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Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc.
Type
Subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz
Industry
Automotive
Founded
1993
Headquarters
Vance, Alabama, United States
Area served
United States
Key people
Jason Hoff, President
Products
Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class
Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Number of employees
4,000 (2008)
Parent
Daimler AG
Website
http://www.mbusi.com/
Front entrance to the Mercedes-Benz visitor and training center in 2010.
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International (MBUSI) is a Mercedes-Benz automobile manufacturing plant near Vance, Alabama. It is located about 34 miles (55 km) west of Birmingham and about 19 miles (31 km) east of downtown Tuscaloosa. The factory was announced in 1993[1] and produced its first vehicle, an ML320, in February 1997.[2]
From its inception to 1999, the president and CEO of MBUSI was Andreas Renschler. When he was promoted to Head of Global Executive Management Development for DaimlerChrysler, he was succeeded by Bill Taylor. Taylor resigned effective June 2009, and was succeeded by Ola Kaellenius, who was succeeded by Markus Schaefer in July 2010.
Daimler announced in December 2009 that it would move production of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class to its Vance plant, with production beginning in 2014.
The plant is located on 1,000 acres of land donated by the state of Alabama. The land was donated as part of the bid, by Alabama, to win the contract with Mercedes. The plant includes multiple test tracks, on road and off-road.
Contents
1 Mercedes-Benz Visitor Center
2 Current vehicles manufactured
3 Former vehicles manufactured
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Mercedes-Benz Visitor Center[edit]
Located on the property is the Mercedez-Benz Visitor Center which includes a museum showcasing cars throughout Mercedes-Benz history. Cars within this collection are rotated out as needed. As of November 2014 there was a Formula One car originally driven by Michael Schumacher located inside. Guests can reserve ahead for plant tours. Admission to the visitor's center is free. Plant tours are $5.
Current vehicles manufactured[edit]
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class (2016–present)
Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class (2006–present)
Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W205, 2014–present)
Former vehicles manufactured[edit]
Mercedes-Benz M-Class (1997-2015)
Mercedes-Benz R-Class (2005-2015)
See also[edit]
Germans in Alabama
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Heine, Max (September 28, 1993). "Looks like Mercedes will select Vance site". The Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa, AL. p. 1. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
Jump up ^ Heine, Max (February 19, 1997). "Local Mercedes model doesn't go unnoticed". The Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa, AL. p. 8B. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
External links[edit]
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International (MBUSI)
Mercedes-Benz Visitor Center
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Assassin's Creed Origins
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Assassin's Creed Origins
Developer(s)
Ubisoft Montreal[a]
Publisher(s)
Ubisoft
Director(s)
Jean Guesdon
Ashraf Ismail
Producer(s)
Martin Schelling
Designer(s)
Eric Baptizat
Artist(s)
Raphael Lacoste
Writer(s)
Alain Mercieca
Composer(s)
Sarah Schachner
Series
Assassin's Creed
Engine
AnvilNext 2.0
Platform(s)
Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Release
WW: October 27, 2017
Genre(s)
Action-adventure, stealth
Mode(s)
Single-player
Assassin's Creed Origins is an action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the tenth major installment in the Assassin's Creed series and the successor to 2015's Assassin's Creed Syndicate. It was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on October 27, 2017.
The game is set in Egypt during the near end of the Ptolemaic period (49-47 BC) and recounts the secret fictional history of real-world events. The story explores the origins of the centuries-long conflict between the Brotherhood of Assassins, who fight for peace by promoting liberty, and The Order of the Ancients—forerunners to the Templar Order—who desire peace through the forced imposition of order.
Origins received positive reviews from critics, who praised the story, characters, voice acting, reworked gameplay-systems, immersive world of Egypt and the visuals, while criticizing some of the pacing and technical issues. The game has been lauded as either the best or one of the best installments in the series by multiple critics.
Contents
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1 Gameplay
2 Plot
2.1 Setting
2.2 Synopsis
2.3 Characters
3 Development
3.1 Marketing
4 Reception
4.1 Controversy
4.2 Accolades
5 Notes
6 References
7 External links
Gameplay[edit]
Players may travel around the game's open world of Egypt on horseback.
Assassin's Creed Origins is an action-adventure stealth game played from a third-person perspective. Players complete quests—linear scenarios with set objectives—to progress through the story, earn experience points, and acquire new skills. Outside of quests, the player can freely roam the open world environment on foot, horseback, camel-back or boat to explore locations, complete optional side-quests and unlock weapons and equipment.
The "eagle vision" mode, which was used by the franchise to give the player the ability to scout an area by highlighting enemies and objects, has been replaced by a Bonelli's eagle named Senu as a companion.[1] The player is able to take control of Senu and scout an area in advance, highlighting enemies which will then be visible when they return to controlling Bayek, the game's main character. The player can also tame various predators which will serve as a companion for the player and assist them against enemies.[2] Naval combat, underwater exploration and tomb raiding return to the series.[2][3][4][5][6]
The game also features revised combat mechanics.[7] Previous titles in the Assassin's Creed series used a "paired animation system" whereby the player character would engage with an enemy and combat would be dictated by a series of predeterminted animations based on player inputs and scripted AI movements. Origins moves to a "hit-box system". When the player wields a weapon, they will strike at whatever is in range, allowing them to hit enemies directly, injure individual body parts, and creating the possibility of missing an enemy entirely. Complementing this is the way weapons fall into different categories and are rated on their damage dealt, speed and range.[8] Enemies will be drawn from several basic archetypes that use a variety of tactics in combat which, combined with the hit-box system, will require the player to learn the attributes of individual weapons and tailor their playing style to succeed in combat. As enemy combat is also dictated by the hit-box system, the player has been equipped with a shield and will need to balance their offensive and defensive capabilities.[7] Locations within the game world are designed to enable the player to choose their playing style by offering stealth and open combat as equally-viable choices for completing objectives.
Origins introduces an arena-based combat system where the player fights waves of increasingly difficult combinations of enemies culminating in a boss fight.[9] While the introduction to the arena is incorporated into the main story, the arena mode stands alone from the wider narrative. The game world features several arenas, with a variety of enemy combinations and unique bosses not found in the game world. The player is able to unlock additional weapons and equipment by completing arena fights.
