Nepal Idol
Nepal Idol (Nepali: नेपाल आइडल) is a Nepali reality television singing competition that is part of the Idols franchise created 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]
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| Genre | Reality television |
| Based on | Idol TV Series |
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| Country of origin | Nepal |
| Original language | Nepali Language |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 112 (as of August 27, 2020) |
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| Producer | Laxmai Prasad Paudyal |
| Production locations | Thapathali, Kathmandu |
| Cinematography | Shivaram Shrestha |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera Setup (Grass Valley/Black Magic) |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
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| Distributor | FremantleMedia |
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| Original network | AP1 TV Dish Home Reality TV |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital |
| Original release | 12 April 2017 – present |
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| Original network | AP1TV |
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 a total of 93,100,000 votes for the grand finale between Thursday and Friday according to the organizer. Similarly, the second season of Nepal Idol was won by Ravi Oad from Dhangadi. And, the third season of Nepal Idol was won by Sajja Chaulagain from Morang. According to organizers more than 1,25,000 people was watching the Grand Finale Event live on YouTube which was record of any Nepalese Television Show to be watched.[6] Nepal Idol is produced by AP1 TV for Annapurna Media Network.
In the finale event of season 3, the announcement of winner was affected due to COVID-19 positive case from one of the production team member which with held the finale program and winner was declared by digital method.
Format
Nepal Idol also follows the format provided by FremantleMedia from Idol Bible and followed by other versions of Idol Series.
Hosts
As per the format, there is at least one or two hosts both of them being of same gender or opposite gender. Nepal Idol 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 was replaced by versatile and talented media personality Asif Shah who is also Television Producer, music video and tvc director, singer and actor from famous Nepali movie, 'Dui Rupiyan'. For season 3, new host Mampi Ghosh was there to replace Reema Bishwokarma, who moved to Comedy Champions. In 2019, Asif Shah and Mampi Ghosh, previously known as Pawankali will host the third season.
Judges
A preselected panel of music industry representatives are given to judge the contestants in prejudge round which is not televised. Actual panel of judges of three or five judge the contestants from Televised Audition to Grand Finale. In Nepal Idol, in season one and two 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 among top 5 contestants 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.'
Performance stages
- Auditions are held in numerous places in any particular region or country that give most people (audition entry is bound by certain legal requirements such as age and citizenship for example) the chance to sing in front of musical/television producers and if successful, they advance to a recorded televised audition where the show "judges" advance up to 300 people in some countries to the next round.
- The Theatre round is where a specially selected group of auditioners from all regional auditions converge (always in the host city) to perform in three sub stages: a chorus line in groups of 10 where free song choices are allowed, a trio (or less commonly a duo or quartet) where contestants must memorize a preselected song to perform and choreograph together, and finally a solo a cappella round where contestants sing a song of their own choice without musical backing in front of friends, family, judges & fellow contestants. Each stage of the theatre round, a number of contestants are eliminated and sent home by the judges, very few contestants brought back during the Wildcards show.
- Paino Round: After theatre, top 18 or top 20 contestants are selected. They are divided into 8 or 10 within themselves and 3 or 4 are eliminated from the round. Eliminated contestants are brought back during wildcard shows.
- Gala Round: The gala occurs usually pre-recorded where contestants sing in a television studio fully televised; again judges give critiques but beginning at this stage, home viewers vote via telephone and SMS (and in some countries other voting mechanisms including via Internet or who they want to stay in the competition. The contestants are judged by 50% audience vote and 50% judges marking. Gala usually consists of 12 contestants where they perform individually or in a group (usually in elimination day) semi-final contestants sing every week until all finalists have been chosen. Wildcards episode is also featured. Judges can use veto power of no elimination for only one time.
- Grand Finale: The Grand Finale occurs when there are three contestants left in the competition. This is the pinnacle of the entire series and often highest-rated show; also for some countries, it is venued in a prestigious location. There are usually group performances and/or special musical guests. Also, it has the best moments of the series which leads up to the announcement of the winner, which is determined by the highest number of votes. When that happens, he or she will perform an encore of the coronation single which sometimes includes pyrotechnics/fireworks. In every round, the set is often changed.
Season 1 (2017)
The Project Head of the first-ever franchise singing reality show was Suresh Poudel. He is veteran in Nepali media with the background of working in popular media house in leading positionfor more than 25 years. The show was directed by laxman Paudyal. Asst. director is Babu Surace D.C. and chief Asst. director is Aleen Shrestha. Buddha Lama was the winner of the first season who also happened to be the youngest contestant to be selected.
