Rising Star (Indian season 1)

Rising Star is an Indian version of the international franchise series Rising Star, a reality television singing competition.

The program format lets the viewers vote for contestants live via the television channel's mobile app. The show premiered on 4 February 2015 on Colors TV and airs on weekends at 9:00 pm. This is the first reality television show in India which involves Live Audience Voting.

Popular playback singer and music director Shankar Mahadevan, playback singer and actor Monali Thakur and actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh are the experts in the show. This show marks as Diljit Dosanjh's television debut. The show is hosted by singer-actor Meiyang Chang and dancer-choreographer Raghav Juyal.

Bannet Dosanjh became India's first Rising Star, won Rs. 20 lakhs and also an opportunity to sing a song in an upcoming Vishesh Films movie. Maithili Thakur was declared as the first runner-up.[1]

Season Overview

The Live Auditions

The Live auditions began on 4 February 2017 and lasted for 8 episodes.

Episode Date Contestant Age (in years) From Song Votes Expert's Choices Result
Shankar

Mahadevan

Monali

Thakur

Diljit

Dosanjh

4 Feb Afsana Khan 22 Badal, Bhatinda Jugni 92% Advanced
4 Feb Nisha Sarwaan 18 Delhi Maahi Ve 91% Advanced
4 Feb Sankalp Ketwal 20 Dehradun I Love You 89% Advanced
4 Feb Ishrat Siddiqui 26 Ahmedabad Aaj Hona Deedar 92% Advanced
4 Feb Diljot Qawwali Group 10 to 40 Amritsar Haanikaarak Bapu 94% Advanced
4 Feb Kartiki Gaikwad 19 Alandi, Pune Waajle Ki Baara 78% Advanced
4 Feb Sukhdeep Gharu 21 Moga, Punjab Mitwa 93% Advanced
4 Feb Shraddha & Ramesh Das 56 & 25 Jamshedpur Chaap Tilak 93% Advanced
5 Feb Ankita Sachdev 27 Sydney Jiya Jale 96% Advanced
5 Feb Vibha Saraf 30 Kashmir Zara Zara 83% Advanced
5 Feb Ameya Date 37 Mumbai Chunar 94% Advanced
5 Feb Sheuli Samadar 30 Kolkata Jhalla Wallah 93% Advanced
5 Feb Ankita Kundu 15 Bangalore Lag Jaa Gale 93% Advanced
5 Feb M. L. Gayatri & M. L. Shruti 28 & 22 Hyderabad Jiya Re 90% Advanced
5 Feb Virendra Bharti 32 Azamgarh, UP Jab Lagaawelu Tu Lipistick 60% Eliminated
5 Feb Anita Bhatt 23 Lucknow Laila Main Laila 83% Advanced
11 Feb Ayesha & Abhipsha 25 & 26 Mumbai & Delhi Breathless 93% Advanced
11 Feb Das Vegas 25 & 27 Delhi Mayya Mayya 82% Advanced
11 Feb Divyam Sodhi 17 Karnal, Haryana O Re Piya 66% Eliminated
11 Feb Maithili Thakur 16 Delhi Bhor Bhaye 94% Advanced
11 Feb Kumar Sanjoy 40 Kolkata Main Solah Baras Ki 66% Eliminated
11 Feb Meghdhanush Band 23 to 30 Ahmedabad Mor Bani / Kausambi 88% Advanced
11 Feb Pooja Sarkar 23 Kolkata Parda 76% Advanced
11 Feb Tejpal & Kangkana 33 & 26 Bangalore Besharmi Ki Height 50% Eliminated
12 Feb Anmol Sharma 14 Bahadurgarh, Patiala Slow Motion Angreza 94% Advanced
12 Feb Loveleen Kaur 16 Anandpur Sahib, Punjab Katiya Karoon 94% Advanced
12 Feb Nikita Boro 12 Guwahati Sawaar Loon 95% Advanced
