# Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs International

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs International is an Indian televised children's singing competition announced by Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007 host, Aditya Narayan, on 28 July 2007. The season began on 19 October 2007 with 28 contestants. The show was broadcast on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Anamika Choudhari won this competition on 1 March 2008. It is the second instalment of the "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs" series and the fifth public voting competition in the "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa" series. Chronologically, the show was preceded by Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007.
Narayan mentioned that children aged 6–14 worldwide could send recordings of their songs on a CD if they wished to participate in the competition. Furthermore, on 13 October 2007, Narayan also added that Pritam and Sonu Nigam would be the judges of the show. However, Pritam was later replaced by Suresh Wadkar.

## Regional auditions phase
### Locations

The auditions were held in the following cities in India:
* Chandigarh: – 22 September
* Ahmedabad: – 28 September
* Delhi: – 23 September
* Kolkata: – 23 September
* Mumbai: – 29 September
International auditions took place in the United Kingdom, Dubai, USA, South Africa, Malaysia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Singapore, Fiji, Kenya, Australia, Israel and Hong Kong.
Most participants were from India. No foreign contestants reached the finals

### Judges

* Sonu Nigam
* Suresh Wadkar
Contestants :
| Name | City/State | Country | Status | Status Date | Episode Number | Wildcard Entry/2nd Elimination |
| Anamika Choudhari | Mariani, Assam | India | Winner | 1 March 2008 | Episode 40 | |
| Rohanpreet Singh | Patiala, Punjab | India | 1st runner-up | 1 March 2008 | Episode 40 | |
| Tanmay Chaturvedi | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | India | 2nd runner-up | 1 March 2008 | Episode 40 | |
| Aamir Hafeez | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh | India | 3rd runner-up | 15 February 2008 | Episode 34 | |
| Vasundhara Raturi | Delhi | India | 4th runner-up | 8 February 2008 | Episode 32 | |
| Vaishali Raikwar | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh | India | Voted out | 1 December 2007 | Episode 14 | 25 Jan 2008/Epi. 29 |
| Smita Nandi | Agartala, Tripura | India | Voted out | 18 January 2008 | Episode 27 | |
| Vibhor Parashar | Delhi | India | Voted out | 12 January 2008 | Episode 25 | |
| Rohit Shyam Raut | Nagpur, Maharashtra | India | Voted out | 4 January 2008 | Episode 23 | |
| Paritosh Pande | Gaziabad, Uttar Pradesh | India | Voted out | 21 December 2007 | Episode 21 | |
| Sahil Solanki | Hissar, Haryana | India | Voted out | 14 December 2007 | Episode 6 | 1 Dec 2007/Epi. 14 |
| Loria Dhoshi | Jaipur, Rajasthan | India | Voted out | 8 December 2007 | Episode 16 | |
| Shahzaad Ali | Bikaner, Rajasthan | India | Voted out | 3 November 2007 | Episode 17 | |
| Sagar Padke | Mumbai, Maharashtra | India | Voted out | 30 November 2007 | Episode 13 | |
| Sayon Sen | New Delhi | India | Voted out | 17 November 2007 | Episode 10 | |
| Barbie Rajput with Ankesh Godbole | Mandi, Himachal Pradesh | India | Voted out | 10 November 2007 | Episode 8 | |
| Arghya Ramnath Naik | Muscat | Oman | Voted out | 28 October 2007 | Episode 5 | |
| Harsh Kapoor | Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh | India | Voted out | 27 October 2007 | Episode 4 | |
| Shreya Nayak | Mumbai, Maharashtra | India | Voted out | 27 October 2007 | Episode 4 | |
| Shreya Tripathi | Sitrah | Bahrain | Voted out | 27 October 2007 | Episode 4 | |
| Sukanya Gupta | Delhi | India | Voted out | 27 October 2007 | Episode 4 | |
| Utkarsha Telang | Indor, Madhya Pradesh | India | Voted out | 27 October 2007 | Episode 4 | |
| Aamna Waheed (Spelling Correction) | England | United Kingdom | Voted out | 26 October 2007 | Episode 3 | |
| Maithali Shome | Johannesburg | South Africa | Voted out | 26 October 2007 | Episode 3 | |
| Rupaali | Suva | Fiji | Voted out | 26 October 2007 | Episode 3 | |
| Surbhi Rajput | Kota, Rajasthan | India | Voted out | 26 October 2007 | Episode 3 | |
| Veda Narulkar | Mumbai, Maharashtra | India | Voted out | 26 October 2007 | Episode 3 | |
| Anshula Kumar | Sydney | Australia | Voted out | 19 October 2007 | Episode 2 | |
| Monalisa Roy | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Voted out | 19 October 2007 | Episode 2 | |
| Shruti Khandai | California | United States | Voted out | 19 October 2007 | Episode 2 | |
| Vibhav Gautam | Doha | Qatar | Voted out | 19 October 2007 | Episode 2 | |
| Yash Kansara | N/A | United States | Voted out | 19 October 2007 | Grand Finale | |

