Voice of IGNUS 2015

Shankar Mahadevan Academy in association with IIT Jodhpur is organising an online singing competition throughout India and the top 15 participants will directly qualify to the final round of Voice of Ignus '15.

Participating in this contest is easy.
  • Read the Contest Highlights and Terms & Conditions for participation
  • Enroll for the contest by filling up the registration form
  • Upload a copy of your recording in the acceptable file formats given below and give us a flavour of your singing
  • All participants get a score and feedback from renowned experts in the field of music, which can give them the right pointers to develop their inborn talent.
 

Winning Prizes (Terms & Conditions apply):

  • Grand winner of the contest gets:
    • A chance to interact and sing to Shankar Mahadevan,
    • A self-study course from SMA, “HMS Super pack” worth 4500 INR
    • A certificate with Shankar’s Signature.
  • 1st runner up gets:
    • A self-study course from SMA, “HMS Super pack” worth 4500 INR
    • A certificate with Shankar’s Signature.
  • 2nd runner up gets:
    • A self-study course from SMA, “HMS Super pack” worth 2500 INR
    • A certificate with Shankar’s Signature.
  • Top 15 participants will get a certificate with Shankar’s signature

Contest Highlights

  • Audition Start Date: 4th January, 2015
  • Audition & Submission End Date: 22nd January, 2015, 3 PM IST
  • Audition Results: 27th January, 2015
  • Participant can sing a song in any of the Indian languages and it can be a movie song, an album song or his/her original composition.
  • The audition serves as a gateway to reach the Finale of “Voice of IGNUS 2015”. Participants selected in the audition will move into the finals to be held in IGNUS 2015 in IIT Jodhpur on 21st of February, 2015.
  • Results of the contest will be communicated by email and phone to winners by 27th of January, 2015.
  • Song will be assessed on 10 parameters and a score will be awarded out of total 100 points.
  • Participants will receive a recorded audio feedback from expert teachers with recommendations on areas of improvement.

Instructions

Expert feedback will be based on the following 10 parameters:

 
Sl#ParametersPoints
1 Quality of voice 10
2 Range of voice 10
3 Singing in pitch 10
4 Singing in tune 10
5 Maintaining Rhythm 10
6 Pronunciation of lyrics 10
7 Mood and Expression 10
8 Breath control 10
9 Creativity - Improvisation 10
10 Overall impact – winning component 10
 
 
 


For any other queries, please write to support@shankarmahadevanacademy.com


** Your enrolment fee helps us keep the contest online and contributes to promoting musical talent

Terms & Conditions

  • Participant should be a college student or a college pass-out and he/she must not be more than 30 years old. (In any case of suspicion, the participant may be asked to show his/her age proof)
  • The maximum duration of the rendition should not exceed 6 minutes.
  • File size should not exceed 15MB
  • Acceptable file format: mp3, m4a, wma, amr, wav
  • You can upload/record only a single rendition of your song for feedback. Please ensure that you upload the correct file. No requests for changing the file that is submitted initially will be entertained.
  • Each submission gives you access to feedback for one rendition only. Multiple songs will be considered as separate entries and the contest enrollment fees will be per entry.
  • The academy is not liable for refund the cost of expert feedback once payment has been made.
  • Any complaints related to the feedback will be addressed according to the discretion of the Academy.
  • Shortlisted contestants must bring the karaoke track of their song in mp3 format for the finale.
  • The decision of the winner will be done on the basis of final performance in IIT Jodhpur campus.
  • The uploaded content will not be returned to the student and will be archived. The Academy reserves the right to use the rendition as it deems fit.
  • Anybody from anywhere in the world can apply. The Academy will not be liable for any travel, travel related issues or damages arising out of trave

Winners

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Qualifiers for the Finale of  Voice of Ignus 2015

Nilesh Murali
Himangi Vishwaroop
Mithun Jayaraj
Dilip Vaitheeswaran
Minaakshi Majumdar
Gurpreet Singh kaptan
Anuradha Kadel
Mathura G m
Satish kumar Padhee
Ninad Bhat
Kirankumar Pyati
Swagata Karmakar
Rajalakshmi Gopalakrishnan
Mona Morey
Akash Talapatra