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It seems to be the season of second innings for reality shows. Yet another popular reality show that attempts to give a platform to budding singers is back in a glitzy, power-packed avatar; the announcement of whose arrival was made in an equally glitzy style. The event saw Palash Sen, Daler Mehndi, choreographer Ganesh Hegde, Sowmya Raoh and Nikhil Chinappa in attendance. While Palash and Sowmya had to rush off to Karjat for a shoot, the others stayed on and enjoyed the brunch, and each other's company. Sophie Choudry was conspicuous by her absence, as she was in Dubai at a show.
• YOU'RE LUCKY IF IT'S YOUR B'DAY!
The event ended with a surprise treat for Ganesh, whose birthday it was that day.
• WANNA DO THE BALLE BALLE AGAIN? The highlight of the function was Daler Mehndi's presence; the original punjabi popstar made a public appearance after a long time.
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| Sab steps onto reality wagon with 'Fame X' |
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Indiantelevision.com Team |
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(11 November 2006 5:51 pm) |
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MUMBAI: Sony's second Hindi entertainment channel Sab is launching its first reality based show Fame X from 24 November.
Sab has roped in MTV to be a part of the Jury of Fame X. The music channel will use its expertise to test and determine the "X factor" among the contestants.
Fame X is the second season of Fame Gurukul and will air every Monday to Thursday at 9 pm and on Friday at 10 pm.
Based on a spanish reality show Operacion Triunfo (an Endemol-owned format), Fame X is a daily reality series that has 14 singers vying for a place at the Fame Academy. Palash Sen is the dean of the Fame Academy and MTV VJ Sophie Choudry will play the role of Fame Kudi. Daler Mehndi and the Indian pop act Ganesh Hegde will be seen in the seat of a judge. Commenting on the launch, Sab senior VP and business head Vikas Bahl said, "We are glad to announce the launch of our first reality show and also welcome MTV India as the part of Jury. MTV as a brand personifies the X quotient in terms of its unpredictability, popularity with the youth and the Style quotient." Speaking of MTV's association with Fame X, MTV Networks India vice president marketing Aditya Swamy said, "As a brand that understands, reflects and leads the youth brigade, MTV is glad to be associated with Sab to help find that unpredictably cool quotient in Fame X contestants." The 14 finalists will live together at the Fame Academy where their talent is tested by industry experts, who train them vocally and musically. They get to meet and perform alongside some of the music industry's stars who also mentor the contestants. Meanwhile cameras follow the students' every move, 24/7. Each week will showcase individual contestants perform live and the judges will decide their fate. Further their fate would depend on the audience votes. The fellow aspirants too get a chance to vote on which one amongst the final two should remain in the academy and which one should leave, leading to a greater, behind-the-scenes drama, as the contestant could go back to live at the academy with some of his fellow contestants who have voted him out. http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k6/nov/nov142.ht m |
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SOWMYA (TIMES MUSIC)
Talent is something a singer is born with. But then it has to be honed with training, the invaluable "riyaz". Sowmya Rao is well blessed with talent. She can hold her own in Indian songs as well as in western music. But her lack of training shows strongly in many of the songs.
Like most other newcomers, she too has chosen to sing many remix numbers. Sowmya, daughter of Bangalore-based folk and devotional singer B.K.Sumitra, started singing on stage at the age of seven. In 2003, she won the Stardust Award as the best new singer for Laila Laila from Samay.
Not surprisingly, Laila Laila figures here as well. Then there are sensual and earthy songs such as Khoobsurat hai tu and Pyar hai. Add to that the sizzling Nazar na lagey and the list of her original songs stands exhausted. All others are "not from the original soundtrack", as it is mandatory to mention on the cover.
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After completing her BA, Sowmya began working as a dubbing artist. Her playback career began while she was in Bangalore in 1993 following which she sang for films in Kannada, Telugu & Tamil. She has sung for the Telugu version of MAST, the Tamil version of RUN, KHUSHI, etc.
The title of the "Hottest Singer" was bestowed on Sowmya after the Telugu hit "Greekuveerudu" from the film "Ninna Pelladata" starring Tabu & Nagarjuna. The track ran for 20 consecutive weeks in the box office charts at No.1.
Credited with almost 200 songs down south, Sowmya Raoh has sung for well known Music Directors such as A R Rahman, Illyraja, Deva, Vidyasagar, Hamsalekha, etc. But Sowmya wanted to take up the challenge of singing for Bollywood and so she decided to move to Mumbai in 2001.
Her first entry into Bollywood was through Sandeep Chowta in JUNGLE with whom she had been working since Bangalore.
Since JUNGLE (Aiyyo Aiyyo Rama) she has sung for various films including PYAAR TUNE KYA KIYA (Rhounde Hai…), COMPANY (Aankhon Mein Rahon), DUM (Jeena, Dil Hi Dil Mein), BOLLYWOOD HOLLYWOOD (Sooni Hawa), EK AUR EK GYAARAH (Gungunaata Hai), SAMAY (Laila Laila, Zindagi), BUNTY AUR BABLY (Nach Baliye), FAMILY (Katra Katra), and some that are due for release.
