Nepal Idol
| Nepal Idol | |
|---|---|
 Nepal Idol logo as of 2017 | |
| Genre | Reality television |
| Created by | Simon Fuller |
| Based on | Idol TV Series |
| Written by | Suresh Paudel Manoj K.C. Samaya |
| Directed by | Laxman Paudyal (2017) Suresh Paudel, Lokesh Bajracharya, Aleen Shrestha (2018) |
| Presented by | Aasif Shah Reema Bishwokarma Sushil Nepal |
| Judges | Nhyoo Bajracharya Kali Prasad Baskota Indira Joshi |
| Narrated by | Suresh Paudel |
| Theme music composer | Julian Gingell Barry Stone Cathy Dennis |
| Country of origin |  Nepal |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 55 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Laxmi Prasad Paudyal
Mohan Raj Adhikari Babu Surace D.c. Manoj K.C. Samaya |
| Cinematography | Shivaram Shrestha |
| Running time | 60 min+ |
| Production companies | Annapurna Media Network Fremantlemedia 19 Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | AP1 TV |
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Nepal Idol (Nepali: नेपाल आइडल) is a Nepali reality television singing competition that is part of the Idols franchise created by Simon Fuller and owned by FremantleMedia.[1][2] The judges were Nhyoo Bajracharya, Indira Joshi and Kali Prasad Baskota[3] Nepal Idol 2017 is the first season of Idol Franchise in Nepal which aired on AP1 TV.[4]
In the first season, audition were held at seven cities; Nepalgunj, Butwal, Narayangarh, Birgunj, Biratnagar, Pokhara and Kathmandu. Contestants aged 16 to 30 years of age are allowed to participate.[5] The first ever season of the show was won by Buddha Lama from Pokhara, Nepal. There were 93,100,000 votes for the grand finale between Thursday and Friday according to the organizer.[6] Nepal Idol is produced by AP1 TV for Annapurna Media Network.
Judges and hosts
Judges
In Nepal Idol season one the judges were Nhyoo Bajracharya, Indira Joshi and Kali Prasad Baskota. Bajracharya is a music composer and singer. He has composed dozens of famous songs in Nepali, Nepal bhasa and Hindi. His popular compositions include "ful ko aakhaa ma fulai sanasar" with Ani Choying Drolma with his fusion style music. Indira Joshi is a singer, model, and actress. She released the song Rato Ghanghara from her album Dance with Me. She has also sung the item number Udhreko choli from the movie Loot (2012 film). She had already been a top 5 contestant in the first season of Nepali singing reality show Nepali Tara. kali Prasad Baskota is a singer, musician, writer, and lyricist. His initial hits were hit songs like Chahana Sakiyo and Laija Re. Kali had done his singing debut from song "Jaalma" from movie "Resham filili" which was one of the biggest hit of that time. His other popular composition includes "Thamel Baazar" from the movie Loot 2, "Nira" from Purano Dunga movie and one of the biggest hits "Saili".
Hosts
The show was hosted by television actor and model Sushil Nepal and actress, model, VJ and television journalist Reema Bishwokarma. After announcement of season 2, Sushil Nepal, who left to host another singing reality show The Voice of Nepal was replaced by Aasif Shah, Television Producer, music video and tvc director, singer and actor from famous Nepali movie, Dui Rupiyan.
Seasons
Season 1
Nepal Idol Season 1 was directed by Laxman Paudyal. Assistant Directors were Babu Surace D.C. and Manoj K.C.(Samaya). This is the first ever international franchise show held in the country. Buddha Lama was the winner of the first season who also happened to be the youngest contestant to be selected.
