Nepal Idol ( ne, नेपाल आइडल ) is a Nepali reality television singing competition that is part of the ''Idols'' franchise created and owned by

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. Nepal Idol 2017 is the first season of Idol Franchise in Nepal which aired on

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. In the first season, audition were held at seven cities;

Nepalgunj Nepalgunj (), also spelled Nepalganj, is a Sub-Metropolitan City in Banke District, Nepal. It lies on the Terai plains near the southern border with Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh, India. Nepalgunj is 153 kilometers south-west of Ghorahi a ...

Butwal Butwal ( ne, बुटवल), officially Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City ( ne, बुटवल उपमहानगरपालिका), is a sub-metropolitan city and economic hub in Lumbini Province in West Nepal. Butwal has a city population ...

, Narayangarh,

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 entr ...

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 p ...

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and

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. 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

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

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 Sajja Chaulagain is Nepalese singer who won the title and became the first female winner of Nepalese TV series ''Nepal Idol''. Winner for the season three with Prabin Bedwal as runner up and Kiran Kumar Bhujel as second runner up. Chaulagain was ...

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

for Annapurna Media Network. In the finale event of season 3, the announcement of winner was affected due to COVID-19 positive case from one of the production team member which withheld the finale program and winner was declared by digital method. For Season 4, all past three judges got replaced by new judges, namely, Sambhujeet Baskota, Sugam Pokharel and Subani Moktan. Bbhupendra Thapa Magar was winner of season 4. It is said that all three judges are to be replaced by new judges once again.

Format

Nepal Idol also follows the format provided by FremantleMedia from Idol Bible and followed by other versions of Idol Series.

Hosts

As per the format, there is at least one or two hosts both of them being of same gender or opposite gender. Nepal Idol was hosted by television actor and model Sushil Nepal and actress, model, VJ and television journalist Reema Bishwokarma. After announcement of season 2 Sushil Nepal was replaced by versatile and talented media personality Asif Shah who is also Television Producer, music video and tvc director, singer and actor from famous Nepali movie, 'Dui Rupiyan'. For season 3, new host Mampi Ghosh replaced Reema Bishwokarma who moved to

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. In 2019, Asif Shah and Mampi Ghosh, previously known as Pawankali, hosted the third season. Similarly, Mampi Ghosh got replaced by Reshma Ghimire in Season 4.

Judges

A preselected panel of music industry representatives are given to judge the contestants in prejudge round which is not televised. Actual panel of judges of three or five judge the contestants from Televised Audition to Grand Finale.

Season 1-3

In season one, two and three the judges were

Nhyoo Bajracharya Nhyoo Bajracharya (Nepal Bhasa ) is a Nepali music composer, lyricist, and 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, Newar and Hindi, and one so ...

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and

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 ...

. Bajracharya is a music composer and singer. He has composed dozens of famous songs in Nepali,

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and Hindi. His popular compositions include 'ful ko aakhaa ma fulai sanasar' with

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 throug ...

with his fusion style music.

is a singer, model, and actress. She released the song 'Rato Ghanghara' from her album 'Dance with Me'. She has also sung the

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Udhreko choli from the movie

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. She had already been among top 5 contestants in the first season of Nepali singing reality show

Nepali Tara Nepali Tara ( Nepali: नेपाली तारा, Nepal Star) is a Nepali reality television series that debuted on NTV in 2005. The show is a talent contest to decide the best new singer in Nepal based on viewer voting and participation. It ...

is a singer, musician, writer, and lyricist. His initial hits were the songs like 'Chahana Sakiyo' and 'Laija Re'. Kali had done his singing debut from song 'Jaalma' from movie 'Resham filili' which was one of the biggest hit of that time. His other popular compositions includes 'Thamel Baazar' from the movie '

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', 'Nira' from '

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' movie and one of the biggest hit 'Saili.'All three judges were replaced in Season 4 as they moved for other reality show, Saregamapa Lil Champs.

