That's Udgeet "Udi" Sampat, a financial analyst in Horsham, PA, in the photo above. He was a contestant on the season premiere of "American Idol" earlier tonight on Fox. He sang Frank Sinatra's "My Way," without much success and was promptly eliminated (he'd told the judges some people had told him he sounds like Sinatra and Barry Manilow).
The departure of Sampat - who seemed to be a combination of Sanjaya Malakar and Kashif Memon, last year's talent show stars - means no South Asian has made it to the next round (so far). More photos below.
I watched the show with my 4.5-year-old twins, who kept asking, "where is Sanjaya?" - after being smitten by him last year.
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Earlier on SAJAforum:
- Coverage of Sanjaya Malakar on "American Idol"
- Coverage of Kashif Memon on "America's Got Talent"
