Hey Raj ..I think Indian Idol should have a good blend of singing and performance in him/her....because II makes no mistakes about making it clear that they look for rockstar like attitude with singing talent ....one who would be visually pleasing too....not just a playback singing material .....
But ...what happens when top 24 gets selected is altogether different matter .....then audience votes start ... after top 12 gets selected , the gala round starts where each contestant gets eliminated each week ..problem starts after that .....because in last 2 years regionalism won over good singing .....judges weren't much help either ....
what do u mean by "get go"???😕..do u mean viewers' voting should start from theatre round itself?????😲 ...gaye kaam se....Infact I think last year it was due to audience voting at such an early stage that we lost bhavin, ayesha, Shifa ansari type singers .....of course who could ignore Alisha's craze for good looking cool dudes no matter how besura they sing!!!!!!!..
I think II goes to a great length to select some good singers and hype us a lot in the initial stage although the end result may not be to our( some of us) liking ....Well, we do have a good laugh and discussions about the show before that dismal end arrives😆.....
About those baffoons who come with no knowledge of music during auditon round...well that's only for TRP ....I think some of the participants know that they won't be selected but got chosen because they know how to act like "clowns" and don't mind making fool of themselves 😆...anyway , that's why it calls "audition round" and I enjoy watching those ...sp when judges' expressions r caught off guard😆....and guy like Manali's classmate 😆...
Overall .... I think an Indian Idol should have a solid sense of music and can sing any type of song from traditional to item with ease ....visually pleasing with certain charisma and attitude ...ultimate polishing about looks and confidence can be taken care of by the channel .....
Edited by bruno4 - 16 years ago