Hyderabad: Radio City, India’s leading radio network announces the 12th season of India’s biggest singing talent hunt on the radio – Radio City Super Singer, to uphold its legacy of turning the spotlight onto some of India’s brightest singing stars. Renowned music director ChaithanBharadwajwhose latest movie composition SR Kalyanamandapam is already creating waves in the industry and is gearing up for a release very soon would be judging the contestants from Hyderabad and Vizag. Through Radio City Super Singer, the radio channel encourages aspiring singers by giving them a platform to showcase their singing talent across 39 cities. Keeping in mind, the current situation, Radio City would be executing the 12th season of Radio City Super Singer on air and across social media that will culminate on 20th December 2020.
The auditions for the contest will begin from 23rd November 2020 wherein aspiring singers can send in their entries till 6th December 2020 via IRVS, Radio City’s microsite, and social media platforms. Post the auditions, 5 contestants will be shortlisted from Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada speaking regions by esteemed judges – Kailash Kher, composer Ghibran, music director ChaithanBharadwaj, and singer All Ok respectively. The top 5 singers across each region, will indulge in the ultimate battle to win the title of Radio City Super Singer 12. The contestants from Hyderabad and Vizag will be chosen by music director ChaithanBharadwaj and through public voting.
Commenting on the launch of the 12th edition of Radio City Super Singer, Radio City’s Chief Executive Officer, Ashit Kukian, said, , “With an aim to spread happiness and positivity amongst people during these tough time, we decided to come back with our tent pole property, Radio City Super Singer Season 12. Radio City has always believed in creating opportunities amidst crisis for the benefit of the city and its citizens. Radio City’s unwavering commitment to nurturing talent has helped this flagship property grow in the last 11 years. Being in its 12th year, Radio City Super Singer has not only grown by scale, but this year we are certain it will exceed its level of engagement amongst listeners. We are grateful for the support we have received so far and hope to see people participating in large numbers this year too and we would like to thank our sponsors who have instilled their faith in this property. As our tagline says, ‘Sangeet par koi lockdown nahihota’, we are excited to celebrate this country’s immensely gifted singers and showcase them to our millions of listeners.”
Expressing his thoughts on Radio City Super Singer 12, Tollywood’swidely-acclaimed music directorChaithanBharadwaj said,‘India needs more platforms like Radio City Super Singer to make way for aspirational singers to show their talent to the world. Providing the right platform is extremely important in promoting artists and their art and I feel privileged to be a part of the legacy. Radio City Super Singer has always supported budding talents and running a successful show like this for 11 years is no small feat. So, I congratulate the team behind it. Thank you for making me a part of your journey. I can’t wait to see what my fellow Telugu singers have in store for me. All the best to all contestants, may the best voice win!
Radio City Super Singer has been a flagship property of Radio City and has given the industry some of India’s top singing stars like Harjot Kaur, Bharti Gupta, ManyaNarang among many. This year, owing to the pandemic, the month-long event will be hosted live on-air across the channel’s 39 stations.