Meet Sanjaya Malakar

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Sanjaya Malakar was born in the Seattle metropolitan area in the large suburb of Federal Way. On September 19, 2006, Sanjaya Malakar, a shy teen entered the open audition for American Idol at the Seattle Center in Seattle, with his sister Shyamali. Simon Cowell commented that Sanjaya had a better voice than his sister. Both were advanced to the Hollywood round unanimously by the judges. Malakar cited Stevie Wonder as his idol, and sang one of Wonder’s signature songs, “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” at his Seattle audition.

On the May 23 American Idol finale show he performed with the top six males, introduced Smokey Robinson in the medley. Sanjaya Malakar performed “You Really Got Me” with Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry on guitar, being the only contestant below 3rd place to be featured in a solo on an American Idol finale.

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