## Episode themes

Just as was done in previous Sa Re Ga Ma Pa shows, the idea of themes is used to determine the contestants' versatility and ability to sing different genres.
* Episode 1 – Week 1 (Fri, 19 October) – Introduction to Indian Contestants
* Episode 2 – Week 1 (Sat, 20 October) – Introduction to Foreign Contestants
* Episode 3 – Week 2 (Fri, 26 October) – Contestants' Choice
* Episode 4 – Week 2 (Sat, 27 October) – Contestants' Choice
* Episode 5 – Week 3
* Episode 6 – Week 3 (Sat, 3 November) – "Masti and Dhamaal" Songs
* Episode 7 – Week 4 (Fri, 9 November) – Diwali Special
* Episode 8 – Week 4 (Sat, 10 November) – Rock and Roll Songs
* Episode 9 – Week 5 (Fri, 16 November) – Children's Day Special
* Episode 10 – Week 5 (Sat, 17 November) – Comedy Special
* Episode 11 – Week 6 (Fri, 23 November) – Asha Bhonsle's Songs
* Episode 12 – Week 6 (Sat, 24 November)
* Episode 13 – Week 7 (Fri, 30 November) – Contestant's Favorite Songs
* Episode 14 – Week 7 (Sat, 1 December) – Retro Theme
* Episode 15 – Week 8 (Fri, 7 December) – Hungama Songs
* Episode 16 – Week 8 (Sat, 8 December) – Aamir Khan's Songs
* Episode 17 – Week 9 (Fri, 14 December) –
* Episode 18 – Week 9 (Sat, 15 December) –
* Episode 19 – Week 10 (Fri, 21 December) – Balle Balle Punjabi Songs
* Episode 20 – Week 10 (Sat, 22 December) – Hits of Karisma Kapoor
* Episode 21 – Week 11 (Fri, 28 December) – Sonu Nigam's Songs
* Episode 22 – Week 11 (Sat, 29 December) – Disco Special
* Episode 23 – Week 12 (Fri, 4 January) – Beach Special
* Episode 24 – Week 12 (Sat, 5 January) – Parent's Special
* Episode 25 – Week 13 (Fri, 11 January) – Arabic Music
* Episode 26 – Week 13 (Sat, 12 January) – Mela Special
* Episode 27 – Week 14 (Fri, 18 January) – Sufi Songs
* Episode 28 – Week 14 (Sat, 19 January) – Hits of Arshad Warsi/Ayesha Takia
* Episode 29 – Week 15 (Fri, 25 January) – Train Songs
* Episode 30 – Week 15 (Sat, 26 January) – Patriotic Songs
* Episode 31 – Week 16 (Fri, 1 February) – Suresh Wadkar's Songs
* Episode 32 – Week 16 (Sat, 2 February) – New Songs of 2007 & Romantic Songs
* Episode 33 – Week 17 (Fri, 8 February) – Devotional Songs
* Episode 34 – Week 17 (Sat, 9 February) – Chaand & Bhoot Songs
* Episode 35 – Week 18 (Fri, 15 February) – Classical Songs
* Episode 36 – Week 18 (Sat, 16 February) – Hits of Kajol/Ajay Devgan

## Celebrity guests

* Week 3 (2 November) – Anand Raj Anand
* Week 4 (9 November) – Vishal–Shekhar
* Week 5 (16 November) – Amrita-Nagin
* Week 6 (23 November 24 November) – Asha Bhonsle (both days)
* Week 7 (1 December) – Soha Ali Khan
* Week 8 (7 December) – Usha Uthup
* Week 8 (8 December) – Aamir Khan
* Week 9 (14 December 15 December) – Alka Yagnik (both days)
* Week 10 (21 December) – Richa Sharma
* Week 10 (22 December) – Karisma Kapoor
* Week 11 (28 December) – Agam Kumar Nigam
* Week 11 (29 December) – Mithun Chakraborty, Amrita Rao, Nikhil Dwivedi
* Week 12 (5 January) – Deepa Narayan
* Week 13 (11 January) – Nagesh Kukunoor, Shreyas Talpade, Salim–Sulaiman
* Week 14 (18 January) – Rajpal Yadav
* Week 14 (19 January) – Ayesha Takia, Arshad Warsi
* Week 15 (26 January) – Bipasha Basu
* Week 16 (1 February) – Vishal Bhardwaj
* Week 16 (2 February) – Kunal Khemu, Sameer Tandon
* Week 17 (9 February) – Raju Shrivastav
* Week 18 (15 February) – Amjad Ali Khan
* Week 18 (16 February]) – Kajol, Ajay Devgan
Grand Finale: (1 March) Kajol and Ajay Devgan