Another singer from Odisha, Shasank Sekhar, enthralled audience and judges with a power-packed performance in Rising Star India, aired on Colors TV.

Hailing from Bhubaneswar, the Ollywood playback singer sang ‘Teri Meri Kahaani’ from the movie ‘Gabbar’ and struck a chord with the judges, Shankar Mahadevan, Monali Thakur and Diljit Dosanjh, who also voted for him.

He garnered a whopping 94 per cent votes and raised the wall to a deafening applause from the audience.

Rising Star India (Season 2), lIVE music reality and talent hunt show will see singers perform live with simultaneous online audience voting on VOOT app, besides the app and website of the television channel. A screen that streams live results of the voting literally rises when a participant crosses the cut-off of 80 per cent votes, qualifying for the next round.

It was an emotional moment for Shasank as his wife and daughter joined him on the stage prior to his performance. A short video showcased this 28-year-old singer’s struggles for the past 10 years and he expressed how difficult it has been for him to make a name for himself in the music industry.

While Diljit Dosanjh compared him to south superstar Prabhas of ‘Baahubali’ fame because of his hairstyle, Shankar Mahadevan said he sang like popular playback singer Arijit Singh and advised him to work hard to be on par with other contestants. Monali Thakur asked him to keep faith and discouraged him from even thinking about quitting music. Diljit Dosanjh also offered his seat to Shasank’s wife and daughter to witness the performance from the judge’s chair.

Shasank is a known name in Odia music industry and has sung in movies, music videos and performed at stage shows across the State.