American Idol
On September 19, 2006, Sanjaya Malakar, a shy teen, entered the open audition for American Idol at the Seattle Center in Seattle, with his sister Shyamali. Simon Cowell commented that Sanjaya had a better voice than his sister. Both were advanced to the Hollywood round unanimously by the judges. Malakar cited Stevie Wonder as his idol, and sang one of Wonder's signature songs, "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" at his Seattle audition.
For his next performance, in Hollywood, Malakar sang "Some Kind of Wonderful". He was shown tearfully embracing his sister when she was cut, though he progressed to the Top 40. Next, Malakar sang "Ain't No Mountain High Enough". The judges were largely critical of his performance, though Simon Cowell admitted that Malakar is popular with the voters while Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul gave a more positive appraisal of his "You Really Got Me" performance in the Top 11.[citation needed] A 13-year-old girl named Ashley Ferl was highlighted repe
More about Sanjaya Malakar (From Wikipedia)
Early Years
Sanjaya Malakar was born in the Seattle metropolitan area in the large suburb of Federal Way, the son of a Bengali Indian father, Vasudeva Malakar, who had emigrated to the United read more...
American Idol
On September 19, 2006, Sanjaya Malakar, a shy teen, entered the open audition for American Idol at the Seattle Center in Seattle, with his sister Shyamali. Simon Cowell commented read more...
Post-American Idol
The Federal Way City Council, initially unable to find his address or whereabouts, announced plans to honor Malakar. Sanjaya Malakar was greeted by screaming fans at The Commons read more...
Sanjaya Malakar's American Idol CD Album 'Sanjaya Malakar', And Some Singles Were Offered On ITunes Starting June 10th, 2007. The Sanjaya Malakar Album Has Reached Top 100 Pop Albums In Sales.
Sanjaya Malakar's American Idol CD album 'Sanjaya Malakar', and some singles were offered on iTunes starting June 10th, 2007. The Sanjaya Malakar album has reached Top 100 Pop Albums read more...
Sanjaya Joseph Malakar (pronounced /sænˈdÊ’aɪə ˈmÉ‘ËlÉ™kÉ‘r/; Bengali: সঞà§à¦œà¦¯à¦¼ মালাকার) read more...
