Sirasa Superstar
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| Country of origin | Sri Lanka |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
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| Original network | Sirasa TV |
| Original release | 2005 – present |
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| Official website | |
| Broadcast from | 2005 – 2006 |
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| Judges | Nirosha Virajini Rookantha Gunathilaka Jagath Wickramasinghe |
| Host(s) | Kamal Addararachchi |
| Ajith Bandara | |
| Malith Perera | |
| Broadcast from | 2007 – 28 October 2007 |
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| Judges | Chandrika Siriwardene Raju Bandara Jagath Wickramasinghe |
| Host(s) | Kamal Addararachchi |
| Pradeep Rangana | |
| Surendra Perera | |
| Broadcast from | 2010 – 2010 |
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| Judges | Chandrika Siriwardene Raju Bandara Jagath Wickramasinghe Samitha Mudunkotuwa Amal Perera |
| Host(s) | Kamal Addararachchi |
| Shanika Madhumali | |
| Arjuna Rookantha | |
| Broadcast from | 2011 – 2011 |
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| Judges | Heshan Gamage Samitha Mudunkotuwa Corrin Almeda Madhumadhawa Aravinda |
| Host(s) | Shihan Mihiranga & Nirosha Perera |
| Thisara Chanaka | |
| Udith Sanjaya | |
| Broadcast from | 17 November 2012 – 8 June 2013 |
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| Judges | Heshan Gamage Nirosha Virajini Shihan Mihiranga |
| Host(s) | Devashrie De Silva |
| Dasun Madushan | |
| Rasintha Gayan | |
| Broadcast from | August 2013 – 4 July 2014 |
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| Judges | Heshan Gamage Dumal Warnakulasooriya Amila Nadeeshani |
| Host(s) | Dasun Madushan |
| Gayan Arosha | |
| Chamara Prasad (1st Runner Up) | |
| Broadcast from | October 2015 – 9 July 2016 |
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| Judges | Arnest de Soysa Romesh Sugathapala Umariya Sinhawansha Thanuja Jayawardena |
| Host(s) | Manuranga Wijesekara Tehani Imara |
| Piyath Rajapakse | |
Sirasa Superstar is a musical reality show conducted in Sri Lanka by the TV channel Sirasa TV. The first four seasons were inspired by the program called American Idol an American singing competition series, the fifth and sixth seasons are similar to The Voice. The seventh season is currently underway in every Sunday from 9 to 10pm.
The goal is to find the most talented upcoming singer in the country. Even the Sri Lankans had a chance to witness a whole heap of undoubtedly talented youth and adults on the same platform. Thousands were auditioned, but only a handful were lucky. 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 240,000 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.
From season 4 to onwards, the grand finale is held at the Stein Studios of Ratmalana, which is a private property of Sirasa TV. The cash prize also changed in the fifth season, where the winner won 10 million Sri Lankan rupees. The performing stages also changed from season five, with the inclusion of Battle Round and Live Audition Round.
Winner : Ajith Bandara
Winner: Pradeep Rangana took the crown by displaying his versatility. While being a bright and popular student at his campus (as he is a medical student) he presented his inborn talents to the world through this competition. His versatility helped him to achieve the "Crown". His most famous songs are Sihina Ahase, Sanda Moduwella & Mey Sauwmye Rathrie. The First Runner Up was Surendra Perera who was also a very talented competitor.
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