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{{Short description|Indian reality television singing competition}}
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| last_aired          = {{end date|2015}}
| network              = [[Sony Entertainment Television (India)|Sony TV]]
| network              = [[Sony Entertainment Television (India)|Sony TV]]
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'''Indian Idol Junior''' is an Indian reality television singing competition. It is a spin-off of [[Indian Idol]]. It began broadcasting on [[Sony Entertainment Television]] from June 1, 2013.<ref name=IIJA>{{cite news|url=http://www.setindia.com/show_details.php?sid=119|title=Indian Idol Junior - About|publisher=setindia.com|access-date=1 June 2013}}</ref>  
'''''Indian Idol Junior''''' is an Indian [[Hindi]]-language reality television singing competition and is a spin-off of ''[[Indian Idol]]''. It began broadcasting on [[Sony Entertainment Television]] from 1 June 2013.<ref name=IIJA>{{cite news|url=http://www.setindia.com/show_details.php?sid=119|title=Indian Idol Junior - About|publisher=setindia.com|access-date=1 June 2013}}</ref> [[Karan Wahi]] and [[Mandira Bedi]] hosted the show, which was judged by music duo [[Vishal–Shekhar]] along with playback singer [[Shreya Ghoshal]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/mumbai/Indian-Idol-Juniors-judges-in-Lucknow/articleshow/21361115.cms|title=Indian Idol Junior's judges in Lucknow|newspaper=The Times of India|first=Saloni|last=Tandon|date=26 July 2013|accessdate=18 June 2022}}</ref> Anjana Padmanabhan won the first edition of Indian Idol Junior. [https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/anjana-padmanabhan-from-bangalore-wins-indian-idol-junior/]
[[Karan Wahi]] and [[Mandira Bedi]] were hosts of the show which was judged by music duo [[Vishal-Shekhar]] and with playback singer [[Shreya Ghoshal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/mumbai/Indian-Idol-Juniors-judges-in-Lucknow/articleshow/21361115.cms|title=Indian Idol Junior's judges in Lucknow - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>


A second season started on 30 May 2015. The new judges were [[Salim–Sulaiman|Salim Merchant]] and [[Sonakshi Sinha]], while [[Vishal Dadlani]] reprised his role as the judge. The show was hosted by [[Hussain Kuwajerwala]] and co-hosted by [[Asha Negi]]. [[Ananya Sritam Nanda]] was the winner for the second season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/indian-idol-junior-winner-ananya-nanda-meets-pm-narendra-modi/articleshow/48982114.cms?from=mdr|title=Indian Idol Junior's winner Ananya Nanda meets PM Narendra Modi - Economic Times|website=The Economic Times}}</ref>
A second season started on 30 May 2015. The new judges were [[Salim–Sulaiman|Salim Merchant]] and [[Sonakshi Sinha]], while [[Vishal Dadlani]] reprised his role as the judge. The show was hosted by [[Hussain Kuwajerwala]] and co-hosted by [[Asha Negi]]. [[Ananya Sritam Nanda]] was the winner for the second season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/indian-idol-junior-winner-ananya-nanda-meets-pm-narendra-modi/articleshow/48982114.cms?from=mdr|title=Indian Idol Junior's winner Ananya Nanda meets PM Narendra Modi - Economic Times|website=The Economic Times|date=16 September 2015 }}</ref>


A third season started on August. The new judges were [[Anu Malik]] and [[Sonakshi Sinha]], while [[Vishal Dadlani]] reprised his role as the judge. The show was hosted by [[Manish Paul]] and co-hosted by [[Asha Negi]].
A third season started in August. The judges of this season were [[Anu Malik]] and [[Sonakshi Sinha]], while [[Vishal Dadlani]] reprised his role as the judge. The show was hosted by [[Manish Paul]] and co-hosted by [[Asha Negi]].
 
==Summary==
{| class="wikitable sortable" font-size:100%;
!scope|Season
!scope|Year
! colspan="3" |Judges
!Host
!Channel
! scope="" |Contestants
! scope="" |Winner
! scope="" |Runner-up
|-
|'''IIJ S1'''||'''2013'''
| rowspan="3" |'''[[Vishal Dadlani]]'''
|'''[[Shekhar Ravjiani]]'''
| '''[[Shreya Ghoshal]]'''||'''[[Karan Wahi]]<br />[[Mandira Bedi]]'''
| rowspan="3" |'''[[Sony Entertainment Television|SET]]'''||'''11'''|| style="background:pink;" | '''Anjana Padmanabhan'''|| style="background:pink;" | '''Debanjana Karmakar'''
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''IIJ S2'''
| rowspan="2" |'''2015'''
|<s>'''[[Shalmali Kholgade]]'''</s>
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Salim Merchant]]'''|| rowspan="2" |'''[[Hussain Kuwajerwala]]<br />[[Asha Negi]]'''|| rowspan="2" |'''13'''|| rowspan="2" style="background:pink;" | '''[[Ananya Nanda]]'''|| rowspan="2" style="background:pink;" | '''[[Nahid Afrin]]'''
|-
|'''[[Sonakshi Sinha]]'''
|-
|}
 