Season 4

All three judges from last three seasons were replaced by

Sambhujeet Baskota Sambhujeet Baskota ( ne, शम्भूजीत बासकोटा; also spelled Sambhujit) is a Nepali music composer, singer, and lyricist. He is considered to be one of the most popular and prolific music composers and singers of Nepali ...

, Subani Moktan and

Sugam Pokharel Sugam Pokharel (Nepali:सुगम पाेखरेल) is a Nepalese singer, music composer, songwriter, and radio jockey known for his contribution towards Nepali pop music. His first solo recording, ''Mero Sansaar'' (2001), became a top sell ...

. Sambhujeet Baskota is a Nepali music composer who is considered to be the most popular and prolific music director of the Nepali Film Industry. He has composed over 3,000 songs, which have appeared in more than 250 films. He has composed songs for many Nepali hit films like Prem Pinda, Karodpati, Thuldai etc. Similarly, Sugam Pokharel is a Nepali popular pop singer, songwriter, RJ and music composer who is working in the Nepali music industry since 1995. In recent years, he has been also known as a popular playback singer. He became popular as a playback singer for the song Ke yo Maya ho from the movie ''Mero Auta Sathi Chha.'' Most of the Nepali people remember him for the festival song Dashain Tihar. He has given many other hit songs such as ''Mero Auta Sathi Chha'', ''Mero Sansar'', ''K yo Maya ho, Feri tyo din,'' etc. Likewise, Subani Moktan is a singer/songwriter and also a music arranger. Besides her own independent music, she also works as a playback singer for movies and a teacher at Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory.

Performance stages

* Auditions are held in numerous places in any particular region or country that give most people (audition entry is bound by certain legal requirements such as age and citizenship for example) the chance to sing in front of musical/television producers and if successful, they advance to a recorded televised audition where the show "judges" advance up to 300 people in some countries to the next round. * The Theatre round is where a specially selected group of auditioners from all regional auditions converge (always in the host city) to perform in three sub stages: a chorus line in groups of 10 where free song choices are allowed, a trio (or less commonly a duo or quartet) where contestants must memorize a preselected song to perform and choreograph together, and finally a solo a cappella round where contestants sing a song of their own choice without musical backing in front of friends, family, judges & fellow contestants. Each stage of the theatre round, a number of contestants are eliminated and sent home by the judges, very few contestants brought back during the Wildcards show. *Paino Round: After theatre, top 18 or top 20 contestants are selected. They are divided into 8 or 10 within themselves and 3 or 4 are eliminated from the round. Eliminated contestants are brought back during wildcard shows. *Gala Round: The gala occurs usually pre-recorded where contestants sing in a television studio fully televised; again judges give critiques but beginning at this stage, home viewers vote via telephone and SMS (and in some countries other voting mechanisms including via Internet) who they want to stay in the competition. The contestants are judged by 50% audience vote and 50% judges marking. Gala usually consists of 12 contestants where they perform individually or in a group (usually in elimination day) semi-final contestants sing every week until all finalists have been chosen. Wildcards episode is also featured. Judges can use veto power of no elimination for only one time. *Grand Finale: The Grand Finale occurs when there are three contestants left in the competition. This is the pinnacle of the entire series and often highest-rated show; also for some countries, it is venued in a prestigious location. There are usually group performances and/or special musical guests. Also, it has the best moments of the series which leads up to the announcement of the winner, which is determined by the highest number of votes. When that happens, he or she will perform an encore of the coronation single which sometimes includes pyrotechnics/fireworks. In every round, the set is often changed.

Season 1

The Project Head of the first-ever franchise singing reality show was Suresh Poudel. He is veteran in Nepali media with the background of working in popular media house in leading position for more than 25 years. The show was directed by Laxman Paudyal. Asst. directors are Manoj K.C. Samaya, Surace Dulal AKA Babu Surace D.C, Mohan Raj Adhikari. Chief Asst. director is Aleen Shrestha.

