Aarya Ambekar

Aarya Ambekar

Aarya Ambekar (Template:Lang-mr, born June 16, 1994) was a participant of Marathi Idea SA RE GA MA PA aired on Zee Marathi channel during July 2008-February 2009. Aarya

Background

Aarya was born in Nagpur to parents Samir Ambekar, a doctor and Shruti Ambekar, a vocalist who teaches her classical music.

Career

Idea Sa Re Ga Ma Little Champs

In 2008, Aarya auditioned for the Idea Sa Re Ga Ma Little Champs competitive music reality show organized by the Zee Marathi television channel. She was one of final 50 who were selected from amongst several thousand children aged between 8 and 14. She also reached the final 5. During the show, Aarya was popularly referred to as the 'Pretty Young Girl'. Aarya displayed her versatile vocal talent by singing a wide variety of songs in the competition. She created the record of receiving full marks from the judges for two many a times. Aarya created a record when she got Varcha NI (equivalent to 200 %) for her beautifully sung "Paan Khao Saiyyan Hamaro." Renowned singer Hariharan was the celebrity Judge for that episode. She was also awarded performer of the week in numerous episodes. Aarya has won wide appreciation for her voice quality. A particularly memorable song was 'Ae Mere Watan Ke Logo' which she sang in the episode that paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the Mumbai terror attacks. The song brought tears to many a viewers of the episode. She also went on to perform the same song in a public gathering in Shivaji Park, Dadar where Mumbai Police paid tribute to the policemen who lost their lives. Coincidentally the song was originally sung by Lata Mangeshkar after the 1962 India-China War. The song was said to have brought tears to the eyes of many at the time, most notably the then Prime minister of India - Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

During the course of the program, Aarya was also awarded the Manik Varma scholarship. She is the youngest one to win the prestigious scholarship.

Some of the memorable songs she rendered in the competition include:

• "Tribute ae mere watan ke logon"
• "Tribute Vande Mataram"
• "Mala Mhantyat Punyachi Maina"
• "Cham Cham Karta Hai Ye"
• "Door Vha Na"
• "Yuwatimana Darun Ran"
• "Dil Cheez Kya Hai"
• "Suniyoji"
• "Kuta Tumhi Gela Vhata"
• "Paan Khaye Saiyya"
• "Yeu Kashi Priya"
• "Naka Todu Pavna"
• "Gagan Sadan"
• "Samaichya Shubhrakalya"
• "Uii Sajan Ala"
• "Yamunajali Khelu Khel"
• "Avagha Rang"
• "Ye Ga Ye Ga Vithabai"
• "Ghayal Mi Harini"
• "Ya Chimanyanno"
• "Naravar Krishnasaman"

Public Appearances

Few grand events where Aarya has performed her art –

• ‘Vasantotsav’ – Musical concert arranged in Pune every year by Rahul Deshpande in memory of his legendary grandfather Pandit Vasantrao Deshpande. 2008.
• ‘Shrimant Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati Music Festival’ April 2009.
• ’Little Champs’ stage shows at many places like Mumbai, Pune, Sangli, Aurangabad, Goa, Ratnagiri, Dubai, Thane etc. These are runaway popular programmes arranged by Zee Marathi where Mugdha performs with four other little champs Aarya Ambekar, Prathamesh Laghate, Rohit Raut and Kartiki Gaikwad in a perfect sync. This group is known as ‘Panch-Ratna’ (पंचरत्न).

Awards and recognition

• 2008 - Youngest to be awarded the Manik Varma scholarship towards her future music studies.
• 2009 - Runner-Up of the Idea Sa Re Ga Ma Little Champs reality-based music competition organized by Zee Marathi.

Acclaim by Idols

Aarya's tremndous depth, outstanding voice quality and sincere grinding labors taken for improving her singing, won her many acclaims from eminent personalities in Music Industry. People who praised Aarya's harmonial journey include Kishori Amonkar, Lata Mangeshkar,Shrinivas Khale,Shruti Sadolikar, Pandit Hridayanath Mangeshkar, Pandit Satyasheel Deshpande, Shridhar Phadake, Suresh Wadkar, Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal, Mahalaxmi Iyer, Hariharan (singer), Vijay Ghate, Asha Khadilkar so on so forth.

Albums

• PanchaRatna vol. 1,2,3 (Template:Lang-mr) on Universal Music
• Garjati Sahyadriche Kade (Template:Lang-mr) on Universal Music

References

• Sakaal Media Group
• Indiatimes

External links

• Private website dedicated to Aarya
• Listen her songs online
• View her photos
• Zee Marathi