Super Singer T20 (சூப்பர் சிங்கர் T20) is a 2012-2015 Indian Tamil-language reality television singing competition, which aired on Star Vijay. Former contestants from previous seasons of the Super Singer and Airtel Super Singer Junior shows were divided into 6 teams. 15 league matches were held where each team competed against the other five teams. 4 teams were selected for the knockout semi-finals, before the remaining 2 teams competed against each other in the finals. The show was hosted by Divyadarshini.

Super Singer T20
Created byVijay TV
Presented byDivyadarshini (2012-2015)
Country of originIndia
No. of seasons2
Production
Executive producerVijay TV
Production locationsChennai, Tamil Nadu
Running timeapprox.50-60 minutes per episode
Original release
NetworkStar Vijay
Release12 November 2012 (2012-11-12) –
22 May 2015 (2015-05-22)
Related
Super Singer

Airtel Super Singer T20

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The show was powered by Bharti Airtel.

Teams

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Innisai Indians (team colour: black) ("II")

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The Innisai Indians team was captained by Airtel Super Singer 1 winner, Nikhil Mathew.

The contestants selected as members of the Innisai Indian team were:

Contestant Gender Previous appearance(s) before November 2012 on SS Previous appearance(s) before November 2012 on SSJ
Nikhil Mathew (captain) Male SS season 1 (winner) N/A
Raagini Female SS season 2 N/A
Priyanka Female N/A SSJ season 2
Kaushik Male SS season 3 N/A
Madhumitha Female SS season 3 N/A
Jeyanth Male N/A SSJ season 3
Haripriya Female N/A SSJ season 3

Symphony Super Kings (team colour: yellow) ("SSK")

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The Symphony Super Kings team was captained by Airtel Super Singer 3 winner, Saicharan.

Contestant Gender Previous appearance(s) before November 2012 on SS Previous appearance(s) before November 2012 on SSJ
Saicharan (captain) Male SS season 3 (winner) SSJ season 1 (runner up)
Nithyashree Female N/A SSJ season 2
Sukanya Female N/A SSJ season 3 (runner up)
Malavika Female SS season 3 N/A
Praveen Male SS season 3 N/A
Madhumitha Female SS season 3 N/A
Santhosh Balaji Male N/A SSJ season 3

Harmony Heart Breakers (team colour: green) ("HHB")

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The Harmony Heart Breakers team was captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 3) finalist, Pooja Vaidyanath.

Contestant Gender Previous appearance(s) before November 2012 on SS Previous appearance(s) before November 2012 on SSJ
Pooja Vaidyanath (captain) Female SS season 3 N/A
Shravan Male N/A SSJ season 2 (runner up)
Srikanth Male N/A SSJ season 2
Srisha Female N/A SSJ season 3
Akilesh Male N/A SSJ season 3
Deepak Male SS season 3 N/A
Madhu R Female SS season 2 N/A

Rhythmic Royals (team colour: white) ("RR")

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The Rhythmic Royals team was captained by Airtel Super Singer 3 finalist, Srinivas Raghunathan.

Contestant Gender Previous appearance(s) before November 2012 on SS Previous appearance(s) before November 2012 on SSJ
Srinivas (captain) Male SS season 3 N/A
Sakthi Male SS season 3 N/A
Soundarya Female SS season 3 N/A
Balasarangan Male N/A SSJ season 1 & SSJ season 2
Yazhini Female N/A SSJ season 3
Rajaganapathy Male N/A SSJ season 3
Anu Female N/A SSJ season 3

Chennai Rock Stars (team colour: red) ("CRS")

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The Chennai Rock Stars team was captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 3) second runner up, Santhosh Hariharan.

Contestant Gender Previous appearance(s) before November 2012 on SS Previous appearance(s) before November 2012 on SSJ
Santhosh (captain) Male SS season 2 & SS season 3 N/A
Aajeedh Male N/A SSJ season 3 (winner)
Dhanyasree Female SS season 3 SSJ season 1
Srinisha Female N/A SSJ season 2
Roshan Male N/A SSJ season 2
Mukund Male N/A SSJ season 3
Sephy Female N/A SSJ season 3

Blue Strings (team colour: blue) ("BS")

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The Blue Strings team was captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 3) first runner up, Sathyaprakash.

