Zee Marathi proudly announces the winner of the biggest music reality show, ‘IDEA Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Maharashtracha Ajacha Awaaj”. The show that created history in Marathi television industry was witnessed live from Ganesh Kala Krida Kendra, Pune (Swargate) on July 12th on Zee Marathi. In an intense, nerve-racking grand finale Hrishikesh Ranade was selected by juries comprising of noted music composer Pt. Hridaynath Mangeshkar and famous playback singer Suresh Wadkar and audience votes from all across Maharashtra.
Commenting on the finale, Mr. Nikhil Sane, Business Head, Zee Marathi said, “Idea Sa re ga Ma Pa Maharashtracha Ajacha Awaaj” has redefined reality programming on Indian television by giving Maharashtra the biggest music Star. Our esteemed Juries, veteran singer and music director Pt Hridaynath Mangeshkar and Suresh Wadkar, have nurtured the participants to an extent that will hold them in good stead all their lives. A steady guidance and impartial disposition by our honored juries helped us to make the show a grand success. With Hrishikesh’s victory, the sixth season of ‘Idea Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Maharashtracha Ajacha Awaaj’ has lived up to its reputation of offering best musical concert to the viewers. Zee Marathi will come out with an audio CD of 10 original compositions sung by these contestants as this season's souvenir. My best wishes to all the finalists for their future endeavors.”
In the mega finals the three finalists were Hrishikesh Ranade, Madhura Datar and Amruta Natu. The event was filled with some breath taking performances not only by the three finalists but also by the rest of the contestants. Hrishikesh Ranade, Amruta Natu and Madhura Datar’s performances and classical number enthralled the crowd. The icing on the cake was the mind-blowing performances from the Idea Sa Re Ga Ma Pa-Lil Champs. The crowd went berserk when the winner was announced.
The winner Hrishikesh Ranade was felicitated by Maharashtracha Aajcha Awaaz Trophy from Zee Marathi, Rs.1,00,000 cash prize from Sudhir Mandke Developers and Mega Home Package of Rs.1,30,000 value from Tata CROMA, the electronic megastore. The runners up Amruta Natu and Madhura Datar were also felicitated with Trophies and Rs.50,000 cash prize from Sudhir Mandke Developers and Home Package of Rs. 40,000 value from Tata CROMA.
‘Idea Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Maharashtracha Ajacha Awaaj’, gave the viewers an opportunity to see and hear professional singers who are not only setting new trends and benchmarks in their field, but also promise to be its bearers in the future. This season saw the performance of the crème de la crème of the world of Marathi Music.