Maithili Thakur
{{Short description|Indian playback singer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|07|25}}
| birth_place = Madhubani, Bihar, India
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer}}
| years_active = Jan 2012–present
| nationality = Indian
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| awards = National Creators Award (2024)
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Maithili Thakur (born 25 July 2000) is an Indian playback singer trained in Indian classical music{{cite news |last1=Whitehead |first1=Kate |title=Meet Maithili Thakur, India's teenage folk-singing internet sensation |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/arts-music/article/3073857/meet-maithili-thakur-indias-teenage-folk-singing |access-date=6 May 2020 |work=South China Morning Post |date=9 March 2020 |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/for-the-record-5699517/|title=Vocalist Maithili Thakur and her three brothers on being Election Commission's brand ambassadors in Madhubani|last=Khurana|first=Suanshu|date=29 April 2019|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=18 August 2019}}
Early life
Thakur was born in Benipatti, Madhubani district, Bihar to a Maithil musician and music teacher working in Delhi Ramesh Thakur and Bharti Thakur.{{Cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/bollywood/maithili-thakur-internet-sensation-video-goes-viral|title=बिहार की ये बेटी रातों रात बन गई सिंगिंग सेंसेशन, मात्र 18 वर्ष की उम्र में फेसबुक ने बनाया सुपरस्टार|last=|first=|date=10 October 2018|website=Amar Ujala|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=18 August 2019}}
She is named after goddess Sita as well as her mothertongue. Maithili, along with her two brothers, Rishav and Ayachi were trained by their grandfather and father in Maithili Folk, Hindustani classical music, 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.
She began learning music from her grandfather when she was only 4 years old. Maithili's first music master is her grandfather.{{Cite web|url=https://biographya.com/maithili-thakur/|title=Maithili Thakur - Rising Star|date=11 March 2022|website=Biographya}} At the age of 10, she started singing at jagrans and other musical functions.{{Cite web|date=2021-04-04|title=The hard road to success for YouTube star Maithili Thakur|url=https://www.indianspice.co.za/2021/04/04/how-youtube-star-maithili-thakur-got-to-the-top/|access-date=2021-08-07|website=IndianSpice|language=en-US}}
Music career
In 2011, Thakur appeared in Little Champs, a singing competition television series telecast in Zee TV.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} Four years later, she contested in Indian Idol Junior, telecast in Sony TV. She won the "I Genius Young Singing Star" competition in 2016, following which she launched her album, Ya Rabba (Universal Music).{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2016-09-14/Max-Life-Insurance-launches-3-albums-for-the-Winners-and-Runners-Up-of-i-genius-Young-Singing-Stars-Season-2/253792|title=Max Life Insurance launches 3 albums for the Winners and Runner's Up of i-genius Young Singing Stars Season 2|last=|first=|date=14 September 2016|website=The Hans India|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=18 August 2019}}
=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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/rising-star-winner-ticket-to-finale-maithili-thakur-vikram-jeet-lifetv-971873-2017-04-17|title=Rising Star: Maithili Thakur is the first finalist; who'll ultimately win the show?|last=|first=|date=17 April 2017|website=India Today|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=18 August 2019}} She was runner up, losing out by just two votes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/bannet-dosanjh-wins-rising-star-defeats-maithili-thakur-by-just-two-votes/story-1mrFsaHjT9y003wODwyccM.html|title=Bannet Dosanjh wins Rising Star, defeats Maithili Thakur by just two votes|last=PTI|date=24 April 2017|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=18 August 2019}} Following the show, her internet popularity rose significantly.{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/how-life-changes-for-people-turned-internet-celebrities-for-good-better-and-sometimes-worse/articleshow/66490971.cms|title=How life changes for internet celebrities – good, better, and sometimes worse|last=Bhatt|first=Shephali|date=4 November 2019|work=The Economic Times|access-date=18 August 2019}}
=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.{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/bihar-jharkhand/mithila-singer-maithli-thakur-became-brand-ambassador-for-election-commission/474757|title=गायिका मैथिली ठाकुर बनीं मधुबनी की ब्रांड एंबेस्डर, निर्वाचन आयोग ने लिया फैसला|last=|first=|date=3 December 2018|website=Zee News Hindi|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=18 August 2019}} Rishav is on the tabla and Ayachi is a singer and performs often on percussion as well. She was awarded Lokmat Sur Jytosna National Music Award 2021. in the hand of Information & broadcast Minister Anurag Thakur.{{Cite web |last=author/online-lokmat |date=2021-12-28 |title=Sur Jyotsna National Music Awards 2021: मैथिली ठाकूर, लिडियन नादस्वरम यांचा सन्मान; 'सूर ज्योत्स्ना' पुरस्कार सोहळ्याला दिग्गजांची उपस्थिती |url=https://www.lokmat.com/photos/national/sur-jyotsna-national-music-awards-2021-honor-maithili-thakur-and-lydian-nadaswaram-a719/?utm_source=Lokmat.com&utm_medium=infiniteGallery-Desktop |archive-date= |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=Lokmat |language=mr}}{{Cite web |date=2021-12-25 |title=Lokmat Media Group hosts the 8th edition of Sur Jyotsna National Music Awards {{!}} MediaNews4U |url=https://www.medianews4u.com/lokmat-media-group-hosts-the-8th-edition-of-sur-jyotsna-national-music-awards/ |access-date=2024-12-06 |language=en-US}}
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.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09i9ugmb4rk |title=Live श्रीरामचरितमानस EP 302{{!}} अयोध्याकाण्ड l दोहा सं॰ 236 l अर्थ सहित l Maithili Thakur |language=en |access-date=2024-04-07 |via=www.youtube.com}}
Awards and recognition
File:Maithili Thakur with Cultural Ambassador of the Year Award.jpg
- 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.{{Cite news |date=2024-03-07 |title='People are tired of listening to me': PM Modi's light-hearted exchange with singer |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/people-are-tired-of-listening-to-me-pm-modis-light-hearted-exchange-with-singer/articleshow/108333477.cms |access-date=2024-03-09 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}
References
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External links
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Category:People from Madhubani, India
Category:21st-century Indian women singers
Category:21st-century Indian singers