Audition
| Location | Date | Venue |
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| 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, Bagmati Pradesh | 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, Gandaki Pradesh | 29 Magh & 1 Falgun 2073 (11 & 12 Feb 2017) | Navin HS School, Gairapatan |
| Kathmandu, Bagmati Pradesh | 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 |
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| 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 | |||
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| 1 | Buddha Lama | * | X | No Elimination | Winner | |||||||||||
| 2 | Nishan Bhattarai | X | * | * | X | 2nd | ||||||||||
| 3 | Pratap Das | * X | X | X | X | 3rd | ||||||||||
| 4 | Sagar Ale | X | * | Elim | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Sujata Pandey | * | X | X | X | * Elim | ||||||||||
| 6 | Suraj Thapa | * | X | Elim | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Pramila Rai | X | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Ulson Shrestha | X | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 9 | 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 25)
- 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 (2018)
It was officially announced in early 2018 that Nepal Idol will be back for another season. 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 directors for season 2 are Suresh Paudel, Aleen Shrestha and Lokesh Bajracharya. Aleen Shrestha is also the Director of Nepal's first-ever franchise dance reality show Boogie Woogie Nepal. Whereas, Lokesh Bajracharya is a well known name in visual-editing field in Nepal. The show was hosted by Asif Shah (replacing Former host Sushil Nepal) and Reema Bishwokarma. The 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 |
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| Bhairahawa, Province No. 5 | 6th Chaitra 2074 | Jaycees Kindergarten High School |
| Dharan, Province No. 1 | 8th Chaitra 2074 | Bishnu Memorial Higher Secondary School. |
| Dhangadhi, Sudurpashchim Pradesh | 11th Chaitra 2074 | Sudur Paschimanchal Academy |
| Birgunj, Province No. 2 | 1 Bhaisahak 2075 | Shree Adarsha HS School, Birgunj |
| Hetauda, Bagmati Pradesh | 3rd Baisakh 2075 | Siddhartha Secondary School, Hetauda 2 |
| Pokhara, Gandaki Pradesh | 14 Baishak 2075 | Shree Janapriya Secondary School, Pokhara |
| Kathmandu, Bagmati Pradesh | 18 & 19 Baishak 2075 | NK Singh Memorial EPS School |
- ^Note 1 The dates in bold are written in Vikram Samvat.
Episodes
| Episode No | Date | Episode Title | Description |
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| 01 | 2018 August 9 | Bhairahawa Audition | This episode featured Bhairahawa Audition. |
| 02 | 2018 August 10 | Dhangadi Audition | This episode featured Dhangadi Audition. |
| 03 | 2018 August 16 | Birgunj & Hetauda Audition | This episode featured Hetuda Audition. The contestants selected from pre-judge round in Birgunj also participated in this televised audition. |
| 04 | 2018 August 17 | Dharan Audition | This episode featured Dharan Audition. |
| 05 | 2018 August 23 | Pokhara Audition | This episode featured Pokhara Audition. Neelima Thapa Magar and Bikram Baral won golden mic in this episode. |
| 06 | 2018 August 24 | Kathmandu Audition | This featured Kathmandu Audition. Sumit Pathak won golden mic in this episode. |
| 07 | 2018 August 30 | Theatre Round - 1 | Selected contestants were brought in Kathmandu for further performance. Contestants were divided into several groups and they had to perform individually. |
| 08 | 2018 August 31 | Theatre Round - 2 | Contestants were divided into trio or duo for group performance. |
| 09 | 2018 September 6 | Theatre Round - 3 | Individual performance with live band. |
| 10 | 2018 September 7 | Theatre Round - 4 | Individual performance with live band. |
| 11 | 2018 September 13 | Paino Round - 1 | Top 20 contestants were selected from Theatre Round and divided into group of 10. First ten performed in this episode. |
