Thursday, March 14, 2013

Sanjaya Is A Subway Singer

Even if you are not a regular viewer of American Idol and have not watched it in years, chances are you might remember a contestant named Sanjaya Malakar. You know, the guy with hardly any talent that lots of websites encouraged people to vote for. Still nothing? The guy who had a sister who worked at Hooters. Yeah, him. Anyway, Sanjaya has a new career now. After finishing seventh on Season 6 of American Idol, Sanjaya went on the tour with the rest of the top finalists and is now making a living singing in NYC subways. OK< well probably not a living, but he does it and obviously someone spotted him and took this photo but did not want to get too close and disturb his musical genius.

Posted by ent lawyer at 7:30 AM

Labels:

30 comments:

Sugar said...

Oh how the mighty have fallen. I miss his braid hawk.

7:31 AM
Christopher Cruz said...

His hair made me so sad...

7:31 AM
LottaColada said...

@Christopher- his hair still makes me sad.

They showed this on the news last night and labeled it "Sanjaya Slumming"

7:33 AM
FSP said...

I don't know if I should be happy or sad.

7:34 AM
Seachica said...

Street artists can make a good living. I have a friend who quit his job in digital advertising to become a street magician full time. He performs in New Orleans, Paris, and New York. All on street corners. He makes as much as he did trafficking ads, and is a helluva lot happier. Kudos to anyone who is true to their passion.

7:35 AM
a non a miss said...

People who work in the subways of NYC are awesome. Esp the lady who sells churros, she saved my life one night.

7:37 AM
AKM said...

Didn't he write a book?!

Yes, yes, a quick check on Amazon tells me that he did. It's called DANCING TO THE MUSIC IN MY HEAD. No joke.

7:37 AM
Anonymous said...

Whatever pays the bills, as long as he's not hurting anyone. Good for him.

7:45 AM
crila16 said...

He was the kid with the Mohawk ponytails.

7:52 AM
La Descarada said...

Please tell me more. You have intrigued me, madam!!

7:56 AM
hunter said...

I want to know what his regular stations are, I could stop by!

8:00 AM
a non a miss said...

Well I was in NYC last february and I got super hammered and had to take the subway to Brooklyn from Manhattan and I could barely stand up. I didn't eat much before I decided to bar hop around midtown. I'm stumbling down the stairs to the platform and there was this beautiful angel selling churros, 2 for a buck! I bought 6 of them, sat on the floor of the subway and devoured them. I wouldn't have made it without those churros. Bless you subway angel!!

Sorry if it wasn't that good of a story but when people give me food, I consider them life savers.

8:03 AM
Barton Fink said...

I wonder if his career was slowed down by how close his name was to "vajayjay"?

8:28 AM
OKay said...

I can't even believe Enty didn't mention the hair. I have never watched American Idol. But I remember Sanjaya from all the coverage of his hair!

9:08 AM
Lelaina Pierce said...

I remember him well. Remember that little blonde girl who cried at his performances? And the graphic The Soup had for awhile, a whispery, "Sanjayaaa."

I kind of imagine this is what happens to the majority of contestants on AI, after awhile.

9:18 AM
NomNom83 said...

I wouldn't know Sanjaya if its wasn't for The Soup.

That said, meh, good for him. If he were ashamed, he wouldn't be doing this publicly.

9:32 AM
Andy said...

I want to know what became of that hot sister of his. Of all the people not to capitalize on her 15 minutes... that girl was gorgeous.

9:36 AM
AKM said...

Bwahahaha! I TOTALLY forgot about "The Soup" and the little blond girl. Good times, good times...

...back when I watched "AI." No Paula and no Simon, and I quit. Even Celebrity Boyfriend #9 Keith Urban couldn't bring me back.

9:37 AM
Sherry said...

I actually watched a little of AI last night and I guess Jimmy Iovine is giving career tips to the contestants.

I don't think following your passion, even if it's on a street corner, is wrong. He should do it as long as he can because he's young, it'll develop his talent and it pays his bills...Good for him.

10:26 AM
marie-ski said...

That's an awesome story. I feel the same way about food, if I share my grub with you or you with me we are life long buddies.

10:45 AM
dia papaya said...

I love you RCB! This is the best story. We all have one. My liver won't let me drink like that any more, but I remember those days with a gleeful smile. I was usually on the way home from dancing, so drunk and hungry and a sweaty mess! I miss dancing more than the booze :)

10:47 AM
Anonymous said...

the churros ladyyyyy !
theres one everyday at broadway junction on the c/a line in brooklyn
theres also some good musicans/singers at the carroll st station f/g in brooklyn too

11:02 AM
Alicia said...

This ^

11:15 AM
Alicia said...

This ^

11:17 AM
Unknown said...

I was going to say the same thing as Seachica, good buskers can make a lot of money, tax free, in Toronto there was a big commotion because a supposed homeless woman was beggin in the same spot every day but one day someone saw her driving away in a Cadillac at the end of her begging day and she apparently made over $100,000 a year from begging 9 - 5.

11:19 AM
yodelay said...

Wow, good for him. And yeah, you don't make it too long on the subway busk if you suck. Too much competition.

Anytime I see a busker now, I think of the movie Once. Incredible music!

1:10 PM
car54 said...

Maybe he's copying Casey Abrams.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/idol-worship/american-idol-casey-abrams-not-421773

3:36 PM
April said...

I don't see any shame in this. Singer's gotta sing. Better than thinking you're too good for it.

I was top 44 on Idol waaaay back and I'm a street singer for a living. Obviously, I like it better when I book gigs with guaranteed income. But I get by on street tips. Some of my other performer friends seem to imply they think it's low, but I'm doing something I enjoy for a living.

4:05 PM
Amanda said...

Whaaatttt I'm pretty sure I've seen this guy, had no idea who he was.

4:54 PM
Henriette said...

This is Clay Aiken's future.

11:40 PM

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments ( Atom )

Advertisements

Popular Posts from the last 30 days

  • Blind Item #6
    This stay young "serum" that was all the rage a decade or so ago among actresses in Hollywood is why they now have the debilitatin...
  • Blind Items Revealed #3
    September 11, 2020 This wannabe rapper A list mogul was on a yacht off the coast of France and sent someone to get a goat. A live goat. I...
  • Blind Item #12
    This former A list actress was in a massive franchise. She was not happy to go backstage and see one of her co-stars on her knees servicing ...
  • Blind Item #10
    Right before COVID, scientists discovered something that was probably going to kill the world a decade later. With all the doom and gloom ab...
  • Blind Item #13
    The alliterate one wants a huge launch for her company next month. She wants to time it with the overseas visit of her husband so he will be...
  • Blind Item #13
    A national sports reporter says she was sexually assaulted after a recent award show and it involves an A+ list celebrity.
  • Blind Item #6
    This one named singer had a massive hot right before COVID hit. She thought she was the bomb. As she is discovering, the industry will throw...
  • Blind Item #8
    This permanent A list NBA player is set to come out of the closet.
  • Blind Item #13
    This foreign born former soap star turned sex worker is trying her hardest to get pregnant with the baby of this offspring of a permanent A+...
  • Blind Items Revealed #5
    March 29, 2024 You would think the former A list actress who played an iconic television character could afford a better plastic surgeon who...