Rishi Singh Opens Up About His Journey From Singing Kirtans To Winning Indian Idol 13
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Rishi Singh hopes to "slowly and steadily" make his mark as musician
From singing devotional songs at temples and gurudwaras in his hometown Ayodhya to becoming the winner of Indian Idol 13, singer Rishi Singh has come a long way.
The 19-year-old untrained singer, a third year aviation management student at a Dehradun institute, hopes to “slowly and steadily” make his mark as a musician. Singh clinched the coveted title of "Indian Idol" season 13, a cash prize of Rs 25 lakh, and a car on Sunday night, besting co-contestants Debasmita Roy from Kolkata and Jammu's Chirag Kotwal. While music was always a part of his childhood, his singing was limited to devotional songs, he said.
"The start was very normal, it was not like I was a musician. I have been into bhakti music since the age of seven. I would do kirtans and satsangs (devotional singing). There was no such thing as a stage.
"It was a different zone altogether. To sing a Bollywood song on a stage for the first time... I got to do that when I came here (‘Indian Idol 13'). I felt like a professional,” Singh told PTI in a virtual interview.