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Lama was the winner of the first season who also happened to be the youngest contestant to be selected.

Audition

* The dates in bold are written in

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Top 18 Performers

Elimination Chart

* The judges' save starts. * The judges' save ends.

Guest appearances

* Komal Oli (Episode 22) *Lochan Rijal (Episode 22) *

Tulsi Ghimire Tulsi Ghimire is an Indian film director, screenwriter, film editor, cameraman, actor and lyricist known for his works in Nepali films. Regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of Nepali cinema, he is known for his romantic and masala film th ...

(Episode 23) *

Prem Dhoj Pradhan Prem Dhoj Pradhan (6 June 1938 – 6 May 2021) was a Nepalese musician. He was a singer, composer, and regional playback singer. He sang in the two major languages of Nepal: Newari and Nepali. He was also known as the Golden Voice and King of R ...

(Episode 25) * Rajan Ishan (Episode 25) *Sanup Paudel (Episode 26) *Shiva Lamichhane (Episode 26) * Mingma Sherpa (Episode 26) *

Ciney Gurung Ciney Gurung ( ne, सिने गुरुङ) is a singer, composer, and songwriter originally from Kurseong, Darjeeling and lives in Nepal now. She began her career with the hit songs "Timro Mayama" and "Mann". In 2009, Radio Kantipur named ...

(Episode 26) *Yubaraj Chaulagain (Episode 26) * Kamal Khatri (Episode 26) *Bishwa Nepali (Episode 26) *Kali Prasad Rijal (Episode 28) *

Pramod Kharel Pramod Kharel ( ne, प्रमोद खरेल; born 6 November 1979) is a Nepalese singer. He is a versatile singer of the Nepali music industry. He has recorded more than 2000 songs of different genres. He is a coach in ''The Voice of Nep ...

(Episode 30) * Ram Krishna Dhakal (Episode 31) * Rajesh Payal Rai (Episode 32) *

Nischal Basnet Nischal Basnet is a Nepali director, actor and playback singer who predominantly works in Nepali cinema. Considered as one of the best director of Nepali cinema, he is widely acclaimed for "revolutionizing Nepali cinema" through his realistic, ...

(Episode 33) *Aasif Shah (Episode 33) * Paul Shah (Episode 35) * Aanchal Sharma (Episode 35) *

Hari Bansha Acharya Hari Bansha Acharya ( ne, हरिवंश आचार्य) is a Nepalese actor, comedian, director, singer and writer. He is known for his method acting. He is one half of the comedy duo MaHa Jodi along with fellow comedian Madan Krishna S ...

(Finale) *

Madan Krishna Shrestha Madan Krishna Shrestha ( ne, मदन कृष्ण श्रेष्ठ; ) is a Nepali actor, comedian, writer, singer, song writer, director and producer. He is one of the most successful and respected comedians in the Nepali entertainm ...

(Finale)

Season 2

It was officially announced in early 2018 that Nepal Idol will be back for another season. Season 2 auditions started from March 20 in Bhairahawa. The other announced locations were Dhangadhi, Hetauda, Dharan, Pokhara along with Kathmandu. After the auditions were concluded, the show aired from August 7. The directors for season 2 are Suresh Paudel, Aleen Shrestha and Lokesh Bajracharya. Aleen Shrestha is also the Director of Nepal's first-ever franchise dance reality show Boogie Woogie Nepal. Whereas, Lokesh Bajracharya is a well known name in visual-editing field in Nepal. The show was hosted by Asif Shah (replacing Former host Sushil Nepal) and Reema Bishwokarma. The assistant directors are Mohan Raj Adhikari and Babu Surace D.C.(Surace Dulal). Director Of Photography is Shiva Ram Shrestha.

Audition

The audition for the Second season of Nepal Idol were held on: * The dates in bold are written in

Episodes

* Episodes are entitled according to rounds.