| 12 | 2018 September 14 | Paino Round - 2 | Four contestants were eliminated from first group. |
| 13 | 2018 September 20 | Paino Round - 3 | Second group performed individually. |
| 14 | 2018 September 21 | Paino Round - 4 | Four contestants were eliminated from second group. |
| 15 | 2018 September 27 | Gala Round-1 Grand Premiere | Eliminated contestants performed in group. There was Grand Premiere. Top 12 contestants performed. |
| 16 | 2018 September 28 | Gala Round-2 Top 12 Elimination | One contestants from Top 12 was eliminated according to marks obtained by 50-50% judge-audience vote. |
| 17 | 2018 October 4 | Gala Round-3 Top 11 | Top 11 contestants performed. |
| 18 | 2018 October 5 | Gala Round-4Top 11 Elimination | One contestants from Top 11 was eliminated according to marks obtained by 50-50% judge-audience vote. |
| 19 | 2018 October 11 | Gala Round-5 Top 10 | Top 10 contestants performed. |
| 20 | 2018 October 12 | Gala Round-6 Top 10 Elimination | One contestants from Top 10 was eliminated. |
| N/A | 2018 October 18 | Wild Card Special Episode | Three contestants eliminated from theatre Round and three from paino Round was given second chance. Result was based on 100% audience vote. |
| N/A | 2018 October 19 | Dashain Special Episode | Revive of past episodes. Review of public, musicians and actors. Dashain greetings from contestants. |
| 21 | 2018 October 25 | Gala Round 7 Top 10 | Top 10 finalist contestants performed. Jeshmi Limbu re entered in the show through wildcard. Sandip Chettri, Aayushman DS Joshi and Dipendra K Khanal joined. |
| 22 | 2018 October 26 | Gala Round 8 Top 10 Elimination | Top 10 finalist contestants performed in group. Jeshmi Limbu eliminated from the show. Top 3 contestants of Nepal Idol Season 1 appeared as guest and performed together with contestants. |
| 23 | 2018 November 1 | Gala Round 9 Top 9 | Top 9 finalist contestants performed. Sambhujeet Baskota appeared as guest judge. |
| 24 | 2018 November 2 | Gala Round 10 Top 9 Elimination | Top 9 finalist contestants performed in group. Subin Singh was eliminated according to marks obtained by 50-50% judge-audience vote. Prasad team released its trailer. |
| 25 | 2018 November 8 | Gala Round 11 Rock/Pop Special | Top 8 finalist contestants performed. Tihar song was performed. Deepak Bajracharya appeared as guest judge. No elimination was declared. |
| 26 | 2018 November 9 | Gala Round 12 | Top 8 finalist performed. Anuradha Koirala appeared as guest.There was no elimination. All contestants were safe. |
| 27 | 2018 November 15 | Gala Round 13 Nepali Folk Special | Top 8 contestants performed on folk theme. |
| 28 | 2018 November 16 | Gala Round 14 Top 8 Elimination | Top 8 contestants performed in duo. |
| 29 | 2018 November 22 | Gala Round 15 Top 7 - Idol's Idol Special | Top 7 contestants performed in duo with their singing idol. |
| 30 | 2018 November 23 | Gala Round 16 Top 7 Elimination | Shiva Pariyar appeared as guest. |
| 31 | 2018 November 29 | Gala Round 17 Top 6 - Patriotism Special | Top 6 contestants performed in national songs. |
| 32 | 2018 November 30 | Gala Round 18 Top 6 - Elimination | Top 6 contestants performed in duo. |
| 33 | 2018 December 6 | Gala Round 19 Top 5 - Audience Choice | Top 5 contestants performed. Arjun Pokhrel appeared as guest. |
| 34 | 2018 December 7 | Gala Round 20 Top 5 - Elimination | Top 5 contestants performed with eliminated contestants. Nir Shah and Dinesh Adhikari appeared as guest. |
| 35 | 2018 December 13 | Gala Round 21 Top 4 | Top 4 contestants performed for Grand Finale as it was announced that Top 4 talents will go to Finale. |
| 36 | 2018 December 14 | Home Visit - | Finale contestants went there hometown. |
| 37 | 2018 December 20 | Season Preview | |
| 38 | 2018 December 21 | Grand Finale |
- ^Note 1 Episodes are entitled according to rounds.
