Artist Aloud, a platform that supports and promotes independent music and Khazana, an annual concert that celebrates the brilliance of ghazals,  have announced the winners of the second edition of India’s only talent hunt for Ghazal singers.

This year, the contest was open to participants from across the world and 20 semi-finalists, including one from USA, were shortlisted to perform live in front of the jury comprising Pankaj Udhas, Talat Aziz, Anup Jalota, Rekha Bhardwaj and Sudeep Banerjee. 

Joydeepta Bandyopadhyay and Sohini Singha Mojumdar, both from Kolkata, were announced as the winners and will get an opportunity to perform at an annual concert along with legendary ghazal singers in Mumbai.

The contest saw participation from over 75 cities worldwide.

Aspiring singers across age groups from various parts of the nation including cities like Kashipur, Jabalpur, Kozhikode, Tiruchirappalli, Dhanbad, Pusad City  participated in the talent hunt.