Dubai: The fifth episode of ‘Christmas Carols’, organized by Spearhead Media Pvt Ltd (Parent company of News Karnataka.com) on the occasion of Christmas season, was held on Tuesday, December 22.
The show was compered by main programme host CA Valerian Dalmaida and co-host Rajesh Sequeira live from Dubai.
Four carol singing teams were featured during the show: The Josephite choir team from St Joseph’s, College, Bengaluru, The Melodic Angels from Mangaluru, Choir Team Arva from Mangaluru, and Choir Team from Bajal, Mangaluru.
The judges for the show were Mr Rohan Correa, musician and one of the founders of the Konkani Prayer Group, and music composer and singer, Anita Serrao.
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Both the judges watched the videos submitted by the teams Speaking about the first team, they said that it was well sung and appreciated their vocal quality. About the second team, judges mentioned that something was missing in the pitch but overall synchronization was commendable.
About the third team, they noted that the team had arranged the background beautifully and their singing was good as well. According to the judges, the fourth team’s performance was harmonious with the group.
Towards the end, the host thanked the judges and the teams for their participation and signed off.
The show will be featured live every day until December 23 on News Karnataka YouTube channel.
The contest will continue till December 23 and the winner will be awarded a cash prize of INR 9,000 whereas the runner up will receive INR 6,000 and the second runner will get INR 3,000 cash prize.
By Nishal Lobo
