As predicted by the readers of the International Business Times,
Senthil Ganesh has emerged victorious in Super Singer 6 to win the
trophy in the grand finale held on Sunday, July 15, at Nehru Stadium in
Chennai. Rakshita is the runner-up, while wild-card entrant Malavika has
ended at the third place in the Vijay TV's popular show.
The show was started at an unusual time at 3 pm, probably because of
Kamal Haasan's Bigg Boss Tamil 2, which is aired at 9 pm. Generally, the
grand finales are scheduled in the evening, but this time it was an
exception.
The grand finale, which comprised of two rounds, had the
participation of six finalists - Sreekanth, Rakshitha, Senthil Ganesh,
Sakthi, Malavika and Anirudh. Unni Krishnan, Anuradha Sriram, Shweta
Mohan and Benny Dayal are the judges of Super Singer 6, which was hosted
by Ma Ka Pa Anand and Priyanka Deshpande.
It was started with Anirudh singing "Ballelakka" song from Rajinikanth's
blockbuster Sivaji. It is followed by Sreekanth ("Oru Naal Podhuma"
song from Thiruvilayadal), Malavika ("Malargale Malargale" song from
Kadhalan), Sakthi ("Ennodu Nee Irundhaal" song from Ai), Rakshita
("Vedam Anuvanuvuna" from Sagar Sangamam) and Senthil Ganesh (folk
song).
In the second round, Malavika begun the procedings by singing
"Mannavan Vandanadi Thozhi" song from Thiruvarutchelvar, Anirudh sung
"Eedu Inai Namakku Yaethu" from Lava Kusaa, Sreekanth crooned "Anjali
Anjali" song from Duet, Rakshita sung "Adiye" from Kadal, Senthil once
again sung a folk song and Sakthi gave the last performance of the
season by singing the title song from Velaiyilla Pattathari.
Winners
Senthil Ganesh has presented the trophy and a Rs 50-lakh house.
Rakshita, who is the first runner-up, won Rs 25 lakh worth jewellery.
Whereas Malavika, the daughter of musician Rajhesh Vaidhya, won Rs 2
lakh prize.
However, Senthil's wife Rajalakshmi was presented Rs 5 lakh by Ramraj
Cotton, one of the sponsors. She will use the money for the education
of the students from weavers association.
Also, Senthil and Sreekanth have also bagged opportunities to sing in AR Rahman's future projects.
Earlier Story:
The curtain for the sixth season of Super Singer 6 will be dropped on Sunday, July 15, at Nehru Stadium in Chennai.
Vijay TV has organised a grand event which will witness the
participation of scores of music lovers and notable personalities from
the film industry. Here, we bring you the live updates of the grand
event:
Senthil is the winner, says our Poll
9.03 pm: However, Sreekanth wins an opportunity to sing in AR
Rahman's next movie. The two-time Oscar Award winner is impressed with
his singing skills.
8.59 pm: Senthil Ganesh wins Rs 50-lakh house
and a trophy. He thanks the people for voting, Vijay TV for giving him
an opportunity and crew.
8.55 pm: Rakshita is the first runner up and wins Rs 25 lakh prize in the form of jewellery.
8.54 pm: Malavika wins the third place and gets Rs 2 cash prize.
8.49
pm: The six finalists come on stage. Vijay Sethupathi, Santhosh
Narayanan and judges are together to make the final annoucement.
8.46 pm: The count down begins for the announcement of the winner.
8.25
pm: Weavers from Dindugal and nearby places honoured on stage. The
crowd shows them respect by giving standing ovation. Rajalakshmi
presented Rs 5 lakh prize and memento. She will donate the money for the
education of students from economically-backward class.
8.16 pm: Music director Santhosh Narayanan is here.
8.02 pm: Senthil's wife Rajalakshmi sings a song.
7.39 pm: Shwetha Mohan now thrills the viewers with her peformance.
7.24 pm: Makkal Selvan Vijay Sethupathi is on stage. The making video
of Seethakaathi is launched on Super Singer 6 grand finale.
7.17 pm: All eyes are on the judges. Who will be the winner? Our poll
predicted an easy win for Senthil. But today's performances have
apparently made the competition wide open. The buzz on the social media
indicate that Sakthi and Sreekanth's are also strong contenders.
7.05 pm: Benny Dayal thrills the crowd with his performance.
7.00 pm: All the performances of the finalists are over. The voting
lines are still open. People can crawl down to know about the online
voting procedure.
6.56 pm: Sakthi to give the last performance of this season. He sings the title song from Velaiyilla Pattathari.
6.48 pm: How to vote for your favourite candidates? Crawl down to know about the procedures.
6.45 pm: He gets a standing ovation from the crowd and judges.
6.41 pm: Among the finalists, Senthil stands different from the lot. He is being loved by rural-based audience.
6.28 pm: Senthil sings Vanakkam Vanakkam nan valum boomikku vanakkam.
6.13 pm: Rakshita sings Adiye song from Kadal.
6.02 pm: Sreekanth sings in the final round. He sings "Anjali Anjali" song from Duet.
