Hindustan College of Engineering's Area 2 Idol is an adaptation of a very popular international television program. It is a talent hunt to identify the best singer from the 18 Round tables in the Area covering Chennai and Pondicherry. This year we organised the Area 2 Idol program on Sunday the February 24th, 2008 at Hotel Accord Metropolitan T Nagar from 7 p.m. onwards.
It was a high profile Event with some of the most eminent personalities from the Film and Music World judging the event. This event is highly acclaimed in the Tabling Community and is attended by all the tables with nearly 320 people from Chennai and Pondicherry, cheering and enthralling the participants all thru.
It was an evening packed with fun, fellowship and excitement. 24 participants in the first round which was shortlisted to 12 in the second round and finally to 6 in the Final round. We also had the special duet round that was introduced this year. Cash prizes totalling to Rs 45000 were distributed to the winners and runners up.
Please find below the names of Winner & Runner up:-
The Most popular singer award was won by Tr Amit Saiya of Table 95
The Area 2 Idol (Male Singer) was conferred on Tr Kiron Nair MART 100 with a cash prize of Rs 10000
The Area 2 Idol (Male) Runners up was Siddarth Table 30 (cash prize of Rs 5000)
The Area 2 Idol (Female Singer) was conferred on Cr Nandini Table 123 with a cash prize of Rs 10000
The Area 2 Idol (Female) Runners up was Meena Shiv Table 42 (cash prize of Rs 5000)
Duet round winners were Ravi & Meena Table 42 (cash prize of Rs 10000)
Duet round runners up were Megha and Vishal Table 95 (cash prize of Rs 5000)
We had Film Actor Partiban, Film Actor Arun Vijay, TV personality Fathima Babu, Singer Unnikrishnan, Sports personality JK Mahindra, Karate Exponent Shihan Hussaini, Anita Raj and several other celebrities and dignitaries who graced the occasion. Judges were Mammathy Chari, Airtel Super Singer Nikhil, Shafi, Music Director Adityan, Singers Rajalakshmi, Swapna Abraham, Devan and Raghav (TV Star) & Preetha
From the Round Table India and Area board Shivkumar Eashwaran, IPP, Mona Shangavi LCI President, Rajesh Gupta Area Chairman, Sandeep AHT, Pravin Area Secretary Treasurer, Minna Hanif LC Area Officer, National Conveners, Area Board Executives attended the function.
The event was supported by Hindustan College of Engineering as the major sponsor and Vivek & Co, Light Roof Properties Pvt Ltd., Floors India, Deutsche Bank, Aadya Creations, Cholamandalam Distribution Ltd as Co sponsors.
Special Mention and Hearty appreciation to Table 104 and 167 from Pondicherry . We had 26 registrations from Pondicherry .
Table 95 won the Fellowship award
Amit Saiya of Table 95 won the Most popular singer award
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