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Sirasa SuperStar is a musical reality show conducted in Sri Lanka by the TV channel Sirasa TV. Its aim is to find the most talented upcoming singer in the country. The competition's first season began in mid 2005 and ended in March 2006. And Season II finished on 27th of octomber. Sirasa SuperStar is similar to the musical reality series: Pop Idol.It's next appearance (season 3) is due to take place shortly.

After conducting a series of auditions across the country, 100 contestants are selected for the next round. Next, each contestant is given a chance to perform two songs, and from several groups, final 48 are chosen by the judging panel. Afterwards, the opportunity to engage in the decision-making is handed over to the viewers. From there on until the finals, viewers are given a limited time period to vote for their favorites in the respective rounds (that is, Final 24, Final 12 and Final 2, through the SMS system.

The 12 finalists perform one song each week (two songs in later rounds) based on which the viewers vote. The contestant with the least number of votes is eliminated every week. The final show is held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, among a large audience. According to the number of votes received by each contestant on that day, the one with the higher number is crowned the Sirasa Superstar and the other becomes the Runner-up. For Season II, the winner, will be awarded a Rs. 3.4 million worth car and Rs. one million in cash, in addition to the prestigious trophy.

Judges

Season 1: The judging panel consisted of popular local singers Rookantha Gunathilaka, Nirosha Virajini & Jagath Wickramasinghe. But after the selection of the final 48, it was the public who made their judgments through a public voting system.

Season 2: For the preliminary rounds which saw close to 51000 participants 18 judges were employed. But later on the judging panel consisted of Chandrika Siriwardene, Jagath Wickramasinghe and Raju Bandara. From the final 48 onwards the contestants were chosen by public voting guided by the opinions of the above mentioned judges who were joined by a guest judge each week.

Voting

The final 48 which were chosen from the stage performances performed by the final 100 were chosen by the judging panel. These 48 contestants consisted of 24 males and 24 females. Each sex was divided into 3 groups of eight who took the stage to win the vote of the public. The top 4 of each such group made up the final 24 while the final 12 was chosen the same way.

Contestants

Season 1

Winner - Ajith Bandara, the highly rated pop singer who was the oldest of the finalists defeated the others by making it to the finale and winning the competition.

Runner-Up - Malith Perera, the young and talented versatile singer who met with an accident during the competition.

Season 2

Winner - Pradeep Rangana, the medical student from the University of Ruhuna took the crown by displaying his versatility.

Runner-Up - Surendra Perera, the singer who mesmerized the country with his stunning voice which was often compared to that of H R Jothipala.

Final 12 of Season I

01.Ajith Bandara
02.Malith Perera
03.Amila Perera
04.Darshana Pramodh
05.Shihan Mihiranga
06.Manjula Pushpakumara
07.Waruna Madhusanka Peirs
08.Theekshana Anuradha
09.Nishantha Nanayakkara
10.Asela Eranda
11.Madhawa Dasanayaka
12.Mohan Dharshana

Final 12 of Season II

01.Pradeep Rangana Abeysinghe (Winner)
02.Surendra Perera (Runner-up)
03.Amila Nadeeshani
04.Gamini Susiriwardhena
05.Nadini Premadasa
06.Sankha Dineth
07.Buddhika Ushan Premaratne
08.Manjula Niwanthi
09.Maheshika Lakmali
10.Nalinda Ranasinghe
11.Wathsala Madhumali
12.Gayani Madhusha

External links

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 == External links ==
+*[http://www.lankamediatalk.com Lanka Media Information]
 *[http://www.lankamusicclub.com/ Lanka Music Club]
 *[http://www.peoplessirasasuperstar.com/ Surendra's Web Site]