5.55 pm: How to vote for your favourite candidates? Crawl down to know about the procedures.
5.43 pm: Anuradha and Unni Krishnan come on stage to congratulate
Anirudh for his performance. He sung "Eedu Inai Namakku Yaethu" from
Lava Kusaa.
5.41 pm: Vijay Sethupathi will be here in a while.
5.33 pm: Malavika begins the last and final round. She sings "Mannavan Vandanadi Thozhi" from Thiruvarutchelvar.
5.23 pm: To watch the show online, download Jio App and search for
Super Singer 6. Click the first link among the few results, which will
directly connect to you the Hotstar page.
5.19 pm: Audience and judges give a standing ovation to Senthil.
5.12 pm: Senthil sings a folk song.
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5.11 pm: Senthil is the last contestant to sing in the first round.
5.07 pm: She gets standing ovation from the judges.
5.00 pm: Rakshita is the fifth singer to sing in Super Singer finale. She sings 'Vedam anuvanuvuna' from Sagar Sangamam.
4.54 pm: Sakthi is a serious contender to win the trophy. Seriously, the best performance so far in the grand finale.
4.51 pm: Sakthi drives the crowd crazy with his performance. The
audience in the auditorium extend their support by switching on the
mobile torch.
4.42 pm: Sakthi is the fourth singer to sing the track. He has taken up "Ennodu Nee Irundhaal" from Shankar's I.
4.38 pm: Anuradha Sriram lauds Malavika and says that she has "sweet voice.:
4.32 pm: She sings "Malargale Malargale" song from Kadhalan.
4.31 pm: Malavika is the third singer to sing in the grand finale.
4.24 pm: How to vote for your favourite candidates? Crawl down to know about the procedures.
4.21 pm: Sreekanth receives positive response from the judges.
4.13 pm: Sreekanth is the next to sing. He sings Oru Naal Podhuma from Thiruvilayadal.
4.09 pm: Anuradha calls the performance, "fantastic" and compliments
the young singer for singing well. Incidentally, this is the first song
of Benny Dayal for which he got credit.
4.12 pm: Benny goes down the memory lane.
4.06 pm: Although he has sung it well, the his voice seems like overpowered by instruments.
3.58 pm: Anirudh is the first singer to sing in the grand finale. He
sings "Ballelakka" song from Rajinikanth's blockbuster Sivaji.
3.47 pm: Ananth Vaidyanathan, who was eliminated from Bigg Boss Tamil house last week, is on stage.
3.42 pm: AR Rahman is not attending the grand finale, but wishes to all the contestants through video call.
3.40 pm: Shakthi says that he would vote for himself to win the trophy,
but if asked to name any other contestant it will be Senthil. He feels
that the success of to a person from rural background will inspire many
to take singing profession seriously.
3.37 pm: To
watch the show online, download Jio App and search for Super Singer 6.
Click the first link among the few results, which will directly connect
to you the Hotstar page.
3.34 pm: The six finalist enter to the title track of Vishwaroopam 2.
3.28 pm: A special video package to recall the memorable moments in Super Singer 6th season.
3.20 pm: All the four judges speak about this season of the show and their experience. Wishes all the best to six finalists.
3.12 pm: Unni Krishnan, Anuradha Sriram, Shweta Mohan and Benny Dayal are the judges.
3.09 pm: Judges get a grand welcome on stage.
3.06 pm: Anchors Ma Ka Pa Anand and Priyanka Deshpande come on stage and thank the crowd.
3.00 pm: The finale begins with a group dance.
The sixth season of Super Singer 6 had
kicked-off on January 21 in the presence of two-time Oscar
Award-winning musician AR Rahman. Over 20 singers took part in the event
and only six have made it to the finale. Sreekanth, Rakshitha, Senthil
Ganesh and Sakthi entered the finale first, while Malavika and Anirudh
entered the last stage as the wild-card entrants.
It has to be noted that Rajalakshmi, Jayanthi, Sirisha, Aparna,
Keshav, Sudharshan, Ashwin and Ajay Krishna had participated in the
wild-card entry round.
The show, anchored by Priyanka Deshpande and Ma Ka Pa Anand, is
judged by Unni Krishnan, Anuradha Sriram, Benny Dayal and Shweta Mohan.
There will be multiple rounds and the winner will be decided based on the viewers' votes and the judges' marks.
Looking at the response on social media sites, there seems to be a
fight between Senthil Ganesh and Sakthi to win the trophy. And our polls has clearly stated that it will be a cake walk for Senthil.
He has garnered over 50 percent of votes in the poll conducted by
International Business Time (India) which saw the participation of
thousands of our readers.
Online Voting Process
If you want your favourite candidate to win, you can vote and support by following the below procedure:
- Log in to www.google.com and search for Super Singer Voting
- The top search result will be for the vote. People will have 50 votes per day and per e-mail ID. They can cast all the 50 votes to one candidate or multiple contestants.
Note: The voting lines close at 8:10 pm on July 15.
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