12 Feb Bhagyashri & Dhanashri 16 Katol, Nagpur Aplam Chaplam 67% Eliminated
12 Feb Nitin Nayak 15 Mathura, UP Kadi Aa Mil Sanwal Yaar 93% Advanced
12 Feb Peehu Srivastava 11 Ghaziabad, UP Deewani Mastani 91% Advanced
12 Feb Chelsi Behura 11 Cuttack, Orissa Har Kisi Ko 93% Advanced
18 Feb Niazi Nizami Brothers 18 to 34 Delhi Bhar Do Jholi Meri 89% Advanced
18 Feb Shreyasi Bhattacharjee 20 Kolkata Hai Rama 94% Advanced
18 Feb Bannet Dosanjh 23 Dosanjh Kalan, Jalandhar Challa 93% Advanced
18 Feb Swaragini Group 28 to 50 Lucknow Mei Baalam Wahi / Mera Babu Chail Chabeela 55% Eliminated
18 Feb Piyush Panwar 19 Barmer, Rajasthan Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin 94% Advanced
18 Feb Prathaa Khandekar 15 Ahmedabad Khatooba 61% Eliminated
18 Feb Shahzan Mujeeb 23 Aligarh Bulleya 60% Eliminated
18 Feb Ankona & Niharika 11 & 13 Kolkata Pinga 78% Advanced
19 Feb Vikram Jeet Singh 28 Jammu Dil Haara 96% Advanced
19 Feb Raagdeep 19 to 23 Mumbai Dum Maaro Dum / Yaar Na Miley 92% Advanced
19 Feb Ankita Deka 20 Guwahati Main Mast 52% Eliminated
19 Feb G. Ritesh 19 Hyderabad Janam Janam 85% Advanced
19 Feb Ashwani Koul 23 Phillaur, Jalandhar Maula Mere Le Le Meri Jaan 68% Eliminated
19 Feb Dipsikha Bhuyan 14 Guwahati Tujhko Jo Paaya 87% Advanced
19 Feb Humsufi 26 to 32 Kolkata Piya Re Piya Re 95% Advanced
25 Feb Roohani Sisters 31 & 34 Dehradun & Delhi Dum Ali Ali / Mast Kalandar 56% Eliminated
25 Feb Deblina Nath 13 Kolkata Ye Mera Dil Yaar Ka Deewana 92% Advanced
25 Feb Trilogy 20 to 25 Bhopal Ilahi / Raag Hamsadhwani 58% Eliminated
25 Feb Ananya Mishra 24 Varanasi Aao Na Gale Lagao Na 61% Eliminated
25 Feb Kausik Kar 31 Kolkata Auva Auva - Koi Yahaan Nache Nache 51% Eliminated
25 Feb Prince Singh** 27 Hoshiarpur, Punjab Ikk Kudi 76% Eliminated
25 Feb Traditional Boys** 18 to 35 Jaisalmer & Balmer Ghoomar / Jag Ghoomeya 77% Eliminated
25 Feb Jidnesh Vaze** 22 Mumbai Albela Sajan 81% Second Chance
26 Feb Rakshita Suresh 18 Mysore Dil Mera Muft Ka 94% Advanced
26 Feb Kushal Chokshi 20 Ahmedabad Kurbaan Hua 54% Eliminated
26 Feb Snehlata Mishra 37 Delhi Hamari Atariya Pe 51% Eliminated
26 Feb Dharmendra Nayat 22 Jaipur Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (song) 92% Advanced
26 Feb Sayani Palit 26 Kolkata Raag Des 93% Advanced
26 Feb Deepesh Bhati** 19 Sujangarh, Rajasthan Mohe Panghat Pe 87% Second Chance
26 Feb Vikram Labadiya & Group 31 to 59 Ahmedabad Shubhaarambh 92% Advanced
  • **An exception was made in the final two audition episodes wherein the wall was raised only if the contestant managed to get at least 90% votes. This modification was made since most of the top contestants who had already qualified for the next round had scored more than 90%. Judges made an exception for two contestants Jidnesh Vaze & Deepesh Bhati and gave them a second chance to participate in the Duels Ki Takkar round.