Audition
| Location | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Nepalgunj, Province No. 5 | 12 Magh 2073 (25 Jan 2017) | Jay Bageshowri HS School, Surkhet Road |
| Butwal, Province No. 5 | 15 Magh 2073 (28 Jan 2017) | Kalika HS School, Kalikanagar |
| Narayangarh, Province No. 3 | 18 Magh 2073 (31 Jan 2017) | Shree Balkumari HS School |
| Birgunj, Province No. 2 | 21 Magh 2073 (3 Feb 2017) | Gyan Batika HS School, Ranighat Roads |
| Biratnagar, Province No. 1 | 24 & 25 Magh 2073 (6 & 7 Feb 2017) | Shree Adarsha HS School, Biratnagar |
| Pokhara, Province No. 4 | 29 Magh & 1 Falgun 2073 (11 & 12 Feb 2017) | Navin HS School, Gairapatan |
| Kathmandu, Province No. 3 | 07 & 08 Falgun 2073 (18 & 19 Feb 2017) | DAV School, Jawalakhel |
- ^Note 1 The dates in bold are written in Vikram Samvat.
Top 18 Performers
| Rank | Voting Code | Contestant | Age (on show) | Hometown | Audition city | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 03 | Buddha Lama | 20 | Pokhara | Pokhara | Winner |
| 02 | 07 | Nishan Bhattarai | 21 | Morang | Kathmandu | Runner-up |
| 03 | 10 | Pratap Das | 22 | Lalitpur | Kathmandu | 3rd Place |
| 04 | 13 | Sagar Ale | 21 | Narayangarh | Narayangadh | Eliminated |
| 05 | 15 | Sujata Pandey | 21 | Butwal | Butwal | Eliminated |
| 06 | 17 | Suraj Thapa | 30 | Nepalgunj | Nepalgunj | Eliminated |
| 07 | 09 | Pramila Rai | 22 | Kathmandu | Kathmandu | Eliminated |
| 08 | 18 | Ulson Shrestha | 25 | Khotang | Kathmandu | Eliminated |
| 09 | 14 | Sandhya Joshi | 24 | Dhangadi | Kathmandu | Eliminated |
| 10 | 04 | Kenjal Meher Shrestha | 23 | Lalitpur | Kathmandu | Eliminated |
| 11 | 06 | Menuka Paudel | 18 | Jhapa | Biratnagar | Eliminated |
| 12 | 12 | Rahul Biswash | 22 | Nepalgunj | Butwal | Eliminated |
| 13–18 | 02 | Bidhya Tiwari | 23 | Hetauda | Kathmandu | Eliminated |
| 13–18 | 05 | Manoj Thapa Magar | Bhojpur | Biratnagar | Eliminated | |
| 13–18 | 01 | Afsar Ali | Butwal | Butwal | Eliminated | |
| 13–18 | 08 | Pragya Shree Biswokarma | 16 | Lalitpur | Kathmandu | Eliminated |
| 13–18 | 16 | Suraj Tamang | Morang | Biratnagar | Eliminated | |
| 13–18 | 11 | Pratap Lama | Morang | Biratnagar | Eliminated |
Elimination Chart
| * Performer Of the Day | X Danger Zone | Eliminated |
| Date: | 06/23 | 06/30 | 07/07 | 07/14 | 07/21 | 07/28 | 08/04 | 08/11 | 08/18 | 08/25 | 09/01 | 09/08 | 09/22 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Contestant | Result | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Buddha Lama | * | X | No Elimination | Winner | |||||||||||
| 2 | Nishan Bhattarai | X | * | * | X | 2nd | ||||||||||
| 3 | Pratap Das | * X | X | X | X | 3rd | ||||||||||
| 04 | Sagar Ale | X | * | Elim | ||||||||||||
| 05 | Sujata Pandey | * | X | X | X | * Elim | ||||||||||
| 06 | Suraj Thapa | * | X | Elim | ||||||||||||
| 07 | Pramila Rai | X | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 08 | Ulson Shrestha | X | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 09 | Shandhya Joshi | X | X | Elim | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Kenjal M. Shrestha | X | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 11 | Menuka Paudel | X | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Rahul Biswash | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| 13–18 | Bidhya Tiwari | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| Manoj Thapa Magar | ||||||||||||||||