==Season 1==
{{unreferenced section|date=January 2020}}
*'''Judges'''
[[Vishal Dadlani]]<br />[[Shreya Ghoshal]]<br />[[Shekhar Ravjiani]]
 
*'''Host'''
[[Karan Wahi]]<br />[[Mandira Bedi]]
 
=== Top 11 Contestants ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:85%;  line-height:25px; width:auto;"
! Name
! Hometown
! Result
! Place
|-
| Anjana Padmanabhan
| [[Bengaluru]]
| {{won|Winner}}
| 1st
|-
| Debanjana Karmakar
| [[Kolkata]]
| {{Runner-up|1st Runner-up}}
| 2nd
|-
| Anmol Jaswal
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| style="background:#7FFFD4;" | 2nd Runner-up
| 3rd
|-
| Nirvesh Dave
| [[Ahmedabad]]
| style="background:#DDA0DD;" | 3rd Runner-up
| 4th
|-
| Sugandha Date
| [[Nagpur]]
| {{eliminated|Eliminated}}
| 5th
|-
| Sonakshi Kar
| [[Cuttack]]
| {{eliminated|Eliminated}}
| 6th
|-
| Priyam Borpatragohain
| [[Assam]]
| {{eliminated|Eliminated}}
| 7th
|-
| Akash Sharma
| [[Haryana]]
| {{eliminated|Eliminated}}
| 8th
|-
| Eman Chaudhary
| [[Assam]]
| {{eliminated|Eliminated}}
| 9th
|-
| Sankalp Yaduwanshi
| [[Moradabad]]
| {{eliminated|Eliminated}}
| 10th
|-
| Aryan Das
| [[Moradabad]]
| {{eliminated|Eliminated}}
| 11th
|}
 
==Season 2==
{{unreferenced section|date=January 2020}}
Indian Idol Junior Season 2 started on30 May 2015 and finished on 6 September 2015.
*'''Judges'''
[[Salim Merchant]]<br />[[Sonakshi Sinha]] replaced [[Shalmali Kholgade]] <br />[[Vishal Dadlani]]
 
*'''Host'''
[[Hussain Kuwajerwala]]<br />[[Asha Negi]]
 
=== Top 13 Contestants ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:85%;  line-height:25px; width:auto;"
! Name
! Hometown
! Result
! Place
|-
| [[Ananya Sritam Nanda]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/ananya-sritam-nanda-wins-indian-idol-junior-2/story-AJc6qjgzTRIjjeqmlzrIPI.html | title=Ananya Sritam Nanda wins Indian Idol Junior 2 | date=7 September 2015 }}</ref>
| [[Bhubaneswar]]
| {{won|Winner}}
| 1st
|-
| [[Nahid Afrin]]
| [[Assam]]
| {{runner-up|1st Runner-up}}
| 2nd
|-
| Nithyashree Venkataramanan
| [[Chennai]]
| style="background:#7FFFD4;" | 2nd Runner-up
| 3rd
|-
| [[Vaishnav Girish]]
| [[Thrissur]]
| {{eliminated|Eliminated}}
| 4th
|-
| Niharika Nath
| [[Agartala]]
| {{eliminated|Eliminated}}
| 5th
|-
| Moti Khan
| [[Rajasthan]]
| {{eliminated|Eliminated}}
| 6th
|-
| Ranita Banerjee
| [[Kolkata]]
| {{eliminated|Eliminated}}
| 7th
|-
| Sreelakshmi Belmannu
| [[Bangalore]]
| {{eliminated|Eliminated}}
| 8th
|-
| Ajay Brijwasi
| [[Mathura]]
| {{eliminated|Eliminated}}
| 9th
|-
| Yumna Ajin
| [[Malappuram district|Vengara]]
| {{eliminated|Eliminated}}
| 10th
|-
| Surendra Singh Panwar
| [[Rajasthan]]
| {{eliminated|Eliminated}}
| 11th
|-
| Vidhi Jaswal
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| {{eliminated|Eliminated}}
| 12th
|-
| Shubhankar
| [[Kolkata]]
| {{eliminated|Eliminated}}
| 13th
|}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Sony Entertainment Television original programming]]
[[Category:Sony Entertainment Television original programming]]
[[Category:2013 Indian television seasons]]
[[Category:2013 Indian television seasons]]
[[Category:Reality television spin-offs]]
[[Category:Reality television spinoffs]]
[[Category:Indian television spin-offs]]
[[Category:Indian television spinoffs]]
[[Category:Indian television series based on British television series]]
[[Category:Indian television series based on British television series]]
[[Category:Television series about children]]

