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| | #REDIRECT [[Super Singer (Tamil TV series)]] |
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| {{infobox television
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| | location = India
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| | name = Vijay TV's Super Singer
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| | caption = ''Vijay TV Super Singer'' [[logo]]
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| | picture_format = [[576i]] ([[SDTV]])
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| | genre = [[Reality television|Reality]]
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| | company =
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| | distributor =
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| | language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
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| | runtime = 1 hour
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| | director =
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| | editor = sridhar
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| | judges = various
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| | presenter = various
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| | location = [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
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| | country = [[India]]
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| | network = [[STAR Vijay]]
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| | first_aired = {{start date|2006}}
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| | last_aired = present
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| | num_seasons = 4
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| '''Vijay TV's Super Singer''' is a reality television-[[Media franchise|music competition series]] telecast on the [[India]]n [[Tamil language]] TV channel, [[STAR Vijay|STAR Vijay (also known as Vijay TV)]]. Originally airing as Airtel Super Singer in April 2006, the TV series has since [[spin-off (media)|adapted]] into various high level music competitions on Vijay TV, including [[Airtel Super Singer]], [[Airtel Super Singer Junior]], [[Airtel Super Singer T20]], and Super Singer Celebrity Season.
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| == Airtel Super Singer season 1 (2006) ==
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| {{Main|Airtel Super Singer 1}}
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| The first season premiered on 28 April 2006, with a series of episodes which telecast auditions for the show.<ref name="IndianTVMay2006">{{cite news|title=Indian Television Dot Com _ Vijay TV's 'Airtel Super Singer' announces 20 selected finalists from Coimbatore|publisher=IndianTelevision.com|date=2006-05-03|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/release/y2k6/may/mayrel7.htm|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> Auditions were held across the state of [[Tamil Nadu]] in the cities of [[Coimbatore]], [[Chennai]], and [[Madurai]]. Performances by auditioning contestants were judged by singers [[S. P. Sailaja]], [[Jency Anthony|Jency]], [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], [[Sirkazhi Sivachidambaram]], [[Mahathi]], and music director [[D. Imman]].<ref name="HinduJuly2006">{{cite news|title=Winning Voices - The Hindu|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2006-07-15|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/winning-voices/article3196282.ece |access-date=14 March 2015}}</ref>
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| The show was hosted by playback singer [[Chinmayi]]. Later stages of the competition were held at a specially designed studio set, and performances were judged by a panel of permanent judges consisting of playback singers [[Anuradha Sriram]], [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], and [[P. Unnikrishnan]].<ref name="IndianTVMay2006"/> Contestants were eliminated during the competition, and finalists received special training from voice expert [[Ananth Vaidyanathan]] in the final stages of the competition.
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| Season 1 title winner [[Nikhil Mathew]] was formally introduced as a playback singer after he sang the song "Enadhuyire" in the Tamil film ''[[Bheema]]'' for music director, [[Harris Jayaraj]].<ref name="NIEFeb09">{{cite news|author=U Tejonmayam|title=Getting the big break – The New Indian Express|newspaper=[[New Indian Express]]|date=2009-02-10|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article35023.ece?service=print|access-date=15 March 2015}}</ref><ref name="HinduNov07">{{cite news|title=Thank you for the music - The Hindu|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=1 November 2012|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/thank-you-for-the-music/article4054916.ece|access-date=14 March 2015}}</ref> Season 1 runner up and viewer's choice, Anitha V. (now known as Anitha Karthikeyan) was formally introduced as a playback singer after she sang the song "Vaada Vaada" in the Tamil film ''[[Marudhamalai]]'' for music director D. Imman.<ref name="NIEFeb09"/><ref name="NIE21Dec14">{{cite news|title=Always on song – The New Indian Express|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|date=2014-12-21|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/education/edex/Always-on-song/2014/12/21/article2580301.ece|access-date=14 March 2014}}</ref>
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| == Airtel Super Singer Junior season 1 (2007) ==
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| The success of Airtel Super Singer 2006 led to another show for younger talent, [[Airtel Super Singer Junior#Season 1|Airtel Super Singer Junior]] in 2007.<ref name="HinduJan07">{{cite news|title=Super Singer Junior Contest - The Hindu|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2007-01-27|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/super-singer-junior-contest/article1788258.ece|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> The show promised its winner not only recognition from acclaimed names in the music industry, but also a prize of [[rupee|Rs.]]5 [[lakh]]s.<ref name="HinduJan07"/>
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| The show was aired on Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00pm, and compered by playback singer [[Chinmayi]]. Contestant Krishnamoorthy was announced as the title winner and contestant Vignesh was announced as the runner up. Other finalists included [[Saicharan]] and Aparna, while contestants eliminated in earlier stages of the show included Balasarangan, Dhanyashree, and Roshan.
