# Sa Re Ga Ma Pa The Next Singing Youth Icon

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa The Next Singing Youth Icon is the 16th season of the Indian Telugu-language musical/singing reality television show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Telugu. It premiered on Zee Telugu from 29 September 2024. Abhigna is the winner of the season.

## Production

Sreemukhi returned as the presenter after the 14th season. Koti and S. P. Sailaja returned as the judges from the previous season with Kasarla Shyam debuting in the show. D. Satya Sivakumar, Arun Kaundinya and Srikanth Ippili returned as the voice trainers of the show.

### Auditions

Before conducting on-ground auditions, a digital version of the auditions were held in July 2024 soon after the announcement of the show. On-ground auditions of the show were held across ten cities in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam auditions were held on 27 July 2024 and 28 July 2024 respectively. Rajahmundry and Vijayawada auditions were held on 3 August 2024 and 4 August 2024 respectively. Warangal and Karimnagar auditions were held on 10 August 2024 and 11 August 2024 respectively. Nellore, Tirupati and Kurnool auditions were held on 17 August 2024, 18 August 2024 and 19 August 2024 respectively. Hyderabad auditions were held on 25 August 2024.

## Judges

* Koti
* Kasarla Shyam
* S. P. Sailaja

## Mentors

| Team | Mentor |
| City Classics | Ramya Behara |
| Metro Melodies | Anudeep Dev |
| Village Vocals | L. V. Revanth |

## Guests

| Guest | Episode(s) No. | Notes |
| Vijay Yesudas | 1 | Guest judge |
| Chinmayi Sripada | 1 | Support mentor for City Classics |
| Kayden Sharma | 1 | Support mentor for Metro Melodies |
| Penchal Das | 1 | Support mentor for Village Vocals |
| Srinivas | 2 | Guest judge |
| Sadha | 5 and 6 | Guest judge |
| Sadha | 6 | Guest judge |
| Kiran Abbavaram | 6 | To promote their film KA |
| Nayan Sarika | 6 | To promote their film KA |
| Tanvi Ram | 6 | To promote their film KA |
| Sri Krishna | 8 | To participate in the "Singing with Superstars" round |
| Sahithi Chaganti | 8 | To participate in the "Singing with Superstars" round |
| P V N S Rohit | 8 | To participate in the "Singing with Superstars" round |
| Harini Ivaturi | 8 | To participate in the "Singing with Superstars" round |
| Shiju Abdul Rasheed | 8 | To promote their television show Vikkatakavi |
| Naresh Agastya | 8 | To promote their television show Vikkatakavi |
| Ravi Teja Nannimala | 8 | To promote their television show Vikkatakavi |
| Tarak Ponnappa | 8 | To promote their television show Vikkatakavi |
| Pradeep Maddali | 8 | To promote their television show Vikkatakavi |
| Prudhvi Chandra | 9 | To participate in the "Singing with Superstars" round |
| Damini Bhatla | 9 | To participate in the "Singing with Superstars" round |
| Deepu | 9 | To participate in the "Singing with Superstars" round |
| Roll Rida | 9 | To participate in the "Singing with Superstars" round |
| Anantha Sriram | 10 and 14–19 | Guest judge |
| Priyadarshi Pulikonda | 11 | To promote their film Sarangapani Jathakam |
| Mohana Krishna Indraganti | 11 | To promote their film Sarangapani Jathakam |
| Roopa Koduvayur | 11 | To promote their film Sarangapani Jathakam |
| Ananya Bhaskar | 12 | To participate in "Maha Sangamam" round |
| Bharat Raj | 12 | To participate in "Maha Sangamam" round |
| Pavan Kalyan | 12 | To participate in "Maha Sangamam" round |
| Yuti Harshavardhana | 12 | To participate in "Maha Sangamam" round |
| Venkata Chaitanya | 12 | To participate in "Maha Sangamam" round |
| Sai Sri Charan | 13 | To participate in "Maha Sangamam" round |
| Daniel | 13 | To participate in "Maha Sangamam" round |
| Shivani | 13 | To participate in "Maha Sangamam" round |
| Dasari Parvathi | 13 | To participate in "Maha Sangamam" round |
| Sudhanshu | 13 | To participate in "Maha Sangamam" round |
| Nani | 13 | To promote the television premiere of their film Saripodhaa Sanivaaram |
| Priyanka Mohan | 13 | To promote the television premiere of their film Saripodhaa Sanivaaram |
| Tarun | 17 | |
| Naga Chaitanya | 20 | To promote their film Thandel |
| Sai Pallavi | 20 | To promote their film Thandel |
| Allu Aravind | 20 | To promote their film Thandel |
| Radha | 20 | |
| Mangli | 20 | Music performance |
| Satyam Rajesh | 20 | To promote their film Thala |
| Amma Rajasekhar | 20 | To promote their film Thala |
| Amma Raagin Raj | 20 | To promote their film Thala |
| Ester Noronha | 20 | To promote their film Thala |
| Vishwak Sen | 20 | To announce the winner and to promote his film Laila |

## Contestants

Contestants who had selected in the premiere episode were placed in Top 15. The other contestants were in the "Hold" status.

### Top 15

| Name | Home town | Team | Status | Position | Date |
| Abhigna | Virginia, US | City Classics | Winner | 1st | 9 February 2025 |
| Meghana Naidu | Hyderabad, TG | Metro Melodies | 1st runner-up | 2nd | 9 February 2025 |
| Sathwik Rao | | Metro Melodies | 2nd runner-up | 3rd | 9 February 2025 |
| Sri Vaishnavi | Atmakuru, AP | Village Vocals | 2nd runner-up | 3rd | 9 February 2025 |
| Manasa Sai | Hyderabad, TG | Metro Melodies | 3rd runner-up | 4th | 9 February 2025 |
| Mohan Kumar | Isakalapalem, AP | Village Vocals | 3rd runner-up | 4th | 9 February 2025 |
| Pratyusha | Kothagudem, TG | Village Vocals | Semi Finalist | 5th | 2 February 2025 |
| Sahasra Behara | | Metro Melodies | Semi Finalist | 5th | 2 February 2025 |
| Sai Tushar | AP | City Classics | Semi Finalist | 5th | 2 February 2025 |
| Soundarya Lahari | Visakhapatnam, AP | City Classics | Eliminated | 6th | 12 January 2025 |
| Mani Yashwanth | | City Classics | Eliminated | 7th | 1 December 2024 |
| Mukesh | Dharmavaram, AP | Village Vocals | Eliminated | 7th | 1 December 2024 |
| Manikanta | Hyderabad, TG | Metro Melodies | Eliminated | 8th | 20 October 2024 |
| Sai Manoj | Reddipeta, AP | Village Vocals | Eliminated | 8th | 20 October 2024 |
| Vishnupriya | | City Classics | Eliminated | 8th | 20 October 2024 |

### Other contestants

| Name | Status |
| Vishwateja | Hold |
| Sravani | Hold |
| Sanjana Naidu | Hold |
| Shragvi | Hold |
| Sowmya Shubham Patra | Hold |
| Rajeshwar Prasad | Hold |
| Rammohan Rao | Hold |
| Srinivasa Vishnuteja | Hold |
| Kishore | Hold |
| Lakshmi Sri | Hold |
| Srirag | Hold |