Group A of the first round of Season 4 of Seniors Have Talent, the weekly singing contest for seniors, organised by Seniors Today, India’s #1 Destination for Seniors Citizens.
The objective of Seniors Have Talent is to recognize and encourage the immense talent that exists in the ever-growing number of senior citizens in the world. But, more importantly, the idea is for all participants to have fun as they share their talent.
Season 4 kicked off on May 9, 2021, bringing with renewed enthusiasm, loads of talented and sporting seniors and great fun to top it all!
The names of the four winners – 2 Popular Choice and 2 Editor’s Choice – will be announced next Sunday – May 16 —when we conduct our Group B.
Meet our Group A participants and listen to what they sang:
#01 Balasubramanian M H
He is a Chartered Accountant, retired after practising for more than 40 years.
Music is his passion and eases all life’s stress.
Song- Akele Hain Chale Aao
Singer- Mohammed Rafi
Music – Kalyanji Anandji
Film – Raaz
#02 Dilip Kumar Shah
He is a civil engineer, retired last year from a private construction firm. He has a passion for singing Bollywood songs. He plays the harmonium, banjo, flute & mouth organ.
Song: O door ke musafir
Singer: Mohammed Rafi
Music: Naushad
Film: Udan Khatola
#03 Y K Vij
He is retired banker from Dehradun. Singing is his passion and Music is his heartbeat.
Song: Sajan re jhoot mat bolo
Music: Shankar Jaikishan
Film: Tesri Kasam
#04 K N Raju
He has always been inclined to listen to music of various genres; right from his childhood irrespective of the language.
Song- Baharon phool barsao mera….
Singer- Mohammed Rafi
Music – Shankar Jaikishan
Film – Suraj
#05 Lakshmi Ravichandran
She is an educationist and teaching is her passion.
Lakshmi has received formal training in classical music from the age of 7 and continued for the next-decade-and-a-half.
Song: Nainon mein badra chaye
Singer: Latha
Music: Madan Mohan
Film: Mera Saaya
#06 R Ramakrishnan
A family-oriented man, Ramakrishnan is a nature lover and a food lover from Coimbatore. Music makes him calm.
Song: Baar baar deko
Singer: Mohammed Rafi
Music: Ravi.
Film: Chinatown
#07 Subramanian Mahadevan
He retired after 28 years’ service with Marico and then went on to work in the transport industry for 18 years and has been retired since five years. He is addicted to music of all types.
Song: Baharon phool Barsao
Singer: Mohammad Rafi
Music: Shankar Jaikishan
Film: Suraj
#08 Vinod Kumar Tyagi
He is a senior, but still works with a medical devices company. Acting and Singing are his passion. He has already acted in 5 plays and appeared in three commercials.
Song: Hum Aur Tum Aur ye Sama
Singer: Mohammed Rafi
Music Composer: Usha Khanna
Film: Dil Deke Dekho
#09 Yagnesh Pattani
He is a retired electrical engineer and music is his passion. He has received training in classical singing.
Song: Tum jo hamare meet na hote, geet ye mere geet na hote.
Singer Mukesh
Music Shankar Jaikishan
Film: Aashiq
#10 Asha Singh
Asha lives in Rohtak in Haryana. Singing is her passion. Her father was her inspiration for singing and her husband and children encourage her to pursue her passion.
Song: Marana teri gali mein
Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
Music: Naushad
Film: Shabab
#11 Balakrishanan T
He is a music enthusiast, singing from his childhood days. He has his own music team called Dhakshin Dhwani.
Song: Tumhara Pyar Mein
Singer: Mohammed Rafi
Music: Shankar Jaikishan
Film: Shikar
#12 G D Sharma
He was a batch topper at the prestigious Tata Institute of Social Sciences 1979 batch. After 40 years in Senior/ Leadership Positions in Industry, he is an advisor and mentor to many and is also an Independent Director on the Board of 3 listed Companies.
Song: Ab Kya Misaal Doon
Singer: Mohammed Rafi
Music: Roshan
Film: Aarti
#13 V Jayarame Gowda
He is a Retired Forest Officer and has been much influenced by his father, a harmonium master.
