Neelanjana Ray is an Indian singer who became famous after winning the title of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2022 (Season 30).
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Wiki/Biography
Neelanjana Ray was born on Thursday, 4 December 2003 (age 18 years; as in 2021) in Alipurduar, West Bengal. Their zodiac sign is Sagittarius. He attended Netaji Vidyapeeth Higher Secondary School, Alipurduar, West Bengal for his primary and secondary education.
Childhood picture of Neelanjana Ray with her mother
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 5″
Eye colour: black
Hair Color: Black
Family
Neelanjana was born in a middle-class family in Alipurduar, West Bengal.
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Subhash Ray and mother’s name is Rinku Das. Both his parents are school teachers.
Neelanjana Ray with her parents
livelihood
Neelanjana Ray started her singing career by participating in Voice of India Kids Season 2, a singing reality competition television series for children, which aired on StarPlus on 11 November 2017. The judges of the show were Papon, Shaan, Palak Muchhal and Neeti Mohan. Each contestant was assigned a mentor for his or her training. Neelanjana participated in the show under the supervision of Shaan. She received very good comments for her performance, despite being eliminated from the competition, but became the runner-up of ‘Voice of India Kids’. He won Rs. 10 lakh as prize money.
Neelanjana Ray auditioned for Sony Entertainment Television’s singing reality show Indian Idol Junior Season 10 in 2018. Javed Ali, Neha Kakkar and Vishal Dadlani were the judges on the show and it was hosted by Maniesh Paul. Ray enthralled the judges with her every performance and within no time became one of the judges’ favorite contestants. After Neelanjana sang one of Lata’s songs, singer and Indian Idol Junior judge Vishal Dadlani praised her melodious voice and singing skills, comparing her to legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar. At the finale, he was declared the 2nd Runner-up and was awarded a sum of Rs 1 lakh. Neelanjana rose to popularity after appearing as a contestant on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2021. The Hindi-language reality singing television show was judged by Vishal Dadlani, Himesh Reshammiya and Shankar Mahadevan. Ray honed his singing skills with each passing episode and received huge appreciation from the judges as well as the audience.
Neelanjana Re holding the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2021 trophy
The finale of the show was held on 8 March 2022, and he was declared the winner of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2021. Neelanjana Ray received the coveted trophy along with a check of Rs 10 lakh. While talking to the media after the conclusion, he expressed his gratitude and said,
I am very happy to win Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2021 and extremely grateful to the audience for their appreciation and love. This is an amazing moment for me, and I really can’t believe that this incredible journey is over. Sa Re Ga Ma Pa has been a very enriching experience. I have had the opportunity to learn a lot from our judges, mentors and grand jury members, who have been extremely supportive and encouraging throughout our journey.”
Talking about his experience on the show he said,
Of course, I will miss the extensive training and rehearsal sessions we used to have on a regular basis. But, most of all, I will cherish all the precious moments I spent with my fellow competitors, building relationships with them and cheering them on. Everyone on our set has been like a family member to me, and I would love to thank Zee TV for providing me this amazing opportunity.
Facts/General Knowledge
- Neelanjana Ray along with her Indian Idol show co-contestants Salman Ali, Nitin Kumar and Ankush have sung the promo song of ‘Vighnaharta Ganesh’, a Hindu mythological drama series from Sony Entertainment Television.
- During a conversation with the media, when he was asked about his inspiration towards music, he gave this answer
It was my parents who supported me unconditionally. He is the one who guided me in my career. They took the trouble and took me to my classes where my teachers trained me. Both my parents are music lovers. After them I am a fan of Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar and Mohammed Rafi. He has established music and defined music.”
- Neelanjana Ray has performed many stage shows with many Bollywood stars in India as well as internationally.
- Her favorite moment in the show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa was meeting Raveena Tandon when she came as a guest on the show. Recalling this he said,
In his episode I got a chance to sing a very different song, which was originally sung by SPB (SP Balasubramaniam) sir. Lata (Mangeshkar) ji also has an antara, but mainly it is SPB sir’s song. I sang “Tumse Jo Dekhne Hi Pyaar Hua” (Pathar Ke Phool Se).
- Ray has a huge fan following on his social media account. She has more than 288k followers on Instagram and 123 k followers on Facebook.
- She has a YouTube channel named ‘Neelanjana Re’, where she posts her music videos. He has more than 35k followers on his channel.
- The Sa Re Ga Ma Pa winner also loves writing songs and composing music. She released her first original song titled ‘Thank You So Much’ on 3 October 2019, which was completely dedicated to her parents’ love and support.
- She likes to play various musical instruments including guitar, piano and harmonium.
Neelanjana Ray is playing guitar
- In 2019, the DUARS Committee of Alipurduar awarded the Duars Ratna to Nilanjana Ray.
- Due to her great voice and acting with such sincerity, she is often compared with many famous singers like Shreya Ghoshal. Talking about such comparisons in an interview, he said,
I feel overwhelmed that people compared me to such a talented singer. She has been an inspiration for me. But I really want people to know me as Neelanjana Ray rather than the next Shreya Ghoshal. I want to be known for my voice.”
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