Daijiworld Media Network - Dubai
Dubai, Mar 8: Middle East's most exciting and eagerly awaited, and Konkani’s largest singing reality show, Gulf Voice of Mangalore Season 7 is all set to launch in the UAE under the patronage of Mangalore Konkans Dubai. The grand finale of the event is scheduled to be held on November 20 this year at Sheikh Rashid auditorium in Dubai.
The show, now in its seventh edition, is highly popular among Konkani speaking Mangalureans around the world. It unites the countries of the Middle East under one platform. The best male and female singers of each country render their voices in a bid to win the coveted crown of GVOM.
This year, the 7th season finale will be hosted by a premier association in the UAE, Mangalore Konkans Dubai. The winner will receive a prize money of Rs 1 lac, the runner up will receive Rs 50,000 and the second runner-up will receive Rs 25,000 in each of the categories.
GVOM founders
Under the strong guidance and leadership of James Mendonca, Mangalore Konkans is gearing up to host the UAE preliminary round, the semi-finals and the grand finale of GVOM Season 7 in Dubai with an expected crowd participation of more than 1,800 Konkani music lovers.
About Mangalore Konkans
Mangalore Konkans Dubai was established in 1988 with the basic objective of promoting Konkani language and culture among the Mangalurean diaspora in the UAE. It also intended to extend financial support to the Mangalurean community in Dubai and in the undivided Dakshina Kannada district. Without diluting the original objectives, even with the passage of time, the organization followed its goals solemnly to emerge as a major force to reckon within the UAE.
James Mendonca
Mangalore Konkans Dubai committee
Over the years, with an array of activities aimed at the general welfare of Mangalureans, Mangalore Konkans Dubai has played an essential role in keeping the pennant of Konkani language and Mangalurean culture flying high in the desert land.
About Gulf Voice of Mangalore
The sapling of Gulf Voice of Mangalore, a prestigious Konkani singing talent hunt, was planted in Kuwait way back in 2008 by two like-minded social workers - Lawrence Pinto and the late Louis Rodrigues. It was a dream and the brainchild of these two gentlemen to create something new and different from the normal Konkani cultural programs conducted in the Gulf region. The duo of Lawrence and Louis along with like-minded people of Kuwait reached the associations and people of different Middle Eastern countries and a collective effort of everyone created the history of season 1 of GVOM. So far, six seasons of GVOM have been held in different countries of Middle East and they are as follows:
Season 1:
Host country: Kuwait under the patronage of Youth Recreation Centre, Kuwait
Winner: Vinay Lewis - Kuwait
Season 2:
Host country: United Arab Emirates under the patronage of Mangalore Konkans Dubai
Winner - Male: Ivan Fernandes - Dubai
Winner - Female: Gladys Lorena - Kuwait
Season 3:
Host country: Doha Qatar under the patronage of Mangalore Cultural Association, Doha
Winner - Male: Orsan Albert D'Souza - Kuwait
Winner - Female: Reena D'Souza - Oman
Season 4:
Host country: Muscat, under the patronage of Mangalurean Catholic Centre of the Parish, Oman
Winner - Male: Morvine Quadros - Kuwait
Winner - Female: Joshal Dsouza - UAE
Season 5:
Host country: Bahrain, under the patronage of Konkani Kutam Bahrain and Aangann Konknnechem Riyadh.
Winner - Male: Robin Sequeira - UAE
Winner - Female: Joylene Gonsalves - Kuwait
Season 6:
Host country: Kuwait under the patronage of Kuwait Canara Welfare Association.
Winner - Male: Clement Fernandes - Doha Qatar
Winner - Female: Sabitha Mathias - UAE
The present season of GVOM is all set to be hosted in the GCC countries and interested participants are requested to contact the below associations and their coordinators of their respective countries for further details.
United Arab Emirates
Host association: Mangalore Konkans Dubai
President: James Mendonca
Coordinator: Roshan D'Silva
Contact email: gvomdubai2020@gmail.com
Contact number: 00971501636014
GVOM prelims: June 5, 2020
GVOM semi-finals: September 2020
(Semifinals date will be announced shortly)
Sultanate of Oman
Host association: Mangalurean Konkani Wing - Indian Social Club
President: Clarence Donald Pinto
Coordinator: Dilip Correa
Contact email: mkwiscoman2017@gmail.com/ clarencedpinto@gmail.com
Contact number: 00968 92341826 / 00968 9934 5940
GVOM prelims: August 2020
GVOM semi-finals: September 2020
(Dates will be announced shortly)
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Hos association: Aangann Konknnechem(AKR)
President: Jacinta D'Souza
Coordinator: Naveen D'Souza
Contact email: arunsoza@gmail.com
Contact number: 00966558728871
GVOM prelims: June 2020
GVOM semi-finals: September 2020
(Dates will be announced shortly)
Kingdom of Kuwait
Host association: Youth Recreation Center
President: Lawrence Pinto
Coordinator: Rita Rodrigues
Contact email: pintolawrence@gmail.com / ritarods@hotmail.com
Contact number: 00965-99803755 / 00965-66574669
(Prelims and semi-finals dates will be announced shortly)
Kingdom of Bahrain
Host association: Konkani Kutam Bahrain
President: Henry D’almeida
Coordinator: Steven D'Souza
Contact email: steven.dsouza@hotmail.com
Contact number: 0097339730232
GVOM prelims: To be announced
GVOM semi-finals: September 2020
(Dates will be announced shortly)
Doha, Qatar
Host association: Mangalore Cultural Association (MCA)
President: Veena Rebimbus Pais
Coordinator: Shalini Mendonca
Contact email: mcagvom@gmail.com / mcaqatar@gmail.com
Contact number: 0097433356472 / 0097455247196
GVOM prelims: June 19, 2020
GVOM semi-finals: September 2020 (dates will be announced shortly)
Interested participants are requested to contact their respective country representatives for the preliminary round dates, rules and regulations, and for any other enquiry.
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