Odisha's Shreya Lenka Could Soon Become India's First K-Pop Star
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Shreya Lenka was born in Rourkela in 2003
Shreya Lenka, an 18-year-old from Odisha, is one step away from becoming the first-ever K-pop artiste from India. Shreya is one of the two finalists selected from global auditions that were held to fill an open spot in the South Korean girl group Blackswan. If she beats Gabriela Dalcin of Brazil, Shreya will secure her place as the fifth member of the band.
Back in May 2021, Blackswan's label DR Music had announced that they would hold global auditions to fill a spot left open after Hyemi's exit from the group.
DR Music recently revealed that two people are now in the running for the coveted spot. Gabriela Dalcin is part of the dance cover girl group Queens of Revolution, according to entertainment website Meaww. Meanwhile, Shreya Lenka, the only Indian trainee to be selected, is a trained dancer and yoga practitioner. Like Gabriela, she also performs K-pop dance covers.
