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Maithili Thakur Profile: Traditional singer Maithili Thakur is currently 25 years old. He joined Bharatiya Janata Party on 14 October and today he has also got the ticket from Alinagar seat of Bihar. BJP has released his name in the second list. Maithili was given membership of the party by Bihar BJP President Dilip Jaiswal.
Maithili Thakur has achieved a lot in a very short time. Maithili got rejected in singing reality shows ‘Saregamapa Little Champs’ and ‘Indian Idol Junior’. She was 13 years old at that time. But she did not lose courage and when she turned 16, she became the first runner-up of ‘The Rising Star’. She charges lakhs of rupees for a singing show. (Photo courtesy: Instagram/Youtube Videograb)
Maithili Thakur is now going to contest elections from Alinagar assembly seat of Bihar on BJP ticket. Here we are going to tell you about his personal and professional life. Maithili Thakur is a famous folk singer. (Photo courtesy: Instagram)
Maithili was born on 25 July 2000 in Madhubani, Bihar. His father Ramesh Thakur is a music teacher. His parents had come to Delhi in search of employment. Maithili’s education was completed here. His mother Pooja Thakur is a housewife. Maithili has two brothers Rishabh and Ayachi. (Photo courtesy: Instagram/Youtube Videograb)
Maithili Thakur was fond of singing since childhood. He received music education from both his father and grandfather. From a young age he started taking training in classical and Maithili folk music. After many years of training, she established herself as a famous folk singer. (Photo courtesy: Instagram/Youtube Videograb)
Maithili Thakur’s journey was not easy, her voice was rejected in the reality shows ‘Saregamapa Little Champs’ and ‘Indian Idol Junior’. After this, he won the title of first runner-up in the show ‘The Rising Star’ in 2017. At that time she was studying in 11th class. (Photo courtesy: Instagram/Youtube Videograb)
After this his songs started becoming very viral on social media. She mostly sings bhajans. He has sung folk songs in many languages. Maithili Thakur’s devotion to Lord Rama is very popular. (Photo courtesy: Instagram/Youtube Videograb)
The videos sung by him get millions of views. He was also honored by PM Modi in the National Creator Award held last year. During this time, Maithili Thakur had also shared a video of herself taking a selfie with him. 6.3 million people follow him on Instagram. (Photo courtesy: Instagram/Youtube Videograb)
Maithili Thakur does her shows both in the country and abroad. According to a report, she charges Rs 5-7 lakh as fees for a show. It is said that after the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, he had decided to boycott the film industry. That’s why she doesn’t sing film songs anymore. (Photo courtesy: Instagram)