Two boys from far-flung, smaller towns, like Darjeeling and Shillong, are about to make it big in a reality show that has gripped the nation. On the power of their singing, Indian Idol contestants Prashant Tamang and Amit Paul have brought the Northeast in the limelight to become the toast of the audience. After facing [...]
KATHMANDU: Cheering fans welcomed six of the top ten finalists of reality television programme Indian idol during a concert in Kathmandu on Saturday with the hysteria over the singing contest gripping the Nepalese capital. Nepalese viewers are keenly watching the Indian Idol contest on a TV channel where Darjeeling-born and Nepalese-origin singer Prashant Tamang has [...]
MOBILE INTERNET: Hyunbai Kim, Vice President and Head of CDMA Division, Samsung Telecommunica- tions India and Pankaj Sethi (right), President, Tata Teleservices at the launch of a mobile Internet browser in Kolkata on Thursday. KOLKATA: Tata Teleservices, in association with Samsung Telecommunications, unveiled a web browser fully optimised for mobile Internet here on Thursday. The [...]
MUMBAI: The grand finale of Indian Idol is just a step away. As one looks back on the last few months –from the auditions in different parts of the country, through the piano rounds, theatre rounds and to the last gala round it has been a truly memorable journey. Season 3 of Indian Idol has [...]
This struggling singer had given up his studies to pursue his passion. When the chance to participate in Indian Idol came along, Amit Paul thought it was a godsend. But his dreams seemed to be in danger of dying even before they matured. He was voted out early in the show. But he got [...]
The police is all about duty, force and action. Not an ambience that nurtures a singer. But this sepoy beat all odds (no formal training in music is a huge factor) to make it to the Indian Idol stage. The first Nepali to ever take part, Prashant Tamang soon had everyone wrapped around his [...]
Background information Birth name Prashant Tamang Born January 4, 1983 (1983-01-04) (age 24) Origin Gorkha (Nepal) origin from Darjeeling, India Genre(s) Pop, Classic Occupation(s) Police, Indian Idol finalist Years active 2007-present Prashant Tamang is a Kolkata-based singer and contestant on Indian Idol. He is the first contestant of Nepalese origin to make it to [...]
Prashant Tamang is a Kolkata-based singer and contestant on Indian Idol. He is the first contestant of Nepalese origin to make it to the final rounds of Indian Idol. He is also the first person from the Indian police force to enter the final rounds. His father had breathed his last while serving for [...]
Six of the Indian Idol III contestants have arrived in Kathmandu to take part in two concerts here. Emon Chatterjee, Meiyang Chang, Deepali, Ankita Mishra, Charu and Parleen arrived on Friday to take part in the Mero Mobile “Icons and Idols” performance. They will be joined by two Nepali pop singers Nima Rumba and [...]
Siliguri, Sept. 13 (PTI): The entire Darjeeling hill is upbeat over a possible success of Gorkha singer Prasant Tamang featuring among the last two aspirants of the ‘Indian idol’ television singing talent contest. GNLF chief Subash Ghising, AIGL Chairman Madan Tamang and CPM MP Suraj Pathak have urged the hill people to send SMS [...]
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