Indian Idol 1

The first season of Indian Idol premiered on 28 October 2004 on Sony Entertainment Television. It concluded on March 5, 2005. It was hosted by Mini Mathur and Aman Yatan Verma. Anu Malik, Sonu Nigam, and Farah Khan were the judges. Abhijeet Sawant won the competition.

The musical reality show which started all other reality shows of its kind was aired in Sony television and is the Indian Idol show. Indian Idol season 1 was aired on 28th October, 2004 and ended on 5th March, 2005. It gave an opportunity to the budding artists in the singing field to try their luck in achieving their dream of becoming singer. Many participated in this competition and were cheered by the audiences and the public likely. Aman Verma and Mini Mathur hosted the Indian Idol show and made it lively and encouraging. The judges of the show Indian Idol 1 were very talented and experienced in the field of music. One of the finest and popular singers, Sonu Nigam, multitalented music director Anu Malik and award winning choreographer Farah khan were the three judges of the show which was sponsored mainly by Amul India Company.

The winner of the show was selected using the public voting mode. A Mumbai boy, Abhijeet Sawant won the first season of this competition. First runner-up was Amit Sana from Bhilai, 2nd runner-up was Rahul Vaidya hailing from Nagpur and Prajakta Shukre hailing from Jabalpur, MP came fourth in the competition. Every other contestant were able to reap some or the other benefits from Indian Idol season 1.

"Aap Ka Abhijeet" was the first solo album of winner Abhijeet Sawant, released by Sony BMG. He represented India in Asian Idol competition and came third in the show. His second album ‘Junoon’ was a success and made him a household name. He also did commercial advertisements for the product Spearmint. His first film ‘Lottery’ got him into the acting career but was not able to do well and liked by the audiences.

First runner-up of Indian Idol 1, Amit Sana released his first and solo album and got many offers of singing. Second runner-up Rahul Vaidya, hosted the popular show, Aaja Mahi Ve and dance show, Jhoom India on Star plus Channel.  He sang for a film, Shaddi No. 1 and was a member of the Shankar’s Rockstars which won the musical show, Music Ka Maha Muqquabla which was aired on Star Plus. He also won another musical show, Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar in which Abhijeet Sawant was the first runner-up. Prajakta Shukre also released her solo album and is seen in musical shows and events. Other contestants Rahul Saxena, Amit Tandon got offers from Farah Khan and TV producers respectively.

Elimination chart 

External  links

• Indian Idol official website

Abhijeet Sawant

Abhijeet Sawant (Marathi: अभिजीत सावंत, born 7 October 1981) is an Indian singer.He is the winner of Indian Idol (Season 1). He was the first runner up of Clinic All Clear - Jo jeeta Wohi Superstar, and came at third place in Asian Idol.

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 Indian Idol
• 3 Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star
• 4 Career
• 5 Asian Idol
• 6 Discography
  • 6.1 Playback Singer
  • 6.2 Books
• 7 External inks

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Biography :

Abhijeet Sawant, son of Shridhar Pandurang Sawant was born in a Maharashtrain family. He is originally [Mumbai], Maharashtra.He studied at The Chetana college of Commerce & Economics located at Bandra(East),Mumbai. From his colleges days, he was keen on joining the Music Industry in India.


In April, 2013 Abhijeet Sawant launched his 3rd album 'Farida' under Universal Music. Abhijeet shot to fame by being the first winner of the Indian Idol franchise. The New Album Farida is a sufi Album. Before this, Abhijeet has two more successful albums to his name, Aap ka Abhijeet Sawant(in 2004) and Junoon(in 2007).

The album's title Farida, refers to the great sufi saint Baba Farid, He was a 12th-century Sufi preacher and saint of the Chishti Order of South Asia. Fariduddin Ganjshakar is generally recognised as the first major poet of the Punjabi language, and is considered one of the pivotal saints of the Punjab region. He is considered one of the fifteen Sikh bhagats, and selections from his work are included in the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh sacred scripture.

The title song is a verse written in Punjabi by the great saint and details his immersion in the love and devotion of god almighty. Abhijeet has shown his versatility with this beautifully sung song in Punjabi, giving an international music feel to it. Another song 'Aao More piya...', is a happy song, where the singer is longing for their beloved. Both songs are about love. These particular genres not only connect to young listeners, but also cuts across spectrum of listeners of any age.

