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Auditions/Qualifying Round: SEP 23 & Sep 24, 2023

Are you ready to unleash your singing talent and become the next Atlanta Indian Idol?

Welcome to IACA Atlanta Indian Idol, where you can Sing Your Heart Out! Join us for an unforgettable singing competition that showcases and recognizes the incredible talent in our community.

“MELODIES FOR MAUI“ is our theme for this year’s contest. We will dedicate this year’s Grand Finale to the victims of Maui wildfires. All donations and 50% of all ticket sales will be donated to the cause of Maui. The Grand Finale will be held on October 7, 2023, at Gas South Theater, Duluth, Georgia. Please SAVE THE DATE.

From the Champions, 1st Runners-up, and 2nd Runners-up from each group to the top contestants, everyone will have opportunities to perform in various IACA programs throughout the year. Don’t miss the chance to be part of this amazing exper ience!

Click here to REGISTER now and let your melodious journey also help a cause.Be a part of “MELODIES FOR MAUI“

 

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Competition Timeline

Registration Deadline: Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 11:59 PM. Click here to register

Auditions

(no walk-ins; only for contestants who have submitting registration form and paid the applicable ergistration fee):

  • SAT SEP 23, Morning (10 AM- 12 PM)
  • SAT SEP 23, Afternoon (1 PM - 5 PM)
  • SUN SEP 24, Morning (10 AM- 12 PM)
  • SUN SEP 24, Afternoon (1 PM - 5 PM)

In-person Auditions will be held at
IACA
1281 Cooper Lake Rd SE
Smyrna, GA 30082

Out of State contestants: We will have virtual auditions. However, if qualified, qualified contestants must appear in person at the Grand Finale venue.  IACA or the organizers will not bear any cost for travel, room and board.

Championship Rounds:

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2023
Gas South Theater
6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth , GA 3009

 

Rules & Regulations

Section 01. Who can compete?

The contest is open to ALL living in the USA with the following exceptions

  1. A past Atlanta Indian Idol Champion in the Senior group cannot compete;
  2. A past Atlanta Indian Idol Champion in the Junior group cannot compete in the Junior category again but can compete in the Senior category.
  3. This exception does not apply to the 1st and 2nd Runner-ups and the other finalists who can compete in their eligible age group.
Section 02. Groups

The competition will be held for two groups based on age:

  1. Junior Group: A contestant must be between the ages of 12 and 17 as of September 30, 2023 to enter the competition in this group. Translated, this means that a JUNIOR contestant be born between October 1, 2005 and September 30, 2011, inclusive of the dates.
  2. Adult Group: A contestant must be at least 18 years old as September 30, 2023 to enter the competition in this group. Translated, this mean An ADULT contestant must be born on or before September 30, 2005. However, a Junior Champion from previous a year may also compete in this category and the age criteria will not apply.
  3. A contestant can compete only in one group.
  4. Please see exceptions detailed in Section 01 (Who Can compete?)
Section 03. Song Genre

Songs performed must be a HINDI song from a “Bollywood” movie. In this context a Bollywood movie is defined as a film produced by the Mumbai film industry and the song has Hindi as the primary language.

