Why are netizens angry with ‘Indian Idol 15’ singer Radha Srivastav?

Music reality show lsquoIndian Idol 15rsquo commenced last month with judges Badshah Shreya Ghoshal and Vishal Dadlani As the new season hits television sets across households viewers are hooked on singers who have stood out However one singer in particular is receiving flak from a section of netizens as they accuse her of cheatingView this post on InstagramA post shared by musicreels530 musicreels530Why is lsquoIndian Idol 15rsquo singer Radha Srivastava receiving flakRadha Srivastav who isnrsquot new to reality shows sang the song lsquoChataniya Ye Saiya Silwat Pe Pisirsquo She also received praise from judges However a section of netizens accused her of cheating and using the style of Bhojpuri folk singer Baleshwar Yadav as hers sans creditOne user wrote ldquoRadha Srivastava performed one of Baleshwar Yadavrsquos songs on a reality show presenting it as her own creation This highlights how the work of true artists is sometimes claimed by others Though many have built their names using others creations artists like Baleshwar YadavrdquoRadha Srivastava performed one of Baleshwar Yadavrsquos songs on a reality show presenting it as her own creation This highlights how the work of true artists is sometimes claimed by others Though many have built their names using others creations artists like Baleshwar Yadav pictwittercomEQMKw3kBAemdash kundan yadav Kundan84364005 November 10 2024ldquoRadha Srivastava is the female singer being referred to She seemingly emulated the signature style of Bhojpuri legend Baleshwar Yadav and presented it as her own on Indian Idol Vishal Dadlani this situation involves alleged plagiarism casting doubt on the singers legitimacyrdquo added anotherRadha Srivastava is the female singer being referred to She seemingly emulated the signature style of Bhojpuri legend Baleshwar Yadav and presented it as her own on Indian Idol I have previously suggested that exploiting others work for personal gain is not typical of thehellip pictwittercomrlHXrrOtLEmdash Dharmaraj Bharti Dharmarajkum November 10 2024When Vishal Dadlani schooled a contestant for imitating other singersEarlier music composer Vishal Dadlani encouraged a contestant to sing in his original style on the singing reality show lsquoIndian Idol 15rsquo 23yearold contestant Lakshya who sang lsquoTum Kya Milersquo and lsquoPehli Nazar Meinrsquo hoped to impress the judges with his vocals But the judges criticised him for copying other famous singersVishal stopped Lakshyarsquos audition midway and said ldquoAap original singers ke inflections aapke gaane mein daal rahe hain first with Arijit then with Atif Yoursquore not using your original singing style This is lsquoIndian Idolrsquo where Idols are born You canrsquot get ahead here by initiating someonerdquoHe further mentioned ldquoYou perform in public right Often in shows when you imitate other artistes you win praise from the audience because they want to listen to the songs as they know it But until you donrsquot make an identity of your own you will never become a star You cannot become an Indian Idol singing in someone elsersquos style This is my problemrdquolsquoIndian Idol 15rsquo airs on Sony Entertainment TelevisionWith inputs from IANS