''Super Singer Season 10'' is a 2023–2024 Indian
Tamil
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**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nati ...
-language
reality television
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singing competition
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Examples ...
show. The tenth season of
Super Singer airs every Saturday and Sunday on
Star Vijay
Star Vijay is an Indian Tamil language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly Star India), a subsidiary of Asianet Star Communications. The channel's headquarters is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Star Vijay change ...
from 16 December 2023, and streams on
Disney+ Hotstar
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. It is longest-running singing reality show in
Tamil Nadu
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.
Ma Ka Pa Anand
Ma Ka Pa Anand is an Indian actor and television presenter who has been working with Star Vijay. He has hosted '' Super Singer, Athu Ithu Ethu'', ''Kings of Dance'', ''KPY Champions'', '' Mrs. Chinnathirai'', ''The Wall'', ''Cinema Kaaram C ...
and
Priyanka Deshpande
Priyanka Deshpande (born 28 April 1992) is an Indian television presenter, host and actress. She predominantly works in Tamil television and film industry especially in Tamil entertainment, Priyanka is also one of the highest paid South Indian ...
return as hosts for this season. The
judging panel for this season includes four judges: one music composer,
Sean Roldan
Raghavendra Raja Rao, known by his stage name Sean Roldan is an Indian musician who has worked on Carnatic music, independent music, and film scores for the Tamil film industry. He rose to fame after gaining critical acclaim for his work in Bala ...
, and three playback singers,
Anuradha Sriram
Anuradha Sriram (born 9 July 1970) is an Indian carnatic and playback singer and child actress who hails from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. She has sung more than 700 songs in Tamil, Telugu, Sinhala, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali and Hindi f ...
,
Mano
Mano may refer to:
People
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* Mano (name), a list of people with either the given name or surname
* Mano (Mozambican footballer) (born 1984), real name Celso Halilo de Abdul
* Mano (Portuguese footballer) ...
, and
Sujatha Mohan
Sujatha Mohan (credited as Sujatha) is an Indian playback singer who is popular for singing in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu movies. She has also sung for Kannada, Badaga, Hindi and Marathi movies. In a career spanning 48 years, she has recorde ...
. Anuradha Sriram has been judging this reality singing show from
Super Singer Season 1 onwards. Mano and Sujatha Mohan have now joined Super Singer judging panel after both making their permanent judging debut during
Super Singer Season 4 . Sean Roldan, is the fourth new judge to join the Super Singer judging panel.
The Grand Finale was held on 23 June 2024. At the finals, John Jerome was the title winner.
Format
The mega auditions had commenced with the 25
contestants, with 11 male contestants and 14 female contestants . These contestants had been shortlisted and categorised as eligible by the four main
judges
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Roles
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to participate in this competitive singing contest. After the audition round, there several rounds of performances take place with eliminations as a process to select the title winner of the season.
The major auditions took place on 26 September 2023, in major cities in
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
.
Disney+ Hotstar
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(the streaming partner for the show) outlined several terms and conditions prior to the auditions. The golden shower performances are being offered to contestants who had performed exceptionally and have impressed the four main judges. The golden shower performance concept was introduced from
Super Singer Junior (season 9). This includes all the contestants who have scored golden performances should have given their hundred percent effort in their singing, with correct techniques, sufficient improvisations, good voice quality, clear pronunciations, good breath control and many more factors taken in consideration. After they receive a golden shower, they would also be presented with a gold coin.
Mani and band, who was inaugurated into the show by
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It is a name for males in India as well as a family surname. Shriniv ...
in 2006, regularly accompany the contestants in a weekly basis, where
Karthick Devaraj, a
keyboardist
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, is also part of the Mani and Band.
Judges
Contestants
Contestants were selected by the four main judges
Sean Roldan
Raghavendra Raja Rao, known by his stage name Sean Roldan is an Indian musician who has worked on Carnatic music, independent music, and film scores for the Tamil film industry. He rose to fame after gaining critical acclaim for his work in Bala ...
,
Anuradha Sriram
Anuradha Sriram (born 9 July 1970) is an Indian carnatic and playback singer and child actress who hails from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. She has sung more than 700 songs in Tamil, Telugu, Sinhala, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali and Hindi f ...
,
Mano
Mano may refer to:
People
* Mano people, an ethnic group in Liberia
* Mano (name), a list of people with either the given name or surname
* Mano (Mozambican footballer) (born 1984), real name Celso Halilo de Abdul
* Mano (Portuguese footballer) ...
and
Sujatha Mohan
Sujatha Mohan (credited as Sujatha) is an Indian playback singer who is popular for singing in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu movies. She has also sung for Kannada, Badaga, Hindi and Marathi movies. In a career spanning 48 years, she has recorde ...
