Indian Idol Junior was
initiated to be a platform for fresh new talent to achieve their dreams. The
most recent edition – Season 2 - of the competition saw Ananya Sritam Nanda win
with flying colors. Universal Music India is now proud to release her debut
single ”Mausam Mastana” feat DJ Aks and reggae / dancehall artist Jusa
Dementor.
The song is a rendition
of the 1982 classic sung by the legendary Asha Bhosle and Dilraj Kaur from the
movie Satte pe Satta and is still a widely popular song today as well. Ananya’s
rendition is a perfect combination of Bollywood and Urban Pop with a hint of
Reggae in it. Jusa Dementor has rapped while DJ Aks is the additional composer
as well as the lyricist of the song.
13-year old Ananya
started her journey with a beautiful audition on Indian Idol Junior Season 2
that brought her from her hometown of Odisha to Mumbai. She became the first
contestant to enter the highly competitive Top 12. Known for her impeccable
versatility and unique structure of voice, Ananya’s best performance on the
Indian Idol stage was when all three judges gave her a standing ovation.
Speaking on the release
of her debut single, an elated Ananya said, “This is all part of the dream that
started with the Indian Idol Junior audition and it still doesn’t seem real. I
feel really honored to be singing a song that has been made popular by none
other than Ashaji and I hope she feels proud of me when she hears the song”.
Speaking on the
occasion, R H Chhatrapati, Vice President Universal Music & EMI - South
Asia, said, “We have been associated with ‘Idol’ on the global as well as the
domestic front and the kind of talent we have seen here - both as singers and
as live performers - has been incredible! Ananya is one such talent! If the property keeps churning out such amazing
singers & performers then the future of the Indian music industry is
looking great! "
Our association with
`Idol’ both globally & here has been very successful as we saw the recorded
music & the live act make it into a sustainable business. The Indian Idol 6
kids performed around 400 shows in over ten countries. Now our endeavor with
the Indian Idol Junior kids will be exactly the same, only with the added
advantage of having a wider audience to reach out to. Our partnership with
future thinking companies like Fremantle will allow us to do just that. The
talent has been outstanding and it’s my firm belief that these Indian Idol
Juniors today are tomorrow's stars."
DJ Aks has been a part
of the Bollywood music scene for quite some time and has previously worked on
music from films like Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, PIKU, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani to
name a few.
The debut single “Mausam
Mastana” from Ananya is available worldwide across digital partners exclusively
on Universal Music.
Watch the video here -
