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MUMBAI:
Indian Idol 3 has now stepped into the Piano Round whcih will
see 28 contestants chosen by the judges performing to get
through the top ten.
Beginning
1 June to 9 June, it will be 9 nights live of singing on Sony
entertainment television wherein the contestants will perform
live in the prime time and the other prime time soaps like
Ek Ladki Anjani Si, Virrudh, Durgesh Nandini will take
a hiatus for a week and will be back from 11 June with new
storylines, highpoints and drama.
The
viewers will now get a chance to vote for their favourite
contestant. Voting lines will open from 9.00 pm on 1 June
and close at 8.00 am on 2 June and so on for each episode.
In
the Piano Round 14 girls and 14 boys will perform on alternate
days, and each day will see contestants with the lowest votes
leave the show, giving the country Indian Idol's top 10 finalists.
One
of the Judges of Indian Idol 3 Udit Narayan said, "We
have got some really talented and confident contestants from
across the country and even overseas this time. Now the mammoth
task is to chisel diamonds out of carbon. We have done our
bit and we have now put the mantle on the audiences. I am
sure they will make the right decision in choosing their 'Bharat
ki Shaan'.
Speaking
on the announcement of the 28 finalists, Sony Entertainment
Television executive vice president and business head Albert
Almeida,said, "In the third season of Indian Idol, we
have set out on a journey to search for that one voice which
will truly live up to the proposition of Indian Idol, 'Bharat
Ki Shaan'. Our judges have been diligent and have fulfilled
their responsibility of bringing the best potential candidates
on to your television screens until the Piano Round. While
they will continue to voice their opinions, the ultimate decision
will rest with the viewers who will cast their precious votes.
With voting lines being open, we are sure the world's largest
democracy will tune-in and call in large numbers to pick their
next Indian Idol."
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