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Spotlight
The Grand Finale of
Seniors Have Talent - Season 1
Sa, Ra, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Na, Aa, Ja, Ha – The ten musical notes that filled the
grand finale of Seniors Have Talent, Season 1 on Sunday, November 8
Twenty super singers were selected to by Jeeya Sethi – a stand-up comedian who
showcase their singing talent for the grand has won millions of hearts with her comedy on
finale of Seniors Have Talent, Season 1. Ten YouTube.
were selected by popular choice – support from The musical morning kicked off with some
their family and friends via votes, and 10 more kind encouraging words from the jury to all
were selected by editor’s choice – our panel of the contestants. Each contestant was given
editors and experts. Over seven weeks of the a musical note out of the 10 (Sa, Ra, Ga, Ma,
singing competition we had the pleasure to hear Pa, Dha, Na, Aa, Ja, Ha) by one of the jury
some wonderful singers who have inspired members. The contestants picked their choice
many more seniors to join the musical journey. of songs, the criteria were -the song had to be
The grand finale was judged by eminent from a Hindi film and should be between 3-4
personalities –Dr Mukesh Batra – a pioneer minutes. The show was virtual and thankfully
of modern homeopathy and a passionate none of the contestants had any connectivity
singer. Vijay Taparia – a philanthropist, who issue.
supports education in the fields of Sanskrit, The jury scored all the contestants and there
information technology and medical camps, was a tie between two contestants. While
and is a committed musician. Deepa Gahlot only 10 contestants were supposed to win, the
– a senior entertainment journalist, who competition was neck-and-neck, and finally we
dissects each aspect of cinema in the most had 12 super singers who won Seniors Have
simplified manner, and as we know there is Talent, Season 1.
no entertainment without music. And the one We present to you the 12 winners of Seniors
and only Narendra Kusnur – born with a Have Talent (in no specific order) and here’s
musical spoon and an insider in the musical what they had to say about their musical
world of Hindi cinema. The show was emceed journey.
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