Jalandhar city has a new singing sensation to brag about

Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, February 2

A Class VI student of Dayanand Model School, Model Town, Laisel Rai (11) has become the new singing sensation from the city by winning the first runner-up trophy in the ‘Taare Zameen Par’ reality show telecast by a TV channel.

The finale of the show was held on Saturday and Laisel won a cash reward of Rs5 lakh and a three-day family trip to Hong Kong Disneyland. She also won a three-year scholarship from Shankar Mahadevan Music Academy. Shankar Mahadevan was one of the judges of the show.

A resident of New Geeta Colony here, her father Raju Rai, said soon after the auditions in September last year, he along with Laisel had moved to Mumbai. A music trainer himself, he had imparted initial training to his daughter but the four-month training she got in Mumbai polished her completely.

Laisel, who was monickered ‘Chhoti Lata’ in the show, said, “More than the latest songs, I have always had more liking for the old numbers, especially those sung by my favourite singer Lata Mangeshkar. It was an honour for me to have won the title of ‘Chhoti Lata’ in the show. I will continue with my passion for music and will strive more to stand true to this title. As of now, I am really looking forward to my Hong Kong trip...which may happen in the next three-four weeks.”