Super Singer T20 (சூப்பர் சிங்கர் T20) is a 2012-2015 Indian

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-language reality television

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, which aired on

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. Former contestants from previous seasons of the Super Singer and

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shows were divided into 6 teams. 15 league matches were held where each team competed against the other five teams. 4 teams were selected for the knockout semi-finals, before the remaining 2 teams competed against each other in the finals. The show was hosted by

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Airtel Super Singer T20

The show was powered by

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Teams

Innisai Indians (team colour: black) ("II")

The Innisai Indians team was captained by Airtel Super Singer 1 winner,

Nikhil Mathew Nikhil Mathew is a singer from Kerala, India. In 2006, he won the '' Airtel Super Singer'' reality show. As the show's winner, he won a chance to sing a song for music director Harris Jayaraj – ''Enadhuyire'' along with Chinmayi, Sadhana Sarga ...

. The contestants selected as members of the Innisai Indian team were:

Symphony Super Kings (team colour: yellow) ("SSK")

The Symphony Super Kings team was captained by

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winner, Saicharan.

Harmony Heart Breakers (team colour: green) ("HHB")

The Harmony Heart Breakers team was captained by ''Airtel Super Singer'' (season 3) finalist, Pooja Vaidyanath.

Rhythmic Royals (team colour: white) ("RR")

The Rhythmic Royals team was captained by

finalist, Srinivas Raghunathan.

Chennai Rock Stars (team colour: red) ("CRS")

The Chennai Rock Stars team was captained by ''Airtel Super Singer'' (season 3) second runner up, Santhosh Hariharan.

Blue Strings (team colour: blue) ("BS")

The Blue Strings team was captained by ''Airtel Super Singer'' (season 3) first runner up, Sathyaprakash.

Matches

League matches

Semifinals

Symphony super kings vs Innisai Indians and harmony heart breakers vs rhythmic royals. Symphony superkings and harmony heart breakers qualified to the finals.

Finals

* Special Hosts: Ma Ka Pa Anand and

* Special Judge:

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* Other Judges:

Ananth Vaidyanathan Ananth Vaidyanathan (born 1 November 1957) is an Indian singing trainer, who is popular for his appearances on reality singing television shows. He is often regarded as India's leading voice expert. He has also worked on few films as an actor a ...

Malgudi Shubha Malgudi Subha (born 17 October 1965; also spelled as Malgadi Shuba) is an Indian playback singer. She has recorded songs in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi. In a career spanning two decades, she sang more than 3000 songs. She beg ...

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Vijay Yesudas Vijay Yesudas (born 23 March 1979) is an Indian playback singer and actor. He has sung over 1000 film songs. Vijay works predominantly in the South Indian film industry, mostly in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi. He is the son o ...

Vijay Prakash Vijay Prakash (born 21 February 1976) is an Indian Playback singer and also a Music Composer from Karnataka. He has given his voice for predominantly Kannada and Telugu language films. In addition, he has also sung in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam ...

, Karthik, Suchitra Karthik Kumar,

Madhushree Madhushree (born Sujata Bhattacharya, 2 November 1969) is an Indian playback singer who sings in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Telugu films. A familiar voice in A. R. Rahman's compositions, Madhushree hails from a musically inclined family ...

The finals consisted of a competitive match between

Saisharan P. Sai Sharan is a Carnatic musician and Indian playback singer from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He rose to prominence after winning the third season of the '' Airtel Super Singer''. He was previously a top 4 finalist in the debut season of the junio ...

's ''Symphony Super Kings'' team and Pooja's ''Harmony Heartbreakers'' team. With 1318 points, the team ''Symphony Super Kings'' team captained by Saisharan was crowned the winner of season 1 of the competition. A celebration round was also broadcast in the week following the finals and prior to the commencement of season 3 of ''

''.

Super Singer T20 season 2

Season 2 of the show was powered by AVR Swarna Mahal Jewellery & PRAN Litchi Drink.

did not return as sponsors of the show.

Show format

Each match consisted of a competition between two of the teams for the season. A match could be telecast over two or three episodes, and would require the teams to perform songs of a particular pre-selected theme. Prior to the commencement of a match, a coin is tossed. The team who wins the coin toss will elect whether to perform first or second. The team's captains also would select in advance which performance from their team they believed was a jackpot performance. Various solo and duet performances are given during each match, sometimes accompanied by other team members providing sound effects or chorus portions. The match concludes after the teams complete their group performances. Performances are scored after each category of performance is complete. The team who accumulates the highest score from each performance wins the match. Each team competes against each other before the four top-scoring teams move through to the semi finals, while the two lowest-scoring teams are eliminated. Two teams eventually move to the finals.

Teams

White Devils (team colour: white)

The White Devils team was captained by ''Airtel Super Singer'' (season 3) winner,

, and co-captained by ''Airtel Super Singer'' (season 4) runner up, Syed Subahan and season 3 finalist, Deepak.

