The fourth season of Indian Idol

So guys Indian Idol is back in action with its fourth season. It is basically a singing talent contest to determine the best undiscovered young singer in India. It is based on the international Idol series format, launched by UK show Pop Idol and then adapted by American Idol: The Search for a Superstar which is an American reality-competition show airing on Fox. Indian Idol airs on saturdays and sundays at prime-time: the saturday show features an hour of performances while the sunday show features an elimination. The show is produced and broadcast on Sony TV, India and is co-produced with FremantleMedia which is owned by the German media corporation Bertelsmann.

According to Albert Almeida,the executive vp and business head of Indian Idol, “Over the past three seasons, ‘Indian Idol’ has not only broken its own viewership and voting response records but, more importantly, it has captured the imagination of the youth of the country,”

This time there are four judges including Anu Malik, Sonali Bendre, Javed Akhtar and Kailash Kher. These days auditions are going on in Calcutta, Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur, Gwalior and Lucknow. Even some foreign cities of UK and USA are also included for audition. The Grand Finale of season 4  will take place in February 2009 where the fourth Indian Idol will be selected by public vote and presented via a “Live” recorded performance. I will try to cover Indian Idol on abhisays with all the latest performances, videos, gossips and controversies.

You can also visit official website of Indian Idol for latest updates.

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