As the closing of much stretcheeeed SRGM comes near, it's time to look in retrospect.
First of all, if Hemu is out, it is very sad, he has a rich voice & riyaazi awaaz, he has given innumerable good performances & has been fairly consistent, one of the few times when he didn't shine was when he attempted Kishoreda's songs, in my earlier posts I've clearly said that Kishore da was a genius with a voice quality that won't be heard again, who ever attempts his songs is bound to be criticised eg. Saptak, Rajeev..
IMHO, Chandu has nothing to worry, he has been noticed by composers from all over & he should be rained with offers.
One thing which I noticed in his singing ( when he was singing bachna e hasino, or was going on higher notes in the taan of wo lamhe wo baatein) is that his voice still needs to break and thats why he went thin at higher notes. But no denying that he has tremendous potentials, he sounded sensational at low notes...more he goes towards C, D, better he sounds.
All of them will have to compete against much established singers, eg the best of the best Nihira also has Shreya/great Alkaji to compete with, but her technical superiority puts her far ahead.
Himani certainly needs to diversify, again she has to compete with Richa Sharma & Sunidhi, both of them are technically strong.
Vinit needs good guidance terribly: he copies Sonu all the way..
If Sonu succeded then following could be the reasons:
1. there was a void after Rafi saab, preious clones like Mohd Azia failed
2. Sonu branched out & diversified
3. Sonu is technically very good.
Vinit needs to come up with better potentials than Sonu if he wants to make a mark.
Sharib is one great singer with extreme potentials, with strong classical base & fire to diversify, I really want to see him singing, I notice that he sang many songs in a diff way & turned them to his advantage.
As far as Debo is concerned, he is quite good but needs to be more consistent & shed his nrevousness, he has age on the wrong side & needs to make a mark & real fast. Bollywood doesn't have time for mistakes..!
Rajeev & Paresh who came in top 12 need to start with swar alankaars in drawing rooms, they need to be trained, geniuses like Kishore are very few in this world.
Both Ujjaini & Raktima need more training, eventually they will be competing with Nihira/Shreya. Ujjaini needs to control her damsell in distress attitude, but they are quie young& this is greatest advantage with them. Ujjaini already is singing in Fanaah for Jatin-Lalit. I think this song has got recorded & ready to hit stores.
Ive discussed Twinkle in ample in one of my previous post.
My say: from this point onwards following are the singers who are ready to rock & roll:
Nihira, Shairb, Hema & Debojeet.
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