Indian Idol Junior was initiated to be a platform for fresh new talent to achieve their dreams. The most recent edition – Season 2 - of the competition saw Ananya Sritam Nanda win with flying colors. Universal Music Indiais now proud to release her debut single Mausam Mastana feat DJ Aks and reggae / dancehall artist Jusa Dementor.

The song is a rendition of the 1982 classic sung by the legendary Asha Bhosle and Dilraj Kaur from the movie ‘Satte pe Satta’ and is still a widely popular song today as well. Ananya’s renditionis a perfect combination of Bollywood and Urban pop with a hint of Reggae in it. Jusa Dementor has rapped while DJ Aks is the additional composer as well as the lyricist of the song.

13-year old Ananya started her journey with a beautiful audition on Indian Idol Junior Season 2 that brought her from her hometown of Odisha to Mumbai.She became the first contestant to enter the highly competitive Top 12. Known for her impeccable versatility and unique structure of voice, Ananya’s best performance on the Indian Idol stage was when all three judges gave her a standing ovation.

Speaking on the release of her debut single, an elated Ananya said, “This is all part of the dream that started with the Indian Idol Junior audition and it still doesn’t seem real. I feel really honored to be singing a song that has been made popular by none other than Ashaji and I hope she feels proud of me when she hears the song”.

Speaking on the occasion, R H Chhatrapati, Vice President Universal Music & EMI - South Asia, said, “We have been associated with ‘Idol’ on the global as well as the domestic front and the kind of talent we have seen here - both as singers and as live performers - has been incredible! Ananya is one such talent! If the property keeps churning out such amazing singers and performers then the future of the Indian music industry is looking great! Our association with `Idol’ both globally and here has been very successful as we saw the recorded music and the live act make it into a sustainable business. The Indian Idol 6 kids performed around 400 shows in over ten countries. Now our endeavor with the Indian Idol Junior kids will be exactly the same, only with the added advantage of having a wider audience to reach out to. Our partnership with future thinking companies like Fremantle will allow us to do just that. The talent has been outstanding and it’s my firm belief that these Indian Idol Juniors today are tomorrow's stars."

DJ Aks has been a part of the Bollywood music scene for quite some time and has previously worked on music from films like ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’, ‘PIKU’, ‘Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani’ to name a few.

The debut single Mausam Mastana from Ananya is available worldwide across digital partners exclusively on Universal Music.

Watch the video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-NioHg-fDE