Mahima Dev troyee has won the championship trophy from the music section of the talent hunt show “Toffee Star Search” of mobile operator Banglalink. The names of Ishan Dey and Sadman Khan were announced as the first and second runner up.
According to Banglalink on Saturday, the winner was given a crest and a check for BDT 25 lakh as a prize to the champion Troyee. The two runners-up who took part in the music category received a crest and a check for BDT 15 lakh and 10 lakh respectively.
Banglalink Acting CEO Taimur Rahman officially handed over the checks to the winners. He was accompanied by Toffee’s Digital Services Director Abdul Mukit Ahmed, Toffee’s Head of Content Tanvir Hossain Probal and Banglalink’s Brand and Communications Director Kazi Urfi Ahmed besides other senior officials of Banglalink.
Earlier in the day, renowned artists and three chief judges of Toffee Star Search, Tariq Anam Khan, Purnima and Chanchal Chowdhury announced the winners’ names and handed over crests and dummy checks to them. They also performed on stage with the competitors.
Banglalink sources said that the fourth to tenth place winners of the competition got a crest and a check for three lakh taka. The check received as a prize by the top ten contestants will be treated as cash and a contract price with Toffee.
The 21st to 30th and 11th to 20th place winners received a crest and a check for Taka 1 lakh and 2 lakh respectively.
Renowned artist and Toffee Star Search judge Zeenat Sanu Swagata, Khayyam Sanu Sandhi, Nirab, Shafayet Mansoor and Abu Hayat Mahmood were present at the grand finale. Popular bands Avoidrafa and Jaler Gaan also performed on stage with the contestants.
Abdul Mukit Ahmed, Director of Digital Services at Toffee, said the goal of Toffee Star Search was to provide a suitable platform for local latent talents across the country to develop their talents. Toffee is Bangladesh’s first user generated content (UGC) platform. We are proud to be a part of a talented career.”
After being launched last November, Toffee Star Search invited talented people from across the country to submit videos in a variety of categories, including dance, song, and acting. Numerous contestants responded and submitted their videos to this Talent Hunt show.
Other episodes of Toffee Star Search, including the Grand Finale, can be viewed on the Toffee app.