Super Singer T20 (சூப்பர் சிங்கர் T20) is a 2012-2015 Indian Tamil-language reality television singing competition, which aired on Star Vijay. Former contestants from previous seasons of the Super Singer and Airtel Super Singer Junior shows were divided into 6 teams. 15 league matches were held where each team competed against the other five teams. 4 teams were selected for the knockout semi-finals, before the remaining 2 teams competed against each other in the finals. The show was hosted by Divyadarshini.
Airtel Super Singer T20 The show was powered by Bharti Airtel.
Teams Innisai Indians (team colour: black) ("II") The Innisai Indians team was captained by Airtel Super Singer 1 winner, Nikhil Mathew.
The contestants selected as members of the Innisai Indian team were:
ContestantGenderPrevious appearance(s) before November 2012 on SSPrevious appearance(s) before November 2012 on SSJNikhil Mathew (captain)MaleSS season 1 (winner)N/ARaaginiFemaleSS season 2N/APriyankaFemaleN/ASSJ season 2KaushikMaleSS season 3N/AMadhumithaFemaleSS season 3N/AJeyanthMaleN/ASSJ season 3HaripriyaFemaleN/ASSJ season 3
Symphony Super Kings (team colour: yellow) ("SSK") The Symphony Super Kings team was captained by Airtel Super Singer 3 winner, Saicharan.
ContestantGenderPrevious appearance(s) before November 2012 on SSPrevious appearance(s) before November 2012 on SSJSaicharan (captain)MaleSS season 3 (winner) SSJ season 1 (runner up)NithyashreeFemaleN/ASSJ season 2 SukanyaFemaleN/ASSJ season 3 (runner up)MalavikaFemaleSS season 3N/APraveenMaleSS season 3N/AMadhumithaFemaleSS season 3N/ASanthosh BalajiMaleN/ASSJ season 3
Harmony Heart Breakers (team colour: green) ("HHB") The Harmony Heart Breakers team was captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 3) finalist, Pooja Vaidyanath.
ContestantGenderPrevious appearance(s) before November 2012 on SSPrevious appearance(s) before November 2012 on SSJPooja Vaidyanath (captain)FemaleSS season 3 N/AShravanMaleN/ASSJ season 2 (runner up)SrikanthMaleN/ASSJ season 2 SrishaFemaleN/ASSJ season 3AkileshMaleN/ASSJ season 3DeepakMaleSS season 3 N/AMadhu RFemaleSS season 2N/A
Rhythmic Royals (team colour: white) ("RR") The Rhythmic Royals team was captained by Airtel Super Singer 3 finalist, Srinivas Raghunathan.
ContestantGenderPrevious appearance(s) before November 2012 on SSPrevious appearance(s) before November 2012 on SSJSrinivas (captain)MaleSS season 3 N/ASakthiMaleSS season 3 N/ASoundaryaFemaleSS season 3 N/ABalasaranganMaleN/ASSJ season 1 & SSJ season 2 YazhiniFemaleN/ASSJ season 3 RajaganapathyMaleN/ASSJ season 3AnuFemaleN/ASSJ season 3
Chennai Rock Stars (team colour: red) ("CRS") The Chennai Rock Stars team was captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 3) second runner up, Santhosh Hariharan.
ContestantGenderPrevious appearance(s) before November 2012 on SSPrevious appearance(s) before November 2012 on SSJSanthosh (captain)MaleSS season 2 & SS season 3 N/AAajeedhMaleN/ASSJ season 3 (winner) DhanyasreeFemaleSS season 3 SSJ season 1SrinishaFemaleN/ASSJ season 2RoshanMaleN/ASSJ season 2MukundMaleN/ASSJ season 3SephyFemaleN/ASSJ season 3
Blue Strings (team colour: blue) ("BS") The Blue Strings team was captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 3) first runner up, Sathyaprakash.
ContestantGenderPrevious appearance(s) before November 2012 on SSPrevious appearance(s) before November 2012 on SSJSathyaprakash (captain)MaleSS season 3 (runner up)N/AKrishnaMaleSS season 3 N/AMalavikaFemaleSS season 3 N/AAnjanaFemaleN/ASSJ season 3GauthamMaleN/ASSJ season 3RakshithaFemaleN/ASSJ season 3 AllenMaleN/ASSJ season 3
Matches
League matches
Semifinals Symphony super kings vs Innisai Indians and harmony heart breakers vs rhythmic royals.
Symphony superkings and harmony heart breakers qualified to the finals.
Finals Special Hosts: Ma Ka Pa Anand and Divyadarshini Special Judge: Sadhana Sargam Other Judges: Ananth Vaidyanathan, Malgudi Shubha, Mano, Vijay Yesudas, Vijay Prakash, Karthik, Suchitra Karthik Kumar, Madhushree
The finals consisted of a competitive match between Saisharan's Symphony Super Kings team and Pooja's Harmony Heartbreakers team.
With 1318 points, the team Symphony Super Kings team captained by Saisharan was crowned the winner of season 1 of the competition.
A celebration round was also broadcast in the week following the finals and prior to the commencement of season 3 of Airtel Super Singer Junior.
Super Singer T20 season 2 Season 2 of the show was powered by AVR Swarna Mahal Jewellery & PRAN Litchi Drink. Bharti Airtel did not return as sponsors of the show.
Show format Each match consisted of a competition between two of the teams for the season. A match could be telecast over two or three episodes, and would require the teams to perform songs of a particular pre-selected theme.