A future update to the game will add "Discovery Tour", a sandbox mode allowing the player to freely explore the open world with no objectives or combat, and embark on guided tours that highlight aspects of Egyptian history.[10][11]
Plot[edit]
Setting[edit]
The player takes on the role of a Medjay named Bayek and his wife Aya, as they work to protect the people of the Ptolemaic Kingdom during a time of widespread upheaval: the Pharaoh, Ptolemy XIII, struggles to maintain his rule while harbouring ambitions of expanding his kingdom; his sister, the recently deposed Cleopatra, begins marshalling loyalist forces to launch a counter-coup against Ptolemy; and frequent incursions into the Kingdom by the Roman Republic under the command of Julius Caesar lead to fears of an imminent invasion. Bayek's role as a Medjay brings him and Aya into contact with the secretive forces manipulating these events and into becoming the first Assassins.
Synopsis[edit]
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In the present day, Layla Hassan, a researcher at Abstergo's Historical Research Division, is tasked along with her friend and co-worker Deanna Geary with finding and retrieving an artifact in Egypt. However, she instead finds a tomb containing the mummies of ancient Assassins Bayek and Aya. Hoping to find any relevant information that would secure her a position in the company's Animus Project, Layla decides to relive both Bayek and Aya's memories using her modified Animus without telling her superiors, despite Deanna's protest.
In 49 BCE, Bayek, a respected Medjay in charge of protecting the Siwa Oasis, is abducted along with his son Khemu by a group of five masked men to an underground vault in the Temple of Amun. The masked men give Bayek a golden orb and demand that he use it to open a secret Vault. Khemu helps Bayek escape, but during the struggle to kill one of the masked men, Bayek inadvertently stabs Khemu in the chest, killing him.
One year later in 48 BCE, Bayek had exiled himself from Siwa in order to track down the five masked men to take his revenge. He finds the first one, Rudjek "The Heron", and kills him. Bayek then returns to Siwa to kill the local priest Medunamun, "The Ibis", who has been torturing Siwans for information to open the same vault. After killing Medunamun, Bayek then heads for Alexandria, where Aya has been tracking another of the masked men. Upon meeting Aya, she reveals that she has already killed Actaeon "The Vulture" and Ktesos "The Ram", leaving only one target left, "The Snake". Aya also reveals that she has been working with Apollodorus the Sicilian and Cleopatra to uncover The Snake's identity. She gives Bayek the first Hidden Blade, which he uses to track down and kill Eudoros, whom he believes to be the "Snake" in a bathhouse. Killing Eudoros costs Bayek his left ring finger, cut off from the same hidden blade to kill his target.
Bayek remembers Eudoros' words and begins to have doubts. He decides to meet with Apollodorus and Cleopatra for answers. Cleopatra tells Bayek that she was ousted from the throne by the masked men, who call themselves the Order of Ancients and seek to control all of Egypt by using Ptolemy as their puppet. In addition, there are more members of Order than the five Bayek and Aya had already killed: "The Scarab", "The Hyena", "The Lizard" and "The Crocodile". In fact, Eudoros was actually "The Hippo", and the name of the Snake is used to refer to the Order as a whole. Confronted with this new information, Bayek agrees to become Cleopatra's Medjay and assassinate the remaining members of the Order. Bayek tracks down and kills all of them while Aya convinces Pompey the Great to ally with Cleopatra.
In the present, Layla and Deanna are attacked by Abstergo soldiers for failing to check in with the company. Layla kills her attackers, but Deanna is captured and executed. Swearing revenge, Layla returns to the Animus, determined to complete her mission.
Bayek receives a letter from Aya explaining that there are two more members of the Order, "The Scorpion" and "The Jackal", who are members of Ptolemy's royal guard and the likely culprits responsible for Khemu's death. He finds out that Lucius Septimius is the Jackal and tracks him, but is too late to stop him from assassinating Pompey. With no other options, Cleopatra has Bayek and Aya help sneak her into the palace to meet Julius Caesar. Cleopatra impresses Caesar and secures his support. Bayek kills Pothinus, "The Scorpion", but is stopped from killing Septimius by Caesar. Aya watches Ptolemy get eaten by crocodiles when he tries to flee across the Nile.
After the end of the civil war, Cleopatra takes the throne as Pharaoh. Septimius becomes an advisor for Caesar and Cleopatra cuts ties with Bayek and Aya. This causes Bayek and his supporters to realize that Cleopatra and Caesar have now allied themselves with the Order. Realizing his mistake in supporting Cleopatra, Bayek gathers his allies to form a brotherhood to counter the Order and defend the free will of the common people. Bayek and Aya realize the Order showed a strong interest in the tomb of Alexander the Great, which they investigate. There, they find a mortally wounded Apollodorus who warns them that Caesar's lieutenant, Flavius, is "The Lion" and the true leader of the Order. He and Septimius had taken the Orb and a Staff from the tomb and are heading back to Siwa for the Vault.
Upon returning to Siwa, they find the Vault already opened. Bayek tracks down and confronts Flavius, who bears the activated Apple of Eden, but kills him, avenging Khemu's death. Bayek returns to Aya, who has recruited Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger and Gaius Cassius Longinus to their cause. She plans to head to Rome with Brutus and Cassius to assassinate Caesar and Septimius. Bayek and Aya part ways but form the foundation of the Assassin Brotherhood when they both swear to protect the world from the shadows. Upon their separation, Bayek drops his eagle's skull charm, a necklace of Khemu's, into the sand which leaves an impression, becoming the icon of their new Brotherhood.
After this, Layla wakes up from the Animus to find William Miles, present day Mentor of the Assassin Brotherhood watching over her. She accepts William's offer to work with the Assassins, but stops short of actually joining them. The two depart for Alexandria.
In Rome, Aya confronts Septimius, who wields the Staff of Eden, and she kills him. She then infiltrates the Roman Senate and assassinates Caesar. Later, she meets with Cleopatra and warns her to be a fair ruler or she will return to assassinate her. Afterward, Bayek and Aya (now calling herself Amunet)[b] begin recruiting and training other Assassins as they build the Assassin Brotherhood in Egypt and Rome respectively.