Contestant Gender Previous appearance(s) before November 2012 on SS Previous appearance(s) before November 2012 on SSJ
Sathyaprakash (captain) Male SS season 3 (runner up) N/A
Krishna Male SS season 3 N/A
Malavika Female SS season 3 N/A
Anjana Female N/A SSJ season 3
Gautham Male N/A SSJ season 3
Rakshitha Female N/A SSJ season 3
Allen Male N/A SSJ season 3

Matches

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League matches

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Semifinals

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Symphony super kings vs Innisai Indians and harmony heart breakers vs rhythmic royals.

Symphony superkings and harmony heart breakers qualified to the finals.

Finals

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The finals consisted of a competitive match between Saisharan's Symphony Super Kings team and Pooja's Harmony Heartbreakers team.

With 1318 points, the team Symphony Super Kings team captained by Saisharan was crowned the winner of season 1 of the competition.

A celebration round was also broadcast in the week following the finals and prior to the commencement of season 3 of Airtel Super Singer Junior.

Super Singer T20 season 2

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Season 2 of the show was powered by AVR Swarna Mahal Jewellery & PRAN Litchi Drink. Bharti Airtel did not return as sponsors of the show.

Show format

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Each match consisted of a competition between two of the teams for the season. A match could be telecast over two or three episodes, and would require the teams to perform songs of a particular pre-selected theme.

Prior to the commencement of a match, a coin is tossed. The team who wins the coin toss will elect whether to perform first or second. The team's captains also would select in advance which performance from their team they believed was a jackpot performance.

Various solo and duet performances are given during each match, sometimes accompanied by other team members providing sound effects or chorus portions. The match concludes after the teams complete their group performances. Performances are scored after each category of performance is complete. The team who accumulates the highest score from each performance wins the match.

Each team competes against each other before the four top-scoring teams move through to the semi-finals, while the two lowest-scoring teams are eliminated. Two teams eventually move to the finals.[1][2]

Teams

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White Devils (team colour: white)

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The White Devils team was captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 3) winner, Saisharan, and co-captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 4) runner up, Syed Subahan and season 3 finalist, Deepak.

Contestant Gender Previous appearance(s) before February 2015 on SS Previous appearance(s) before February 2015 on SSJ
Saisharan (captain) Male SS season 3 (winner) SSJ season 1 (runner up)
Syed (co-captain) Male SS season 4 (runner up) N/A
Deepak Male SS season 3 N/A
Srinisha Female N/A SSJ season 2
Nithyashree Female N/A SSJ season 2
Gautham Male N/A SSJ season 3
Saivignesh Male SS season 4 N/A
Haripriya Female N/A SSJ season 3 & SSJ season 4
Shivani Female N/A SSJ season 4

Dangaamaari (team colour: black)

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The Dangamaari team was captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 4) winner, Diwakar, and co-captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 4) grand finalist, Sonia.

Contestant Gender Previous appearance(s) before February 2015 on SS Previous appearance(s) before February 2015 on SSJ
Diwakar (captain) Male SS season 4 (winner) N/A
Sonia (co-captain) Female SS season 4 N/A
Niranjana Female SS season 4 N/A
Aravindh Srinivas Male SS season 4 N/A
Rajaganapathy Male N/A SSJ season 3
Monika Female N/A SSJ season 4
Bharath Male N/A SSJ season 4
Deepthi Female SS season 4 N/A
Azhagesan Male SS season 4 N/A

The Octaves (team colour: red)

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The Octaves team was captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 3) international finalist, Pravin, and co-captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 3) contestant Koushik.

