MUMBAI: With the hour of reckoning barely a day away, the finalists of Amrita TV?s ?Super Star Junior ? 2? are polishing up their musical notes for the Grand Finale that will take place on Saturday evening, April 11th in Trivandrum and telecast live globally.

The Final Three - Anwar, Shahafaz Ibi and Parvathy Jayan stretched their vocal talents to the limit, to outsing their competitors in 31 rounds that extended over eight months and 146 episodes.

Super Star Junior was the very first reality show for children in Malayalam ; its lineal descendent ?Super Star Junior -2?, telecast Mon-Thu at 8 pm, is designed to discover the best all-round singing star in the 10-15 age group.

Launched during Onam in August 2008 and drawing to a close just before Vishu, the Keralite harvest festival, the show tested its 15 contestants with fast numbers, slow melodies, semi-classicals and devotional songs and in other languages as well with rounds such as R.D.Burman Hits, A.R. Rehman Hits, Ilayaraja Hits etc.

With eliminations in 12 levels, the Final Three stood out as the pick of the crop with the perfection of their modulation, the elan of their performance and charisma of their persona.

During the Grand Finale, that will be telecast live from 6 pm on April 11, their vocal range and skill of rendition will be on display once again for the benefit of the world-wide audience to make the final judgement, that will be decided solely on the strenght of the SMS votes.

The Finale will consist of 3 rounds Semi-classical, Performance and Medley rounds with Cine star Suresh Gopi coming in as the Chief Guest.

To amplify the thrill of the keen contest, the rounds will be interspersed by melodious songs of playback singers Benny Dayal and Malgudi Shuba with performances by budding starlet Shamna Kasim and globe trotting pianist Stephen Devassy.

As the Finalists fine tune their vocals for the final assault on the title, the world wide viewers can be assured of an evening of aural ecstasy.

MUMBAI: Music ,is a colorful and common thread which knows no barriers and is woven into the entire fabric of our lives! Commemorating the long over due gesture to the music industry, Star Plus exclusively presents Tata Indicom Radio Mirchi Music awards on Sunday, April 12th 2009 @ 9 :30 pm. A musical night honoring excellence in Hindi film music and felicitating deserving artists in music industry, will surely keep you wanting for more.

Hosted by the versatile Shaan and gorgeous Tulip Joshi, Tata Indicom Radio Mirchi Music awards will pay tribute to music over the decades and by acknowledging different genres in music. Eminent personalities from the film and music fraternity will walk the red carpet to witness the grand celebration of music industry where the talent across 17 categories will be honored for popular and technical genre for the year 2008.

The musical evening will also witness some outstanding performances by the effervescent Genelia D?Souza, the hot and sultry Bipasha Basu and heartthrob Shahid Kapoor! Bipasha Basu will enlive the night with her sizzling moves of retro hits and the kool Shahid Kapoor will add to the entertainment quotient by performing for the first time on non Shahid songs!

That?s not all! Popular singers like Kunal Ganjawala, Neeraj Shridhar, Tulsi Kumar and Shreya Ghoshal willYour browser may not support display of this image. also enthrall the audiences with their mellifluous voices rendering some of the best songs of the year. The show stopper of the evening and looking dashing and handsome as ever Abhishek Bachchan will soar the temperature with his presence on stage to give away the two most important awards of the evening ? Song of the Year and Album of the Year!

Adding to the excitement and getting the audiences into peels of laughter would be mirchidaar moments with Shaan. The stage is all set for a memorable moment in the history of Indian Music Awards. So tune in and catch all the action and thrill with Tata Indicom Music Mirchi Awards on Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 9.30 pm exclusively on STAR PLUS!

MUMBAI: India, the largest democracy with the biggest electorate is readying itself to go through the mammoth process of electing a new representative to lead the country. Post the 26/11 terror attack, when the nation sat up and looked at its elected representatives more critically than ever before, the outlook has changed. Citizens, hungry for action, are readying to take the first step by exercising their political rights. More than ever before, the youth are becoming active in this sphere. With many wake up call campaigns around, Radio City 91.1FM, India?s first and leading FM radio brand offers Voice Karo, Choice Karo a mega online campaign that is on from April 6 right up to May 15 on www.planetradiocity.com to create awareness and generate political fervour amongst the youth.

The microsite supporting this activity features a message board where users can come and put up their opinions on what would they like to see changed, features about artists such as Bob Dylan and The Beatles who have talked about political issues in all their songs, contests around the interesting and inspiring messages posted and a call to write inspiring lyrics for what could be the youth?s next political anthem.

Exercising your vote has never been Whatte Fun! Through this unique endeavour Planet Radio City are providing the youth with an interactive platform to discuss changes they desire to see in the system, government, elections etc. They are garnering opinions amongst youth while making them realise that they do have a power to make a change by voting.

Three best opinion writers with the most motivating and thought provoking messages will win some great prizes and will be interviewed by the RJs during their shows. Besides that aspiring lyricists can participate in the ?King of Lyrics? contest and the winning lyricist will walk away with an IPOD shuffle. The winner for this contest will be announced by RJ Vicky on the show ?Joyride?.

