is 6 years old and the oldest contestant is 14 years old. The jury members include the professional playback singers and several other musicians. Several contestants from Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors (season 3) have been chosen to occupy as vocal trainers to the exceptional contestants.
The auditions were available to register through online registration. During the season auditions and the competitive rounds, special guests have attended the show and praised the talented contestants in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs Season 3 from singers , actors, actresses, music directors/composers, film directors, lyricists, politicians such as Deva (composer), Santhosh Narayanan, Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram, Karthik (singer), Mano, Haricharan, Vaikom Vijayalakshmi, Praniti, Rajhesh Vaidhya, Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, Samuthirakani, Robo Shankar, Jayam Ravi, Raghava Lawrence, Karu Palaniappan, Arun Vaidyanathan, Sneha (actress), Laila (actress), Sanghavi(actress), Lakshmy Ramakrishnan(actress), Snehan and Seeman (politician).[6] The show premiered on Saturday and Sunday at 19:00 from 1 July 2023 on Zee Tamil and worldwide on Zee5.[7][8]
From the introductory rounds onwards, golden performance showers have been awarded to the contestants who have performed exceptionally well and have got a 100% mark according to the judges . If the judges decide that the contestant deserves a golden shower, then they would sing, as traditionally in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors , "Kannamaniye <Name> Kalakipotta Nee / Sokkavaikkum Paatai Paadi Asathipotta Nee / Aatam Poordu (double clap) / Vetta Poordu (double clap) / Aatam Poordu Vetta Poordu Santhoshame Sa Re Ga Ma Pa / Ithu Golden performance ".
Contestants
Contestants of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs Season 3. who were selected by the judges during the mega auditions round, are revealed by their names, hometowns, ages and gender.
Episodes
Every Saturday and Sunday, episodes of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs Season 3 are telecasted by Zee Tamil. The weekly episode numbers, date, names of the rounds and the special guests, judges that were invited to Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs Season 3 are shown here. In addition, after every weekly episodes, several awards that are funded by the sponsors would be given to the contestants, for example, exceptional singer of the week, best performance of the week, strongest performer of the week, favourite performer of the week, super performer(s) of the week, little master of the week and stylish performer of the week. Grand Finale would take place as a live event, and that would be the second final episode of the season, before the celebrations. The best performers and entertainers of the week , who would be awarded by Zee Tamil, are also included below.
Episode Number | Air Date(s) | Round Name | Best Performers(Weekly) | Special Guest(s) & Judge(s) |
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1 | 1 July 2023 | GRAND LAUNCH -> MEGA AUDITIONS | Rikshitha Jawahar | Mano Vaikom Vijayalakshmi |
2 | 2 July 2023 | |||
3 | 8 July 2023 | INTRODUCTION ROUND | Vaikom Vijayalakshmi | |
4 | 9 July 2023 | |||
5 | 15 July 2023 | Saindhavi Prakash | ||
6 | 16 July 2023 | |||
7 | 22 July 2023 | MANNVAASANAI ROUND | 1) Exceptional Singer of the Week – Fidha Naaz
2) Best Performer of the Week – Sathvik 3) Strongest Performer of the Week – Nishanth Kavin 4) Favourite Performer of the Week – Kavina 5) Super Performer of the Week – Kanishkar 6) Super Performer of the Week – Kilmisha |
Seeman (politician) Karthik (singer) |
8 | 23 July 2023 | Pushpavanam Kuppusamy Karthik (singer) | ||
9 | 29 July 2023 | SENIORS VS JUNIORS ROUND | 1) Exceptional Singer of the Week – Dharshan