Contestant Gender Previous appearance(s) before February 2015 on SS Previous appearance(s) before February 2015 on SSJ
Pravin (captain) Male SS season 3 (international finalist) N/A
Koushik (co-captain) Male SS season 3 N/A
Aajeedh Male N/A SSJ season 3 (winner)
Sharath Santhosh Male SS season 4 N/A
Anushya Female N/A SSJ season 4 (Finalist)
Priyanka Female N/A SSJ season 2
Dhanyashree Female SS season 3 N/A
Jeyanth Male N/A SSJ season 3
Madhumitha R. Female SS season 3 N/A

Varuthapadatha Padagar (team colour: yellow)

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The Varuthapadatha Padagar team was captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 1) winner, Nikhil Mathew, and co-captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 3) finalist Srinivas.

Contestant Gender Previous appearance(s) before February 2015 on SS Previous appearance(s) before February 2015 on SSJ
Nikhil Mathew (captain) Male SS season 1 (winner) N/A
Srinivas (co-captain) Male SS season 3 N/A
Madhumitha ("Madhu Iyer") Female SS season 3 N/A
Spoorthi Female N/A SSJ season 4 (winner)
Rakshitha Female N/A SSJ season 3
Vaijayanthi Female N/A SSJ season 3
Akhilesh Male N/A SSJ season 3
Madhumitha Shankar Female SS season 4 N/A
Nirjhari Female SS season 4 N/A
Narayanan Male SS season 4 N/A

Sangeetha Sarevedi (team colour: green)

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The Sangeetha Sarevedi team was captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 3) runner-up, Sathyaprakash, and co-captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 3) finalist Pooja Vaidyanath.

Contestant Gender Previous appearance(s) before February 2015 on SS Previous appearance(s) before February 2015 on SSJ
Sathyaprakash (captain) Male SS season 3 (runner-up) N/A
Pooja Vaidyanath (co-captain) Female SS season 3 N/A
Shravan Male N/A SSJ season 2 (runner-up)
Yazhini Female N/A SSJ season 3
Srisha Female N/A SSJ season 3 & SSJ season 4
Sherly Female SS season 4 N/A
Saishankar Male SS season 4 N/A
Ramesh Male SS season 4 N/A

The Loud Speakers (team colour: blue)

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The Loud Speakers team was captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 2) & Airtel Super Singer (season 3) finalist, Santosh Hariharan, and co-captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 3) finalist Malavika.

Contestant Gender Previous appearance(s) before February 2015 on SS Previous appearance(s) before February 2015 on SSJ
Santosh Hariharan (captain) Male SS season 2 & SS season 3 (finalist) N/A
Malavika Sundar (co-captain) Female SS season 3 N/A
Soundarya Female SS season 3 & SS season 4 N/A
Shenbagaraj Male SS season 4 N/A
Vaishali Female SS season 4 N/A
Santosh Balaji Male N/A SSJ season 3
Anu Female N/A SSJ season 3
Krishnan Male SS season 4 N/A

Matches

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Viewers were excited on hearing the news of the show returning for a second season, but expressed their disappointment with season 2 replacement host, rude commentary, as well as the presentation of the competition in the first few weeks.

League matches

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Despite the initial negative reception, performances during the league matches which were memorable for viewers included:

