srgmp 05 contest - Page 2

Thank you very much for the analysis on the singers, musicbug-ji.

I would definitely like to make a few comments though, if you don't mind.

Nihira was one of the best of the best singers in this challenge. Initially, she had trouble with putting emotions in songs, but she developed that as the challenge came along. Imagine how many hearts were pierced when her final song "rahe na rahe hum" sung. The fact that no music in the background was there, her voice, and the shock to everyone that she got eliminated all made that one a haunting experience.

I do agree that Himani did sound monotonous at times. I don't know if monotonous would be the right word, but sometimes, there were issues with her voice dynamics, especially in the songs of the lower register, like the "jiya dhadak dhadak" song.

Hemachandra was the best! Ami ki bolbo? Since his name came up, I would like to argue one case about him.

I think that messing up on Bachna Ae Haseeno was something completely ridiculous. The tracks were made in advance and you'd literally have to memorize the song. This means beyond the subtle nuances and the lyrics, you had to memorize exactly how many asthayis, antaras, etc. had to sing. I understand that many tracks today are prepared when playback singing, but I am almost certain that live concert shows will have good musicians to help them out.

Vinit has extreme potential, although he did have a good deal of breath control problems when performing. I'm sure with proper guidance from a bona fide guru, he will be able to overcome that (as well as the fact that he is now branded as a Sonu Nigam clone). He'll be one of the best singers if he puts his own mind to it, and not HR putting things in his mind.

Debojit was the one who showed the most amount of improvement. He handles light songs pretty well, although we haven't heard a great deal of his fast songs. He does sing Kishore Kumar songs well, although I must say that he doesn't have that strength in his voice to do a Kishore-da song from the mid-70s onwards. Kishoredas voice was a unique one as his voice started sounding more thicker from 1976. FYI Kishore fans: Kishoreda's voice sounded the thickest in his duet w/ Lataji "husn ke wadiyon mein" from Waaris (1988).

Once again, thanks for posting the analysis!

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So u r saying the audience was not impresses with her performance?

I personally felt lack of energy in Nihira's performances. That may be because she makes singing too simple. If you close your eyes and only listen to her songs, there cannot be another winner other than her. I am praining her my dear friend.

Originally posted by: musicbug

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So u r saying the audience was not impresses with her performance?

I personally felt lack of energy in Nihira's performances. That may be because she makes singing too simple. If you close your eyes and only listen to her songs, there cannot be another winner other than her. I am praining her my dear friend.

I don't remember who in IF has this as their signature, but it said something like (paraphrased) "close your eyes, listen to the singers, and you'll find out who is the real winner."

Very true.

Originally posted by: kishore_bhakta

Thank you very much for the analysis on the singers, musicbug-ji.

I would definitely like to make a few comments though, if you don't mind.

Nihira was one of the best of the best singers in this challenge. Initially, she had trouble with putting emotions in songs, but she developed that as the challenge came along. Imagine how many hearts were pierced when her final song "rahe na rahe hum" sung. The fact that no music in the background was there, her voice, and the shock to everyone that she got eliminated all made that one a haunting experience.

I do agree that Himani did sound monotonous at times. I don't know if monotonous would be the right word, but sometimes, there were issues with her voice dynamics, especially in the songs of the lower register, like the "jiya dhadak dhadak" song.

Hemachandra was the best! Ami ki bolbo? Since his name came up, I would like to argue one case about him.

I think that messing up on Bachna Ae Haseeno was something completely ridiculous. The tracks were made in advance and you'd literally have to memorize the song. This means beyond the subtle nuances and the lyrics, you had to memorize exactly how many asthayis, antaras, etc. had to sing. I understand that many tracks today are prepared when playback singing, but I am almost certain that live concert shows will have good musicians to help them out.

Vinit has extreme potential, although he did have a good deal of breath control problems when performing. I'm sure with proper guidance from a bona fide guru, he will be able to overcome that (as well as the fact that he is now branded as a Sonu Nigam clone). He'll be one of the best singers if he puts his own mind to it, and not HR putting things in his mind.

Debojit was the one who showed the most amount of improvement. He handles light songs pretty well, although we haven't heard a great deal of his fast songs. He does sing Kishore Kumar songs well, although I must say that he doesn't have that strength in his voice to do a Kishore-da song from the mid-70s onwards. Kishoredas voice was a unique one as his voice started sounding more thicker from 1976. FYI Kishore fans: Kishoreda's voice sounded the thickest in his duet w/ Lataji "husn ke wadiyon mein" from Waaris (1988).

