Shyamali, Sanjaya in race for American Idol

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Two NRI siblings sang their way to Hollywood after successful auditions at Seattle for the sixth edition of the hugely-popular American Idol, a nationwide talent hunt in the US for the best singing voice. 19-year-old Shyamali Malakar from Lacey, Washington, and her brother Sanjaya walked into the auditioning room to face judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson and soon won their ''golden tickets'' to Hollywood where they will compete with the other shortlisted candidates for the contest. Shyamali and Sanjaya said their father was a classical Indian musician and "they were raised around music." "You''re better than you give yourself credit. You''re very nervous and you don''t have reason to be. You''re very good, very subtle, but great. You have energy about you, I think your voice is really pretty," Paula told Shayamali after a melodious rendition of ''Summertime''. The Seattle auditions were held on Jan. 17 and 18. Simon, known for his acerbic comments, was however, not too impressed. "Nothing unique, nothing different, very pretty, but nothing unusual," he said. Shyamali, who needed two out of three votes for moving on to the next round, got the much-needed thumbs-up from Randy. "I think you''ve still got to find out who you are and where it should fit but I think you''ve got a good voice though, I like it," Randy said. 17-year-old Sanjaya sang Stevie Wonder's ''Sign, Sealed, Delivered'' and got a better reaction out of the judges than Shyamali. "A lot better than your sister," Simon said, seconded by Randy. "She has the stage presence, and I think you have the better voice. You''re like a shy little thing, whose got a good voice," Simon said.
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