Elimination Chart

Guest Appearance

* Hemant Sharma (Episode 11) * Astha Raut (Episode 11) * Suresh Adhikari (Episode 14) *

Nima Rumba Nima Rumba is a singer, lyricist, musician, and actor from Nepal. Some of his popular songs are ''Block Hill'', ''Huri Bataas'', ''Samjhera Ti din Haru'', ''Aau Aauna'', and ''Preeti Basyo''. Personal life Nima was born in Subarnapur, Parsa ...

(Episode 16) *

Deepak Raj Giri Deepak Raj Giri ( ne, दिपकराज गिरि) is a Nepali actor, comedian, screen writer, director and producer known for his work in Nepali Cinema. Considered as one of the most popular comedian, he is one of the most successful and ...

(Episode 17) *

Kedar Ghimire Kedar Prasad Ghimire ( ne, केदार प्रसाद घिमिरे) (born 10 April 1976) is a Nepalese comedian, actor, scriptwriter, and film producer known for his work in the Nepali entertainment industry. He is widely famous ...

(Episode 17) *

Raju Lama Raju Lama ( ne, राजु लामा; born 16 March 1978) is a Nepalese singer-songwriter and an Everester. He is the main singer of the musical band Mongolian Heart. His work involves songs in Nepali, Tibetan, Tamang and other languages. L ...

(Episode 18) * Hemant Rana Magar (Episode 19) * Swasmita Khadka (Episode 20) *

Khagendra Lamichhane Khagendra Lamichhane is a Nepalese theater actor, writer and director. He is best known for his work in movies such as '' Talakjung vs Tulke'' and '' Pashupati Prasad''. He entered the acting field in 1999. He has directed five plays, mostly s ...

(Episode 20) * Ashok Sharma (Episode 20) * Sandip Chettri (Episode 21) * Aayushman Deshraj Shrestha Joshi (Episode 21) * Dipendra K. Khanal (Episode 22) * Nishan Bhattarai (Episode 22) * Pratap Das (Episode 22) * Buddha Lama (Episode 22) * Sambhujeet Baskota (Episode 23) * Nischal Basnet (Episode 24) * Dinesh Raut (Episode 24) * Deepak Bajracharya (Episode 25) *

Anuradha Koirala Anuradha Koirala (born Anuradha Gurung on 14 April 1949), Okaldhunga district, is a Nepalese social activist and the founder of Maiti Nepal – a non-profit organization in Nepal, dedicated to helping victims of sex trafficking. She was appoi ...

(Episode 26) * Jayananda Lama (Episode 27) * Suraj Thapa (Episode 27) * Deepak Jangam (Episode 28) * Raj Sigdel (Episode 29) * Swopnil Sharma (Episode 29) * Tsuil Karmacharya (Episode 29) * Tika Prasai (Episode 29) * Santosh Lama (Episode 29) * Rejina Rimal (Episode 29) * Pusphan Pradhan (Episode 29) * Shiva Pariyar (Episode 30) *

Sitaram Kattel Sitaram Kattel ( ne, सिताराम कट्टेल) popularly known by his serial name ''Dhurmus'' is a Nepalese people, Nepalese scriptwriter, actor, comedian, director and social worker. He was one of the main characters of the Nepa ...

Dhurmus (Episode 31) *

Kunjana Ghimire Kunjana Ghimire ( ne, कुञ्जना घिमिरे), popularly known by her serial name Suntali () is a Nepalese people, Nepalese philanthropist, comedian, actress and a social worker. She is one of the main characters of the Nepali T ...

Suntali (Episode 31) * Gopal Rasaili (Episode 32) *

Namrata Shrestha Namrata Shrestha is a Nepalese actress and model. Since debuting in Alok Nembang's Sano Sansar in 2008, Shrestha has gone on to appear in a number of commercial Nepali-language films as a sought-after model and actor. Career In 2008, Shrest ...

