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Chandoba, thanks for the update.

While I expected Nihira will get gree card. Still cannot understand how this Vineet guy is surviving...😕

Btw, has anyone seen pmahesh (priti)??? Missing her updates....😭

Between Vishwas and Irfan, my guess is Vishwas may get the blue card. And -

between Ujjaini and Keka, Ujjainin may get the blue card.

Feel sorry for Irfan. He was more consitent than Vineet.

The next round (third elimination round) has begun. Today was the first day in which two of them got Green card. The others will be performing again tomorrow; out of which two will get Blue card (we still don't know what it means- will be explained tomorrow) and two will get Red Card meaning elimination.

The judges were Pandit Jasraj and Daler Mehndi. The girls were paying a tribute to Lata Mangeshkar (her birthday) and so chose her songs.

The first gharana to perform was Jai ho (AS).

Vishwas- A very strong contender, he has got two green cards in his two last appearance. Hoping to get a hat trick, will he be able to do it? I must mention, that the designers are in action from this round and vishwas was wearing a very funny outfit- it seems like a cross between kashmiri dress and boxing ring overcoat (I am not sure of the term used).
The song chosen- Dil jo na kah saka, a rafi song from Bheegee raat. He was good but not very good- his voice is good but I think he is not utilizing it completely…but sang with good feeling and good control.

Keka- In the third round she performed very well, her song from Basera was really good. She is one of those singers who are quite comfortable on stage (she does stage performances for a living). She had a problem participating in the competition as she is sole earner in the family and staying here for three or more month would create problem. But her younger brother encouraged her to go ahead. She sang- Solah Baras Ki Bali from Ek duje ke liye- wonderful song and sung, like the other day, full throttle but I think she did slip in couple of places. Overall-a good performance.

Mentors- JL said that keka, initially used to sing Richa Sharma kind of songs but now Aadesh has changed her voice completely (it was meant as a compliment). He said that aadesh has certainly worked very hard in moulding both the singers. The others were not very impressed but said that it was ok.

The next gharana- Yalgaar Ho (ID)

Nihira- One of the strongest contender- is seen as potential winner. She is also on hat trick for the green card. Everybody is compared to her because her sure base is really very strong- if I may repeat pandit jasraj's comments years back on Lata- kambakht besuri nahi hoti. We were shown how she is gearing up (by wearing designer clothes!) to impress the public (I think public voting will come into play in the final round. Her Lata song for the day was Roz sham aati thi magar from imtihaan. As I mentioned earlier, she is very pukka on her sur so you can't find fault in her there. But I think, the soul in her singing is missing. This is not a sad song but she made it sound like one- her singing is very mechanical.

Irfan- Last time got lucky when sharib and he, both got green cards (courtesy-mentor's fight). He is a good singer but lacks the feel……and I think needs to work on his voice throw. Seems resticted. O my love, a mohd rafi song from Night in London was chosen for this round by Irfan. Good song to showcase his talent but he has the same problem – too much restraint in his voice- but I think he sang much better than the earlier round. Ok performance but he can do better.

Mentors- Jatin Lalit said that nihira did not perform that good- because they all have a lot of expectations from her. Everybody was of the opinion that irfan was good.

The next gharana- Let'Rock (HR)

Himesh's mantra- be a good human being and a good singer.

Vineet- He is the trump card for Himesh and himesh realizes that he can have only vineet in the final round, joyeeta is not going to survive (going by her current performances). I like vineet's voice- he has got good power but I think he needs better fininshing, also some bit of work on his pronounciation. He sang a song which suits his voice- Kya hua tera vada from Hum kisi se kum nahin. Good singing, he did falter in lower notes but good throw and good emotion- I think he was the best for the evening. He did some variation of his own as well which was good. Another positive thing about him is that he does not ape anybody.

Mentors- Ismail praised vineet for his harkatein which got jatin in action saying that the contestants should try to sing the song properly first and then try these things. A small fight broke off but was edited- we may see more of it in the uncensored. Jatin told himesh that he should give a break to vineet and tell all of them the date-all of them will be happy. Himesh ended by saying Aashiq banaya apne.

The last gharana for the evening- Hum me hai dum (JL)

Ujjaini- she was in wonderful form in the last round. Her song from Black was truly one of the best performances in the challenge 2005- I had never noticed her earlier but her singing that day showed her versatility and made her a strong contender for the finals in my opinion. She chose aa jane ja from intequam. We were shown a clip where jatin was telling her that this song is about a girl who is surrounded by negros and her aashiq is in trouble……She started a little shaky but picked up the tempo fast and was good. The emotion which jatin was talking about was not there but I think she made it sound seductive and it sounded good overall. Her plus point is very good voice and good control over sur.

Mentors- Another mini fight Ismail said that she did not pick up song properly and Jatin claiming that ujjaini sang perfectly. Jatin claimed that ujjaini sang better than nihira today- and ismail said that why is she being compared.

