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Nepal Idol
Nepal Idol ( ne, नेपाल आइडल ) is a Nepali reality television singing competition that is part of the ''Idols'' franchise created and owned by FremantleMedia. Nepal Idol 2017 is the first season of Idol Franchise in Nepal which aired on AP1 TV. In the first season, audition were held at seven cities; Nepalgunj, Butwal, Narayangarh, Birgunj, Biratnagar, Pokhara and Kathmandu. Contestants aged 16 to 30 years of age are allowed to participate. The first ever season of the show was won by Buddha Lama from Pokhara, Nepal in which a total of 93,100,000 votes were cast for the grand finale. Similarly, the second season of Nepal Idol was won by Ravi Oad from Dhangadi. And, the third season of Nepal Idol was won by Sajja Chaulagain from Morang. According to organizers more than 1,25,000 people were watching the Grand Finale Event live on YouTube, which was a record for any Nepalese Television Show to be watched online. Nepal Idol is produced by AP1 TV for Annapurna M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reality Television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s with shows such as ''The Real World'', then achieved prominence in the early 2000s with the success of the series '' Survivor'', '' Idols'', and '' Big Brother'', all of which became global franchises. Reality television shows tend to be interspersed with "confessionals", short interview segments in which cast members reflect on or provide context for the events being depicted on-screen; this is most commonly seen in American reality television. Competition-based reality shows typically feature gradual elimination of participants, either by a panel of judges, by the viewership of the show, or by the contestants themselves. Documentaries, television news, sports television, talk shows, and traditional game shows are generally not clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idols (TV Series)
''Idol'' (also known as ''SuperStar'' in some countries) is a reality television singing competition format created by British television producer Simon Fuller and developed by Fremantle. The format began in 2001 with the British television series ''Pop Idol''; its first adaptation was the Polish series ''Idol'' in 2002. It has since become the world's most widely watched television franchise, as well as one of the most successful entertainment formats, adapted in over 56 regions around the world, with its various versions broadcast to 150 countries with a worldwide audience of roughly 3.2 billion people. The franchise has generated more than in revenue. Each season, the series aims to find the most outstanding unsigned solo recording artist (or "idol") in a region. Originally aimed for pop singers, the series has since evolved to accept singers from different genres of music, such as rock, R&B, and country. Through a series of mass auditions, a group of finalists are selecte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ani Choying Drolma
Ani Choying Drolma (born 4 June 1971), also known as Choying Dolma and Ani Choying (''Ani'', "nun", is an honorific), is a Nepalese Buddhist nun of Tibetan origin and musician from the Nagi Gompa nunnery in Nepal. She is known in Nepal and throughout the world for bringing many Tibetan Buddhist chants and feast songs to mainstream audiences. She has been recently appointed as the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador to Nepal. Early life Ani Choying was born on 4 June 1971, in Kathmandu, Nepal, to Tibetan exiles. She entered monastic life as a means of escape from her physically abusive father, and she was accepted into the Nagi Gompa nunnery at the age of 13. For a number of years, the monastery's resident chant master (who was trained directly by the wife of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche) taught Ani Choying the music that she is famous for performing. Musical career In 1994, guitarist Steve Tibbetts visited the nunnery and eventually recorded much of the Tibetan music with Ani Choying on two alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepal Bhasa
Newar (), or Newari and known officially in Nepal as Nepal Bhasa, is a Sino-Tibetan languages, Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Newar people, the indigenous inhabitants of Nepal Mandala, which consists of the Kathmandu Valley and surrounding regions in Nepal. "Nepal Bhasa" literally means "Nepalese language", however the language is not the same as Nepali language, Nepali (Devanagari, Devanāgarī: नेपाली), the country's current official language of the central government. The two languages belong to different language families (Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European languages, Indo-European, respectively), but centuries of Language contact, contact have resulted in a significant body of shared vocabulary. Newar was Nepal's administrative language from the 14th to the late 18th century. From the early 20th century until 2006 democracy movement in Nepal, democratisation, Newar suffered from official suppression. From 1952 to 1991, the percentage of Newar speakers in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kali Prasad Baskota
Kali Prasad Baskota ( ne, काली प्रसाद बास्कोटा) is a Nepali singer, musician and lyricist. Baskota has also judged in first three season of Nepali Reality show Nepal Idol. Career He started his music career since 2007/8, as a lyricist and composer for the song ''Chahana Sakiyo Bahana Sakiyo'' sung by Sashi Rawal. Some of his earlier hits are ''Laija Re'' sung by Hemant Rana, ''Bida nai deu baru'' sung by Azad Dhungana. His 2017 song called Saili sung by Hemant Rana was trending worldwide on No. 14 on YouTube after the first week of its release. In feature films he gave songs like ''Jaalma'', ''Nira'', ''Lappan Chappan'', ''Panchi'', ''Daiba Hey''. Kali did his singing debut from song ''Jaalma'' from the movie ''Resham filili'' which is of the biggest hit songs in Nepali movie industry. In recent times, his song "Thamel Bazaar" from the movie ''Loot 2'' (a sequel to the highly successful movie '' Loot'' and directed by Nischal Basnet) is one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nhyoo Bajracharya