Sowmya has also rendered her voice to non-film projects including Sandeep Chowta's Mitti & Now That's Sandeep Chowta, the remix hit "Hai Re Hai Mera Ghoongta", Dance Fever – Yeh Hai Reshmi Zulfon Ka Andhera to name a few.
Sowmya Raoh won the STARDUST AWARD in 2003 as the Best New Singer for " Laila Laila" from SAMAY.
As a performer, Sowmya has the capacity of mesmerizing her audience purely by her voice. Her range and versatility gives her the ability to perform and render songs of any genre be it soft ballads or hard core mass appeal item songs.
Sowmya believes that the industry is still waiting for the 'right' song for her.
PERFORMANCES:
Corporate shows: All over the country
Live shows: Australia, Europe, West Indies
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS :
STARDUST AWARDS 2003 - Best Female Playback Singer
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On stage you have to exert your voice or you have to be little loud. In a studio you have to be extra careful" – Sowmya Raoh  | ||||||
| By IndiaFM News Bureau, July 19, 2006 - 23:39 IST | ||||||
 Sowmya Raoh – does the name strike a chord? Well, it surely will when we tell you that she is the voice behind songs like Nach Baliye (Bunty Aur Babli), Dilbara (Dhoom), Jeena (Dum) and Laila Laila (Samay) ! Just to name a few.This trained singer from South believes in quality work. Sowmya speaks to IndiaFM about her singing down south, in Bollywood and her journey so far. Was taking up singing as a career your personal choice or something that happened due to the influence of your father, considering he was a reputed singer? My mother was a Kannada singer and I used to accompany her to the recording studios. Then I started as a child singer. My father was with RBI. He was also a singer and along with them I started singing. Then I took a break for some years and resumed singing when I was in college. That time I was not quite serious as I never thought that I will take it as a profession. Did your training happen at home or did you take any formal training in singing from outside? It's a discipline in South that each child should learn either music or singing. I learnt Karnataka classical singing for 5 to 6 years. Later I shifted to light music.
Yes, when I was in Bangalore in 1993, I started as dubbing artist. After that people began to know me and my work. Music composer Sandeep Chowta was looking for a singer, who could sing Hindi songs. Initially when I used to sing with Chitra, I used to observe her. I learned few things from her. And of course everyone learns from trails and errors, I too. It is a slow process but quality has been a part of my work.  Wasn't the Telugu song "Greekuveerudu" from the film "Ninna Pelladata" a turning point in your career? Yes it was. I was singing for Sandeep Chowta at Banglore when 'Ninna Pelladata' happened. The response was quite appreciating. Sandeep wanted a singer to sing in Tamil and Telugu along with Hindi. How did you start out in Bollywood? Well, I can say that I grew up watching Hindi music so there were no extra efforts to grasp the language. In year 2000, when I used to visit Bombay on and off, I got my first project. I lent my song for the 'Soul of Jungle' and then a background track of 'Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya'. Company was my first Hindi film as a singer. After that, other Hindi films like Dum, Bunty Aur Bubli happened. Does the actor's personality affect the voice you lend to them? No, it doesn't affect to any actor's personality. While in my case my voice is heroine oriented so I don't have to modulate my voice. I have sung for many actresses in various languages and different types of songs.
I love to experiment; similarly I would like to try the entire genre. I want to explore my voice in every genre. Till now I have not restricted myself to any specific types of songs. I am open to every new thing that excites me as a singer. How tough is it to sing in different languages? Kannada is my mother tongue, so if you know Kannada language then you end up following Tamil and Telgu languages too. I used to hear lot of languages and grasp it quite fast.
I like Lata Mangeshkar, Sukhwinder, K.K, Shaan and they all are good singers. But if you ask me about my favorite singer then I would say its Sonu Nigam. He is the most versatile singer in Bollywood. He is an idol for me.
I have worked with most of the music directors like Sandeep Chowta, Anu Mallik, Vishal Shekhar and Shankar Ehsaan Loy. There are many with whom I would like to work with. I want to work with everyone as they all have their own style of music.  You have done many live shows. What's the difference between performing live and singing in a studio? Performing live on stage is totally different from singing in a studio. On stage you have to exert your voice or you have to be little loud. Whereas in a studio you have to be extra careful as there is lot of creativity involved in making a song.
Winning an award is good but it doesn't mean that if you get an award, you are a good singer or vice versa. It feels good when you are appreciated by the audiences. But at the same time you have to be realistic as there are so many talented people around. So in that case winning an award is like getting appreciated by our audience.
There are some films that I am working on. But I can't name them as they are under production. I have sung for Khosla Ka Ghosla that's releasing soon. I am also singing for a Yash Raj movie. | ||||||
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