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| Nepali Tara | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Nepal |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Initial auditions: Various Central Program up to finale Kathmandu |
| Running time | approx. 30 min |
| Production companies | Miditech Pvt. Ltd. (2005-2009) Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (2010) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nepal Television |
| Release | 2006 – 2015 |
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Nepali Tara (Nepali: नेपाली तारा, Nepal Star) is a Nepali reality television series that debuted on NTV in 2005. The show is a talent contest to decide the best new singer in Nepal based on viewer voting and participation. It's loosely based on British TV series Pop Idol, but is independently produced and is not a licensed adaptation. The first season was conceived by Brazesh Khanal and executed by Neelbarahi Films Studio 4, as the production house, aired in Nepal television. It became immensely popular with the Nepali Television audience. The packaging of the program was unique
Since its inception, it has completed three seasons. The first season was held in 2005, the second in 2007 and the third in 2014-2015.
The progress of contestants is based on a panel of judges who are renowned personalities in the Nepali music scene as well as audience voting through mobile phone short messages (SMS). Prominent judges feature singer Deepak Lama, Deepak Bajracharya and Bimala Rai, and musicians Aalok Shree' singer Ram Krishna Dhakal, musician Suresh Adhikari and Ram Thapa. The seasons were hosted by Brazesh Khanal who was also the creative head of the first season, Ritu Ramdam, Satya Swaroop Acharya in the second season and Santosh Lama and Dharmendra Sewan in the third season.
The winner of the first season was Deepak Limbu from Tatopani-01, second season winner was Santosh Lama, and Pratap Lama won the third season.