Utttarakhand singing sensation Pawandeep Rajan wins ‘Indian Idol 12’

TIL Desk Tellywood/ Pawandeep Rajan from Champawat, Uttarakhand, lifted the ‘Indian Idol Season 12’ trophy and took home a cheque for Rs 25 lakh and a Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire after being declared winner at the ‘The Greatest Finale Ever’ of the Sony Entertainment Television reality show on Sunday night. An artiste, said a beaming Pawandeep after winning the title, needs a platform where he can showcase his talent to the world and ‘Indian Idol’ is one such “great platform”.

He said: “Being a part of ‘Indian Idol Season 12’ was a dream come true and then being a part of the Top 6 was wonderful, but winning the title is just unbelievable. I still feel like I’m dreaming and cannot come to terms with reality. It’s still sinking in. This is such a big honour for me. I’d like to thank all my fans and the viewers who have voted for me and made me win this honourable title.”

Pawandeep had garnered a lot of praise during the show for being focused on his performance. And he still remembers vividly the first day when he came for the audition. He recalled: “I was so scared that I was shivering while performing. Backstage, I was thinking, ‘Will I even get selected?’. But I cleared the audition and from there reaching up to this level is a great feeling.”From the top six finalists, Arunita Kanjilal and Sayli Kamble were declared the first and second runners-up, respectively, and were awarded a cheque for Rs 5 lakh each. The third and the fourth runners-up, Mohammad Danish and Nihal Tauro, got a cheque for Rs 3 lakh each.