Section 04. Competition Venue and Attendance
  1. Qualifying Round: The Qualifying round will be held at the IACA Auditorium located at 1281 Cooper Lake Road SE, Smyrna, GA 30082. oUT OF TOWN contestants may choose to compete in the qualifying round virtually. Please see Section 5 for more details on “Virtual Auditioning".
  2. Championship Round:: The Championship Rounds will be held in front of a live audience. This is subject to Federal/State/County/CDC health guidelines.
  3. All room, board and traveling expenses to and from the competition venues must be borne by the contestants and the organizers will bear no responsibility to provide them.
  4. All contestants MUST report to the competition program coordinator at the respective venues per the scheduled notified to them. Late attendance may be grounds disqualification.
Section 05. Remote/Virtual Auditioning
  1. Though we prefer that contestants attend the qualifying round audition in person, out of town contestants may wish to compete virtually for the qualifying round.
  2. The actual date, time and connection details will be notified by email to the contestants. It may not be possible to re-schedule a virtual session.
  3. Atlanta Indian Idol and its organizers are not responsible for any technical or quality issues related to remote auditioning.
  4. If qualified, remote contestants must agree to compete in person during the Championship Rounds at their own cost. Please see Section 04 for more details.
Section 06. Qualifying Round
  1. Contestants will compete based on the Selection Method and Criteria laid down in Section 8.
  2. Contestants will be scored based on the scoring rubric laid down in Section 9.
  3. The number of contestants to qualify from each group defined in Section 2 will be determined at a later date.
Section 07. Championship Rounds
  1. Contestants who qualify from the Qualifying round will compete based on the Selection Method and Criteria laid down in Section 08.
  2. Application and registration for the Qualifying round is valid for the Championship rounds of the competition.
  3. Contestants will be scored based on the scoring rubric laid down in Section 09.
  4. The overall score will determine the Champion, 1st Runner-up and the 2nd Runner-up from each group as defined in Section 02.
  5. Championship round may comprise of multiple stages and may require singing more than one song. The number of rounds will be announced well in advance.
Section 08. Selection Method and Criteria
  1. For each round and stage of the competition, a contestant will be required to sing one song of his/her choice.
  2. Maximum duration of the song including prelude, interlude and ending music can be 4 minutes for qualifying rounds and 5 minutes for Semifinals and Finals.
  3. Contestants may sing to “Karaoke” music. The “Karaoke” track (in standard CD format or standard high-resolution MP3 format) must be made available to the on-site program coordinator on the day of the competition for qualifying rounds. Contestants qualifying for the finals will have to share their “Karaoke” track at least seven (7) days prior to the day of the Championship Rounds.  (Additional instructions will be share with the qualifying contestants at an appropriate time.)
  4. The organizers will have in-house audio system to play the track music. Instruments (e.g., Electronic Tanpura, Guitar, Keyboard, etc.) will be allowed as long the instrument is played / operated during the performance by the contestant and no other performer is involved.
  5. Though not encouraged, a contestant may choose to perform without any instrumental or track accompaniment.
  6. Karaoke tracks cannot have dominating vocal tracks. For example, karaoke tracks with additional voices may not be allowed and may be grounds for disqualification.
  7. A setup time of 2 minutes (maximum) will be allowed per performance.
  8. Slips/notes/lyric sheets for rendering the song will be allowed ONLY during the Qualifying round. Slips/notes/lyric sheets will NOT be allowed during the Championship round.
Section 09. Scoring Rubric
  1. A panel of judges will individually score a performance based on the following criteria:
    • Tonal Accuracy
    • Sense of Rhythm
    • Lyrics
    • Tonal Quality
    • Diction, Articulation & Pronunciation
    • Feel of the prsentation
    • Mastery, Feel & Overall Presentation Style
  2. Judges will be allowed to comment but not reveal the scores they have recorded on the scoring sheet provided.
  3. Judges will score and rank the current performance based on all previous performances.
  4. The judges’ score will have 100% weightage.
  5. In case of a tie, the average of the judges’ ranks of the contestants tied will be considered.
  6. For the Championship round, Audience Choice will be considered for breaking ties if ties cannot be broken using rule 9.5. The methodology for determining the Audience Choice will be announced prior to the Championship round.
  7. The methodology for aggregating the judges' score will be announced prior to the competition rounds.
  8. In all cases the decision of the Judges’ Panel will be final.
Section 10. Registration Fee
  1. All contestants are required to pay a registration fee to enter the competition. The applicable registration is $20for juniors and $30 for adults as defined in Section 02.
  2. Contestants and register and make online payment at the Atlanta Indian Idol website. Click here to register.
  3. Deadline  to Register: Please visit our website at https://atlantaindianidol.org/ for competition timelines.
Section 11. Prizes
  1. Certificate of Participation (upon request)
  2. Attractive trophies will be awarded to the Champions, 1st Runners-up and 2nd Runners-up from each group outlined in Section 2.
  3. Cash prizes will be awarded to the Champions, 1st Runners-up and 2nd Runners-up from each group outlined in Section 2.
  4. Other categories of awards will be announced at a later date.
  5. The top contestants from both categories will be provided with opportunities to sing in various IACA programs throughout the year.
  6. It is very likely that one of the Indian media channels will cover the program and may open up opportunities to participate in other national and international programs.
Section 12. Legal
  1. IACA Atlanta Indian Idol will have the right to all the performances and may decide to use audio/video/images from the competition for promotion and publicity at their will.
  2. IACA Atlanta Indian Idol Contest organizers have the right to amend rules of the competition at any time as they may be necessary. However, no rules will be modified to favor or disfavor a contestant.
  3. All participants agree that they shall treat the judges’ decisions as final. This is one of the major conditions for participating in this contest.
  4. Registering for the contest will imply that you will agree to the Rules & Regulations of the competition.
Rules & Regulation Document

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About the contest…

Who Can Compete?

