Sanjaya Malakar, an Indian American, is making news for his surprising and unexpected success in the reality music contest American Idol.
But the 17-year-old's dream journey to become the next American Idol hasn't been easy.
He was initially branded one of the worst contestants in the reality show and received a lot of negative feedback from the judges.
Many consider him a rank outsider and things weren't looking up until he was picked as one of the 12 finalists by a public vote.
Now, he's made it through two more rounds and will be one of the 10 contestants entitled to perform as part of the show's national Idol Tour.
Even the judges of the show are all praises for him now.
"You came out of the show tonight. This has been your best performance so far," American Idol judge, Randy Jackson said on Sanjaya's performance.
But some others like acid-tongued judge Simon Cowell aren't happy. Cowell has even threatened to resign if Sanjaya wins the reality show.
Several conspiracy theories are already doing the rounds over Sanjaya's success. Many believe he has come this far due to the Indian community's support while others say a popular American Idol fan site is generating support for him.
Whatever the reason, this 17-year-old seems to be going places and has already made a mark for himself in the music circuit.
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