Vishwa Prasad arises as the winner
for Zee
for Zee
~The first runner-up title was a tie, awarded to Keerthana and Jnaneshwar while the second runner up spot was bagged by Tejas Shastri ~
Bangalore, 28nd May 2018: Zee Kannada’s Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs, the larger than life music reality show, has reached its final destination of Season 14! After months of nail-biting competition and unique challenges, Vishwa Prasad was crowned as the title winner of Zee Kannada’s Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs Season 14. In the history of Zee Kannada’s Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs, the second place was a tie due to solid competition. The much-awaited suspense came to an end at the ‘Live’ Grand Finale, with 4500 audiences, that took place at White Orchid, Manyata Embassy Business Park campus, Bangalore. The finale was held in the presence of the esteemed panel of judge’s including the proficient soundtrack composer and singer Arjun Janya, the ingenious playback singer and music composer Vijay Prakash, along with Hamsalekha, a well-known film composer and songwriter.
The special guests for the evening included the contestants of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs Season 13, and a special performance of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs Season 14 for the finalists, and an exclusive performance by the cherished Neha, for the enthusiastic audience. The finale included 2 rounds of performance, through which Vishwa Prasad, Keerthana, Jnaneshwar, and Tejas Shastri triumphed on to the second round. The results were announced by jointly taking into account various factors including the marks awarded by the judges, feedback from the jury members and popular voting by the public. Tejas Shastri, the 2nd runner-up, was awarded a cash prize of 1 Lakh; Keerthana and Jnaneshwar acquired a cash prize of 4 Lakhs, and Vishwa Prasad earned a cash prize of 5 Lakhs.
The 12- year-old Belagavi boy, Vishwa Prasad has already won over 30 awards for singing, including Zee Tamil’s Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs, and continues to shine with his victorious win Zee Kannada’s music reality show. Apart from being proficient at Hindustani Shastriya Sangeetha and Sugama Sangeetha, Vishwa Prasad has always aspired to become a cricketer and a Civil Engineer. He believes to be lucky to receive consistent support from his family to help him turn his dreams into reality!
On being crowned as the title winner of the show, Vishwa Prasad said: “I consider myself lucky to have had the opportunity of meeting with tremendous up-coming artists, and training with some of the best musicians in the country! I am grateful to Zee Kannada’s Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, the judges, jury members and the audiences, for giving me the opportunity to live my dream! These have been my most memorable 6 months of my life and I will continue to use all my learnings through these months in the future.”
Since the inception of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs, the show has travelled a long way with the help of mesmerizing voices of the contestants who create an aura of music among the viewers. From the time of its premiere which featured 15 contestants, the show has now traversed a long way with the grit and dedication of the talented contenders, which led to the five finalists contesting against each other in the grand finale.
The Grand Finale was hosted by the high-spirited, queen of reality shows, Anushree and was telecasted live for all Zee Kannada viewers around the world!