Emon versus SRGMP..

Twice in a row after coming back from the dead with fine performances, Emon Chatterjee has chosen songs on Indian Idol 3 that have been sung by his counterparts on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007 in the same week.

His first pick - Sonu Nigam's "Iss Pyaar ko mein kya naam doon" was promptly repeated by Aneek Dhar on SRGMP the same week. And this is just my opinion, but Emon was found comparatively wanting.

The following week, Emon took on Kailash Kher's "Teri Deewani" and this time he sounded wonderful, but struggled very slightly with the lows. Wisely he skipped the low version of the chorus and used his ability to hit the highs and stay on safer terrain. It was good singing, but again unfortunately for him, Raja Hasan on SRGMP, who has a voice that can power a small city, picked the same song. And his deeply immersed sufi rendition was positively terrific.

When comparing singers across both shows along with most of the drifters here I feel that pound for pound the SRGMP singers can wipe the floor with those on Indian Idol 3 - with the possible exception of Mauli Dave. Only Emon and Amit can go toe to toe with the SRGMP contestants.

Perhaps Amit will provide us with a few data points in the coming weeks by overlapping songs with someone on SRGMP - I'm thinking Mussarat.

- Sorry if posted before..!😊