Sunday, August 09, 2009

MIRIK BOY GETS WILD CARD ENTRY INTO SA RE GA MA LI’L CHAMPS


GANGTOK, Aug 8: After Prashant Tamang and Prakriti Giri, yet another Darjeeling talent has found a place in a singing reality show on national television.
Apurva Tamang, an 8-year-old from Mirik, Darjeeling has entered the popular singing contest “Sa Re Ga Ma Li’l Champs” on Zee TV on a wild card entry.
Son of Suraj Tamang and Ranjita Dikshit Tamang, the immensely talented Apurva is a class IV student of Bal Vikas Academy, Mirik, and has been singing at the local level from a very young age. His parents run the Academy and has very supportive of their son’s singing.
“Apurva has been singing since he was a little child and is very talented. We are very happy that he has made it to such a huge platform as Sa Re Ga Ma Li’l Champs. We wish him the best and hope he makes it to the top,” said Ms. Kamala Rai, a prominent resident of Mirik said.
Apurva had auditioned in Kolkata for the show. His place in the Top Ten will now depend on public votes.
This powerhouse of talent made a strong entry in the episode aired on August 7, Friday with a fast, peppy, rock number, which won him praises from all the four judges.