(during the mega audition rounds) and have been given the opportunity to progress into the competition are listed below, revealed by their names, hometown and hometown state.
Episodes
After every round has taken place, the
judging panel would select the best performers (BP) of the week and the best entertainers (BE) of the week.
Performances
All performances include the contestants performing the songs to progress into the next round.
Launch and auditions – (episodes 1 and 2)
Indicates the contestant has not achieved a golden performance for the round because of their insufficient performance level marked by the judges.
Indicates the contestant has been eliminated due to inadequate performance marked by the judges.
Indicates the contestant has been given a golden performance shower for their sufficient performance marked by the judging panel.
Favourite songs round – (episodes 3, 4, 5 and 6)
Indicates the contestant has not achieved a golden performance for the round because of their insufficient performance level marked by the judges.
Indicates the contestant has been eliminated due to inadequate performance marked by the judges.
Indicates the contestant has been given a golden performance shower for their sufficient performance marked by the judging panel, and will progress to the next round.
Indicates the contestant has been allowed to progress to the next round by the judging panel.
Greatest hits round – (episodes 7 and 8)
Indicates the contestant has not achieved a golden performance for the round because of their insufficient performance level marked by the judges.
Indicates the contestant has been eliminated due to inadequate performance marked by the judges.
Indicates the contestant has been given a golden performance shower for their sufficient performance marked by the judging panel, and will progress to the next round.
Indicates the contestant has been allowed to progress to the next round by the judging panel.
Indicates the contestant was placed in danger zone and has been allowed to progress to the next round by the judging panel.
Makkal Isai round – (episodes 9, 10 and 11)
Indicates the
contestant has not achieved a golden performance for the round because of their insufficient performance level marked by the
judges
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Judge or Judges may also refer to:
Roles
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.
Indicates the
contestant has been eliminated due to inadequate performance marked by the
judges
A judge is an official who presides over a court.
Judge or Judges may also refer to:
Roles
*Judge, an alternative name for an adjudicator in a competition in theatre, music, sport, etc.
*Judge, an alternative name/aviator call sign for a membe ...
.
Indicates the
contestant has been given a golden performance shower for their sufficient performance marked by the
judging panel, and will progress to the next round.
Indicates the
contestant has been allowed to progress to the next round by the
judging panel.
Indicates the
contestant was placed in danger zone and has been allowed to progress to the next round by the
judging panel.
Endrendrum Captain – (episodes 12 and 13)
This round was specifically dedicated to actor
Vijayakanth
Narayanan Vijayaraj Alagarswami (born 25 August 1952), better known by his stage name Vijayakanth, is an Indian politician and former actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Leg ...
, who has passed away on the 28th December 2023.
Indicates the
contestant has not achieved a golden performance for the round because of their insufficient performance level marked by the
judges
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Judge or Judges may also refer to:
Roles
*Judge, an alternative name for an adjudicator in a competition in theatre, music, sport, etc.
*Judge, an alternative name/aviator call sign for a membe ...
.
Indicates the
contestant has been eliminated due to inadequate performance marked by the
judges
A judge is an official who presides over a court.
Judge or Judges may also refer to:
Roles
*Judge, an alternative name for an adjudicator in a competition in theatre, music, sport, etc.
*Judge, an alternative name/aviator call sign for a membe ...
.
Indicates the
contestant has been given a golden performance shower for their sufficient performance marked by the
judging panel, and will progress to the next round.
Indicates the
contestant has been allowed to progress to the next round by the
judging panel.
Indicates the
contestant was placed in danger zone and has been allowed to progress to the next round by the
judging panel.
Wedding hits – (episodes 14 and 15)
Indicates the
contestant has not achieved a golden performance for the round because of their insufficient performance level marked by the
judges
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Judge or Judges may also refer to:
Roles
*Judge, an alternative name for an adjudicator in a competition in theatre, music, sport, etc.
*Judge, an alternative name/aviator call sign for a membe ...
.
Indicates the
contestant has been eliminated due to inadequate performance marked by the
judges
A judge is an official who presides over a court.
Judge or Judges may also refer to:
Roles
*Judge, an alternative name for an adjudicator in a competition in theatre, music, sport, etc.
*Judge, an alternative name/aviator call sign for a membe ...
.