Latest revision as of 21:42, 7 October 2025


Indian Idol Junior
Hosted byKaran Wahi
Mandira Bedi
JudgesVishal Dadlani
Shekhar Ravjiani
Shreya Ghoshal
WinnerAnjana Padmanabhan
Runner-upDebanjana Karmakar
Anmol Jaswal
Nirvesh Dave
Release
Original networkSony TV
Original release1 June 2013 (2013-06-01) –
2015 (2015)

Indian Idol Junior is an Indian Hindi-language reality television singing competition and is a spin-off of Indian Idol. It began broadcasting on Sony Entertainment Television from 1 June 2013.[1] Karan Wahi and Mandira Bedi hosted the show, which was judged by music duo Vishal–Shekhar along with playback singer Shreya Ghoshal.[2] Anjana Padmanabhan won the first edition of Indian Idol Junior. [1]

A second season started on 30 May 2015. The new judges were Salim Merchant and Sonakshi Sinha, while Vishal Dadlani reprised his role as the judge. The show was hosted by Hussain Kuwajerwala and co-hosted by Asha Negi. Ananya Sritam Nanda was the winner for the second season.[3]

A third season started in August. The judges of this season were Anu Malik and Sonakshi Sinha, while Vishal Dadlani reprised his role as the judge. The show was hosted by Manish Paul and co-hosted by Asha Negi.

Summary[edit | edit source]

Season Year Judges Host Channel Contestants Winner Runner-up
IIJ S1 2013 Vishal Dadlani Shekhar Ravjiani Shreya Ghoshal Karan Wahi
Mandira Bedi 		SET 11 Anjana Padmanabhan Debanjana Karmakar
IIJ S2 2015 Shalmali Kholgade Salim Merchant Hussain Kuwajerwala
Asha Negi		 13 Ananya Nanda Nahid Afrin
Sonakshi Sinha

Season 1[edit | edit source]

  • Judges

Vishal Dadlani
Shreya Ghoshal
Shekhar Ravjiani

  • Host

Karan Wahi
Mandira Bedi

Top 11 Contestants[edit | edit source]

Name Hometown Result Place
Anjana Padmanabhan Bengaluru Winner 1st
Debanjana Karmakar Kolkata 1st Runner-up 2nd
Anmol Jaswal Jammu and Kashmir 2nd Runner-up 3rd
Nirvesh Dave Ahmedabad 3rd Runner-up 4th
Sugandha Date Nagpur Eliminated 5th
Sonakshi Kar Cuttack Eliminated 6th
Priyam Borpatragohain Assam Eliminated 7th
Akash Sharma Haryana Eliminated 8th
Eman Chaudhary Assam Eliminated 9th
Sankalp Yaduwanshi Moradabad Eliminated 10th
Aryan Das Moradabad Eliminated 11th

Season 2[edit | edit source]

Indian Idol Junior Season 2 started on30 May 2015 and finished on 6 September 2015.

  • Judges

Salim Merchant
Sonakshi Sinha replaced Shalmali Kholgade
Vishal Dadlani

  • Host

Hussain Kuwajerwala
Asha Negi

Top 13 Contestants[edit | edit source]

Name Hometown Result Place
Ananya Sritam Nanda[4] Bhubaneswar Winner 1st
Nahid Afrin Assam 1st Runner-up 2nd
Nithyashree Venkataramanan Chennai 2nd Runner-up 3rd
Vaishnav Girish Thrissur Eliminated 4th
Niharika Nath Agartala Eliminated 5th
Moti Khan Rajasthan Eliminated 6th
Ranita Banerjee Kolkata Eliminated 7th
Sreelakshmi Belmannu Bangalore Eliminated 8th
Ajay Brijwasi Mathura Eliminated 9th
Yumna Ajin Vengara Eliminated 10th
Surendra Singh Panwar Rajasthan Eliminated 11th
Vidhi Jaswal Jammu and Kashmir Eliminated 12th
Shubhankar Kolkata Eliminated 13th

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Indian Idol Junior - About". setindia.com. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Tandon, Saloni (26 July 2013). "Indian Idol Junior's judges in Lucknow". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Indian Idol Junior's winner Ananya Nanda meets PM Narendra Modi - Economic Times". The Economic Times. 16 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ananya Sritam Nanda wins Indian Idol Junior 2". 7 September 2015.

External links[edit | edit source]

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