Sonakshi Kar (born 23 June 2003)[1][2] is an Indian singer and live performer from Kolkata. She had participating in several singing reality shows such as Indian Idol Junior 2013, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2017 and Indian Idol season 13 (2022-2023).[3]

Sonakshi Kar
Born (2003-06-23) 23 June 2003 (age 21)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
GenresIndian Classical Music, pop
OccupationSinger
Instrument
  • Vocals
Years active2013–present

Early life and career

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Sonakshi was born in Kolkata, India. And attended Maharishi Vidya Mandir School in Kolkata for her education and graduate in 2022.[4] Then in 2023, she got admission to university and was awarded a scholarship from The Bhawanipur Education Society College.[5]

On a musical journey, she learned music at home when she was 3 years old—then studied Hindustani classical music with Jayanta Sarkar from the age of 4. She also received training in Semi-classical music from Deep Chakraborty.[6]

In 2011, she made her debut in the Bengali singing reality show 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs' on Zee Bangla when she was 7 years old.[7] After that in 2013, she participated in Indian Idol Junior Season 1 when she was 9 years old. In that competition, she ranked top 6th. In the year 2017, she appeared again in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs 2017 when she was 13 years old. There she secured the position of 1st Runner-Up.[8] In 2022-2023 she was in Indian Idol Season 13 on Sony TV and finished in 6th place.[9]

After Indian Idol 13 ended, Sonakshi sang for Himesh Reshammiya in the album "Himesh Ke Dil Se " titled "Tera Chale Jaana" which was released on YouTube channel on 24 November 2023.[10]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Bengla (Zee Bengla) Contestant
2013 India Idol Junior season 1 (Sony TV) Contestant ranked top 6th [11]
2014 Kaun Banega Crorepati Special Episode in Raipur (Sony TV) Guest stage performer [12]
2017 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs (Hindi) Contestant 1th Runner-Up [8]
India's Best Judwaah (Zee TV) Guest [13]
2018 The Voice India Kids (&TV) Guest [14]
Dance India Dance L'il Masters season 4 (Zee TV) Guest
2021 Taare Zameen Par (StarPlus) Guest
2022 Indian Idol Season 13 (Sony TV) Contestant 5th Runner-Up [15]

* In 2015, Sonakshi Kar participated in the singing competition I Genius Young Singing Stars Season 2 organized by Max Life Insurance in association with Universal Music India, she was the runner-up and sang on the album "Classics Revisited II".[16]

References

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  1. ^ Sonakshi Kar Official (23 June 2020). Sonakshi Kar Facebook LIVE today on her Birthday. Retrieved 2 July 2024 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ LIV Music (25 October 2023). Abbas Ji को Sonakshi की Voice लगी Melodious | Indian Idol Season 13 | Replay. Retrieved 28 June 2024 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "2022 Indian Idol 13 judges bowled over by Sonakshi kar rendition of Lata Mangeshkar song". www.filmibeat.com.
  4. ^ Zee TV UK (1 March 2017). ZEE TV - SA RE GA MA PA LIL CHAMPS - SONAKSHI. Retrieved 28 June 2024 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "Scholarship Felicitation Ceremony – Batch of 2023 - BESC | The Bhawanipur Education Society College". 31 August 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  6. ^ SET India (22 August 2020). Sonakshi's Impactful Performance on 'Do Naino Mein' | Indian Idol Junior. Retrieved 28 June 2024 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ "Indian Idol Season 13: From Rishi Singh to Bidipta Chakraborty, meet top 15 contestants". www.bollywoodlife.com. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Grand Finale of Zee's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2017 on 29th October". w3buzz. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  9. ^ Himanshu (25 March 2023). "Indian Idol 13: Fan Favorite Senjuti Das gets Eliminated – Meet the Top 6 Finalist". ReadersFusion. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  10. ^ Himesh Reshammiya Melodies (23 November 2023). Tera Chale Jaana (Studio Version)|Himesh Ke Dil Se The Album| Himesh Reshammiya| Sonakshi Kar|. Retrieved 21 June 2024 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ "Govinda gets emotional on reality TV show". gulfnews.com. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  12. ^ "KBC 8 Special Moments 12th October 2014 Part 1 - video Dailymotion". Dailymotion. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  13. ^ Zee TV (27 August 2017). India's Best Judwaah - Hindi Serial - Episode 10 - August 26, 2017 - Zee Tv Show - Best Scene. Retrieved 21 June 2024 – via YouTube.
  14. ^ The Voice India Kids (28 January 2018). Sonakshi And Fazil | Performs On Mera Rang De Basanti | The Voice India Kids | Episode 24. Retrieved 21 June 2024 – via YouTube.
  15. ^ "Know everything about the top 6 Finalists of Indian Idol season 13, finale to be premiered this weekend". jagrantv. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  16. ^ Classics Revisited (Vol. 2), 9 September 2016, retrieved 21 June 2024
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