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Indian Idol Singer Prashant Tamang, Darjeeling based Indian Singer-Actor, was the winner of Indian Idol Season-3 in 2007. Singer Prashant Tamang is the first Indian of Nepali ethnicity to make it to the final rounds of Indian Idol and win it. Singer Prashant Tamang is also the first person from the Indian police force to enter the final rounds of Indian Idol.
• Birthday of Indian Idol Singer Prashant Tamang: 4th January, 1983.
• Address of Indian Idol Singer Prashant Tamang: Darjeeling, West Bengal, India.
• Family of Indian Idol Singer Prashant Tamang: Father name Late Madan Tamang, Mother name Rupa Tamang, Sister name Archana and Wife name Geeta Thapa (Flight Attendant).
• Marriage Date of Indian Idol Singer Prashant Tamang: Prashant Tamang and Geeta Thapa got married on 16th February 2011 in Nagaland.
• Personal Life of Indian Idol Singer Prashant Tamang: Prashant Tamang born in Darjeeling, a hill station in West Bengal, to Rupa Tamang and Madan Tamang. Singer Prashant Tamang spent most of his early life in the Himalayan region of Darjeeling and studied at St. Robert's School. After the demise of Prashant Tamang’s father in an accident, Indian Idol Singer Prashant Tamang left school and joined Kolkata Police as a constable in Prashant Tamang’s father place. In Kolkata Police, Prashant Tamang sang for the police orchestra.
• Indian Idol Winner Prashant Tamang Singing Career: According to the Indian Idol program commentary, Indian Idol Singer Prashant Tamang auditioned for Indian Idol-3 (2007) because Prashant Tamang’s friends and Prashant Tamang’s seniors, especially Mr. Zulfiqar Hasan, Special Additional Commissioner of Police (who incidentally also got Indian Idol Singer Prashant Tamang's leave sanctioned for the competition) told him that Prashant Tamang’s voice was very good. Singer Prashant Tamang auditioned for Indian Idol in Kolkata and was subsequently chosen for the next rounds. Singer Prashant Tamang received mixed comments from judges for Prashant Tamang’s performances. Singer Prashant Tamang is the only contestant to have never been in the bottom three or four of the gala round. Singer Prashant Tamang made it to the top 2 of Indian Idol 3 along with Amit Paul. Indian Idol Singer Prashant Tamang got about 10 times more votes (70 million votes) than Amit in the final and went on to win the Indian Idol contest. A radio jockey Jonathan Brady (also known as Nitin) of Red FM, an FM radio channel in Delhi, commented in a live broadcast in Prashant Tamang’s show that “shopkeepers will now have to make their own security arrangements as Gorkhas have taken to singing” when referring to Indian Idol Singer Prashant Tamang, who is a Gorkha, singing in the Indian Idol 3 contest. This led to massive protests from Gorkhas all over and especially in Darjeeling district, where violent clashes erupted between supporters of Indian Idol Singer Prashant Tamang and local residents of Siliguri. The Gorkhas demanded that the RJ be taken off the FM channel. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry of India issued a show-cause notice to Red FM for the racial slur. Red FM issued a clarification stating, "We have not intentionally caused hurt to the sentiments of any person or any particular community, caste or creed. However in the event any inadvertent slight or offence has been caused to the sentiments of any person or community we tender our apology for the same". After winning Indian Idol 3, Indian Idol Singer Prashant Tamang launched Prashant Tamang’s maiden album Dhanyavad (meaning "Thank You"), consisting of Nepali and Hindi songs. Indian Idol Singer Prashant Tamang toured all over the world, including the USA, performing in concerts. Singer Prashant Tamang also sang for a few Nepali films such as Himmat-2 (along with fellow Indian Idol contestant Charu Semwal). In 2009, Prashant Tamang started Prashant Tamang’s acting career in Nepali films. Indian Idol Singer Prashant Tamang’s first film Gorkha Paltan was released in 2010. Debut Film of Prashant Tamang Gorkha Paltan did very well at the box office. Indian Idol Singer Prashant Tamang's second film Angalo Yo Maya Ko, produced in Sikkim, was released on 31st March 2011.
• Prashant Tamang Singing Albums and Film / Movie Names: Music Albums of Prashant Tamang are Dhanyavad (2007) and Namaste (2008). Prashant Tamang acted in these following Nepali films till date - Gorkha Paltan (2010 – Debut), Angalo Yo Maya Ko (2011) and Kina Maya Ma (2011).
Good wishes to Indian Idol Winner from Bengal Prashant Tamang for his upcoming Singing Albums and upcoming films.
