Her great grandfather Krishnaswamy Iyengar was a drama artist. She was born in a family with a legacy of musicians. After a point, you lose nervousness and enjoy singing,” says Pavithra, a resident of Mylapore. Rahman sir’s facial expressions are hard to predict. I received a video call from the judges and was asked to come to Mumbai in October for the top 30 auditions. After which, the top 30 were selected by Rahman sir. The video of our performances were brought to the mecca of studios - AM Studio in Chennai and played to him. The auditions were in Mumbai and 45 of us were shortlisted. I cleared that round and made it to top 100. Within two days, I got a message asking me to perform two songs from a list given by them. As mentioned, I sang Tere Bina song and uploaded it on YouTube, two months back. “I chanced upon the invite for auditions on Rahman sir’s Facebook and Twitter pages. She works as a registered behaviour technician for autistic children and has been pursuing Carnatic music for 10 years. City-based Pavithra is the only contestant from Tamil Nadu. It is co-judged by singer Shaan, Vidya Vox and Clinton Cerejo. The series has 13 episodes and the first aired on November 7. The 22-year-old made it to the top 30 in India’s first YouTube originals reality show called ARRived - AR Rahman’s digital musical reality show. CHENNAI: Performing for a national audience in the presence of music legend AR Rahman is a golden opportunity for any aspiring singer, and Pavithra Balajee is not an exception.
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