American Idol - A NRI finds spot in Top 9 list.

American Idol is another interesting show broadcasted by Fox channel. Its been duplicated to the local version all around the world now. We have Indian Idol hosted by Sony TV which actually originated from this American Idol concept. That would suffice for the intro.

It is the Sixth Season of American Idol which is aired on Tue and Wed days. In this edition, we have an NRI named Sanjaya Malakar who managed to get to Top 12 spots. He is all over the news. You can see article about him in all the newspapers. Thats a pretty amazing accomplishment is init?!

He first auditioned for American Idol on September 19, 2006 (just 9 days after Sanjaya's 17th birthday). When the Seattle American Idol Auditions aired on January 17, 2007, Sanjaya and his sister Shyamali Malakar became famous overnight as the siblings on American Idol.

He was born in the Seattle, Washington area. Sanjaya spent most of his life in the Seattle area, most recently in Federal Way when auditioning for American Idol, but has lived in Hawaii and California as well. Sanjaya and Shyamali’s father was a classic Indian (East) musician(no wonder he is a good singer!) and an Italian mother. Shyamali notes the importance of their father raising them around music, while Sanjaya credits him for giving them their American Idol-worthy voices.

Sanjaya credits both his father and mother with influencing his music. His father may have given the American Idol contestant his voice, but his mother surrounded him with music his entire life. Sanjaya calls his sister Shyamali his biggest ally and biggest competition. Shyamali has always been the one person Sanjaya could rely on to be honest with her feedback on his singing, which helped him grow as a singer.

You can check out his favorites at http://www.americanidol.com/contestants/season6/sanjaya_malakar/

I found another interesting article at http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/f825b92e19df636a/id/237511/cs/1/

Today is the crucial day for him. Whether his fate to remain in the contest or thrown out by the people as a big loser, we have to find out in tonite's show.

If you are in US and like to vote, Check out this site for info at http://www.americanidol.com/faqs/

I would love to see him go forward. But whether he goes forward or loses, he is a winner to have come this far. Lets give a big appreciate his good accomplishment by showcasing his talents. Show your appreciation adding your comments, may be I will try to send to him all via email.