(Episode 32) * Arjun Pokhrel (Episode 33) * Neer Shah (Episode 34) * Dinesh Adhikari (Episode 34) * Salon Basnet (Episode 34) * Sara Shripali (Episode 34) * Subrat Raj Aacharya (Episode 34)

Season 3

Nepal Idol Season 3 was officially announced on July 13 by

by uploading its promotional video on YouTube. The directors for season 3 were Suresh Paudel, Aleen Shrestha and Lokesh Bajracharya. The show was hosted by Aasif Shah and Mampi Ghosh, as the previous host Reema left the show and moved to another reality show called Comedy Champion. The assistant director was Mohan Raj Adhikari and Babu Surace D.C.(Surace Dulal) and the Director Of Photography was Shiva Ram Shrestha.

Auditions

The audition for the Third season of Nepal Idol was held on: * The dates in bold are written in

Digital auditions

For the first time ever, the organizer announced Digital Auditions in which, participants can record a video and upload it into Respect & Rise App for audition purpose (due to covid situation). Selected candidates from Digital Auditions were called to Kathmandu for the Studio Rounds.

Airing Date

Official Page of Nepal Idol announced that Season 3 will be airing from 19 December 2019. This time there is a slight change in the format of the show. Host for season 2 Reema Bishwokarma was replaced by Mampi Ghosh (earlier known as Pawankali) as she moved to Nepal's first comedy reality show, 'Comedy Champions'.

Format

For this season tagline of the show is 'संगीतको शिखर' (English: The pinnacle of music) so the format has been designed so that contestants participating are climbing mountain.

Episodes

After airing wildcard special episode, due to fear of

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virus outbreak production and airing of Nepal Idol was postponed for 139 days. Nepal Idol resumed from August 6, 2020.

Special Episodes

Elimination Chart

Guest Appearance

* Najjir Husain (Episode 4) * James Pradhan (Episode 11 & 12) * Milan Newar (Episode 13) * Herchulus Basnet (Episode 14) * Kunti Moktan (Episode 15) * Shila Bahadur Moktan (Episode 15) * Basanta Sapkota (Episode 16) * Uday Sotang (Episode 17) * Malina Sotang (Episode 17) * Abahya Subba (Episode 18) * Karna Das (Episode 19) * Devika Bandana (Episode 20) * Buddha Lama (Episode 21) * Nishan Bhattarai (Episode 21) * Pratap Das (Episode 21) * Ravi Oad (Episode 21) * Bikram Baral (Episode 21) * Sumit Pathak (Episode 21) * Asmita Adhikari (Episode 21) * Amit Baral (Episode 21) * Pawan Giri (Episode 21) * Mukti Shakya (Episode 22) *

Anushka Shrestha Anushka Shrestha ( ne, अनुष्का श्रेष्ठ) (born 18 December 1996) is a Nepalese beauty pageant title holder who was crowned Miss World Nepal 2019 on 9 May 2019. Shrestha also won Miss Nepal Oceania 2018. She was crowne ...

(Episode 23) * Rose Lama (Episode 23) * Meera Rana (Episode 24) * Swopnil Sharma (Episode 25) * Manish Dhakal (Episode 25) * Dharmendra Shewan (Episode 25) * Samriddhi Rai (Episode 25) * Rohit Jung Chettri (Episode 25) * Mahesh Kafle (Episode 25) * Meena Niroula (Episode 26) * Prakash Sayami (Episode 27) * Biplap Pratik (Episode 28)

Golden Microphone Winner

* Megha Shrestha (Episode 1)

Season 4

confirmed season 4 by publishing promo released on July 21, 2021. Since judges from last 3 season were hired by another reality show SaReGaMaPa Lil'l Champs Nepal, Nepal Idol have new faces for this season. Digital Audition was started from August 17. The directors for season 4 were Suresh Paudel,. The show was hosted by Aasif Shah and Reshma Ghimire. The assistant director was Mohan Raj Adhikari.

List of New Judges and Hosts

organized Press Meet on August 20, 2021, in its office to announce new judges and host for Nepal Idol Season 4. Following are new judges for Nepal Idol.

