Indian Idol

Mini Mathur, a music TV VJ and Aman Yatan Verma, an established TV anchor and actor, presented the first season, and are hosting the second season as well. No tracklistings as yet. Here is a list of special judges who appeared in Indian Idol:. CD2 (with FREE Signed Christmas Card). Every week a celebrity judge is called on the show to comment on the performances and to inspire the singers. CD1. Anu Malik, Sonu Nigam, Farah Khan (also the jury members). CD2.

. CD1. For example, Rahul Saxena, who failed to make it to the top 6, has been offered a song by Indian Idol judge and director, Farah Khan, in her new film - Happy New Year and Amit Tandon got work in a new serial from Ekta Kapoor and Balaji Telefilms. Download (iTunes Exclusive). The last 12 finalists are thought to have a good chance of finding a place in the Indian music industry and films. 12" Vinyl. The sponsors also shower the winner with prizes. CD2.

One Crore with Sony Entertainment Television(India) along with a chance to record an album. CD1. The winner signs a contract worth Rs. "Wake Me Up" won them their second Popjustice £20 Music Prize in 2005. The main performances are shown on a one hour weekday show, followed the next day by a half-hour result show. 7" Picture Disc (Limited Edition). Indian Idol is a prime-time show on Sony TV, India. CD2.

Like its American and British counterparts, this show is divided into four rounds:. CD1. .
This was the Official Children in Need 2004 charity single. The premise of the show is to select India's best singer/performer. CD2. The format is similar to American Idol and the British program Pop Idol. CD1.

The Sony Entertainment Television (India) program is coproduced with the makers of American Idol. Limited Edition 7" Picture Disc. Indian Idol is one of the most popular prime-time shows on Indian television. CD2. Sohail Khan. CD1. Abhijeet Sawant. Limited Edition 3" CD.

Arbaaz Khan. CD2. Mallika Sherawat. CD1. Tabu. This single appeared on the Love Actually soundtrack. Kajol for the finals of Season 1. Cassette.

Salman Khan. CD2. Shilpa Shetty. CD1. Karan Johar. Cassette. Priyanka Chopra. CD2 (Poor distribution in 1st week).

Juhi Chawla. CD1. Zayed Khan. "No Good Advice" won the inaugural Popjustice £20 Music Prize in 2003. Anu Malik - an established music director. Cassette. Farah Khan - choreographer/director. DVD.

Sonu Nigam - playback singer. CD. Gala round - All but one contestant are eliminated each week by viewer votes. Cassette. Piano round - Now it's the turn of the TV audience to vote by phone for 12 super-finalists. CD2. Theatre round - The judges shortlist 30 performers on the basis of their performance on a given song. CD1.

Audition round - Approximately 120 finalists are chosen from auditions held throughout the country.
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. The girls embark on their second UK Tour - and their first Arena Tour - in May 2006. In an interview with POP Magazine published in February 2006, Girls Aloud said that their next album will be their 4th studio album rather than a Greatest Hits compilation, which most pop groups usually release after three studio albums.

They're also going to be promoting in New Zealand and Japan, with a possible move to America. 2006 will see the girls go down under to release Biology in Australia. Models and Wild Horses are two other songs that have been rumoured to be singles. Whole Lotta History will be the next single to be released from Chemistry and will be released on March 13th 2006.

The video also topped the TV Airplay Chart. See The Day is Girls Aloud's biggest hit on Radio Airplay since Sound Of The Underground, and peaked at #6. With this single they became the first girl group in the UK to achieve 11 consecutive Top 10 singles in the UK from debut release to 11th single. It charted at #9, although had it been an easier and less competitive week, it would have probably charted better.

Lee's See The Day gave them another top ten hit in December 2005 in the all-important Christmas week. Their cover of Dee C. Chemistry charted on December 11, 2005 at number 11, but with high sales that would have been worthy of #1 for 22 weeks out of the year. It also reached #1 on the iTunes Most Downloaded Chart, #1 on the TV Airplay Chart and eventually #2 on the Official UK Download Chart.