The judges said that the competetion was very good. Daler Mehndi said that they should not try to copy lata, asha, they did not copy anybody. Jasraj differed saying that all of us copied, even lata did- in her initial day she copied shamshad begam and noorjehan. It is by following these great that one can learn and pass on the heritage. Daler, luckily, did not fight and said that follow these great singers but evolve your own identity. (this was targeted at Keka). For ujjaini, he said that she sang good but should concentrate more. For nihira, he said that she should work on her body language which seems like she is the only one good here.

For the boys, he said that Vishwas is very good and has got good seerat and surat which will take him far. For Vineet, he said that there is a little problem but was very vague.
Since the winners have been revealed already, Nihira and vineet got green cards. Nihira did mention that she will work on her body language if it creating misunderstanding. Daler interuppted saying that if there was misunderstanding, they would have chosen ujjaini as she is also very surili. Keka chose yellow card herself saying that she did not sing well and will try and be better tomorrow. Ujjaini said that nihira deserved it today.

Vishwas said that he was looking for a hat trick but he is happy becuase his younger brother has won.
Vineet was asked by himesh not to become proud and be a good human being. He started crying saying that he was under lot of stress for last three days. On asked the reason, Vishwas said that they are very close and since the day vineet found out that he has to compete with his big brother, he has been upset. Jasraj jokingly mentioned that then he should have sang really badly.

thanks for the short update chandoba. could you please tell how these particular contestants were pitted against each other - was it a general call or was there some sort of pattern?

taiku, i completely agree with your guess. irfan and keka will have to move, i somehow never liked keka much, irfan was good, but i think vishwas is better than him. i am also surprised vineet beat vishwaas to the green card!

priti where are you?? missing your detailed update.

hi priti, thanx for the update. saw it after posting the above

I agree that vishwas will easily go through- but he will get blue card which means what? Don't know yet, will be clearer tonite. Among Keka and ujjaini, i think there might be good fight but ujjani is more likely to get the blue card.

Vineet did sing better than Vishwas yesterday, though he still has to work on his pronouciation and lower notes. Vishwas's performance yesterday was mediocre- nothing bad to write about but nothing good either.

I am sorry for the delay...had some work.

Originally posted by: pmahesh

I agree that vishwas will easily go through- but he will get blue card which means what? Don't know yet, will be clearer tonite. Among Keka and ujjaini, i think there might be good fight but ujjani is more likely to get the blue card.

Vineet did sing better than Vishwas yesterday, though he still has to work on his pronouciation and lower notes. Vishwas's performance yesterday was mediocre- nothing bad to write about but nothing good either.

I am sorry for the delay...had some work.

priti..

there r 18 people remaining(should have been 16 but 2 more got green)

so i think they will be divided in 3 groups(6 each)

2 will directly get green

there will be 6 green card holders( eligible for finals)

2 from each group will get red cards

so 6 will be out of saregama

so remaining 6 will get blue cards..

i think these 6 blue card holders + 2 from public voting will be fight for a place in the final..

already 6 (3boys+3gals) will be there so only one place for each will remain( as there are 8 finalists0

so these 8 will be eliminated one by one and two will remain at last( or may be a public voting will be done)

and then there will be grand finale of those 6 + these 2

Originally posted by: pmahesh

.... For nihira, he said that she should work on her body language which seems like she is the only one good here.

Reality check for Nihira???

Priti, Thanks for your excellent, detailed update.

i think that might be the procedure- because 3 boys and 3 girls are directly going to the finaly in the next 3 weeks (including this week).

We have been told earlier that there will 8 finalists in the end + 2 through public vote ( thanks joypaul for reminding us)

Meaning the blue card holders will have to compete with each other in the 4th week. The six blue card holders will compete out of them one will go to the finals.

So who do u think will get the green, blue and red cards- it is very difficult to say, actually since we don't know who is competing with whom.

But i think Swananda, Twinkle stand a good chance unless they are competing with each other. Nihira is obviously already through.

So that leaves one spot from the blue card holders....likely blue card holders- Ujjaini, himani and sanchali. out of which ujjaini or himani...i like ujjaini.

So that is my final line up for girls- Nihira, Ujjaini, Twinkle and Swananda

Among the boys, i think it will get more complicated because unless there are restrictions- the two wild card entrants will be boys- paresh and dilshaad or aishwarya.

vineet is already through. Hemachandra and debojit might go through again depending on not competing against each other. The fourth spot here is a big fight- lot of them good- vishwas, abhijeet, niladri....real fight on hand.

So the final line up may look like

Vineet, Hemachandra, Debojit and vishwaas (going by abhijeet's inconsistent performance). Paresh and dilshaad or aish may come back as wild card unless there are restricitions on only 1 boy. then it might be paresh