Air date Round Team Contestant(s) Song Original artist Lyricist Music composer/director Source/Movie (year)
16 March 2015 M. S. Viswanathan Round White (duet) Sai Vignesh & Srinisha "Malare Kurinji Malare" K. J. Yesudas & P. Susheela Vaali M. S. Viswanathan Dr. Siva (1975)
18 March 2015 White (group performance) Saisharan, Sai Vignesh, Syed, Gautham, Srinisha, Haripriya, & Shivani Harmony Medley (excerpt from "Sonnadhu Needhana"; short alapana in raga Kiravani; excerpt from "Ninaipadhellam"; excerpt from "Ninaikka Therintha"; excerpt from "Mayakkamma" & excerpt from "Malarndhum Malaraadha") P. Susheela; Saisharan; P. B. Sreenivas; P. Susheela; P. B. Sreenivas; T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela Kannadasan Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Nenjil Or Aalayam (1962); Traditional Carnatic music alapana; Nenjil Or Aalayam (1962); Anandha Jodhi (1963); Sumaithaangi (1962) & Pasamalar (1961)
18 March 2015 Ilaiyaraaja Round Black (melody solo) Sonia "Thalattum Pongkaatru" S. Janaki Vaali Ilaiyaraaja Gopura Vasalile (1991)
23 March 2015 Western Round Green (fast solo) Pooja Vaidyanath "Aila Aila" Aditya Rao & Natalie Di Luccio Madhan Karky A. R. Rahman I (2015)
23 March 2015 Yellow (freestyle) Srinivas "Ennodu Nee Irundhaal" Sid Sriram & Sunitha Sarathy Kabilan A. R. Rahman I (2015)
26 March 2015 Folk Round Blue (fast duet) Santhosh Hariharan & Vaishaali "Uppu Karuvadu" Shankar Mahadevan & Kavita Krishnamurthy Vairamuthu A. R. Rahman Mudhalvan (1999)
26 March 2015 Blue (freestyle) Santosh Balaji
(and team chorus)
"Raasaathi" Shahul Hameed Vairamuthu A. R. Rahman Thiruda Thiruda (1993)
27 March 2015 Blue (duet) Soundarya & Malavika "Othaiyile" K. S. Chithra Vaali & Panchu Arunachalam Ilaiyaraaja Vanaja Girija (1994)
27 March 2015 Blue (group performance) Shenbagaraj, Santhosh, Malavika, Anu, Soundarya, Santosh Balaji & Vaishali Performance Medley various various various various
31 March 2015 Post-2000 Songs Round White (melody duet) Haripriya & Saisharan "Aaruyire Aaruyire" Saindhavi Prakash Kumar & Sonu Nigam Na. Muthukumar G. V. Prakash Kumar Madrasapattinam (2010)
31 March 2015 Blue (melody duet) Santosh Hariharan & Anu "Sahara Saral" Vijay Yesudas & Gomathishree Vairamuthu A. R. Rahman Sivaji (2007)
1 April 2015 A. R. Rahman Round White (melody solo) Saisharan "Oru Poiyaavadhu Sol Kanne" Hariharan Vairamuthu A. R. Rahman Jodi (1999)
2 April 2015 White (melody duet) Srinisha & Sai Vignesh "En Mel Vizhundha Mazhai Thuli" K. S. Chithra & P. Jayachandran Vairamuthu A. R. Rahman May Madham (1994)
2 April 2015 White (fast solo) Deepak "Sandhi Kudhire" Haricharan Pa. Vijay A. R. Rahman Kaaviya Thalaivan (2014)
2 April 2015 White (freestyle solo) Haripriya "Kalaarasigaa" Swetha Mohan & Sharanya Srinivas Vairamuthu A. R. Rahman Ambikapathy (2013)
3 April 2015 Green (freestyle solo) Shravan "Minsara Kanna" Nithyasree Mahadevan & Srinivas Vairamuthu A. R. Rahman Padayappa (1999)
3 April 2015 Green (fast duet) Saishankar & Ramesh "Senthamizh Naatu Thamizhachiye" Shahul Hameed Vairamuthu A. R. Rahman Vandicholai Chinraasu (1994)
