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Posted: 14 years ago
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Don't you think, any twist can be added just by taking the name of the public opinion is more like a free-hand for the creatives. Zee TV has converted this 'type' of reality show to more like a daily soap. Judges are scoring for the singing and the presentation, one day Manasi is the performer of the week and next week she is in bottom three. Sumeet, Vikas. and Manasi are the few better ones but the others like Ragini , Neha and Manish are just hyped. Sachin is being treated with a different stick. Not only he is not better than Manasi but also lost to Ragini. The daily soap creatives are out of the minds. Sachin loses to Manasi in the first week while competing in top two race, but next week Sachin is still in top two and Manasi drops down to bottom three trying to survive in the show.

Mohammad Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Mukesh, Lata, Asha all sang quite a number of songs which never became popular so does that makes them bad singers?????

So whats the criteria for this show? If public opinion will control the decisions, then why do we need judges. Even the so called public opinion seems to be rigged. It appeared in earlier singing shows where the better singers were eliminated against the 'surprised-looks' of the judges but the winners never made the lime light.

I think the very fact that the favorite stars are participating attracts a lot of viewers who admire their singing talent.
Why can't all the contestant sing 8-10 songs belonging to different genres and then top three can compete for the top position. Creating non-sensical drama like saas-bahu shows by the creatives can be replaced by the friendly judges and at most the input from the audience and the running totals displayed will keep us informed about the positions of our favorite stars. The weightage should 90/10 just to help in the decision when the result gets tied between the judges . The very fact that all the singers will be asked to attempt all the possible genres, it will show the versatility of each singer and it will be easy for the judges to score in comparison. Now in some cases singers are picking up songs where they can get away with the simplicity of the composition Last week, Ragini got thru by singing a song from Munna Bhai, which was more like talking through (her singing ability was crystal clear when she sang lag ja gale.. sorry Ragini nothing personal against you) The competition should be in similar type of song, have you ever seen two athletes competing while one is running 100 meters dash and other 100 meters hurdles????




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Posted: 14 years ago
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I agreed with your valid points, you wrote it very nicely, but I dont agree with your comments about Ragini. I am not being biased but she knows how to sing, and she did sing some good songs, I prefered Lag Ja Jalay to Seekh lay one, yes she made two mistakes in Lag Ja Galay , but she has what it takes to be a singer, I would not say her to be overhyped, infact, I think she should get better songs then what she got.
I agree with your points regarding voting system . But bare in mind these actors are not professional singers, they just enjoy singing and are good in a non professional way, Ragini and Mansi had learned how to sing, but still they are not full fledged singers. I am not keen on this programme as I feel its not about singing its about who has got more fans who are willing to vote for them. I dont think Zee TV would make a lot f money from this voting system.
I would back Ragini , as in my opinion with out being biased , she can sing, she is singing and she will sing better, as she doesnt try to copy and paste, she does it in her own way, which might not be liked by everyone .
I though agree with all your other points.
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Posted: 14 years ago
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yes it's not singing competition,it's celebrity singing reality show.just zee showcasing the singing ability of celebrities n gaining on their popularity.as like celebrity dancing shows like jhalak diklaja,etc.. this is celebrity singing show. they are not full fledged professional singers as few learnt music.they are good but has to learn a lot.
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Posted: 14 years ago
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first of all...its not a singing reality show like others...this is more like "Singing With The Stars"...this is the singing version of Jhalak SO traditional singing competition rules are kinda out of the window with this one so I don't know why everyone is complaining😕. We all know how reality shows (especially when Indian public voting is involved) can be like...so expecting a miracle, like proper public voting and bottom 3 results, out of these shows is just foolish in itself (not bashing anyone here just making a point)

about Ragini- I am a huge fan so my bias will show...Ragini takes risks that's why she may not appeal to someone unfamiliar with her...she has always taken risks be it in her acting career, her dances in Jhalak and now here in SYR...She tries her best with different genres and experiments with them which is why I personally (and most of her fan base) respects her because she doesn't go the usual way and doesn't play it safe...but whatever each to their own for me Ragini,Mansi, Sachin and now Chhavi are doing a fabulous job hopefully they keep up
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Posted: 14 years ago
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Originally posted by: Savz_uniqueblis

yes it's not singing competition,it's celebrity singing reality show.just zee showcasing the singing ability of celebrities n gaining on their popularity.as like celebrity dancing shows like jhalak diklaja,etc.. this is celebrity singing show. they are not full fledged professional singers as few learnt music.they are good but has to learn a lot.


You may look at it and define it anyways but..
1. They are displaying their singing skills. - we can see who has better control over his/her sur and voice control. Hopefully we can differentiate between good and bad singing. The 'rockstar-ability' will also matter, but will be secondary to singing ability.
2. One of them will win, So some criteria will lead to this decision and this we can categorize under competition.
3. By the way none of the participants on these singing shows have been professionals when they participated as individuals. Only in one odd show they brought in professional singers as team leads but mostly the team members on those shows were already known for their singing after participating on singing shows..


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Posted: 14 years ago
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ragini is bad while neha is gud
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Posted: 14 years ago
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I totally agree with you...you have made a valid and sensible point...for heaven sake stop thinking that audience is naive and can't differentiate a good performance from the bad one...with all due respect to ragini, her performance did not deserve 20...even neha didn't deserve the high marks she got...judges should be fair...they have different yardsticks for every contestant...i am losing interest in this show...doesn't matter if the contestants are celebrities or commoners...the parameters of good and bad should not change... as far as the point that they are not professional singers is concerned is a valid one...but in a show the contestants should be judged by the theory of relativity...and judges are throwing this theory out of the window...

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