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| == Airtel Super Singer season 2 (2008) ==
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| == Airtel Super Singer Junior 2 (15 July 2009 – 8 July 2010) ==
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| {{main|Airtel Super Singer Junior (season 2)}}
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| The success of the debut season of the show led to the return of another season of the show. The first episode of the season premiered on 15 July 2009, and episodes were telecast on [[Vijay TV]] between Monday to Thursday each week at 9:00pm.<ref name="VijayTVabout">{{cite web |url=http://vijay.indya.com/jss09/about.asp |title=SUPER SINGER JUNIOR 2009 - STAR VIJAY - Indya.com |publisher=vijay.indya.com |date=2009-12-26 |access-date=2009-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091226030854/http://vijay.indya.com/jss09/about.asp |archive-date=26 December 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="Hindu15May2010">{{cite news|title=Let the music begin! - The Hindu|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 May 2010|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/let-the-music-begin/article787481.ece|access-date=2015-04-04}}</ref> Children from the age of 6 years to the age of 14 years were permitted to audition to showcase their talent on [[Vijay TV]]'s platform.<ref name="VijayTVabout"/> Apart from gaining recognition from acclaimed names of the music industry and being a child singing icon, the show initially promised that its winner would be honored with [[rupee|Rs.]]25 [[lakh]]s in cash prize money.<ref name="VijayTVabout"/> Later, the hosts in each episode of the top 25 performance rounds announced that the winner would win a Villa in Anugraha Satellite Town worth [[rupee|Rs.]]25 [[lakh]]s from its season 2 sponsor, Navashakthi Township and Developers.
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| Following playback singer [[Chinmayi]]'s decision to quit hosting the serie earlier in the year,<ref name="Times20Sept14">{{cite news|title=Chinmayi wishes a normal childhood for prodigies - The Times of India|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=20 September 2014|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/Chinmayi-wishes-a-normal-childhood-for-prodigies/articleshow/42991290.cms|access-date=2015-04-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinmayisripada.com/2009/01/and-my-last-day-on-airtel-super-singer.html|date=21 January 2009|access-date=4 April 2015|website=www.chinmayisripada.com|title=WhatToNameIt: And my last day on Airtel Super Singer}}</ref> various television anchors including [[Divyadarshini]], [[Sivakarthikeyan]], [[Aishwarya Prabhakar]], and [[Uma Padmanabhan]], filled in to host the show at various intervals, and playback singer turned television anchor Divya appeared regularly during the season as a replacement. [[Ananth Vaidyanathan]] returned as a voice trainer, and playback singer [[K. S. Chithra]] returned as a permanent judge of the show. Playback singers [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], and [[Malgudi Subha]] also joined the show as permanent judges to replace [[Usha Uthup]] who quit the show.
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| A number of eminent playback singers and music directors appeared during the season as guest judges, including [[P. B. Sreenivas]], [[P. Susheela]], [[M. S. Viswanathan]], [[S. Janaki]], [[L. R. Eswari]], [[Jency Anthony|Jency]], [[Manikka Vinayagam]], [[Unni Menon]], [[Sadhana Sargam]], [[Nithyasree Mahadevan]], [[Suchithra]], [[Harish Raghavendra]], [[Madhu Balakrishnan]], [[Sowmya]], [[Annupamaa]], [[Haricharan]], Pushpavanam Kuppuswamy, Veeramani Raju, [[Charulatha Mani]], [[Sunitha Sarathy]], [[Ramya NSK]], [[Srimathumitha]], [[Pop Shalini|Shalini]], Vinaya, [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], [[Mahathi]], and [[Prashanthini]]. Stars from [[Airtel Super Singer|the senior version of the show]] also appeared as judges during the season, including former contestants [[Naresh Iyer]], Anitha Karthikeyan, [[Nikhil Mathew]], and [[Ajeesh]], and permanent judges [[P. Unnikrishnan]], [[Anuradha Sriram]] and [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]] - the latter of whom introduced the winner, [[Alka Ajith]], as a [[playback singer]] in the 2011 [[Malayalam language]] film, ''[[The Train (2011 film)|The Train]]''.