| Afsar Ali | ||||||||||||||||
| Pragya Shree Biswokarma | Elim | |||||||||||||||
| Suraj Tamang | ||||||||||||||||
| Pratap Lama | ||||||||||||||||
Guest appearances
- Komal Oli (Episode 22)
- Lochan Rijal (Episode 22)
- Tulsi Ghimire (Episode 23)
- Prem Dhoj Pradhan (Episode 24)
- Rajan Ishan (Episode 25)
- Sanup Paudel (Episode 26)
- Shiva Lamichhane (Episode 26)
- Mingma Sherpa (Episode 26)
- Ciney Gurung (Episode 26)
- Yubaraj Chaulagain (Episode 26)
- Kamal Khatri (Episode 26)
- Bishwa Nepali (Episode 26)
- Kali Prasad Rijal (Episode 28)
- Pramod Kharel (Episode 30)
- Ram Krishna Dhakal (Episode 31)
- Rajesh Payal Rai (Episode 32)
- Nischal Basnet (Episode 33)
- Aasif Shah (Episode 33)
- Paul Shah (Episode 35)
- Aanchal Sharma (Episode 35)
- Hari Bansha Acharya (Finale)
- Madan Krishna Shrestha (Finale)
Season 2
It was officially announced in early 2018 that Nepal Idol will be back for season, The Season 2 auditions started from March 20 in Bhairahawa. The other announced locations were Dhangadhi, Hetauda, Dharan, Pokhara along with Kathmandu.After the auditions were concluded, the show aired from August 7. The director for season 2 are Suresh Paudel, Lokesh Bajracharya and Aleen Shrestha. The show is hosted by Aasif Shah and Reema Bishwokarma as the previous host Sushil Nepal left and moved to The Voice of Nepal. Assistant Directors are Mohan Raj Adhikari and Babu Surace D.C.(Surace Dulal). Director Of Photography is Shiva Ram Shrestha.
Audition
The audition for the Second season of Nepal Idol were held on :
| Location | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Bhairahawa, Province No. 5 | 6th Chaitra 2074 | Jaycees Kindergarten High School |
| Hetauda, Province No. 3 | 3rd Baisakh 2075 | Siddhartha Secondary School |
| Dharan, Province No. 1 | 8th Chaitra 2074 | Bishnu Memorial Higher Secondary School. |
| Birgunj, Province No. 2 | 1 Bhaisahak 2075 | Shree Adarsha HS School, Birgunj |
| Dhangadhi, Province No. 7 | 11th Chaitra 2074 | Sudur Paschimanchal Academy |
| Pokhara, Province No. 4 | 14 Baishak 2075 | Shree Janapriya Secondary School, Pokhara |
| Kathmandu, Province No. 3 | 18 & 19 Baishak 2075 | NK Singh Memorial EPS School |
- ^Note 1 The dates in bold are written in Vikram Samvat.
Episodes
| Date | Episode No | Episode Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 August 9 | 01 | Bhairahawa Audition |
| 2018 August 10 | 02 | Dhangadi Audition |
| 2018 August 16 | 03 | Birgunj & Hetauda Audition |
| 2018 August 17 | 04 | Dharan Audition |
| 2018 August 23 | 05 | Pokhara Audition |
| 2018 August 24 | 06 | Kathmandu Audition |
| 2018 August 30 | 07 | Theatre Round - 1 |
| 2018 August 31 | 08 | Theatre Round - 2 |
| 2018 September 6 | 09 | Theatre Round - 3 |
| 2018 September 7 | 10 | Theatre Round - 4 |
| 2018 September 13 | 11 | Paino Round - 1 |
| 2018 September 14 | 12 | Paino Round - 2 |
| 2018 September 20 | 13 | Paino Round - 3 |
| 2018 September 21 | 14 | Paino Round - 4 |
| 2018 September 27 | 15 | Gala Round Grand Premiere |
| 2018 September 28 | 16 | Elimination - 1 |
- ^Note 1 Episodes are entitled according to rounds.
