Despite the global pandemic, Smule Mirchi Cover
Star witnessed an overwhelming response, clocking in over 50,000 entries across
metros and niche markets in India. This process was made extremely convenient
and user-friendly with the help of Smule, the social singing app, which had a
specially curated playlist and easy navigation for singers to send in their
entries from anywhere at any time with just one click. The Top 10 contestants then
gathered audiences to jam with them on the Smule app to create a musical
experience. Each participant generated points on parameters like Sur, Taal,
Harkat and Andaaz. Based on the engagement on the app, Top 5 contestants were
selected along with one wild card entry to compete with each other at the grand
finale.
In a never-seen-before musical showdown, the
finalists - Rutuja Pande from Chennai, Sahana DN from Bengaluru, Neha Sachan
from Hyderbadad, Chirag Chopra from Lucknow, Hrishikesh Subramonian from
Trivandrum and the first ever wild card entry winner Saurabh Sachin Narsikar
from Aurangabad went head-on with each other to battle their way to become the
Smule Mirchi cover star winner.
Chirag Chopra not only won the coveted title but
also won a number of exciting prizes – a prize money of INR 3 lakhs along with
an opportunity to be featured in an all new cinematic music video with a
well-reputed music label, which will kick start his promising career.
Furthermore, he will be personally mentored by Meet Bros to perform live at
this year’s Mirchi Music Awards, India’s leading music awards.
Chirag Chopra, winner of Smule Mirchi Cover Star
said, “I am very grateful and happy for having won Smule Mirchi Cover Star’s
Season 3. It was an exciting journey and a fulfilling experience to compete at
a national level with such talented peers from across the country. I believe
initiatives like Smule Mirchi Cover Star are crucial game changers in the music
industry since they unearth unheard voices and gives them an opportunity to
build a career.”
One of the renowned judges, Neeti Mohan, says, “I
am so happy to have been a part of Smule Mirchi Cover Star. We saw some unique
talent from across the country participate this season. It was a close call for
the Cover Star crown and an exception journey to be a part of.”
“This was yet another very successful season of
Smule Mirchi Cover Star. We are baffled by the sheer talent that we see very
year and it was amazing how Mirchi and Smule pulled this off amidst the
pandemic. We congratulate Chirag and look forward to mentoring and seeing him
on the stage of Mirchi Music Awards,” said third-time judges – Meet Bros.
Harshdeep Kaur says, “I was overwhelmed to witness
such beautiful and diverse voices. I believe platforms like Smule Mirchi Cover
Star are extremely crucial to bring our country’s hidden talent to the fore. We
simply congratulate all the contestants and the winner and I’m sure they have a
very successful music career ahead.”
Talking about the winner, Kanika Kapoor says,
“Chirag is a phenomenal singer and extremely worthy of the Smule Mirchi Cover
Star title. It was a pleasure to be on the jury panel and play a small role in
propelling the careers of these amazing artists.”
Nandan Srinath, Executive President, Mirchi said,
“Mirchi is the leading city-centric music and entertainment company, and with
its marquee initiative - Smule Mirchi Cover Star – it aims to provide a
platform to the budding artists across India to showcase their talent. We are
honoured to announce Chirag as the winner of Season 3 and congratulate him/her
as well as all the competing contestants for putting their best foot forward.”
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