Characters[edit]
Main article: List of Assassin's Creed characters
Development[edit]
Development of Assassin's Creed Origins started in early 2014, after the completion of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.[13] The series had been following a yearly release cycle, but after the launch of Assassin's Creed Syndicate in 2015, Ubisoft chose to delay the release of Origins until 2017.[14] Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot cited a desire to focus on the quality of the individual titles, the opportunity to develop future games with new engines, and the disappointing sales of Syndicate as the reasons behind the decision.[15] The team enlisted Ubisoft Kiev to develop the PC version in parallel with the console versions.[16]
Information on Origins, then titled Assassin's Creed Empire, first leaked in January 2017, showing several screenshots of a character on a boat and in front of a cave. The game was officially revealed on June 11, 2017.[6] It is being developed using the latest iteration of the AnvilNext engine.[citation needed] During production of Assassin's Creed III in November 2011 Ubisoft conducted a fan survey exploring potential settings for future titles. Ancient Egypt was one of the most popular choices,[17] but Alex Hutchinson, the creative director of Assassin's Creed III, dismissed the results as he considered Ancient Egypt—as with the other two chosen settings, feudal Japan and World War II—as being "the worst choices" for a setting.[18] The development team hired Egyptologists to assist in making the open world more accurate to the time period.[19]
The original score for the game was composed by Sarah Schachner, who previously worked on the series with Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and Assassin's Creed Unity.[20]
Marketing[edit]
In August 2017, Square Enix announced a promotional crossover between the Assassin's Creed franchise and Final Fantasy XV.[21] Taking the form of an in-game event, it introduced Assassin's Creed-themed content to the game.[22] Assassin's Creed-themed content was also made available in other Ubisoft games such as Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands and South Park: The Fractured but Whole.
Reception[edit]
Reception
Aggregate score
Aggregator
Score
Metacritic (PC) 84/100[23]
(PS4) 81/100[24]
(XONE) 85/100[25]
Review scores
Publication
Score
Destructoid 8/10[26]
EGM 9/10[27]
Game Informer 8.5/10[28]
Game Revolution [29]
GameSpot 7/10[30]
GamesRadar [31]
IGN 9/10[32]
PC Gamer (US) 84/100[33]
Polygon 8.5/10[34]
VideoGamer.com 8.0/10[35]
Assassin's Creed Origins received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[23][24][25]
GameSpot gave the game a 7/10, saying: "While Assassin's Creed Origins reaches great heights in this new setting, it routinely runs into issues that bog down the overall experience. Technical issues make for an inconsistent experience and its new gameplay pillars wobble under the weight of its systems. But despite this, the world of Origins remains fresh and exciting to explore, which is a testament to the remarkable setting and compelling story."[30]
Louise Blain from GamesRadar gave the game a score of 5 out of 5 stars and called it the best of the franchise, saying that "As beautiful as it is deadly, Origins' Egyptian playground is finally everything you wanted the Creed to be."[31] Ray Carsillo's score of 9/10 on EGMNow said that "Assassin's Creed Origins delivers a robust experience that mixes up the traditional Assassin's Creed formula in a way that's fresh and fun to play—but which also harkens back to the series' roots in some welcome ways, too. It marks an evolution fans might not have even known they were waiting for, delivering one of the best overall experiences we've seen yet from the series."[27]
Alanah Pearce's 9/10 review on IGN stated that "Assassin's Creed Origins is a deep-dive into a truly stunning realization of ancient Egypt, with a rich series of cultures, genuine characters, and more mission variety than any other game in the series. The combat is challenging and thoughtful, and while the loot system doesn't match up to games like Destiny 2, there are enough different weapon types and enough enemy variety to keep you swapping between weapons, catered to the situation. The RPG elements encourage challenges of their own, and even despite a handful of bugs, I desperately wanted to keep playing."[32]
Colin Campbell of Polygon gave the game a score of 8.5/10, writing, "In essence, Assassin's Creed Origins is much the same game as the original Assassin's Creed, which came out a decade ago. It's a formula that people like to play, and it's certainly been honed and improved over the years. Origins is, then, undoubtedly the best iteration of this formula yet. But I yearn for a fresh approach and new ideas, something that astounds the senses as much as the wondrous world this game inhabits."[34]
Eurogamer ranked the game 23rd on their list of the "Top 50 Games of 2017",[36] while EGMNow ranked it sixth on their list of the 25 Best Games of 2017.[37]
Controversy[edit]
A controversy arose when several online video game journalists discovered that many of the game's user reviews on review aggregator Metacritic were artificially improved through the use of an online bot.[38]
Accolades[edit]
Year
Award
Category
Result
Ref.
2017 E3 2017 Game Critics Awards Best of Show Nominated [39]
Best Console Game Nominated
Best Action/Adventure Game Nominated
Gamescom 2017 Best Console Game (PlayStation 4) Won [40][41]
Best Console Game (Xbox One) Nominated
Best PC Game Nominated
Best RPG Nominated
35th Annual Golden Joystick Awards Ultimate Game of the Year Nominated [42]
The Game Awards 2017 Best Action/Adventure Game Nominated [43]
PC Gamer's 2017 Game of the Year Awards Best Open World Game Won [44][45]
Best Setting Nominated
Game of the Year Nominated
Destructoid Game of the Year Awards 2017 Best Xbox One Game Nominated [46]
IGN Best of 2017 Awards Best Xbox One Game Nominated [47]
Best Action-Adventure Game Nominated [48]
Best Graphics Nominated [49]
Giant Bomb 2017 Game of the Year Awards Best World Nominated [50]
Best New Character (Bayek) Won [51]
2018 Game Informer 2017 Action Game of the Year Awards Best Setting Won [52]
16th Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project Pending [53]
Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project Pending
21st Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Outstanding Achievement in Character (Bayek) Pending [54]
Outstanding Technical Achievement Pending
Adventure Game of the Year Pending
Game Developers Choice Awards Best Technology Pending [55]
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ Additional work by Ubisoft Sofia, Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Chengdu, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Bucharest, Ubisoft Kiev, and Ubisoft Philippines.