Elimination Chart
| ** Golden Mic Winner | * Performer Of the Day | X Danger Zone |
| Rank | Contestant | Age (on show) | Hometown | Piano Round | Top 12 | Top 11 | Top 10 | Top 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amit Baral | 24 | Butwal | |||||
| 11 | Ashmita Adhikari | 22 | Jhapa | |||||
| 11 | Bikram Baral | 25 | Pokhara | ** | ||||
| 11 | Heena Malla Baraili | 17 | Dharan | X | ||||
| 11 | Krishal Kandel | 17 | Dhading | |||||
| 11 | Minraj Poudel | 26 | Chitwan | ** | X | |||
| 11 | Nilima Thapa | 20 | Pokhara | ** | ||||
| 11 | Pawan Giri | 22 | Dolakha | * | ||||
| 11 | Ravi Oad | 20 | Dhangadi | |||||
| 11 | Subin Singh | 27 | Surkhet | |||||
| 11 | Sumit Pathak | 19 | Jhapa | ** | ||||
| 12 | Ramita Sharma | 22 | Kathmandu | Eliminated | ||||
| 13-20 | Bishwas Upreti | 23 | Jhapa | Eliminated | ||||
| 13-20 | Dipraj Khatri | 21 | Makwanpur | Eliminated | ||||
| 13-20 | Milan Pariyar | 20 | Morang | Eliminated | ||||
| 13-20 | Rajendra Ale | 26 | Lalitpur | Eliminated | ||||
| 13-20 | Samrat Neupane | 22 | Dang | Eliminated | ||||
| 13-20 | Shrijana Karki | 19 | Morang | Eliminated | ||||
| 13-20 | Suman Pariyar | 18 | Pokhara | Eliminated | ||||
| 13-20 | Swastika Dhakal | 21 | Hetauda | Eliminated |
Guest Appearance
- Hemant Sharma (Episode 11)
- Aastha Raut (Episode 11)
- Suresh Adhikari (Episode 14)
- Nima Rumba (Episode 16)
Controversy and lawsuit
On 1 September 2017, the judges of the content announced that they would use their "veto" and not allow the elimination of any contestant at the end of that episode. The hosts announced that the votes received for that episode would be added to the next weeks elimination scores. However, the move drew considerable criticism on social media, with many accusing the producers of trying to make more money or trying to save their "favourite" contestant.[7] After that they had to face a lawsuit against them.[8][9]
A lawsuit was also subsequently filed by a local lawyer against Nepal Idol and the channel broadcasting the show, in which the plaintiff claimed that the judges did not allow the elimination to save their "favorite" contestant and not disclosing the result of the vote. This lawsuit was dismissed by the court, finding that the plaintiff did not have "sufficient grounds for their claim".
See also
References
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- ^ "Nepal Idol (TV Series 2017– ) – IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ "Nepal Idol, Judges". Nepal Idol. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "Official Website (Beta) of AP1 TV". ap1.tv. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ Biplob Prasai (Feb 14, 2017). "Some facts you may not know about 'Nepal Idol'". annanote.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ "Buddha Lama clinches Nepal Idol title". My Republica. 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
- ^ "Now, you don't need to pay to vote for your favorite Nepal Idol contestant". glocalkhabar. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
- ^ Tribune, Kathmandu (2017-09-07). "Nepal Idol slapped with lawsuit over voting decision – Kathmandu Tribune – Nepal's Online Daily | Digital Newspaper in English and Nepali | Latest News from Nepal and the world". Kathmandu Tribune – Nepal's Online Daily | Digital Newspaper in English and Nepali | Latest News from Nepal and the world. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
- ^ "Court orders to stop counting of votes of 'Nepal Idol' till Sept 8". The Himalayan Times. 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2017-09-07.