Raja Hasan's talent getting recognition

It seems that Raja Hasan's talent is getting recognition from all corners of the Indian music industry.He has already playbacked for big MD's.He is the host for Saregamapa Middle East which gave us singers like Amanat,Mussarat and Junaid.Raja is coming on the new show Ustadon ka Ustaad on Sony TV.

Last year he was being auditioned to be selected in Saregamapa 2007 and this time around he is  taking audition of particpants to be selected to perform with Sonu Nigam on stage for BIG 92.7 FM.

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Originally posted by: Raghuraj

It seems that Raja Hasan's talent is getting recognition from all corners of the Indian music industry.He has already playbacked for big MD's.He is the host for Saregamapa Middle East which gave us singers like Amanat,Mussarat and Junaid.Raja is coming on the new show Ustadon ka Ustaad on Sony TV.

Last year he was being auditioned to be selected in Saregamapa 2007 and this time around he is  taking audition of particpants to be selected to perform with Sonu Nigam on stage for BIG 92.7 FM.

Here is the full story:

http://www.indiainfoline.com/news/innernews.asp?storyId=6388 6&lmn=1

BIG 92.7 FM hosts auditions across 5 cities for 'SING with SONU' contest

India Infoline News Service / Mumbai Apr 05, 2008 16:11

The Station is now hosting the auditions process wherein, one lucky winner from each city will be finally selected to be in the spotlight and share center-stage with none other than music maestro Sonu Niigaam at special concerts scheduled to be held in each of the 5 Cities between the 16th and the 20th of April

Humans have the primal desire to get famous and 'SING with SONU', presented by BIG 92.7 FM across the cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata and Chandigarh is just the right pedestal for the talented. Another category first initiative from India's No. 1 FM Station, BIG 92.7 FM, the contest this far has seen huge participation from people across Cities with astounding numbers.  The Station is now hosting the auditions process wherein, one lucky winner from each city will be finally selected to be in the spotlight and share center-stage with none other than music maestro Sonu Niigaam at special concerts scheduled to be held in each of the 5 Cities between the 16th and the 20th of April. Finalists from each city will be selected after a stringent audition process, where the best will be selected from amongst the best! Radio is a local medium and in promoting the parochial pride of the local populace, the Station left it up-to the local populace to help short-list their city's best, to be showcased before Sonu Niigaam. The auditions, in addition to having the local populace also had well known local celebrities who judged the participants on pre-determined parameters. The auditions saw none other than the new musical sensation Raja Hassan (Saregamapa Challenge) & singer Sonu Kakkar (Babuji Zara Dheere Chalo) short listing the participants. In Delhi, the very glamorous Pooja Bedi & singer Shibani Kashyap auditioned the participants along with other acclaimed music personalities like Aarti Kakkar (Johnny Gaddar), Dr. Zeus (Kangna) & music composer Gaurav Dayal. And, while the participants in Kolkata got the opportunity to be auditioned by acclaimed local celebrities like Siddarth (lead vocalist of rock band 'Cactus') & playback singer Neepabithi, participants in Chandigarh had popular Sufi singer Lakhwinder Wadali judging and scrutinizing them to select only the best. The modus operandi: 1.5th April: The auditions process with the celebrity guest and the local populace short-lists 4 finalists per city, from amongst the participants who have sent in entries. 2.7-13th April: These finalists then appeal to the people of the City for votes between 7th and13th April through online as well as SMS before one finalist gets selected from each City and is presented before the young music legend Sonu Niigaam in Mumbai. To vote online, people can visit www.big927fm.com and put their votes on the backend created on the website where all the polls get updated. In case of SMS voting, one can send a message with the keywords BIG <CONTESTANT'S NAME> to 5454 3.Finalists get trained and groomed before they leave for a 5 city tour from 16-20th April, with the singer himself! For all the action around the contest, log on to www.big927fm.com/sonu Speaking on this initiative Anand Chakravarthy, Vice President – Marketing, BIG 92.7 FM, said, "For the first time in the history of radio entertainment a Radio Station has tied up with an Artist to market an excellent product that will make for great entertainment for listeners on air coupled with great entertainment on ground. This radio reality show provides a platform to seek the best singers from across the country and offer them a Life Banao opportunity through the concert. The response from across the cities has been phenomenal and we are confident to find some excellent talent."

wow great thanks for this news,

i am really happy for Raja, 👏👏

Originally posted by: Summer3

I generally like Raja Hassan much more then a lot of the new tv hosts. He has a lot of presense and great PR skills and will do far better than Mauli as far as being a host is concerned. Mauli is still young and needs time to mature.

I would like to disagree with you here.  I like Raja as a singer and was very happy to know that he would host the SRGMP middle east show, but I was in for a big disappointment after actually watching two SRGMP Middle East episodes. As a host, he is very bad, sorry to say.  In comparision, Mauli is doing a much better job at Rock & Roll.

Originally posted by: joypaul

I would like to disagree with you here.  I like Raja as a singer and was very happy to know that he would host the SRGMP middle east show, but I was in for a big disappointment after actually watching two SRGMP Middle East episodes. As a host, he is very bad, sorry to say.  In comparision, Mauli is doing a much better job at Rock & Roll.

Absolutely right Joy.Hosting a show is not a easy job.Raja is a good singer so he should concentrate on singing rather then accepting whatever offer comes in his way.

Originally posted by: Raghuraj

Absolutely right Joy.Hosting a show is not a easy job.Raja is a good singer so he should concentrate on singing rather then accepting whatever offer comes in his way.

As a singer and performer Raja is great. I have not seen the Middle east episode mentioned but you may be right there. Hosting too needs a lot of preparation especially for the new artistes and hosts.