Jump up ^ In Assassin's Creed II, Amunet is described as having assassinated Cleopatra in 30 BC.[12]
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^ Jump up to: a b Blain, Louise; Roberts, David (June 12, 2017). "Assassin's Creed Origins to get "tons" of challenging boss fights". GamesRadar. Future plc.
Jump up ^ Plagge, Kallie (June 11, 2017). "E3 2017: Assassin's Creed Origins Is A True Open-World RPG". GameSpot. CBS Interactive.
Jump up ^ Wallace, Kimberley (June 11, 2017). "Five Things You Need To Know About Assassin's Creed Origins". Game Informer. GameStop.
Jump up ^ Minotti, Mike (June 11, 2017). "Why Assassin's Creed: Origins is going to Egypt and revamping the series". GamesBeat.
^ Jump up to: a b Gurwin, Gabe (June 11, 2017). "Everything we know about Assassin's Creed Origins". Digital Trends.
^ Jump up to: a b Blain, Louise (June 11, 2017). "I've played Assassin's Creed Origins and OMG EVERYTHING has changed. Here are 8 reasons you'll be going to Ancient Egypt". GamesRadar. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
Jump up ^ Morris, Tatiana (August 18, 2017). "[Watch] Assassin's Creed Origins dev details weapon types, combat changes, and more". GameZone. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
Jump up ^ Martin, Matt (June 28, 2017). "Gladiator Arenas in Assassin's Creed Origins are bloody fun, but I'm worried about the stupid enemies". VG 247. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Assassin's Creed Origins is getting an educational mode early next year". The Verge. September 27, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Combat-free mode makes Assassin's Creed: Origins incredibly easy to explore". Ars Technica. September 27, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
Jump up ^ de Rochefort, Simone (October 25, 2017). "Assassin's Creed 2 may have given us a hint about Origins". Polygon. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
Jump up ^ Gach, Ethan (June 11, 2017). "Assassin's Creed Origins finally announced for real, set in Egypt". Kotaku. Gawker Media.
Jump up ^ "A message from the Assassin's Creed team". Ubisoft. February 11, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
Jump up ^ Macy, Seth G. (February 11, 2016). "Ubisoft confirms no Assassin's Creed this year". IGN. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Assassin's Creed Origins PC release date and hardware". Gamespot. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
Jump up ^ "AC:3 Possible Locations Named In Survey". CVG. November 29, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
Jump up ^ Dutton, Fred (April 4, 2012). "Ubisoft: WW2, Japan and Egypt would make dismal Assassin's Creed locations". Eurogamer. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Assassin's Creed Origins will have the series' largest map". Rolling Stone. Jann Wenner. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
Jump up ^ McMillan, Emily. "First glimpse of Sarah Schachner's Assassin's Creed Origins on Billboard". Video Game Music Online. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Final Fantasy 15 is getting free Assassin's Creed crossover DLC". Eurogamer. August 24, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
Jump up ^ Square Enix (August 31, 2017). Final Fantasy XV. PlayStation 4, Xbox One. Square Enix. Level/area: Lestallum Assassin's Festival. Ignis: Ah, the Leap of Faith ... one of the Assassins' finest acrobatic feats.
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That's Not My Name
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"That's Not My Name"
Single by The Ting Tings
from the album We Started Nothing
Released
9 May 2008 (Europe)
12 May 2008 (UK)
27 January 2009 (U.S. Radio)[1]
Format
CD single
digital download
Genre
Indie pop
new wave
dance-rock
Length
5:11 (Album version)
3:45 (UK radio edit)
3:28 (US radio edit)
3:17 (International radio edit)
Label
Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Katie White
Jules De Martino
Producer(s)
Jules De Martino
The Ting Tings UK singles chronology
"Great DJ"
(2008) "That's Not My Name"
(2008) "Shut Up and Let Me Go"
(2008)
"Great DJ"
(2008) "That's Not My Name"
(2008) "Shut Up and Let Me Go"
(2008)
The Ting Tings US singles chronology
"Shut Up and Let Me Go"
(2008) Shut Up and Let Me Go2008 "That's Not My Name"
(2009) That's Not My Name2009
Music video
"That's Not My Name" on YouTube
"That’s Not My Name" is the third single by British duo The Ting Tings from their debut studio album We Started Nothing. Vocalist Katie White states that the song was written "with me ranting about my frustrations with the record industry."[2] The song was originally released as a double A-side with "Great DJ" by independent record label Switchflicker Records on 28 May 2007. After heavy promotion from BBC Radio 1 and the NME, the single was re-released individually on 12 May 2008 on Columbia Records.
"That's Not My Name" topped the UK Singles Chart, seeing off competition from well-established acts like Rihanna, Madonna, and will.i.am.[3] The song was a sleeper hit in North America, peaking within the top 40 of the charts in the United States. The single has sold over a million digital copies.
Contents
1 Composition
2 Critical reception
3 Music videos
4 Covers
5 In popular culture
6 Chart performance
6.1 Weekly charts
6.2 Year-end charts
6.3 Certifications
7 References
8 External links
Composition[edit]
"That's Not My Name" is written in the key of E major with a tempo of 144 beats per minute. The vocals in the song span from G3 to G♯5.[4]
Critical reception[edit]
The single received favourable reviews from critics upon re-release, with the NME describing it as "no-flab electro-pop nugget",[5] while Q magazine described it as "a snatch of Hey Mickey-style handclaps and a gobbily staccato vocal, stitched together to fashion a groove that's as instant and familiar".[6] Digital Spy compared the single to a "well-shaken can of cola", and added "[the track is] brimming with sticky, yummy, fizzy goodness".[7]
Music videos[edit]
The song has three music videos. The first features the Ting Tings on a white background performing the song on a set, with alternating scenes of White with blue and pink backgrounds. This version of the video was used to promote the song and album upon its 2007 release. This video is visually similar to the video for Toni Basil's "Mickey", in keeping with the audio similarities. This video was directed by Sophie Muller and Stacey Hartly. Columbia produced a 2008 video for the US release, with director David Allain and with them performing again on a different set, with more equipment and flashing lights in the background. The video premiered on mtvU.com on 26 January 2009. Another video was made for the acoustic version. All videos are live action.[8] The third music video known as the alternate video was directed by AlexandLiane and features the Ting Tings in a desert ghost town. Double dutchers, cheerleaders, marching band drummers and sign spinners come out the woods wearing black clothes with reflective martial. The Ting Tings perform the song "That's Not My Name" while behind them the double dutchers skip rope the cheerleaders cheer the drummers drum and the sign spinners spin signs that have the different names Katie gets called from the song's lyrics on them.