Indicates the
contestant has been given a golden performance shower for their sufficient performance marked by the
judging panel, and will progress to the next round.
Indicates the
contestant has been allowed to progress to the next round by the
judging panel.
Indicates the
contestant was placed in danger zone and has been allowed to progress to the next round by the
judging panel.
Bhakthi Thiruvizha round – (episodes 16 and 17)
Indicates the
contestant has not achieved a golden performance for the round because of their insufficient performance level marked by the
judges
A judge is an official who presides over a court.
Judge or Judges may also refer to:
Roles
*Judge, an alternative name for an adjudicator in a competition in theatre, music, sport, etc.
*Judge, an alternative name/aviator call sign for a membe ...
.
Indicates the
contestant has been eliminated due to inadequate performance marked by the
judges
A judge is an official who presides over a court.
Judge or Judges may also refer to:
Roles
*Judge, an alternative name for an adjudicator in a competition in theatre, music, sport, etc.
*Judge, an alternative name/aviator call sign for a membe ...
.
Indicates the
contestant has been given a golden performance shower for their sufficient performance marked by the
judging panel, and will progress to the next round.
Indicates the
contestant has been allowed to progress to the next round by the
judging panel.
Indicates the
contestant was placed in danger zone and has been allowed to progress to the next round by the
judging panel.
Kadhal hits (episodes 18 and 19)
Indicates the
contestant has not achieved a golden performance for the round because of their insufficient performance level marked by the
judges
A judge is an official who presides over a court.
Judge or Judges may also refer to:
Roles
*Judge, an alternative name for an adjudicator in a competition in theatre, music, sport, etc.
*Judge, an alternative name/aviator call sign for a membe ...
.
Indicates the
contestant has been eliminated due to inadequate performance marked by the
judges
A judge is an official who presides over a court.
Judge or Judges may also refer to:
Roles
*Judge, an alternative name for an adjudicator in a competition in theatre, music, sport, etc.
*Judge, an alternative name/aviator call sign for a membe ...
.
Indicates the
contestant has been given a golden performance shower for their sufficient performance marked by the
judging panel, and will progress to the next round.
Indicates the
contestant has been allowed to progress to the next round by the
judging panel.
Indicates the
contestant was placed in danger zone and has been allowed to progress to the next round by the
judging panel.
Thala Thalapathy hits (episodes 20 and 21)
Rockstar Mano 40 (episodes 22 and 23)
Production
Release
The first promo, featuring playback singer
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and her song '
''Tum Tum''' from the movie '
Enemy
An enemy or a foe is an individual or a group that is considered as forcefully adverse or threatening. The concept of an enemy has been observed to be "basic for both individuals and communities". The term "enemy" serves the social function of d ...
,' was released on 22 March 2023. She participated as a contestant during
Super Singer Season 7 . The second promo, released on 1 December 2023, featured singer
D . Sathyaprakash and his song '
''Aalaporaan Thamizhan''' from the movie '
Mersal.'
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* Date of death, as an abbreviati ...
was a contestant during
Super Singer Season 3.
The third promo, released on 3 December 2023, featured singers
Senthil Ganesh
Senthil Ganesh is an Indian folk, playback singer and actor. He rose to prominence after winning the 6th edition of the ''Airtel Super Singer'' in 2018 which was aired in Star Vijay. He made his acting debut with the film ''Thirudu Pogatha M ...
and
Rajalakshmi
Thakkathu Amayankottu Rajalakshmi (June 2, 1930 – January 18, 1965), better identified as Rajalakshmi, was an Indian novelist, short story writer and poet of Malayalam literature. She was the author of three novels, two poetry anthologies a ...
,
and their song '
''Chinna Machan''' from the movie '
Charlie Chaplin 2
''Charlie Chaplin 2'' is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by Shakthi Chidambaram. The film stars Prabhu Deva, Nikki Galrani and Prabhu. The film is a sequel to 2002 film '' Charlie Chaplin''. The music for the film is s ...
.' They were both contestants during
Super Singer Season 6 . The fourth promo, featuring singer
Anu Anand
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, ...
and her song
''Onakkaga Poranthaenae'' from the movie '
Pannaiyarum Padminiyum
''Pannaiyarum Padminiyum'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by debutant S. U. Arun Kumar, based on his own eponymous short-film. Arun Kumar was a contestant in ''Naalaya Iyakunar'' . It features Vijay Sethupathi, Ja ...
,' was released on 6 December 2023. She participated as a contestant during
Super Singer Season 8.
The first launching promo was unveiled on 10 December 2023, revealing the release date.
References
External links
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