The songs are composed by Harpeet Singh, Rajeev Bhalla, Nakkash, Amit sawant. Farida will be consisting of 7 songs with lyrics from Baba Fareed and others.

Indian Idol

Abhijeet Sawant was the 1st Winner of the Indian Idol in 2005. Indian Idol is an adaptation of the Pop Idol format. It started airing in India with the first season in 2004–2005 and followed that with second (2005–2006), third (2007) and fourth (2008–2009) seasons. In February 2010, Sony Entertainment Television announced the launch of the Fifth season.

The winner of the first season of Indian Idol was Abhijeet Sawant, from Mumbai. This season was aired from October, 2004 to 5 March 2005 on Sony TV. Amit Sana from Bhilai, Chhattisgarh was declared the 1st runner-up, while Rahul Vaidya from Nagpur and Prajakta Shukre from Jabalpur, MP came 3rd and 4th respectively, in the competition.

The judges for the First season were Anu Malik, Sonu Nigam and Farah Khan. They retained the same spot for the Second Season. The first season was hosted by Aman Verma and Mini Mathur.

The winner, Abhijeet Sawant, went on to release his first album "Aap Ka Abhijeet". He participated in Asian Idol representing India and was placed third in the competition. He also released his second album Junoon which was a success and he also did play back for the movie, Ashiq Banaya Apne. Abhijeet also did some commercials for Spraymint. He started acting with his debut film "Lottery", which was released in March 2009, but did not do well at the box office.

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Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star

Abhijeet Sawant was a finalist of Clinic All Clear Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar (telecasted in the Indian Channel Star Plus). He became the first runner up of the show. Jeeta Wohi Super Star was an Indian reality television series which aims to bring the winners of 'all' singing reality shows completed previously and the runners-up together competed for the 'Superstar' title under 'one roof'. The series' grand-finale took place on July 12, 2008.

 

Career

His first solo album, Aapka Abhijeet Sawant, was released on April 7, 2005. The album contains songs sung by Abhijeet, Amit Sana and Prajakta Shukre. His first song "Mohabbatein Lutaunga" was the first major hit of this album and his career. His second album, Junoon - Abhijeet Sawant was released on 10 July 2007. The title track "Junoon" was a major hit and stayed on top of record charts for weeks. The second single "Ek shaqs" was also a minor hit. He has joined the Shiv Sena with a mandate to attract youth to the party fold.He gets his First break in bolly by Himesh Reshammiya in Aashiq Banaya Aapne movie by the smash hit "Marjawaan Mitjawaan."

He has made a special appearance in the very popular Kaisa Yeh Pyar Hai as himself for one episode in the very beginning of the drama.

He also performed at Star Parivaar Awards 2008, along with Ruprekha Banerjee, Ishmeet Singh Sodhi who were the champions and Rahul Vaidya, Prajakta Shukre, Vinit Singh who were the challengers; which was the theme of Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar.

He, along with his wife Shilpa, participated in the Dancing Reality Show, Nach Baliye (Season 4) in (2008–2009). Though being the Judges hot favorite pair, they were eliminated after facing public votes and could not make it to the finals. He made his debut into acting by the movie Lottery. He also made a small appearance at the end of film Tees Maar Khan.

He co-hosted Indian Idol 5 along with Hussain Kuwajerwala.

Asian Idol

Abhijeet Sawant competed in the first edition of Asian Idol which was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from December 15 to 16, 2007, which was won by Hady Mirza of Singapore Idol. He performed Everything I Do by Brian Adams and his own song Junoon in the platform. Though Abhijeet did not win he stood third out of the rest. Despite not winning, he was credited by the judges for giving Asian audience a taste of Indian music.

Discography

• Junoon
• Aapka Abhijeet Sawant
• Farida 

Playback Singer

• "Mar Jaavan Mit Jaavan" (Aashiq Banaya Aapne)
• "Yaad Teri Yaad" (Jawani Diwani - A Youthful Joyride)
• "Happy Ending"(Tees Maar Khan)with Prajakta Shukre, Debojit Saha, Harshit Saxena.
• "Bechain sapne"(Chittagong) with Mahalaxmi Iyer.

 Books

• Aapka Abhijeet

External links

• Abhijeet Sawant Official Site