Covers[edit]
Dizzee Rascal performed a version of this song in the Live Lounge on BBC Radio 1, changing the chorus to: "They call me 'blood'/ They call me 'rude boy'/They call me oi/They call me mate/ ...They use the 'N-word' like it's a game/ That's not my name..."[9]
During the Pittsburgh Penguins' Stanley Cup run in 2009, Pittsburgh radio station WDVE did a spoof of the song entitled "That Is My Name" about Penguins player Evgeni Malkin, in which a man sounding like Malkin sang about his multiple nicknames.
In popular culture[edit]
The instrumental of the track was used in a UK cinema advert for BBC Radio 1 during the summer of 2008.[10] A remixed version of the song was also used as the music for the PINK segment of the 2008 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show (remixed by Cho Dongho). The song is also used in Slovenian mobile operator Mobitel's commercial for their subscription package, Itak Džabest.[11] "That's Not My Name" was used in the trailer for the 2009 summer film Post Grad, and on the shows 90210 on The CW, Brothers & Sisters on ABC, Taking the Stage, and The City on MTV, as well as in the films Fired Up! (2009) and Horrible Bosses (2011), in which Charlie Day's character Dale sang it in a car while on cocaine. The song was featured in CSI: NY as track of the beginning of the episode "Point of No Return". The song was also used on the Skins series 3 episode "Katie and Emily". This song often appears in the E4 sitcom The Inbetweeners and appeared in The Inbetweeners Movie (official soundtrack).[12] Furthermore, the song was featured in Suburgatory.[13]
The song was also parodied as "He's Got My Name" for Cartoon Network's Johnny Test.
Additionally, the song was used in a parody music video by Norwegian comedy duo Ylvis on their talk show I kveld med YLVIS (Tonight with YLVIS), titled "Jeg Heter Finn" ("My Name Is Finn").[14]
This song is also heard in the Despicable Me 2 "Rollcall" TV spot.
The song was featured in a fall 2013 Joe Fresh commercial
Also heard in a commercial for the 2014 film The Lego Movie.
The song was used in a summer 2014 commercial for Coca-Cola.
The Israeli TV series Ha-Yehudim Ba'im used the song as a basis for a satire[15] regarding the Jewish law forbidding the pronunciation of the tetragrammaton, where God complains about calling him with various names that are not truly His.
The song is used in the opening scene of the French film La Famille Bélier.
In 2017 it was used in Amazon Alexa radio ads.
Chart performance[edit]
In the United Kingdom, the single entered the UK Singles Chart at number one on 18 May 2008, ending Madonna and Justin Timberlake's four-week reign at the top with "4 Minutes".[3] The following week, however, it slipped to number two after Rihanna's "Take a Bow" climbed to number one.[16] In Ireland, it peaked at number two for five consecutive weeks.[17]
In Australia, after slowly rising up the singles chart, it eventually peaked inside the top 10, and was certified Gold on 3 November.[18] On the Australian Physical Singles Chart, it peaked at 20, and on the Australian Digital track chart at number eight. In the United States, "That's Not My Name" peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving the band their first top 40 there. The song was certified Gold on 2 April 2009, selling over 500,000 copies.
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (2008)
Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[18]
8
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[19]
34
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[20]
48
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[21]
57
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[22]
7
Denmark (Tracklisten)[23]
10
Germany (Official German Charts)[24]
42
Ireland (IRMA)[25]
2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[26]
59
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[27]
8
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[28]
1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[29]
23
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[30]
44
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[31]
1
US Billboard Hot 100[32]
39
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[33]
30
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[34]
32
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[35]
4
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[36]
17
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[37]
38
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (2008)
Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[38]
48
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[39]
50
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[40]
22
Certifications[edit]
Region
Certification
Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[41]
Platinum 70,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[42]
Gold 400,000^
United States (RIAA)[43]
Platinum 1,000,000^
^shipments figures based on certification alone
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Jump up ^ "American single certifications – The Ting Tings – That's Not My Name". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 25 September 2016. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
External links[edit]
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Flight (novel)
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Flight
First edition
Author
Sherman Alexie
Cover artist
Charles Rue Woods
Country
United States
Language
English
Genre
Historical Fiction
Publisher
Grove Press
Publication date
March 28, 2007
Media type
Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages
181
ISBN
0-8021-7037-4
OCLC
77333764
Dewey Decimal
813/.54 22
LC Class
PS3551.L35774 F57 2007
Flight is a novel written by Sherman Alexie. It is written in the first-person, from the viewpoint of a Native American teenager who calls himself Zits, "a time traveling mass murderer." Zits is a foster child, having spent the majority of his life moving from one negative or abusive family experience to another. His friend, Justice, introduces Zits to a new way of thinking, and to the idea of committing random violence. In the middle of a mass shooting in a downtown Seattle bank, Zits is suddenly transported to the past and thrust into the body of a stranger; this is the first of many similar incidents. The story confronts Zits' feelings of vulnerability as a misunderstood teenager, an orphan, and as a biracial person with Native American ancestry.[1]
Contents
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1 Plot summary
2 Characters
3 Themes
4 Critical reception
5 Writing style
6 Historical references
7 References
Plot summary[edit]
Flight begins with Zits waking up in a new foster home. Not liking his new family, he shoves his foster mom against the wall and runs out the door. Eventually Officer Dave catches up with him and takes him to jail. While in jail Zits meets Justice, a young white boy who takes Zits under his wing. When Zits is released from jail he finds Justice and they begin their training on how to shoot people. Once Justice believes Zits is ready to commit a real crime, he sends him off to a bank. After opening fire in the lobby, Zits perceives he has been shot in the head, ultimately sending him back in time.
