Mukesh Kumar Pancholi

Mukesh Kumar Pancholi is from Bhikangaon, Madhya Pradesh. Mukesh always wanted to be a playback singer .He started singing when he was 10 years old. First time he had given his performance in a school. He came to participate in the Indian Idol Contest. Obviously because of his singing and quaint charm, he rose up to the top 10 singers category in the competition. He was among the top 7 contestants. He was eliminated on Jan, 21st. He provided vocals for the Indian Idol 1 album and another album also featuring the Idol finalists titled `Yaaron.`

He has already been in Mumbai for three years, struggling to make a living. "When I went for the Indian Idol audition, I had only seven rupees in my pocket," he says. But now he refuses to leave Mumbai, "I will only go Home after I have become something," he says. He remembers previous visits home only too well.  Indian Idol has given him oppourtunity. "There are some tentative offers," he says "I hope something will come of them, Upaarwala kuch na kuch zaroor karega, "