I have noticed that there seems to be a lot outrage in this forum about
support from Assam and the Northeast for Debo but I don't understand
why? He is no doubt a qualfied singer -- he beat Vineet in Fame 2005
and has already sung for Chokher Bali and other soundtracks. Not that
he is successful yet but to get that far one has to be talented.
Also, I think that there is a gap to some extent between Hindi/Punjabi
speaking states and the other states so of course there is some regional
pride. It is always assumed that Vineet and Himani appeal to all of India
but i think that this is inaccurate. It's just that people are used to that
sort of style. Also, why has no one complained that there was a Punjabi
song round and not any other language - -didn't that give Himani and
unfair advantage?
Re: the preference for Debo by a region. I wrote about this somewhere
else earlier but I think that Debo sounds sometimes like Hemant Kumar
and sometimes Kishore Kumar so of course Bengalis could find his voice
appealing with its familiar style. That's of course a generalization -- I
was rooting for Hema as I happen to like the style of South Indian singers
(not to overgeneralize) and his voice in particular.
I really am getting tired of Debo fans being typecast as rabid, illiterate,
regionalistic, crazy people who don't care about his singing. Debo is
Bengali so I would not assume straight loyalty from Assam. Additionally
other Bengalis like Raktima and ujjaini have no fared so well so no blind
loyalty there.
Is it possible that Debo is getting support because these people like his
singing? I think that the evidence shows that he is a good singer. His
classical training has been evidenced in numerous performances. You
may or may not care for Debo's voice but his talent cannot be denied.
Ask his colleagues like Shreya Ghosal.
As for mistakes, they all made mistakes and some on easier songs. What
about the pick up mistake that Vineet made on the Border song? Hema's
song choice itself was a mistake!
Also I don't understand why Debo is suddenly a bad singer? It's not like
this is happening with Paresh or Rajeev? Now that would be scary! India
ka voice earplug ka choice.
I don't know if Debo's weepy wife was disrespectful to Vineet's mom but
the walkout by his competitors was definitely disrespectful no matter who
staged it.
So before attacking Assam, perhaps a review of the facts and
performances may be in order.
What makes me angry is that people would be complaining about Hema's
support from the South if the same thing was happening but Himani gets
to speak Punjabi and ask for NCR votes (whatever that means) and HR
yells at Paresh for not speaking Gujrati. It is too late be angry about
regional voting when everyone made that Devil's bargain.