Super Singer Winners Series - Nikhil Mathew

The first season of the Airtel Super Singer saw Nikhil Mathew to win the title and getting a chance to sing in Harris Jeyaraj's background score. This season held in 2006 and there was a good response from the viewers. Although not so keenly watched by the public this season made Vijay TV to be confident on the program and to coninue it for a long time. SP Balasubramaniam presented the award to Nikhil Mathew and after whih he went onto sing a song in the film Bheema. I would say that the competition in this season was okay but not definitely comparable to current seasons.

I dont really remember most of the events from this season since it was just getting popular. They had similar rounds in the show but didnt went on extended as we see now. From the top level contestants Nikhil and Anitha has become popular after the competition and they appear in most of the Vijay TV events and both of them have already become playback singers. Nikhil Mathew, originally hailing from Kerala gave a tough competition in the show and had equally deserved contestants with him in the show. It was also said that Nikhil moved from Kerala to Chennai to pursue his dream of becoming a playback singer. He had a strong carnatic backing and very controlled singing during the competition which saw him winning the title.