MUMBAI: After weeks of anxiety and nail-biting anticipation, Faridkot and Aas won the RC Live Delhi Regional Finalists. It was an evening of powerhouse performances from the top 5 bands at Lal Chowk Amphitheatre on February 22, 2008. These two Delhi based bands Finals have qualified for the RC Live National Finals to be held in Delhi on Feb 29, 2008.The results were declared after riveting, live-wire performances by the 5 short-listed bands Faridkot, Musafir, Aas, Muzoc and Om who had Delhi's Radio Cityzens grooving to their tunes. The edge of the seat excitement on the performances was captured for all on Delhi's Radio City 91.1FM by RJ Mallika on Joyride. The regional rounds also accounted for listener feedback on original compositions of the short listed bands which saw extensive air-play on Radio City 91.1FM stations in Northern India.

Speaking on the evening's performances Dr. Palash Sen said, "The freshness, the songwriting, and the music compositions witnessed at RC Live Delhi regional finals made it very difficult for us to choose the best. But the journey only gets tougher for the finalists now and they need to work much harder to win." Co-judge Subir Malik added, "I'm a promoter of bands myself and I had no idea that there are so many talented Hindi bands out there! RC Live has brought to the fore such fresh, versatile compositions, uniqueness of sound and experimentation across influences which is most refreshing! I wish all the short-listed bands the very best and advice them to put their best foot forward and make the most of this opportunity. Rock on!"

"The energy levels, the originality, and the performance of all the bands were amazing. EMI is glad to be a part of RC Live that encourages the young talent of our country in their tryst for their destiny in the cut-throat music industry!" said, Vibhav Rao, Manager, Artists & Repertoire, EMI

Commenting on the tremendous response to RC Live Mr. Rana Barua, National Head - Marketing, Radio City 91.1FM said, "The enthusiasm has been splendid in terms of the participation and the number of entries that we have received from this region. With gifted judges and a robust format driven by stringent criteria, Radio City with RC Live promised to scout the nation in a month to present India a world class Hindi band. The quality of entries received and the extraordinary feedback from our judging panel, only goes to show that we're very well on our way to fulfilling that promise. India will witness a truly talented Hindi rock band emerge soon."

Spanning the nation through three regional hubs - Delhi, Delhi and Mumbai, RC Live will conclude with a MEGA concert at the National Finals at The Garden of Five Senses, Delhi on February 29, 2008. The winning band at RC Live will not only bag an album release contract with EMI, but Radio City and EMI will also jointly promote the band for the course of one year. Evangelizing RC Live and supporting the cause of finding a truly talented Hindi music band are the Judging Panel and Mentors - Palash Sen of Euphoria, Subir Malik of Parikrama and Vibhav Rao, Manager, Artists & Repertoire, EMI who will judge the month long LIVE musical extravaganza.

RC Live is supported by a robust hi-decibel national promotional campaign comprising extensive outdoors, interactive road shows and on-air elements which got active from January 30, 2008. With RC Live, Croma - the electronics megastore comes on board as Associate Sponsor, while Spykar is the official style partner and Gibson the prize partner. Barista is the on-ground partner with EMI as the music label partner. Agencyfaqs! are the trade partners to the event.