Once again, thanks for posting the analysis!

I think U and Muscic ji have points

of thesesingers himani and nihria are teh greatest

Originally posted by: kishore_bhakta

Thank you very much for the analysis on the singers, musicbug-ji.

I would definitely like to make a few comments though, if you don't mind.

Nihira was one of the best of the best singers in this challenge. Initially, she had trouble with putting emotions in songs, but she developed that as the challenge came along. Imagine how many hearts were pierced when her final song "rahe na rahe hum" sung. The fact that no music in the background was there, her voice, and the shock to everyone that she got eliminated all made that one a haunting experience.

I do agree that Himani did sound monotonous at times. I don't know if monotonous would be the right word, but sometimes, there were issues with her voice dynamics, especially in the songs of the lower register, like the "jiya dhadak dhadak" song.

Hemachandra was the best! Ami ki bolbo? Since his name came up, I would like to argue one case about him.

I think that messing up on Bachna Ae Haseeno was something completely ridiculous. The tracks were made in advance and you'd literally have to memorize the song. This means beyond the subtle nuances and the lyrics, you had to memorize exactly how many asthayis, antaras, etc. had to sing. I understand that many tracks today are prepared when playback singing, but I am almost certain that live concert shows will have good musicians to help them out.

Vinit has extreme potential, although he did have a good deal of breath control problems when performing. I'm sure with proper guidance from a bona fide guru, he will be able to overcome that (as well as the fact that he is now branded as a Sonu Nigam clone). He'll be one of the best singers if he puts his own mind to it, and not HR putting things in his mind.

Debojit was the one who showed the most amount of improvement. He handles light songs pretty well, although we haven't heard a great deal of his fast songs. He does sing Kishore Kumar songs well, although I must say that he doesn't have that strength in his voice to do a Kishore-da song from the mid-70s onwards. Kishoredas voice was a unique one as his voice started sounding more thicker from 1976. FYI Kishore fans: Kishoreda's voice sounded the thickest in his duet w/ Lataji "husn ke wadiyon mein" from Waaris (1988).

Once again, thanks for posting the analysis!

agree with Bhakta dada 😊

Completely agree with Bhakta Dada. Nihira is the most effortless singer among the lot. Vinit is a good prospect provided he goes for vacal training. This is good to see that so many young talents has come up and is good for indian music. Only thing is that quality of Indian music should remain intact.
I have just joined the forum but have been following this forum for months. Have seen the fightings among the supporters, ecouragement, comments, regionalsim, and above all positive criticisms. Keep it up guys and gals.

Nihira may not be a good dancer , but she makes us dance to her songs like kajra re and mesmerises with her melodies like Saathi re. She is the best of all.. 😛

Originally posted by: amogh8188

Nihira has given the maximum number of stage performances, most of them through Kalyanji's LITTLE WONDERS .

Amogh yaar it seems u have followed Kalyanji 's little wonders shows.

I remember there were 2 brothers in little wonders Sagar Kendurkar and shreyas ,both were very good singers .Do u have any info. what they r doing now?

They were both really good.

Originally posted by: kishore_bhakta

Thank you very much for the analysis on the singers, musicbug-ji.

I would definitely like to make a few comments though, if you don't mind.

Nihira was one of the best of the best singers in this challenge. Initially, she had trouble with putting emotions in songs, but she developed that as the challenge came along. Imagine how many hearts were pierced when her final song "rahe na rahe hum" sung. The fact that no music in the background was there, her voice, and the shock to everyone that she got eliminated all made that one a haunting experience.

I do agree that Himani did sound monotonous at times. I don't know if monotonous would be the right word, but sometimes, there were issues with her voice dynamics, especially in the songs of the lower register, like the "jiya dhadak dhadak" song.

Hemachandra was the best! Ami ki bolbo? Since his name came up, I would like to argue one case about him.

I think that messing up on Bachna Ae Haseeno was something completely ridiculous. The tracks were made in advance and you'd literally have to memorize the song. This means beyond the subtle nuances and the lyrics, you had to memorize exactly how many asthayis, antaras, etc. had to sing. I understand that many tracks today are prepared when playback singing, but I am almost certain that live concert shows will have good musicians to help them out.