The contest is open to anyone 12 years or older and living in the USA with the following exception:

  1. A past Atlanta Indian Idol Champion in the Senior group cannot compete;
  2. A past Atlanta Indian Idol Champion in the Junior group cannot compete in the Junior category again but can compete in the Senior category।
Rules & Regulations

Groups

The competition will be held for two groups based on age:

  1. Junior Group: A contestant must be between the ages of 12 and 17 years as of the day of the Championship Round;
  2. Senior Group: A contestant must be at least 18 years old as of the day of the Championship Round to enter the competition in this group.
Rules & Regulations

Song Genre

Songs performed must be a HINDI song from a “Bollywood” movie.

  1. Bollywood movie is defined as a film produced by the Mumbai film industry and the song has Hindi as the primary language.
  2. A performance can be a single song or a medley but must be performed within the time limits for each  round.
Rules & Regulations

Rules & Regulations

Section 01. Who can compete?

The contest is open to ALL living in the USA with the following exceptions

  1. A past Atlanta Indian Idol Champion in the Senior group cannot compete;
  2. A past Atlanta Indian Idol Champion in the Junior group cannot compete in the Junior category again but can compete in the Senior category.
  3. This exception does not apply to the 1st and 2nd Runner-ups and the other finalists who can compete in their eligible age group.
Section 02. Groups

The competition will be held for two groups based on age:

  1. Junior Group: A contestant must be between the ages of 12 and 17 as of September 30, 2023 to enter the competition in this group. Translated, this means that a JUNIOR contestant be born between October 1, 2005 and September 30, 2011, inclusive of the dates.
  2. Adult Group: A contestant must be at least 18 years old as September 30, 2023 to enter the competition in this group. Translated, this mean An ADULT contestant must be born on or before September 30, 2005. However, a Junior Champion from previous a year may also compete in this category and the age criteria will not apply.
  3. A contestant can compete only in one group.
  4. Please see exceptions detailed in Section 01 (Who Can compete?)
Section 03. Song Genre

Songs performed must be a HINDI song from a “Bollywood” movie. In this context a Bollywood movie is defined as a film produced by the Mumbai film industry and the song has Hindi as the primary language.