2) Best Performer of the Week – Rikshitha Jawahar 3) Strongest Performer of the Week – Praveen 4) Little Master of the Week – Kavina 5) Super Performer of the Week – Nishanth Kavin 6) Stylish Performer of the Week – Swetha Sree |
Haricharan Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors Season 3 Contestants |
10 | 30 July 2023 | |||
11 | 5 August 2023 | 1) Exceptional Singer of the Week – Nandha
2) Best Performance of the Week – Ruthresh Kumar 3) Strongest Performer of the Week – Kanishkar 4) Little Master of the Week – Sathvik 5) Stylish Performer of the Week – Mirthika Sree 6) Super Performer of the Week – Karunya | ||
12 | 6 August 2023 | |||
13 | 12 August 2023 | DEVOTIONAL ROUND | 1) Exceptional Singer of the Week –
2) Best Performer of the Week – 3) Strongest Performer of the Week – 4) Favourite Performer of the Week – 5) Super Performer of the Week – 6) Stylish Performer of the Week – |
Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram Mano |
14 | 13 August 2023 | |||
15 | 19 August 2023 | |||
16 | 20 August 2023 | DEDICATION ROUND | Snehan | |
17 | 26 August 2023 | |||
18 | 27 August 2023 | |||
19 | 2 September 2023 | EVERGREEN HITS ROUND | ||
20 | 3 September 2023 | |||
21 | 9 September 2023 | DEVA ROUND | Deva (composer) | |
22 | 10 September 2023 | |||
23 | 16 September 2023 | DRAMA AND PERFORMANCE ROUND | Samuthirakani Robo Shankar Lakshmy Ramakrishnan(actress) | |
24 | 17 September 2023 | |||
25 | 23 September 2023 | THALA THALAPATHY ROUND | Laila (actress) Sanghavi(actress) Karthik (singer) | |
26 | 24 September 2023 | |||
27 | 30 September 2023 | ONE ON ONE ROUND | 1) Best Performance of the Week – Rikshitha Jawahar and Sanjana
2) Strongest Performer of the Week – Nishanth Kavin 3) Favourite Performer of the Week – Ruthresh Kumar 4) Super Performer of the Week – Ashaani 5) Stylish Performer of the Week – Kilmisha 6) Little Master of the Week - Kavina |
Jayam Ravi Vaikom Vijayalakshmi |
28 | 1 October 2023 | Vaikom Vijayalakshmi | ||
29 | 7 October 2023 | நிலா பாடல்கள் சுற்று | 1) Best Performance of the Week – Kilmisha
2) Strongest Performer of the Week – Ruthresh Kumar 3) Favourite Performer of the Week – Raghav Prasad 4) Super Performer of the Week – Dharshan and Fidha 5) Stylish Performer of the Week – Praveen 6) Little Master of the Week - Sanjana |
Rajhesh Vaidhya Praniti Sneha (actress) Arun Vaidyanathan |
30 | 8 October 2023 | |||
31 | 14 October 2023 | TOWN BUS ROUND | 1) Best Performance of the Week –
2) Strongest Performer of the Week – 3) Favourite Performer of the Week – 4) Super Performer of the Week – 5) Stylish Performer of the Week – 6) Little Master of the Week - |
Karu Palaniappan |
32 | 15 October 2023 | |||
33 | 21 October 2023 | உள்ளம் கேட்குமே சுற்று | 1) Best Performance of the Week –
2) Strongest Performer of the Week – 3) Favourite Performer of the Week – 4) Super Performer of the Week – Ruthresh Kumar 5) Stylish Performer of the Week – 6) Little Master of the Week - |
Mano Haricharan |
34 | 22 October 2023 | |||
35 | 28 October 2023 | RETRO HIT ROUND | 1) Best Performance of the Week –
2) Strongest Performer of the Week – 3) Favourite Performer of the Week – 4) Super Performer of the Week – 5) Stylish Performer of the Week – 6) Little Master of the Week - |
Santhosh Narayanan Mano Raghava Lawrence |
36 | 29 October 2023 |
Competition table
The weekly Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs Season 3 competition outlines the names of all the contestants, including the name of the weekly round, with all elimination status. It would be very evident to compare whether the young kids have showcase their hidden talents and summarise whether they were able to score a golden or diamond performance tag. The competitive rounds and the process of elimination commenced during the Mannvaasanai Round.
