`Secret Superstar’: Meet Hijab-clad girl who is breaking stereotypes to become India’s next-gen singer

Mumbai: A 19-year-old Hijab-clad singer is a center of attraction after she auditioned for Sony TV’s reality show `Indian Idol’

Misbah Rampure, a 19-year-old Hijab-clad singer from Latur, Maharashtra was one among the contestants.

Speaking to Rediff, she said that it was her mother who recognized her talent and motivated her. “Indian Idol is my mother’s dream. Aur mummy meri Jaan, so I have to get selected in the auditions just for her,” Misbah said.

Indian Idol 12 was won by Pawandeep Rajan while Arunita Kanjilal emerged as the first runner-up of the show. Sayli Kamble was declared the second runner-up of the show. The last season of Indian Idol was the most successful edition as the TRPs of the show were excellent.

The tagline for Indian Idol 13 is ‘Phir sath aane ka bahana hai, ab Mausam Musicanna hai’.

Auditions got concluded across the country recently and singers from different walks of life tried their luck to be the nation’s next top singer.