TOP 17 Contestants of Indian Idol 5 (Now TOP 13 Full Personal Info, Photos, Videos)

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Tia Kar, Mumbai

19-years old Tia Kar lives in Mumbai all by her self. Her father is a playback singer, while his mother is a professor in Kolkata University. Tia is a first year fashion designing and law student in Amity, Pune.

She developed interest in singing through her father. Though Tia hasn’t learnt music formally, she feels that she has the potential to learn more. Tia has grown up with her aunt in Kanpur since her father was mostly travelling while her mother was busy with her teaching.

Tia has participated in Indian Idol 5 to fulfil her father and uncle’s dream to see her as a successful singer. Her favourite singers are Sonu Nigam and Sunidhi Chauhan. In fact, Tia takes Sunidhi as her idol and gets nervous while performing in front of her.

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Yashraj Kapil, New Delhi

18-years old Yashraj Kapil was a winner of a reality show on television. Even though he emerged victorious and gained recognition, his career came to a standstill and he continued to struggle to get due credit for his talent in the music industry.

Being the only child of his parents, he has received a lot of love and attention from them. They have also been his constant support.

Yashraj’s favourite playback singers include Sonu Nigam, KK, Shankar Mahadevan, Nusrat & Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. He makes a comeback into showbiz through Indian Idol 5 as he feels he fulfils each and every criteria to be India’s singing sensation be it talent, faith, confidence, style and a good voice.

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Kanika Joshi, Mumbai

19-years old Kanika Joshi teaches singing at Ajivasan in Mumbai. She actually belongs to Uttaranchal but shifted her base to Mumbai to join India’s well-known classical playback singer, Suresh Wadkar and establish her career in singing.

She belongs to an extremely poor family. Her parents had struggled a lot to help her in establishing her singing career.

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Lakshay Nijhawan, New Delhi

20-years old Lakshay Nijhawan is a commercial pilot based out of Delhi. His family comprises of his parents and an elder sister. His father works for a switchgear manufacturing company while his mother works for a bank.

He has been singing since he was 8 years old. Lakshay is both a singer and a guitarist. He auditioned for Indian Idol to showcase his passion for music and singing. His favourite playback singer is Kailash Kher.

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Manisha Karmakar, Kolkata

19-years old Manisha Karmakar belongs to an upper middle class family in Kolkata. Her father is a head teacher and her mother is a housewife. She hasn’t taken any formal training in singing but has been singing since childhood. She feels that her exceptional voice will strike an emotional cord with both the jury and the viewers.

Manisha’s favourite singers include Asha Bhonsle and Kishore Kumar. Manisha’s claim to fame is her win in one of the reality shows. Since then her life completely changed and today she makes a good living through various stage shows.