The 3iii Season-7 2023 commenced on May 1st, marking another vibrant year for this global talent hunt. This season saw 150 participants onsite among more than 500 selected participants from across the globe, all chosen for the prestigious 3iii USA event held in Chicago on October 22nd. This semi-final round was a significant milestone in the competition, judged by a panel of esteemed personalities, including the Raga Boyz band group, Abbas Ali Mirza, Poonam Bhatia, Surender Bharti, Vaishali Dhande, Vanita Patel, and others. The event was also accompanied by more than 500 local attendees, with many diplomats as chief guests, adding glory to the event.
At the Chicago event, participants vied for various prestigious titles. Among the celebrated winners were Sanvi Chokshi from the UK, who impressed with her sitar skills and was awarded the British Indian Icon in the Junior category. Pearl Chokshi, also from the UK, won the British Indian Icon for her singing prowess in the Junior category. Rajarsh Saini from Australia and Varun Raina from the UAE were recognized as Indian Australian Icon and Indian Middle Eastern Icon, respectively, for their outstanding singing performances. Harjinder Singh from the UK and Nitika Pande from the USA took home the British Indian Icon and Indian American Icon titles in the Senior and Junior singing categories, respectively. Other notable winners included Prajakta Joshi and Swamy Subramanian from the USA and Canada, who were honored as Indian American Icon and Indian Canadian Icon for their singing in the Senior category. The dance category saw Thejolakshmi Achari from the USA winning the Indian American Icon in the Junior category. All these winners received the coveted 3iii lady in gold trophy, 3iii icon medals, and certificates.
The event's culmination was in Surat at the Neon-The Disc Banquet, a two-day extravaganza at the end of December 2023. Hosted by the talented RJ Anya Ahuja and Miss India Magnificent 2013 Simran Ahuja, the first day featured the semifinals for 150 participants from India. The second day was the grand finale, where the top 100 contestants from both the 3iii USA and 3iii India semifinals competed. This grand event was graced by luminaries like Paresh Maniya of Celavo & Ezara Jewels, Hitesh Bhatt of Bhatt Foundation Inc, Ajit Bains from the 3iii board of directors, and other renowned figures, drawing an audience of over 1000 people and extensive media coverage.
The judging panel in Surat included mentors Dhananjay Bhatt, Anupama Shrivastava, Shaurya Saxena, Abbas Ali Mirza, and Poonam Bhatia. Awards were presented across various categories, celebrating talents in singing, dancing, fashion, instruments, and more.
In the Super Senior singing category, Ramaswamy Subramaniam from Canada emerged as the winner, with Rajan Sharma from the USA and Pinaki Das Sharma from Dubai as runners-up. Special judges' choices included Murali Collur from the USA and Manoj Sachdeva from India. In the Senior singing category, Sanika Pande from the USA was the winner, with Poonam Bhandari from the UK and Deepshika Bhattacharya from India as runners-up. Harjinder Singh from the UK, Ajay Shrivastava from India, and Vinay Rathod from India were awarded judges' choice accolades.
The Junior singing category saw Nihal Banda from India win, with Koushani Samui from India and Eva Panwar from the USA as runners-up. Judges' choices included Arohi Kulkarni from the USA and Pearl Chokshi from the UK. In the dance category, Dhwiti Desai from India won the Junior section, with Dancing Diwas NEA from India and Sataakshi Joshi from the USA as runners-up. Judges' choices included Avyaan Gupta from the USA and Lavit Ahuja from India. Satwant Kaur Hura from India won the Senior dance category.
In the instruments category, Nishad Banda from India won the Junior section, with Barun Kumar Jha from India and Sanvi Chokshi from the UK as runners-up. The IGT category saw Gymnastic World Acro Dance Group from the USA winning, followed by Uday Bhaskar Shirur and Jeevan Jyoti Gill, both from the USA.
The 3iii Season-7 2023 was a celebration of global talent, bringing together participants from various countries and honoring their exceptional skills across a multitude of categories.