I am a sincere fan of Hem and have been watching Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005 faithfully for the last 6 months. I feel Hem is a very deserving Contestant and has got true potential to be in No.1 Position. But it is very disheartening to learn that he has not been given any proper recognition.
For instance, his performance was really outstanding on Thursday (26/1/06) except for the first round where he forgot few lines. It is acceptable when the opponent mentors gave him a very low score but at the same time, they should have also given him 10:10 for the second round where his contribution was highly rewarding.
It is very sad that the contestants like Vinit and Debojit score more marks for an easy and simple song. Especially, Vinit always has been selective by choosing Rafi/Sonu Nigam's songs and hyped too much.
I have observed that Hem is the only challenger who has rendered songs sung by different singers ranging from Kishore, Rafi, SPB, Hariharan, Yesudas, Shankar Mahadevan, Sonu Nigam etc. with great originality.
Anyway, HEM keep up your morale and do your best. Both the songs sung by you in Mentors' choice round were exceptional. You put in sincere efforts to come up to the top level. We, the South Indians are always with you.
WISH YOU ALL THE VERY BEST for the coming week.
Mala, Bangalore