Elimination Chart
| ** Golden Mic Winner | P Performer Of the Day | X Danger Zone | V Highest Voted Contestant |
| Rank | Contestant | Age | Date | 09/07 | 09/21 | 09/28 | 10/05 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | 11/02 | 11/09 | 11/16 | 11/23 | 11/30 | 12/07 | 12/21 |
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Top 11
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Top 10
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Wild Card Entry
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Top 10
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Top 9
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Top 7
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Top 6
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Grand Finale
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| 1 | Ravi Oad | 20 | Dhangadi | V | P (11/22) | V | Winner | ||||||||||
| 2 | Bikram Baral | 25 | Pokhara | ** | ** | X | P V | P (11/16) | X | P(12/07) X | 1st Runner Up | ||||||
| 3 | Sumit Pathak | 19 | Jhapa | ** | ** | P V | X | V | X | P(12/06) V | 2nd Runner Up | ||||||
| 4 | Ashmita Adhikari | 22 | Jhapa | X | X | P | X | P(11/29) | 3rd Runner Up | ||||||||
| 5 | Amit Baral | 24 | Butwal | X | P | X | P (11/23) | X | Eliminated | ||||||||
| 6 | Pawan Giri | 22 | Dolakha | P | X | V | P V | X | X | Eliminated | |||||||
| 7 | Nilima Thapa | 20 | Pokhara | ** | ** | P (11/15) | Eliminated | ||||||||||
| 8 | Krishal Kandel | 17 | Dhading | X | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Subin Singh | 27 | Surkhet | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 10 | Jeshmi Limbu | 19 | Itahari | Eliminated | Advanced to Top 10 | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 10 | Minraj Poudel | 26 | Chitwan | ** | ** | X | Eliminated | ||||||||||
| 11 | Heena Malla Baraili | 17 | Dharan | X | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Ramita Sharma | 22 | Kathmandu | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 13-20 | Bishwas Upreti | 23 | Jhapa | Eliminated | Participant | ||||||||||||
| 13-20 | Dipraj Khatri | 21 | Makwanpur | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 13-20 | Milan Pariyar | 20 | Morang | Eliminated | Participant | ||||||||||||
| 13-20 | Rajendra Ale | 26 | Lalitpur | Eliminated | Participant | ||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| 21-30 | Ravi Sharma | 25 | Biratnagar | Eliminated | Participant | ||||||||||||
| 21-30 | Samikchya Dahal | 20 | Kathmandu | Eliminated | Participant |
Guest Appearance
- Hemant Sharma (Episode 11)
- Astha Raut (Episode 11)
- Suresh Adhikari (Episode 14)
- Nima Rumba (Episode 16)
- Deepak Raj Giri (Episode 17)
- Kedar Ghimire (Episode 17)
- Raju Lama (Episode 18)
- Hemant Rana Magar (Episode 19)
- Swasmita Khadka (Episode 20)
- Khagendra Lamichhane (Episode 20)
- Ashok Sharma (Episode 20)
- Sandip Chettri (Episode 21)
- Aayushman Deshraj Shrestha Joshi (Episode 21)
- Dipendra K. Khanal (Episode 22)
- Nishan Bhattarai (Episode 22)
- Pratap Das (Episode 22)
- Buddha Lama (Episode 22)
- Sambhujeet Baskota (Episode 23)
- Nischal Basnet (Episode 24)
- Dinesh Raut (Episode 24)
- Deepak Bajracharya (Episode 25)
- Anuradha Koirala (Episode 26)
- Jayananda Lama (Episode 27)
- Suraj Thapa (Episode 27)
- Deepak Jangam (Episode 28)
- Raj Sigdel (Episode 29)
- Swopnil Sharma (Episode 29)
- Tsuil Karmacharya (Episode 29)
- Tika Prasai (Episode 29)
- Santosh Lama (Episode 29)
- Rejina Rimal (Episode 29)
- Pusphan Pradhan (Episode 29)
- Shiva Pariyar (Episode 30)
- Sitaram Kattel Dhurmus (Episode 31)
- Kunjana Ghimire Suntali (Episode 31)
- Gopal Rasaili (Episode 32)
- Namrata Shrestha (Episode 32)
- Arjun Pokhrel (Episode 33)
- Neer Shah (Episode 34)
- Dinesh Adhikari (Episode 34)
- Salon Basnet (Episode 34)
- Sara Shripali (Episode 34)
- Subrat Raj Aacharya (Episode 34)
Season 3 (2019/20)
Nepal Idol Season 3 was officially announced on July 13 by AP1 TV by uploading its promotional video on YouTube. The directors for season 3 are Suresh Paudel, Aleen Shrestha and Lokesh Bajracharya. The show is hosted by Aasif Shah and Mampi Ghosh, as the previous host Reema left and moved to Comedy Champion. The assistant director is Babu Surace D.C.(Surace Dulal). Director Of Photography is Shiva Ram Shrestha.
