Originally posted by: *Woh Ajnabee*
you mean cheap rip-offs of Sonu's voice? 😉😆
just kidding -- Aneek is a fabulous singer, but we don't need another Sonu Nigam. Especially because the one we already have is far far better. what's the point of having more sonu's, more sukhwinder's, more kailash's, more abhijeet's .... that's not what we want .... that is why I appreciate that ARR tries to bring new voices into the industry, it makes him stand out. (as much as i had wanted sonu to sing hai guzarish ... *sigh*) 😆
well, Aneek just idolizes Sonu. but IMO his voice isn't the same. I've heard the songs from Aneek's album and he definitely does not sound like a clone to me. If Babul Supriyo can make it big while Kumar Sanu is still around then I do think others shouldn't have a problem. When Sonu first came, there were other Rafi followers with similar voices too. But he still made it big. And realistically speaking, I don't think too many of these reality show contestants can make it big anyways because of the way things are these days. So when I choose my favourite in a reality show, I don't think about "who could be successful in bollywood". I just listen to everyone's singing and voice and whichever one appeals to me becomes my favourite.
There's a reason why Rafi is my favourite old singer, Sonu is my favourite singer, Rahul was my favourite in II1, Vineet in C05, Aneek in C07, Abhaas in VOI etc. etc. These voices just appeal to me. Plus the versatilty in all these singers is just WOW! 😃
about ARR...umm sometimes I just HATE it when he ruins one of his compositions by getting some random newcomer to sing it. What's the point of these "new voices" if they're not good in the first place? I do not like these Benny Dayals, Rashid Alis and other JTYJN singers at all. Javed Ali is nice but isn't he also "similar" to SN?