During his flashback, Zits transforms into many different historical characters. The first character he transforms into is FBI Agent Hank Storm. While in Hank's body Zits witnesses a meeting with two Indians involved with IRON. He watches his partner kill an innocent Indian and is forced to shoot the corpse in the chest.
The next character he becomes is a mute Indian boy. He is thrown back into the time of General Custer's last stand. He gets to witness this historical battle and at the end is told by his father to slash a fallen soldier's throat as revenge for his own muteness.
While trying to figure out what to do, Zits is taken into yet another character, Gus. Gus is known as "Indian Tracker" and has to lead the cavalry to an Indian camp. Gus is trained to hunt and track down Indians. Trying to take over Gus's actions, Zits forces himself to not attack the Indians. He helps Bow Boy and Small Saint escape from the advancing cavalry.
Next, Zits becomes Jimmy, a pilot who teaches Abbad to fly a plane. He witnesses Jimmy's affair on his wife, and Abbad using the knowledge to carry out a terrorist attack, and Jimmy's suicide.
Finally, Zits ends up as his own father. While in his father's body, he begins to understand why his father left his mother. He also begins to understand that his father does love him and that by leaving he was doing the best for his son.
When Zits reinhabits his own body, he is standing in the bank staring at a small boy. Realizing that his crime could affect many more than just him, he walks out and takes himself to Officer Dave. Knowing he has to help this boy, Officer Dave brings Zits to his brother's house where Zits is offered to stay with them. Zits finally realizes that he can trust these people and for once in his life finally feels at home.
Characters[edit]
Zits (Michael), the main character, is fifteen-years-old. For the past nine years of his life, he has been bounced around from negligent family members to remiss foster homes. His Irish-American mother died from breast cancer when he was six years old. Zits’ Native American father left the family when Zits was born. Zits describes himself as “a blank sky, a human solar eclipse,” not belonging to anyone and no one belonging to him. After staying with his Aunt and her sexually abusive boyfriend for two years after his mother’s death, Zits runs away, starts drinking, smokes crack, steals a car, and finds himself repeatedly in juvenile detention.
Transformation #1: Hank Storm (FBI Agent) is a short, stocky, attractive, federal agent during the 1975 Indigenous Rights Now! (IRON) movement in Red River, Idaho. Zits is mortified that he is one of the FBI agents who joined with HAMMER, IRON’s opposition. As Hank Storm, Zits learns that Elk and Horse (IRON’s two figureheads) are in cahoots with the FBI and HAMMER. Elk and Horse bring Hank and his partner a member of IRON, Junior, to interrogate. When Hank’s partner, Art, is unable to attain information from Junior, Art shoots and kills him. Hank is forced to shoot Junior as well after he is already dead in order to have his hand in the murder.
Transformation #2: Indian Boy, The Indian boy lives at the camp at Little Big Horn on the eve of Custer's attack. He cannot speak, either because of previous violence or because of a disease. He has a father who loves him very much; this is first time Zits feels love and affection from another person. His father talks to a Native American with peeling skin and lightning bolts painted on his body; Zits realizes this is Crazy Horse, the Oglala war leader. He witnesses the attack and the brutality the Indians inflict on the white man. Then he is forced to cut a little white boy's vocals chords, presumably as revenge for the previous violence committed against his body.
Transformation #3: Indian Tracker, Gus, the Indian tracker, is an old man leading the US Army against Native Americans sometime during the middle of the 19th century. He is arthritic and has trouble moving, and he also has a deep-seated hatred for Native Americans, because as a younger man he came across a white settlement where men, women, and children were killed by Native Americans. However, during the massacre of the Indian village which he helped initiate, he sees one of the young soldiers, whom he calls Small Saint, running off and saving a little Indian boy, someone he starts to refer to as Bow Boy. He is supposed to turn them over but instead helps them get away because the young man joined the military to help people.
Transformation #4: Pilot (Jimmy), Jimmy is a middle-aged white pilot and flying instructor. He has been married to Linda for twenty years, although he is having a thirteen-month affair with Helda. His best friend of fifteen years is Abbad, an Ethiopian Muslim and an immigrant, whom he taught how to fly. After Abbad hijacks and crashes a plane into downtown Chicago, Jimmy feels a number of emotions, mostly betrayal. When Linda sees Jimmy with Helda, Jimmy takes his plane and crashes it into a lake, committing suicide.
Transformation #5: Zits's Father, Zits's father is a homeless Indian on the streets of Tacoma. As his father, Zits learns that his father endured physical and emotional abuse as a child; after failing to kill an animal on an unsuccessful hunt, Zits's Grandfather forces his son to repeat the lines "I ain't worth shit" over and over again. Haunted by this memory outside the room where Zits is being born, his father he runs away and abandons Zits. He carries a photo of five-year-old Zits with him at all times.
Justice is an intelligent, good-looking white kid of seventeen that Zits meets in jail. He displays an interest in Native American history and in the recurring violence in American culture. Justice gives Zits a paintball gun and a real gun and convinces Zits to shoot up a bank in after effort to start a contemporary Ghost Dance.
Officer Dave is a city cop in Seattle, WA. He has arrested Zits a number of times and he has always showed compassion for him. He is Robert's brother and played a huge part in Zits' adoption.
Robert is Zits's adoptive father and Officer Dave's brother. He works as a firefighter and takes him in along with his wife Mary. Initially, Zits is reluctant to accept their generosity but he warms up to them when he realizes their compassion for him is genuine. At the end of the book, he even reveals his real name to Mary.
Mary, Dave's sister-in-law, wants to be a mother. She and her husband Robert take Zits in and later adopt him. She is trying her hardest to make Zits feel at home and finally safe.
