New Delhi, April 2 : Singing reality show "Indian
Idol" enters its sixth season and the three judges -
Salim Merchant,
Anu Malek and Sunidhi Chauhan - say the focus this time will be on the
power of the voice and not on the looks.
Sunidhi feels in a bid
to discover a complete package - a mix of good voice and looks - the
judges missed out on true singing talents and that is the reason they
are not giving much importance to looks.
"Our priority this time
is only good voice. That voice has to have a spark and magic which
touches the soul. Yes, season five was all about complete packaging, but
while selecting that we missed out on some great talents. So this time
we thought why not concentrate on voice only as looks can happen
gradually with grooming," she told IANS.
Salim of music composer
duo Salim and Sulaiman, said: "It is wrong to say that we always look
for a complete package as this edition will be only about good singer.
The focus will only be on voice."
It is said that over 1.5 lakh
participants have registered themselves online for this edition of
"Indian Idol", which has earlier discovered talents like Abhijeet
Sawant,
Sandeep Acharya,
Prashant Tamang and
Sreeramchandra Mynampati.
Musician
Anu Malek, who has been a judge on the show ever since its debut in
2004, said looks can help contestant only if he or she is blessed with a
good voice.
"I am not looking for a girl who looks beautiful. If
that comes with your voice, it can be an added bonus. But for me voice
matters and nothing else," he added.
So far Tripura girl
Sourabhee Debbarma has been the only female who won the "Indain Idol"
title. She participated in the season four.
Sunidhi said this
edition might see more female contestants and added: "So far the number
of girls are more then boys and I am happy about it. It's good to see
girls are coming out and showing their true power. Hope to get more
female winners."
The show will be hosted by Husain Kuwajerwala
and Mini Mathur. Though the dates are not finalised yet, but it may
replace "Comedy Circus".
© IANS 