Auditions
The audition for the Third season of Nepal Idol held on:
| Location | Date | Venue |
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| Pokhara, Gandaki Pradesh | 31st Bhadra 2076 | Janapriya Secondary School, Pokhara |
| Butwal, Province No. 5 | 3rd Ashoj 2076 | Lumbini Boarding School, Butwal |
| Nepalgunj, Province No. 5 | 6th Ashoj 2076 | Brightland College, Nepalgunj |
| Birgunj, Province No. 2 | 13th Ashoj 2076 | Birgunj Institute of Technology, Brigunj |
| Birtamod, Province No. 1 | 14th Ashoj 2076 | Devi Secondary School, Birtamod |
| Kathmandu, Bagmati Pradesh | 6th Kartik 2076 | E.P.S. School, Minbhawan, Kathmandu |
- ^Note 1 The dates in bold are written in Vikram Samvat.
Digital auditions
For the first time ever, the organizer announced Digital Auditions in which, participants can record a video and upload it into Respect & Rise App for audition. Selected candidates from Digital Auditions will be called Kathmandu for Studio Rounds.
Airing Date
Official Page of Nepal Idol announced that Season 3 will be airing from 19 December 2019. This time there is a slight change in the format of the show. Host for season 2 Reema Bishwokarma was replaced by Mampi Ghosh (earlier known as Pawankali) as she moved to Nepal's first comedy reality show, 'Comedy Champions'.
Format
For this season tagline of the show is 'संगीतको शिखर' (English: The pinnacle of music) so the format has been designed so that contestants participating are climbing mountain.
Episodes
After airing wildcard special episode, due to fear of COVID-19 virus outbreak production and airing of Nepal Idol was postponed for 139 days. Nepal Idol resumed from August 6, 2020.
| Episode No | Date | Round | Description |
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| 01 | 2019 December 19 | Open Audition | The first episode featured Kathmandu Audition. |
| 02 | 2019 December 20 | The second episode featured Butwal Audition. | |
| 03 | 2019 December 26 | The third episode featured Nepalgunj Audition. | |
| 04 | 2019 December 27 | The fourth episode featured Birgunj Audition. | |
| 05 | 2020 January 2 | The fifth episode featured Birtamod Audition. | |
| 06 | 2020 January 3 | The sixth episode featured Pokhara Audition. | |
| 07 | 2020 January 9 | Base Camp (Theater Round) | Top 30 were selected among the contestants who were selected through audition and digital auditions. Out of 30, 15 contestants performed. |
| 08 | 2020 January 10 | 15 leftover contestants performed. Out of 30 contestants, 17 including Golden Mike Holder were selected for Camp - IV | |
| 09 | 2020 January 16 | Camp 4 (Paino Round) | Top 17 Contestants performed |
| 10 | 2020 January 17 | Top 17 Contestants performed, 5 contestants eliminated. | |
| 11 | 2020 January 23 | Gala Round 1 | Top 12 contestants performed. |
| 12 | 2020 January 24 | Gala Round 2 | Top 12 contestants performed. |
| 13 | 2020 January 30 | Gala Round 3 Elimination 1 | Top 12 contestants performed in duo. |
| 14 | 2020 January 31 | Gala Round 4 | Top 11 contestants performed. |
| 15 | 2020 February 6 | Gala Round 5 Elimination 2 | Top 11 contestants performed in duo. |
| 16 | 2020 February 7 | Gala Round 6 | Top 10 contestants performed. |
| 17 | 2020 February 13 | Gala Round 7 Elimination 3 | Top 10 contestants performed on Valentine's Special. |
| 18 | 2020 February 14 | Gala Round 8 | Top 9 contestants performed. |
| 19 | 2020 February 20 | Gala Round 9 Elimination 4 | Top 9 contestants performed in duo. |
| 20 | 2020 February 21 | Gala Round 10 | Top 8 contestants performed. |
| 21 | 2020 February 27 | Gala Round 11 Elimination 5 | Top 8 contestants performed with last season's contestants. |
| 22 | 2020 February 28 | Gala Round 12 | Top 7 contestants performed. |
| 23 | 2020 March 5 | Gala Round 13 Elimination 6 | Top 7 contestants performed. |
| 24 | 2020 March 6 | Gala Round 14 Lok Geet Special | Top 6 contestants performed in Lok Bhaka. |
| 25 | 2020 March 12 | Gala Round 15 Elimination 7 Idol's Idol Special | Top 6 contestants performed with their own singing idol. |
| 26 | 2020 March 13 | Gala Round 16 | Top 5 contestants performed. |
| 27 | 2020 March 19 | Gala Round 17 Elimination 8 | Top 5 contestants performed. |
| 28 | 2020 March 20 | Wildcard Entry | 5 Contestant performed to compete for wildcard entry |
