Pawandeep Rajan wins Indian Idol Season 12 

Indian Idol 12’s Winner: Pawandeep Rajan lifts the trophy: 

Pawandeep Rajan from Uttarakhand is the winner of Indian Idol 12, he has always been an impressive performer on the show. He was announced the winner of the reality show yesterday.  He won a trophy, a car and prize money of ₹ 25 lakh. Arunita Kanjilal and Sayali Kamble were declared as the first and second runner-up, respectively.

Announcing Pawandeep Rajan as the winner of one of the longest-running singing reality shows, the official Twitter handle of Sony TV, on which Indian Idol 12 aired, shared a tweet that read: “Jinki kismat mein likhi thi jeet, jinke taaron mein likha tha khitaab, unn #IdolPawandeep ko jeet ka salaam! CONGRATULATIONS #IdolPawandeep for the epic win, you have made history! India loves you!”

Another tweet by Sony TV read: “We congratulate Pawandeep Rajan on this epic win, he has truly made a mark!”

The finale night was attended by many celebrities including Alka Yagnik, Kiara Alia Advani, and Sidharth Malhotra. The judges of the season – Anu Malik, Himesh Reshammiya, and Sonu Kakkar added to the entertainment and fun along with host Aditya Narayan and Jay Bhanushali. Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiyaa also came for a brief time to conduct an award segment.

Indian Idol 12 premiered in November last year. It ran for almost 9 months before the 12-hour long finale took place on Independence Day. It is the longest-running season for Indian Idol.