Indian-born Chinese-origin boy rocks on Indian TV
NEW DELHI, June 10 (Xinhua): Indian-born Chinese contestant, Meiyang Chang, on Friday night made it to top 12 of India's most popular music contest, Indian Idol, telecast across the nation on Sony Entertainment Television. Chang, a dentist, is the third generation Chinese in India. His grandfather came to India from China many years ago. Born and brought up in Dhanbad in Central India, Chang believes music has no language. The 24-year-old has become the heart throb of many Indian girls, and has been categorized as the "cutest" contestant in the show. Chang has come a long way. After being screened in the most preliminary audition round, he celebrated by jumping into the swimming pool. At the insistence of other contestants, he repeated his act again! Judge Anu Maliik, who is a music director, told Chang after one of his performances that "I love your voice. It is magical. You will make it to the top five." The Chinese boy with an Indian heart believes he is the best and can keep an audience entertained. Called "simple and easygoing " by fellow contestants, he has never trained in music, but believes he inherited his genes from his father. The channel Friday showed Chang's grandmother making a small Chinese prayer for his success in the show. Indian Idol has become the most popular music contest among the Indians.Auditions are held throughout the country from big cities to small towns to select the best talent by a team of judges, who are big names in Indian music industry.