Biology entered the UK charts at number 4 in November 2005 making them the only girl group to ever match the Spice Girls record of 10 consecutive Top 10 singles in the UK. However, they proved their effectiveness as a live group through the "What Will the Neighbours Say" tour in 2005, in which all numbers were sung live. Despite being the successful contestants of the supposedly talent show, Popstars: The Rivals, they tend not to sing live, with the majority of their performances on-stage done through miming. Kimberley and Sarah said that they were involved in writing songs for Chemistry – despite only one track (It's Magic) being co-written by them on the final release.

They also co-wrote the B-sides History and Loving Is Easy. Although Girls Aloud are often criticised for not writing their own songs – a common trend among pop artists – Girls Aloud have writing credits for five out of 14 tracks on their second album: Big Brother, Hear Me Out, Thank Me Daddy, I Say A Prayer For You, and 100 Different Ways. Chemistry was released on December 5, 2005, and features the new single Biology, plus Sarah's favourite track Swinging London Town, and Models, which appeared on their ITV2 documentary Girls Aloud: Home Truths.. It was followed by the release of a calendar, official book and tour DVD.

The first single to be taken from the forthcoming album, Long Hot Summer (number 7), was the group's ninth consecutive top ten hit. In September 2005 the group worked on their third album, Chemistry, after a short break following their sell-out UK tour. In September it followed in the footsteps of No Good Advice by picking up a second Popjustice £20 Music Prize. This was the final single to be taken from their second album.

The girls' eighth single, Wake Me Up, was released on February 21st 2005 and charted at number 4, continuing their string of top five singles. Not only had they picked up a Glamour Award for 'Band Of The Year' and been voted as some of the world's sexiest women, they were also nominated for a Brit Award alongside McFly and Natasha Bedingfield. By the start 2005, Girls Aloud were at the height of fame. The success of the album led to the girls announcing a tour for the following year.

What Will the Neighbours Say? featured the production and song writing work of Xenomania, a British production house. Their second album, entitled What Will the Neighbours Say?, was released on November 29th 2004 and entered the album charts at number 6, going platinum in under one month. Love Machine went on to be used in adverts for Homebase, and was covered by the Arctic Monkeys on Radio 1's Live Lounge. This was the official single of the 2004 Children in Need appeal, helping to raise money for the charity.

They hit number 1 again with their next single, a cover of The Pretenders classic I'll Stand By You, released toward the end of November. Love Machine was nominated as ITV's Record Of The Year, but was beaten by Busted's Thunderbirds Are Go. The group's first 2004 single, The Show, also entered the singles chart at number 2, as did Love Machine – a track which became one of the year's most popular songs. The victim had claimed the attack was racially motivated, but the singer was acquitted of this charge.

In 2003 band member Cheryl Tweedy was convicted of assaulting a nightclub toilet attendant and sentenced to community service. Both were popular and helped to increase sales of the album, which went platinum after a re-issue at the end of the year. Also released in 2003 were the singles Life Got Cold (number 3), and Jump (number 2) – a cover of a Pointer Sisters song, which featured on the soundtrack to the 2003 film Love Actually. Girls Aloud's debut album, Sound Of The Underground, was released in May 2003.

This track went on to become one of the biggest of the year, and was also the first winner of the tongue-in-cheek Popjustice £20 Music Prize. Girls Aloud followed their debut single with the number 2 hit No Good Advice, proving that they weren't going to be one-hit wonders. Originally tipped to be more successful than the girls, One True Voice released just two singles, achieved little success and quickly disbanded. Disney Channel viewers later voted this as best single of 2002-2003 at the Disney Channel Kids Awards.

Girls Aloud won with their single Sound of the Underground which then stayed at number one for four weeks. In Christmas 2002 the two bands competed for the symbolic number one position in the Christmas Week UK's singles chart. The winning boy band was called One True Voice and was managed by Pete Waterman. The resulting female line-up became Girls Aloud, managed by Louis Walsh.

One contestant was eliminated each week until the final line-ups emerged. During October and November, the finalists took to the stage every Saturday night, singing for their place in one of the two bands. Two new finalists (Kimberly Walsh and Nicola Roberts) were chosen, and the show continued. However, before the first round of the finals two of the original female finalists were replaced: Hazel Kaneswaren was found to be too old to participate, whilst Nicola Ward refused to sign the contract.

