''Tanishq Swarna Sangeetham'' (''Karnaataka Sangeethathin Thanga Kuralukkaana Thedal'') is a reality-based Indian singing competition in

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that is being aired on

Raj TV Raj TV is a Tamil language Indian general entertainment channel based in Chennai, India, which was launched on 14 October 1994. Rajtv became as the second most popular channel in Tamil. It is available through digital and mobile entertainment ...

. The program seeks to discover the best singing talent in the

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genre, through a series of statewide auditions in

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. The contest is run for youngsters between the age group 15-23. The show is sponsored by the diamond and gold jewellery store,

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, and the winner of the show is awarded 5

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s worth of jewellery from Tanishq. The show completed three seasons after its debut in 2012. Permanent judges for the talent in season 3 are eminent vocalists Papanasam Ashok Ramani and Nithyasree Mahadevan. Guest judges who appeared in season 3 include other eminent vocalists such as

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S. Sowmya S. Sowmya (born 16 April 1969) is a Carnatic music singer. She learnt music initially from her father Dr. Srinivasan, and later from Dr. S. Ramanathan and Smt.T. Muktha. She received the Sangeetha Kalanidhi title by Madras Music Academy in 2 ...

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, and others. The show aired on weekends between 9:30pm and 10:30pm, and re-runs are telecast between 9:30am and 10:30am.

Season 3

Debut (season 1 and 2 recall series)

"Diamonds in the Crown" (Episode 1)

* Compere: Sreechitra * Performances: This episode telecast performances from previous seasons of the show where then-contestants sang compositions of the

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Papanasam Sivan Paapanaasam Raamayya Sivan (26 September 1890 – 1 October 1973) was an Indian composer of Carnatic music and a singer. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1971. He was also a film score composer in Kannada cinema ...

, and

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"Golden Ambassadors" (Episode 2)

* Compere: Sreechitra * Performances: In each season, various prominent celebrity musicians appear on the show as special guest judges These musicians are invited to the show as golden ambassadors of the theme being promoted in each round of the competition. This episode telecast performances by the golden ambassadors in previous seasons of the show.

"Experiments with gold" (Episode 3)

* Compere: Sreechitra * Performances: Although the show started off as an experiment being one of the few reality TV show competitions dedicated to

, the show also undertook experiments with other related genres for various rounds during each season of the competition. This episode telecast noteworthy performances by contestants (particularly less trained) who shone in rounds consisting of genres other than

, being

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round, wedding songs round, fusion round, and

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round.

"Ornamental gold" (Episode 4)

* Compere: Sreechitra * Performances: This episode telecast various excerpts of performances and information regarding six former contestants in earlier seasons of the show: the top three finalists in season 1, and the top three finalists in season 2 of the show.

Open audition rounds (episodes 5 to 10)

* Compere: Sreechitra

Final level audition - top 10 selection

* Compere: Sreechitra 50 contestants were selected during the open audition rounds. This round required the contestants to perform what was required by the permanent judges, Nithyasree Mahadevan and Papanasam Ashok Ramani.

Freestyle round

At the conclusion of this round, the top 10 contestants were selected for the main level competition.

Top 10 finalists

Finals

Trinity Round (episode 15)

* Compere: Sreechitra * Permanent Judges: Nithyasree Mahadevan and Papanasam Ashok Ramani * Guest Judge & Performer:

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* Performances:

References

External links

Raj TV Official Site

Raj TV on YouTube

Raj Television Network
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