Indian Idol Season 3: Judges, Hosts, Winner, and Contestant List

Who hosted season 3 of Indian Idol?

The 3^rd season of Indian idol was hosted by Hussain Kuwajerwala and Mini Mathur.

Who were the judges of season 3?

Anu Malik: is a famous Indian singer and composer. He won many notable awards for his works in the industry.
Javed Akhtar: is an Indian poet, lyricist, screenwriter, and political activist. He has won five National Film Awards and was facilitated with the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2007.
Alisha Chinai: is an Indian pop singer known for her Indi-pop albums as well as playback singing in Hindi cinema. She is known as the ‘Queen of Indipop’. Her best-known song is Made in India.
Udit Narayan: is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured mainly in Bollywood movies. He has won 4 National Film Awards and 5 Filmfare Awards with 20 nominations among many others. He earned his first Filmfare Award in the 1980s and he established himself in Bollywood Playback Singing.

Who were the contestants of Season 3?

1. Ankita Mishra:

Ankita Mishra is an Indian singer who is often seen in stage shows. She got popular with her performance after Indian Idol. Ankita has a YouTube Channel.

2. Jolly Das:

is an Indian Singer who serves in Bollywood. She currently resides in Kolkata. She graduated in Music from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata.

3. Parleen Gill:

originally belongs from Chandigarh and is a mesmerizing Bollywood singer. The Hindi singer from Punjab comes from an army background. He started his musical journey at an early age of just four years.

4. Richa Aneja:

She started performing in the initial stages of her life in several places. She started giving stage performances at an art gallery in Amritsar. She has sung many famous Punjabi songs which earned her recognition.

5. Smita Adhikari:

She is a playback singer and has sung many Bengali language songs. Both her parents are singers, and it leads her to take up singing from a very early age. She has been trained in classical music and has been singing for more than 20 years. She had done her graduation from Calcutta University.

6. Abhishek Kumar:

He is an Indian actor, popular amongst the regional audience for his work in movies like Titoo MBA and 5 Ghantey Mein 5 Crore. He is mostly known for his involvement in Bollywood movies, plays, and TV shows in Hindi.

7. Emon Chatterjee:

He is an Indian singer who belongs to Kolkata. His name was derived from the famous Raga of the Indian Classical Music called Yaman. He started singing at the age of 7.

8. Amit Paul:

is an Indian singer. Amit Paul belongs from Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya. After he gained fame and popularity in the Indian Idol Season 3, he was named the Brand Ambassador of Peace, Communal Harmony, and Excellence for the state of Meghalaya by the Meghalaya Government.

9. Meiyang Chang:

He is a TV host, a singer, and even an actor in Bollywood films now. He was a 3 finalist and even was a TV host of Indian Idol 4 and Indian Idol 5. He has hosted numerous Award shows such as Indian Television Academy Awards and New Talent Awards.

10. Prashant Tamang:

He is a popular singer turned actor. He joined the Kolkata Police and he usually sings for the police orchestra in Kolkata Police. His senior in the police department encouraged him to join Indian Idol.’