Sanjaya was born on September 10, 1989 in Washington State. Sanjay and his sister Shyamali and their younger brother live with their parents in the Seattle area of Washington. Sanjaya sang in the Total Experience Gospel Choir for three years after being referred to by an aunt. In September 2006, Sanjaya and Shyamali auditioned for American Idol in Seattle, with Sanjaya singing Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m yours from his biggest idol, Stevie Wonder. Both Sanjaya and Shyamali made it through to Hollywood. Once they got to Hollywood, Shyamali was cut and Sanjaya went on to the top 24.
Sanjaya recently made it into the top 10 guaranteeing himself a position on the Idols tour coming this summer. Sanjaya has met some of the best music idols ever to have lived. During Diana Ross week, Sanjaya performed Ain’t no Mountain High Enough, for the British Invasion week he sang, You Really Got Me, which was a vast improvement to his repertoire. During No Doubt, Gwen Stefani week he attempted Bathwater which he forgot some of the words. For the American Classics week he sang Cheek to Cheek and for Latin week he sand Besame Mucho.
After Latin week, Sanjaya missed elimination when America voted out Haley Scarnato. Each week Sanjaya returns and with hardly any improvement. On a recent show Simon Cowell called him the smartest contestant. That could be due to the fact that week after week he has weak vocals and sports strange haircuts but it is his personality that keeps bringing him back.
Do you hear that, Mr. Malakar? That is the sound of inevitability. It is the sound of laughter...and you're the punch line.
Nov 19 2008, 03:50 PM
wow....still tryin, huh? It's just not funny any more (was for a VERY short period of time).
Hang it up, man, you're terrible
Jul 09 2008, 10:22 AM
SANJAYA I LOVE YOU!!!!!!
May 16 2008, 03:09 AM
sanjaya yo rule
Jan 10 2008, 12:16 PM
Sanjaya is like god
Dec 27 2007, 03:20 PM
okay everyone, he's my lover. mwah! i <3 ya sanjaya!
Oct 11 2007, 08:01 AM
My favourite American Idol. =O) He has got it all; the personality, the style, the hair, the voice, the stage presence, the coolness, the flirt, the sweetness, you name it! ;)