Mumbai: Pawandeep Rajan was declared the winner of Indian Idol 12 late on Sunday night. The Uttarakhand-based singer was among the six finalists on the singing reality show.
While Pawandeep Rajan won Indian Idol 12, his fellow contestants Arunita Kanjilal and Sayli Kamble were declared runners-up.
The show started at 12pm on 15th August continued till after midnight, when the final winner was revealed. Winner Pawandeep Rajan, who was the favourite going in, was awarded Rs 25 lakh as prize money and also gifted a car.
During the marathon 12-hour run, the contestants paid emotional tributes to the Indian Army, Navy, Airforce and other defence organisations with their performance. This was not the only exciting factor of the show. The Grand Finale not only featured several performances from the finalists, many special guests also participated in the event. Javed Ali, Sukhwinder Singh, Raghav Sachar, Mika Singh, Sadhana Sargam, Annu Kapoor, Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani graced the finale episode. The highlights of the finale were solo performances of Kumar Sanu, Sonu Kakkar and Alka Yagnik. Alka paid tribute to Lata Mangeshkar and revealed she watches Indian Idol regularly.
The Indian Idol 12 finalists were Pawandeep Rajan, Nihal Tauro, Shanmukhapriya, Arunita Kanjilal, Sayali Kamble and Mohd Danish. This is the first time that six participants have entered the finals together.
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