Section 04. Competition Venue and Attendance
  1. Qualifying Round: The Qualifying round will be held at the IACA Auditorium located at 1281 Cooper Lake Road SE, Smyrna, GA 30082. oUT OF TOWN contestants may choose to compete in the qualifying round virtually. Please see Section 5 for more details on “Virtual Auditioning".
  2. Championship Round:: The Championship Rounds will be held in front of a live audience. This is subject to Federal/State/County/CDC health guidelines.
  3. All room, board and traveling expenses to and from the competition venues must be borne by the contestants and the organizers will bear no responsibility to provide them.
  4. All contestants MUST report to the competition program coordinator at the respective venues per the scheduled notified to them. Late attendance may be grounds disqualification.
Section 05. Remote/Virtual Auditioning
  1. Though we prefer that contestants attend the qualifying round audition in person, out of town contestants may wish to compete virtually for the qualifying round.
  2. The actual date, time and connection details will be notified by email to the contestants. It may not be possible to re-schedule a virtual session.
  3. Atlanta Indian Idol and its organizers are not responsible for any technical or quality issues related to remote auditioning.
  4. If qualified, remote contestants must agree to compete in person during the Championship Rounds at their own cost. Please see Section 04 for more details.
Section 06. Qualifying Round
  1. Contestants will compete based on the Selection Method and Criteria laid down in Section 8.
  2. Contestants will be scored based on the scoring rubric laid down in Section 9.
  3. The number of contestants to qualify from each group defined in Section 2 will be determined at a later date.
Section 07. Championship Rounds
  1. Contestants who qualify from the Qualifying round will compete based on the Selection Method and Criteria laid down in Section 08.
  2. Application and registration for the Qualifying round is valid for the Championship rounds of the competition.
  3. Contestants will be scored based on the scoring rubric laid down in Section 09.
  4. The overall score will determine the Champion, 1st Runner-up and the 2nd Runner-up from each group as defined in Section 02.
  5. Championship round may comprise of multiple stages and may require singing more than one song. The number of rounds will be announced well in advance.
Section 08. Selection Method and Criteria
  1. For each round and stage of the competition, a contestant will be required to sing one song of his/her choice.
  2. Maximum duration of the song including prelude, interlude and ending music can be 4 minutes for qualifying rounds and 5 minutes for Semifinals and Finals.
  3. Contestants may sing to “Karaoke” music. The “Karaoke” track (in standard CD format or standard high-resolution MP3 format) must be made available to the on-site program coordinator on the day of the competition for qualifying rounds. Contestants qualifying for the finals will have to share their “Karaoke” track at least seven (7) days prior to the day of the Championship Rounds.  (Additional instructions will be share with the qualifying contestants at an appropriate time.)
  4. The organizers will have in-house audio system to play the track music. Instruments (e.g., Electronic Tanpura, Guitar, Keyboard, etc.) will be allowed as long the instrument is played / operated during the performance by the contestant and no other performer is involved.
  5. Though not encouraged, a contestant may choose to perform without any instrumental or track accompaniment.
  6. Karaoke tracks cannot have dominating vocal tracks. For example, karaoke tracks with additional voices may not be allowed and may be grounds for disqualification.
  7. A setup time of 2 minutes (maximum) will be allowed per performance.
  8. Slips/notes/lyric sheets for rendering the song will be allowed ONLY during the Qualifying round. Slips/notes/lyric sheets will NOT be allowed during the Championship round.
Section 09. Scoring Rubric
  1. A panel of judges will individually score a performance based on the following criteria:
    • Tonal Accuracy
    • Sense of Rhythm
    • Lyrics
    • Tonal Quality
    • Diction, Articulation & Pronunciation
    • Feel of the prsentation
    • Mastery, Feel & Overall Presentation Style
  2. Judges will be allowed to comment but not reveal the scores they have recorded on the scoring sheet provided.
  3. Judges will score and rank the current performance based on all previous performances.
  4. The judges’ score will have 100% weightage.
  5. In case of a tie, the average of the judges’ ranks of the contestants tied will be considered.
  6. For the Championship round, Audience Choice will be considered for breaking ties if ties cannot be broken using rule 9.5. The methodology for determining the Audience Choice will be announced prior to the Championship round.
  7. The methodology for aggregating the judges' score will be announced prior to the competition rounds.
  8. In all cases the decision of the Judges’ Panel will be final.
Section 10. Registration Fee
  1. All contestants are required to pay a registration fee to enter the competition. The applicable registration is $20for juniors and $30 for adults as defined in Section 02.
  2. Contestants and register and make online payment at the Atlanta Indian Idol website. Click here to register.
  3. Deadline  to Register: Please visit our website at https://atlantaindianidol.org/ for competition timelines.
Section 11. Prizes
  1. Certificate of Participation (upon request)
  2. Attractive trophies will be awarded to the Champions, 1st Runners-up and 2nd Runners-up from each group outlined in Section 2.
  3. Cash prizes will be awarded to the Champions, 1st Runners-up and 2nd Runners-up from each group outlined in Section 2.
  4. Other categories of awards will be announced at a later date.
  5. The top contestants from both categories will be provided with opportunities to sing in various IACA programs throughout the year.
  6. It is very likely that one of the Indian media channels will cover the program and may open up opportunities to participate in other national and international programs.
Section 12. Legal
  1. IACA Atlanta Indian Idol will have the right to all the performances and may decide to use audio/video/images from the competition for promotion and publicity at their will.
  2. IACA Atlanta Indian Idol Contest organizers have the right to amend rules of the competition at any time as they may be necessary. However, no rules will be modified to favor or disfavor a contestant.
  3. All participants agree that they shall treat the judges’ decisions as final. This is one of the major conditions for participating in this contest.
  4. Registering for the contest will imply that you will agree to the Rules & Regulations of the competition.
Rules & Regulation Document

About

Atlanta Indian Idol

IACA Atlanta Indian Idol Contest is a program that was founded by Mr. Chand Akkineni and Dr. Raktim Sen under the auspices of India American Cultural Association, Inc. in 2013. The idea was to showcase and recognize the singing talents in our community. First of its kind in the Greater Atlanta area, the singing competition embraced the essence of Bollywood – music, dance, talent and glamour in one show. Emceed by popular personalities, Suchita Vadlmani and Ash Chandler, there was never a dull moment for the audience of over 900 that gathered around to cheer the JUNIOR and SENIOR finalists during the Grand Finale at prestigious Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech.

