Child Prodigy singing sensation
L.Raghunanda
Fourth Estate
She was no mean child, at age of 2 years she was introduced to singing, we are saying about none other than Manya Udupi eight year old child singing sensation.
Manya introduced to many form of singing ranging from folk songs to patriotic songs, she is good in singing poem of Kannada poets, also she sings song from Hindi, Marathi.
So far she is the only singer in the age group of eight and below , who holds the distinction of having given more than 200 stage performance.
Manya’s singing talent has got the attention of not just music lovers her in Karnataka, but country as a whole, she got the appreciation of former president of India Dr A.P.J Kalam, and present Maharashtra Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde.
She has won many laurels to a name a few are Dream Yuva Award 2011, Balavedike 2009, Vishwa Kannada Kanmani,
Talking about the singing how it was nurtured , when fourth estate caught up with Veena Udupi, mother of Manya Udupa she said “ when she was a child at age 2 years, while we used to speak casually she used to convey , communicate speak anything by singing, it was then, we identified her singing talent and wanted to project her and give platform.
“The recognition of talent in her never proved wrong, she is today youngest child singing sensation in future groomed accordingly will emerge as leading singer, that is what we are wishing and she has same notion”.
What need to be mentioned of the Manya Udupa is of the even though she is young and not faced the spectators of such far amount who throng to see her singing on stage, little girl never get tense nor nervous.
There are many of her performance which need mentioning to name a to 25 minutes non stop performance she gave at Balbavan Bangalore under Balavedike Programme, two hours light music concert last year at Mysore Dasara, one of the performance at Vishwa Kannada Sammellan in 2011 in Belgaum last year, where it was held.
Young girl who had awakened many more children of her age and younger one’s has to be seen how she will evolve as singer, there is however, no dearth of talent in Karnataka, and Manya is one example, only time will tell is she in the ranks of Asha Bhosle and Latha Mangeskar of Karnataka.