Ten men and ten women were selected from the auditions to go forward as finalists. Following the success of Hear'Say (winners of the original Popstars show), several thousand applicants attended auditions around the UK, hoping for a place in one of the groups. In 2002 a new UK talent search show called Popstars: The Rivals was launched, with the aim of creating a five-piece boy band and a five-piece girl band. .

. They have also received unprecedented (for a pop group) praise from the 'serious' music press, with publications including the Observer [1] [2] and the NME [3] giving rave reviews to their music. Girls Aloud have achieved notable success, with eleven Top 10 hit singles (including two number ones) and three hit albums. Girls Aloud are a UK girl group who were created out of TV talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002.

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Release Date March 13th 2006. Game. See The Day (Karaoke Video). See The Day Video).

Album Medley. See The Day (Roundhouse Mix). I Don't Really Hate You. See the Day.

It's Magic. See the Day. Chart Run (Top 40): 09-10-19-37. Highest UK Download Chart Position: 27.

Highest UK Chart Position: 9. Lee. Originally Recorded By: Dee C. Release Date: December 19th 2005.

Butterfly Game. Biology (Karaoke Video). Biology (Video). Biology (Tony Lamezma Remix).

Nobody But You. Biology. The Show (Tony Lamezma Club Mix). Biology.

Chart Run (Top 40): 04-05-09-12-21-29-31-33. Highest UK Download Chart Position: #2. Highest UK Chart Position: #4. Release Date: November 14th 2005.

Long Hot Summer (Live From G-A-Y Version). Jump (Almighty Vocal Mix). Long Hot Summer (Tony Lamezma Rides Again). Long Hot Summer.

'GA Autos' Garage Game. Long Hot Summer (Karaoke Video). Long Hot Summer (Video). Real Life (Live From The Hammersmith Apollo).

Long Hot Summer (Benites Beats). Long Hot Summer. Love Machine (Live from The Hammersmith Apollo). Long Hot Summer.

Chart Run (Top 40): 07-14-24-36. Highest UK Download Chart Position: #16. Ireland: #16. Highest UK Chart Position: #7.

Release Date: 22nd August 2005. Wake Me Up (Gravitas Club Mix). Loving is Easy. Wake Me Up.

Motorbike Game. Wake Me Up (Karaoke Video). Wake Me Up (Video). History.

Wake Me Up (Tony's Lamezma's "Love Affair"). Wake Me Up. I'll Stand By You (Gravitas Vocal Dub Mix Edit). Wake Me Up.

Chart Run (Top 40): 04-10-14-23-34. Highest UK Download Chart Position: #17. Ireland: #6. Highest UK Chart Position: #4.

Release Date: 21st February 2005. I'll Stand By You (Enhanced Video). Medley (What Will The Neighbours Say Medley). I'll Stand By You (Tony Lamezma's Club Romp).

I'll Stand By You. Real Life. I'll Stand By You. Chart Run (Top 40): 01-01-04-05-09-09-12-22-40.

Highest UK Download Chart Position: #5. Ireland: #3. Highest UK Chart Position: #1. Release Date: 15th November 2004.

Originally Recorded By: The Pretenders. Love Machine (Tony Lamezma Mix). Love Machine. Club Game.

Love Machine (Karaoke Video). Love Machine (Enhanced Video). Androgynous Girls. Love Machine (Gravitas Disco Mix).

Love Machine. The Show (Flip & Fill Remix). Love Machine. Chart Run (Top 40): 02-02-08-18-21-32-34.

Highest UK Download Chart Position: #6. Ukraine: #8. Ireland: #9. Netherlands: #15.

Highest UK Chart Position: #2. Release Date: 13th September 2004. The Show (Ringtone). Jump (Flip and Fill Remix).

The Show. The Show (Enhanced Video). The Show (Instrumental). The After Show (Interview).

The Show (Gravitas Club Mix). The Show. Jump (Flip and Fill Remix). The Show.

Chart Run (Top 40): 02-05-12-15-22-28. Ireland: #5. Highest UK Chart Position: #2. Release Date: 28th June 2004.

