The Indian audience has been fond of dramatic reality shows. The tellywood industry severed their audience with the top-notch reality shows that made us laugh, cry, or excited. Among the Hindi reality shows, Indian Idol has exhibited the best musical talent of the nation. Indian Idol is a platform that provided budding singers with an opportunity to showcase their talent in front of the whole world. Indian Idol has now reached season 11 and yet, it is still amongst the favorite singing shows of the nation. Have you ever wondered what are the winners of Indian Idol up to these days? Where are they now? Here is the answer:
1. Abhijeet Sawant (season 1): The winner of Indian Idol’s first season Abhijeet Sawant shook the nation with his melodious voice. After being crowned as the winner, Abhijeet launched his own album and sang some Bollywood songs. As per the sources, the singer is soon going to launch his own show.
2. Sandeep Acharya (season 2): Middle-class boy hailing to Bikaner, Sandeep Acharya won the second season of Indian Idol in 2006. The show gave him a chance to sing many Bollywood songs and made him famous in the Rajasthani film industry. Sadly, he was diagnosed with jaundice and he passed away in 2013.
3. Prashant Tamang (season 3): Season 3 was famous for many reasons and Prashant was one of them. A successful singer from Darjeeling, Prashant launched his own albums and sang songs in Hindi as well as the Nepali language.
4. Sourabhee Debbarma (season 4): Sourabhee Debbarma was the first female contestant who won the prestigious singing show. She launched her own music album called ‘Meherbaan’ and not just that, the singer also bagged Guinness World Record for singing upside-down for 4.30 minutes.
5. Sreerama Chandra (season 5): Hailing from south India, Sreerama managed to make his way to the trophy of the Indian Idol season 5. The show made him rage in the South Indian film industry. Song Subanallah is one of them and in fact, he has few Telugu movies in his kitty. He can sing in 7 languages.
6. Vipul Mehta (season 6): The Indian singing reality show, made Vipul rage and crowned him the winner of season 6. After winning the show, he gave his debut album Hello Namaste Sat Sri Akal, which didn't go quite well. But currently, instead of working on recording songs, he is giving preference to live shows and concerts.
7. LV Revanth (season 9): The winner of Indian Idol Season 9, LV Revanth, made waves across the nation with his wonderful voice and instantly won hearts. Revanth proved his prowess when he sang for Baahubali: The Beginning and then became a part of Indian Idol 9 in 2017.
8. Salman Ali (season 10) Among all the Indian Idol winners, Salman has the most adventurous journey. From fame, name to trophy the 8th season of Indian Idol gave him everything. After bagging the trophy, Salman Ali became a mentor for Superstar Singer. He also added that he is currently into concerts and has also sung for several Bollywood movies.
9. Sunny Hindustani (season 11): The winner of Indian Idol 2019, Sunny Hindustani, kick-started with his Youtube Channel and has taken a full-fledged interest in entertaining his fans virtually at the moment.
10. Pawandeep Rajan (season 12): Pawandeep Rajan bagged the trophy of season 12 and left us all astonished by his melodious voice. During the show, many filmmakers expressed their wish to work with him and now we have to see where destiny takes him.
