Posted by Prabhat on May 04, 2020 in Entertainment news
Dibesh Pokharel, the first Nepali singer to be the in the top 11 in a International singing show American Idol. He sang the song "Take me Home" of John Denver with his outstanding performance he pleased all the judges. Judge Lionel Richie commented "My friend, it's all the way for a hit record for you, i love what you did ".He currently resides in Wichita, kansas. His whole journey was very amazing starting from his first audition he amazed all with his astonishing voice. There was a tough competition between 20 contestants but only 11 made it for the further journey for the title of American Idol.
Dibesh's family may not have much of a musical background, but it's pretty clear he was pretty gifted with natural talent. "Music has always been like my thing from when i was a kid," he explained. "I got my first guitar from my mom and then I started singing along to any song I could hear on the radio, TVs, you know. That't when the dream started. And after high school, I moved to America because it's a land of opportunity."
In kansas, he ended up falling in love with a completely new type of music. " Living in Wichita really got me into like bluegrass and country, " Dibesh said. "I hadn't listened to those kinds of music before, but i was pulled toward it like a magnet."
"Thank you, everyone. for supporting me since the start, words won't do justice for how much I appreciate this massive support from all around the world,"wrote Pokharel on an Instagram post.
He will competing for the top 7 with the other 10 contestant next week.