| 29 | 2020 August 6 | Wildcard Results | Kiran K Bhujel re-entered show as wildcard contestant. |
| 30 | 2020 August 7 | Gala Round 18 | Top 5 performed. |
| 31 | 2020 August 13 | Gala Round 19 Elimination 9 | Neshon Pun Magar Eliminated |
| 32 | 2020 August 14 | Gala Round 20 | Top 4 performed |
| 33 | 2020 August 21 | Gala Round 21 Elimination 10 | Kevin Glan Tamang Eliminated |
| 34 | 2020 August 22 | Gala Round 22 SEMI FINAL | Finale Performance form Top 3 |
| 35 | 2020 August 27 | Season Preview | Journey of Top 3 |
| 36 | 2020 August 28 | GRAND FINALE | Winner: Sajja Chajlagain
1st Runner Up: Pravin Bedwal 2nd Runner Up: Kiran Kumar Bhujel |
Special Episodes
| Episode No | Date | Episode Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020 May 18 | Arthur Gunn Special | Special episode to celebrate Arthur Gunn's success as runner-up in American Idol. |
| 2 | 2020 June 18 | Lockdown Special | Special episode as airing of Nepal Idol was discontinued due to fear of COVID-19 outbreak. Special music video featuring contestants of last season was premiered. |
Elimination Chart
| Danger Zone | Eliminated | Golden Mic Winner | Safe | Highest Voted | Wildcard Winner |
| Top 20 | Top 17 | Top 12 | Top 11 | Top 10 | Top 9 | Top 8 | Top 7 | Top
6 |
Top
5 |
Wild
Card |
Top 5 | Top 4 | Grand
Finale | ||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sajja Chaulagain | Immune | Winner | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Pravin Bedwal | Immune | 1st Runner Up | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Kiran K Bhujel | Eliminated | Didn't Perform | Selected | 2nd Runner Up | ||||||||||
| 4 | Kevin Glan Tamang | Immune | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Neshan Pun Magar | Immune | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Megha Shrestha | Eliminated | Performed | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Muskan Ranabhat | Eliminated | Didn't Perform | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Rachana Rimal | Eliminated | Performed | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Mamata Gurung | Eliminated | Performed | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Mingma Lama | Eliminated | Performed | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Kamal Sob | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Swostika Dhakal | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 13-17 | Jaljala Pariyar | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 13-17 | Kamal Deep | ||||||||||||||
| 13-17 | Ranjeet Nepali | ||||||||||||||
| 13-17 | Samiksha Dahal | ||||||||||||||
| 13-17 | Sarita Adhikari | ||||||||||||||
Guest Appearance
- Najjir Husain (Episode 4)
- James Pradhan (Episode 11 & 12)
- Milan Newar (Episode 13)
- Herchulus Basnet (Episode 14)
- Kunti Moktan (Episode 15)
- Shila Bahadur Moktan (Episode 15)
- Basanta Sapkota (Episode 16)
- Uday Sotang (Episode 17)
- Malina Sotang (Episode 17)
- Abahya Subba (Episode 18)
- Karna Das (Episode 19)
- Devika Bandana (Episode 20)
- Buddha Lama (Episode 21)
- Nishan Bhattarai (Episode 21)
- Pratap Das (Episode 21)
- Ravi Oad (Episode 21)
- Bikram Baral (Episode 21)
- Sumit Pathak (Episode 21)
- Asmita Adhikari (Episode 21)
- Amit Baral (Episode 21)
- Pawan Giri (Episode 21)
- Mukti Shakya (Episode 22)
- Anushka Shrestha (Episode 23)
- Rose Lama (Episode 23)
- Meera Rana (Episode 24)
- Swopnil Sharma (Episode 25)
- Manish Dhakal (Episode 25)
- Dharmendra Shewan (Episode 25)
- Samriddhi Rai (Episode 25)
- Rohit Jung Chettri (Episode 25)
- Mahesh Kafle (Episode 25)
- Meena Niroula (Episode 26)
- Prakash Sayami (Episode 27)
- Biplap Pratik(Episode 28)
Golden Microphone Winner
- Megha Shrestha (Episode 1)
Season 4 (2021)
AP1 TV announced Nepal Idol Season 4 which will be on air in 2021 on the occasion of 4th Anniversary of AP1 TV in October 17 along with Season 2 of Boogie Woogie Nepal - Nepal's first international franchise dance reality show.
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.
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- "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.
- "Nepal Idol slapped with lawsuit over voting decision". Kathmandu Tribune. 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
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