Seventy-thousand donations were sent to Darjeeling through its representative to vote for Tamang. In Pokhara, Nepal, Radio Annapurna (93.4 MHz) campaigned for collecting donation and the collected sum of NRs. Travel was organised in Howrah, Kolkata in his support, some of which were attended by his sister, mother, and grandmother. People of Nepalese origin working in Brunei, UK, Hong Kong, UAE and other countries sent money to vote for him in India. 10,000 and his staff vowed to spend a month's salary in SMS voting for Prashant Tamang. People from Kolkata, Sikkim and Nepalese population living all around the world voted overwhelmingly for Tamang in the contest. He won 10 million Indian rupees cash prize & a Maruti Suzuki SX4 as the winner of Indian Idol.Īfter entering the Indian Idol contest, Tamang became a celebrity in West Bengal, Sikkim and particularly in the Darjeeling hills. Tamang got about 10 times more votes (70 million votes) than Amit in the final and went on to win the Indian Idol contest. Tamang made it to the top two of Indian Idol 3 along with Amit Paul. He is the only contestant to have never been in the bottom three or four of the gala round. He received mixed comments from judges for his performances. He auditioned for Indian Idol in Kolkata and was subsequently chosen for the next rounds. Zulfiqar Hasan, Special Additional Commissioner of Police (who incidentally also got Tamang's leave sanctioned for the competition) told him that his voice was very good. Indian Idol Īccording to the Indian Idol programme commentary, Tamang auditioned for Indian Idol 3 (2007) because his friends and his seniors, especially Mr. He married Geeta Thapa (Martha Alley), who is a flight attendant, on 16 February 2011 in Nagaland, India. His family includes his grandmother, mother and his sister, Archana. In Kolkata Police, he sang for the police orchestra. After the demise of his father in an accident, Tamang left school and joined Kolkata Police as a constable in his father's place. Prashant Tamang was born in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India to Rupa Tamang and Madan Tamang and studied at St Robert School.
He was the winner of Indian Idol Season 3 in 2007.
Prashant Tamang (born 4 January 1983) is an Indian singer and film actor based in Kathmandu.
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