A glimpse into Neha Kakkar’s Indian Idol audition

MUMBAI: Neha Kakkar’s journey has been through amazing twists and turns. From being a contestant on Indian Idol to being the judge on the show, she has set a bar for herslef.

On 2006 the singer auditioned for the first time in Indian Idol with a hope of being a winner.

Dating back to her Indian Idol audition, she performed “Tinka Tinka” in front of judges Anu Malik, Sonu Nigam and Farah Khan. They were quite impressed with her voice.

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She soon got shortlisted and selected in Top 10.

Though she didn’t win the competition, she made a name for herself in Bollywood.

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Check below some of her mesmerising looks while being a judge in Indian Idol

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One of My Favourite looks 🦚 . . #JudgeSahiba #IndianIdol11 #NehaKakkar . . Outfit: @ekaam_studio Stylist: @stylebysugandhasood Jewellery: @rimayu07 Assitant Stylist: @drashtidiwan Make up: @ritikavatsmakeupandhair Hair: @deepalid10 📸 : @piyushmehraofficial . @sonytvofficial @thecontentteamofficial #IndianIdol #NehuDiaries #GreenSari #IndianDress

A post shared by Neha Kakkar (@nehakakkar) on Apr 27, 2020 at 9:52pm PDT

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🦋 . Outfit: @korlehmumbai . Jewellery : @rimayu07 Styled by @stylebysugandhasood Assistant Stylist: @drashtidiwan . Make Up: @ritikavatsmakeupandhair . Hair: @deepalid10 . Clicked by @piyushmehraofficial . #NehaKakkar #JudgeSahiba @sonytvofficial @thecontentteamofficial #Dharmendra #ZeenatAman

A post shared by Neha Kakkar (@nehakakkar) on Apr 12, 2020 at 1:58am PDT

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Tu Kalla Hi Sohna Nai Zyada Na Baneya Kar Ve! 🙄🥰❤️🔥. . #NehaKakkar #KallaSohnaNai . #MakeUp : @ritikavatsmakeupandhair . Clicked by @piyushmehraofficial . Hair: @deepalid10 . Jewellery: @rimayu07 . Styled by @stylebysugandhasood . Outfit : @juliebyjulieshah . Assisted by @drashtidiwan

A post shared by Neha Kakkar (@nehakakkar) on Mar 27, 2020 at 12:33am PDT

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#GoGreen 🧚🏼😋 . #NehaKakkar #JudgeSahiba 🥰 wearing @prernaguptaofficial 😘 Jewellery: @rimayu07 😍. Styled by @styledose1 😘 . Make Up: @ritikavatsmakeupandhair ❤️. Hair: @deepalid10 😍. 📸 @piyushmehraofficial 🤗. #IndianIdol #IndianIdol11

A post shared by Neha Kakkar (@nehakakkar) on Mar 1, 2020 at 11:33pm PST

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The day when we celebrated My #30Million on #IndianIdol Sets ❤️ . Also you can spot some #NeHearts who came to surprise me 🥰😇 . Outfit : @surabhichopralabel . Jewellery : @rimayu07 . Styled by @ritzsony @styledose1 . MUAH: @vibhagusain @snigdha_hairandmakeup . 📸: @piyushmehraofficial . @thecontentteamofficial @sonytvofficial . #NehaKakkar #IndianIdol11 #NehuDiaries

A post shared by Neha Kakkar (@nehakakkar) on Jan 6, 2020 at 7:03pm PST

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The Only Indian Musician to Have The Instagram Trophy! And One of the Only 5 people in India to get this one!! 💪🏼♥️ #Gratitude 🙏🏼 Thank you Instagram, Thanks to My Family @tonykakkar @sonukakkarofficial Mom Dad, Thanks to each one of You and ofcource My #NeHearts 😘🙏🏼 . #NehaKakkar #TheMostFollowedIndianMusician . #IndianIdol11 Kal Se @sonytvofficial Par 🥳😇 . @thecontentteamofficial 🤗

A post shared by Neha Kakkar (@nehakakkar) on Oct 10, 2019 at 10:15pm PDT

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Swagat Kijiye Aapki #IndianIdol11 Ki #JudgeSahiba ka ☺️♥️🙏🏼 I’m back Only bcz of Your Immense Love 🙌🏼 #NehaKakkar @sonytvofficial . Pics from #IndianIdol10 . Clicked by @prabhatrajput 👌🏼 . #IndianIdol

A post shared by Neha Kakkar (@nehakakkar) on Aug 19, 2019 at 9:30pm PDT