Girls Allowed (Almighty Vocal Mix). Jump (for My Love). Jump (Almighty Vocal Mix). Love Bomb (Album Version).

Jump (for My Love). Grease. Girls Allowed. Jump (for My Love).

Chart Run (Top 40): 02-04-06-12-20-20-17-25-29-32-37. Sweden: #9. New Zealand: #13. Netherlands: #11.

Belgium: #6. Australia: #23. Ireland: #2. Highest UK Chart Position: #2.

Release Date: 17th November 2003. Originally Recorded By: Pointer Sisters. Lights, Music, Camera, Action!. Life Got Cold (Radio Version).

Life Got Cold (Album Version). Life Got Cold (Stella Browne Edit). Life Got Cold (29 Palms Remix Edit). Life Got Cold (Radio Edit).

Life Got Cold (Album Version). Photo Gallery. Life Got Cold (Video). No Good Advice (Double Funk Clean Vocal Mix).

Girls on Film. Life Got Cold. Chart Run (Top 40): 03-08-16-31-36. Ireland: #2.

Highest UK Chart Position: #3. Release Date: 18th August 2003. On a Round. No Good Advice.

Behind the scenes footage from the No Good Advice video shoot. Photo Gallery. No Good Advice (Audio). Sound of the Underground (Video).

No Good Advice (Enhanced Video). No Good Advice (Dreadzone Vocal Mix). On a Round. No Good Advice.

Chart Run (Top 40): 02-05-11-17-26-36. Ireland: #2. Netherlands: #23. Highest UK Chart Position: #2.

Release Date: 12th May 2003. Stay Another Day. Sound of the Underground. Exclusive Interview with Girls Aloud.

Stay Another Day (Instrumental Version). Sound of the Underground. Sound of the Underground (Remix). Stay Another Day.

Sound of the Underground. Chart Run (Top 40): 01-01-01-01-03-05-09-15-19-19-22-27-38. Sweden: #39. Ireland: #1.

Netherlands: #9. Belgium: #13. Australia: #31. Greece: #8.

Highest UK Chart Position: #1. Release Date: 16th December 2002. Racy Lacey (UK Bonus). No Regrets (UK Bonus).

It's Magic. Swinging London Town. Long Hot Summer. Whole Lotta History.

Waiting. Watch Me Go. See The Day. Wild Horses.

Biology. Models. Intro. Certificate: Platinum.

Total Sales: 280,000 to date shipping over 300,000. Highest UK Chart Position:11. Released: 5th December 2005. Chemistry.

100 Different Ways (UK Bonus). I Say a Prayer For You (UK Bonus). Thank Me Daddy. Here We Go.

Real Life. Graffiti My Soul. Hear Me Out. Big Brother.

Deadlines and Diets. Wake Me Up. Jump. I'll Stand By You.

Love Machine. The Show. Certificate: Platinum x2. Total Sales: 545,000 shipping over 600,000.

Highest UK Chart Position: #6. Released: 29th November 2004. What Will The Neighbours Say?. Life Got Cold (Enhanced Video).

No Good Advice (Enhanced Video). Sound of the Underground (Enhanced Video). Girls on Film (UK Bonus). White Lies.

Stop. Boogie Down Love. Love/Hate. Forever and a Night.

Girls Allowed. You Freak Me Out. Mars Attack. All I Need (All I Don't).

Some Kind of Miracle (New Version). Jump. Life Got Cold. No Good Advice.

Sound of the Underground. Highest UK Chart Position: #42. Released: 1st December 2003. Sound of the Underground (Re-Issue).

Everything You Ever Wanted (UK Bonus). Love Bomb (UK Bonus). White Lies. Don't Want You Back.

Boogie Down Love. Love/Hate. Forever and a Night. Girls Allowed.

Stop. Mars Attack. Life Got Cold. All I Need (All I Don't).

Some Kind of Miracle. No Good Advice. Sound of the Underground. Certificate: Platinum.

Total Sales: 300,000 (including re-release). Highest UK Chart Position: #2. Released: 26th May 2003. Sound of the Underground.