Jharsuguda, Jan 31: Bringing laurels to Odisha and the nation, 18-year-old Shreya Lenka from Jharsuguda is soon becoming the first Indian K-pop artiste as she is competing at international-level to achieve the feat.
Over 4000 aspirants had applied for the audition, which began in June 2021, but was later put on hold due to the world pandemic. Only 23 contestants, including Shreya, qualified for the second round and she has reserved her seat among Top 4.
Shreya and Gabriela Dalcin of Brazil are the two finalists of this global competition. The winner will be declared the fifth member of ‘Blackswan’, famous South Korean K-pop girl group formed by music label DR Music.
Both started their training in December 2021 and were introduced on DR Music’s Instagram profile. The training includes basic K-Pop practice schedules along with learning Korean.
The final round is currently being held in South Korea.
Daughter of Abinash Lenka and Priya Lenka, Shreya is also a trained Classical dancer who has won many regional and national awards earlier.
