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'Now, my kids will defy Dalerji'
Established playback singer Sowmya Raoh is confident about her potential as the Vice Principal of Fame X Academy, for her pupils have what it takes. BT digs in
NIMISHA TIWARI
With over 200 songs in Hindi, Kannada, Telugu and Tamil to her credit, playback singer Sowmya Raoh is now a favourite with the audience. Courtesy Fame X on SAB, she is the vocal coach of the contestants and also the Vice Principal of the Academy.
This enterprising young singer started her career working with various music directors including Ilayaraja and Vidyasagar in the South. She has also sung for composers like Sandeep Chowta, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Sajid-Wajid, Leslie Lewis and Anand-Milind. She says, "My training with them has lent me the knowhow to hone the musical talents of the Academy kids."
Sowmya relates well with the ambitions of these participants as she moved to Mumbai to pursue playback singing in Bollywood. In body of work includes films like Jungle, Company (Aankhon Mein Raho), Dum (Jeena), Ek Aur Ek Gyarah, Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai, the hit Laila Laila from the film Samay and also the forthcoming Mani Ratnam flick starring Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai.
Its common knowledge that at Fame X Academy, week after week, Sowmya's convictions met heated allegations from jury member Daler Mehndi about the contestants' performances, especially at the gala episodes. "Dalerji called one of the contestants besura, to which the Dean of the Academy, Palash Sen and I took great offense." His comments on contestants Aditya Jassi and Rakesh Sharma have also been unhealthy. "So, now I have taken it upon myself that I will refine these top nine contestants' sur even more and defy Dalerji by proving that these kids are excellent singers."
Sowmya puts in time and effort training and helping the contestants improve their tonal quality and pitch. She confides that all the moments spent with them are close to her heart. And together, "My kids will win over the audience and Dalerji's heart."
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