Mariani (Assam), Feb 27 (PTI) First it was the 'Debojit Saha fever' in 2006. Then came the 'Amit Paul phenomenon'. And now, a teenage girl has already created yet another mass hysteria in this region as she cruised passed the initial rounds of the ongoing Zee TV Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'L Champs contest.
The region may have failed to place the winner's crown on Amit Paul in Sony TV's 'Indian Idol' last year, but they are vowing to repeat the feat they achieved with Debojit Saha when the latter notched the top spot in Zee TV's 'Saregamapa Voice of India' a couple of seasons back as Anamika Choudhury prepares for the final showdown in London.
The euphoria was already palpable when Anamika landed in the state a couple of days back on a two-day visit with the Zee TV team. People gathered in thousands to accord a grand welcome to her, even as the people of her home state Assam was drumming up support for the latest singing sensation from North East.
In fact, the residents of her home town Mariani and neighbouring Jorhat are touring the state and neighbouring Meghalaya to win maximum support for the little singer.
Mariani MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi, who is leading the motorcycle rally, says, "We appeal to the people of NE to vote for this little budding star and establish before the nation that NE has talent in abundance." The mass frenzy surrounding Anamika was on display when she visited her home last week, with police having to be called out to control crowds during her maiden performance on home turf. PTI
What Little Champ means to
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IDOL CHAT TELEGRAPH INDIA
Voice of India DEBOJIT SAHA writes what the title of
Little Champ means to Anamika Choudhury and the
Northeast...
Debojit Saha may have been just lucky, to put it in the
words of some critics. But will they say the same thing
about Anamika Choudhury? That the Northeast is a
storehouse of hidden talent was never in question. What
was not welcome was the doubt expressed by some critics
about singers from the region being able to stand up to
the national challenge.
I am very happy. Anamika has done us all proud. But, more
importantly, she has emerged as the latest role model for
youngsters in the region.
I was there during the finals of the Zee TV SaReGaMaPa
L’il Champs along with hundreds of other fans and
well-wishers from the Northeast. And what a night it was!
Anamika was outstanding — a little nightingale mesmerising
the world with her lilting voice.
As a talent, I had always felt that she was a winner. But
I was a bit apprehensive, as there was no telling which
way the public votes would go.
Anamika also stood above the other finalists, Tanmay
Chaturvedi and Rohanpreet, because of her maturity. But
she still had to perform well to impress the judges and
the people.
All those from the Northeast who were present during the
finals partied all night after Anamika won. I was part of
the celebrations and it was a wonderful feeling. I am sure
there was jubilation back home in Assam, especially in her
hometown Mariani.
After Anamika’s success, organisers of musical reality
shows will surely be keen to hold auditions in the region.
I will request TV channels to go to the region on a talent
hunt. I am taking the initiative and will do whatever is
possible.
It was also a nice gesture on Anamika’s part to announce
that she wanted to set up a music school in the state to
help other singers.
Now that the L’il Champ is on top of the world after
months of hard work, I want her to take a few weeks off to
rewind and get ready for the next phase. This is just the
beginning and she will have a lot of commitments to fulfil.
Winning the contest is not the end of the road for this
wonderful little singer. She can only get better. What she
needs is a level head on her young shoulders and proper
guidance by her parents. If the success goes to her head,
it can be disastrous. We all wish to see Anamika as one of
the best singers in the country.
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