Vinit has extreme potential, although he did have a good deal of breath control problems when performing. I'm sure with proper guidance from a bona fide guru, he will be able to overcome that (as well as the fact that he is now branded as a Sonu Nigam clone). He'll be one of the best singers if he puts his own mind to it, and not HR putting things in his mind.

Debojit was the one who showed the most amount of improvement. He handles light songs pretty well, although we haven't heard a great deal of his fast songs. He does sing Kishore Kumar songs well, although I must say that he doesn't have that strength in his voice to do a Kishore-da song from the mid-70s onwards. Kishoredas voice was a unique one as his voice started sounding more thicker from 1976. FYI Kishore fans: Kishoreda's voice sounded the thickest in his duet w/ Lataji "husn ke wadiyon mein" from Waaris (1988).

Once again, thanks for posting the analysis!

Great Analysis Musicbug ji and Kishore_Bhakta ji 👏👏
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Originally posted by: musicbug

All the contestants have certain qualities which are unique. They are all good singers with excellent voice and have bright prospect ahead. Looking forward to see how they will maintain their individuality in future. Criticism on this topic welcome.

NIHIRA

Strong point: Superb quality of voice, good control, will be a very successful playback singer in future. She has the ability to sing effortlessly and sings very difficult song with ease. Perfect assembly of all the qualities to become a good playback singer in one piece!! (I concur and add the multi octave levels she can go to...+ what a marvellous "can do Attitude" )

Weakness: Not very good at stage performance. Needs improvement on stage presentation. (I know this will impact her stage shows and I have been hammering this point home like no one's business - have lost sleep over this and will call her again now and hammer it again.... but trust me if there is one thing I will do in life it is too change this and I now exactly how to go about this. Her smile is captivating though which could a stage crowd puller)

HIMANI

Strong Point: Again very good voice. Will be a successful singer and a performer. Really sung a few songs very well during the challenge particularly (Tuje Dekh dekh ke.....; sanjoy Bhansali episode and many more). Good performer on the stage and ability to impart emotion within a song. (Excellent stage peformer - being a show man myself - this is one thing I liked about Ms. Kapoor - she knows how to yank your strings)

Weakness: Scope of improvement in the voice quality. sometimes felt monotonous with her voice. Constant practice of voice toning will help her. (being a kudi punjaban - she rounds off her words - listen closely - plus fails on high notes at times and hence modualtes her voice to taper off at high notes)

HEMCHANDRA

Strong Point: Excellent voice, excellent breath control, good combination of classical and modern voice quality. May be one of the most versatile singers among the new talented lot. Will excel like anything in future. Good propect to invest😛. Cannot forget Naahi Samne.. (Excellent voice quality and control)

Weakness: Need to improve a few hindi pronunciations (though very difficult to notice with music). Urdu coaching may provide value addition to his singing. (+ Forgets the song - lacks focus or gets nervous - could impact stage shows)

VINIT

Strong Point: Probably the best with high pitch voice. Really sung quite well in most of the episodes. Good control over his voice and knows many technical things about singing like (placing of the microphone while singing). Excellent in shifting one scale to another without deviating from the rythm. Good prospect. (HR loves him so that will take him along way)

Weakness: Need to mature his voice and add versatility to his singing. Other universal weakness is HR😡. Need to go for a classical vocal training. (listen to him on the low notes - HR helped him a lot to hide a lot of his defects)

DEBOJIT

Strong Point: Versatile, has improved tremendously within 7 months period. Good control over his breath and has a very matured voice. Perfect quality for romantic songs. Occupy the stage very well and really take the audience along with his singing. Sings KISHOR's song very well.(Since November, I have been convincing him to do Kishore Da even though most SRGMP singers have failed doing Kishore Da songs but I have told DS he can be a shoe in to Kishore Da and I stand firm by my belief - ofcourse long road ahead but then Kishore Da can be cloned - I believe and the DS is the man !!)

Weakness: Limited singing ability with high pitch. Needs huge improvements in Hindi pronunciations. (DS lacks confidence so needs a lot of pumping + he is too nice a guy - forgets he is singing to win - I have had to pump him up a lot throughout this C2005. I have a feeling as to why he is the way he is and dont blame him but then that is why motivators like me exist - he will improve in time. DS says he just wants to sing while I have been telling him that is fine but we have to win too)

An Indian music fan

Good and frank analysis... my comments inserted in your post - my frank opinion ...plz no hard feelings... take it for what it's worth ...