3 April 2015 Green (specified portions of group performance) Shravan, Sathyaprakash, Saishankar, Sherly, Srisha, Yazhini Harmony Medley (short alapana followed by excerpt from "Narumugaye"; jathis followed by short alapana in Maand; excerpt from "Anjali" followed by jathis) various Vairamuthu A. R. Rahman various
6 April 2015 1980 to 2000 Songs Round Black (fast duet) Niranjana & Bharath "Hey Unnaithaane Nee Endha" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & S. Janaki Vairamuthu Ilaiyaraaja Kadhal Parisu (1987)
7 April 2015 Black (melody duet) Sonia & Aravind Srinivas "Ai Rama" Swarnalatha & Hariharan Vairamuthu A. R. Rahman Rangeela (1995)
8 April 2015 Black (group performance) Diwakar, Rajaganapathy, Sonia, Aravind, Niranjana, Deepthi & Bharath Medley of songs specially arranged for black team by Ishaan Dev ("Thom Thom Chu"; Sonia's humming; excerpt from "Athini Sithini"; excerpts from "Maangalyam" and "Endrendrum Punnagai"; "baap baap") ("Athini Sithini" by Hariharan, Chitra Sivaraman & Kamal Haasan), ("Maangalyam" & "Endrendrum Punnagai" by Clinton Cerejo, Srinivas, Shankar Mahadevan & A. R. Rahman) Vairamuthu A. R. Rahman Thenali (2000) & Alaipayuthey (2000)
8 April 2015 1960 to 1980 Songs Round White (fast solo) Deepak "Sorgam Madhuvilae" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Kannadasan Ilaiyaraaja Sattam En Kaiyil (1978)
8 April 2015 Yellow (fast solo) Rizwan & dance by Narayanan (who later sang "Maadhavi Ponmayilaal") "Naan Annai Ittal" T. M. Soundararajan Vaali Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Enga Veettu Pillai (1965)
9 April 2015 White (melody duet) Sai Vignesh & Srinisha "Vizhiye Kathai Ezhudhu" K. J. Yesudas & P. Susheela Kannadasan M. S. Viswanathan Urimaikural (1974)
9 April 2015 White (freestyle) Saisharan "Paatum Naane" T. M. Soundararajan Kannadasan K. V. Mahadevan Thiruvilaiyadal (1965)
9 April 2015 White (fast duet) Shivani & Syed "Kettukodi Uruvi Melam" T. M. Sounderarajan & L. R. Eswari Kannadasan M. S. Viswanathan Pattikada Pattanama (1968)
10 April 2015 White (melody solo) Haripriya "Andha Sivagami" P. Susheela Kannadasan R. Govardhanam Pattanathil Bhootham (1967)
10 April 2015 White (group performance) Srinisha, Syed, Haripriya, Saicharan, Saivignesh, Deepak, & Shivani Harmony Medley (excerpts from "Paruvame Pudhiya Paadal" & "Uravugal Thodarkathai") S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & S. Janaki; K. J. Yesudas Panchu Arunachalam & Gangai Amaran Ilaiyaraaja Nenjathai Killathe (1980) & Aval Appadithan (1979)
10 April 2015 Yellow (group performance) Narayanan, Rakshitha, Nikhil Mathew, Srinivas, Madhumitha & Madhu Harmony Medley (Excerpts from "Avalukenna Azhagiya"; "Paadatha Paattellaam"; "Nadodi Nadodi"; & "Nalladhoru Kudumbam") T. M. Soundararajan (TMS) & L. R. Eswari (LRE); P. B. Sreenivas (PBS) & S. Janaki; TMS, P. Susheela, A. L. Raghavan & LRE; PBS; TMS & P. Susheela Vaali; Kannadasan; Vaali; Kannadasan; Kannadasan Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy (V-R); V-R; M. S. Viswanathan (MSV); V-R; MSV Server Sundaram (1964); Veerathirumagan (1962); Anbe Vaa (1966); Sumaithaangi (1962); & Thangapathakkam (1974)
13 April 2015 Kamal Haasan Songs Round Red (fast duet) Jeyanth & Dhanyashree "En Jodi Manja Kuruvi" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja, K. S. Chithra & Gangai Amaran Gangai Amaran Ilaiyaraaja Vikram (1986)
