If it wasn't for the slate of live gigs and tours that brought them together over the past few months, Alka Yagnik admits that the idea of roping her, along with Udit Narayan and Kumar Sanu for a singing reality show, would have been far-fetched. "It's not easy to get the three of us together," she says, matter-of-factly. But with the past few months having seen them associate for a string of concerts across South Africa, Dubai, US and Canada — along with an upcoming set in Australia in April — Yagnik says the trio has forged a bond that's as enjoyable as it is nostalgic.

The reigning trio of the '90s is set to form the judging panel of the upcoming edition of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, L'il Champs. A quick scan of their repertoire will reveal that as far as mentoring participants of a reality show is concerned, Yagnik is the senior.