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[[Ajith Bandara]], the highly rated pop singer who was the oldest of the finalists 29 defeated the odds by making it to the finale and winning the competition. He had been a stronger candidate than many had expected. Some believe that this is due to the fact that he lives in poverty and is a wood polisher by profession. |
[[Ajith Bandara]], the highly rated pop singer who was the oldest of the finalists 29 defeated the odds by making it to the finale and winning the competition. He had been a stronger candidate than many had expected. Some believe that this is due to the fact that he lives in poverty and is a wood polisher by profession. |
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[[Alyssa Nuyan]] was another acclaimed singer in the competition. But, the fact that she rarely smiles and the fact that she speaks less has been a concern for many of his fans. Yet she has survived many outgoings in the bottom 2/3, but had to bow out as the 2nd runner-up. [[Gayani Karunaratne]], a 19 year student, has been able to attract many with her rare talent to perform as an all-rounder throughout the competition but even an accident couldn't keep her away from losing to the popularity of Ajith Bandara and [[Anupama Gunasekara]], who finished as the 1st runner-up.The four cousins who were in the finals did very well such as [[Shehara Yaseen]]22,[[Natalie Yaseen]]17,[[Suhain Yaseen]]15 and [[Andreno Yaseen]]14 did pretty well too but unfortunately Andreno left on the 1st wek itself because he did messed up Hotel California the song he performed and so he lost votes for that.Natalie left the series because she went low whe she was supposed to go high and so she lost votes. Shehara and Suhain was pretty good but Suhain lost votes right after performin the valentines day song,but Shehara should've been the real super star because she had a voice made up of gold but she lost because she had a soar throat the day she performed Baby one more time by [[Britney Spears]].[[Nirmala]] lost votes because she was only 15 and everyone thought that she would neglect her studies |
[[Alyssa Nuyan]] was another acclaimed singer in the competition. But, the fact that she rarely smiles and the fact that she speaks less has been a concern for many of his fans. Yet she has survived many outgoings in the bottom 2/3, but had to bow out as the 2nd runner-up. [[Gayani Karunaratne]], a 19 year student, has been able to attract many with her rare talent to perform as an all-rounder throughout the competition but even an accident couldn't keep her away from losing to the popularity of Ajith Bandara and [[Anupama Gunasekara]], who finished as the 1st runner-up.The four cousins who were in the finals did very well such as [[Shehara Yaseen]] 22,[[Natalie Yaseen]] 17,[[Suhain Yaseen]] 15 and [[Andreno Yaseen]] 14 did pretty well too but unfortunately Andreno left on the 1st wek itself because he did messed up Hotel California the song he performed and so he lost votes for that.Natalie left the series because she went low whe she was supposed to go high and so she lost votes. Shehara and Suhain was pretty good but Suhain lost votes right after performin the valentines day song,but Shehara should've been the real super star because she had a voice made up of gold but she lost because she had a soar throat the day she performed Baby one more time by [[Britney Spears]].[[Nirmala]] lost votes because she was only 15 and everyone thought that she would neglect her studies |
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Revision as of 06:56, 23 March 2007
Sirasa SuperStar Season 1 (Lankan Idol) is a musical reality show conducted in Sri Lanka by the TV channel Sirasa TV. The competition's first season began in mid 2005 and ended in March, 2006. Sirasa SuperStar was similar to the musical reality series: Pop Idol.
Auditions
Auditions were conducted in 5 cities around Sri Lanka. They were Colombo, Kandy, Habarana, Beruwala & Bentota. Tens of thousands took part in the auditions but only a few hundred made it through to the second round. There too the competitors went through rigorous tests and obstacles to pass through to the third and final round judged by the judges. There the judges picked the final 48 who were to be judged by public voting.
As in any reality show the auditions were dramatic as many shows of frustrations, inability and arrogance were displayed to the amusement of many viewers. This resulted in gaining the program a lot of fame.
Judges
The three panel judging panel comprised of popular local singers Rookantha Gunatileke, Nirosha Virajini & Jagath Wickremasinghe. But the three boycotted the competition after the selection of the final 48 in protest to the public voting system.
Voting
The first voting round was conducted in 6 groups with 8 each the 4 lowest vote getters were eliminated from each group. The remaining 24 was divided into 3 groups of 8 and underwent the same axing.
Finally 12 were chosen for the final stage of the competition. Ironically all of them were male artists. It was evident that the voting was done not solely for the singing ability but for the likeability factor,too. This made the competition somewhat monotonous.
Finals
Anupama Gunasekara 20 should've won but she wasn't as popular with her fans as Ajith was.Minoli David wasn't so good as Anupama she should've gone of from the first week Another hopeful, the highly talented Sachini was knocked out during the 8th week of competition to the dismay of many. Also the classical singer Brenda Jonston made it till the 11th week, mainly due to her tender age of 16 and due to high support from friends and family.
Ajith Bandara, the highly rated pop singer who was the oldest of the finalists 29 defeated the odds by making it to the finale and winning the competition. He had been a stronger candidate than many had expected. Some believe that this is due to the fact that he lives in poverty and is a wood polisher by profession.
Alyssa Nuyan was another acclaimed singer in the competition. But, the fact that she rarely smiles and the fact that she speaks less has been a concern for many of his fans. Yet she has survived many outgoings in the bottom 2/3, but had to bow out as the 2nd runner-up. Gayani Karunaratne, a 19 year student, has been able to attract many with her rare talent to perform as an all-rounder throughout the competition but even an accident couldn't keep her away from losing to the popularity of Ajith Bandara and Anupama Gunasekara, who finished as the 1st runner-up.The four cousins who were in the finals did very well such as Shehara Yaseen 22,Natalie Yaseen 17,Suhain Yaseen 15 and Andreno Yaseen 14 did pretty well too but unfortunately Andreno left on the 1st wek itself because he did messed up Hotel California the song he performed and so he lost votes for that.Natalie left the series because she went low whe she was supposed to go high and so she lost votes. Shehara and Suhain was pretty good but Suhain lost votes right after performin the valentines day song,but Shehara should've been the real super star because she had a voice made up of gold but she lost because she had a soar throat the day she performed Baby one more time by Britney Spears.Nirmala lost votes because she was only 15 and everyone thought that she would neglect her studies
Controversy
The cost of a single SMS to vote, cost around four times the amount of a normal SMS, thus questioning the markting ideals of Sirasa TV. And as SMS and Televoting systems were new for a majority of Sri Lankan spectators, it became a backdrop for highly talented singers who had small backgrounds to bow out of the competition far earlier than they should have.
The final 12 of the idol
- 01.Ajith Bandara
- 02.Anupama Gunasekara
- 03.Shehara Yaseen
- 04.Alyssa Nuyan
- 05.Gayani Karunaratne
- 06.Minoli David
- 07.Suhain Yaseen
- 08.Sachini
- 09.Natalie Yaseen
- 10.Nirmala
- 11.Brenda Jonston
- 12.Andreno Yaseen