Digital Audition

Due to COVID-19 and no permissions granted for physical audition, the production company announced Digital Auditions starting from August 17 for a month through APON App, an OTT platform developed by Annapurna Media Network.

Physical Audition

Few of the selected participants from digital auditions will be called for physical audition in various cities which includes Biratnagar, Nepalgunj, Pokhara and Kathmandu.

Broadcast Date

announced on air date by publishing promo video. Fourth season of show starts from December 9.

Theatre Round

Selected participants from Physical Audition (Open Audition) would be kept in closed camp and Theatre Rounds will be conducted.

List of Episodes

Elimination Chart

Golden Microphone Winners

* Rajkumar Pariyar (Episode 4) *Madan Gurung (Episode 5)

Guest Appearance

(Episode 12) * Ananda Raj Karki (Episode 13) * Alok Shree (Episode 14) * Dhiraj Rai (Episode 15) * Sanup Paudel (Episode 16) * Sushant KC (Episode 16) * Saroj Khanal (Episode 17) * Paul Shah (Episode 18) * Basanta Thapa (Episode 19) * Vickey Agrawal (Episode 19) * Shanti Shree Pariyar (Episode 20) * Kunti Moktan (Episode 21) * Sila Bahadur Moktan (Episode 21) * Pusphan Pradhan (Episode 22) * Amit Baral (Episode 22) * Kamal Khatri (Episode 23) * Bharatmani Paudel (Episode 23) * Karna Das (Episode 24) *

(Episode 25) *

(Episode 25) * Bhupendra Khadka (Episode 26) * Pratap Das (Episode 27) * Nishan Bhattarai (Episode 27) * Asmita Adhikari (Episode 27) * Bikram Baral (Episode 27) * Pawan Thapa (Episode 27) * Prabin Bedwal (Episode 27) *

Bhuwan KC Bhuwan K.C. ( ne, भुवन केसी; , born: 17 September 1956) is a Nepali actor, director, producer, singer, and politician known for his work in Nepali cinema. He has started career through Radio Nepal as a childhood artist. He was ...

(Episode 28) * Ajar Jangam (Episode 28) * Divya Dev (Episode 28) *

Shristi Shrestha Shristi Shrestha ( ne, श्रीस्टी श्रेष्ठ, ), is a Nepalese model, actress and the winner of the Miss Nepal World 2012 pageant. She works in Nepali cinema. Career Miss Nepal Shrestha represented her hometown of ...

(Episode 28) * Capt. Rameshwor Thapa (Episode 28)

Season 5

It is final that Nepal Idol is coming back with fifth season with new faces and new look from first half of 2023.

Controversy and lawsuit

On 1 September 2017, the judges of the content announced that they would use their "veto" and not allow the elimination of any contestant at the end of that episode. The hosts announced that the votes received for that episode would be added to the next weeks elimination scores. However, the move drew considerable criticism on social media, with many accusing the producers of trying to make more money or trying to save their "favourite" contestant. After that they had to face a lawsuit against them. A lawsuit was also subsequently filed by a local lawyer against Nepal Idol and the channel broadcasting the show, in which the plaintiff claimed that the judges did not allow the elimination to save their "favorite" contestant and not disclosing the result of the vote. This lawsuit was dismissed by the court, finding that the plaintiff did not have "sufficient grounds for their claim".

References

External links

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Format

Hosts

Judges

Season 1-3

Season 4

Performance stages

Season 1

Audition

Top 18 Performers

Elimination Chart

Guest appearances

Season 2

Audition

Episodes

Elimination Chart

Guest Appearance

Season 3

Auditions

Digital auditions

Airing Date

Format

Episodes

Special Episodes

Elimination Chart

Guest Appearance

Golden Microphone Winner

Season 4

List of New Judges and Hosts

Digital Audition

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Broadcast Date

Theatre Round

List of Episodes

Elimination Chart

Golden Microphone Winners

Guest Appearance

Season 5

Controversy and lawsuit

See also

References

External links