Dangaamaari (team colour: black)

The Dangamaari team was captained by ''Airtel Super Singer'' (season 4) winner,

Diwakar Dhivagaran Santhosh (also known as ''Diwakar'') is an Indian playback singer and live performer. He is best known for winning season 4 of '' Airtel Super Singer'', a Tamil language musical reality TV show which was telecast from December 2012 ...

, and co-captained by ''Airtel Super Singer'' (season 4) grand finalist, Sonia.

The Octaves (team colour: red)

The Octaves team was captained by ''Airtel Super Singer'' (season 3) international finalist, Pravin, and co-captained by ''Airtel Super Singer'' (season 3) contestant Koushik.

Varuthapadatha Padagar (team colour: yellow)

The Varuthapadatha Padagar team was captained by ''Airtel Super Singer'' (season 1) winner,

, and co-captained by ''Airtel Super Singer'' (season 3) finalist Srinivas.

Sangeetha Sarevedi (team colour: green)

The Sangeetha Sarevedi team was captained by ''Airtel Super Singer'' (season 3) runner-up, Sathyaprakash, and co-captained by ''Airtel Super Singer'' (season 3) finalist Pooja Vaidyanath.

The Loud Speakers (team colour: blue)

The Loud Speakers team was captained by ''Airtel Super Singer'' (season 2) & ''Airtel Super Singer'' (season 3) finalist, Santosh Hariharan, and co-captained by ''Airtel Super Singer'' (season 3) finalist Malavika.

Matches

Viewers were excited on hearing the news of the show returning for a second season, but expressed their disappointment with season 2 replacement host, rude commentary, as well as the presentation of the competition in the first few weeks.

League matches

Despite the initial negative reception, performances during the league matches which were memorable for viewers included:

Semifinals

Four teams qualified for the semi-finals: # White Devils vs Dangaamaari (Black) - won by White Devils. # The Red Octaves vs The Loud Speakers (Blue) - won by Loud Speakers. The non-group performances in the semi-finals unusually featured a medley of two songs at a time (instead of sticking to the preferred one-song format). Memorable performances for viewers included:

Finals

* Special Host: Ma Ka Pa Anand * Special Guest Musician: Rajhesh Vaidhya (veena) * Special Judges:

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S. P. Charan Sripathi Panditharadhyula Charan is an Indian film playback singer, actor, producer and director known for his works in Tamil cinema and Telugu cinema. He is the son of legendary singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. He first worked as a playback sin ...

, and

Shweta Mohan Shweta Mohan (born 19 November 1985) is an Indian playback singer. She has received four Filmfare Awards South for Best Female Playback Singer, one Kerala State Film Award and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award. She has recorded more than 700 s ...

* Other Judges: Karthik,

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, and

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The finals consisted of a competitive match between the White Devils team, captained by season 1 winning captain

, and the Loud Speakers team captained by Santosh Hariharan. The teams were required to deliver performances across three genres during the week - being

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genre, western music genre, and folk music genre. With the return of TV anchor-turned-popular actor Ma Ka Pa Anand as a special host, electric veena exponent Rajhesh Vaidhya as a special guest musician, and noteworthy comments from special judges Sunitha Sarathy & S. P. Charan, viewers responded positively to the finals which were telecast on

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from 18 May 2015. The outcome of the finals was announced in the episode aired on 22 May 2015, and was well received by viewers. Saisharan's "White Devils" team was crowned the title winner of the competition after delivering outstanding performances during the finals and throughout the competition. Prize money was awarded to both teams, courtesy of the show's sponsors, with the winning team receiving 3 lakh rupees, and the runner up team receiving 2 lakh rupees.

References

{{STAR Vijay TV shows Star Vijay original programming 2012 Tamil-language television series debuts 2012 Tamil-language television seasons 2015 Tamil-language television seasons Tamil-language singing talent shows Tamil-language reality television series Tamil-language television shows Television shows set in Tamil Nadu + 2015 Tamil-language television series endings

Airtel Super Singer T20

Teams

Innisai Indians (team colour: black) ("II")

Symphony Super Kings (team colour: yellow) ("SSK")

Harmony Heart Breakers (team colour: green) ("HHB")

Rhythmic Royals (team colour: white) ("RR")

Chennai Rock Stars (team colour: red) ("CRS")

Blue Strings (team colour: blue) ("BS")

Matches

League matches

Semifinals

Finals

Super Singer T20 season 2

Show format

Teams

White Devils (team colour: white)

Dangaamaari (team colour: black)

The Octaves (team colour: red)

Varuthapadatha Padagar (team colour: yellow)

Sangeetha Sarevedi (team colour: green)

The Loud Speakers (team colour: blue)

Matches

League matches

Semifinals

Finals

See also

References