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| Runner-up Shravan R. Pratap, eliminated-finalist Nithyashree, semi-finalist [[Srinisha Jayaseelan|Srinisha]], and semi-finalist Priyanka, regularly performed throughout further shows in the series.
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| == Airtel Super Singer 3 (12 July 2010 – 13 October 2011) ==
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| == Airtel Super Singer Junior 3 (17 October 2011 – 9 November 2012) ==
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| == Airtel Super Singer T20 (12 November 2012 – 31 January 2013) ==
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| The demand from viewers for former finalists in [[Airtel Super Singer]] and [[Airtel Super Singer Junior]] to compete in teams against one another led to a further [[spin-off (media)|adaptation]] of the show, ''[[Super Singer T20]]''. The adaptation of the show was inspired by the [[ICC World Twenty20]] [[cricket]] tournament.
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| == Airtel Super Singer 4 (4 February 2013 – 14 February 2014) ==
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| == Super Singer Celebrity Season (17 February 2014 – 28 March 2014) ==
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| Following season 4 of [[Airtel Super Singer]], another [[spin-off (media)|adaptation]] of the show was introduced with Super Singer Celebrity Season.<ref name="TimesofIndiaFeb14">{{cite news|title=TV Stars turn Super Singers – The Times of India|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|date=20 February 2014|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/tv/TV-stars-turn-Super-Singers/articleshow/30727494.cms|access-date=18 April 2014}}</ref> This season involved a number of TV stars as participants in the show in a battle to be crowned title winner.<ref name="TimesofIndiaFeb14"/>
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| == Airtel Super Singer Junior 4 (31 March 2014 – 13 March 2015) ==
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| == Super Singer T20 season 2 (16 March 2015 - 30 May 2015) ==
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| The success of season of [[Super Singer T20]] led to its second season in 2015 ahead of season 5 of [[Airtel Super Singer]]. However, mobile service provider [[Bharti Airtel]] did not return as a sponsor of the show. White Devils team won this season.
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| == Airtel Super Singer 5 (1 June 2015 - march 2016) ==
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| {{main|Airtel Super Singer 5}}
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| The success of the previous seasons of the show led to the return of another season of the show, with the support of mobile provider [[Bharti Airtel]] as its sponsor.
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| Contestant Anand Aravindakshan was declared as the winner of the season, while contestant Fareedha was declared first runner-up. Both finalists were promised an opportunity to sing for one of the upcoming films of music director [[Santhosh Narayanan]]. Former contestant Rajaganapathy was chosen as the judge's choice scoring the highest marks, and being declared the second runner-up of the season.
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| The season landed in [[Airtel Super Singer 5#Controversy|controversy]] as social media users accused the [[STAR Vijay]] Indian TV channel of wrongdoing.<ref name="Hindu23Mar16">{{cite news|author=Udhav Naig|title=Super Singer programme lands in controversy|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2016-03-23|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/super-singer-programme-lands-in-controversy/article8386938.ece|location=[[India]]|access-date=2016-03-23}}</ref> Social media users expressed concern that audiences whom spent time and money to support talented youngsters were the victim of unethical practices, and criticised the channel for not being upfront about the fact that the winning contestant was already a professional playback singer - which was defended by the channel.<ref name="Hindu23Mar16"/>
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| ==Super Singer 6 (21 January 2018-15 July 2018) ==
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| {{empty section|date=May 2019}}
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| == References ==
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| {{reflist}}
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| {{STAR Vijay TV shows}}
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| == External links ==
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| * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110809110327/http://forum.startv.in/forumdisplay.php?f=477 Official Super Singer Junior Forum]
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| * [https://www.supersingervotes.com/ Super singer junior latest unofficial results and updates]
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