''Asia's Singing Superstar'' is a televised

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i singing competition. It was hosted by

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and

Ahsan Khan Ahsan Khan (; born 9 October 1981) is a British Pakistani actor, producer and TV host. He began acting in 1998. He appeared in the films ''Nikah'', '' Billi'', '' Ghar Kab Aao Gay'', '' Sultanat'', '' Ishq Khuda'', '' Dil Mera Dhadkan Teri'' ...

, and the winner was

Sneha Shankar Sneha Shankar is an Indian playback singer and live performer. She has sung for many Bollywood movies, including '' Hanuman: Da' Damdaar'', and '' Chup: Revenge of the Artist''. Early life Sneha Shankar is the daughter of singer and music dir ...

. The judges were

Shafqat Amanat Ali Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan (; ; born 26 February 1965) is a Pakistani pop and classical singer, songwriter, and composer belonging to the Patiala Gharana tradition of music. He was the lead vocalist of the Pakistani pop rock band Fuzön until ...

and Shanker Mahadevan.

Show

The competition took place from late October 2015 to late January 2016. Two contestants were neither

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nor

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: Yasmina Alidodva from

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, and Ian Cris Tocle from the

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. The contest had no age limit.

Grand finale

The show's grand finale was held on 30 January 2016. Judge Ghulam Ali was absent, and

Suresh Wadkar Suresh Ishwar Wadkar (born 7 August 1955) is an Indian playback singer. He performs in both Hindi and Marathi films. He has sung songs in some Bhojpuri films, Odia albums and bhajans and in Konkani films. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Ak ...

replaced him on the panel. The winner was Sneha Shankar from

Team and belongs to India

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References

India–Pakistan relations in popular culture Pakistani music television series Pakistani reality television series 2015 Pakistani television series debuts 2010s Pakistani television series 2010s singing talent shows 2016 Pakistani television series endings {{Asia-tv-prog-stub