The next three year the competition grew even bigger to drew contestants from out of state, including California, Texas, New Jersey and North Carolina.

After a hiatus of 3 years Atlanta Indian Idol was back in 2020 with bang with over 120 contestants in two categories (Juniors and Seniors) auditioned over a period of two weeks to qualify for a spot in the Grand Finale held on January 25, 2020 at the beautiful Lassiter Concert Hall in Marietta, GA.

This year, on its 10th Anniversay, Atlanta Indian Idols Contest 2023 is being dedicated to the cause of Maui.  Our theme this year is “Melodies for Maui” dedicating a siginificant portion of the proceeds to help the vistims of Maui Wildfires. The GRAND FINALE will be help at Gas South Theater, Duluth, Georgia on Saturday, October 7, 2023.

Organizing Team

Program Director
Dr.  Raktim Sen

Event Co-Chairs
Dr. Anu Bhat
Dr. Paddy Sharma

Event Registration
Chaitali De
Arindam Chowdhury

Media Director
Jyothsna Hegde

Team Members
Chand Akkineni
Rina Gupta
Rani Singh
Kaushal Tripathi
Dhananjay Gupta
Prajakta Dengwekar
Ranjithaveena Pol
Anamika Pol
Vikram Naaidu:
Sreedevi Dadithota
Bhavini Rajan
Neeta Shenvi

Sponsorship  Opportunities

Title Sponsor: $10,000
  • Logo on all IACA communications (includes: newsletters to 10,000+ subscribers, & web page.)
  • Stage recognition during Championship Rounds
  • Full-page color ad, prominently placed, in the program souvenir
  • 20 Free VIP Tickets
Platinum Sponsor: $5,000
  • Logo on all IACA communications (includes: newsletters to 10,000+ subscribers, & web page.)
  • Stage recognition during Championship Rounds
  • Full-page color ad, prominently placed, in the program souvenir
  • 10 Free VIP Tickets
Gold Sponsor: $2,500
  • Gold Sponsor: $2,500
  • Logo on all IACA communications (includes: newsletters to 10,000+ subscribers, & web page.)
  • Stage recognition during Championship Rounds
  • Half Page Color ad in program souvenir
  • 5 Free $50 Tickets
Silver Sponsor: $1000
  • Logo on all IACA communications (includes: newsletters to 10,000+ subscribers, & web page.)
  • 3 Free $50 Tickets
Patron: $500
  • Logo on all IACA communications (includes: newsletters to 10,000+ subscribers, & web page.)
  • 2 Free $50 Tickets
Souvenir Ad (Back Page): $750
  • Souvenir Page Size: 8”x10.5”(approx)
  • Back Page/Full Page: Ad material layout: Portrait.
Souvenir Ad (Full Page): $500
  • Souvenir Page Size: 8”x10.5”(approx)
  • Back Page/Full Page: Ad material layout: Portrait.
Souvenir Ad (Half Page): $300
  • Souvenir Page Size: 8”x10.5”(approx)
  • Half Page Ad Sixe 5.25″x8″ (approx)
  • Half Page Ad material layout: Landscape.
Note for Artwork and logos
  • Artwork for advertisements and logos must be either in High Resolution JPG or High-Resolution PNG file format. Please verify with us if other formats are acceptable.

For more information, please call

Chand Akkineni: 404-915-0497
Dr. Anu Bhat: 404-422-3137
Dr. Paddy Sharma: 404-642-9064

Sponsorship Document

India Amercian Cultural Association

Address

1281 Cooper Lake Road, SE, Smyrna (Atlanta). GA 30082

Email

info@atlantaindianidol.org

president@iacaatl.org

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