Indian Idol 16 Grand Finale: After a long journey of 10 months, the winner will be found tonight, know the complete details of top-6 finalists, prize money and guests.

The much-awaited grand finale of Indian television’s most famous singing reality show ‘Indian Idol 16’ is going to happen today (July 26) at 8 pm. This season has been the longest so far, entertaining the audience for 10 months. Themed ‘Yaadon Ki Playlist’, this season started in October 2025 with 18 promising contestants. Tonight, one of the top-6 finalists will be crowned the winner of this historic season.

There will be a tough competition in the top-6, who will become the champion?

In this musical extravaganza, there is a fierce competition for the trophy between 6 best singers from different corners of the country. In the finale race, Anshika Chonkar of Mumbai, Jyotirmayee Nayak of Bhubaneswar, Manraj Veer Singh and Suhail of Delhi, Mysmi Bose of Guwahati and Tanishk Shukla of Madhya Pradesh (Jabalpur) will give the last and biggest test of their singing.

A gathering of veterans will be organized in the finale.

As usual, the show will be hosted by Aditya Narayan, while rapper Badshah and melody queen Shreya Ghoshal will be seen on the judge’s chair. However, composer Vishal Dadlani may not be able to be a part of the finale due to some of his old commitments. To make this evening even more special, music stalwarts like Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan, Papon and Usha Uthup will spread the magic of their voices. To increase the glam quotient, Bollywood actress Urmila Matondkar and Punjabi heartthrob Shehnaz Gill will also attend as guests. The audience will also get to see the special jugalbandi of Udit Narayan and Aditya Narayan.

When, where to watch and what will be the prize money?

If you also want to be a part of this live action, then you can tune in to Sony TV from 8 pm tonight. Apart from this, you can also easily watch it on OTT platform Sony LIV. Talking about the prize money, the makers have not made the official announcement yet, but last season’s winner Mansi Ghosh got Rs 25 lakh and a gleaming car, so this time too the winner is expected to get the same or more huge prize money.