Sa Re Ga Ma Pa The Next Singing Youth Icon is the 16th season of the Indian Telugu-language musical/singing reality television show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Telugu. It premiered on Zee Telugu from 29 September 2024. Abhigna is the winner of the season.
Production Sreemukhi returned as the presenter after the 14th season. Koti and S. P. Sailaja returned as the judges from the previous season with Kasarla Shyam debuting in the show. D. Satya Sivakumar, Arun Kaundinya and Srikanth Ippili returned as the voice trainers of the show.
Auditions Before conducting on-ground auditions, a digital version of the auditions were held in July 2024 soon after the announcement of the show. On-ground auditions of the show were held across ten cities in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam auditions were held on 27 July 2024 and 28 July 2024 respectively. Rajahmundry and Vijayawada auditions were held on 3 August 2024 and 4 August 2024 respectively. Warangal and Karimnagar auditions were held on 10 August 2024 and 11 August 2024 respectively. Nellore, Tirupati and Kurnool auditions were held on 17 August 2024, 18 August 2024 and 19 August 2024 respectively. Hyderabad auditions were held on 25 August 2024.
Judges Koti Kasarla Shyam S. P. Sailaja
Mentors +TeamMentorCity ClassicsRamya BeharaMetro MelodiesAnudeep DevVillage VocalsL. V. Revanth
Guests GuestEpisode(s) No.NotesVijay Yesudas1Guest judgeChinmayi SripadaSupport mentor for City ClassicsKayden SharmaSupport mentor for Metro MelodiesPenchal DasSupport mentor for Village VocalsSrinivas2Guest judgeSadha5 and 66Kiran AbbavaramTo promote their film KANayan SarikaTanvi RamSri Krishna8To participate in the "Singing with Superstars" roundSahithi ChagantiP V N S RohitHarini IvaturiShiju Abdul RasheedTo promote their television show VikkatakaviNaresh AgastyaRavi Teja NannimalaTarak PonnappaPradeep MaddaliPrudhvi Chandra9To participate in the "Singing with Superstars" roundDamini BhatlaDeepuRoll RidaAnantha Sriram10 and 1419Guest judgePriyadarshi Pulikonda11To promote their film Sarangapani JathakamMohana Krishna IndragantiRoopa KoduvayurAnanya Bhaskar12To participate in "Maha Sangamam" roundBharat RajPavan KalyanYuti HarshavardhanaVenkata ChaitanyaSai Sri Charan13DanielShivaniDasari ParvathiSudhanshuNaniTo promote the television premiere of their film Saripodhaa SanivaaramPriyanka MohanTarun17Naga Chaitanya20To promote their film ThandelSai PallaviAllu AravindRadhaMangliMusic performanceSatyam RajeshTo promote their film ThalaAmma RajasekharAmma Raagin RajEster NoronhaVishwak SenTo announce the winner and to promote his film Laila
Contestants Contestants who had selected in the premiere episode were placed in Top 15. The other contestants were in the "Hold" status.
Top 15 +NameHome townTeamStatusPositionDateAbhignaVirginia, USCity Classics1st9 February 2025Meghana NaiduHyderabad, TGMetro Melodies2ndSathwik RaoMetro Melodies2nd runner-up3rdSri VaishnaviAtmakuru, APVillage VocalsManasa SaiHyderabad, TGMetro Melodies3rd runner-up4thMohan KumarIsakalapalem, APVillage VocalsPratyushaKothagudem, TGVillage VocalsSemi Finalist5th2 February 2025Sahasra BeharaMetro MelodiesSai TusharAPCity ClassicsSoundarya LahariVisakhapatnam, APCity Classics6th12 January 2025Mani YashwanthCity Classics7th1 December 2024MukeshDharmavaram, APVillage VocalsManikantaHyderabad, TGMetro Melodies8th20 October 2024Sai ManojReddipeta, APVillage VocalsVishnupriyaCity Classics
Other contestants +NameStatusVishwatejaHoldSravaniSanjana NaiduShragviSowmya Shubham PatraRajeshwar PrasadRammohan RaoSrinivasa VishnutejaKishoreLakshmi SriSrirag
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