RAVINDER RAVI NEW ALBUM

People remember Ravinder Ravi as one of the top ten finalists in the Indian Idol contest on Sony Entertainment channel. This self-taught natural acquired quite a fan following and they were greatly disappointed when he lost out because he had no proper training on handling the notes.
But his raw energy and earthy tones won him the attention of connoisseurs of popular music and one of them was Jawahar Wattal, the man who had shot Daler Mehndi into fame with Bol Ta ra ra…
Wednesday evening Ravi’s maiden album was released in the Capital by film actor Pooja Bhatt, who is all set to give this people’s singer a chance to playback in her next feature film. So soon Punjab is all over are going to be tapping their feet and jigging to the tune of Jat Lutya Gaya, the title song of the new album.
The new album comes from a new company called Arjun Music World, founded by Rajbir Singh who will be collaborating with Pooja Bhatt for the feature film that will give ‘Ravi’ a ‘Rafi’ break.
The self effacing young man of 27, who took his life’s biggest risk by relinquishing his profession of masonry, wife and two children and try his luck in the talent hunt show announced on SET, is still haunted by his days when ill luck followed him through his formative years in Ludhiana.
“My parents passed away when I was only four years old and my brother, who is a couple of years older and I were left to fend for ourselves,” he says, “Actually it was my brother who wanted to sing. When both of us wanted to try our luck, he being the older one, perhaps, withdrew from the contest and encouraged me to compete.”
Punjabi pop must be accompanied by pretty girls and the USP of the video accompanying the new album is a buxom beauty. She is former Miss Norway, Annelfna, who has a young model Aman Dhaliwal giving her the typical filmi chase as the heart of the Jat is plundered by this Norwegian beauty.
The video is not shot in the cold Norway but the warm Barcelona in Spain with male Bhangra dancers and female flamenco dancers. Punjabi pop is a global phenomenon and thus the ingredients are a merry mix