Maithili Thakur

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Maithili Thakur
Madhubani, Bihar, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation
  • Singer
Years activeJan 2012–present
AwardsNational Creators Award (2024)
Musical career
Genres
Instruments

Maithili Thakur (born 25 July 2000) is an Indian playback singer trained in Indian classical music[1] and Folk Music. She has sung original songs, covers, and traditional folk music prominently in Hindi, Bengali, Maithili, Urdu, Marathi, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Tamil, English and more Indic languages.[2]

Early life

Thakur was born in

Maithil musician and music teacher working in Delhi Ramesh Thakur and Bharti Thakur.[3]

She is named after goddess

Harmonium and Tabla. Realising his daughter's potential around the age of 6, her father relocated themselves to Dwarka in New Delhi for better opportunities.[4]

She began learning music from her grandfather when she was only 4 years old. Maithili's first music master is her grandfather.[5] At the age of 10, she started singing at jagrans and other musical functions.[6]

Music career

In 2011, Thakur appeared in

Sony TV.[4] She won the "I Genius Young Singing Star" competition in 2016, following which she launched her album, Ya Rabba (Universal Music).[7]

Rising stars

In 2017, Thakur was a contestant in the

season 1 of Rising Star, a television singing competition. Maithili was the first finalist of the show, singing Om Namah Shivaya which gained her direct entry into the final.[8] She was runner up, losing out by just two votes.[9] Following the show, her internet popularity rose significantly.[4]

2019 onwards

After a huge success from videos on Facebook and YouTube the trio has been performing at various National and International Events, Literature Fests. Maithili has been awarded Atal Mithila Samman by the Government of India.

In 2019 Maithili and her two brothers, Rishav and Ayachi, were made the brand ambassadors of Madhubani by the Election Commission.[2][10] Rishav is on the tabla and Ayachi is a singer and performs often on percussion as well.[2] She was awarded Lokmat Sur Jytosna National Music Award 2021. in the hand of Information & broadcast Minister Anurag Thakur.[11][12]

Manaspath

Maithili Thakur on her YouTube channel along with her two younger brother Rishav and Ayachi sings famous Ramcharitmanas by Tulsidas. This Manaspath gives a huge success to Maithali as well as to her brothers. Currently they are on 310th episode and couplet (doha) no. 236 of Ayodhya kanda as of 07 April 2024.[13]

Awards and recognition

Maithili Thakur with Cultural Ambassador of the Year Award 2024
  • Maithili Thakur was awarded the Cultural Ambassador of the Year Award by the Prime Minister of India at the inaugural National Creators Award on 8 March 2024.[14]

References

  1. ^ Whitehead, Kate (9 March 2020). "Meet Maithili Thakur, India's teenage folk-singing internet sensation". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Khurana, Suanshu (29 April 2019). "Vocalist Maithili Thakur and her three brothers on being Election Commission's brand ambassadors in Madhubani". The Indian Express. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  3. ^ "बिहार की ये बेटी रातों रात बन गई सिंगिंग सेंसेशन, मात्र 18 वर्ष की उम्र में फेसबुक ने बनाया सुपरस्टार". Amar Ujala. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Bhatt, Shephali (4 November 2019). "How life changes for internet celebrities – good, better, and sometimes worse". The Economic Times. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Maithili Thakur - Rising Star". Biographya. 11 March 2022.
  6. ^ "The hard road to success for YouTube star Maithili Thakur". IndianSpice. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Max Life Insurance launches 3 albums for the Winners and Runner's Up of i-genius Young Singing Stars Season 2". The Hans India. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Rising Star: Maithili Thakur is the first finalist; who'll ultimately win the show?". India Today. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  9. ^ PTI (24 April 2017). "Bannet Dosanjh wins Rising Star, defeats Maithili Thakur by just two votes". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  10. ^ "गायिका मैथिली ठाकुर बनीं मधुबनी की ब्रांड एंबेस्डर, निर्वाचन आयोग ने लिया फैसला". Zee News Hindi. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  11. ^ author/online-lokmat (28 December 2021). "Sur Jyotsna National Music Awards 2021: मैथिली ठाकूर, लिडियन नादस्वरम यांचा सन्मान; 'सूर ज्योत्स्ना' पुरस्कार सोहळ्याला दिग्गजांची उपस्थिती". Lokmat (in Marathi). Retrieved 25 November 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ "Lokmat Media Group hosts the 8th edition of Sur Jyotsna National Music Awards | MediaNews4U". 25 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  13. ^ Live श्रीरामचरितमानस EP 302| अयोध्याकाण्ड l दोहा सं॰ 236 l अर्थ सहित l Maithili Thakur. Retrieved 7 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
  14. ISSN 0971-8257
    . Retrieved 9 March 2024.
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