Talent hunt programmes
When the Indian talent show Indian Idol shown on Sony TV, it became a huge success and the satellite channels of our country introduced their own talent hunt programmes. But the programmes didn't achieve much except the Close-up 1 premiered by NTV. Though the idea of discovering a talented vocalist has been taken from foreign shows, it has originality and glamour, giving it a huge fan base.
Its contestants have earned widespread fame and popularity and no one can deny that some talented singers have been discovered from the show.
It was still sad to see that the misuse of SMS voting by audience eliminated strong contestants like Sonia from the race.
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