Themes[edit]
Adolescence
Zit's progresses through a change in adolescence in Flight. He was a troubled youth constantly getting into trouble. However, after a course of events he begins to change. By the end he is finally ready to accept who he is. He is no longer Zits, misfit boy, he is Michael. And now he finally has a real family. "But I'm beginning to think I've been given a chance. I'm beginning to think I might get unlonely. I'm beginning to think I might have an almost real family...Michael. My real name is Michael. Please call me Michael." Pages 180-181
Violence
"I get into arguments and fistfights with everybody. I get so angry that I go blind and deaf and mute." Page 8. Zit's starts off as a very angry and violent individual. He's violent because he's been bounced from one place to another and he takes out his anger on anyone around him. He also is a witness to violence once he begins his "flights." By experiencing the events, which he is unable to change anything, he realizes that the violence had dire consequences. And by realizing how violence affects those around him he realizes that the way he's living is wrong and he's got to change something.
Morality
In Flight, the main character, Zits learns the importance of the choices made and the effect they have on self and others. His "flights" and brief experiences through various men in history, allow Zits to experience firsthand the effects of violence, hatred, anger, etc. “I like to start fire. And I’m ashamed that I’m a fire starter. I’m ashamed of everything, and I’m ashamed of being ashamed” (page 8). This shame reveals that in the center of this young Indian boy, change from his lifestyle of destruction, mischief, and hatred is desired and possible. Through these experiences, he learns empathy as he gains the perspectives of others. After returning from his “flights” he stands in a bank with the choice to pull out his gun and begin firing or walk away from the consequences and guilt he would forever face. While processing his unexpected and bizarre adventures, he decisively ponders, “I used to hate the rain. But now I want it to pour. I want it to storm. I want to be clean” (159). He begins to make changes in his life that dramatically change his morality for the good.
Native American
He notices the racism and stigma attached to being a Native American. He also realizes minorities affect views on life, depending on your background. Zit's realizes that everyone has different views and ideals that are specific to an ethnic group. Also, just because you belong to a particular ethnic group doesn't mean you know everything either. Zit's learned a great deal about his own people when he realized that his own history lied to him. There is always more than one side to a story. "My father was an Indian. From this or that tribe. From this or that reservation. I never knew him..." "I'm Irish and Indian, which would be the coolest blend in the world if my parents were around to teach me how to be Irish and Indian. But they're not here and haven't been for years. So, I'm not really Irish or Indian. I'm a blank sky, a human solar eclipse."
Critical reception[edit]
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Writing style[edit]
The novel is written from a first-person perspective, in a conversational tone. The author uses humor and abrupt confrontation. For example, in Chapter Seven the narrator says, "I don't mean to be disrespectful, but it smells like the Devil dropped a shit right here in the middle of the camp" (61).
Historical references[edit]
The story of Flight refers to historical events in the relations between Native Americans and European Americans with strong emphasis placed on race relations. These vary from the ambiguous mention of a time or place to a specific Indian reservation. The author did not always refer to real events, but sets up parallels that point to historical events.
The character of Hank Storm is an FBI agent in the 1970s, who becomes involved at the Red River reservation, where there is tension between Native Americans who want to embrace traditional ways and FBI agents. Historically there was a major conflict and stand-off between agents of the United States Government and Lakota at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The American Indian Movement (AIM) was an activist group at the time, encouraging Native Americans to draw strength from their own traditions, and emphasizing their rights and sovereignty.
Next Zits is transported back to the day of the Battle of Little Big Horn. This historical battle marked one of the last of the Indian wars, and the one in which Native Americans inflicted the highest rate of casualties against United States forces. The armed engagement lasted from June 25–26 of 1876 and was an overwhelming victory for Lakota and Northern Cheyenne fighters led by Sitting Bull; General Custer led his men to utter defeat.
Zits enters another volatile situation with Gus, a nineteenth-century Indian tracker. In the mid-to-late nineteenth century, the westward expansion of pioneers created a powder keg in the form of crowded Native American tribes and nervous white settlers. This erupted in a series of battles and massacres in numerous states. Flight refers to a retaliatory massacre on the Colorado River. This could refer to the Sand Creek massacre conducted by US forces. It caused outrage and disgust among white Easterners. After Sand Creek, military- sanctioned retaliatory massacres declined and eventually stopped.
Flight also refers to the September 11, 2001 attacks, the first on United States soil since Pearl Harbor in 1941. Members of Al-Qaeda highjacked four planes on suicide attacks, driving them into major buildings, and killing thousands of Americans. As a result of the attack, many Americans became more fearful and suspicious of Muslims. When Zits entered the body of the pilot, Jimmy, he recollects Jimmy's memories of his Muslim friend Abbad. Abbad shares that he suspected Jimmy feared him as a possible terrorist when he expressed interest in learning to fly. He also mentions employers who rejected him prior to Jimmy, because he was Muslim. Jimmy's worst fears, mostly unspoken, are realized when Abbad crashes his plane into a Chicago building.
References[edit]
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Sa Re Ga Ma Pa
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This article is about the musical reality TV show. For the musical notes, see Swara. For the music company, see Saregama.
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa logo
Creative director(s)
Zee TV, Neeraj Sharma
Presented by
Sonu Nigam (1995-2000)
Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan (2000-01)
Shaan (2001-06)
Aditya Narayan (2007-09, 2014-present)
Purab Kohli (2010)
Manish Paul (2010)
Javed Ali (2012-2013)
Opening theme
"Sa Re Ga Ma" by Sonu Nigam and Sadhana Sargam (1995-2000)
"Sa Re Ga Ma Pa" by Shaan and Sadhana Sargam (2000-06)
"Sa Re Ga Ma Pa" by Aditya Narayan and Shriram Iyer (2007-09)
"Sa Re Ga Ma Pa" by Javed Ali (2010-present)
Country of origin
India
No. of episodes
1000+
Production
Running time
approx. 52 minutes
Release
Original network
Zee TV
Picture format
480i (SDTV),
Original release
May 1, 1995
External links
Website
www.ozee.com/shows/sa-re-ga-ma-pa-lil-champs-2017/
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa is an Indian musical reality TV show. It started airing on Zee TV in 1995 as Sa Re Ga Ma.[1]
Series History[edit]
The first episode aired on May 1, 1995 and was hosted by Sonu Nigam.[2] In the year 1999, the show was hosted by the Bangash brothers, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash,[3] sons of legendary sarod-player Amjad Ali Khan. From 2002, Shaan started hosting the show.[4] Till 2005, the show used to follow a format wherein experts in the field of music would judge the contestants and score them. The format changed with the advent of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005 which introduced the judges as mentors of different teams and scoring was primarily dependent on public voting. After Shaan quit hosting the show, the show was hosted by many others like Purab Kohli, Manish Paul,[5] Karan Singh Rathore, Archana Jani,[6] Vipul Roy,[7] Jay Soni[8] and even kids Dhairya Sorecha & Afsha Musani.[9] The most prominent names to host the show in later seasons were Javed Ali[10] and the current host Aditya Narayan[11]
The show has seen multiple variations over the years:
Sa Re Ga Ma: Contestants were scored only by the expert judges. There were 8 prelim rounds, each consisting of 2 male singers and 2 female singers. One male winner and one female winner from each show competed in the semifinal rounds; there were a total of 4 semifinals. In the finals, there was one male winner and another female winner.