So don?t be left out! Join the voting fever by logging on to www.planetradiocity.com - ?Voice Karo, Choice Karo.?

MUMBAI: A fun, entertaining way to move and burn calories! ZoOm, the popular Bollywood and lifestyle channel will air the all-new innovative workout- ?Reebok Bollywood Workout? which is inspired by the many moods of dance. Brought together by Reebok in association with dance maestro of India, Shiamak Davar, this exclusive has been slated to be telecast on Sunday, April 12 2009, 9.30 pm with a repeat telecast on Monday, April 13, 2.30 pm only on ZoOm.

The one hour exclusive will feature performances by Shiamak Davar and his troupe and by kids including handicapped children, fashion statements of Bollywood stars, supermodels, red carpet specials, a peak to the new Reebok dancewear collection, Reebok fashion show and more.

Reebok Bollywood Workout is available through the Shiamak Davar Dance Studios. The program and the collection were launched amidst a star studded evening, a scintillating fashion show and stupendous performances by Shiamak‘s dance troupe.

Get set, get on?and sweat it out?tune in to ?Reebok Bollywood Workout?, be part of the action and excitement this Sunday, April 12 2009, 09.30 pm or catch it on Monday, April 13, 2009, 02.30 pm only on ZoOm.

MUMBAI: This election season, RED FM, the station for expression, has a simple but solid proposition ? Vote ? Karega ya Karvaaon? Starting April 6, RED FM urges citizens to take this once-in-five-years opportunity to make a real difference to our nation.

With all the endless ?Vote Karo! Vote Karo!? messages by celebrities prior to the elections; the actual turn out at polling booths is minimal. RED FM takes its initiative a step ahead to actually get voters to vote on Election Day!

RED FM Bajaao for a Cause, has rolled out an extensive plan for the upcoming elections which uses peer pressure and mass involvement to encourage people to vote. Starting April 6, on-air promos will urge listeners to take responsibility of voters in their social groups ? be it their society, office, etc. Between April 6 and April 18, each show will tie-up with NGOs to answer queries and doubts on the elections.

April 18 onwards, the RED FM RJs along with celebrities, will personally go door-to-door and remind people to VOTE.

The initiative reaches its crescendo on April 30, Election Day, with the RED FM team going to people?s homes and getting them out to vote. For their on-air initiative, RED FM will speak to people at the voting booths, i.e. people with ?dots? on their fingers, those who get their entire society to vote and those who are being forced by the RED FM team to go out and vote!!

Commenting on the initiative, Anuj Singh, National Marketing Head and Station Head (Mumbai), Red FM, said, ?Red FM is known for always doing things differently! Our aim is to raise issues that affect the common man and drive action, in this case, albeit forcefully! In a city like Mumbai, awareness of the elections is not the issue, the issue is inclination and motivation to actually go out and vote. And with this initiative we will make sure people go and vote!!?

As part of its responsibility towards society, Red FM has been involved in numerous activities that positively impact the lives of its listeners. Red FM has always been at the forefront in raising issues that matter to the people.

MUMBAI: The finale of GoaFest 2009 was a reason to celebrate for the very vibrant creative team at BIG 92.7 FM, who brought home the bronze metal in the category of Radio Craft ? Original Music Score for Lux Cottswool. This is the first time that a radio station has won a Creative Abby which only goes to show that aural medium is now commanding a space for itself in the creative advertising fraternity.

It was in December 2008 when the creative team was huddled in the studios, when a great idea was born for Lux Cottswool. With a clear brief from the Client, to create a sonic recall for the brand with the effective use of the aural medium, the Team brainstormed and tried innumerable options to be able to meet the Clients brief. It is then that the team put together which went on to be called the ?winter vanishing music? by the team, which became the creative which was Okayed by the Client. Sounds of cough, sneeze, hands-rubbing, shivering etc. were put together and mixed with Indian tribal beats, which when put together revealed a wonderful creative for the brand.

BIG 92.7 FM, in encouraging young talent and in offering Clients the best solutions across all radio requirements, has an in-house team that is dedicated at putting together Creatives for Clients, that will best suit the aural medium. Given the 45 station network and the regular requirements of Clients, the team headed by Dheeraj Kumar has a set of fresh young minds, who churn out the creative best on a daily basis.

BIG 92.7 FM is the first radio station to have won a CREATIVE ABBY, thus setting a benchmark for the team to perform better and scale to greater heights. The hard-work and perseverance of the team has yielded fantastic results, who are overwhelmed at being recognized for their work and are raring to go,

Speaking about the achievement Mr. Nirupam Sonu, Vice President ? Programming, BIG 92.7 FM said ?Winning a Creative Abby is a significant accomplishment. It was an excellent year to watch out for and given the work that the Team has churned out, we were very optimistic about winning an award. We are very proud of our team whose main strength is thinking outside the box and coming up with creative solutions to client communications requirements on radio. Such acknowledgements from the industry work as an impetus for the team to work harder in the future and continue delivering service leadership, excellence in execution and innovation to Clients.?