Maithili Thakur, Date of Birth
TweetMaithili Thakur
an Indian singer
Date of Birth: 25-Jul-2000
Profession: singer
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
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About Maithili Thakur
- Maithili Thakur is an Indian singer.
- She rose to fame in 2017 when she took part in season 1 of Rising Star.
- Maithili was the first finalist of the show, singing Om Namah Shivaya which gained her direct entry into the final.
- She came second, losing out by just two votes.
- Following the show, her internet popularity rose.
- On YouTube and Facebook her videos now get upto 7 million views.
- She sings Maithili and Bhojpuri songs including chhath songs and kajris.
- She also sings a variety of Bollywood covers and other traditional folk music from other states.Maithili was born on 25 July 2000 in a small town named Benipatti, located in Madhubani district of Bihar.
- She is the daughter of Pt.
- Ramesh Thakur, himself a popular musician of his area, and Bharti Thakur, a housewife.
- She was named after her mothertongue She has two younger brothers, named Rishav and Ayachi, who also follow their elder sister's musical journey, by playing Tabla and accompanying her on vocals respectively.
- She learnt music from her father.
- Realising his daughter's potential and for getting more opportunities, Ramesh Thakur located himself and his family to Dwarka near New Delhi.
- Maithili and her two brothers were educated at Bal Bhavan International School there.
- Even during their studies, the three siblings were trained by their father in Hindustani classical music, Harmonium and Tabla (In case of Rishav). Maithili's music journey started in 2011, when she appeared in a reality show titled Little Champs, telecast in Zee TV.
- Though she had appeared in many local programmes before, it was through this reality show that she gained recognition.
- Four years later, she contested in another reality show, titled Indian Idol Junior, telecast in Sony TV.
- But she became a national sensation through the reality show Rising Star, in which she ended up as runner-up.
- From the early stages of the show itself, more popularity was on Maithili, who sang even heavily challenging songs with ease. She is seen along with her two younger brothers Rishav and Ayachi.
- Rishav is on the tabla and Ayachi is a singer.
- In 2019 Maithili and her two brothers were made the brand ambassadors of Madhubani by the Election Commission.
- She won an Indian music show "I Genius Young Singing Star" in 2015 and has also launched an album, Ya Rabba (Universal Music).
- Her Facebook channel has over 2 million followers and on Instagram she has over 700,000 followers.
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