15 April 2015 Green (melody duet) Yazhini & Saishankar "Maarugo Maarugo Maarugayi" Kamal Haasan & K. S. Chithra Vaali Ilaiyaraaja Vetri Vizha (1989)
15 April 2015 Red (specified 27% of group performance) Kaushik, Priyanka, Dhanya, Sharath, Aajith, Anusya & Jeyant Harmony Medley
("Ninaivo Oru Paravai" portion)
Kamal Haasan & S. Janaki Vaali Ilaiyaraaja Sathi Leelavathi (1995)
16 April 2015 Rajinikanth Songs Round Red (melody duet) Kaushik & Madhumitha "Nilave Mugam" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & S. Janaki Vaali & R. V. Udayakumar Ilaiyaraaja Ejamaan (1993)
17 April 2015 Blue (group performance) Santhosh, Shenbagaraj, Santhosh Balaji, Vaishali, Malavika, Anu, & Soundarya Performance Medley arranged by Santhosh Balaji various various various various
20 April 2015 TMS, PBS & Susheela Songs Round Yellow (melody solo) Madhumitha S. ("Madhu Iyer") "Vasanthathil Oru Naal" P. Susheela Kannadasan M. S. Viswanathan Moondru Deivangal (1971)
21 April 2015 Yellow (freestyle) Spoorthi "Mannavan Vanthanadi" P. Susheela Kannadasan K. V. Mahadevan Thiruvarutchelvar (1967)
21 April 2015 Blue (melody duet) Vaishali & Krishnan
(whistling by Shenbagaraj)
"Neerodum Vaigaiyile" P. Susheela & T. M. Soundararajan Kannadasan Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Paar Magale Paar (1963)
21 April 2015 Yellow (melody duet) Rakshitha "Iravum Nilavum" P. Susheela & T. M. Soundararajan Kannadasan Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Karnan (1964)
21 April 2015 Yellow (fast solo) Akhilesh "Pudhiya Vaanam" T. M. Soundararajan Vaali M. S. Viswanathan Anbe Vaa (1966)
22 April 2015 Yellow (group performance) Vaijayanthi, Rakshitha, Madhu Iyer, Spoorthi, Akhilesh, Nikhil Mathew, & Rizwan Medley various including excerpt from The Pink Panther Theme various various various
23 April 2015 SPB & Janaki Songs Round Black (melody solo) Monika "Raasave Unna Nambi" S. Janaki Vairamuthu Ilaiyaraaja Muthal Mariyathai (1985)
23 April 2015 Black (fast duet) Niranjana & Aravind "Kaakki Sattai" S. Janaki & S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Avinash Mani Ilaiyaraaja Kaakki Sattai (1985)
24 April 2015 Black (freestyle) Sonia "Vaidhegi Raman" S. Janaki Gangai Amaran Ilaiyaraaja Pagal Nilavu (1985)
24 April 2015 Blue (specified 58% of group performance) Krishnan, Vaishali, Soundarya, Anu, Shenbagaraj, Santhosh Balaji, & Malavika Medley
(excerpt portions from "Sundari Kannal", "Santhana Kaatre", & "Oh Vasantha")
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & S. Janaki Vaali; Vaali; Pulamaipithan Ilaiyaraaja Thalapathi (1991), Thanikattu Raja (1982), & Neengal Kettavai (1984)
24 April 2015 Black (group performance) Diwakar, Sonia, Deepthi, Niranjana, Bharath, & Aravind Harmony Medley (excerpts from "Nenjinile Nenjinile"; "Panivizhum Iravu"; "Sippi Irukkuthu"; "Vanithamani..."; & "Thakita Thadhimi") S. Janaki & S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Vairamuthu; Vaali; Kannadasan; Vairamuthu; Vairamuthu A. R. Rahman; Ilaiyaraaja; M. S. Viswanathan; Uyire (1998); Mouna Ragam (1986); Varumayin Niram Sivappu (1980); Vikram (1986); Salangai Oli (1983)