Prior to the commencement of a match, a coin is tossed. The team who wins the coin toss will elect whether to perform first or second. The team's captains also would select in advance which performance from their team they believed was a jackpot performance.
Various solo and duet performances are given during each match, sometimes accompanied by other team members providing sound effects or chorus portions. The match concludes after the teams complete their group performances. Performances are scored after each category of performance is complete. The team who accumulates the highest score from each performance wins the match.
Each team competes against each other before the four top-scoring teams move through to the semi-finals, while the two lowest-scoring teams are eliminated. Two teams eventually move to the finals.
Teams
White Devils (team colour: white) The White Devils team was captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 3) winner, Saisharan, and co-captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 4) runner up, Syed Subahan and season 3 finalist, Deepak.
ContestantGenderPrevious appearance(s) before February 2015 on SSPrevious appearance(s) before February 2015 on SSJSaisharan (captain)MaleSS season 3 (winner) SSJ season 1 (runner up)Syed (co-captain)MaleSS season 4 (runner up)N/ADeepak MaleSS season 3 N/ASrinishaFemaleN/ASSJ season 2 NithyashreeFemaleN/ASSJ season 2 GauthamMaleN/ASSJ season 3 SaivigneshMaleSS season 4N/AHaripriyaFemaleN/ASSJ season 3 & SSJ season 4 ShivaniFemaleN/ASSJ season 4
Dangaamaari (team colour: black) The Dangamaari team was captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 4) winner, Diwakar, and co-captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 4) grand finalist, Sonia.
ContestantGenderPrevious appearance(s) before February 2015 on SSPrevious appearance(s) before February 2015 on SSJDiwakar (captain)MaleSS season 4 (winner) N/ASonia (co-captain)FemaleSS season 4 N/ANiranjanaFemaleSS season 4N/AAravindh SrinivasMaleSS season 4N/ARajaganapathyMaleN/ASSJ season 3MonikaFemaleN/ASSJ season 4BharathMaleN/ASSJ season 4 DeepthiFemaleSS season 4N/AAzhagesanMaleSS season 4N/A
The Octaves (team colour: red) The Octaves team was captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 3) international finalist, Pravin, and co-captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 3) contestant Koushik.
ContestantGenderPrevious appearance(s) before February 2015 on SSPrevious appearance(s) before February 2015 on SSJPravin (captain)MaleSS season 3 (international finalist) N/AKoushik (co-captain)MaleSS season 3 N/AAajeedh MaleN/ASSJ season 3 (winner)Sharath SanthoshMaleSS season 4 N/AAnushyaFemaleN/ASSJ season 4 (Finalist)PriyankaFemaleN/ASSJ season 2 DhanyashreeFemaleSS season 3N/AJeyanthMaleN/ASSJ season 3Madhumitha R.FemaleSS season 3N/A
Varuthapadatha Padagar (team colour: yellow) The Varuthapadatha Padagar team was captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 1) winner, Nikhil Mathew, and co-captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 3) finalist Srinivas.
ContestantGenderPrevious appearance(s) before February 2015 on SSPrevious appearance(s) before February 2015 on SSJNikhil Mathew (captain)MaleSS season 1 (winner) N/ASrinivas (co-captain)MaleSS season 3 N/AMadhumitha ("Madhu Iyer")FemaleSS season 3N/ASpoorthiFemaleN/ASSJ season 4 (winner)RakshithaFemaleN/ASSJ season 3 VaijayanthiFemaleN/ASSJ season 3 AkhileshMaleN/ASSJ season 3 Madhumitha ShankarFemaleSS season 4N/ANirjhariFemaleSS season 4N/ANarayananMaleSS season 4N/A
Sangeetha Sarevedi (team colour: green) The Sangeetha Sarevedi team was captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 3) runner-up, Sathyaprakash, and co-captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 3) finalist Pooja Vaidyanath.
ContestantGenderPrevious appearance(s) before February 2015 on SSPrevious appearance(s) before February 2015 on SSJSathyaprakash (captain)MaleSS season 3 (runner-up) N/APooja Vaidyanath (co-captain)FemaleSS season 3 N/AShravanMaleN/ASSJ season 2 (runner-up)YazhiniFemaleN/ASSJ season 3 SrishaFemaleN/ASSJ season 3 & SSJ season 4SherlyFemaleSS season 4N/ASaishankarMaleSS season 4N/ARameshMaleSS season 4N/A
The Loud Speakers (team colour: blue) The Loud Speakers team was captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 2) & Airtel Super Singer (season 3) finalist, Santosh Hariharan, and co-captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 3) finalist Malavika.
ContestantGenderPrevious appearance(s) before February 2015 on SSPrevious appearance(s) before February 2015 on SSJSantosh Hariharan (captain)MaleSS season 2 & SS season 3 (finalist) N/AMalavika Sundar (co-captain)FemaleSS season 3 N/ASoundaryaFemaleSS season 3 & SS season 4 N/AShenbagarajMaleSS season 4 N/AVaishaliFemaleSS season 4 N/ASantosh BalajiMaleN/ASSJ season 3 AnuFemaleN/ASSJ season 3 KrishnanMaleSS season 4 N/A
Matches Viewers were excited on hearing the news of the show returning for a second season, but expressed their disappointment with season 2 replacement host, rude commentary, as well as the presentation of the competition in the first few weeks.
League matches Despite the initial negative reception, performances during the league matches which were memorable for viewers included: