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No godfather, no recognition… those singers who lost in reality shows, yet became more famous than the winners
Samira Vishwas | January 28, 2026 11:24 PM CST

Popular Bollywood Singers: Bollywood’s popular singer Arijit Singh is in the headlines at the moment. Arijit is being discussed a lot from social media to news market. Last night i.e. on 27th January, Arijit Singh took retirement from playback singing, after which fans are looking disappointed. Today everyone knows Arijit Singh and he has his own fanbase. Arijit has made a distinct identity for himself in the world, but this journey has not been easy for him. Meanwhile, we are telling you about those singers who appeared in reality shows, but could not become winners and even then became more popular than the winners. Let us know about them…

Defeated in reality show but still became a star

Arijit Singh

Those who know about Arijit Singh would know that the beginning of his career was not very good. In the year 2005, Arijit Singh was seen in the reality show ‘Fame Gurukul’, but he could not win the show and lost. Even though the singer had lost the show, he had made his place in the hearts of the people. Arijit continued his hard work even after the show and became popular in the industry.

Neha Kakkar

Arijit Singh is not the only singer, he has become popular after losing the singing reality show. Yes, Neha Kakkar’s name also appears in this list. Neha is a star of the industry who is counted among the highest earning playback singers. In the year 2006, Neha entered ‘Indian Idol 2’. On the strength of her voice, Neha made it to the show, but she could not win the show and was eliminated, Neha did not stop working and years later, she appeared in front of the world by becoming a judge of this show.

Vishal Mishra

Apart from this, Vishal Mishra’s name also comes in this list. Vishal Mishra was also rejected in the reality show Indian Idol, but today he is the favorite singer of the youth. Talking about Vishal Mishra, he was seen in Indian Idol twice, but he could not win the show both the times. Even though Vishal could not win the show twice, he did not give up his hard work and today he is popular for many songs.

Jubin Nautiyal

Popular singer Jubin Nautiyal also comes in this list. Jubin Nautiyal also came into limelight with the reality show X Factor. Although, he could not get the place in the show which he had expected, but Zubin also did not lose courage and today he has made a distinct identity for himself in the world.

monali thakur

The name of Monali Thakur, who was a part of Indian Idol, is also in this list. Monali Thakur was out of the show at 9th rank even before the finale. Monali’s courage gave her a different identity in the world and today she is very popular. Not only this, but in the year 2015, Monali has also received the National Award for the song ‘Moh Moh’.

Miang Cheng

Miang Cheng has also worked very hard to make his mark in the world. Miang, who was seen in Indian Idol 3, could not win the show, but along with singing, he tried his luck in other fields as well and gained a lot of popularity. Today Miang is also an actor and has done many web shows and films.

Rahul Vaidya

Rahul Vaidya was seen in Indian Idol Season 1. Rahul Vaidya could not become the winner of the show, but even after losing the show, he earned his name in the world. Rahul’s hard work brought him a lot of popularity and along with singing, Rahul has also become the king of reality shows.

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