Duels Ki Takkar

The top 30 scorers from the auditions moved on to the second round named 'Duels Ki Takkar' which began on 4 March 2017. The contestants who qualify from this round move on to the quarterfinals.

Episode 9: 4 March 2017

Order Contestant Song Votes Experts' Choices Result
Shankar Mahadevan Monali Thakur Diljit Dosanjh
1 Piyush Panwar Tadap Tadap Ke 52% Eliminated
Ameya Date Tum Hi Ho 92% Advanced
2 Dharmendra Nayat Khamoshiyan 84% Eliminated
Vikram Jeet Singh Naina Thag Lenge 95% Advanced
3 Vikram Labadiya & Group Hey Naam Re / Lili Lembdi 71% Eliminated
Diljot Qawwali Group Tumse Milke / Saawan Mein 90% Advanced
4 Chelsi Behura Pari Hoon Main 87% Advanced
Loveleen Kaur Bhare Naina 75% Eliminated

Episode 10: 5 March 2017

Order Contestant Song Votes Experts' Choices Result
Shankar Mahadevan Monali Thakur Diljit Dosanjh
1 Nikita Boro Yeh Ishq Hai 92% Advanced
Anmol Sharma Ruth Aa Gayi Re 90% Eliminated
2 Afsana Khan Ni Main Samajh Gayi 90% Advanced
Nisha Sarwaan Zindagi Mein Koi Kabhi 81% Eliminated
3 Raagdeep Rang Barse / Balam Pichkari 77% Advanced
Shraddha & Ramesh Das Maar Diya Jaaye 61% Eliminated
4 Jidnesh Vaze Laaga Chunari Mein Daag 84% Advanced
Deepesh Bhati Moh Moh Ke Dhaage 63% Eliminated

Episode 11: 11 March 2017

Order Contestant Song Votes Experts' Choices Result
Shankar Mahadevan Monali Thakur Diljit Dosanjh
1 Deblina Nath O Mere Sona Re 90% Eliminated
Ankita Kundu Mohe Rang Do Laal 92% Advanced
2 Maithili Thakur Kesariya Balam 93% Advanced
Sayani Palit Aaoge Jab Tum 84% Eliminated
3 Shreyasi Bhattacharjee Mere Dholna 86% Advanced
Ayesha & Abhipsha Morey Piya / Raag Madhuvanti 72% Eliminated
4 Sukhdeep Gharu Tu Mane Ya Na Mane 92.86% Eliminated
Bannet Dosanjh Ramta Jogi 92.91% Advanced

Episode 12: 12 March 2017

Order Contestant Song Votes Experts' Choices Result
Shankar Mahadevan Monali Thakur Diljit Dosanjh
1 Ankita Sachdev Kehna Hi Kya 94% Advanced
Sheuli Samadar Namak Isaq Ka 56% Eliminated
2 Humsufi Allah Hoo / Rangilo Maro Dholna 87% Advanced
M. L. Gayatri & M. L. Shruti Kamli / Raag Sindhu Bhairavi 81% Eliminated
3 Nitin Nayak Tere Bin Nahin Jeena Mar Jaana 86% Advanced
Ishrat Siddiqui Ram Chahe Leela 77% Eliminated
4 Peehu Srivastava Gun Gun Guna Re 61% Eliminated
Rakshita Suresh Chhaliya 93% Advanced

India's Favourite 16

The top 16 contestants compete in this round. As the round progresses, the contestant who receives fewer votes at that point of the competition moves to the Red Sofa. At the end of the episode, the contestant who sits on the Red Sofa gets eliminated.

Episode 13: 18 March 2017

Order Contestant Song Votes Experts' Choices Result
Shankar Mahadevan Monali Thakur Diljit Dosanjh
1 Ameya Date Kill Dil 89% Advanced
2 Nikita Boro Barso Re 84% Advanced
3 Ankita Sachdev Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai 82% Advanced
4 Maithili Thakur Albela Sajan 92% Advanced
5 Rakshita Suresh Aa Zara 67% Eliminated
6 Humsufi Kinna Sohna Tenu Rab Ne Banaya 87% Advanced
7 Chelsi Behura Cham Cham 88% Advanced
8 Nitin Nayak Yeh Honsla 79% Advanced

Episode 14: 19 March 2017

Order Contestant Song Votes Experts' Choices Result
Shankar Mahadevan Monali Thakur Diljit Dosanjh
1 Afsana Khan Ghani Bawri 92% Advanced
2 Vikram Jeet Singh Saiyyan 93% Advanced
3 Ankita Kundu Maar Daala 90% Advanced
4 Diljot Qawwali Group Baawre / Aaya Tere Dar Pe 88.75% Advanced
5 Jidnesh Vaze Jhingat 88.24% Advanced
6 Shreyasi Bhattacharjee Kay Sera Sera 81% Advanced
7 Raagdeep Khwab Dekhe / Laung Gawacha 76% Eliminated
8 Bannet Dosanjh Dard-e-Disco 94% Advanced

Duets Challenge

The top 14 contestants compete in this round. On day one, four teams of two perform in duets. The first two teams perform with the wall up and set the target percentage. The next two teams perform with the wall down and attempt to beat the target score. The duos with the two least scores move to the Red Sofa (unsafe zone). These two teams compete in a face off. The team which loses in the face off gets eliminated.

