Bangalore rocks with Sonu Niigaam

Rock with Sonu concert organised by BIG 92.7 FM held on 19^th April at Palace Grounds was a huge success with over 6000 fans cheering their superstar.

 

The crowd went mad and started singing along when Sonu sang the two most popular Kannada tracks from the movie Mungaaru Male. Local celebs Prem with his family (Actor), Sihi Kahi Chandru (TV celeb), Lakshmi Manmohan (Playback Singer) etc were present at the show.

 

 

The show ended with the 5 city winners singing Sonu Niigaam’s hit music single ‘Punjabi Please’ along with the music legend Sonu himself. Have posted some pics from the show.

BIG 92.7 FM presents Sonu Niigaam Live in Concert on 19th April

 

 

His voice will hypnotize you. Now this famous singer is here in your city with hits like Kal Ho Na Ho & Mungaaru Male to his name. He has been around in the Bollywood Industry for almost a decade. BIG 92.7 FM brings him to your city LIVE in concert.

 

BIG 92.7 FM & Close-up presents Rock with Sonu! live in concert on the 19th of April at Palace Grounds, 7pm onwards. This is a 5 city tour of Sonu Niigaam with BIG FM and will conclude on 20th at Mumbai.

 

For free passes pls call BIG 92.7 FM corporate office in Koramangala (#20, Reliance Energy Building, 5th Block, 5th Cross, Koramangala, Nr Nilgiris & Printo) on 30480475 or tune into our station for contests.

 

Homepage URL http://big927fm.com/sonu

 

 

SONU NIIGAAM ANNOUNCES THE BANGALORE FINALIST FOR BIG 92.7 FMs ‘SING WITH SONU’ CONTEST

Bangalore, April 11, 2008:

BIG 92.7 FM, Bangalore, after rigorous rounds of its on-air & on-ground auditions for the ‘Sing with Sonu’ contest, today unveiled Deepak Loknath as the finalist to be shortlisted from Bangalore. Deepak, who will now stand a chance to share the stage with India’s young legend Sonu Niigaam, was congratulated by none other Sonu Niigaam himself! He is one among the 5 finalists to be chosen across cities of Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore & Chandigarh, where the BEST talent will get the chance to win the coveted ‘Sing with Sonu’ contest! Deepak who received over 40% of total votes was selected amongst 5 contestants in Bangalore who showcased their singing skills through an on-ground audition on April 5, 2008. Deepak an ardent fan of Sonu Niigaam is a 19 yrs old doing his second year of BCA from National College, Bangalore. Yaseen Darbar (brother of noted music-director Ismail Darbar) will be the music trainer for these contestants.

 

‘SING with Sonu’, presented by BIG 92.7 FM across the cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata and Chandigarh is just the right pedestal for the talented singer to showcase their talent. Another category first initiative from India’s No.1 FM Station, BIG 92.7 FM, the contest saw huge participation from people across cities with astounding numbers. Finalists from each city were selected after a stringent audition process, where the best 5 were selected from each city! ‘Sing with Sonu’ contest is scheduled to be held in each of the 5 cities between the April 16^th and 20^th. 

 

Elated with the response, Mr. Sunil Kumaran, Cluster Head, Karnataka & Kerala, BIG 92.7 FM, said, “The response for the Sing with Sonu contest has been phenomenal with excellent participation. It was a mammoth task to even shortlist the 5 candidates, given the rich talent that we had to choose from and the short period at hand.

 

Through this unique tie up between BIG FM and Sonu Niigaam, we are offering a true life impacting opportunity to listeners who get an excellent programming mix on air and to that one lucky talented singer… who actually gets to sing with the young music legend.”

BIG 92.7 FM, BANGALORE BREAKS MUSIC OF ‘ARAMANE’ ON AIR

Bangalore, March, 2008: BIG 92.7 FM, India’s No. 1 FM Station in another category first initative, launched the music of the much awaited film Aramane today. The music launch saw the live – radio launch across the 3 Stations of Bangalore, Mangalore & Mysore, on the breakfast show – BIG Coffee.

In Bangalore, the breakfast show, hosted by RJ Harsha, saw some great interaction and fun on the show, including high listener interactivity with both Director and Actor of the film. Directed by Nagashekar, the movie features renowned actor and multiple award winner Golden star GANESH. The music is exclusively made available only to BIG 92.7 FM, before it can be heard anywhere else.

The main character of this movie is a photographer who provides unlimited entertainment and carries a lot of emotions. It is a tailor-made character for superstar Ganesh who has a mass fan following not only in Karnataka but across the country after his super hit films ‘Mungaru Male’ & ‘Galipata’. 

As the exclusive Radio partner, BIG 92.7 FM has exhaustive on-air plans for the music of Aramane in order to create unprecedented buzz. BIG 92.7 FM has started the promotion of the movie by premiering the music beginning from Mar 24 for a period of 15 days on air exclusively across all three cities in the state. The Station will also feature interviews with the cast and crew of the movie and also run contests for its listeners across Bangalore, Mangalore and Mysore. 

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Sunil Kumaran, Cluster Head – Karnataka & Kerala, BIG 92.7 FM, said “We are extremely excited to join hands with one of the most awaited movie this year. Our effort is to create exciting content around the theme of the movie which will generate listener interest and thereby promote the movie far more effectively. With the clutter-breaking ideas, innovative campaigns and other interesting insights centered on Aramane, we are sure that our entire on-air package will make for great content and listener involvement”.

SUNIL KUMARAN APPOINTED AS CLUSTER HEAD, BIG 92.7 FM (KARNATAKA & KERALA)

Bangalore:

Sunil Kumaran has been appointed as the Cluster Head of BIG 92.7 FM for Karnataka & Kerala. Sunil comes with over fourteen years of media experience in strategic media planning & buying functions in India and in the Middle East. In his new role as Cluster Head, Sunil will overlook the entire Station’s functioning along with cluster responsibilities for Karnataka & Kerala.

Sunil started his career as Marketing Executive but quickly moved his focus toward the media industry. He has worked across agencies like HTA, Lintas, Rediffusion and handled clients across categories which include P&G, Titan, Tata Tea, Bajaj Auto, Heinz, Parle Products etc. Prior to joining BIG 92.7 FM, Sunil was the Media Head for Universal Media in Bahrain.

As Cluster Head, BIG 92.7 FM- Karnataka & Kerala, Sunil will bring in his international & media exposure to the fore in building and sustaining the brand equity of BIG 92.7 FM Radio

Speaking about the appointment of Sunil Kumaran as Cluster Head, Ms. Sabita Kath, Regional Director, South, BIG 92.7 FM said “We are very happy to have a media veteran on board with us. With his vast experience, he is sure to add value to this organisation especially in the RAM listed market of Bangalore”.