27 April 2015 Post-2001 Songs Round Red (fast solo) Jeyanth "Puli Urumudhu" Ananthu Narayanan & Mahesh Vinayakram Kabilan Vijay Antony Vettaikaaran (2009)
27 April 2015 Red (melody duet) R. Madhumitha & Sharath Santhosh "Urugudhe Maragudhe" Shreya Ghoshal & Shankar Mahadevan Na. Muthukumar G. V. Prakash Kumar Veyil (2006)
27 April 2015 White (melody solo) Haripriya "Vizhiyilae" K. S. Chithra Palani Bharathi G. V. Prakash Kumar Velli Thirai (2007)
28 April 2015 White (fast duet) Nithyashree & Shivani "Kaal Mulaitha Poovae" Javed Ali & Mahalakshmi Iyer Madhan Karky Harris Jayaraj Maattrraan (2012)
28 April 2015 White (freestyle) Saicharan "Unakkena Iruppaen" Haricharan Na. Muthukumar Joshua Sridhar Kaadhal (2004)
28 April 2015 Red (freestyle) Koushik "Aariro" Haricharan Na. Muthukumar G. V. Prakash Kumar Deiva Thirumagal (2011)
28 April 2015 White (group performance) Saicharan, Syed, Deepak, Srinisha, Nithyashree & Haripriya A cappella Harmony (high risk with no lyrics) various no lyrics various various
29 April 2015 Mani Ratnam Songs Round Black (freestyle) Niranjana "Adiye" Sid Sriram Madhan Karky A. R. Rahman Kadal (2013)
30 April 2015 Green (fast solo) Shravan "Kootathilae Kovil Puraa" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Muthulingam Ilaiyaraaja Idaya Kovil (1985)
30 April 2015 Black (fast duet) Sonia & Bharath "Veerapandi Kotayyile" K. S. Chithra, Unni Menon & Mano Vairamuthu A. R. Rahman Thiruda Thiruda (1993)
30 April 2015 Black (group performance) Aravind, Sonia, Niranjana, Deepthi, Bharath, & Rajaganapathy (voice breaking now) Medley (excerpts from "Rakkama Kaiya Thattu"; "Rukkumani"; "Kuchi Kuchi"; & "Hamma Hamma") SPB & Swarnalatha ("Sw"); SPB & Chithra; Hariharan, Sw, G. V. Prakash & Sharadha; Suresh Peters & Sw Vaali; Vairamuthu; Vairamuthu; Vairamuthu Ilaiyaraaja; A. R. Rahman; A. R. Rahman; A. R. Rahman Thalapathi (1991); Roja (1992); Bombay (1995); Bombay (1995)
5 May 2015 Quarter-finals 2 Round Red (freestyle) Anushya (best backing vocals: Dhanyashree & Priyanka) "Kannodu Kanbathellam" Nithyasree Mahadevan Vairamuthu A. R. Rahman Jeans (1998)
5 May 2015 Yellow (freestyle) Narayanan "O Sukumari" Shankar Mahadevan & Harini Vairamuthu Harris Jayaraj Anniyan (2005)
6 May 2015 Red (best melody solo) Koushik (best backing vocals: Aajith, Dhanya & Priyanka) "Anbe Anbe" Hariharan & Anuradha Sriram Vairamuthu A. R. Rahman Jeans (1998)
6 May 2015 Red (group performance) Priyanka, Dhanyashree, Aajeedh, Koushik, Praveen, Jeyanth, & Anushya Medley (excerpts from "Please Sir"; & "Maro Maro ("Break The Rules")" Kunal Ganjawala, Benny Dayal, Clinton Cerejo, S. P. B. Charan & Chinmayi; George, Anupama, Sunitha Sarathy & Karthik Vaali A. R. Rahman Boys (2003)
6 May 2015 Yellow (specified 33% group performance) Madhu, Nikhil, Srinivas, Narayanan, Rakshitha, Akhilesh, & Spoorthi (short alapana followed by excerpt from "Kollayile Thennai") P. Jayachandran Vairamuthu A. R. Rahman Kadhalan (1994)
7 May 2015 Semi-final Celebration Round Black (melody duet) Niranjana & Sonia short alapana followed by "Kannukkul Pothivaippen" Niranjana, Sadhana Sargam, Charulatha Mani, Vijay Prakash & Dr. R. Ganesh Parvathy M. Ghibran Thirumanam Ennum Nikkah (2014)