Episode 15: 25 March 2017

Order Contestant Song Votes Experts' Choices Result
Shankar Mahadevan Monali Thakur Diljit Dosanjh
1 Bannet Dosanjh Ainvayi Ainvayi 89% Advanced
Afsana Khan
2 Ameya Date Badal Ghumad 94% Advanced
Maithili Thakur
3 Humsufi Mera Piya Ghar Aaya 75% Proceeded to Face Off Round
Shreyasi Bhattacharjee
4 Nikita Boro Gerua 86% Proceeded to Face Off Round
Jidnesh Vaze

Duets Face Off Round

The bottom two teams perform in the face off round. The team to perform first will set a target percentage. The second team has a challenge to perform better, raise the wall and save themselves.

Order Contestant Song Votes Experts' Choices Result
Shankar Mahadevan Monali Thakur Diljit Dosanjh
1 Humsufi Chaiyya Chaiyya 82% Eliminated
Shreyasi Bhattacharjee
2 Nikita Boro Manwa Laage 89% Advanced
Jidnesh Vaze

Episode 16: 26 March 2017

Order Contestant Song Votes Experts' Choices Result
Shankar Mahadevan Monali Thakur Diljit Dosanjh
1 Ankita Sachdev O Haseena Zulfowaali 96% Advanced
Vikram Jeet Singh
2 Diljot Qawwali Group Kajra Re / Jhoom Barabar Jhoom 93% Proceeded to Face Off Round
Ankita Kundu
3 Nitin Nayak Bol Na Halke Halke 92% Proceeded to Face Off Round
Chelsi Behura

Duets Face Off Round

The bottom two teams perform in the face off round. The team to perform first will set a target percentage. The second team has a challenge to perform better, raise the wall and save themselves.

Order Contestant Song Votes Experts' Choices Result
Shankar Mahadevan Monali Thakur Diljit Dosanjh
1 Diljot Qawwali Group Paan Khaye Saiyan / Tharki Chokro 81% Advanced
Ankita Kundu
2 Nitin Nayak Soch Na Sake 67% Eliminated
Chelsi Behura

Remix with DJ Chetas

The top 10 contestants compete in this round where they sing live to the tunes played by DJ Chetas.

Episode 17: 1 April 2017

Order Contestant Song Votes Experts' Choices Result
Shankar Mahadevan Monali Thakur Diljit Dosanjh
1 Diljot Qawwali Group Afghan Jalebi / Dhadang Dhang 87% Advanced
2 Afsana Khan Banno 85% Advanced
3 Ameya Date Kabhi Jo Baadal Barse 87% Advanced
4 Ankita Kundu Hothon Mein Aisi Baat 86% Advanced
5 Bannet Dosanjh Jee Karda 83% Advanced
6 Maithili Thakur Sajdaa 91% Advanced
7 Vikram Jeet Singh Kaava Kaava 92% Advanced
8 Nikita Boro Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu 84% Advanced
9 Jidnesh Vaze Channa Mereya 77% Eliminated
10 Ankita Sachdev Taal Se Taal 80% Advanced

Dil Se

The top 9 contestants sing a dedication to their loved ones.

Episode 18: 2 April 2017

Order Contestant Song Votes Experts' Choices Result
Shankar Mahadevan Monali Thakur Diljit Dosanjh
1 Ameya Date Maa 93% Advanced
2 Vikram Jeet Singh Chak De! India 91% Advanced
3 Maithili Thakur Sapno Se Bhare Naina 88% Advanced
4 Afsana Khan Lambi Judaai 86% Advanced
5 Diljot Qawwali Group Jai Ho / Akhiyan Udeek Diyan 85% Advanced
6 Nikita Boro Aashiyaan 88% Advanced
7 Bannet Dosanjh Sun Charkhe Di Kook 92% Advanced
8 Ankita Sachdev Chupke Se 83% Eliminated
9 Ankita Kundu Ye Dil Sun Raha Hai 89% Advanced

Regional / Devotional

The top 8 contestants sing a devotional song or a song in their regional language.

Episode 19: 8 April 2017

Order Contestant Song Votes Experts' Choices Result
Shankar Mahadevan Monali Thakur Diljit Dosanjh
1 Ameya Date Deva Shree Ganesha 88% Advanced
2 Ankita Kundu Nimbooda Nimbooda 84% Advanced
3 Vikram Jeet Singh Bulla Ki Jaana 89% Advanced
4 Maithili Thakur Nagada Sang Dhol 89% Advanced
5 Nikita Boro Aika Dajiba 86% Advanced
6 Diljot Qawwali Group Shirdi Wale Sai Baba / Shaane Karam Ka 82% Eliminated
7 Bannet Dosanjh Nit Khair Manga 92% Advanced
8 Afsana Khan Resham Ka Rumaal 85% Advanced

Retro Night

The top 7 contestants sang Hindi songs from the 1970s popularly known as the Retro era.

