{"id":12441,"date":"2016-01-12T18:40:01","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T18:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/?p=12441"},"modified":"2017-03-20T19:29:57","modified_gmt":"2017-03-20T19:29:57","slug":"indian-american-sonika-vaid-in-american-idol-15th-season-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/indian-american-sonika-vaid-in-american-idol-15th-season-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian American Singer Sonika Vaid is Eligible American Idol Winner 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The 15<sup>th<\/sup> season of American Idol got a 20-year old Indian American among the finalists. Sonika Vaid from Massachusetts is the Indian-American contestant who stole the show with the judges and the audience <\/strong>in the first episode of the final season of American Idol 2016. Sonika Vaid delivered a gripping rendition of \u201cLook at Me\u201d by Carrie Underwood, one of the former American Idol winners, in her soulful voice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Indian-American-singer-Sonika-Vaid-in-American-Idol-15th-Season-2016.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12447 size-full\" title=\"Indian American Singer Sonika Vaid Impresses Judges of American Idol 2016\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Indian-American-singer-Sonika-Vaid-in-American-Idol-15th-Season-2016.jpg\" alt=\"American idol 2016, singer sonika vaid, NRI news, IndianEagle\" width=\"657\" height=\"449\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The judges of American Idol 2016 \u2013 Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr \u2013 were so impressed with her performance that they gave her a standing ovation. Popular Hollywood actress <strong>Jennifer Lopez congratulated Sonika Vaid saying, \u201cI loved it. I loved it a lot. You sing so pretty.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Not only Jennifer Lopez but also two other judges lavished her with praise. <strong>\u201cThis is one of the only times this particular season that I saw somebody that I actually think can win this thing,\u201d said Harry Connick Jr.<\/strong> ebulliently. Singer Keith Urban applauded her saying, \u201cYou sand beautifully. Perfect performance! I was totally engaged. Terrific job!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Keith Urban added, \u201cYou were just so beautiful. You emoted it so well. You are going to <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/priyanka-chopra-in-seth-gordons-baywatch-story-and-cast\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hollywood<\/a><\/span>.\u201d<\/strong> Evidently Indian American Sonika Vaid successfully got a ticket to Hollywood where she will face lots of competition in the 15<sup>th<\/sup> season for the most coveted title \u201cAmerican Idol of 2016.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since the broadcast of the first episode, Sonika has been making headlines as an early favorite to win the 15<sup>th<\/sup> season of American Idol contest. \u201cThe grand finale of American Idol 2016 has just commenced, but she already seems to be a winner,\u201d quoted a journalist from The Boston Globe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Born to parents of Indian origin, <strong>singer Sonika Vaid has been singing since her age of three. She grew up performing on special occasions at a park in her neighborhood,<\/strong> Martha\u2019s Vineyard in Massachusetts. She spoke highly of her parents for their support and encouragement, during an interview.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;They started from having nothing in America after migration from India. They have always nurtured the American dream in their minds. I owe my ticket to Hollywood to my mom who has always supported me. She is my number one fan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Singer Sonika Vaid is the third Indian American contestant to have reached the grand finale of American Idol 2016.<\/strong> Sanjaya Malakar and Anoop Desai were the first and the second contestant of Indian origin to make it to the final round of America\u2019s most popular singing contest in the 6<sup>th<\/sup> and 8<sup>th<\/sup> seasons respectively.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The young generation of Indian Americans is full of winning vibes. Recently, 9-year old Indian American <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/indian-american-jasmy-mavilla-wins-bens-beginners-cooking-contest\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jasmy Mavilla won a prize of $45000<\/a><\/span> in the Ben\u2019s Beginners Cooking Contest for her shrimp masala rice recipe. &#8211; <strong>IndianEagle<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 15th season of American Idol got a 20-year old Indian American among the finalists. Sonika Vaid from Massachusetts is the Indian-American contestant who stole the show with the judges and the audience in the first episode of the final season of American Idol 2016. 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