Flipping through channels tonight, I settled on American Idol on Fox. The auditions are being held in Seattle, WA this week and the talent level is nothing short of horrendous. Of course that’s the fun part of the show. I usually watch the first few shows where talents like William Hung are discovered and then skip the season and watch the finale where they crown the winner.

Sibling rivalry on Idol
(Pics: AmericanIdol.com)

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Update: Thanks to Abhi for doing the research. The names of the contestants are Sanjaya and Shyamali Malakar

This year might be different though. Featured in tonight’s show were two contestants, a 17 year old boy Sanjay and a 19 year old, I forget her name, who is the 17 year old’s sister. They both made it through. The father of these contestants is 100% Indian (one Mr. Malakar, Maharashtrian from the sound of the name actually Bengali), who trained them in classical Indian music. You could never tell that from the way Sanjay did a Stevie Wonder number.

The 17 year old is more talented than the 19 year old and if people vote by talent he has the potential to go a long way in this competition. If they don’t end up splitting votes, especially the …. ahem …… desi block, this season may actually be worth watching.

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