Episode 20: 9 April 2017

Order Contestant Song Votes Experts' Choices Result
Shankar Mahadevan Monali Thakur Diljit Dosanjh
1 Bannet Dosanjh Yaad Aa Raha Hai Tera Pyaar 88.01% Advanced
2 Maithili Thakur Shaan Se 88.02% Advanced
3 Ameya Date Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani 75% Advanced
4 Ankita Kundu Rangeela Re Tere Rang Mein 86% Advanced
5 Nikita Boro Nisha 85% Advanced
6 Vikram Jeet Singh Main Jat Yamla Pagla Deewana 67% Advanced
7 Afsana Khan Jhoom Jhoom Jhoom Baba 62% Eliminated

Ticket To Finale

The contestants compete to earn a direct entry to the finale week.

Episode 21: 15 April 2017

Order Contestant Song Votes Experts' Choices Result
Shankar Mahadevan Monali Thakur Diljit Dosanjh
1 Bannet Dosanjh Lagan Lagan 84.90% Advanced
2 Ameya Date Aayat 58% Eliminated
3 Nikita Boro Pyaar Ki Yeh Kahani 83% Advanced
4 Ankita Kundu Piya Baawri 84.16% Advanced
5 Maithili Thakur Saanware Tore Bin Jiya 86% Advanced
6 Vikram Jeet Singh Layi Vi Na Gayi 89% Advanced

Episode 22: 16 April 2017

Order Contestant Song Votes Experts' Choices Result
Shankar Mahadevan Monali Thakur Diljit Dosanjh
1 Ankita Kundu Aaj Ki Raat / Raat Baaki 80% Advanced
2 Nikita Boro Zoobi Doobi / Eena Meen Deeka 63% Eliminated
3 Bannet Dosanjh Kadi Te Has Bol  / Jee Karda 87% Advanced
4 Maithili Thakur Saawan Jeeto Jaaye / Jiya Lage Naa 88% Advanced

Face-off for the Ticket to Finale

The two top scorers of Saturday and Sunday episode participate in a face-off round. In this round, the judges score of 21% will be given in whole to only one contestant who, according to them, performed better.

Order Contestant Song Votes Experts' Choices Result
Shankar Mahadevan Monali Thakur Diljit Dosanjh
1 Vikram Jeet Singh Mera Yaar 61% Proceeded to Finale Week
2 Maithili Thakur Om Namah Shivaya 81% Won the Ticket To Finale

Finale Week

Episode 23: 22 April 2017

The top 4 contestants sing duets along with playback singers Master Saleem, Neha Bhasin, Akriti Kakar & Jubin Nautiyal.

Order Contestant Celebrity Singer Song Votes Experts' Choices Result
Shankar Mahadevan Monali Thakur Diljit Dosanjh
1 Bannet Dosanjh Master Saleem Mast Kalandar 89% Finalist
2 Ankita Kundu Neha Bhasin Kuch Khaas 80% Proceeded to Takkar Round
3 Vikram Jeet Singh Akriti Kakar Marjaani 85% Proceeded to Takkar Round

Finalist Maithili Thakur gave a guest performance along with Jubin Nautiyal and sang the song Bawra Mann.

Takkar

The two bottom scorers of the episode participate in a face-off round. In this round, the collective judges score of 21% will be given to only one contestant who, according to them, performed better.

Order Contestant Song Votes Experts' Choices Result
Shankar Mahadevan Monali Thakur Diljit Dosanjh
1 Ankita Kundu Tere Bina Jiya Jaaye Na 76% Advanced
2 Vikram Jeet Singh Sultan 61% Eliminated

Episode 24: 23 April 2017

The top 3 finalists Maithili Thakur, Bannet Dosanjh and Ankita Kundu compete in the first round. Each expert has 1% vote each as opposed to 7%. The top 2 contestants proceed to the Face-off round.

Order Contestant Song Votes Experts' Choices Result
Shankar Mahadevan Monali Thakur Diljit Dosanjh
1 Ankita Kundu Kahin Aag Lage 69% Eliminated
2 Maithili Thakur Morey Saiyan Toh / Soona Soona 82% Advanced to top 2
3 Bannet Dosanjh Tashan Mein 82% Advanced to top 2

Face-off

The top 2 scorers of the episode participate in a face-off round. In this round, the experts have no voting power and the votes accumulated are only from the audience.

Order Contestant Song Votes Result
1 Maithili Thakur Yaad Piya Ki Aaye 76% Runner-Up
2 Bannet Dosanjh Main Jahaan Rahoon 77% Winner[2]

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