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa: 2 male singers, 2 female singers. The male and female winner would return the following episode and compete against a new challenger. At the start of this "roll-over" series, they had initially announced that anyone with over 10 wins would get an album; however, that never materialized.
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge: Teams were formed, each Gharana (team) had a judge who mentored them. Elimination was decided by public voting.
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Ek Main Aur Ek Tu: A duet singing competition which featured some new contestants as well as old contestants from earlier seasons. Weekly elimination decided by public voting.
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs: A singing competition for young children, which judges the prodigious kids on the basis of their voice quality, singing talent and versatility in performance.
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge USA: The first instalment of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge series in USA.
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Mega Challenge: A special season in which eight teams representing eight different states and consisting of total 24 talented contestants from past seasons of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa participated. The show was made to celebrate the 1000th episode of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. Notable Indian singers and musicians were roped in to judge each of the episodes.
There have also been multiple regional versions in languages like Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada, Punjabi, Tamil, and Telugu.
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Year
Winner
Host
Judges
1 Sa Re Ga Ma 1995 Sanjeevani Bhelande Sonu Nigam Anu malik,udit narayan,kumar shanu
2 Sa Re Ga Ma 1996 Nobina Mirjankar Sonu Nigam
3 Sa Re Ga Ma 1997 Mohammed Vakil Sonu Nigam
4 Sa Re Ga Ma 1998 Bela Shende Sonu Nigam
5 Sa Re Ga Ma 1999 Archana Udupa Sonu Nigam
6 Sa Re Ga Ma 2000 Shreya Ghoshal Sonu Nigam
7 Sa Re Ga Ma 2001 Anita Pundit Amaan Ali Khan & Ayaan Ali Khan
8 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa: Golden Voice Hunt 2003 Arpita Mukherjee (singer) & Rahul Saxena Shaan
9 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa World Series 2004 Hrishikesh Ranade & Ronkini Gupta Shaan
10 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Campus Special 2005 Twinkle Bajpai, Manish Bhatt Shaan
11 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005 2005 Debojit Saha Shaan Himesh Reshammiya, Jatin-Lalit, Aadesh Shrivastava, Ismail Darbar
12 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Ek Main Aur Ek Tu 2006 Aishwarya Nigam & Ujjaini Mukherjee Shaan, Ishita Arun Hariharan, Lesle Lewis
13 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2006 Sanchita Bhattacharya Shaan Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Alka Yagnik, Bappi Lahiri
14 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007 2007 Aneek Dhar Aditya Narayan Himesh Reshammiya, Ismail Darbar, Bappi Lahiri, Vishal-Shekhar
15 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs International 2007 Anamika Choudhari Aditya Narayan Suresh Wadkar, Sonu Nigam
16 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge USA 2008 2008 Darshana Menon Aishwarya Nigam Suresh Wadkar, Aadesh Srivastav
17 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009 2009 Vaishali Mhade Aditya Narayan Himesh Reshammiya, Aadesh Srivastav, Shankar Mahadevan, Pritam
18 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2009 2009 Hemant Brijwasi Dhairya Sorecha, Afsha Musani Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Alka Yagnik
19 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Mega Challenge 2009 Team Maharashtra - Vaishali Mhade, Kaushik Deshpande and Rohit Raut Karan Singh Rathore and Archana Jani (first episode)
Vipul Roy and Manish Paul
Sonu Nigam, Pyarelal and Suresh Wadkar (finale)
20 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstar 2010 Kamal Khan Purab Kohli, Manish Paul Daler Mehndi, Vishal-Shekhar, Sajid-Wajid
21 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2011 2011 Azmat Hussain Jay Soni Adnan Sami, Kailash Kher, Javed Ali
22 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2012 2012 Jasraj Jayant Joshi Javed Ali Shankar Mahadevan, Rahul Ram, Sajid-Wajid
23 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2014 2014 Gagan Gopalkrishna Gaonkar Aditya Narayan Alka Yagnik (Mahaguru), Shaan, Monali Thakur
24 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2016 Kushal Paul Aditya Narayan Pritam, Sajid-Wajid, Mika
25 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2017 2017 Aditya Narayan Himesh Reshammiya, Javed Ali, Neha Kakkar
External links[edit]
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References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Reality shows take centre stage on TV - Livemint". www.livemint.com. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
Jump up ^ "Sonu Nigam back as host on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
Jump up ^ "Music is inspiration". The Hans India. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
Jump up ^ Team, Tellychakkar. "Shaan". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
Jump up ^ "Purab Kohli bids adieu to Zee TV's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstar". ZEE TV. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
Jump up ^ Team, Tellychakkar. "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Mega challenge gets its hosts". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
Jump up ^ Team, Tellychakkar. "Vipul to do some more hosting". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
Jump up ^ "Jay Soni turns host - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
Jump up ^ "Dhairya Sonecha & Afsha Musani to Host 'Hero Honda Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs'". ZEE TV. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
Jump up ^ "‘Hero Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2012’ finds new host in Javed Ali with top 15 contestants | Best Media Info, News and Analysis on Indian Advertising, Marketing and Media Industry.". www.bestmediainfo.com. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
Jump up ^ "Aditya Narayan returns to host 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil' Champs - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
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