I'm quite surprised we don't have an appreciation thread for rakesh!
In my opinion I feel he is one of the 4 best singers on idol along with shashi, shivam and sreeram
just like them, he has been very consistent and really is a fantastic singer
if I had to be really honest, though shivam is my absolute favorite, today when the 4 of them sang together, I really felt rakesh outshined them all with his throw in the song, it was very impressive
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Rakesh Maini, Agra
27-years old Rakesh Maini belongs to a big family comprising of eleven siblings and his parents based out in Agra. Rakesh's parents are really old and have dwindling eyesight. Their only wish in life is to see their son, Rakesh performing on television. Rakesh auditioned for Indian Idol to fulfil this wish of his parents.
Rakesh has no formal training in music and has largely learnt singing through his own commitment and effort. His favourite playback singers include Sonu Nigam, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Shaan. Rakesh feels his strength lies in being a complete performer with great stage presence and good entertainment value.
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Audition - O Soniyo
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S5UnkMFX3w&feature=PlayList&p=A186C5ED3E85BDF5&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=17[/YOUTUBE]
Piano Round - Tere Bin - Skip to 3:13
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2BvZEjoN5I&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]
Gala 1 - Jab Se Tere Naina
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE_LVuXTwss[/YOUTUBE]
Gala 2 - Rishte Naate
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u3roVk5nFA&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]
Gala 3 - Na Ja Kahin Ab Na Ja
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kI7P6K53WA&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]
Group Performance - Yaaron Sun Lo Zara
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypac6goFtSo&feature=channel[/YOUTUBE]
Gala 4 - Chapa Chapa Charka Chale
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpiL_qL6GXc[/YOUTUBE]
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Edited by _Anonymous_ - 15 years ago