Nepal's Divesh Pokhrel has been included in the top seven in the title race of the 18th edition of American Idol.
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Divesh Pokharel
On the basis of votes among the best 11 contestants, the best seven who got the highest number of votes on April 11 were selected.
Divesh, 22, who lives in Wichita, Kansas, USA, has been competing in American Idol under the name 'Earth Gun'.
Divesh sang the lyrics of the animated film 'The Little Mermaid' by Alan Menken and the music of Howard S. Man and the song 'Kiss the Girl Ball' sung by Ashley Tisdale.
He had sung some Nepali songs and made them public on YouTube even before he was selected for American Idol.
Divesh, who grew up in Kathmandu, has been living in the US with his parents for higher education.
Because of Covid-19, American Idol has been broadcasting from house to house for the past two weeks, bringing together competitors, judges, musicians, operators and trainers. Competitors have been able to vote for two years now. Pokhrel has 16 voting codes. American Idol has an arrangement to vote by downloading SMS, American Idol's website and American Idol's app. Through three means, one can cast 30 votes 10 times.
Pokhrel, popularly known as Arthur Gunn, is the first Nepali to reach this place in American Idol.
Nepal's Divesh Pokhrel has been included in the top seven in the title race of the 18th edition of American Idol.
On the basis of votes among the best 11 contestants, the best seven who got the highest number of votes on April 11 were selected.
Divesh, 22, who lives in Wichita, Kansas, USA, has been competing in American Idol under the name 'Earth Gun'.
Divesh sang the lyrics of the animated film 'The Little Mermaid' by Alan Menken and the music of Howard S. Man and the song 'Kiss the Girl Ball' sung by Ashley Tisdale.
He had sung some Nepali songs and made them public on YouTube even before he was selected for American Idol.
Divesh, who grew up in Kathmandu, has been living in the US with his parents for higher education.
Because of Covid-19, American Idol has been broadcasting from house to house for the past two weeks, bringing together competitors, judges, musicians, operators and trainers. Competitors have been able to vote for two years now. Pokhrel has 16 voting codes. American Idol has an arrangement to vote by downloading SMS, American Idol's website and American Idol's app. Through three means, one can cast 30 votes 10 times.
Pokhrel, popularly known as Arthur Gunn, is the first Nepali to reach this place in American Idol.
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On the basis of votes among the best 11 contestants, the best seven who got the highest number of votes on April 11 were selected.
Divesh, 22, who lives in Wichita, Kansas, USA, has been competing in American Idol under the name 'Earth Gun'.
Divesh sang the lyrics of the animated film 'The Little Mermaid' by Alan Menken and the music of Howard S. Man and the song 'Kiss the Girl Ball' sung by Ashley Tisdale.
He had sung some Nepali songs and made them public on YouTube even before he was selected for American Idol.
Divesh, who grew up in Kathmandu, has been living in the US with his parents for higher education.
Because of Covid-19, American Idol has been broadcasting from house to house for the past two weeks, bringing together competitors, judges, musicians, operators and trainers. Competitors have been able to vote for two years now. Pokhrel has 16 voting codes. American Idol has an arrangement to vote by downloading SMS, American Idol's website and American Idol's app. Through three means, one can cast 30 votes 10 times.
Pokhrel, popularly known as Arthur Gunn, is the first Nepali to reach this place in American Idol.
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