Hard to say. I'll pick after II3 ends cos it would only be fair. 😃
Well, based on the piano round...
I preferred Monali's O mere sona re to Charu's and Meenal's aao na to Aisha's rendition of the same song. Before people tell me its not fair to compare, I'm only comparing piano round performances here. I could say I preferred Karu's piya re and Amey's dil ne tumko but that wouldn't be fair cos the II2 performances came later on in the show.
So far, overall, the talent is better. But we have to see what happens in the galas. Last year, Anuj was a promising singer after his piano round performance. When he returned to the galas, it was another story though. 😛 I won't be surprised if the same happens to one or two II3 contestants. What if they've reached their peak already?
I hope the themes are good this year. They should test all the singers by picking a variety of song themes. 😃