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Bollywood News : Celebrity singer Ishmeet Singh from Punjab, who shot to fame by winning the Voice of India contest on Star TV got drowned in a swimming pool on Tuesday at a beach side resort in Maldives where he had gone to perform in a musical concert to be held on August 1, 2008.

Gurprinder Singh Sodhi, father of 20-year-old Ishmeet said at their home at Ludhiana that the event management company, which hired his son to Maldives informed him that the singer had died due to drowning in the swimming pool of the hotel where he was staying.

The second year Bachelor of Commerce student of MNC College, Mumbai had gone to the pool for frolicking, but fell into its deep end leading to his drowning, agencies reported, quoting a hotel official.

Ishmeet's death plunged the music world into mourning and leading playback singers Lata Mangeshkar, Abhijeet and Shaan expressed shock at the incident.

"I was very happy when he won the Voice of India contest. Such a fate to befall one at such a young age -- I have no words to express my feelings," said Lata.

She said Ishmeet had an original voice and did not imitate anyone.

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Bollywood News : Composer-singer-actor Himesh Reshammiya, who debuted as a crooner with 'Aashiq Banaya Aapne' in 2005, has recorded 75 songs in just a record time.

"I've already released 50 songs. I intend to use the 25 songs I've in my music bank for the four films 'Karzzzz', 'Kajraare', 'A Love Iiisshtory' and 'Mudh Mudh Ke Na Dekh' that I'm starring in," he said.

In his forthcoming films he wants to introduce at least one new singer. Reshammiya feels he owes it to the industry.

"I think I must give new talent to the music industry because even I was a newcomer once. And fresh, untried talent always works since my music usually caters to younger audiences. They are always on the look out for fresh unconventional voices."

For 'Mudh Mudh Ke Na Dekh', which is a love triangle, Reshammiya intends to introduce new singing talent for the two leading ladies, Niharika Singh and Jennifer Kotwal.

"I came across some mind blowing female voices while I was judging 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa'. I'll be using these for 'Mudh Mudh Ke Na Dekh'."

Reshammiya intends to introduce four new singers in these four films

Source: IANS

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Versatility is sure in borne in him. Sonu Nigam is one talented singer who has created a niche for himself in industry. The singer crooned some of the best tracks that have been created in Bollywood in recent years.

So, for all his fans, here comes some good news. Sonu will soon be coming out with his new album. The album is classical music based and he would be doing a mythological video for it. In the video, Sonu will be seen bare-chested, no six pack here. The album will be releasing on February 11, 2008.

In addition to this, Sonu will also be recording an album in Kannada. For all the selective work that he is doing, there's a lot to keep this man busy.

- Bollywood Hungama News Network

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Shillong, September 24: The hills of Meghalaya were on song until Sunday midnight, but it all went out of tune when local singing sensation Amit Paul was edged out by Darjeeling cop Prashant Tamang in the hugely popular television contest Indian Idol.

Thousands of people had been singing and dancing to the accompaniment of drums and guitars in the streets of Shillong and most parts of Meghalaya since dusk Sunday, eagerly waiting for Amit to win the Indian Idol title.

But when Bollywood macho star John Abraham raised the hand of Prashant declaring him the Indian Idol - based on 70 million votes received on SMS or over the phone lines - the music was abruptly stilled.

The Meghalaya fans rallied fast, however.

'We are really taken aback by the result, but for us Amit is the winner, having won the hearts of millions of fans and more importantly, uniting the ethnically polarized northeast through music,' John F. Kharshiing, spokesperson of the Federation of Khasi States, the apex body campaigning for legal status for the durbars in Meghalaya, told.

It was pure hysteria in the whole of Meghalaya in the run-up to the grand finale Sunday night telecast on Sony TV with Amit and Prashant vying for the coveted crown.


'Let's accept the reality, don't cry for me. I am soon coming back to Shillong. I really thank and love you all from the bottom of my heart for supporting me throughout my musical journey on Indian Idol,' Amit told by telephone from New Delhi, the venue of the finals.

But people back home were in tears - hundreds of people, both young and old who remained awake to celebrate a possible victory broke down, some of them even wailing, unable to accept the verdict.

'For us Amit is the new role model, some sort of a youth icon for generation next to emulate that music is one medium that unites the hearts cutting across cultural and ethnic barriers,' Meghalaya Education Minister R.G. Lyngdoh said.

Amit, 24, is a Bengali-speaking youth born and brought up in Shillong - a city that was witness to a string of bloody ethnic riots in the mid-80s between tribals and non-tribals. The growing schism in the northeast between the indigenous population and 'outsiders', a term broadly used for people speaking other Indian languages, has become a matter of concern.

In this context, the euphoria and the support from people across the northeast for Amit is heartening.

'We have conferred him the honorary title of Meghalaya's Brand Ambassador to foster peace, communal harmony, and excellence,' Meghalaya Chief Minister D.D. Lapang said.

Lapang personally spearheaded the campaign to drum up support for Amit.

From government offices to the tribal king's durbars, the chief minister's secretariat to the Raj Bhawan, and schools and colleges - the only topic of discussion in the past few weeks in the northeastern state of Meghalaya was the Indian Idol contest.

'The Amit phenomenon could very well unite the northeast, especially in states like Nagaland and Manipur where the ethnic divide is so huge. We want more such talents from the region to come up so that we can stand united without any bloodshed,' said Kishore Singh, a young college student in Manipur's capital Imphal.

'The topic of discussion for the next few days would surely be Amit. Maybe Prashant got lot of votes from Nepal because he is a Nepali boy. Maybe Nepal came in the way of Amit's victory,' said a dejected Paul Marbaniang, a college student.

© Copyright 2007 Indo Asian News Service.

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Breaking News : "And the Indian Idol is Prashant Tamang"... Thats what John Abraham said while announcing the name of the Indian Idol 3 . Finally his dreams and the hard work for months have come to a happy end.

Full Credits to the Kolkata Police.

As per reports, people from north eastern states of india started celebrating the victory of Prashant by lighting fireworks

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