Indian Idol 16 commenced with Abhishek Kumar, Ankita Mahua Giri, Anshika Chonkar, Diwakar Choubey, Jyotirmayee Nayak, Manraj Veer Singh, Suhail, Tanishk Shukla, Amritha Rajan, Shreenidhi Shastry, Sugandha Date, Shreya Verma, Abhijeet Sharma, Banashree Biswas, Manav, and Arfin Rana. Wildcard entries Myscmme Bosu, and Chaitanya Devadhe, who had participated in the previous seasons, dived into the competition.
