Prashant Tamang
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| Background information | |
| Native name | प्रशान्त तामाङ |
| Born |
4 January 1983 Darjeeling, West Bengal, India |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor |
| Instruments | Guitar, drums |
| Years active | 2007—present |
| Notable instruments | |
| Guitar,Violin, Paino, Drumset | |
Prashant Tamang (Nepali: प्रशान्त तामाङ) is a Nepalese singer from Darjeeling, West Bengal, India and a film actor based in Kathmandu, Nepal. He was the winner of Indian Idol Season 3 in 2007.
Prashant Tamang was born in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, to a Nepalese mother Rupa Tamang and Indian Gorkha father Madan Tamang and studied at St Robert School. After the demise of his father in an accident, Prashant left school and joined Kolkata Police as a constable in his father's place. In Kolkata Police, he sang for the police orchestra. His family includes his grandmother, mother and his sister, Archana. Prashant married Geeta Thapa (Martha Alley), who is a flight attendant, on 16 February 2011 in Nagaland, India.
According to the Indian Idol programme commentary, Prashant auditioned for Indian Idol III (2007) because his friends and his seniors, especially Mr. Zulfiqar Hasan, Special Additional Commissioner of Police (who incidentally also got Prashant's leave sanctioned for the competition) told him that his voice was very good. He auditioned for Indian Idol in Kolkata and was subsequently chosen for the next rounds. He received mixed comments from judges for his performances. He is the only contestant to have never been in the bottom three or four of the gala round. He made it to the top two of Indian Idol 3 along with Amit Paul. Prashant got about 10 times more votes (70 million votes) than Amit in the final and went on to win the Indian Idol contest. He won 1 crore Indian rupees as cash prize as the winner of Indian Idol.
After entering the Indian Idol contest, Prashant Tamang became a celebrity in West Bengal, Sikkim, Nepal and particularly in the Darjeeling hills. People from Kolkata, Sikkim, Nepal, and Gorkha (Nepali) population living all around the world voted overwhelmingly for Prashant in the contest. The mayor of Mirik vowed to spend Rs. 10,000 and his staff vowed to spend a month's salary in SMS voting for Prashant Tamang. People of Nepalese origin working in Brunei, UK, Hong Kong, UAE and other countries sent money to vote for him in India.
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