Today is the first day of Agnipariksha round. The twelve singers competing in this round are
AS- Hemachandra, Rajeev, Himani and Raktima
ID- Nihira, Twinkle and Debojit
JL- Swananda and Sharib
HR- Paresh,Ujjaini and Vineet.
No judges today (audience is the judge) and a new thing (most irritating) has been introduced- Mentometer by which the singers is judged by the mentors (except his own mentor). Green is the highest colour in which there are four levels, yellow and red come next with levels each. The mentors will press that to show their satisfaction.
The first performer for the day is Twinkle and the rahman song selected by her is Shakalaka baby……good performance as usual- she looks nice- she needs to work a little harder on her singing – some flaws but good energy.
ID said that she had sung and performed very well.
On the mentometer AS- 4, JL-3, HR-4
JL said that they are leaving one for some scope for improvement.
Her voting code- type twinkle and send it to 7575 or dial 190 4424 7575 0
Next Debojit- Ek ho gaye hum aur tum from Bombay- very good performance- sang very well- also performed- I think one of his better performances- did not expect it as this is not his kind of song…but he surprised me. Very good.
ID said that Debojit did very good and he wants to him chuma (matching with huma of the song). JL said that he should also give chuma on behalf of the other mentors. So Debojit ended up getting kissed by ID 5 times…! And debojit also had to kiss Ismail!
On the mentometer AS- 3, JL-3, HR-4
His voting code- type debojit and send it to 7575 or dial 190 4424 7575 08
Nihira chose Ek bagiya mein from Sapne- good song selection- her kind of song- but thought she did not perform as well as she does usually- some singing flaws- no performance either. But on positive side, her voice sounded as nice as ever.
ID said that she did a mistake but sang very well.
On the mentometer AS- 4, JL-4, HR-4
Her voting code- type nihira and send it to 7575 or dial 190 4424 7575 03
Sharib was the next one to perform- the song- Nach le…I am not sure of the song- heard it for the first time…some Punjabi kind of number…sukwinder style. Good singing….he performed as well………thought he was not very clear in the lower notes but very good on the higher ones. But I did not enjoy his performance much.
JL were as usual very impressed with Sharib's performance and called him to bless him.
On the mentometer AS- 4, ID-4, HR-4
His voting code- type sharib and send it to 7575 or dial 190 4424 7575 02
Swananda from JL's gharana was the next singer and she chose a lovely rahman number- Chupke se from Sathiya. Not very nice singing…her voice was not ok and she had some problem in singing…..her sweetness and good expressions were still there but was not finishing the songs properly.
JL said that all knew her potential and her voice was baitha hua today and hopefully all will understand and vote accordingly.
On the mentometer AS- 4, ID- 3, HR -3
Her voting code- type swananda and send it to 7575 or dial 190 4424 7575 04
Next is Rajeev, the famed singer from Chamba. He chose Shabba shabba hai rabba…..not a good performance, did not sing in the open voice that he is famous for. The feeling and expression there but bad singing.
AS was upset and said that he wants to make it clear that Rajeev was not given the scale which he is good at…ID did try to say in between that it was wrong song selection but AS said that all of them have heard him since beginning and know that he sings in a different scale – he said that let him perform without the track…..and rightly enough Rajeev picked up the song and sang it in a much higher scale and very good (just the first two lines). The mentors agreed and said that they will not rate him on the mentometer today.
His voting code- type Rajeev and send it to 7575 or dial 190 4424 7575 09
The next Jai ho singer is Raktima- Ye haseen vadiyan…….from Roja- beautiful sogn- rendered in her clear soft voice (still nasal though)- sur is pukka and her performance also good (moved in the stage nicely).
AS said that she had a cinematic voice and she has a very clear voice.
On the mentometer ID-4, JL-4, HR-4
Her voting code- type raktima and send it to 7575 or dial 190 4424 7575 10
Jatin said that he would request Gajji to give him her performance ka tape- he wants to hear singing as well as see the twirl she took. She was blushing.
Hemachandra was the next performer. The song chosen by him was Ae ajnabi from Dil se. Very good performance, clear voice, pukka sur- he is certainly a delight to listen to- this time no diction problem- almost perfect performance.
AS was obviously glad by his performance and said that he was as good as it could get.
On the mentometer ID- 4, JL-4, HR-4
HR said that hemachandra was bound to get all the SPB fan's vote and he was one of them.
His voting code- type hem and send it to 7575 or dial 190 4424 7575 01
Himani was the last performer from AS's gharana and sang Que sera sera- good song selection- and equally good performance- she got into the mood of the song and her singing is usually without any hitches- very pleasant on the ear.
AS was delighted and said that she had performed very well.
On the mentometer ID- 4, JL-4, HR-4
Her voting code- type himani and send it to 7575 or dial 190 4424 7575 06
The next performer is the public favorite Paresh from UK, now in rock gharana. His song selection was very unlike his songs usually-kya karein from Rangeela- tapori song and I was apprehensive that he may not be able to carry the feel…but he was too good- perfect feel, very good singing….his best performance till date.
HR said that all of them have to agree that paresh has sung his best after coming to his gharana…ID said that whatever he had taught paresh- he was using now (some fun).
On the mentometer AS- 4, JL-4, ID-4
His voting code- type paresh and send it to 7575 or dial 190 4424 7576 01
Ujjaini chose the song main albeli from Zubeida- a difficult melodious song- she sang well, though I think she could have done better- she is more capable- some singing flaws but overall good energy.
HR was happy with her performance and said that she has done well.
On the mentometer AS- 4, JL-4, HR-4
Her voting code- type ujjaini and send it to 7575 or dial 190 4424 7576 01
Vineet, the star of the HR gharana was the last performer for the evening. His choice of song- Tu hi tu….satrangi re from dil se- very good performance-sang really well- he surprises me every time.
HR said that he was proud of his performance and he should be humble…
On the mentometer AS- 4, JL-4, ID-4
His voting code- type vineet and send it to 7575 or dial 190 4424 7575 07
The mentors said that rahman should be listening to all of them sing and he will certainly make all these sing for him.
Now next week the one who gets lowest vote, will be eliminated. Who will be eliminated- Rajeev because of the scale problem or Swananda for the voice problem- or is it going to someone else- keep guessing till next week and vote for your favorite singer.
By the i forgot to mention that all of them got green ratings
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