Nhyoo Bajracharya (Nepal Bhasa ) is a Nepali Composer, music composer, lyricist, and Singing, singer. He is widely regarded as one of the best music composers in Nepali music industry. He has composed hundreds of famous songs in Nepali language, Nepali, Newar language, Newar and Hindi, and one song in Chinese language, Chinese. He is also remembered for his compositions for Ani Choying Dolma with his fusion style music. Some of his hit compositions are ''Saya Thari Baja Eutai Taal'', ''Shanti Lukau Kaha'', ''Phool ko Aakhama'', ''Laaija Chari'', ''Kya Bore Bhayo'', ''Aadhi Baato Hide Pachi Timi Sita Bhet Vayo'', ''Orali Lageko'', among many others. He has also sung some of the songs but he is better known as a music composer. His songs have been sung by Ani Choying Dolma, Ram Krishna Dhakal, Yogeshwor Amatya, Shreya Ghosal and other singers. He regards winning a national music competition organized by Radio Nepal in 1987/88 as one of the turning points in his career. One of the j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Champions
''Comedy Champions'' is a comedy show that started airing from 15 March 2008 on Sahara One. Concept The show will consist of many popular Indian and Pakistani comedians who will perform a standup comedy for the audiences. The show has a new look and feels with a fresh set of jokes that have never been showcased before. Not just that, there are renowned comedians from Pakistan along with Indian artists adding a new flavor to the show. Host *Karishma Tanna Contestants *Sunil Pal *Kuldeep Dubey *Rajeev Nigam * Rajeev Thakur * Parveez Siddiqui *Kashif Khan *Rauf Lala *Shakeel Siddiqui *Amir Rambo Emir (; ar, أمير ' ), sometimes transliterated amir, amier, or ameer, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or ceremo ... * Aslam Imran References External links Comedy Champions Official Site Sahara One original programming Indian comedy television se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dui Rupaiya
''Dui Rupaiyan'' ( ne, २ रुपैयाँ, lit=Two rupees), is a Nepali comedy, action and drama film, directed by Asim Shah. The song of the movie dui rupaiya, Kutu Ma Kutu is also the most famous and viewed Nepalese song on YouTube, with more than 100 million views. Plot This movie revolves around two friends, Jureli (Nischal Basnet) and Dari (Asif Shah), who smuggle gold illegally from India to Nepal. Their boss (Tika Pahari) gives them a Nepali two rupees note aka dui rupaiyaa. The serial number of the dui rupaiyaa is sent to the Indian party. One day while on their mission to smuggle, they stop by a restaurant which is owned by the ASP of the region. There Dari flirts with the ASP's wife, Maya (Menuka Pradhan), but is interrupted by the her son. To make him go away Dari gave him the dui rupaiyaa note given by their boss. Problems arise for Maya and Dari when Maya's husband the ASP (Buddhi Tamang) arrives, and Dari gets chased by him. However, Jureli manages to save hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathmandu
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Pokhara
Pokhara ( ne, पोखरा, ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city in Nepal, which serves as the capital of Gandaki Province. It is the List of cities in Nepal, second most populous city of Nepal after Kathmandu, with 518,452 inhabitants living in 101,669 households in 2021 Nepal census, 2021. It is the country's largest metropolitan city in terms of area. The city also serves as the headquarters of Kaski District. Pokhara is located west of the capital, Kathmandu. The city is on the shore of Phewa Lake, and sits at an elevation of approximately 822m. The Annapurna Range, with three out of the ten highest peaks in the world—Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Annapurna I and Manaslu—is within of the valley. Pokhara is considered the tourism capital of Nepal, being a base for trekkers undertaking the Annapurna Circuit through the Annapurna Conservation Area region of the Annapurna ranges in the Himalayas. The city is also home to many of the elite Gurkha soldiers, soldiers native to So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biratnagar
Biratnagar () is a metropolitan city in Nepal, which serves as the capital of Province No. 1. With a population of 242,548 as per the 2011 census, it is the largest city in the province and also the headquarters of Morang district. As per the preliminary report of 2021 Nepal census, Biratnagar has an estimated city population of 244,750. It is one of the cities of the ''Greater Birat Development Area'' which incorporates the cities of Biratnagar-Itahari-Gothgau- Biratchowk-Dharan primarily located on the Koshi Highway in Eastern Nepal, with an estimated total urban agglomerated population of 804,300 people living in 159,332 households. Biratnagar is located east of the capital, Kathmandu, and north of the bordering town of Jogbani in the Indian state of Bihar. Biratnagar was declared a metropolitan city on 22 May 2017, a merger with additional wards pushing the total population to over 240,000. It is the sixth most populous city of Nepal after Kathmandu, Pokhara, Bharatpu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgunj
Birgunj ( ne, वीरगञ्ज) is a metropolitan city in Parsa District in Madhesh Province of southern Nepal. It lies south of the capital Kathmandu, attached in the north to Raxaul in the border of the Indian state of Bihar. As an entry point to Nepal from Patna, Birgunj is known as the "Gateway of Nepal". It is also called "Commercial capital of Nepal". The town has significant economic importance for Nepal as most of the trade with India is via Birgunj and the Indian town of Raxaul. Tribhuvan Highway links Birgunj to Nepal's capital, Kathmandu. Birgunj was one of the first three municipalities formed during the rule of Prime Minister Mohan Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. It was declared a Metropolitan City on 22 May 2017 along with Biratnagar and Pokhara. Birgunj is one of the largest city in Nepal and largest in Madhesh Province. Birgunj is the fifth most populated metropolis of the nation. Etymology Birgunj was established as a conglomerate of several villages in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
