Sanjaya Joseph Malakar (born Sanjaya Shekar Malakar on September 10 1989) was a finalist on the sixth season of "American Idol". Malakar gained national attention on "American Idol" advancing to 7th place with public votes, despite being badly received by the show's judges, particularly Simon Cowell. Wikipedia
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Is multiracial. (half Bengali Indian, half Italian -- aka Eurasian / Hapa). The ring Sanjaya wears is his late grandfather's. He died when Sanjaya was five, so Sanjaya wears the ring to have confidence and support from a higher place. His father is a clas www.imdb.com/name/nm2554047/