Ok. To start with, I am not a big fan of any of the Indian TV Shows . There are hardly any TV shows out there, that are either genuine or interesting. Not even to mention about those repulsive mega serials that haunt every home in India during evenings. Vijay TV tried to break this culture by trying to bring up some creative(supposedly) and interesting shows. One such show that grabbed my attention few years back was their "Super Singer" , which I started watching regularly as I got to listen from some of the great singing talents. Not to hide the fact, that even this show is infused with those phony, TRP targeted emotional dramas and some made up touching moments. One can forgive and forget it , given the platform they create for those otherwise unnoticed young talented singers. We can easily spot the way those singers mature and evolve throughout their journey. Priyanka is one such example , who initially criticized for her emotionless singing, gradually nurtured up into one of the finest talent that the show has ever produced. One cannot stop mesmerizing listening to some of her melody numbers (in T20 round). Other singers whom I have admired(from whatever I have followed) so far are Ravi,Renu,Alka,SathyaPrakash,Pooja,Pragathi etc. Some of those losing in finals ,was simply unjustifiable.
In fact, I started hating and stopped watching this show after they messed up with the final results not once but regularly(barring a few wins like Alka Ajith) . Results seem to favor who is more popular/entertaining and does more good to their TRP than the real deserving talents. Don't want to take any specific names here but its all wide open.
Last week or so I happened to listen to one of the last season finalists Divakar's performance of "Neeya enakku endru nigaranavan" aka "mama/maapilai" song and was speechless.(Only Other performance that I could see coming close to this was Alka's "Singara velana..",in previous season Final). What an effortless ,energetic performance that was and he truly deserved to win the title.(Good God, they din't mess up this time.)
Last night I was watching some of his previous performances, and was simply spell bound. Such a raw talent he is !!.
His passion and perseverance to raise to this level from such a modest and humble family background is simply amazing. (Apparently, his father is a mason and he works part time to support his family. OK Vijay TV started their emotional melodramas at this point ,that's a different story). Nevertheless in a field(singing/music) that is dominated by a particular section/group , its a great feat to raise to this stature without any professional training or musical background .
Kudos to Vijay TV for spotting and nurturing him.
Way to Go Divakar, You will be and inspiration for many more !!!.
Final performance below
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