Semifinals

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Four teams qualified for the semi-finals:

  1. White Devils vs Dangaamaari (Black) - won by White Devils.
  2. The Red Octaves vs The Loud Speakers (Blue) - won by Loud Speakers.

The non-group performances in the semi-finals unusually featured a medley of two songs at a time (instead of sticking to the preferred one-song format). Memorable performances for viewers included:

Air date Round Team Contestant(s) Song Original artist Lyricist Music composer/director Source/Movie (year)
11 May 2015 Semi-finals Round 1 White (fast solo) Nithyashree portion of "Yaaradi Nee Mohini" various Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam G. Ramanathan Uthama Puthiran (1958)
11 May 2015 White (melody duet) Sai Vignesh & Srinisha portion of "Iravum Nilavum" T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela Kannadasan Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Karnan (1964)
12 May 2015 Black (melody duet) Sonia & Monika portion of "Nathiyil Aadum" various Vairamuthu Ilaiyaraaja Kaadhal Oviyam (1982)
12 May 2015 Black (fast duet) Diwakar & Niranjana portion of "Manmadha Maasam" Shankar Mahadevan & Nithyasree Mahadevan Vaali A. R. Rahman Paarthale Paravasam
(2001)
12 May 2015 White (freestyle) Saisharan improvisation in ragas Vasantha & Hamsanandhi; "Vandhanam En"; and
"Kandaen Kandaen"
Saisharan;
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam;
Karthik & Swetha Mohan
Traditional Carnatic music improvisation;
Vaali; &
Yugabharathi
Saisharan;
Gangai Amaran; &
Vidyasagar
Traditional Carnatic music improvisation;
Vazhvey Maayam (1982); &
Pirivom Santhippom (2008)
13 May 2015 Red (solo) Jeyanth portion of "Senthamizh Then" T. R. Mahalingam Kannadasan Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Maalayitta Mangai (1958)
14 May 2015 Red (melody duet) Anushya & Koushik portion of "Mullai Malar Mele" P. Susheela & T. M. Soundararajan Kannadasan G. Ramanathan Uthama Puthiran (1958)
14 May 2015 Red (freestyle) Sharath Santhosh "Oru Pennai"; &
"Sandhi Kudhire"
T. M. Soundararajan; & Haricharan Vaali; &
Pa. Vijay
Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy; & A. R. Rahman Dheiva Thaai (1964); & Kaaviya Thalaivan (2014)
14 May 2015 Blue (freestyle) Malavika portion of "Vadhaname Chandhra Bimbamo" M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar Papanasam Sivan Papanasam Sivan Sivakavi (1943)
15 May 2015 Red (melody solo) Priyanka
(backing by Koushik)
portion of "Snehithane Snehithane" Sadhana Sargam Vairamuthu A. R. Rahman Alaipayuthey (2000)
15 May 2015 Blue (group performance) Krishnan, Santhosh Balaji, Shenbagaraj, Malavika, Anu, &
Santhosh Hariharan
Musical drama (particularly portions of "Kaayadha Kaanagatthe...Mevaadha Maan"; "Vaanga Makka"; "Thanga Jariga"; & "Podhuvaaga") TRM; Haricharan & Dr. Narayanan; TMS, P. Susheela, and S. C. Krishnan; Malaysia Vasudevan Kannadasan; Na. Muthukumar; Kannadasan; & Panchu Arunachalam T. Rajagopala Sarma & R. Sudharsanam; A. R. Rahman; K. V. Mahadevan; & Ilaiyaraaja Sri Valli (1945); Kaaviya Thalaivan (2014); Navarathiri (1964); & Murattu Kaalai (1980)

Finals

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The finals consisted of a competitive match between the White Devils team, captained by season 1 winning captain Saisharan, and the Loud Speakers team captained by Santosh Hariharan. The teams were required to deliver performances across three genres during the week - being Carnatic classical music genre, western music genre, and folk music genre.

With the return of TV anchor-turned-popular actor Ma Ka Pa Anand as a special host, electric veena exponent Rajhesh Vaidhya as a special guest musician, and noteworthy comments from special judges Sunitha Sarathy & S. P. Charan, viewers responded positively to the finals which were telecast on Vijay TV from 18 May 2015.

The outcome of the finals was announced in the episode aired on 22 May 2015, and was well received by viewers. Saisharan's "White Devils" team was crowned the title winner of the competition after delivering outstanding performances during the finals and throughout the competition. Prize money was awarded to both teams, courtesy of the show's sponsors, with the winning team receiving 3 lakh rupees, and the runner up team receiving 2 lakh rupees.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Super Singer T20 is back - The Times of India". Times of India. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Super Singer T20 from March 16 - The Times of India". Times of India. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.