MEGA AUDITIONS | INTRODUCTION ROUND | MANNVAASANAI ROUND | SENIORS VS JUNIORS ROUND | DEVOTIONAL ROUND | |||||||
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GOLDEN PERFORMER(S) | Rikshitha | Karunya Kilmisha Kanishkar Raghav Fidha Praveen Nandha |
Sathvik
Fidha Dhakshitha Kanishkar Nandha Rikshitha Praveen Kavina |
Fidha
Rikshitha Dharshan Nishanth Kavina Nishanth Praveen Kanishkar Dhakshitha Sathvik Karunya Mirthika Rudresh |
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Avanthika | Selected | Safe | Safe | ||||||||
Dhakshitha | Selected | Safe | Golden Performer Safe |
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Dharshan | Selected | Safe | Safe | Golden Performer Safe |
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Fidha | Selected | Golden Performer Safe |
Golden Performer Safe |
Golden Performer Safe |
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Kanishkha | Selected | Safe | Safe | ||||||||
Karunya | Selected | Golden Performer Safe |
Safe | ||||||||
Kilmisha | Selected | Golden Performer Safe |
Golden Performer Safe | Safe | |||||||
Ashaani | Golden Performer Safe |
Golden Performer Safe |
Golden Performer Safe |
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Kanishkar | Selected | Golden Performer Safe |
Golden Performer Safe |
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Karthika | Selected | Safe | Safe | ||||||||
Kavina | Selected | Safe | Golden Performer Safe |
Golden Performer Safe |
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Mirthika | Selected | Safe | Safe | ||||||||
Sathvik | Selected | Safe | Golden Performer Safe |
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Nandha | Selected | Golden Performer Safe |
Golden Performer Safe |
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Nishanth | Selected | Safe | Golden Performer Safe |
Golden Performer Safe |
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Praveen | Selected | Golden Performer Safe |
Golden Performer Safe |
Golden Performer Safe |
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Priyan | Selected | Safe | Safe | ||||||||
Rudresh | Selected | Safe | Safe | ||||||||
Rikshitha | Selected Golden Performer |
Safe | Golden Performer Safe |
Golden Performer Safe |
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Raghav | Selected | Golden Performer Safe |
Safe | ||||||||
Sanjana | Selected | Safe | Safe | ||||||||
Swetha | Selected | Safe | Safe | Safe | |||||||
Mahitha | Selected | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | |||||||
Siddharth | Selected | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | |||||||
Kavinaya | Selected | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | |||||||
Shanmitha | Selected | Safe | Eliminated | ||||||||
Sabareeshwaran | Selected | Safe | Eliminated | ||||||||
Janav | Selected | Safe | Eliminated | ||||||||
Aksatha | Selected | Safe | Eliminated | ||||||||
Aadhira | Selected | Safe | Eliminated | ||||||||
Notes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | v | ||||||
Eliminated | No Elimination |
No Elimination |
Shanmitha | Mahitha | |||||||
Aksatha | |||||||||||
Aadhira | Siddharth | ||||||||||
Janav | |||||||||||
Sabareeshwaran | Kavinaya | ||||||||||
Color Keys
- Indicates the contestant is given Golden Performer and received a golden shower on stage.
- Indicates the contestant is safe from elimination.
- Indicates the contestant is "Selected" to compete in the main competition after being selected in the Mega Auditions.
- Indicates the title winner.
- Indicates the first runner up.
- Indicates the second runner up.
- Indicates the third runner up.
- Indicates the fourth runner up.
- Indicates that the contestant is facing public vote and being nominated for elimination for insufficient performance.
- Indicates that the contestant was eliminated.
- Indicates that the contestant did not perform in the round or was absent in the round.
Competition notes
- ^1 : Rikshitha Jawahar was the only golden performer of the week during the "Mega Audition" round.
- ^2 : Introduction Round is a non-competitive round, although golden performances were just awarded as a causal tradition of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa.
- ^3 : The first set of elimination that has taken place in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs Season 3 because of insufficient performance are to the following contestants: Shanmitha, Aksatha, Aadihira, Janav and Sabareeshwaran. These contestants would return back to the wildcard round.
- ^4: A new contestant Aashani , who delayed her return from Sri Lanka had been brought to audition during the episode, from the permission with the judges. After her performance, the judges decided that she could perform for at least 2 weeks.
References
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